Salman Rushdie Makes First Public Appearance Since Stabbing: ‘It’s Never Been More Important to Fight’ Against War on Books

Holly Willoughby is said to have shared a 'cryptic post' as she prepares to return to This Morning for the first time since Phillip Schofield's shock exit and subsequent bombshell admission about an affair with a younger ITV employee.

Maisie Smith has been photographed sporting some leather thigh-high boots and a hot pink bustier, while on set for her upcoming film The Bermondsey Tales.The film will mark Maisie's return to acting following her departure from EastEnders last year, where she had played Tiffany Butcher multiple times since the character's introduction in 2008. Filming some scenes for the upcoming flick, Maisie donned the boots and bustier, which she paired with a short denim mini skirt. Over this ensemble she wore a stylish beige trench coat.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Chernin’s North Road Company has completed its first major international acquisition, Karga Seven Pictures, one of Turkey’s leading film and TV producers.

Tom Holland is leading a new psychological thriller – and the Spider-Man actor has “never been more excited to share” a project with his fans. The British actor leads The Crowded Room, which is an adaptation of Daniel Keyes’ 1981 novel The Minds of Billy Milligan.

Al Roker is back in action.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent LevelK has boarded “We Have Never Been Modern,” a Czech period drama inspired by the true story of intersex people in the 1930’s. The film has been selected at Karlovy Vary and will be released in Czech Republic by Bontonfilm. The movie, which marks the feature debut of Matěj Chlupáček (“Zrádci”), follows Helena, who is about to have a baby with an affluent factory manager. All her illusions soon perish when the dead body of a newborn intersex baby is found in the middle of their factory. Helena needs to find out what happened there for the safety of her own child, but she runs into her own prejudices. “We Have Never Been Modern” stars Eliška Křenková (“Bird Atlas,” “Winter Flies”), Miloslav König (“Blood Kin,” “Little Girl Blue”) and newcomer Richard Langdon.Chlupáček, who also produced the film, said he “chose to tell the story of ‘We Have Never Been’ because it communicates current and important topics, such as the position of women in society and the true story of intersex people, through an understandable genre concept of a mysterious detective drama, originally set in the 1930s Europe.”

Keanu Reeves reunited with his rock band Dogstar at the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival. The star of The Matrix played bass with the group for the first time in public in more than 20 years.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has taken to social media for the first time since her heartbreaking cancer diagnosis emerged, as the 32-year-old star was beaming in a new snap on her Instagram page.

Joe Alwyn is stepping out.

Joe Alwyn is enjoying the single life!The British actor made his first public appearance since his split from Taylor Swift at a dinner for French fashion house, Celine, while at the Cannes Film Festival.Celine shared a shot of Alwyn on their Instagram Stories. Dressed in the designer, Alwyn looked like the picture of cool in a black suit jacket and pants, which he paired with a blush-colored satin shirt.

Date night! Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost slayed the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights), is still around following , FYI. The famously private actor returned to the spotlight in the subtlest way humanly possible, showing up to a Cannes event for the brand Celine along with a bunch of other celebs.

Riley Keough is moving on and stepping out following the recent public buzz surrounding her late mother, Lisa Marie Presley's, trust. On Saturday, the actress attended the Dior Cruise show in Mexico City, Mexico.For the occasion, Riley looked chic in a sheer white dress as she posed for pictures during the photo call. The actress was not joined by her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, at the event. Riley's appearance came days afterET confirmed that a settlement had been reached between her, her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, and the father of her 14-year-old twin sisters, Michael Lockwood. In January, just weeks after Lisa Marie's death, her rep confirmed to ET that Graceland — the home of Elvis Presley, which he gave to his daughter, Lisa Marie, when he died --  in Memphis, Tennessee, would go to her three daughters: Riley, Harper and Finley.It later came to light that Riley and her brother, Benjamin (who died in 2020), were named co-trustees of Lisa Marie's trust in 2016.

Brittney Griner took the floor for the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night. The veteran center missed the entire 2022 season while she was detained in Russia on drug charges and did not return home until December.

went viral for using back in 2018. Day-Lewis was also spotted signing his name as he picked up his package during his day out in the Big Apple. The “Gangs of New York” star is famous for his quirky fashion sense, and he didn’t disappoint during Thursday’s outing.

Colin Jost opened the PEN America Gala under the iconic model of a blue whale at the Museum of Natural History calling himself “a writer and a friend of writers” and “extremely fortunate to be here tonight surrounded by two things that might not be around much longer — writers and ocean life. This is the first time that a whale is not the most endangered thing in the room.”

brutal stabbing that left him temporarily on a ventilator and unable to speak.The 75-year-old author attended 2023 PEN America Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City where he was joined on the red carpet by his wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths.Rushdie, who was stabbed in multiple places, including his eye at a speaking event back in August 2022, wore glasses with a shade over the affected eye.Rushdie spoke at the event where he was honored with the Centenary Courage Award.«Terrorism must not terrorize us. Violence must not deter us. La lutte continue.

Salman Rushdie is returning to the spotlight for the first time in nine months, when he was stabbed on stage at an event.

Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime.

Basking in the applause. Johnny Depp was taken aback after receiving a standing ovation during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.