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David Koepp has confirmed he’s no longer attached to the latest Indiana Jones sequel.The screenwriter wrote an early draft of the script, which persuaded Harrison Ford to sign on for a fifth and final film, but he has since departed the project, suggesting he walked away when Steven Spielberg was replaced as director by James Mangold.“James deserves a chance to take his shot at it,” Koepp told Collider. “I’ve done several versions with Steven.

Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Donald Sutherland, and Anne Hathaway have joined Cate Blanchett on the period drama film Armageddon Time.The star-studded cast will team with writer and director James Gray for the production, which is based on his childhood memories growing up in America before Ronald Reagan became President and his experiences among the rich kids at a private school, which Donald Trump also attended.“It’s symbolic about what the school represented at the time, entrenched in this

Kylie Jenner and her daughter Stormi Webster are fronting the latest issue of Vogue Czechoslovakia.The reality TV star and beauty mogul took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the cover image, and in the accompanying caption, explained that she captured the snap on her iPhone at home with the help of photographers Luca and Alessandro Morelli. “new cover with my baby for @vogueczechoslovakia shot at home on my iphone @morellibrothers #VogueCS,” she wrote in the caption.

Dwayne Johnson has delivered an unexpected speech to a class of graduating high school students.The Jumanji: The Next Level star took to Instagram on Monday to deliver an impassioned video message to ‘all the high school graduates of 2020’, after receiving a note from Lorraine Angelakos, a senior at Pompano Beach High School in Florida, in which she urged him to speak to graduating seniors, pointing out that some students won’t have the “luxury” of attending college, where celebrity-led

Cardi B has given her sprawling peacock tattoo a makeover after 10 years. The Bodak Yellow rapper revealed to her Instagram followers on Monday that she had endured “hours of pain” at the hands of California-based tattoo artist Jamie Schene for the past seven days to give her massive piece of body art an overhaul.

Jane Fonda and Lil Nas X are fronting a new environmentally-conscious campaign for Gucci.Released on Tuesday, the marketing imagery for the Italian luxury label’s first sustainable line, Gucci Off the Grid, was shot by photographer/director Harmony Korine with creative direction from Alessandro Michele and art direction by Christopher Simmonds.

Comedian and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host of the 72nd Emmy Awards.The Jimmy Kimmel Live! presenter will also executive produce the annual prizegiving – his third outing as emcee for the ceremony. It is still unclear whether or not the event, which is set for 20 September, will be held virtually or in-person due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tracee Ellis Ross has extended the offerings in her Pattern Beauty haircare line.The Black-ish star launched the brand, which caters to curly hair textures, last year.

Jennifer Lawrence has joined Twitter to call for the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky to be brought to justice.Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was fatally shot multiple times in her own home in March after officers entered with a no-knock warrant during a botched drugs sting relating to a suspect already in custody.

Former Church of Scientology member Leah Remini has taken to social media to react to the arrest of Danny Masterson on rape charges.On Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced the That ’70s Show star will be arraigned in September in connection with incidents that took place between 2001 and 2003.

This Is Us star Lonnie Chavis struggled to hold back tears as he listened to a racist grandmother on the hit show because it brought back awful memories from his real life.The 12-year-old, who plays Randall Pearson in the TV drama, has opened up about his experiences in a new essay for People magazine and recalled how the show’s director and writers trying to calm him down as he became emotional during the scene.

Gabrielle Union wants to see Hollywood bosses making a more proactive effort to combat racism in the entertainment industry.Following her exit from America’s Got Talent after just one season at the end of 2019, the actress maintained her departure came as a result of complaints she made about the “toxic” working environment behind the scenes, referencing harassment, inappropriate behaviour, and misogynistic conduct.During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the star opened up about

Haim have opened up about the sexism they’ve encountered in the music industry on their new album.The all-female sibling trio, comprised of Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim, are one of the hottest Los Angeles pop-rock outfits, but in a chat with Variety, they revealed interviewers were fixated on their gender up until recently.Admitting that they would constantly be asked, “What it’s like to be…?” in “every single interview”, Danielle said: “We haven’t gotten asked the question this record cycle,

Rapper T.I.’s 2019 stand-off with his daughter over his podcast confession about her annual virginity test will play out in the latest episode of the family’s reality show.Deyjah Harris learned of her father’s candid chat on the Ladies Like Us podcast while she was vacationing with the family and all of the drama was caught on camera.T.I.

Paris Jackson and her boyfriend Gabriel Glenn have set the release for their debut EP as The Soundflowers. The self-titled five-track release will drop next week and feature the tracks Your Look (Glorious), Geronimo, and Notes On A Ghost.

Hilaria Baldwin has decided against finding out the sex of her unborn child after choosing to focus on the baby’s health following her two recent miscarriages. During a recent appearance on the Mom School podcast, Alec Baldwin’s wife admitted she was always so excited to find out whether she was expecting a girl or a boy with each of her previous pregnancies, but this time around, she just wants the tot to arrive safely.

Avengers: Endgame co-stars Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch are teaming up to read short stories written by children for a new podcast benefitting coronavirus relief efforts in Africa.

Pharrell Williams declared that 19 June will officially be recognised as Juneteenth in the state of Virginia during a press conference on Tuesday.The Happy hitmaker joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to share the news that the date, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be recognised annually state-wide.“From this moment on, when you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there, know that those stars are our African ancestors

Michelle Williams has become a mother again.The Brokeback Mountain star and her fiance Thomas Kail have welcomed their first child into the world, according to a report by Us Weekly.The baby is William’s second, as she is also mum to Matilda, her teenage daughter from her romance with the late Heath Ledger.The 39-year-old actress revealed she was engaged to theatre director Kail and pregnant with his child late last year.

Rebel Wilson is concerned female comedians aren’t getting their shot at stardom as the business is still dominated by male stars.The 40-year-old got her big break in Hollywood in the hit 2011 comedy Bridesmaids, and cemented her stardom with her role as Patricia ‘Fat Amy’ Hobart in the Pitch Perfect franchise, after cutting her teeth in TV comedies in her native Australia.

Newly-single Kelly Clarkson has been on an “emotional rollercoaster” over the past few months.The 38-year-old singer shocked fans by filing for divorce from her husband Brandon Blackstock after seven years of marriage earlier this month.

Elton John has invited a class of British schoolchildren to a future concert after he was “blown away” by their version of his hit I’m Still Standing. Teenage pupils from Telford Priory School in Shropshire, England, have been creating videos together while learning remotely since lockdown began in the U.K.

Ed Westwick has launched a range of fundraising face masks inspired by his TV show Gossip Girl. The British actor, who portrayed Chuck Bass in the teen drama between 2007 to 2012, announced on social media on Monday that he was releasing a line of five face masks to raise money for Kick It Out, a London-based nonprofit organisation which fights for equality and inclusion in soccer.

Gianna Floyd, the six-year-old daughter of George Floyd, has thanked Kanye West for paying for her college education.The rapper has promised to fully cover the tuition fees for the daughter of African-American man Floyd, after the Minnesota resident died at the hands of a police officer last month.