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Samuel L. Jackson attends the 9th Annual Michael Douglas Real-estate mogul Donald Trump took a shot at Samuel L. Jackson on Tuesday, after the actor suggested that Trump cheated at golf. Trump wrote on Twitter that Jackson did “too many TV commercials” and that he was “not a fan” of Jackson. This was apparently in response to Jackson’s recent interview ...

Three leading UK cinema chains will not show Quentin Tarantino’s new movie The Hateful Eight after a dispute with the film’s distributor. Cineworld, its subsidiary Picturehouse and Curzon, which own some 135 cinemas between them, will not screen the film. Odeon and Vue – the two other biggest chains – will be showing it. The western, which stars Kurt Russell, ...

Bill Cosby’s wife has been ordered to give evidence in a defamation case filed by seven women accusing the comedian of sexual assault. A judge rejected Camille Cosby’s attempts to avoid testifying, after she claimed she was protected by a marital disqualification law. The women claim Mr Cosby portrayed them as liars after they went public with their allegations against ...

Oscar hopefuls Cate Blanchett and Matt Damon were among the winners at Palm Springs Film Festival, with Damon saying director Ridley Scott deserved an Academy Award. Damon, who starred in Scott’s film The Martian, said of Scott: “I hope that this is his year”. Carol star Blanchett thanked the festival for giving its honourees “a moment of glory” even if ...

Natalie Cole, whose hit songs included the duet Unforgettable with her father Nat “King” Cole, has died aged 65. The Grammy-winning singer died on Thursday night at a hospital in Los Angeles, her publicist told the Associated Press news agency. She rose to fame as an R&B artist with tracks such as This Will Be and Inseparable. The singer had ...

1. The Catholic Church frowns upon priests using hoverboards during midnight mass. Find out more (Jezebel) 2. Ronald Reagan suggested that Margaret Thatcher read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy in order to understand Soviet thinking. Find out more (Daily Mail) 3. Turkish police officers go on undercover patrols disguised as Father Christmas. Find out more 4. Cyclists who ride ...

George Lucas has apologised for remarks he made in an interview in which he referred to Disney as “white slavers”. Lucas, the creator of the original Star Wars films, sold the franchise to Disney for $4.05bn in 2012. Last week, the filmmaker told US TV host Charlie Rose he had sold his “kids… to the white slavers”. In a statement ...

Barbara Windsor is among the leading entertainment and arts figures to be recognised in the New Year Honours. The veteran star of EastEnders and the Carry On films said she was “thrilled” to be made a dame for services to charity and entertainment. Actress Sian Phillips also receives a damehood for services to drama, while choreographer Matthew Bourne is to ...

For all those concerned that an already likely very boring sports game would be further tainted by a lack of pop star accoutrements like bouncing tightrope walkers and rogue dancing sharks  — great news! There’s a chance that this year’s Super Bowl half-time performers, Coldplay, could be joined by both Beyoncé and Rihanna. The Daily Mirror reports that frontman Chris Martin ...

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