ENTERTAINMENT

Oliver Stone says his political thriller about whistleblower Edward Snowden explores a “secret underworld”. The director was speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Snowden had its world premiere. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the US National Security Agency contractor who fled to Russia in 2013 having revealed extensive internet and phone surveillance by US intelligence. The cast includes Melissa Leo, ...

After a public showing on Friday of the film – based on a slave uprising led by preacher Nat Turner in 1831 – Parker described it as “a labour of love”. There were gasps in the audience at some of the harrowing scenes. After the screening, Parker, who has faced media scrutiny over a historic rape trial, got a standing ...

Bill Cosby has long preached the gospel of personal responsibility to fellow blacks, irritating those who fault racism for holding the community back. But now lawyers for the 79-year-old comedian have suggested for the first time that racial bias is to blame as Cosby faces the prospect of 13 women testifying in court that he drugged and molested them. Twelve ...

A number of superstar singers have revealed their battles with anxiety in recent weeks. Do we need to talk more openly about the condition, and what can be done to overcome it? Few people would disagree that public speaking can be a daunting prospect. Standing up at a social event or special occasion and addressing a large group of people ...

Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie have settled a court dispute over the custody of their 16-year-old son Rocco. A spokesman for the New York State court system said the pair had reached an agreement, but did not reveal with which parent the teenager would live. Ritchie’s lawyer Peter Bronstein said Rocco would continue to live with his father in London. ...

Britney Spears finally reached a settlement with her ex-manager, Sam Lutfi, after he filed a defamation lawsuit against the pop star and her family back in 2009. Lutfi claimed Spears owed him money, alleging that there was a 2007 oral agreement that he would be her manager. He also accused Spears’ mother of libel and her father of battery. A ...

Bridget Jones’s Baby, says the Mirror’s David Edwards, is “a laughathon” that fans should “watch at all costs”. Renee Zellweger plays Helen Fielding’s perennial singleton for the third time in the film, which this time sees its scatty heroine become pregnant. Zellweger joined co-stars Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey at Monday’s launch. The pair play romantic partners of Zellweger’s character, ...

With four “James Bond” movies under his belt, it seemed that actor Daniel Craig had bowed out from the iconic role following last year’s hit “Spectre.” Craig infamously announced that he’d “rather break this glass and slash my wrists” than star in another “Bond” movie. “I’m over it at the moment. We’re done. All I want to do is move ...

The Victoria & Albert Museum’s director Martin Roth is to step down after five years in charge. Under Mr Roth, the V&A has been named museum of the year, achieved record visitor numbers and had hit exhibitions on David Bowie and Alexander McQueen. But the German-born director has voiced his concerns about the future after the UK’s vote to leave ...

Beyonce and Blue Ivy enjoyed some down time at the park[Beyonce.com] The Formation singer was nominated for a whopping 11 gongs at the lavish awards ceremony – and it looks like she’s now spending some time with her little one to celebrate. Taking to her website, Beyonce posted some gorgeous snaps with her daughter Blue Ivy as they took their ...