Month: September 2020

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tatiana Maslany won her 2016 Emmy for TV series Orphan Black Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany has been cast as She-Hulk in the upcoming Disney+ TV series, breathing new life into Stan Lee's 80s comic-book character. Maslany's acting chops are well-documented - she won her 2016 Emmy for starring in five seasons of BBC America's TV show Orphan Black, as more than a dozen clones of a woman trying to escape her past. This is her first big foray into superhero territory though, introducing fans to a character not everyone will be familiar with. Who is She-Hulk? ...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has ordered that the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein be stripped of the prestigious CBE honor he received for services to the British film industry. "The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 29 January 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order," said a statement posted Friday in the London Gazette — an official outlet that reports on U.K. honors. Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics Let our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings. Removal of official U.K. honors is rare, but can take place whe...

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Forrest Gump won six Oscars including best actor for Tom Hanks Writer Winston Groom, whose novel Forrest Gump was made into the hugely successful Oscar-winning 1994 film starring Tom Hanks, has died aged 77. The book, about the childlike optimism of a slow-thinking but kind-hearted man, won six Oscars including best film and actor, plus three Golden Globes. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and also starring Sally Field and Robin Wright, it made $683m (£526m). Groom's death was confirmed by Alabama governor Kay Ivey. "Saddened to learn that Alabama has lost one of our most ...

Chrissy Teigen revealed the gender of her third child in the most low-key way. The pregnant model and cookbook author, while talking on Instagram stories Thursday about “poopy placenta” that’s forced her into 24/7 bed rest, appeared to let slip that she and husband John Legend are expecting a boy. “It’s super weak,” she said of her placenta. “But it’s so weird because the baby is really, really healthy. And he’s big, he’s probably getting, oops,” Teigen added, before covering her mouth with her hands. It’s unclear whether the revelation was really accidental.  Either way, Teigen later tweeted that there were “no fires and no one shot in the dick” with her reveal.  Authorities announced last week that the El Dorado Fire that’s scorched more than 7,000 acres to the east ...

Jerry Harris, one of the stars of the hit Netflix docuseries "Cheer," has been arrested on a federal child pornography charge, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The 21-year-old was charged with one count of producing child pornography — but the criminal complaint accuses him of requesting nude photographs and videos from several minors and repeatedly soliciting oral sex at cheerleading competitions.  The majority of the complaint focuses on Harris' alleged contact with a boy identified as Minor 1. Minor 1 told investigators that Harris first contacted him on Instagram in 2018, adding that he immediately told Harris he was 13 years old. Harris then asked for "face" and "booty" pics, according to screenshots included in the complaint.  Between December 2018 and March 2020, the minor...

Ava Max’s career immediately reached orbit with her breakout 2018 single “Sweet But Psycho." More than two years on, the U.S.-born pop singer will hope to fly even higher with her debut album Heaven & Hell, which dropped in full at midnight. The double-album spans 15 tracks, including the previously released “Who’s Laughing Now,” “Kings & Queens,” “So Am I,” “Torn” and “Sweet But Psycho,” which bagged four consecutive weeks atop the Official U.K. Singles Chart and cracked the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Stream Heaven & Hell below.