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Queen Elizabeth makes surprise appearance at opening ceremony of London train line – CNN
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Queen Elizabeth makes surprise appearance at opening ceremony of London train line – CNN

The monarch, walking with a stick, wore a bright yellow outfit and hat to visit the Elizabeth line, which is named in her honor. She was given a pre-paid Oyster travel card at the event at Paddington station, in west London, on Tuesday, but did not use the train line herself. The Queen attended with her son, Prince Edward, and was welcomed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and London mayor Sadiq Khan. The Elizabeth line is named after the British monarch. Andrew Matthews/Getty Images The 96-year-old monarch has been suffering from mobility issues and canceled several appearances in recent months, including the opening of Parliament last week. Opening Parliament is a key constitutional responsibility and can't happen without the monarch. The Queen had to delegate that responsib...
Watch Live: Johnny Depps attorney continues questioning Amber Heard in civil trial – CBS News
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Watch Live: Johnny Depps attorney continues questioning Amber Heard in civil trial – CBS News

Johnny Depp's attorney will continue her cross-examination of his ex-wife Amber Heard on Tuesday, as the actor takes the stand in her fourth day of testimony. Heard concluded her direct testimony Monday with a third day that was centered on the final months of her marriage to Depp. Then, Depp attorney Camille Vasquez pressed Heard on cross-examination about photos taken in the days following alleged assaults by Depp, and whether she had made promised donations to two charities from the $7 million divorce settlement Heard testified she did not want. Amber Heard testifies in the libel case filed against her by Johnny Depp, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on Monday, May 16, 2022.  Steve Helber / A...
Cannes Film Festival 2022: Lineup and Live Updates – The New York Times
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Cannes Film Festival 2022: Lineup and Live Updates – The New York Times

May 17, 2022, 12:57 p.m. ETMay 17, 2022, 12:57 p.m. ET Romain Duris in “Final Cut.”Credit...Getaway Films When it comes to the opening night film at Cannes, the festival usually rolls out the red carpet for a returning director. The last 10 years have seen festival openers from familiar faces including Baz Luhrmann, Woody Allen and Jim Jarmusch. Its fitting, then, that Michel Hazanavicius gets this year’s edition started with “Final Cut.” The French director has previously presented three films in competition at Cannes, including the 2011 silent-era homage “The Artist,” which went on to win five Oscars. “Final Cut” is a French-language remake of Shinichiro Ueda’s 2017 zombie comedy “One Cut of the Dead.” In a review for The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli described the ...
Valerie Bertinelli files for divorce from Tom Vitale, cites irreconcilable differences – USA TODAY
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Valerie Bertinelli files for divorce from Tom Vitale, cites irreconcilable differences – USA TODAY

Valerie Bertinelli filed for divorce from husband Tom Vitale on Thursday. The actress and Food Network star cited "irreconcilable differences" as the cause for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court of California documents obtained by USA TODAY.  Bertinelli, 62, married Vitale, 59, in January 2011. Nearly nine years after their nuptials, they separated in December 2019 and filed for legal separation in November 2021. The court documents state the couple had a prenuptial agreement in December 2010 that is "in full force and effect and fully binding on the parties." Vitale and Bertinelli do not have any children together. 'Love isn't a big enough word':Valerie Bertinelli on Eddie Van Halen, writing 'cathartic' book The "Valerie's Home Cooking" star spoke to USA TODAY in January and got candi...
Neil Patrick Harris Apologizes For Serving Amy Winehouses Corpse As A Meat Platter – Stereogum
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Neil Patrick Harris Apologizes For Serving Amy Winehouses Corpse As A Meat Platter – Stereogum

The internet is full of horrors, and many of those horrors are a result of people trying to be funny. Every once in a while, one of those horrors will resurface, and everyone involved will be forced to reckon with their past asshole behavior. That’s currently happening with the actor Neil Patrick Harris, who has now apologized for the stunt he pulled at a Halloween party in 2011. At that party, Harris and his husband David Burtka served a meat platter that was made to look like the rotted-out body of Amy Winehouse, who had just died of alcohol poisoning three months earlier at the age of 27. (more…)
Amber Heard testifies her role in Aquaman 2 was reduced after Johnny Depps attorney called her abuse claims a hoax – CNN
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Amber Heard testifies her role in Aquaman 2 was reduced after Johnny Depps attorney called her abuse claims a hoax – CNN

Depp's attorneys began cross-examination of Heard on Monday afternoon. Depp has accused Heard of defaming him in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post. In the piece, which published roughly two years after they divorced, Heard described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Though Depp was not named in the article, he claims it cost him lucrative acting roles. Heard has filed a counterclaim for $100 million. On Monday, Heard testified about the op-ed at the center of the case. She said she did not want Depp's name in piece, originally drafted by the ACLU, but agreed to have it published in her name because she believed in raising awareness for the issues addressed in the op-ed. "Every word of it is true," Heard said. Heard testified she had no role in writing the ...
Rapper Lil Keed Complained of Stomach Pain, Suffered Organ Failure Before Death – TMZ
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Rapper Lil Keed Complained of Stomach Pain, Suffered Organ Failure Before Death – TMZ

Lil Keed complained to his friends and family he was suffering from serious stomach pain in the days leading up to his death ... with things getting so bad he had to go to the hospital. Multiple sources close to Keed tell us ... the YSL label rapper had his battles over the years with alcohol and drugs, but had been clean and sober of late. We're told last week he began experiencing severe stomach pain and went to an L.A. hospital to get checked out. From there, our sources say things got worse, and Keed's organs -- his liver and kidneys -- started failing ... leading to his death. ...
Jury sees pics of Heards swollen face after fight with Depp – The Associated Press
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Jury sees pics of Heards swollen face after fight with Depp – The Associated Press

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, saw photos Monday of her with red marks and swelling on her face after their final fight before their divorce, and heard testimony about her expertise in covering up bruises with makeup. Heard concluded her direct testimony in a Virginia courtroom with a third day that was centered on the final months of her marriage to Depp. His lawyers began their cross-examination later in the afternoon. The trial is now in its fifth week, and jurors have seen multiple photos of Heard throughout the trial that purport to document the abuse she said she received during her relationship with Depp. Several of the photos shown Monday, though, had not previously been seen by the jury and showed redness and swelli...
Bam Margera Completes One Year Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program – TMZ
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Bam Margera Completes One Year Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program – TMZ

Bam Margera just reached a major milestone ... completing a 12-month treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse. The 'Jackass' star tells TMZ ... he just finished the year-long program in Florida, and for the next couple months he's going to continue attending outpatient treatment classes. Bam says he's living near his rehab center in Boca Raton, and his wife Nikki and son Phoenix recently moved in with him because he's now able to live in an apartment outside of the treatment center while he attends classes. ...