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Hollywood icon Robert Redford dies aged 89

Some of Redford's biggest silver screen hits include 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and the Watergate thriller 'All the President’s Men'. He was also the godfather of independent cinema as the founder of the Sundance film festival.

16 September 2025

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Celebrated ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Graham Greene dies aged 73

Best known for his role as Ziŋtká Nagwáka (Kicking Bird) in 'Dances With Wolves', Graham Greene's talent helped shift perceptions and address stereotypical representations of Indigenous talent in mainstream Hollywood.

2 September 2025

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Chris Pratt criticised for calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 'wonderful'

The Hollywood actor described the controversial US Secretary of Health, who happens to be the cousin of his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, as "funny" and "wonderful."

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British screen legend Terence Stamp dies aged 87

The Oscar-nominated British actor died at the age of 87. He is best remembered for his role as Superman villain General Zod and other big screen roles in 'The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert' and 'The Limey'.

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Cinema

The next James Bond? Unknown British actor reportedly screentests

A relatively unknown British actor has reportedly screentested for the role of James Bond in the upcoming 26th 007 adventure. Scott Rose-Marsh is the latest name rumoured to be taking on the Bond mantle, following Daniel Craig's tenure (2006 - 2021).

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Keanu Reeves set to receive stolen Rolex watches from Chilean police

Keanu Reeves will soon be able to wear his stolen Rolex watches again after Chilean authorities announced the Canadian actor had identified the luxury timepieces from items snatched during a series of high-profile robberies in December 2023.

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Happy 80th Birthday Helen Mirren! Celebrating an incredible career

Dame Helen Mirren celebrates her 80th birthday this Saturday. Euronews looks back at the six-decade career of an acting queen.

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Doctor pleads guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed last month to plead guilty to giving the Friends actor ketamine in the lead up to his death. He faces up to 40 years in prison.

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FKA Twigs and Shia LaBeouf agree to settle sexual battery lawsuit

The English singer had accused the American actor of "relentless abuse" in a lawsuit filed in 2020.

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Emma Watson and Harry Potter co-star receive driving bans for speeding

Emma Watson and her Harry Potter co-star Zoe Wanamaker have both been fined and banned for six-months from driving by the same UK court after separate speeding incidents.

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Take a first look at the new Harry Potter

Production has begun on HBO's TV adaptation of Harry Potter, as the first picture of the lead actor in costume is released.

Lifestyle

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for €8 million at auction

Born out of a chance encounter, Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag has surpassed all expectations and sold for €8.6 million in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever bought at an auction.

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'Reservoir Dogs' star Michael Madsen’s cause of death revealed

Following his death on 3 July at the age of 67, Michael Madsen's cause of death has been revealed.

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Al Pacino becomes first Hollywood celebrity to meet Pope Leo XIV

The celebrated actor met with Pope Leo XIV and becomes the first Hollywood celebrity to have an official audience with the newly elected pontiff.

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Doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

Los Angeles doctor Dr Salvador Plasencia called the actor a "moron" who could be exploited, according to a co-defendant. He has greed to plead guilty to giving the Friends actor ketamine in the lead up to his death, and faces up to 40 years in prison.

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Jared Leto accused of sexual misconduct by nine women

Multiple women have accused actor-musician Jared Leto of impropriety in a new report, with some calling his behaviour “predatory, terrifying and unacceptable”.

Design

Falling in Love 'is possible only in Berlin' says Jean Paul Gaultier

Only the biggest stage will do for 'Falling in Love', a musical with costumes curated by Jean Paul Gaultier and its current run in Berlin more than lives up to its billing. Jez Fielder finds corsets and cone bras abound with the French designer eager to make the show the most spectacular in Europe.

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US actor George Wendt, beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers,’ dies aged 76

His warm, beer-loving character became one of TV’s most iconic and enduring figures, and earned the actor six Emmy nominations throughout his 11 years on the show.

Cinema

Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes

For his first time on the Croisette, legendary actor Denzel Washington was treated to a surprise honorary Palme d'Or. He stars in Spike Lee's new joint 'Highest 2 Lowest'.

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'Walking Tall' and three-time James Bond star dies aged 89

Joe Don Baker leaves behind him a lasting legacy of screen roles on the big and small screen, including the cult film 'Walking Tall' and three James Bond films in the 1980s and 90s - the first of which earned him the honorary distinction of being the first American Bond villain.