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One of queer cinema’s most prolific visionaries, John Waters, says he’s never felt the pressure to conform to the physical image ideals prevalent among many in the gay community. via: Pink News Speaking in Thursday’s (23 July) episode of Finding Fire Island, the Pink Flamingos and Hairspray director reflected on turning 80 in April, his place within the LGBTQ+ community, and the queer history that younger generations may never fully experience. “The younger people understand

With one of 2026’s biggest box office breakouts under his belt, Michael Johnston has some ideas for his next role. via: Pink News Out gay actor Michael Johnston has said he wants his next project to be a “really intentional queer role” with a “really meaningful” story, adding: “I don’t know, maybe I’ll write it myself.” The Obsession star made the comments on the I’ve Never Said This Before podcast, as he reflected on reaching a point in his career where he can “choose what I

Jennifer Lopez’s first husband squared up to Sean “Diddy” Combs in a blazing row after the rapper had an affair with his wife, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. via: Page Six “It was the year she dumped him. We were still friends and we had decided to start over again,” the Cuban actor recalled during an interview with the US Sun, adding that the “Marry Me” actress deserved to be “forgiven once” for her past “mistakes.” “She had tried to dump Diddy before and he had threatened he

The Odyssey star John Leguizamo is highlighting a film from his past that he believes more people should have seen. via: EW To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar came out in September 1995, many years before drag culture became commonplace on television screens... although, oddly, also many years before it became a hot-button political talking point in state legislatures. In the film, Leguizamo plays a “drag princess” alongside the more experienced queens Noxeema J

The Tribeca Festival reportedly suffered a major data leak that exposed more than 666,000 records, including contact details linked to several Hollywood stars, according to a report by Variety. via: Variety The Tribeca Festival suffered a data leak that exposed hundreds of thousands of records, as well as the contact information for thousands of celebrities, including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and festival co-founder Robert De Ni

Suri Cruise, the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has legally changed her last name and seemingly officially cut ties from her father. via: Page Six The 20-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes legally dropped Cruise and changed her last name to Noelle, Page Six can exclusively reveal. Public records show Suri registered to vote in Pennsylvania — where she currently lives — in October 2024 during her freshman year at Carnegie Mellon University. She register

SAG-AFTRA leadership has taken a slightly more aggressive stand against Paramount Skydance‘s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but it has stopped short of joining its sister union, the Writers Guild of America, in bringing the issue to court. via: THR In the wake of 12 state attorneys suing to block the $111 billion transaction, the national board for the performers union adopted a resolution on Saturday to formally resist the merger and support the regulators’ a

Michael B Jordan, who played Killmonger in Black Panther is weighing in on David Jonsson's (Alien: Romulus) casting as the new Black Panther in Black Panther 3. via: THR At Comic-Con 2026 over the weekend, Marvel revealed that Jonsson will star as an adult version of the son of T’Challa, portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman in the 2018 original. Black Panther 3 will also film on 70mm and hit theaters Dec. 15, 2028. A few days after the announcement, Entertainment Tonight ca

Tyla has announced a world tour in support of her second album, ‘A*POP’ – find all the details below. via: Rolling Stone Tyla, just days after releasing her second album, A*Pop, announced that she’ll be hitting the road this fall for her world tour of the same name. The extensive 34-date run will be her first global tour, headlining across countries in Europe, North America, and Africa. The European leg will kick off in Paris on Oct. 12 before heading to Amsterdam, London, Br

Ariana Grande is taking aim at a group of anonymous hackers she claims infiltrated the devices of people in her inner circle, stealing unreleased music, private photos and behind-the-scenes footage that was later sold online. via: Variety Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against anonymous hackers, claiming that they gained backdoor access to devices that led to the leak of unreleased songs and footage from recording sessions and music videos. The suit, filed on Monday in Los

Michael Johnston is circling his first big role following Obsession becoming a box office juggernaut. via: Deadline Michael Johnston, star of Curry Barker’s breakout Focus Features horror film Obsession, is in early talks for a role in The Mummy, the next installment in the iconic horror franchise from Universal Pictures, Deadline has confirmed. No word yet on the role to be played by Johnston. But he’ll star opposite the returning Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah

The King of Pop is headed to streaming. via: Deadline Lionsgate‘s highest-grossing movie of all time, the $1 billion-plus Michael Jackson biopic Michael, will stream on Starz beginning August 10, the company said Monday. Michael arrives to streaming/linear following a lengthy 108-day theatrical window after opening April 24 to $97.2 million domestic and $217M worldwide, the best ever for a musical biopic. The biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by John Logan, produced b

The stage adaptation of Purple Rain is coming to Broadway next spring with a new creative team in place. via: Playbill The stage adaptation of the Prince movie-musical Purple Rain will come to Broadway in 2027. Previews will begin at the Majestic Theatre March 12, 2027, with opening night set for April 12. News of the Broadway bow coincides with the 42nd anniversary of the release of the original Purple Rain film, which hit movie theatres today in 1984. Also newly revealed is

Comedian and author Cameron Esposito has been tapped to host Season 2 of the reality competition series "King of Drag". via: Variety Esposito, a stand-up comedian and author with roles in “Take My Wife” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” will host the eight-episode season filled with more challenges that will test each king’s originality and artistry. The Kings’ Court judges include “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 13 contestant Gottmik, “Our Flag Means Death” star Vico Ortiz and “King of

YouTube appears poised to turn its YouTube Premium subscription product into a new bundler of entertainment. via: Variety Under a new multiyear agreement between NBCUniversal and YouTube, Peacock Premium (which includes ads) will be available in a new YouTube Premium bundle in the U.S. beginning in early 2027. That will be in addition to the core YouTube Premium service, which currently costs $15.99/month and provides ad-free viewing on YouTube, the ability to play videos in

The Odyssey’s box office journey is not slowing down as it sailed past $600 million globally this weekend. via: Variety “The Odyssey” continued its epic box office journey, scoring a sensational $87 million from 3,943 North American theaters in its second weekend of release. That’s a tally that most films, especially of the R-rated variety, would be happy to earn in their opening weekends. Ticket sales for “The Odyssey” declined just 30% from its sizable $123.5 million debut,

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have urged the U.K. government to intervene in the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger, saying it “threatens to inflict immense harm on the British public.” via: THR The U.K. culture secretary Lisa Nandy — who has remained in her post amid a cabinet reshuffle with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham taking office — has previously said she was “minded to intervene” in the $111 billion mega-deal that, if successful, will undoub

Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. via: Rolling Stone “So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing,” the 83-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee wrote. “The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease.” She added: “It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly. Parkins

Black Panther is back! David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus, The Long Walk) has been cast as the new Black Panther and is playing T’Challa’s son in “Black Panther 3,” out Dec. 15, 2028. The film will follow Jonsson’s character, Prince T’Challa II, as he comes of age after he was introduced as a child in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” via: CBM Introduced as the young son of T'Challa and Nakia in the 2022 sequel, fans have long speculated that T'Challa II (a.k.a. Toussaint) would b

Apple TV+ has released the first official teaser for the upcoming 10-episode adaptation of William Gibson's Neuromancer. via: Variety The Apple TV series is created by Graham Roland (“Dark Winds”) and JD Dillard (“The Twilight Zone”), who is directing the pilot. An official plot description teases that it “follows a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case (Callum Turner) who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly (Briana Middl