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British authorities brought new counts of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand on Tuesday. The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the new charges — one count of rape and one of sexual assault — against Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four women, were in relation to two additional women.The alleged offences took place in 2009 and the charges follow an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, the CPS added.Lionel Idan, chief Crown prosecutor for the CPS, said Brand is “already charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault in relation to reported non-recent offences between 1999 and 2005” — one in the English seaside town of Bournemouth and the other three in London.“Our prosecutors have work...

Fans of Stranger Things are eagerly awaiting Netflix to release the remaining episodes of its final season. The first four episodes of Season 5 went live on the platform on November 26. The opening batch has left fans excited and eager to see how the rest of the story unfolds — and whether peace will be restored in Hawkins before Vecna claims more lives. While the wait is nearing its end, the makers have ensured that the thrill and suspense will not be short-lived. The runtime of the remaining episodes has been revealed, with the finale shaping up to be a movie in itself. Runtime of finale episode Episodes 5–7 of the final season will drop on Christmas Eve, December 25 (morning of December 26 in India). While most episodes have an average runtime of about one hour, the final episode — re...

Rapper Nicki Minaj made an unexpected appearance at Turning Point USA’S AmericaFest convention, where she was interviewed by Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk. The Super Bass rapper and Kirk, 37, walked out hand in hand before sitting down for a conversation in Phoenix to close the first-ever AmericaFest convention on Sunday. CEO and Chair of the Board of Turning Point USA Erika Kirk (L) and US rapper Nicki Minaj arrive on stage during Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 21, 2025. Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images The four-day conference brought together media personalities, conservative activists and leaders from the Republican party. Story continues below advertisem...

Actor Kunal Kemmu, who is receiving a lot of good response to his recently released streaming series Single Papa has said that one can’t fake laughter. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotional campaign of the show, and shared what it takes to mount a film like Madgaon Express, which marked his directorial debut. He told IANS, “I always say that for an actor, acting is for free. A major part of an actor’s job is waiting, that’s what you get paid for. Similarly, as a writer, I can speak for myself, I wanted to tell the story, so I wrote it. I didn`t. Did I know how to mount it? No, I had no idea. Did I know I was going to direct it? No. At best, I thought, ‘Maybe I`ll just play one of the parts of the three friends’. But it`s been its own journey. I wrote it in 2015 and like seven ...