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It’s a Sunday morning and Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley is sitting on the couch in my Las Vegas Airbnb. As usual, he’s dressed in his punk/metal gear: leather jacket, band shirt, spikey hair and a chain or two hanging from his jeans. He’d driven over from his new place a few minutes away. “I had to get out of L.A.,” he said. “It’s just gotten too crazy. You’d be surprised at how many people — including musicians — have moved to Vegas to get away from what L.A. has become.”Whibley isn’t a big guy, standing about five feet six inches tall and in situations like this, soft-spoken. But as Sum 41 fans know, give him a guitar and put him onstage and he’s a different beast entirely.But that onstage beast is on notice. On this day in early 2023, the conversation turns to how he’s ready to wind things do...

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the real-life couple who rose to fame on hit reality series The Hills, are suing the City of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the Los Angeles wildfires on Jan. 7. The couple filed the lawsuit Tuesday in California’s Superior Court in Los Angeles County along with more than 20 other property owners and residents who were affected by the Palisades fire. Pratt’s mother, Janet Pratt, is among the property owners listed as a plaintiff.“The Palisades Fire was an inescapable and unavoidable consequence of the egregious failure of the water supply system servicing areas in and around Pacific Palisades, including having an empty water reservoir,” the couples’ lawyer, Peter McNulty, said in a statem...

Rahul Bhat has been on the receiving end of praise for his performance as DSP Tomar in the recently released Netflix series `Black Warrant`. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the series that also stars Zahan Kapoor is based on real life incidents as narrated in the book `Black Warrant: The confessions of a Tihar jailer`.  Rahul Bhat on reaction to Black Warrant Rahul Bhat is amused at the kind of response the show and especially his character is receiving. He essays the role of DSP Tomar who is assigned three newbies to train as jailers. "I think what people like about this character is his own style and the little masala in this character. The character is also unpredictable in the way he behaves. We cannot second guess him whether he`s going to be angry at this line or not. So I think ...

WARNING: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. A documentary following an investigation into allegations of abuse and missing kids at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School in Williams Lake has been nominated for an Oscar.Sugarcane is up for the Best Documentary Feature award at the Academy Awards later this winter.Secwepemc filmmaker, Julian Brave NoiseCat, and Toronto journalist, director, producer and cinematographer, Emily Kassie, explore allegations that the priests who fathered children with students at the school sent the infants to be killed in the incinerator.“This film has meant the world to me,” NoiseCat told Global News, explaining his father was born at the school.“The thing that really would hang over me about t...

Actress Gul Panag, who essays the role of the wife of the lead character of Hathi Ram Chaudhary in the streaming show ‘Paatal Lok’, has said that her part in the show is the emotional fulcrum for Hathiram.  The second season of ‘Paatal Lok’ is getting a lot of positive response. Nearly five years after the debut season, the show has not only stood the test of time, but it has also pushed creative boundaries, exploring new depths in storytelling, cinematography, and character development in season 2. Reflecting on her character’s evolution, Gul Panag shared, “Renu is the emotional anchor for Hathiram. Both seasons capture the safety and peace of Hathiram’s family space, and I tried keeping that intact in the second installment. However, with 5 years passing, it was important to embrace ch...

Billy Ray Cyrus’ ex-wife Firerose is speaking out about the 63-year-old singer following his performance at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball on Monday. Cyrus took the stage in Washington, D.C., and his performance was deemed an “epic disaster” by fans after he got frustrated on stage over alleged technical difficulties.“What’s being seen in public now reflects much of what I experienced in private during our relationship,” Firerose, 36, said in a statement to People.“It’s very sad to see those same struggles continue for him, but I’m glad the truth is coming to light — for his potential good because healing is only possible when you confront the truth and accept there’s a problem,” she continued. “For me, I remain focused on my faith, my music, my healing and using my story to en...

After tickling our funny bones with his YouTube channel, digital star Ashish Chanchlani is gearing up for his primary project as a director. Blessed by multifaceted talent, Ashish Chanchlani will not only be directing the series but will also be acting in it.  Additionally, he has written the script for the drama, along with producing it. Sharing a major update on the project, he revealed that he has finally wrapped up the shooting schedule for the series. Spilling beans on his project, Ashish Chanchlani revealed, “That’s a wrap on our biggest project, and trust me, it’s scarier than your electricity bill and funnier than my life decisions! We’ve put our heart, soul, and a lot of screams (and laughs) into this one. Can’t wait to spook you and crack you up at the same time coming soon on ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ legal team filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit Wednesday against a man they said had falsely claimed to possess videos implicating the 55-year-old producer in sexual assaults on eight celebrities. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, accuses Courtney Burgess and his lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, of fabricating “outrageous lies” as part of an effort to potentially profit off of the media frenzy around Combs, who was indicted in September on sex-trafficking charges.Combs is also suing Nextstar Media Group, the parent company of television network NewsNation, for airing Burgess’ allegations without conducting proper due diligence.“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is taking a stand against the malicious falsehoods that have been fabricated and amplified by individuals seeki...

After enjoying success with Gyaarah Gyaarah last year, Kritika Kamra is set to open this year with For Your Eyes Only, an espionage thriller with Pratik Gandhi. The upcoming Netflix series aligns with the kind of roles she seeks. “From playing a tough spy in For Your Eyes Only to a sharp cop in Gyaarah Gyaarah, I’m drawn to roles that break stereotypes. I want to tell stories that reflect strong, multi-dimensional women who stand their ground and challenge societal expectations,” she states. Finding such roles, however, hasn’t been easy. The actor rues that she has been offered many scripts in which female characters do little beyond servicing the story’s hero. Her response to such offers? A hard no. Kamra shares, “I’ve let go of work that glorifies weak, dependent women. My characters ha...

The battle over claims of what happened on the set of It Ends With Us continues as Blake Lively’s legal team responded to Justin Baldoni’s team releasing raw, unedited footage from the film following Lively’s sexual harassment claims. The 10-minute video, shared by Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman on Tuesday, includes one scene where the actors’ characters Lily Bloom (Lively) and Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) are slow dancing. (The scene was referenced in Lively’s lawsuit against her co-star, accusing him of “behaving inappropriately” and claiming he “ignored well-established industry protocols in filming intimate scenes.”)The footage shows Baldoni, 40, and Lively, 37, filming a scene with no dialogue, speaking about their spouses and joking about his nose and her spray tan.In a statement followin...