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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results.Trachtenberg, who was known for “Gossip Girl,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Harriet the Spy,” was found unconscious and unresponsive in her luxury apartment tower in Manhattan in February.Officials at the time said no foul play was suspected, and the medical examiner’s office had listed her death as “undetermined.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada...

Shapeshifting is a joy for any actor, but for Ali Fazal, navigating two different worlds is both exhilarating and mind-boggling. While the actor plays a king in Netflix’s fantasy drama Rakt Bramhand, he is also shooting for Amazon Prime Video’s gritty crime thriller helmed by Prosit Roy. “Rakt Bramhand is an expansive period drama, a genre I’ve never explored at this scale, while Prosit Roy’s thriller is raw and intense. The mental shift required between these projects is immense, but I thrive on unpredictability, and this phase is allowing me to explore the full spectrum of my craft,” says the actor. Rakt Bramhand is created by (from left) Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK  Fazal is currently juggling the two projects’ shoot in Mumbai. He notes that one day he is in heavy robes, walking throu...

NOTE: This article contains sexually explicit language and disturbing content. Read at your own discretion. Nick Carter is facing new sexual assault allegations in a lawsuit that claims he sexually assaulted a woman and gave her a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that led to cervical cancer.In the lawsuit, filed last week in Nevada, a woman named Laura Penly claims that she met Carter in late 2004 when she was 19 years old and he was in his mid-20s and they began having a consensual sexual relationship when they “would see each other approximately every few weeks” when she visited Los Angeles, according to documents obtained by People.Penly alleges that she had asked the Backstreet Boys singer to wear a condom and he “refused,” telling her that he was “clean” from STIs, according to he...

As the exciting trailer of "Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins" reached the audience on Monday, Saif Ali Khan reflected on predicting the Gen Z trends.   Claiming that it is very difficult to predict trends, Saif stressed that if one strongly feels something, chances are that people will agree with you. Speaking during the trailer launch event, the `Omkara` actor shared "I think if you follow yourself- clothes for example- I had a sense of fashion because it`s what I believe in my heart. So, if you strongly feel something, chances are people will agree with you, but if you try and imagine what anybody else would want you`ll fail because it is impossible to do that." Additionally, speaking about the film, the producers shared, “As filmmakers, we’re constantly exploring new ways to tell stori...

Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke agreed to leave Celebrity Big Brother U.K. after producers warned him about inappropriate behaviour and offensive language on-set of the hit reality series. Rourke, 72, agreed to depart the show on April 12 following a conflict with Chris Hughes, 32, a fellow houseguest and Love Island alum.“You looking at me?” Rourke asked Hughes during a pirate-themed challenge after several houseguests suggested there was a rat amongst the crew.“Don’t eyeball me. Don’t f***ing eyeball me c***,” Rourke said to Hughes as other houseguests separated the pair.Following the disagreement between Rourke and Hughes, a spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother U.K. said the actor’s language was considered “threatening and aggressive” and noted that no physical altercation took pl...

Filmmaker Zack Snyder`s `Rebel Moon` space opera is getting a comic book prequel series based on the origin story of one of its characters. `Rebel Moon: Nemesis, ` from Titan Comics, will delve into the story of the Netflix film`s cyborg sword master, Nemesis, played on-screen by Doona Bae, reported Variety. The comic series, from award-winning writer Gail Simone and artist Federico Bertoni, will take place before Nemesis became a sword-wielding, partly mechanical assassin. It is described as an "action-packed and badass story in the style of a revenge western, in which an innocent woman finds herself in the path of Imperium soldiers who slaughter her family," as per the outlet.  "I feel like this story was a little bit destined to happen, somehow. My family and I were watching `Rebel Mo...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Senator Bernie Sanders took the stage at Coachella in California on Saturday night in a bid to galvanize festivalgoers to stand up to Donald Trump‘s policies. The 83-year-old addressed the crowd ahead of introducing singer and activist Clairo.Before his address, Sanders, the U.S. Senator for Vermont, was at a rally in Los Angeles as part of a wider speaking tour aimed at holding the Trump administration to account.“This country faces some very difficult challenges, and the future of what happens to America is dependent upon your generation,” he said to a cheering crowd.“We need you to stand up to fight for justice, to fight for economic justice, social justice and racial justice,” he conti...

Actress and singer Emma Roberts shared that she wants her mother, Kelly Cunningham, to be seen on the reality TV franchise `The Real Housewives`. "I want my mom to be on Housewives," she said during the 2025 Revolve Festival, adding, "but she said she doesn`t have the personality for it," according to E! News. She shared, "I said, `That`s exactly what makes you have the personality for it,`" adding, "She just says it like it is." Emma, who shares son Rhodes Robert Hedlund, 4, with ex Garrett Hedlund, was also hesitant about joining the series. "I`m not married," the actress, who announced her engagement to actor Cody John in July, added. "I`m on my way, but I`m not a housewife yet. I don`t know. Maybe when I`m a little bit more mature, " according to E! News. Roberts has received vari...

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot and injured by Los Angeles police after she allegedly pointed a gun at officers from her front yard, according to authorities. Author Jillian Lauren Shriner, 51, suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the shooting in a Los Angeles neighbourhood, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press release on Wednesday.Police said they were assisting California Highway Patrol officers in a search for three suspects from a misdemeanour hit-and-run in a crash on the 134 Freeway and Figueroa Street on Tuesday afternoon.Shriner was not among the suspects, but while pursuing a suspect who had reportedly run through a backyard in the author’s Eagle Wood residential neighbourhood, police came upon her in the yard of her residence, holding a hand...

Hollywood filmmaker Craig Mazin, who is known for ‘Chernobyl’, ‘Scary Movie’ franchise and others, has shed light on the transformation of the relationship of the lead pair of his show ‘The Last of Us’. The second season of the show, which is set to release next week, dives deeper into the complexities of the relationship of the lead characters of Joel and Ellie. He said, “When we meet Joel and Ellie this season, five years have gone by, which in and of itself implies that things must have been going pretty well. They’re still alive. They live in Jackson. And even between the two of them, things must have been going well. You can’t exist in a state of conflict with somebody like that for five straight years. It’s not possible”. However, not everything is as calm as it seems. Beneath the...