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Kiefer Sutherland arrested after allegedly assaulting ride-share driver – National
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Kiefer Sutherland arrested after allegedly assaulting ride-share driver – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Los Angeles after an alleged physical altercation with a ride-share driver, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Sutherland, 59, was arrested just after midnight on Monday after officers responded to a call reporting an assault at an intersection just south of Hollywood Hills near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.Sutherland is accused of assaulting the driver after entering the vehicle and making criminal threats toward them, the LAPD told NBC4 Investigates, which was first to report the news.The driver did not require medical treatment, police said.Sutherland was arrested on suspicion of felony criminal threats, according to p...
Melissa Gilbert, Timothy Busfield’s wife, ‘stands with and supports’ husband – National
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Melissa Gilbert, Timothy Busfield’s wife, ‘stands with and supports’ husband – National

Melissa Gilbert is standing by her husband Timothy Busfield as he faces accusations of child sex abuse. A representative for the Little House on the Prairie actor, 61, released a statement after Busfield surrendered to authorities in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday. An arrest warrant had been issued for the 68-year-old director to face child sex abuse charges last week by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD).“Melissa Gilbert is not making public statements at this time,” publicist Ame Van Iden told People in a statement. “Any purported ‘statements’ circulating online — including AI-generated deepfakes of her ‘breaking her silence’ — should not be treated as coming from her.”“She is honoring the request of Tim’s lawyers not to speak publicly while the legal process unfolds,” the statement ...
Idris Elba wasn`t sure if Hijack 2 could recreate the magic of the 1st season
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Idris Elba wasn`t sure if Hijack 2 could recreate the magic of the 1st season

Idris Elba shared that he "wasn`t sure" if the magic of Hijack season 1 could be recreated. Elba spoke about the next instalment in the series and revealed he had a few reservations about continuing past the self-contained first season, which unfolded in real time, as reported by People. "It`s a complex show to make," the Luther actor tells People magazine. "It was really good, and people really loved it. And can we do it again? I wasn`t sure. As much as I loved the character, sometimes you`ve just got to move on, but I was really sort of compelled to see how we could do it and see if we can do it again, do it well, keep what the audience loved of the first season alive," People reported. Season 1 of Hijack, which earned Elba an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nomination at the ...
Timothy Busfield faces new sexual abuse claim by 16-year-old girl – National
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Timothy Busfield faces new sexual abuse claim by 16-year-old girl – National

The West Wing actor Timothy Busfield is facing another accusation of sexual abuse after he surrendered to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) on Tuesday. An arrest warrant had been issued for the director to face child sex abuse charges last week. Busfield was booked by Albuquerque police on charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. He faces two counts of criminal sexual contact of a child under 13 and one count of child abuse.The new accusation of sexual abuse comes from a pretrial detention motion filed on Jan. 14, and viewed by Global News.In the filing, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bergman and Deputy DA Savannah Brandenburg-Koch revealed that the claim against Bus...
Space Gen Chandrayaan trailer: Nakuul Mehta-Shriya Saran revisit mission failure
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Space Gen Chandrayaan trailer: Nakuul Mehta-Shriya Saran revisit mission failure

A billion dreams fell silent the night Chandrayaan-2 lost contact just 2.1 km from the moon’s surface. As the world watched, India was written off in an instant. The failure was public. The blame was loud.  Today, JioHotstar launches the trailer of Space Gen: Chandrayaan, a powerful, deeply human series inspired by real events that tells the untold story behind one of India’s greatest scientific comebacks, where failure became fuel, and resilience rewrote history. The five-episode series will release on JioHotstar on January 23, 2026.  Space Gen Chandryayaan trailer  The trailer takes viewers inside that moment of reckoning, rooms filled with silence, careers hanging in the balance, and belief tested under the harshest spotlight. When the newly appointed ISRO chief makes the bold decisi...
Singer Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault by former employees – National
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Singer Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault by former employees – National

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault by two former employees, according to a three-year joint investigation by Spanish news site elDiario.es and Spanish-language TV network Univision Noticias. The former employees allege they were subjected “to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation… in an atmosphere of control and constant harassment.”The women, who claim they were working as live-in employees at Iglesias’ Caribbean mansions, allege the assaults took place in 2021. They spoke under condition of anonymity in the report from the Spanish outlets, who collected testimonies from 15 former employees who worked for Iglesias between the late 1990s and 2023.Spanish prosecutors said on Tuesday that they are investigating the claims from the two former employees,...
Freedom at Midnight 2: Abhishek Banerjee`s cameo was his homage to Om Puri
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Freedom at Midnight 2: Abhishek Banerjee`s cameo was his homage to Om Puri

In the second season of Freedom at Midnight that is filled with earnest performances, Abhishek Banerjee’s cameo comes as a surprise. The actor plays a rioter, fuelled by revenge after having lost his pregnant wife to communal conflict, who eventually surrenders himself to Gandhi in showrunner and director Nikkhil Advani’s series. Anyone watching the sequence will be reminded of Om Puri’s character in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982), in which the late actor played a rioter, Nahari, who tells Gandhi to end his hunger strike. Interestingly, talking to mid-day, Banerjee revealed that stepping into the role was his way of paying homage to Puri. Abhishek Banerjee in the second season of ‘Freedom at Midnight’ “Playing this cameo in Freedom at Midnight 2 was never about the size of the role...
Golden Globes 2026 winners list: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ take home trophies – National
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Golden Globes 2026 winners list: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ take home trophies – National

The 2026 Golden Globe Awards kicked off Hollywood’s awards season, honouring the year’s best in film and TV. The 83rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony was hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, who opened her monologue by saying, “The Golden Globes: without a doubt the most important thing that’s happening in the world right now!” She followed it with “we’ll start the bidding for Warner Bros. at $5.”Oscar frontrunner One Battle After Another led all nominees with nine, and took home four major awards including best motion picture – musical or comedy.Teyana Taylor broke down in tears accepting her first-ever Golden Globe for her supporting role in One Battle After Another. She thanked her family, her cast and crew and spoke directly to the “little brown girls watching tonight.”“Our softness is not a ...
Ethan Hawke says he loved Maya Hawke`s role in Stranger Things
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Ethan Hawke says he loved Maya Hawke`s role in Stranger Things

Hollywood actor Ethan Hawke has shared that he was impressed by his daughter Maya Hawke’s work in the superhit streaming series Stranger Things. The 55-year-old actor has heaped praise on 27-year-old Maya, who he shares with his ex-wife, Uma Thurman, for the way she has "set off on her own" in the entertainment world, and he was delighted by her performance as Robin in Netflix`s blockbuster sci-fi series, reports ‘Female First UK’. He told Live From E!: Golden Globes 2026, "Well, I`m proud of her as a human being, first and foremost. But she is awesome on that show and that show is right up my alley and I loved it”. Ethan was a big fan of Maya`s character on the show, which recently came to an end with its fifth and final season, and he`s glad to see her thriving as an artist. He added...
Mark Ruffalo protests ICE, calls Trump ‘worst human being’ at Golden Globes – National
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Mark Ruffalo protests ICE, calls Trump ‘worst human being’ at Golden Globes – National

Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent last week in Minneapolis. The black-and-white pins displayed slogans like “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT” as celebrities walked the red carpet at the awards show held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.Mark Ruffalo wore the pin on the red carpet and told USA Today, “This is for Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered.”Ruffalo then directed his attention to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, “We’re in the middle of a war with Venezuela that we illegally invaded. He’s telling the world that international law doesn’t matter to him. The only thing that matters to him is his own morality, but the guy is a conv...