Rebel Wilson has prevailed in a defamation case brought by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actress in Wilson’s directorial debut, “The Deb.” Judge Elizabeth Raper of the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney on Wednesday dismissed MacInnes’ claims of defamation and breach of trust and ordered him to pay Wilson’s legal costs. MacInnes sued over four
Spain’s victory over Argentina in Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final broke records in the United States: an average of 38,937,000 viewers watched it on Fox, making it the most-watched soccer broadcast in American television history and the most-watched FIFA World Cup final ever in the U.S., according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, on the Spanish side,
Greek mythology is rife with humans becoming immortal, many of them as punishment for tangling with the gods. But not Christopher Nolan, the Mount Olympus star of the mortal world: Hollywood. The opening weekend success of his Imax epic “The Odyssey” cements Nolan as his own kind of myth: a bankable auteur who can capture
Mike Preston, known for playing settler leader Pappagallo in “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” and detective Bob Delaney in the Australian series “Homicide,” died June 8 in Florida. He was 93 years old. Preston’s death was confirmed Variety by his wife, Josie Preston. Preston, whose real name was Jack Davis, was one of the
Sony Music Entertainment has once again sued AI music generator Udio, alleging that the startup illegally copied more than 30,000 songs from artists including Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Elvis Presley to train its models. Sony first filed lawsuits against Udio and its competitor Suno in June 2024 along with labels Universal Music Group and Warner
Jennifer Garner recently said on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast that paparazzi would go to great lengths to get photos of her and her children. “If I ran a yellow light, 15 cars would run the red light behind me,” Garner said. “They were driving onto people’s lawns, even on a hillside. We were trying
