Caution! The celebs who are wary of Twitter Watson keeps a safe distance from reaction to social media content Beauty and the Beast star Emma Watson has said she does not read social media comments for the sake of her sanity. Watson is playing the lead role in The Circle, the film adaptation of Dave … Read more
Described by breathless commentators as an “epic flub,” the best picture mix-up at Sunday’s Oscars is being talked up as the most embarrassing moment in the award show’s history. As the dust settles on the error that saw the award go momentarily to “La La Land” instead of the rightful winner, “Moonlight,” some critics are … Read more
The shocking best picture mix-up wasn’t the only Oscars night flub. During the event’s “In Memoriam” segment honoring film industry figures who died over the past year, the show’s producers mistakenly flashed a photo of a woman who is still alive. Janet Patterson, an Australian costume designer who died in October, was shown not with … Read more
The Kinks singer Ray Davies, comedian Ken Dodd and Vogue editor Anna Wintour are among the arts figures that have been included on the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Wintour, who has edited US Vogue for almost 30 years, has received a damehood and Davies has been knighted. Comedy legend Ken Dodd has been knighted … Read more
Social media users are praising Indian actress Tamannaah Bhatia for standing up to a filmmaker’s “sexist” comments. Suraj, the director of her new film Kathi Sandai (The Sword Fight), said “audiences pay money to see heroines in full glamour” and he didn’t like to see them “fully clad in a sari”. Bhatia replied that actresses … Read more