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Rebel Wilson roasts British Royal Family in debut as BAFTA awards host
The 'Pitch Perfect' actor stole the show on Sunday during the first BAFTA Awards to take place in-person since the organisation's groundbreaking 2020 diversity review, reports variety.com. Wilson presented the best director award at the ceremony in 2020 and brought the house down with a gag-filled speech that in one fell swoop managed to burn the UK's Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Covid-19 and the lack of women nominated for best director.
'Kiss of the Spider Woman' actor William Hurt dies at 71
His son Will said in a statement: "It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes." Hurt was nominated for four Oscars over the course of his long career, scoring two best actor nominations for 'Broadcast News' and 'Children of a Lesser God' and a supporting actor nod for less than 10 minutes of screen time in 'History of Violence'.
Hat-trick for Campion, a double for Will Smith in weekend of awards
For Will Smith, it was a double with best actor wins both at the BAFTAs and the Critics Choice Awards, which were held on the same night, although in different time zones. It meant that the BAFTAs took place earlier in the evening, but it also prevented both Campion and Smith from attending the event in London, which will be remembered for the show's host, Rebel Wilson, pointing her middle finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin for his war on Ukraine.
'The Batman' stays strong with $66 mn during 2nd weekend in US
Hollywood star Robert Pattinson's latest release 'The Batman' has earned $66 million from 4,417 North American theatres in its second weekend of release, propelling its domestic tally to a whopping $238.5 million. After only 10 days on the big screen, 'The Batman' now ranks as the highest-grossing movie of 2022, as well as the second-highest grossing since the onset of the Covid-19 in early 2020, reports variety.com.
Kamal Haasan-starrer 'Vikram' to hit screens on June 3
Kamal Haasan, whose production house Raaj Kamal Films International is producing the film, took to Twitter to make an announcement on the release date. He said: "I am waiting with bated breath for our 'Vikram' to be released world over, in theatres on June 3rd 2022." A few hours before the announcement, the actor also posted a tweet wishing the film's director on his birthday. "Sweet birthday greetings to Lokesh Kanakaraj, who began as a fan, grew as a director and has now turned into a brother."
'Top industrialist asked me to sleep with his wife': Tehseen Poonawalla reveals his shocking secret on ‘Lock Upp’ (Watch Video)
The latest clip shared by the official Instagram page of AltBalaji captured Tehseen, showing his vulnerable side. During a task, contestants of the show were asked to reveal their secrets in order to save themselves. The clip started with Kangana saying, "Aap ke paas ab ek mauka hai khud ko bachane ka. Jo qaidi sabse pehle buzzer dabayega, sifr usi ko secret reveal karne ka ek mauka diya jaata hai.
Sunny Leone finds it hard to balance work life and motherhood
While she believes that playing the title role in 'Anamika' has given her a chance to showcase her skill as an actress and she is planning for more such action-packed projects in the coming time, she mentioned how her three children have become so emotionally attached to her during the lockdown period that leaving them home for work gives her separation anxiety at times.
Stage set for BAFTA Awards with Rebel Wilson as show host
The red carpet, reports 'Variety', begins at 2 p.m. GMT and the ceremony starts at 5 p.m. GMT. The ceremony broadcast will air a couple hours later at 7 p.m. GMT. The BAFTA social media accounts will also follow the night's events, including red carpet coverage. "With Rebel Wilson hosting in front of an auditorium packed full of famous faces, it promises to be a truly unmissable show," Emma Baehr, BAFTA's executive director of awards and content, said.
Kim Kardashian goes Instagram official with beau Pete Davidson
In the caption of the photo dump, the 41-year-old reality television personality wrote: "Whose car are we gonna take?!" In one of the images, Davidson, who met Kim when she hosted SNL, the weekly NBC sketch show he stars on, is gazing into the reality star's eyes as she puckers up, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The second photo posted by Kim, who shares North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two.
Lili Reinhart had a director tell her to 'suck in her stomach'
In an Instagram post of her in costume as her inspector alter ego Deirdre Beaubeirdra, the 63-year-old actress wrote in the caption: "In the world, there is an industry - a billion-dollar, trillion-dollar industry - about hiding things. Concealers. Body-shapers. Fillers. Procedures. Clothing. Hair accessories. Hair products. Everything to conceal the reality of who we are."
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