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Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton are expecting their first child together.

On Wednesday, June 29, in New York City, Ashton, 37, attended the movie Mr. Malcom’s List premiere. The actress, who portrays Julia Thistlewaite in the historical drama, strutted down the red carpet in a brown, floor-length gown with crystal embroidery that revealed her expanding baby bulge. Theo James, Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu, and Sianad Gregory were Ashton’s co-stars at the occasion; Hiddleston, 41, was not there.

This information was released two weeks after the Loki actor claimed he had proposed to the Velvet Buzzsaw actress. The native of England expressed his happiness in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, June 14.

Ashton was spotted with a diamond ring on her left hand at the 2022 BAFTA Awards in March, leading to recent engagement speculations surrounding the couple. Us Weekly reported in the same month that Hiddleston had proposed after three years of dating.

Following their collaboration on the West End production of Betrayal, the co-stars were first mentioned in 2019. Three months later, the pair saw the Broadway staging of the play together, which only served to feed additional romance rumors.

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Hiddleston spoke candidly about wanting to maintain a low-key love life at the time. The Thor: Ragnarok actor admitted to The New York Times in 2019 that “I’m protective about my personal world today in perhaps a different way.” “How much of a life could you call living if you don’t interact with anyone? because you must struggle to find love. Living in constant fear of what others may say is impossible.

Hiddleston was nominated for Best Leading Actor for his work in Betrayal, and the two later made their formal red carpet debut at the annual Tony Awards in September 2021.

Before his romance with Ashton, Hiddleston was previously linked to Elizabeth Olsen, Susannah Fielding, and Jessica Chastain. In 2016, the Avengers star also dated Taylor Swift, but they broke up after three months.

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Thanks to his decision to reach out to a 12-year-old Colorado lad who was being tormented, Paul Rudd has helped the dreams of many children come true.

Brody Ridder, 12, came home from school with an almost empty yearbook. Despite requesting for more, he was only able to get the autographs of two teachers and two students.

Ridder made the decision to write a note to himself in his yearbook as his signature. He wrote, “Hope you make some more friends.”

Ridder’s mother, Cassandra Ridder, told NPR on Friday that she had reached her breaking point. The taunting her kid had endured at school in a Denver suburb for months was reflected in his letter to himself.

She was moved by Brody’s hurt and suffering to post a note to the school’s parent Facebook group.

In order to inform her friends of the developments, Cassandra posted to her personal Facebook after disseminating the article to the school community in May. At that point, the outpouring of support for Brody began; celebrities, businesses, parents, and children all reached out both online and in person.

Paul Rudd, who plays Ant-Man in the blockbuster movies Ant-Man and Avengers: Endgame, was one among the individuals who saw Cassandra’s warning. Earlier this month, Rudd FaceTimed Ridder and sent him a letter.

Even the actor himself signed Brody’s own Ant-Man helmet.

The numerous offers of assistance that her family has received over the past few months are being processed by Brody. They continue to read the letters that have been written to him. For her son, this support is priceless and to continue promoting empathy and kindness, she is currently in discussions with NGOs that focus on anti-bullying campaigns.

A number of older classmates attended Brody’s class and signed his yearbook when he got back to school after his mom posted on Facebook. According to Cassandra, her kid has been very appreciative of the support and has been really upbeat.

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R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from his attempts over a period of years to use his fame to ensnare victims he sexually abused. 

The prosecution urged the judge to sentence 55-year-old Kelly to more than 25 years in prison, but Kelly’s defense attorneys argued for 10 years or less, claiming that the prosecution’s request was “tantamount to a life sentence.”

Newly unsealed court documents revealed graphic details about R&B singer Kelly’s childhood abuse, which his attorneys hope will persuade a judge to give him a more lenient sentence. Even though New York prosecutors have recommended the disgraced singer be sentenced to more than 25 years, they did so because of “the need to protect the public from further crimes.”

According to Kelly’s defense attorneys, a sentence of more than 10 years in prison would be “tantamount to a life sentence,” and anything more would be “more than necessary.” Kelly is a 55-year-old singer.

Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, appeared at the court on Wednesday wearing a black mask, dark-rimmed glasses, and a tan prison uniform. Seven of Kelly’s victims are anticipated to give impact statements in court, following which US District Court Judge Ann Donnelly will impose Kelly’s sentence, which might include a fine.

In September of last year, a jury found Kelly guilty on nine counts, including one for racketeering and eight for contravening the Mann Act, which prohibits sex trafficking. Kelly was charged with using his famous status and “network of people at his disposal to target kids, boys, and young women for his personal sexual enjoyment,” according to prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York.

Witnesses testified during the five-week federal trial in Brooklyn that R. Kelly had assaulted them physically and sexually. According to witnesses testifying in court, the notorious R&B musician married the late singer Aaliyah in 1994 when she was only 15 years old, and he was an adult after she thought she had gotten pregnant.

On Wednesday, Kelly’s ability to pay a fine was the subject of a legal dispute between Kelly’s defense and prosecution teams. According to the defense, he is “very close to the indigent,” so he couldn’t. But, on the other hand, prosecutors objected, claiming that any fine could be paid with the proceeds from the sale of some of his music rights and the millions of dollars in royalties held by Sony.

Since being found guilty nine months ago, Kelly has hired Jennifer Bonjean and her firm to serve as his sole attorneys. Bonjean represented Bill Cosby in a civil dispute that he lost this month in court and who also assisted Cosby in having his sexual assault conviction overturned.

According to CNN legal analyst Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor who has handled cases involving the racketeering and Mann Act crimes in Kelly’s case, Kelly’s sentencing judge will have considerable authority to impose a sentence she deems is suitable.

R. Kelly is currently being held in a federal detention center in Brooklyn; after being sentenced, he is anticipated to be transferred back to Chicago, where he will stand trial in federal court in August on allegations of obstruction and child pornography.

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Top Gun Maverick’s global box office earnings have surpassed $1 billion (£810 million), making it both Tom Cruise’s and the year’s most profitable movie.

The movie has retained its audience after 31 days and surpassed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as the highest-earning predecessor.

According to Variety, after 31 days of release, Top Gun: Maverick has earned $1.006 billion (£813 million) at the global movie office, surpassing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which had earned $947 million (£772 million) at the time. The US is by far the film’s greatest market, where it has made $522 million, followed by the UK ($70 million) and Japan ($41 million).

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The 2018 thriller Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which brought in $792 million, has been easily surpassed by Top Gun: Maverick as Cruise’s highest-grossing movie worldwide.

The movie has maintained a strong position in the US box office charts, and revenue forecasts indicated that it would surpass the Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis to reclaim the top spot in its fifth week of release. However, in the end, Elvis barely won, earning $31.1 million to Top Gun Maverick’s $29.6 million. Movies like Lightyear and Jurassic World Dominion had earlier pushed Top Gun Maverick down in the ratings, but it was able to hold onto its audience while its competitors’ numbers dropped.

While right-wing pundits assert that viewers are responding to the movie’s purportedly conservative and “anti-woke” themes, Variety claims that “critical acclaim and fantastic word-of-mouth” are helping the movie reach these numbers. However, it is far behind Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in 2021 and had a global box office of $1.9bn, as the greatest grossing movie since the disruption the Covid pandemic brought to the movie business.

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The Hollywood Reporter has been informed by the star’s management that Lindsay Lohan is wed to Bader Shammas.

Fans were led to believe that The Parent Trap star Lindsay Lohan and her boyfriend, Bader Shammas, got married when Lindsay posted a cryptic message on Saturday.

With her swoon-worthy photos, Lindsay has been informing her followers about her personal life.

The actress from Freaky Friday announced her engagement to the investor on social media on Saturday, which was also her 36th birthday. According to Lohan’s spokespeople, the couple had been dating for three years until she announced in November on Instagram that she was engaged to Shammas.

In a recent Instagram picture, Lohan captioned a selfie of the couple, “I am the luckiest lady in the world.” “You discovered me and understood my desire to simultaneously pursue grace and happiness. That you are my husband astounds me.

“My life and my everything,” she continued. Every day, every woman should experience this.

Jonathan Bennett, Lohan’s co-star from the Mean Girls, also offered his support by leaving a remark on her page with a string of heart emojis.

Lindsay Lohan announced her engagement to Shammas in November of last year by posting a series of pictures of the two of them grinning and flashing their engagement rings. “Your love. my life, my household. my upcoming, “In the caption, she wrote.

When Extra host Rachel Lindsay questioned Lohan about what kind of bride she anticipated becoming in February, Lohan gave an update on her forthcoming wedding.

Lohan continued, “I’m looking at destinations. “I’ve already begun discussing the clothing with one of my friends. However, I want to pace myself and do everything properly. But this is a thrilling period. I’m a total girlie girl, therefore.”

The star is set to appear in two Netflix original movies. The first is Falling for Christmas, directed by Janeen Damian, in which Lindsay Lohan co-stars with Chord Overstreet as a privileged hotel heiress who suffers from amnesia following a skiing accident and loses memory of her past life.

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Khabby Lame has grown to become the most popular star on TikTok two years after setting up an account on the social media platform after losing his job due to the pandemic.

On Wednesday, American star Charli D’Amelio, 18, was officially surpassed by Khabane Lame, 22, who had previously held the title. Lame had 142.8 million followers as of Thursday afternoon. With 142.3 million, D’Amelio is not far behind.

Lame, who describes himself as a comedian and posts amusing films that parody clout-seeking influencers and their extravagant videos, has not yet responded to the historic occasion.

Khabby Lame moved to Italy with his parents the following year after being born in Senegal in 2000. He started working as a machine operator in the northern city of Turin after finishing high school until being fired in March 2020.

In an interview with Forbes published in March, Lame said, “The pandemic had just started, and I was bored with a lot of time on my hands, so I started shooting movies on TikTok. The young man started making parodies of TikTok videos where users demonstrated “easy” techniquesfor doing things like cutting their bangs and doing the dishes.

Lame, who is now studying English, primarily use visual humor in his videos, which are available to viewers anywhere.

The New York Times credited Lame’s success to his “everyman” traits in a story written last year.

His work doesn’t have the polished production value exhibited by the most well-known TikTok stars of the moment. His ascension has been completely natural, according to the newspaper.

But even though his videos seem straightforward, he told Forbes that he puts a lot of thinking into making them.

He said, “I spend at least three hours daily hunting for the ideal video to spoof. I always take care to avoid offending anyone with my videos, and I always choose to mimic jokes in a lighthearted manner.

Khabby Lame has an amazing reach and is one of the most prominent young people on the planet. His videos have received an astounding 2.3 billion likes in total, and each one typically receives tens of millions of views.

The actor claimed, however, that he is still in disbelief over his unanticipated ascent to stardom and that he soon hopes to go to Hollywood.

In his words, “I started doing this for pleasure, and I never expected anything of this. “My experiences have given me the drive to pursue my goals because I know that they are attainable with hard work and dedication.”