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Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson split
Singer Ariana Grande and Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson have called off their engagement.
The couple ended their engagement over the weekend, reports suggest so on Sunday.
"It was way too much too soon. It's not shocking to anyone," a source told leading publications.
Sources close to the couple said the decision to split was a mutual choice as both felt the timing wasn't right.
As of Sunday evening, Grande had not deleted photographs and videos of Davidson from her social media accounts, but Davidson's accounts were no longer active.
The couple's split comes after Grande has endured a difficult few weeks as she came to terms with the loss of former boyfriend Pete Davidson, who died from an apparent drug overdose on 7 September.
After venting about her emotional exhaustion to her Twitter followers, the star took some much-needed time off.
On 21 May, it was reported the Grammy nominee and Davidson had started casually dating.
The news of their pairing came just two weeks after it was confirmed that Grande had split from rapper Miller and one week after Davidson confirmed his break up from actress Cazzie David, whom he had dated for a year.
Grande and Davidson kept their relationship under wraps in the beginning. On 20 May, he supported the “No tears left to cry” singer behind the scenes at the Billboard Music Awards.
Once news broke of their coupling, though, the entertainers soon made it official on Instagram by sharing a shot of them posing together in Harry Potter robes and began attending events together.
The couple confirmed their engagement in June after a whirl wind romance.
Chris Evans clarifies rumours around Captain America
As Chris Evans' farewell tweet on Avengers 4 led some fans to believe that Captain America will die in the upcoming Marvel movie, the actor has clarified it saying that the post wasn't an insinuation that "Captain America will die".
During Comic Con here, the 37-year-old silenced all the rumours and spoke about his tweet and the intense reaction it garnered, reported by a leading publication.
He said, "I should clarify that I know I did tweet something that made a lot of people think that it was in some way a spoiler.”
"I should clarify that regardless of how Avengers 4 ends, I would have tweeted the exact same thing. That last day of filming was a very emotional day and it was the culmination of almost 10 years of filming and 22 movies, this unbelievable tapestry."
Buzz and speculations emerged among fans when Evans tweeted, "It was an emotional day to say the least. Playing this role over the last 8 years has been an honor. “
"To everyone in front of the camera, behind the camera, and in the audience, thank you for the memories! Eternally grateful."
Neither has the actor denied nor agreed to the rumours.
He said, "You feel a lot more emotions than I think even I thought I'd feel. And I felt it was appropriate to share the gratitude. I know it had a ripple effect but I am neither confirming nor denying anything."
Amusing baby questions for expecting mom Jessica Simpson
Actress Jessica Simpson, who is expecting her third child, feels amused by her older children's hilarious questions around the baby.
Six year old Maxwell and five year old Ace have asked if her belly button is a speaker to communicate with the baby, reports the leading publications.
"They want to know every detail like how milk comes out of mommy, how the baby will actually get here," Simpson said during a chat with People magazine.
The 38-year-old actress and fashion designer said she and husband Eric Johnson constantly wonder and try to figure out how to be honest to the kids.
Talking about how she deals with pregnancy cravings, Simpson said, "I crave everything! It's like, with a girl, I just want, like, Pop Tarts and cinnamon rolls and cinnamon gummy bears and sour cherries."
Eric Clapton unveils 'Happy Xmas'
Legendary musician Eric Clapton's album "Happy Xmas" is out now.
It released on 12 October on Clapton's Bushbranch Records/Surfdog Records, read a statement.
"Happy Xmas" is Clapton's 24th studio album and his first since 2016's "I Still Do".
"'Happy Xmas' is here," Clapton tweeted.
He had earlier said, "I had in my head that these holiday songs could be done with a slight blues tinge, and I started to figure out how to play the blues lines in between the vocals."
"I got it down and one of the most identifiable songs on the album, the one that became the foundational style, is 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas'," he added.
Clapton has co produced "Happy Xmas" with long time music producer Simon Climie.
Paul Schrader joins Macau film festival jury
First Reformed director Paul Schrader has joined the jury of the third edition of Macau Film Festival jury.
The festival will be held from 8 to 14 December.
Chinese director Chen Kaige will chair the event's jury, while Nicholas Cage and Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok are onboard as talent ambassadors, reports the leading publications.
Joining the previously announced jury president Chen Kaige will be Schrader along with Hong Kong filmmaker Mabel Cheung, Indian actress Tillotama Shome and Australian producer Paul Currie.
The international strand is the Macau festival's main competition section. It is dedicated exclusively to films by first- and second-time filmmakers and awards a prize of $60,000 for best feature.
Schrader's lengthy and now legendary career includes the screenwriting credits for several classic films from Martin Scorsese including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Last Temptation of Christ.
His diverse and idiosyncratic work as a director includes Blue Collar, American Gigolo, Cat People, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and The Canyons among others.
Schrader's most recent film First Reformed, starring Ethan Hawke, will be included in the Macau festival's lineup this year.
Other industry ambassadors will include South Korean filmmaker Kim Yong-Hwa, India's Shekhar Kapur and Chinese director Xue Xiaolu.
Some additions have also been made this year. A showcase called "New Chinese Cinema" will feature a selection of four to six films representing the programming team's picks of the best new Chinese-language cinema of 2018.
The fest is also adding a "For All the Family" strand, which will screen a small collection of family-film favourites from around the world.
Kevin Hart hits back at Dwayne Johnson
Comedian Kevin Hart has slammed actor Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock for mocking at his weight.
A few days ago, the Baywatch actor posted a picture of his daughter watching him work out in the gym, and compared her to Hart in the most savage way, reports the leading publications.
The Rock tweeted, "My lil' Jasmine Lia loves watchin me clang and bang in the Iron Paradise. Warms my cold black heart as she sits in awe 'Wow daddy you're so strong' while I hammer away. Ironically, my baby son Kevin Hart does the exact same thing too when watching his daddy."
But this didn't go down too well with Hart. He hit back at Johnson.
Hart wrote: "If I was in there, I would of taken a 15 lb weight and knocked you out with it and then I would've taken a shit in the middle of that awful iron paradise of yours."
Both of them have worked together in movies like Jumanji and Central Intelligence.
Joaquin Phoenix dons goofy clown costume, make-up
After revealing his first look as Batmans iconic nemesis, The Joker, actor Joaquin Phoenix sported goofy costume and make-up for the character.
The Oscar winner wore a neon green wig, tiny hat, and plaid jacket as he paraded around a street here holding a sale sign, reported the leading publications.
The origin story sees Phoenix in the titular role despite Jared Leto most recently playing The Joker in Suicide Squad.
Apart from Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Marc Maron and Bryan Callen are also set to star in director Todd Phillips standalone film on Joker.
Joker is scheduled to release in October 2019.
Mel B makes furious jibe at Victoria Beckham
Singer Mel B made a furious jibe at Victoria Beckham during an argument over Spice Girls reunion as the group announce that the reunion tour will start in May next year.
Mel B told Victoria Beckham, "F*** off, you bitch!" during a heated bust-up over the Spice Girls reunion, according to The Sun.
News of the row emerged as the remaining quartet Mel, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Melanie Chisholm flew in to London to make promotional material, announcing a UK tour.
They spent 14 hours at a studio, filming clips for social media, plus photoshoots and song clips.
The much-awaited tour will begin in the UK next May, with extra dates in Europe. But Victoria, who was known as Posh Spice, will not be in the line-up following fiery exchanges with Mel B.
The Sun quoted an insider as saying, "The girls are furious with Victoria for initially agreeing to reunite, then pulling out. At one stage she even threatened to go legal if the girls cashed in on the brand minus her. They then took offence to her recreating her Spice Girls looks in a recent Vogue shoot, and basically said she was being a hypocrite.
"By the end of the exchange, Melanie told Victoria, 'F*** off, you b****!'. And that was pretty much the end of the conversation."
The tour is set to feature dazzling costumes, dancers and pyrotechnics.
Claire Foy was 'deeply hurt' by gender pay gap
Actress Claire Foy says she felt compelled to speak out about the pay gap between herself and The Crown co-actor Matt Smith to open doors for others fighting for fair play.
Foy became a figurehead of sorts for those fighting for gender equality when she spoke out about the fact she was paid much less than Smith even though she was The Queen to his Prince Philip on the drama. The revelation forced the show's bosses to publicly apologise to both stars for inadvertently putting them in a very awkward position.
Now, in a magazine, Foy has said the whole drama was very upsetting and she had moments when she wished she didn't have to be the one making waves, reports the leading publications.
She said, "I was deeply hurt by it, because I'd been working on that show for two years. I loved everybody on it. And then I realised, 'There's been a big, fat, dirty secret that nobody's ever talked about'.
"But then there was also that thing (of being) an inadvertent spokesperson. Why did it have to be me? I could have said nothing. And I think everyone would have preferred that. But I thought, 'If I do that, I will be cheating myself and all the other women I know.'"
Foy recently dismissed reports suggesting she had been offered $225,000 in back pay to settle the gender pay gap on The Crown.
(Source: IANS)
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