George Clooney will never forget that he lost a role in “Thelma & Louise” to Brad Pitt. “I got to the final test for a role in ‘Thelma & Louise.’ And, motherf—er, Brad got it,” Clooney, 64, said about his “Ocean’s Eleven” co-star, 61, in a new interview with The Times UK. Pitt memorably portrayed J.D., … Read more
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is rebelling against the critics. The 54-year-old shut down speculation that she and husband Durek Verrett are in a lavender marriage, which means two queer individuals get into a heterosexual marriage in order to conceal their true identities. In an Instagram video posted Monday, the couple looked confusion as a question box popped up … Read more
Before Tina Louise found herself stranded on a tropical island, she was plagued with loneliness as a child in boarding school. The actress, who found fame as the glamorous Ginger Grant on the sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has recently released the audio version of her 1997 book, “Sunday: A Memoir.” The star said that, for the … Read more
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s daughter, Lady Louise, is planning to follow in her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps by serving her country, according to a report. The 20-year-old has her sights set on joining the military, the Sun reports. The outlet added that Lady Louise — who is King Charles’ niece — is currently … Read more
Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Hudson, co-stars in the first “Sex and the City” movie, reunited in Paris on Monday to celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Hudson, 42, shared a photo to Instagram and X of the two posing in front of the illuminated Eiffel Tower. “Look who I ran into in Paris!!” she … Read more
Geena Davis revealed that an A-list actor hated Brad Pitt because he was jealous that Pitt landed the role of “Thelma & Louise” ahead of him. On an episode of “The Graham Norton Show,” Davis, who starred alongside Susan Sarandon in the 1991 Ridley Scott flick, recalled Pitt’s audition to play her love interest JD. … Read more
Brad Pitt, you owe Geena Davis big-time — and not just because you stole all her getaway money in “Thelma & Louise.” On Thursday’s episode of BBC America’s “The Graham Norton Show,” the Oscar-winning actress revealed that she auditioned with three other actors to play conman cowboy J.D. opposite her Thelma in the 1991 Ridley … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88. Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in … Read more
Louise Fletcher, the sweet actress from Alabama who won an Academy Award for her turn as the heartless Nurse Ratched — one of the most reviled characters in movie history — in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has died. She was 88. Fletcher died Friday of natural causes at her home in Montdurausse, France, her … Read more
Louise Fletcher, whose Oscar-winning performance as the sadistic Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest gave Hollywood one of its greatest all-time villains and provided the culture with a portrait of bureaucratic evil so indelible that the character’s last name could carry a TV series 45 years later, died Friday at her … Read more