Judi Dench has an unpopular opinion about Harvey Weinstein. The “Notes on a Scandal” actress, 90, defended the disgraced movie producer, 73, following his rape and sexual assault convictions in a new interview with The Radio Times. “I saw a bit of film of Harvey walking with two sticks and you think, ‘Well…’ ‘I knew … Read more
Kevin Spacey is homeless eight years after his sexual assault scandal tarnished his career. The Oscar winner, 66, revealed in a new interview with The Telegraph that he’s lost his Baltimore, Maryland home where he lived for 12 years. “I’m living in hotels, I’m living in Airbnbs,” Spacey said. Kevin Spacey spotted out in London … Read more
She couldn’t bear less about it. Ayo Edebiri has finally addressed the now-viral exchange she shared with an Italian journalist while discussing her newest movie, “After the Hunt,” at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month. The “Bear” star opened up about the incident shortly after the Luca Guadagnino-directed flick, which also stars Julia Roberts … Read more
She couldn’t bear the bizarre question. During a recent interview at the Venice Film Festival, Ayo Edebiri had a viral moment after an interviewer excluded her from a question about Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement. “The Bear” star, 29, was being interviewed at the Venice Film Festival with Julia Roberts, 57, and Andrew … Read more
Julia Roberts and filmmaker Luca Guadagnino faced pointed questions about complicity and undermining the feminist movement at a news conference for “After the Hunt” on Friday at the Venice Film Festival. The film, set in the world of higher education where Roberts plays a beloved philosophy professor, revolves around an accusation of misconduct. Her mentee, played … Read more
NEW YORK — Kimberly Belflower knew “John Proctor is the Villain” needed its final cathartic scene to work — and, for that, it needed Lorde’s “Green Light.” “I literally told my agent, ‘I would rather the play just not get done if it can’t use that song,’” the playwright laughed. She wrote Lorde a letter, explaining what … Read more
French movie star Gérard Depardieu was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on one of his film sets in 2021 — with the judge ripping him for not grasping the “traumatic” impact of his sick antics. The actor, 76, was slapped with an 18-month suspended prison sentence and will be put on the national … Read more
Theater review JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN One hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission. At the Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street. The loud title of the Broadway play “John Proctor is the Villain” reads like the rare high-school essay that wasn’t written hours before it’s due. It’s a smart and edgy thesis about … Read more
A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for … Read more
Come on down to the underworld, folks — we’re talking about Pluto. Named for the maiden-snatching, shadow-dwelling god of the underworld, the small but mighty planet Pluto is associated with destruction, subversion, depth, intensity, primal urges, the taboo, the criminal, the subterranean, subconscious forces, and the dark and dangerous heart that beats below the veneer … Read more
After languishing in cancellation purgatory for more than three years, actor Armie Hammer has started making his return to polite society. And we seriously need to consider letting him back in — even though, yes, he has been accused of being an abusive, kinky “cannibal.” “You know what you have to do to be a cannibal? … Read more
Bill Maher called on stand-up comic Louis C.K. to be allowed to return to mainstream entertainment after his sexual misconduct scandal during the height of the #MeToo movement. “Isn’t it time everyone just went: ‘OK, It wasn’t a cool thing to do, but it’s been long enough and welcome back.’ Enough!” Maher said on a … Read more
This time, many actresses and experts say they sense a shift in perception. “Something very profound and very luminous is in the midst of happening,” said the actress Anouk Grinberg. “People who defend victims are no longer considered enemies and hyenas that hunt after men.” An association of actresses, A.D.A., was formed in 2021 to … Read more
C’mon with the come-ons. Between the advent of dating apps and a cultural reckoning in the wake of the #MeToo movement, many daters are left wondering: Is it still acceptable to ask a stranger out in person? And while today’s singles are currently rewriting the rules of engagement, the consensus, according to The Post’s polling, … Read more
She’s untangling herself from the web. Kirsten Dunst revealed that she regrets not standing up for herself more after she was called a “girly-girl” while starring in the original three “Spider-Man” films opposite Tobey Maguire. “It was a joke, but on ‘Spider-Man,’ they would call me ‘girly-girl’ sometimes on the walkie-talkie,” Dunst, 41, told Marie Claire … Read more
Mario Batali has parted ways with the Big Apple for good, ranting, “there’s enough a**holes — I’m done with that town.” The chef who was once a Manhattan fixture launched the tirade during his first public return to cooking on screen Friday, in a livestream of his virtual cooking show “Molto A Casa,” from his … Read more
The “wife beater” is canceled — along with blond hair, skinny jeans, thumbs-up emojis and everything else Gen Z has declared uncool, or “cheugy.” Not the actual article of clothing itself, of course — the sleeveless white tee, or A-shirt, once widely associated with the stereotypical blue-collar male and immortalized in pop culture by macho … Read more
Six years after the #MeToo movement swept through Hollywood, actress Rebecca Romijn is finally ready to speak up about working with two of the most controversial directors in show business. Romijn, 50, starred as the blue-skinned Mystique in the “X-Men” movies, notably helmed by Bryan Singer and Brett Ratner. Both have been accused — very … Read more
Actor Matthew Lawrence claimed that he was fired from his agency after he refused to strip for an Oscar-winning director who was reportedly offering him a role in an upcoming Marvel film. Lawrence, 43, made the revelation Saturday on his podcast “Brotherly Love” which he hosts with his two other siblings, Andy and Joey Lawrence. … Read more
Alice Robb dreamed of being a ballerina. Every night, she squeezed her flat feet, trying to mold them into a perfect dancer’s arch. She practiced until her body felt ready to collapse. She stood on her toes as a group of stern ballet mistresses scrutinized her form. In 2001, a 9-year-old Robb got into the … Read more