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Actresses Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley and Nicole Kidman all showed they were Chanel fans at the 2026 Oscars, wearing looks drawn from Matthieu Blazy’s first four collections for the house. Photos: Getty Images
Style Edit

Style Edit: The 2026 awards season was all about Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel

At this year’s Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars, many of those nominated for awards wore Chanel looks drawn from Blazy’s first 4 collections for the house.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Constance Zimmer, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s mum in Love Story

United States

Action movie star Chuck Norris dies at 86

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Alessandro Nivola, who plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story

The Boston native debuted on Broadway opposite Helen Mirren before his breakout on-screen role as Nicolas Cage’s unhinged brother in Face/Off.

Alessandro Nivola, who plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, wears the designer to the show’s premiere in February, in New York. Photo: @alessandro.nivola/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Noah Fearnley, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s ex Michael Bergin in Love Story

The micro drama star recently met the real-life former Calvin Klein model he portrays in the series – and the internet loved it.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jack Lemmon’s granddaughter Sydney, who plays Lauren Bessette in Love Story

The Yale alumnus, who has appeared on Succession and Fear the Walking Dead, is set to star in The Drama with Robert Pattinson and Zendaya.

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American cinema

How the eye-catchingly sexist DOA: Dead or Alive survived chaotic China shoot

Filmed at Hengdian World Studios, DOA: Dead or Alive helped pioneer East-West cinema collaboration – even if it bombed at the box office.

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Holly Valance (right) in a still from DOA: Dead or Alive (2006). Filmed in Hong Kong, mainland China and Thailand, it made just US$7.7 million on a US$30 million budget, and barely secured a release in America.
Fame and celebrity

Meet Sophie von Haselberg, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s boss Tanya in Love Story

She once lived in China before going to Yale – and being viewed as a nepo baby is something she has accepted.

Artificial intelligence

AI version of late actor Val Kilmer to co-star in new movie

Kilmer will posthumously ⁠appear in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ in one of the boldest uses yet of AI in moviemaking.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Rafael Olarra, Pedro Pascal’s rumoured boyfriend – and Luke Evans’ ex

Pascal turned heads at the Oscars in Chanel with a new, clean-shaven look – but the internet is also curious about the creative director he might be dating...

Rafael Olarra (right), who is rumoured to be dating Pedro Pascal, at rehearsals for an event for luxury brand Faena last November. Photos: EPA; @rafaolarra/Instagram
Academy Awards

Meet Katelyn Rose Larson, girlfriend of Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams

The pair, who turned heads at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, have been together since 2020 – she’s a tattoo artist who prefers her privacy.

Hudson Williams attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with his girlfriend, Katelyn Rose Larson. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Ukraine war

Oscar-winner Penn skips Academy Awards ceremony to visit Zelensky in Kyiv

The ‘One Battle After Another’ star skips ceremony for his third Oscar win to meet President Zelensky and potentially visit the front lines.

Icons and Influencers

Meet Marcelo Wang, the influencer teaching Rihanna phrases in Mandarin

The content creator boasts over 1 million followers on Instagram, just attended Milan Fashion Week – and speaks Portuguese, too.

Celebrity Families

Meet Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan’s parents, Donna and Michael A. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan is now an Oscar winner – but what do we know about his parents, for whom he bought a home in Sherman Oaks, California, in 2015?

Michael B. Jordan and his mother Donna at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards. Photo: Getty Images
Academy Awards

What did stars wear to the Oscars 2026?

Meanwhile, Emma Stone wore a ‌liquid silver Louis Vuitton dress, and Teyana Taylor stunned in Chanel.

Timothée Chalamet in Givenchy, Jessie Buckley in Chanel, and Michael B. Jordan in Louis Vuitton on the Oscars 2026 red carpet. Photos: AFP, Reuters, EPA
Artificial intelligence

ByteDance said to hold Seedance AI video tool launch after copyright row

Reported moves follows copyright complaints by Disney and other Hollywood studios.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Alexandra Breckenridge, who plays Mel Monroe in Virgin River

The actress, who was in American Horror Story and The Walking Dead, was introduced to her husband by Katy Perry at a Grammys after-party.

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Academy Awards

Who are the 6 youngest Academy Award-winning actors ever? Anna Paquin and more

As we wait to see if nominees like Timothée Chalamet are taking home Oscars this year, we take a look back at the youngest best actor and best supporting actors in history.

Tatum O’Neal, Timothy Hutton and Anna Paquin are among the youngest actors to have won an Academy Award. Photos: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Who did JFK Jr date before his Love Story with Carolyn Bessette?

He had an on-off relationship with Daryl Hannah and just a single date with The Blue Lagoon star Brooke Shields, who said he was a good kisser.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | From TVB queen to YouTube star, how Carol ‘Dodo’ Cheng does it all

Hong Kong icon Carol “Dodo” Cheng has worn many hats – actor, television host, content creator – continually reinventing herself across five decades.

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Celebrity Families

Who is Carole Radziwill and why is she not in Love Story?

Carole married Prince Anthony Radziwill, JFK Jr’s cousin and close friend, and even spoke to Bessette on the flight that ended in her and her husband’s death in 1999.

Carole Radziwill was married to John F. Kennedy Jr’s cousin Prince Anthony Radziwill, and was good friends with the former and his wife Carolyn Bessette, yet doesn’t feature in the hit FX series Love Story. Photos: @katienovamakeup, @caroleradziwill/Instagram
Celebrity Families

Who were Carolyn Bessette’s parents, Ann Messina and William Bessette?

The teacher and engineer split when their daughter was eight – and the show seems to note she was later estranged from her dad.

In Love Story, Constance Zimmer (second from left) plays Ann Messina, Carolyn Bessette’s mum. Photo: @constancezimmer/Instagram
Celebrity children

Meet Dree Hemingway, who plays Daryl Hannah in FX’s Love Story

The model-turned-actress, who has worked with Calvin Klein and Chanel, says being a nepo baby made her put more pressure on herself.

Trending in China

Timothée Chalamet charms fans, embraces Chinese culture, sells tofu, plays table tennis

Oscar-nominated Hollywood star charms fans on promotional trip by sampling spicy hotpot, enjoying Chinese tea.

Fame and celebrity

Woman charged with attempted murder in shooting at Rihanna’s LA home

Prosecutors say Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, fired multiple shots at the property while the singer and her family were inside.

Global megastar Rihanna. Photo: AFP
United States

Harvey Weinstein calls prison ‘hell’ in interview behind bars

The disgraced mogul claims innocence from Rikers Island, detailing a violent assault by an inmate and his fear of dying in prison.

Harvey Weinstein in court in New York earlier this month. Photo: AP
American cinema

12 new Hollywood movies to watch in spring 2026, from Toy Story 5 to Michael

The Mandalorian and Grogu, Mortal Kombat II and The Devil Wears Prada 2 join Toy Story 5 and others in our list of exciting coming releases.

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American cinema

Review | Project Hail Mary: Ryan Gosling is stranded in dull Martian clone

Ryan Gosling plays an astronaut on a mission to save Earth in this film directed by The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

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