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Zoe G Phillips

Zoe G Phillips joined The Hollywood Reporter as a News Writer in 2024. Previously, she worked at Entertainment Tonight, where the team won two Emmys during her tenure, as well as at Dance Media’s Pointe, Dance Teacher and Dance Business Weekly. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Michigan and currently lives in Los Angeles with her very large cat, Pip.

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Anne Hathaway Recalls Being Asked to “Make Out” With 10 Different Men for Chemistry Test

Anne Hathaway opened up this week about her experience “back in the 2000s” being asked to kiss “ten guys” for a chemistry read. “I was told, ‘We have ten guys coming today and you’re cast. Aren’t you excited to make out with all of them?’ And I thought, ‘Is there something wrong with me?’ because […]

Tori Spelling and Shannen Doherty Recall How Their Friendship “Dissipated” During ‘90210’

Tori Spelling and Shannen Doherty reunited this week to recall a falling out that the two of them had while working on Beverly Hills, 90210 — but neither of them could remember the cause. Doherty hosted Spelling on her Let’s Be Clear podcast, sharing toward the beginning that the two friends were “trying to figure […]

Céline Dion Says She Hopes to “Find a Miracle” While Fighting Stiff Person Syndrome

Céline Dion said this week she is hoping to “find a miracle” in regard to her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, which she first announced in 2022. “I haven’t beat the disease, as it’s still within me and always will be,” Dion told Vogue France. “I hope that we’ll find a miracle, a way to […]

Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated ‘Las Madres — The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo’ Director, Dies at 80

Lourdes Portillo, the prominent Mexican filmmaker and social activist behind The Devil Never Sleeps and the Oscar-nominated Las Madres – The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has died. She was 80. Portillo died Saturday at her home in San Francisco, her friend Soco Aguilar told The Hollywood Reporter. She was surrounded by her three […]

Patti Smith Thanks Taylor Swift for Her ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Lyric: “I Was Moved”

Patti Smith responded Saturday to Taylor Swift’s recent mention of her in the title track of her album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift name-drops Smith, a rock poet and artist, alongside poet Dylan Thomas in the chorus of her song “The Tortured Poets Department,” released along with its namesake album Friday. She sings, “I laughed […]

The Spice Girls Reunite at Victoria Beckham’s 50th Birthday Party

The Spice Girls reunion we’ve been waiting for? The legendary girl group of the 1990s reunited over the weekend for member Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party. In a video shared to Instagram by David Beckham, Victoria’s husband, all five of the original Spice Girls — Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Mel […]

Taylor Swift Unveils Music Video for “Fortnight” With Post Malone From ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Taylor Swift has released the music video for “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone from her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. The track is the first single from the record, which the singer released early Friday. In the footage, Swift and Post Malone play ex-lovers, with the latter trying to save the singer who appears trapped […]

Taylor Swift Adds 15 Songs to ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ With Surprise Release ‘The Anthology’

Taylor Swift surprised fans with a secret “double album” expansion of The Tortured Poets Department early Friday morning. The expansion, released two hours after the initial album, features 15 more songs titled The Anthology. “It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “I’d written so much […]

Jenna Fischer Filmed ‘Mean Girls’ With a Broken Shoulder: “The Wildest Experience”

Jenna Fischer put her acting skills to the test on the set of 2024’s Mean Girls. The actress revealed this week she filmed the movie with a broken shoulder. “I shot for one day on Mean Girls, and then I didn’t have to shoot for a month,” Fischer told People. “And in that month I went […]

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ Trailer Features Josh Hartnett as a Serial Killer at a Concert

Warner Bros. released the trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s newest thriller, Trap, with Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue and Saleka Shyamalan on Thursday. The upcoming film will feature Hartnett as a serial killer at a pop star’s concert. Trap follows a “father and teen daughter attending a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center […]

Giancarlo Esposito Says He Was So Broke He Considered Arranging His Own Murder

Giancarlo Esposito looked back at his financial struggles this week, recalling a time when he considered ordering his own murder in pursuit of a life insurance payout for his family. During an appearance on SiriusXM’s Jim & Sam show, Esposito said he went through two bankruptcies before landing Breaking Bad, as well as a foreclosure […]

Ashanti Announces She Is Pregnant and Engaged to Nelly

Ashanti is pregnant with her and Nelly’s first child, the singer confirmed Wednesday. The duo also announced they are engaged. Ashanti announced the pregnancy news via an Instagram video that portrays her getting ready for a performance. A handler and her mother, Tina Douglas, take turns asking her how much time she needs until she’s […]