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The director of The Brutalist has defended his lead actors' performances after it emerged that artificial intelligence had been used to "refine" their Hungarian accents.Brady Corbet insisted that the performances of Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones were "completely their own". Brody leads the three-hour film, playing Hungarian architect Laszlo Toth, a man trying to rebuild his life in the US following World War Two. Felicity Jones plays his wife, Erzsebet.The […]

Guitarist John Sykes, who played with rock bands including Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65.A statement on the musician's website said he died after a "hard-fought battle with cancer". A statement published under an image of a black guitar and single red rose read: "He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn't know him personally, he was a […]

Police have launched an investigation after Gladiators star Apollo was reportedly stalked and harassed.The 33-year-old, whose real name is Alex Gray, is said to have been targeted by a woman both on the set of the TV show in Sheffield and at his temporary accommodation in the city. South Yorkshire Police said they were "aware of reports of a man in his 30s being subjected to stalking and harassment".A spokesperson […]

Dear White People star DeRon Horton says he was shot days before Christmas and is lucky not to have been killed or paralysed.The 32-year-old star shared photos of him being treated for his injuries in hospital, saying he had been shot at while he in a car. He said he was now out of the hospital and still "healing".His co-star from The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L Jackson, […]

A hospital boss has hailed Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan as a "real hero" after he was stabbed multiple times in an attempted robbery.Khan was stabbed six times in the attack at his home in an upscale neighbourhood in Mumbai, in the early hours of Thursday, with Indian media outlets reporting that a suspect has been detained. He underwent emergency surgery and is now out of danger, doctors said, after […]

Jamie Theakston is cancer-free and will be returning to work on Monday morning.In September, the 54-year-old presenter revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 1 laryngeal cancer. Speaking to his Heart Breakfast co-host Amanda Holden and Jason King who has been covering his morning role, Theakston said: "I've got some news for you. Because I can tell you that as of today, I'm cancer-free".He said doctors had warned him […]

Ahead of her husband's second inauguration, Melania Trump wanted to get a few things straight."Maybe people see me as just a wife of the president," she said, in an interview with Fox News. "But I'm standing on my own two feet, independent. I have my own thoughts." Just before the election, Mrs Trump released her memoir. Later this year, she will be the focus of an Amazon documentary series she […]

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse videos, including AI-generated material.The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said it received an alert from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that someone was uploading 18 files of child sex abuse videos. Officers said a total of 134 videos of child sex abuse material was located and linked to the same account, which they […]

Cameron Diaz has said her decade-long retirement from acting was "the best 10 years of my life".The actress, 52, has partnered with Jamie Foxx for the Netflix blockbuster Back In Action, marking her first role since playing Miss Hannigan in the 2014 remake of Annie. Speaking on the BBC's Graham Norton Show alongside Foxx, Diaz said of her temporary retirement: "Oh my God, I loved it. It was the best […]