Author: Anum Mushtaq

Winona Ryder is officially heading to Nevermore Academy. Netflix announced on Monday, Feb. 23, that the Golden Globe winner, 54, has joined the cast of Wednesday season 3. The streamer also confirmed that production has officially started near Dublin, Ireland, and revealed Ryder will play a character named Tabitha. Alongside Ryder, Netflix said several other new cast members are joining the supernatural hit: Chris Sarandon (Balthazar), Noah Taylor (Cyrus), Oscar Morgan (Atticus), and Kennedy Moyer (Daisy). The season will also feature Eva Green, who had been previously announced and will play Morticia Addams’ sister, Ophelia, according to Netflix. Ryder’s casting…

UFC middleweight contender Anthony Hernandez is heading into his upcoming bout against Sean Strickland with emotions running high following a racially charged social media post by his opponent. The #4-ranked UFC Middleweight, who was born in Dunnigan, California, recently reacted to an AI-generated image that Strickland shared online. The image depicted Strickland as an ICE agent and Hernandez dressed in a stereotypical Mexican sombrero and poncho. Hernandez described the post as offensive and rooted in harmful stereotypes, though he insisted it has not affected his mindset ahead of the fight. “Honestly, I laughed when I seen that sht,” Hernandez told…

Bad Bunny is stepping into his first leading role on the big screen with an upcoming historical drama centered on Puerto Rico, marking a major milestone in the global superstar’s acting career. The Puerto Rican artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, will headline Porto Rico, a feature film directed by René Pérez Joglar better known to fans as Residente. The project will also star Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton and Javier Bardem, with Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu attached as an executive producer. The film represents Pérez Joglar’s feature directorial debut. According to Deadline, the cast brings together an international lineup…

Actor Shia LaBeouf is facing criminal charges in New Orleans following two alleged assault incidents that occurred as Mardi Gras celebrations were ramping up in the city. The New Orleans Police Department confirmed that LaBeouf, 39, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Feb. 17, after officers responded to reports of violence in the French Quarter. According to authorities, police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Royal Street at around 12:45 a.m., where two men told officers they had been assaulted. Investigators said LaBeouf was allegedly creating a disturbance at a nearby business and becoming increasingly aggressive. After the incidents,…

A strange and sensational claim is circulating online, alleging that newly discussed documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein somehow expose Ellen DeGeneres as part of a secret Hollywood “cannibal” ring. The posts, which have gone viral across platforms including Instagram and X, accuse the former talk show host of belonging to what some users describe as “depraved elite circles.” As of February 16, 2026, the rumor has gained traction despite the complete lack of credible sourcing or documentation. Viral captions have labeled DeGeneres as Hollywood’s “ultimate flesh-eater,” pairing her name with hashtags tied to the Epstein case. None of the widely…

Team USA figure skater Alysa Liu revealed that her Olympic gold medal from the 2026 Winter Games was damaged shortly after she received it, and that she was not permitted to keep the medal in its broken condition. Liu, 20, earned gold in the team figure skating event on February 8. While celebrating her victory, the medal unexpectedly detached from its ribbon, making her the latest Olympian to experience issues with the construction of the 2026 medals. “I was just jumping up and down, as one does to celebrate, and it just dropped,” Liu said in an interview with Overtime…

Radiohead lead guitarist and acclaimed film composer Jonny Greenwood has formally asked for a portion of his music from Phantom Thread to be taken out of the recently released Melania Trump documentary, Melania. Greenwood collaborated with director Paul Thomas Anderson on the 2017 psychological drama, which went on to receive multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Score. The two creatives issued a joint statement to Variety after discovering that music from the film had been incorporated into the documentary without prior consultation. “It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used…

Warner Bros. Discovery is positioning HBO Max’s upcoming Harry Potter television series as a landmark moment for streaming, with company leadership predicting it will become one of the largest digital entertainment launches to date. Speaking in London at an event announcing HBO Max’s upcoming launch in the UK and Ireland, J.B. Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming and Games at Warner Bros. Discovery, said the new series would eclipse previous releases on the platform in scale and impact. “HBO Max‘s Harry Potter TV series will be ‘the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max and arguably in…

Fans of Bridgerton may want to prepare for an emotional ending to season 4. Author Julia Quinn has suggested that the second half of the upcoming season could include moments that leave viewers reaching for tissues fueling speculation about a possible major character death. “I can just say, get your tissues ready, because it’s rough,” Quinn said in a recent interview. “When I visited the set, they were filming scenes and I saw a scene that was at the same time incredibly joyful and just heart wrenching so, yeah, you’re gonna need tissues for part 2.” The comments have intensified…