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ShowbizArtificial, the new film about OpenAI's 2023 boardroom crisis, had its world premiere at the 2026 New York Film Festival on Monday, with Andrew Garfield stepping onto the red carpet as Sam Altman. The Luca Guadagnino-directed drama drew glowing early reactions from critics after months of off-screen
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ShowbizAustralian comedian Judith Lucy, 58, has announced her breast cancer diagnosis in a candid video, saying she is “in shock, but I’m OK”. After a lumpectomy found more cancer, she will undergo a double mastectomy.
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ShowbizAmazon MGM's psychological thriller Verity has decisively beaten Tom Cruise's big-budget satire Digger at the weekend box office, opening to an estimated $33 million in North America while Cruise's film managed only about $7.5 million — the star's weakest debut in nearly two decades.
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ShowbizKenan "Ken" Urker, 34, the on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, was found dead in his Raceland, Louisiana, home on Thursday, his 34th birthday. Authorities are investigating an apparent overdose; no foul play found so far.
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ShowbizBritish rock band Enter Shikari have announced they will fall dormant as of 31 December 2027, after 20 years as a band. In a statement shared on 1 October 2026, the group said the indefinite hiatus may end with a return — or with extinction.
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ShowbizProtesters have blockaded an Elbit Systems factory in Staffordshire over the company's supply of military equipment to Israel. The direct-action group 'Silence Elbit Drones' launched the blockade by attaching nine protesters to five 'lock-ons', effectively sealing off access to the factory. The group's actions are aimed at disrupting Elbit's operations due to its role in
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ShowbizPunjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the passing of senior stage actor Asif Iqbal, who died of a heart attack. The actor's death has sent shockwaves in the theatre community, with many paying tribute to his longstanding contribution to the field. Asif Iqbal was a renowned
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ShowbizKolkata designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee returned to New York Fashion Week with a 72-look Spring/Summer 2027 collection and a multiyear Met collaboration of Byzantine-inspired high jewellery made in India.
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