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<b><i>Wicked</i> Star Jonathan Bailey Named <i>People</i>’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2025     </b>

Wicked Star Jonathan Bailey Named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2025

Film, NewsmakersNovember 5, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Jonathan Bailey, the British actor whose rise has been nothing short of meteoric, has been crowned the 2025 “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine, an…

<b>Salman Rushdie’s New Fiction Marks a Return from the Edge     </b>

Salman Rushdie’s New Fiction Marks a Return from the Edge

BooksNovember 4, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

The name Salman Rushdie has become synonymous with imaginative risk and personal survival, and this month he returns to the realm of pure fiction with…

<b>Oscar-Nominated Actress Diane Ladd Dies at 89     </b>

Oscar-Nominated Actress Diane Ladd Dies at 89

Film, NewsmakersNovember 4, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Diane Ladd, the acclaimed actress whose seven-decade career earned her three Academy Award nominations and an indelible place in American film, has died at 89….

<b>Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg Set to Bring <i>Call of Duty</i> to the Big Screen      </b>

Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg Set to Bring Call of Duty to the Big Screen

FilmOctober 31, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Film veterans Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg are teaming up to adapt the blockbuster video-game series Call of Duty into a live-action feature film under…

<b>Billie Eilish Tells Billionaires at WSJ Innovator Gala: “Give Your Money Away, Shorties”      </b>

Billie Eilish Tells Billionaires at WSJ Innovator Gala: “Give Your Money Away, Shorties”

NewsmakersOctober 31, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Pop star Billie Eilish stood before a crowd of business titans and spotlight-steered celebrities at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards held at New York’s Museum…

<b>  Cillian Murphy Delivers a Raw, Haunting Performance in <i>Steve</i>   </b>

Cillian Murphy Delivers a Raw, Haunting Performance in Steve

FilmOctober 30, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Steve opens one morning in the mid-1990s at a “last-chance” reform school perched on the edge of a rural landscape. The campus grounds are tired—peeling…

<b>Mothers, Mistakes & Mirror Games: <i> The Girlfriend</i> Turns Domestic Trust Into a Thriller    </b>

Mothers, Mistakes & Mirror Games: The Girlfriend Turns Domestic Trust Into a Thriller

TVOctober 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In The Girlfriend, Robin Wright steps in front of and behind the camera, shaping a drama that begins as polished domestic perfection and unravels into…

<b>Hawaiian Language Finds New Voice as Jason Momoa Brings It to the Screen      </b>

Hawaiian Language Finds New Voice as Jason Momoa Brings It to the Screen

Newsmakers, TVOctober 19, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In his new Apple TV+ series Chief of War, actor-producer Jason Momoa steps into the role of the late-18th-century aliʻi (chief) Kaʻiana — and with it comes a…

<b>Alec and Stephen Baldwin Escape Injury After Crashing Into Tree in the Hamptons     </b>

Alec and Stephen Baldwin Escape Injury After Crashing Into Tree in the Hamptons

Newsmakers, TVOctober 15, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Actor Alec Baldwin and his brother Stephen were involved in a car crash Tuesday afternoon in the Hamptons when their Range Rover struck a tree…

<b>D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Luminary, Dies at 51      </b>

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Luminary, Dies at 51

NewsmakersOctober 14, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Michael Eugene Archer — known to the world as D’Angelo — passed away today at the age of 51 after a long battle with cancer….

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  • Wicked Star Jonathan Bailey Named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2025 November 5, 2025
  • Salman Rushdie’s New Fiction Marks a Return from the Edge November 4, 2025
  • Oscar-Nominated Actress Diane Ladd Dies at 89 November 4, 2025