Kate Winslet is terrified of cows.
The 'Titanic' star, 49, believes they are the world's "scariest animal" and confessed her fears during an appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' revealing she had a conversation with someone familiar with the animals who warned her she could get trampled in a stampede.
When asked to name the world's most terrifying creature, Kate told the host: "I’m honestly not brilliant with cows and I know that sounds … [silly] but listen here’s the thing.
"Someone said to me: 'Oh you’ve got to learn how to read a field of cows, you have, you’ve got to be careful because if they turn, oof they’ve gone.'
"I said: 'What do you mean?' [The person replied] 'Well if their tails are swishin’ and they’re flickin’ like that and there’s flies, it means they’re unhappy.
"They might charge you.' And I was like: 'Oh my God!' …
"I have decided that they are going to stampede me to the ground … "
Kate went on to recall a terrifying incident which occurred when she was out on a walk in the countryside with her late mother.
She said: "There was a time when my mother was alive, and she and I were on a walk, and some cows absolutely were catching up with us …
"They were slowly Bo-Peeping it and then they did speed up, really, truly. Borderline [a] couple of gallopers, I’d say.
"However, there are quite a lot of stories in England about people having very nasty run-ins with cows. Very real ones. So I am extremely wary of a field of cows."
Kate went on to insist she wants to "get better at coping" with her fear, telling Colbert: "They’re not really scary, are they? No, they’re not".
However, she added it's right to be wary of cows, calling it a "legit fear".
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Chrissy Teigen has called for a social media curfew.
The model – who is married to singer John Legend – is a regular user of Instagram but she's convinced services should be suspended between the hours of 6pm and 6am to give everyone a break because "life was awesome" before platforms like Facebook and TikTok launched.
In a post on her Instagram Stories, she explained: "I personally think that one day there will be the most incredible rule, my first rule would be — I think the government or some kind of ethics committee, somebody, should shut off social media between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
"Leave it all up. Everyone gets to do anything they want but only between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Shut it off. Done."
Chrissy went on to add: "I come from the days where we had nothing and then we saw something. Guys, life was great. Life was awesome before this.
"I know it’s hard to see it now, but it’s doable. It’s very doable. This doesn’t have to be our lives. And I say this for myself as well because, obviously, I’m on here right now doing this! But it doesn’t have to define us or be our whole lives."
Chrissy's post comes after TikTok was taken down in the US on Saturday night (18.01.25) after lawmakers in the country ordered the platform's Chinese owners ByteDance to sell the firm or face a black out in America.
However, the platform has since been given a reprieve thanks to US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to worked with the company to find a solution after he officially takes office on Monday (20.01.25).
A statement from TikTok posted on X explained: "In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service.
"We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.
"It’s a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States."
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Slash feels "fortunate" to still be alive after coming close to death in his 30s.
The Guns 'N' Roses guitarist suffered heart problems brought on by his heavy drinking and drug-taking over the years and he admits he is lucky to still be around and able to work as he approaches his 60th birthday in July.
He told The Sunday Times newspaper: "I just feel lucky to be here. I got a letter the other day from my tour manager, detailing one of the times I died back in 2001.
"So I’m just really fortunate and think getting older is an accomplishment – people complaining about their age should rethink … And so I will do this, proudly, for as long as I physically can."
Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy – a form of congestive heart failure – when he was in his mid-30s but recovered after having surgery to add an implant to his heart.
The rocker went on to admit he threw himself into the party lifestyle when he first shot to fame and ended up feeling even more isolated before he eventually got sober in 2006.
He told the publication: "I was just going headlong into everything. Hardcore partying. But nobody ever spoke about what happens when the tour stops, and the adrenaline ends.
"Because I didn’t have a real life before this. I was a kid, then I got into a band. So when I had a break, I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to go out and be recognised. That’s not my thing – though I would have been laid more, I guess.
"But instead, I ended up doing lots of drugs – alienating drugs where you are just a loner. I did that for years and, so, finally, I got sober. And then just jumped into spending all my time doing music. It speaks to me in a positive way."
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Bob Dylan's old will is up for sale.
The 83-year-old singer originally signed the plans for after his death as 'Robert Dylan' and it is dated 26 August 1976, with the wording showing it is an amendment to a document he originally filed on 22 September the previous year.
The typed codicil – which is hand signed and dated – is going up for sale through Moments in Time, with the collectors' setting the price at $27,500.
In the document, Bob stated he was leaving his brother David Zimmerman $50,000 and the house he was living in at that time, and also made provisions for any children who outlived him.
At the time of signing the paperwork, Bob had children Maria, now 63, Jesse, now 59, Anna, 57, Samuel, 56, and Jakob, 55, with then-wife Sara Lownds. He went on to have daughter Desiree, now, 38, with second wife Carolyn Dennis, who he split from in 1992.
It is unclear at what point the folk legend rewrote his will for this version to be able to change hands now.
Bob is currently in the spotlight following the release of his biopic 'A Complete Unknown', in which he is played by Timothee Chalamet, and director James Mangold recently praised the 'Lay Lady Lay' hitmaker for being "incredibly helpful" during a series of "lovely" meetings.
James told the Big Issue magazine: “We met in a coffee shop that was closed for Covid and we just sat down and talked for five hours.
“We did the same over a series of dates after that. And they were just lovely conversations in which he was anything but guarded. He answered any question I had.
“I was a curious artist asking questions, many of which he’d never been asked before, rather than a biographer setting down something to be put in print.
“There’s a kind of emotional reality that I’ve got to kind of capture – and he was incredibly helpful with that.”
And when he had any doubts about the project, Bob put his fears at ease.
James said: “He’s been nothing but a positive force.
“There was a moment when I was writing the script when people were getting nervous that it was veering too much from a simple story of folk versus rock into the personal side of his life.
“Bob asked to read the script, reacted positively, and gave me the green light to continue, and that includes depictions of misbehaviour. He sees himself with a clear eye.”
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Tyra Banks broke down in tears after discovering her home had burned to the ground in the California wildfires.
The supermodel-turned-TV star has revealed she was in Australia at a party with friends when she checked her phone and realised the house she shares in Los Angeles with her partner Louis Belanger-Martin had been consumed by flames – and she kept the news secret until the couple left the bash.
During an appearance on Australian TV show 'Sunrise', Tyra explained: "I lost my house … I haven't really talked about it, um, but yeah, I have. I just didn't want to pull a lot of attention to me, I feel like there's a lot of people that need that attention so I haven't talked about it.
"But I can't sit here and not tell the truth. that yeah we lost our house."
The 'America's Next Top Model' host went on to reveal the moment she found out her home had been destroyed, saying: "I was here [In Australia] … We were at a friend's house here and we were just celebrating, having fun, and I just kept checking my phone, not for my house, but for my friends and family, making sure they were evacuating …
"And then I asked my partner. I said: 'I'm seeing something on my phone here', and he … [nods]. And I just pulled it together and didn't say anything to my friends, and just stayed in that moment.
"And then we went home, and we cried, and we had our moment."
The wildfires – have been raging across southern California since January 7 – have claimed the lives of at least 27 people and destroyed thousands of buildings.
Other celebrities to have lost their homes include Mel Gibson, Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton, who has launched an online appeal to raise funds for others affected by the disaster.
Famous faces from across the music industry will also be coming together later this month for the FireAid concert which will help bring in extra cash to help those in need.
The concert will take place at two venues – the Inuit Dome and Kia Forum in Los Angeles – on January 30 and performers include Olivia Rodrigo and Stevie Wonder as well as No Doubt, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry and Sting.
The concert has been described as an "evening of music and solidarity" to raise vital funds to help communities devastated by the fires. It will be broadcast and streamed on services including Apple Music and Apple TV, iHeartRadio,Netflix/Tudom, Paramount+, Prime Video, SiriusXM, YouTube and more as well as being shown at a number of cinemas across the US.
The LA Clippers will cover all expenses associated with the event, so all proceeds can go towards rebuilding communities and looking at preventative measures to help halt future disasters.
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Tracy Morgan felt like he was being "culturally isolated" after he joined 'Saturday Night Live'.
The 56-year-old comedian joined the cast of the hit comedy show in 1996, but Tracy has admitted that he initially struggled to adjust.
He told 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night': "I wanted to show them my world, how funny it was. But the first three years, I felt like I was being culturally isolated sometimes.
"I’m coming from a world of blacks. I’m an inner city kid. To be on the whitest show in America, I felt by myself. I felt like they weren’t getting it."
However, Tracy's outlook changed following a conversation with Lorne Michaels, the show's creator.
The comedian explained: "Lorne Michaels had that talk with me. He said, ‘Tracy, I hired you because you’re funny, not because you’re black. So just do your thing.’ And that’s when I started doing my thing."
Meanwhile, Will Ferrell previously hailed 'Saturday Night Live' as the "hardest but most fun job" of his career.
The actor starred on the long-running comedy show between 1995 and 2002, and Will now looks back on that period with a lot of fondness.
Will – who is one of the biggest comedy stars in Hollywood – told PEOPLE: "I had a wonderful seven seasons on that show, where I made lifelong friends.
"I knew in that moment it would be the hardest but most fun job I would ever get to do, and I still look back on it that way."
'Saturday Night Live' is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025, and Will feels proud of the role he's played in the program's success.
He said: "It's really an amazing thing that you have this live television show that still continues to put its finger on the pulse of what we're all thinking about, and it's a real credit to Lorne for having thought of it in the first place."
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Sting, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the performers slated to take the stage at FireAid, a benefit concert for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief.
Announced last week, FireAid was originally scheduled to take place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. It will now take place in two venues: the Intuit Dome and the adjacent Kia Forum on Jan. 30.
It will be broadcast and streamed live on Apple Music, Apple TV+, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Netflix/Tudum, Paramount+, Prime Video, the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch, SiriusXM, Spotify, SoundCloud, Veeps and YouTube. It will also be shown at select AMC Theatre locations in the U.S.
According to a press release, contributions to FireAid will “be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation, for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters … All proceeds from the FireAid benefit concert at Intuit Dome and Kia Forum will go directly to the event’s designated beneficiaries."
The lineup also includes Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Lil Baby, Pink, Rod Stewart, Gwen Stefani, Green Day, Jelly Roll, Gracie Abrams, Stephen Stills, Stevie Nicks, Tate McRae and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Dave Matthews and John Mayer will perform live together for the first time.
On Sunday night, it was announced that Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, Graham Nash, John Fogerty, Stevie Wonder and the Black Crowes have also joined the lineup.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday at 12 p.m. PDT via Ticketmaster. Additional details about each venue's lineup will be announced at a later date.
The event is being produced by Shelli, Irving, and the Azoff family with Live Nation and AEG Presents.
Since the wildfires started, celebrities and entertainment organizations have pledged millions to help those who have been displaced or lost their homes, including a $2.5 million contribution from Beyoncé to a newly launched LA Fire Relief Fund created by her charitable foundation, BeyGOOD.
Last week, the Recording Academy and MusiCares launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort with a $1 million donation. Thanks to additional contributions, they’ve already distributed $2 million in emergency aid.
The 67th annual Grammy Awards will still take place Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, though the Recording Academy has refocused the event to support relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.
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Nelly has defended his decision to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration, calling it's "an honour".
The 'Dilemma' hitmaker will perform alongside Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, Village People, and Jason Aldean at the Capitol in Washington D.C. on Monday (20.01.25) as the Republican is sworn in for his second presidency.
After facing a backlash for supporting the controversial politician, the 50-year-old rapper told Geto Boys’ Willie D on YouTube: "I didn’t know that I had to agree with your political choices. If you follow what I do, this shouldn’t even be an argument. He is the president. He won.
He's the president. He's the commander-in-chief of what I would like to say is the best country in the world."
The 'Ride Wit Me' star insists he never accepted the gig for the money and it's not about "politics".
Nelly continued: "I’m not doing this for money. I’m doing this because it’s an honour. I respect the office. It don’t matter who is in office. The same way our brothers and sisters go to war to put their life on the line for whoever is in office. So, if they can put their life on the line for whoever is in office, I can damn sure perform for whoever is in office."
After previously trying to get Trump to stop using their hit 'Y.M.C.A.' at his rallies, Village People are taking part in "at least one event" celebrating the inauguration.
In a statement, the disco band said: "We are announcing today that VILLAGE PEOPLE have accepted an invitation from President Elect Trump's campaign to participate in inaugural activities, including at least one event with President Elect Trump."
Defending the decision, they added: "We know this [won't] make some of you happy to hear however we believe that music is to be performed without regard to politics. Our song Y.M.C.A. is a global anthem that hopefully helps bring the country together after a tumultuous and divided campaign where our preferred candidate lost."
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President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at Monday's inauguration, at which Carrie Underwood will also perform “America the Beautiful." Here’s a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations:
John F Kennedy, 1961: Contralto Marian Anderson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965: The United States Marine Band performed the national anthem.
Richard Nixon, 1969: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir accompanied by the United States Marine Band performed the national anthem.
Richard Nixon, 1973: Jazz great Ethel Ennis sang the national anthem.
Jimmy Carter, 1977: Cantor Isaac Goodfriend, a Holocaust survivor, accompanied by the U.S. Marine Band sang the national anthem.
Ronald Reagan, 1981: Amateur singer Juanita Booker sang the national anthem.
Ronald Reagan, 1985: The United States Marine Band performed “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Opera singer Jessye Norman also performed.
George Bush, 1989: Staff Sergeant Alvy Powell of the U.S. Army Band sang the national anthem.
Bill Clinton, 1993: Opera singer Marilyn Horne sang the national anthem.
Bill Clinton, 1997: Santita Jackson, the daughter of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the Resurrection Choir sang the national anthem. Jessye Norman also performed.
George W. Bush, 2001: Army Staff Sgt. Alec T. Maly sang the national anthem.
George W. Bush, 2005: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bradley Bennett sang the national anthem. Singers Susan Graham and Denyce Graves also performed.
Barack Obama, 2009: The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters sang the national anthem. Aretha Franklin also performed.
Barack Obama, 2013: Beyoncé performed the national anthem and later said she had lip-synced to a taped track. James Taylor also sang.
Donald Trump, 2017: Jackie Evancho sang the national anthem.
Joe Biden, 2021: Lady Gaga sang the national anthem. Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks also performed.
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Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars as part of a weekend sale of dozens of items related to the iconic American singer-songwriter.
About 60 Dylan items — including photos, music sheets, his guitar, pencil drawings and an oil painting composed by the Nobel Prize for literature winner — were sold on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, through Julien’s Auctions.
The items generated nearly $1.5 million in sales overall through in-person and online bidding, the auction house said. Julien's said 50 of the items, including the lyrics that received the highest sale price, came from the personal collection of late music journalist Al Aronowitz.
The typewritten lyrics, which covered three drafts of the 1965 song, were written on two sheets of yellow paper, with Dylan’s annotation on the third draft.
Dylan wrote the original draft lyrics in the journalist's New Jersey home, according to Julien’s, citing a 1973 newspaper article by Aronowitz.
Dylan sat “with my portable typewriter at my white formica breakfast bar in a swirl of chain-lit cigaret smoke, his bony, long-nailed fingers tapping the words out” on copy paper, Aronowitz was quoted as writing.
The third draft, while close to the final version, still had significant variations from the final lyrics, the auction house said on its website.
The song appeared as the lead track on the acoustic side of his 1965 “Bringing It All Back Home” album and was the first Dylan composition to reach No. 1 in the United States and the United Kingdom, Julien’s said.
Other high-selling items Saturday included a 1968 Dylan-signed oil-on-canvas painting for $260,000 and a custom 1983 Fender guitar that he owned and played for $225,000.
Dylan, now 83, is garnering attention with last month's release of the movie “A Complete Unknown," which focuses on his rise to stardom in the early 1960s. Dylan is played by Timothée Chalamet, who has worked for several years on the role, which involves singing and playing guitar.
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The Weeknd has donated $1 million to the wildfire relief effort in Los Angeles.
The 34-year-old singer – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – has donated $1 million across three different organisations – The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, GoFundMe’s Wildfire Relief Fund and the LA Regional Food Bank.
The chart-topping star has made the donations in partnership with World Food Program USA and XO, The Weeknd's humanitarian fund.
The singer made the generous donation shortly after cancelling a scheduled concert in Los Angeles due to the wildfires.
The Weeknd – who is preparing to release his new album, 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' – wrote on Instagram at the time: "Out of respect and concern for the people of Los Angeles County, I am canceling the Rose Bowl concert originally scheduled for January 25th.
"This city has always been a profound source of inspiration for me, and my thoughts are with everyone impacted during this difficult time. In light of this, I have also decided to push the release of my album to January 31st.
"My focus remains on supporting the recovery of these communities and aiding its incredible people as they rebuild.
"With love, Abel. (sic)"
Meanwhile, Beyonce recently donated $2.5 million to support relief efforts in Los Angeles.
The Grammy-winning star announced that the money would be given to the LA Fire Relief Fund through her BeyGOOD Foundation.
The charity said on Instagram: "Los Angeles we stand with you. BeyGOOD is taking action by announcing the LA Fire Relief Fund with a donation of 2.5 million dollars.
"The fund is earmarked to aid families in the Altadena/Pasadena area who lost their homes, and to churches and community centers to address the immediate needs of those affected by the wildfires. (sic)"
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Kim Kardashian teased a new romance in the latest 'The Kardashians' trailer.
The 44-year-old reality TV star revealed things are so serious with her new mystery man that she was even considering building extra closet space just for him.
In the clip, she was seen measuring out the area and saying: "To here, I make a whole 'his' closet."
Her mother Kris replied: "You must really like him" and Kim said: "He’ll be happy."
Later, when speaking directly to the camera, she said: "I had the intention of staying single. I was fully lying to you guys. Me not dating, and not wanting love and attention? I don’t think you know me."
Kim's last romance was with NFL star Odell Beckham Jr but they split eight months ago.
Before that, she dated 'SNL' star Pete Davidson and she shares four children – North, 11, Saint, 10, Chicago, six, and Psalm, five – with former husband Kanye West.
Meanwhile, it was claimed back in December that Kim has started dating someone new but is determined to keep the relationship out of the spotlight.
A source told Us Weekly: "Kim has started dating someone new and is keeping it very under wraps. She’s said the next person she dates will be someone who isn’t famous."
Since her split from Beckham Jr last year, Kim has been focusing her energies on her children and her business.
The insider said: "Kim became way more involved in her company [Skims] and put a ton of effort into her recent launches. She [became] empowered by staying single for so long."
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