Will Smith is facing a civil lawsuit in California from electric violinist Brian King Joseph, who worked on Smith’s 2025 Based on a True Story tour and now alleges sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. A USA Today overview, “Will Smith sued by tour violinist for sexual harassment, retaliation,” reports that Joseph is seeking damages for emotional distress, reputational harm, and lost income tied to being removed from the tour. According to the complaint filed in Los Angeles

Comedian Chelsea Handler didn’t shy away from controversy while hosting this year’s Critics Choice Awards, delivering a pointed joke aimed at rapper Nicki Minaj that quickly became one of the night’s most talked-about moments. During her opening monologue, Handler referenced Sinners, the Southern Gothic vampire film starring Michael B. Jordan, while building toward the jab. “Sinners was a massive blockbuster!” Handler told the audience.  She then pivoted, adding, “Although, I haven’t been invi

Awards season in 2026 is already shaped by a small cluster of titles that appear across most major ballots. One Battle After Another and Sinners are central in the film categories, while The White Lotus is prominent on the TV side, and the Golden Globes on January 11 are the first major ceremony where all three are in contention. In film, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the 2026 Golden Globe nominations, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners receives the highest number of nominatio

A four‑part series from Netflix, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, traces the music mogul’s rise and the decades of allegations that later followed. Directed by Alexandria Stapleton and executive‑produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, it combines archival footage with new interviews to trace Combs’ rise in the music industry and the parallel history of accusations from former partners, employees, and associates. Across its episodes, the series centers the accounts of people who say they experienced vio