Tom Hiddlestonis opening up about the “life-changing” friendship that helped him land the role of Loki in 2011’sThor. The 38-year-old actor spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterand revealed it was Kenneth Branagh, the film’s director, who cast him for the role. “He saw me in a Shakespeare production in a theater in London, he then asked me to perform with him in the television seriesWallanderfor the BBC,” Hiddleston explained. “We then did a Chekhov play in the West End, and then he cast me as Loki in the firstThorfilm....

Photo: tori spelling/Instagram Tori Spellingwants the Christmas holiday to go on a little longer. TheLove at First Liehost, 49, was in her DIY element, sharing a video of herself and her friend Jeanna Crawford putting up Christmas decorations around a living room. Although she didn’t share any Christmas photos of her children — Beau, 5, Finn, 10, Hattie, 11, Stella, 14 and Liam, 15 — she did give some insight into how their holiday went....

Jason Spezza announces retirement after 19 seasons.Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Toronto Maple Leafs forwardJason Spezzaannounced his retirement on Sunday after 19 seasons in the NHL. After playing for three different teams in the NHL during his nearly two-decade career, Spezza acknowledged the fans for their contribution to his success. “To the fans — in Ottawa, Dallas, Toronto and across the league — your impact on the game is immeasurable. I’ll never be able to replicate that feeling of stepping onto the ice to the roar of the crowd, but it is something I’ll always remember....

Photo: Getty Images (2) RapperTory Lanezcontinued to maintain his innocence on Thursday in his first statement sincebeing sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesdayfor shootingMegan Thee Stallionin the feet in the summer of 2020. “I have never let a hard time intimidate me,” Lanez, 31, wrote in anInstagram post. “I will never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will....

Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock; NAACP via Getty ImagesTracee Ellis Rosshas revealed how former First LadyMichelle Obama’s appearance in the premiere episode ofBlack-ish’s final season came to be.Ross, 49, stars on the sitcom as Rainbow “Bow” Johnson, the matriarch of an upper-class Black family living in Los Angeles. The ABC series, which also featuresAnthony Anderson,Yara Shahidi,Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown,Jenifer LewisandLaurence Fishburne, will air its season 8 premiere on Tuesday.During a recent interview withWSJ....

Tracee Ellis Ross shares sexy bikini photos to Instagram.Photo:Tracee Ellis Ross/Instagram Tracee Ellis Ross/Instagram Tracee Ellis Rossis always on top of her swimsuit game. TheAmerican Fictionstar, 51, never shies away from sharing a few smokin’ swimwear photos with her fans on social media, and she dropped her latest set on Tuesday. TheGirlfriendsalum took to Instagram with photos of herselfmodeling multiple two-piece swimsuitsduring a recent trip. Ross’ first photo is a selfie of her lounging in a chair poolside while sporting a turquoise Versace bikini top and oversize aviator glasses....

Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Trader Joe’sis no longer requiring masks for fully vaccinated shoppers. On Friday, thegrocery store chainmade changes to its COVID-19 resources page announcing they would not be requiring masks in stores, but would still be practicing social distancing and daily employee wellness checks. “We encourage customers to follow the guidance of health officials, including, as appropriate, CDC guidelines that advise customers who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks while shopping,” the page read....

Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Travis Barker‘s daughter Alabama has forgiven Echosmith drummer Graham Sierota for the inappropriate direct messages he sent her on Instagram. “Hey guys! I am posting on behalf of the drummer of Echosmith! He had dmed me a while back in 2016 and then once again in July saying I was beautiful and invited me to a bbq at his house. He is very sorry about the situation and regretful,”Alabama Barker, 13, wrote in an Instagram story on Friday....

Photo: Paramount +Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas' son is speaking out on his experiences growing up.Tron Austin, 25, appears in the new Paramount+ seriesFamily Legacy, where he talks about what it was like to grow up on the road with iconic R&B/hip-hop groupTLC— aGrammy-winning trio that also includedTionne “T-Boz” Watkinsand the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.“I think honestly some of my favorite memories are just seeing them in their zone,” Austin tells PEOPLE....

PresidentDonald Trumpseemed to assert this week that his administration was behind a reported decline in cancer deaths, but the American Cancer Society pushed back. Trump, 73, claimedin a tweetThursday morning that there was “a lot of good news coming out of this Administration,” referring to a new report that shows cancer deaths declined in 2017, his first year in office. “The mortality trends reflected in our current report, including the largest drop in overall cancer mortality ever recorded from 2016 to 2017, reflect prevention, early detection and treatment advances that occurred in prior years,” American Cancer Society CEO Gary Reedy said in a statement,according to CNN....

Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump.Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty; Chip Somodevilla/Getty As speculation about aRon DeSantis-Donald Trumppresidential matchup mounts, the former president is claiming that the Florida governor once “begged” him for an endorsement, with “tears coming down from his eyes.” Speaking to conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, 76-year-old Trump explained how he came to endorse DeSantis in his ultimately successful bid for governor in 2018. Trump alleged that DeSantis, then a U....

Photo: Getty (2) As many of politics most prominent figures prepare to eulogize and honorJohn McCainthis weekend, the president is not backing down onhis highly criticized responseto the senator and war hero’s death. In an interview with Bloomberg Newson Thursday,President Donald Trumpsaid he did not believe he missed an opportunity to unite the country through his actions. “No, I don’t think I did at all,” he told the outlet from the Oval Office....

Photo: Zach Pagano/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty; Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Donald Trumpis facing backlash over how he is honoring those who died in 9/11 — for the second time in just a few hours. In addition to being heavily criticized for doing adouble fist pumpas he arrived at a 9/11 memorial service on Tuesday, the president also faced backlash after he posted a photograph to Instagram depicting the White House staff at attention, which he suggested was taken Tuesday....