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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters — BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts …
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John Ross / Vanity Fair:
Outcry Roils BAFTAs After Guest With Tourette Syndrome Shouts N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo — Lindo told Vanity Fair afterward that he and Jordan “did what we had to do” while presenting—but that he wished “someone from BAFTA spoke to us afterward.”
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Lucy Needham / Mirror:
I Swear actor who played BAFTA Tourettes campaigner furiously defends ‘offensive’ tics — A BBC spokesperson said: “Some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language during the BAFTA Film Awards 2026” — Actor Robert Aramayo, who played a Tourette campaigner John Davidson in the movie I swear …
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Sam Huntley / Daily Star:
BBC pulls BAFTAs from iPlayer and apologise for not editing out racial slur
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Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
Winona Ryder to Reunite With Jenna Ortega for Wednesday Season 3 — Wednesday director Tim Burton announced Winona Ryder is joining the season 3 cast, teasing her future reunion with Jenna Ortega after the pair worked together on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. — There's a mysterious and spooky …
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Winona Ryder Cast in Netflix's ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 — The ‘Stranger Things’ star will guest star in the hit show's upcoming season in mystery role: “She fits right into this world,” Burton says. … The Stranger Things star has been cast in Wednesday season three.
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TMZ.com:
Armed Man Shot Dead at Mar-a-Lago Was Fixated on Epstein Files, Text Shows — The armed man shot and killed by Secret Service agents outside President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property Sunday had grown increasingly obsessed with the Epstein files and was also a vocal supporter of Trump ... TMZ has learned.
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Daily Mail:
Prince William says he's ‘not in a calm state’ as he arrives at the BAFTAs amid Andrew arrest drama: Prince of Wales says he's not in right frame of mind to watch weepy contender Hamnet - as Kate reveals it left her in floods of tears — Prince William has said he is 'not in a calm state …
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Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Met Gala 2026 Dress Code Revealed — The Met Gala 2026 has announced that its dress code will be “fashion is art.” The annual fundraising gala, hosted by Anna Wintour, previously announced its theme is “Costume Art.” — The Met Gala 2026 is getting crafty with its theme.
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TMZ.com:
WNBA Champ Kara Braxton Dead At 43 — KARA BRAXTON 2X WNBA Champ DEAD AT 43 — The WNBA world is mourning the sudden loss of former star center Kara Braxton, a two-time champion and one of the league's fiercest paint presences, who died at the age of 43.
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Vikings WR Rondale Moore Dead At 25 — VIKINGS' RONDALE MOORE DEAD AT 25 — Rondale Moore, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and former second-round draft pick, died on Saturday, the local coroner confirmed. — He was only 25 years old. — The circumstances surrounding Moore's death are currently unknown.
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TMZ.com:
Shia LaBeouf Kisses Mystery Woman After Mia Goth Split — SHIA LABEOUF I GOT A NEW BOO!!! .. Packs on PDA at NOLA Bar … Shia LaBeouf is back in the dating game ... and he's playing it out in public nearly a year after his split from Mia Goth. — TMZ has obtained video and photos …
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Carly Hacon / Daily Star:
Drag Race star Maxi Shield dies aged 51 just months after devastating diagnosis — RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under star Maxi Shields has sadly passed away just five months after she announced she was battling with cancer, leaving fans devastated — A RuPaul's Drag Race star has sadly died aged 51 …
