'It's a very delicate balance': Dame Helen Mirren on playing characters with a different heritage
Dame Helen Mirren is aware that there is a "very delicate balance" to portraying characters with a different heritage.
2023-10-02 17:45
Britney Spears has responded after dancing with knives on social media
Britney Spears has broken her silence after posting a video dancing with knives that sparked concern among fans. "I started playing in the kitchen with knives today", she wrote on social media alongside the clip, before clarifying: "Don’t worry they are NOT real knives!!! Halloween is soon." One person wrote: "Is Britney Spears okay? Does she need help? Yesterday, she posted a video of herself dancing with two large kitchen knives." Another humoured: "Britney Spears is trolling TMZ by dancing with a set of FAKE knives." Now, the 'Gimme More' singer returned to social media with another disclaimer that she was simply copying Shakira's MTV VMA performance. She wrote: "I know I spooked everyone with the last post, but these are fake knives that my team rented from Hand Prop shop in LA. These are not real knives. No one needs to worry or call the police. I’m trying to imitate one of my favorite performers Shakira … a performance I was inspired by !!! Cheers to us bad girls who aren’t afraid to push boundaries and take risks." It comes after TMZ claimed law enforcement sources informed the outlet they had received a call about Spears' welfare following the initial upload. Authorities reportedly spoke with her security team who confirmed she was okay, and did not want to talk to officers. This isn't the first time. Earlier in January, fans also asked the police to check on the 41-year-old. At the time, Spears said she loved her fans "but this time things went a little too far". "The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately," she wrote. "This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-02 00:21
10 Great Period Pieces to Add to Your Watch List
These period pieces range from illicit romances to high-society murder mysteries.
2023-10-01 20:22
What’s the Kennection? #82
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
2023-10-01 00:28
10 Fascinating Facts About the Arctic
It’s more than ice and polar bears.
2023-09-30 04:55
How Did ‘Jones’ Come to Mean ‘Craving’?
Nowadays, we use jones to express an intense craving for something. But it used to refer specifically to drugs.
2023-09-30 04:29
8 Facts About Polar Explorer Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole—and that's not all.
2023-09-30 00:28
Guided by Voices: 7 Books Supposedly Written by Ghosts
From famous authors to a Roman emperor, these spirits sure had a lot to share.
2023-09-29 22:53
'We might as well talk about it': Martin Scorsese refused to ignore history in Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese wanted to address violence towards Native Americans in his new movie 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.
2023-09-29 18:28
Calvin Harris makes major confession about when DJs play 'live' on TV
Calvin Harris has shocked fans with a new confession about his live TV performances - and it's worse than just pressing play on a laptop. The Scottish legend appeared on Kiss Fm where he recalled a Jonathan Ross Show appearance alongside Tinie Tempah, where he found himself with not much to do. "I wasn't even playing the song on the CDJs I couldn't even do that as it was running off a track" he said. "I just put drum and bass on and listened to DJ Zinc the whole time." "They're clapping along and I'm listening to some like...Ragga tune." Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
2023-09-29 17:59
Right-wing media fumes over Univision anchor's debate questions
Republicans are enraged that their safe space was punctured at the second GOP debate by a Univision anchor.
2023-09-29 11:48
15 Tales of Women Ghosts
Whether born of folklore or a historical tragedy, each of these ladies has a haunting tale.
2023-09-29 05:59