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Award-winning actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton recently confirmed their engagement, and on Wednesday, June 29, they revealed the happy news that they're expecting their first child together. Hiddleston and Ashton began dating after they co-starred in the 2019 play Betrayal on Broadway and they have been inseparable ever since, making their red carpet debut at the 2022 Tony Awards in September. Ashton debuted her growing baby bump at a special screening of Mr. Malcolm's List in New York City on Wednesday, wearing a bead-embellished tulle gown by Sabina Bilenko Couture. Her partner, Hiddleston, is best known for playing Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and as Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager. Fans want to know everything about Ashton following their announcement. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Ashton. 5 Things to Know About Zawe Ashton 1. Zawe Ashton Has an Impressive Acting Resume Zawe Ashton is an English actress, narrator, … [Read more...] about Who is Zawe Ashton? 5 things to know about Tom Hiddleston’s fiancée

How would you feel knowing your favorite piece of art could eat you alive? The concept of Netflix's Velvet Buzzsaw takes viewers inside a horrifying world of murder-capable art, beauty in creativity and dark greed. Velvet Buzzsaw will arrive on the heels of Bird Box , one of Netflix's highest-regarded horror films in the history of the streaming platform. So what will they have in common, if anything? Here's everything we know so far about Velvet Buzzsaw . Release Date Velvet Buzzsaw will be released on Netflix February 1. Stars The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalia Dyer, John Malkovich, Toni Collette, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Daveed Diggs and Billy Magnussen. Plot While Velvet Buzzsaw is meant to be moderately scary, it plays on a deeper idea of greed and self-serving interest. When an art collector discovers a new series of art, created by an artist who died, he displays it in his gallery. But his intentions may be to showcase the true … [Read more...] about Will ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ be as successful as ‘Bird Box?’ Everything we know about the upcoming Netflix film

When two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, spewing ball bearings, shrapnel and nails into the bodies of more than 250 children and adults, photos streamed online in real time. Later, these horrifying images would memorialize the extraordinary acts of complete strangers, inspire the #BostonStrong movement and help lead authorities to the perpetrators. Pretty much every bit information about the Boston Marathon bombings has been photographed and dissected, from the dramatic search for the suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, to heartfelt profiles of the victims, survivors and doctors and nurses who helped save lives. As if we didn't fully grasp the enormity of the event, last year, Boston's other famous son, Mark Wahlberg (not Matt Damon), starred in Patriots Day , about the hunt for the Tsarnaev brothers. Do we really need another film about the Boston Marathon bombing? Turns out, we do. Stronger tells the story of Jeff Bauman … [Read more...] about Why ‘Stronger’ with Jake Gyllenhaal is the Boston Marathon bombing movie we didn’t know we needed

Bostonians call it "Marathon Monday," the day the annual 26.2-mile Boston Marathon is held. It's also Patriots Day, when state residents simultaneously commemorate the anniversary of the American Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord. Now, the latter is taking on another meaning, as the title of an upcoming Mark Wahlberg movie about the April 15, 2013 bombings that killed three people and injured 264 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Last June, a judge sentenced the surviving attacker , convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , to death. His brother, Tamerlan, died four days after the bombings. The siblings planted two homemade pressure-cooker bombs near the marathon's finish line, killing Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu and Krystle Campbell. They also were responsible for the murder of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer, Sean Collier. CBS Films released a two-minute trailer for the film this week. It shows Wahlberg as the fictional Police … [Read more...] about First look at Mark Wahlberg film about the Boston Marathon bombings, “Patriots Day”

Travis Barker, the drummer for U.S. punk rock band Blink-182, reportedly has pancreatitis. The condition is the reason he was hospitalized on Tuesday, according to celebrity news site TMZ , which published a photograph appearing to show Barker on a gurney accompanied by his wife Kourtney Kardashian . Newsweek could not independently verify the report. Pancreatitis is a medical condition referring to inflammation of the pancreas—an organ that sits behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. The role of the pancreas in the body is to produce enzymes that help with digestion, as well as regulate blood sugar. Pancreatitis is a condition that is becoming more common, though experts aren't sure why. Sudden-onset pancreatitis is responsible for about 275,000 hospital stays every year in the United States, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Men are more likely to get it than women. The pancreas can become inflamed when digestive … [Read more...] about What is pancreatitis? Travis Barker reportedly hospitalized for inflammation

The Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Aurora Pro Services for allegedly illegally terminating two employees after they refused to participate in daily prayer sessions. The federal agency filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina-based renovations and repairs company in the District Court in Greensboro on June 28, according to a statement . The suit seeks compensation for the two individuals, as well as permanent injunction to ensure the company’s religious practices do not discriminate against other employees based on their religious beliefs in the future. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: FAA Discrimination Lawsuit Names EEOC Chair) Aurora Pro Services in Greensboro, NC fires an employee for not praying with them pic.twitter.com/N5sPTDsZk9 — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) November 25, 2020 John McGaha, a construction manager at Aurora, asked to be excused from the meetings in late August of 2020, but was declined, WRAL reported . After … [Read more...] about US Sues Company For Allegedly Requiring Employees ‘To Participate In Religious Prayer Sessions’

Swiss billionaire and Clinton donor Hansjorg Wyss sat in a packed Washington State courtroom Monday to face his first trial over unsuspecting patients who died when his company used an illegal medical substance. Ultimately, five people died. Four of Wyss’ executives went to prison in the federal case, but Wyss walked free. A woman who accompanied Wyss to Lisbon, Portugal in July 2010 told The Daily Caller News Foundation the Swiss citizen collapsed when he received a phone call from his lawyers telling him the Department of Justice would not indict him.  She reported he was “deliriously happy” at a dinner after the call. At the time he told the woman the government didn’t have enough evidence on him. “They do not have enough on me.  They don’t have enough emails on me,” he reportedly said. Her riveting account about Wyss’ state-of-mind during the Justice Department investigation was given several years ago in a private meeting with this reporter. Interest in the case has … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Clinton Donor ‘Deliriously Happy’ He Escaped Indictment

Attorneys representing Clinton Foundation donor and Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss are seeking his pound of flesh from Jacqueline Long, a woman who has publicly accused him of sexual abuse. The high-profile Democratic donor’s attorneys filed a petition Aug. 4 seeking “harsh sanctions” against the Colorado woman following a June 8 The Daily Caller News Foundation article that reported her allegations. They claim Long violated the confidentiality provision of a $1.5 million settlement agreement the two signed in May 2013. The Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia has scheduled a hearing this morning to determine the next step in the long-running saga. The latest chapter began last December when Wyss gave a $5 million commitment to the Clinton Foundation’s No Ceilings project to help women and girls, an effort personally championed by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. At the time, no one knew that Wyss had executed a $1.5 million settlement, in part over Long’s … [Read more...] about Clinton Foundation Donor Wants His $1.5M Back In Sex Abuse Case

Rio Ferdinand has opened up on the "mind-boggling" decision that Manchester United made back in 2014 when they released him and a handful of other senior players - a move that the club are set to repeat this summer. Ferdinand enjoyed a trophy-laden 12-year spell at Old Trafford but was unexpectedly axed by the club in the twilight years of his career. Patrice Evra and Ryan Giggs also left the club that summer, meaning United lost a lot of experienced pros in one hit. United were in a period of transition in the 2013/14 campaign after Sir Alex Ferguson had stepped down the previous year. His successor, David Moyes , had been sacked just 10 months into a six-year contract, meaning United were set to begin the new domestic campaign under another new manager. The club are currently in a similar position, with incoming boss Erik ten Hag expected to significantly reshape a playing squad that limped to a sixth-placed finish last term; United's worst ever performance … [Read more...] about Man Utd risk repeating mistake Rio Ferdinand has slammed as “mind-boggling”

When it comes to planning a wedding, most brides spend hours going over every detail to make sure their special day turns out as imagined. And for dog owners, this could include thinking up ways to incorporate their pets in their celebrations. A quarter of dog-owning engaged couples enlist their pet pooch to play the part of best man or maid of honour on their wedding day, according to new research. A survey revealed that Brits are taking a man’s best friend to a whole new level by giving them a starring role on the big day. The top roles and responsibilities include being ring bearer at 58 per cent, walking the bride down the aisle with 34 per cent, and even joining in the first dance at 17 per cent. Sign up to our TeamDogs newsletter for your weekly dose of dog news, pictures and stories. Most owners dress their dogs up for the occasion ( Image: Getty Images) The research, carried out by Yappy.com , a website dedicated to personalised pet products, … [Read more...] about Brides-to-be making their dogs maid of honours over their best friends