The latest updates in P. Diddy’s arrest, and more pop culture news
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From P. Diddy’s arrest to exciting trailer drops from your favourite TV shows, we’ve got the latest low down on the biggest pop culture news that has everyone buzzing on the internet.
Dame Maggie Smith dies at age 89
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On 28 September, it was revealed that legendary actress Dame Maggie Smith had passed away. With a prolific career spanning more than 60 years on stage, film and TV, the Oscar-winning performer captivated audiences with her unforgettable portrayals and was best known for her role as the stern yet caring Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies and the silver-tongued Dowager Countess on Downtown Abbey. She leaves behind two sons and five grandchildren.
Ana de Armas is cut-throat in Ballerina trailer
The universe of John Wick continues to expand! Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum, Ballerina follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. Expect the usual spectacle of impressive action choreography, gunwork and creative kills. The cast includes Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Bryne, Lance Reddick (the late actor’s final on-screen role), Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus, with Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves reprising their roles as Winston Scott and John Wick respectively. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina premieres in theatres 6 June 2025.
The Last of Us drops emotionally-charged trailer for season 2
The first teaser trailer for HBO’s The Last of Us just dropped and it’s looking both epic and emotional! Featuring the return of Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, the sequel will see the two survivors from the acclaimed video game adaptation in a five-year time jump from season one’s finale.
Here’s what to expect from season 2 according to the official logline: “After five years of peace following the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.” The show will be released sometime in 2025.
Siti Saleha wins at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2024
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It’s a win for Malaysia and actress Siti Saleha at the Seoul International Drama Awards! Held in Seoul, South Korea on 24 September, the 34-year-old performer took home Outstanding Asian Star for her role in the series SeOfis. She shared the good news on her Instagram.
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“This is ours Malaysia,” the actress wrote in the captions with a picture of her posing with her trophy. Other winners in the same category include Lovely Runner’s Kim Hye Yoon and Byun Woo Seok, Thailand’s Win Metawin, Singapore’s Desmond Tan, and Philippines’s Kim Chiu.
The latest updates on P. Diddy’s arrest
No celebrity is in a bigger spotlight than Sean “Diddy” Combs AKA P. Diddy after he was arrested on 16 September at a New York City hotel. The hip hop mogul turned disgraced rapper is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn without bail on federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has been accused of using his fame, money and power to coerce his victims to partake in sexual activity during what he called his ‘freak off’ parties and filmed these incidences as sexual blackmail.
His arrest comes after a slew of damning lawsuits have been brought against him in the past year, with some accusations spanning as far back as the 1990s when he launched his label Bad Boy Records. The most high-profile being his ex-girlfriend and R&B singer Cassie, who accused the rapper of trafficking, and sexual and physical abuse throughout their decade-long relationship.
Federal agents with US Homeland Security first raided the rapper’s Los Angeles and Miami homes back in March as part of an ongoing investigation into the allegations against him. According to the indictment, authorities had recovered narcotics, ammunition, more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, and evidence aligning with the ‘freak offs’ mentioned by Diddy’s victims.
Diddy, 54, has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. His lawyer March Agnifilo shared on 17 September that his client is eager to speak in court to give his side of the story. When asked about the 1,000 bottles of baby oil, Agnifilo disputed the number and claimed that Diddy could have bought it in bulk from several Costcos nearby. The warehouse chain has since stated they do not sell baby oil in bulk.
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to star in new Wuthering Heights adaptation
In what is set up to be another A-list project, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi have been tapped as star-crossed lovers in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Per a Deadline exclusive, Robbie will star as Catherine while Elordi will take on the role of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s classic 1847 novel.
Both actors have close connections with Fennell in the past—the filmmaker made a cameo in last year’s Barbie as the pregnant friend to the eponymous doll while Elordi starred in Saltburn, which Fennell wrote and directed.
— Emerald Fennell (@emeraldfennell) July 12, 2024
However, the casting choices have sparked several criticisms about the adaptation. In the novel, Heathcliff is described as a “dark-skinned gipsy” and was abandoned as a baby in Liverpool’s slave port. His race is also an important factor in the novel as he faces prejudice from his adopted family. Therefore, netizens expressed disappointed that Heathcliff was not portrayed by an actor of colour. Other criticisms included concerns about Robbie’s age as Catherine is a teenager in the novel while the Australian actress is 34 years old.
no hate to margot robbie and jacob elordi but neither of them have enough Psychologically Tortured vibes to play cathy and heathcliff. like a wuthering heights adaptation simply needs actors who are weirder
— 🔪 (@timewrinkles) September 23, 2024
it is not too late to yeet margot and jacob out of wuthering heights and cast #REAL talent as cathy and heathcliff! pic.twitter.com/9jYaETMNl4
— n (@ceokimjisoos) September 23, 2024
I think it’s so unfair and ridiculous how hollywood casting directors keep erasing canonically BIPOC characters in important roles especially in classic literature and historical roles like in Wuthering Heights, the 2011 adaptation is the only one that had an accurate Heathcliff pic.twitter.com/1WxNmdPtBb
— raa ✶ (@brilliqntfriend) September 23, 2024
just a not so friendly reminder: Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is explicitly dark skin and Romani, and his experiences as a man of color influence his entire character and story as a man suffering racist abuse from his adoptive familyfuck off emerald fennell
— 🇵🇸shep🏳️⚧️is ✨agented✨ (@shepardnosheep) September 23, 2024
heathcliff’s description in wuthering heights vs the guy casted for him. emerald fennell you are not seeing the pearly gates pic.twitter.com/OBqYwQ3tOz
— ⊹˚. ren (@andorlorians) September 23, 2024
Regarded as one of the greatest pieces of gothic literature, the original novel explores the passionate and tragic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, the family’s foster son. Plot details about Fennell’s adaption are unknown at this time.
Robert Pattinson reinvents himself in Mickey17 trailer
Bong Joon Ho is back! If you’ve been eagerly awaiting his next project after the Oscar-winning Parasite, you’re in luck because Mickey17 is sure to turn some heads. In the first trailer, Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey, a disposable employee known as an Expandable who is sent on a human expedition to colonise the ice world Nilfheim. After one iteration dies, his body is cloned and regenerated with most of his memories intact. The film will premiere on 28 January 2025.
Welcome Thunderbolts to the MCU!
Avengers, who? There’s a new team coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. First teased at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, Thunderbolts is a group of reformed supervillains who are sent on missions by the government (DC Comics’ Suicide Squad says hi). In the trailer released on 23 September, Black Widow and other supervillains are sent to the same building and become trapped. It is then revealed that Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is behind the operation and plans to recruit the characters to harness their abilities for high-stakes government missions.
The cast includes Florence Pugh as Black Widow AKA Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost and Harrison Ford as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross who will be introduced in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World film on Disney Plus.
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