Entertainment News Roundup: Geoffrey Rush wins record defamation payout; Rihanna's fashion brand

Tarantino did not tell Polanski about film set against Manson murders

Quentin Tarantino said on Wednesday he didn't tell Roman Polanski in advance about his latest movie, set in the run-up to the notorious 1969 Manson murders which claimed the life of Polanski's wife at the time, actress Sharon Tate. Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood", an ode to a bygone Hollywood era, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, an actor coming to terms with his faltering career and living next door to Polanski and Tate, who is played by Margot Robbie.

The 1975, Mariah Carey and Dido honoured at Ivor Novellos

Pop rock band The 1975 were the big winners at the Ivor Novellos in London on Thursday, scooping two major prizes at Britain's annual awards honouring songwriting and composing. Chart-topper Mariah Carey and ballad singer Dido were also honoured at the 64th edition of the awards named after the early 20th-century Welsh composer, actor and entertainer.

Harvey Weinstein and accusers reach tentative compensation deal: WSJ

Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio's board members and the New York attorney general's office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the Hollywood producer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter. The deal, if finalized, would resolve a civil rights lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general's office last year that accuses Weinstein Co's executives and board of failing to protect employees from a hostile work environment and Weinstein's sexual misconduct, the Journal reported.

Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'

Sigourney Weaver was an unknown 28-year-old stage actress when she landed the role of Ripley in director Ridley Scott's now classic sci-fi horror movie "Alien." Ripley, the sole survivor of an attack by an alien who infiltrates a space ship, turned out to be one of the most powerful and well-loved female protagonists in science fiction, celebrated by fans as a tough, complex heroine. But she was originally written as a man.

Rihanna launches new fashion brand in Paris with LVMH

Barbadian singer Rihanna has unveiled her new fashion brand with Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, a rare move by the French group to set up a label from scratch as it taps into soaring demand for celebrity collaborations in the luxury world. Fenty - after the "Umbrella" hitmaker's full name, Robyn Rihanna Fenty - will build on the singer's existing joint venture in cosmetics with LVMH, with a full range of clothing, shoes and accessories.

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush wins record defamation payout

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded an A$2.8 million ($1.9 million) defamation payment against a News Corp tabloid, the largest defamation payout in Australian history after it accused him in reports of inappropriate behaviour. Australia's Federal Court ordered that an Australian arm of News Corp pay the Oscar-winning actor A$1.98 million for past and future economic loss, in addition to an initial A$850,000 payment awarded in April, court documents showed on Thursday.

Teens, superheroes lead charge in LGBTQ Hollywood movie characters

Movies like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Love, Simon" and "Deadpool 2" helped increase the numbers of gay and bisexual characters in Hollywood movies last year. But a study by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning and/or queer (LGBTQ) advocacy group GLAAD on Thursday found that transgender characters were entirely absent from films released in 2018 for the second year in a row.

Cannes critics let rip at Kechiche's three-hour twerk fest

A three-and-a-half hour largely plotless movie set in a nightclub, featuring girls twerking from every angle and a 13-minute explicit sex scene in the toilet, claimed the dubious honour as the most universally panned film at Cannes on Friday. Filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche is no stranger to controversy, with his previous outings - including "Blue Is The Warmest Color", which won the cinema festival's top Palme d'Or prize in 2013 - also featuring long, graphic sex scenes.

Tom Jones, Mariah Carey amp up the glamour at Cannes fundraiser

From Pamela Anderson to Dua Lipa, the great and good of the movie and music world mingled at the Cannes Film Festival's most glamorous fixture on Thursday night, a fundraiser for AIDS research where stars including Mariah Carey took to the stage. Reality TV star and model Kendall Jenner, actors Antonio Banderas, Andie MacDowell and Pamela Anderson, and designer Tommy Hilfiger were among guests at the swanky AmfAR dinner on the French Riviera, put on by the U.S.-based Foundation for AIDS Research.

Cannes darling Dolan says triumphs, mistakes have shaped him

At the ripe old age of 30, Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan is already a Cannes veteran after bursting onto the scene at the festival 10 years ago. This time he is vying for the top Palme d'Or prize award with "Matthias And Maxime", a tale of friendship, love and coming of age - which drew a broadly warm response after the ups and some downs of his recent outings.