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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Entertainment articles  Entertainment
    Chris Hemsworth gave up on laser sessions to remove one of his tattoos after his daughter India complained
     26 February 2026
    The Thor star, 42, has revealed he got an image from Dr. Seuss book Oh, the Places You'll Go! inked on his arm in tribute to 13-year-old India because he used to read it to her a lot but he grew sick of it and booked in a course of laser treatment to have the tattoo erased, but he gave up after just one session because India wasn't happy about having it.
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    The BAFTAs have taken "full responsibility" after John Davidson shouted a racial slur during Sunday's ceremony
    26 Feb: The organisation has responded after backlash following the incident in which the man with Tourette's syndrome - whose life is the inspiration for the film I Swear - shouted the N-word while Sinners co-stars Michael B. Jordon and Delroy Lindo were on stage.... more
    Lindsey Vonn almost had her leg amputated after her horror crash at the Winter Olympics
    26 Feb: The 41-year-old ski racer was airlifted to hospital after she fell on the slopes during the women's downhill final at the Milan-Cortina Games in Italy on February 8 and she subsequently underwent four surgeries to repair a complex tibia fracture in her left leg - and Lindsey has now revealed she almost lost the limb due to complication and she's credited orthopedic surgeon Dr Tom Hackett, who works with Team USA, with saving her leg.... more
    Halle Berry refuses to fake it in the bedroom
    26 Feb: The 59-year-old star has candidly revealed she doesn't "do that anymore" after a long time putting a partner's needs before her own.... more
    Ashley Tisdale "takes regular breaks" from social media because life online "really wears out" her brain
    26 Feb: The 40-year-old actress - who recently penned an essay for The Cut about cutting ties with her "toxic" mom group friends last year - has opened up about her relationship with platforms such as Instagram admitting she needs to step away regularly so she can enjoy her life offline.... more
    Lizzie McGuire star Robert Carradine has died aged 71
    26 Feb: The Revenge Of The Nerds actor's brother Keith Carradine revealed his sibling took his own life after a "nearly two-decade battle with bipolar disorder", a mental health condition where you have extreme mood changes.... more
    Kelly Osbourne has slammed "disgusting" body shamers, after a troll likened her look to "a dead body"
    26 Feb: The 41-year-old TV personality - whose dad, Ozzy Osbourne, died last year aged 76 - insisted "no one deserves this sort of abuse" after she shared a social media comment made about her, which described the star as "too thin and fragile".... more
    Bella Hadid was made to feel "disposable" during her battle with Lyme disease
    26 Feb: The 29-year-old supermodel has opened up on the mental struggle of having to turn down jobs "for almost a year" while she was going through treatments for the disease in 2025.... more
    Police found "no evidence" the suspect visited Nancy Guthrie's home before the day of her disappearance
    26 Feb: The 84-year-old mother of Today show star Savannah Guthrie went missing near her home in Tucson, Arizona on February 1, and Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has dismissed reports that a masked man seen on doorbell camera footage was spotted at the house at an earlier date.... more
    Conan O'Brien is enjoying "all this freedom to be me in different ways" after leaving late-night television
    26 Feb: While also reflecting on the shock of losing his friends Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner after the pair were murdered in December, Conan, 62, opened up about the impact of stepping down from his TBS talk show Conan in June 2021 after 11 years on air - bringing to a close a late-night career that began in 1993 with Late Night with Conan O'Brien and later included The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.... more

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     Today's News

    Business:
    Air New Zealand's dismissing David Seymour's claims its financial strife is down to 'woke' endeavours 18:37

    International:
    New image taken by ALMA telescope reveals 'extraordinary' detail of Milky Way's central zone 18:27

    Entertainment:
    Chris Hemsworth gave up on laser sessions to remove one of his tattoos after his daughter India complained 18:21

    International:
    Cuba claims 'armed terrorist infiltration' prevented during open water speedboat shootout 18:17

    Law and Order:
    Kazuma Kobori is the leading Kiwi midway through the opening round of the New Zealand Golf Open at Millbrook 18:07

    Auckland:
    Four people have been injured - two seriously - after a bus and a car crashed in Auckland's Ponsonby, about 4pm 18:07

    Entertainment:
    The BAFTAs have taken "full responsibility" after John Davidson shouted a racial slur during Sunday's ceremony 17:51

    Rugby League:
    Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki has re-signed with the club through until the end of the 2028 NRL season 17:27

    Entertainment:
    Lindsey Vonn almost had her leg amputated after her horror crash at the Winter Olympics 17:21

    Law and Order:
    An 18-year-old's been charged with aggravated robbery, accused of stealing a ute last Friday - after threatening its owner at the Ngaruawahia boat ramp, north of Hamilton 16:57

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