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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Entertainment articles  Entertainment
    Glenn Close was "too clueless" to realise she went on a date with Robert Redford
     20 December 2025
    The All's Fair actress starred with the late screen legend - who passed away in September at the age of 89 - in 1984 drama The Natural and after filming finished, he invited her out for dinner at a "very romantic restaurant" but she didn't realise there was more to the evening than just a meal.
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    Hugh Jackman once secretly wet himself on stage during Beauty and the Beast
    20 Dec: The 57-year-old star - who is known for his prolific career on stage and screen - has recalled the mortifying moment he lost control of his bladder while playing Gaston and belting out the song Me.... more
    Amanda Seyfried has refused to apologise for comments about Charlie Kirk
    20 Dec: The 40-year-old actress branded the right-wing activist "hateful" on Instagram after he was shot dead at the age of 31 on September 10 during a campus debating session with students.... more
    Jelly Roll's sex life was "horrible" before he lost nearly 200lbs
    20 Dec: The Need a Favor hitmaker began shedding the pounds in 2022 and has candidly admitted that in the time before then, getting intimate with wife Bunnie Xo was like "having to play Twister".... more
    Idris Elba plans to give up acting to focus on directing "eventually"
    20 Dec: The 53-year-old star is promoting short film Dust To Dreams, and while it may be his first venture behind the camera since his 2018 movie Yardie, he admitted that is where he sees his future, rather than on screen.... more
    Kylie Jenner is refusing to "live for whatever everyone else wants" her to do
    19 Dec: The 28-year-old reality star has revealed she is "protective" over her personal life because she would rather focus on "what's best" for her instead of worrying about what other people think.... more
    Lauren Cowell has joked a funeral could come before a wedding "at the rate we're going"
    19 Dec: The 48-year-old socialite has been engaged to media mogul Simon Cowell since 2021, and she quipped that despite changing her name to take on her partner's moniker, marriage could still be a way off.... more
    Gene Simmons has apologised for stating that former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley died as a result of "bad decisions"
    19 Dec: The musician passed away at the age of 74 in October from a brain bleed after falling down the stairs at his home in New Jersey but Gene had implied that other factors could have been behind his passing in a recent interview, although he has now expressed regret after being accused of insensitivity.... more
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus felt "backed into a corner" to reveal her cancer diagnosis
    19 Dec: The 64-year-old actress revealed her stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis in 2017, and she admitted at the time she wasn't necessarily ready to open up about her health battle, but felt like she needed to say something because work on her show Veep was being postponed for a year during her treatment.... more
    Jamie Lee Curtis will be taking a break from social media over the Christmas period
    19 Dec: The 67-year-old actress has revealed that she is going to take a "long" digital detox from the internet and social media platforms during the festive period and is looking forward to spending time offline.... more

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