Billy Ray Cyrus’ Ex-Wife Firerose Shares Concerns Over ‘Sad’ Trump Inauguration Performance

Posted on 25/01/2025 by Boris Clair

Billy Ray Cyrus’ ex-wife Firerose has joined the country musician’s family in sharing her concerns for his well-being.

“What’s being seen in public now reflects much of what I experienced in private during our relationship,” Firerose ― née Johanna Hodges ― told People and the New York Post in a statement issued Friday.

“It’s very sad to see those same struggles continue for him, but I’m glad the truth is coming to light — for his potential good because healing is only possible when you confront the truth and accept there’s a problem,” she added.

The musician’s remarks come just two days after Billy Ray Cyrus’ son, Trace Cyrus, posted an open letter on Instagram urging his father to “seek help” following a widely panned performance at President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose split last year after about seven months of marriage. Their divorce filings included accusations of abuse from both sides.

After taking the stage at the Liberty Ball in honor of Trump’s return to the White House, the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer sounded hoarse and appeared unable to get his guitar synced with the venue’s audio system, despite the assistance of crew members. He later blamed “technical difficulties.”

In his letter, Trace Cyrus hinted that he and other family members ―including sisters Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus ― had been estranged from his father for some time.

“We are all hanging on to memories of the man we once knew & hoping for the day he returns,” he wrote. “You’re not healthy Dad & everyone is noticing it.”

“I don’t know what you’re struggling with exactly but I think I have a pretty good idea & I’d love to help you if you would open up and receive the help. You know how to reach me,” he added.

Billy Ray Cyrus' performance at Trump's inaugural festivities Monday was widely panned by critics and fans. — Billy Ray Cyrus’ performance at Trump’s inaugural festivities Monday was widely panned by critics and fans.

Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from Firerose in May of last year after about seven months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct.”

Firerose issued a divorce filing of her own in which she accused Billy Ray Cyrus of “extreme verbal, emotional and psychological abuse.” About a week after that, Billy Ray Cyrus responded with new documents in which he denied Firerose’s claims and alleged it was he, “in fact, [who had] been abused.” Their divorce was finalized in August.

An Australian native, Firerose has continued to release music in the wake of the split. Her latest single, “War Is Won,” was unveiled this week.

In her statement, she suggested that her work had given her an outlet for her grief.

“For me, I remain focused on my faith, my music, my healing and using my story to encourage others to find strength and hope,” she said.

How Pamela Anderson Really Feels About Oscars Snub For ‘The Last Showgirl’

Posted on 25/01/2025 by Boris Clair

Pamela Anderson may be enjoying some of the best reviews of her career, but she says she isn’t too vexed about not snagging an Oscar nomination.

Anderson had become a surprise award season contender for “The Last Showgirl,” directed by Gia Coppola. But when the Academy Award nominations were unveiled Thursday, the actor ― and “The Last Showgirl” as a whole ― were noticeably absent from the list.

Speaking to Elle shortly after the nominations were announced, the “Baywatch” actor reiterated how “The Last Showgirl” represented a major step up for her as an actor nonetheless.

“Oh my gosh, it’s not something I ever expected. Doing the work is the win,” she told the outlet. “That’s what I like to do, and I think we can lose sight of that sometimes in this whole crazy awards season, but it’s nice to be recognized, and it’s all a bonus.”

Pamela Anderson attended the 2025 Golden Globes with her son, Brandon Thomas Lee.

And while Anderson may have missed out on an Oscar nod, she remains grateful at having received her first Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nomination for her performance.

“I couldn’t imagine [it] anyway. I’m happy for the SAG nomination, that’s [voted on by] your peers,” she said. “That’s really cool. This has been a long road promoting this film.”

Released last month, “The Last Showgirl” follows Shelly (played by Anderson), a Las Vegas performer thrust into economic uncertainty when her long-running casino show is axed. The film co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis, who received a SAG and BAFTA nomination, and Dave Bautista.

Anderson has described the success of “The Last Showgirl” as “the best payback” for Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” which was made without her involvement and depicted her mid-1990s sex tape scandal with now-ex-husband Tommy Lee.

The accolades are paying off in other ways, too. It was recently announced that Anderson joined the cast of “Rosebush Pruning,” an upcoming thriller that stars Elle Fanning and Riley Keough. She’s also set to star opposite Liam Neeson in a remake of the crime spoof comedy “The Naked Gun.”

Question Time Guest Takes Social Media CEOs Apart For ‘Promoting Extreme Content’

Posted on 24/01/2025 by Boris Clair

Social media CEOs were torn apart on BBC Question Time last night as a panellist slammed the platforms for “promoting extreme content”.

After 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana – who murdered three little girls in Southport in July and injured 10 others – was sentenced on Thursday, the public has started to question how the UK can prevent such horrific attacks again in the future.

Green industrialist Dale Vince said social media was a major contributing factor that needs to be addressed.

Speaking to the Question Time audience, he explained: “I think this guy was radicalised to a considerable extent by content on social media. He got his Al Qaeda from social media, he got his recipe for ricin, he watched violent videos on social media.

“One of the biggest things we can do to prevent this happening in the future is to control social media properly – we don’t do that at the moment.”

Vince then focused in on particular websites, such as X (formerly Twitter) run by Elon Musk, as well as Facebook and Instagram, run by Mark Zuckerberg.

He said: “The platforms run by Musk and Zuckerberg for example are promoting extreme content, extreme views, Musk is trying to interfere in our democracy now through his platform X.”

Musk has repeatedly tried to influence government policy through his posts on X and has even come to blows with PM Keir Starmer over it.

Vince added: “Of course, [Rudakbana] got his murder weapon from Jeff Bezos [CEO of Amazon].”

The Southport killer ordered the knife he used in his attack on the shopping site when he was 17, even though it is illegal to sell to under-18s.

Vince continued: “We’ve got the three tech giants of the world, and we don’t control social media well enough. We talked earlier about how we’ve got to keep pace with AI, we haven’t kept social media.

“It’s a supernatural force, it’s outside the boundaries of our nation but it has a really big impact, and after the event – the terrible event – Musk stoked the riots with content on social media. We shouldn’t allow that.

“He in effect aided and abetted the crimes that took place. That’s where we should go.”

Vince later said that the best way to control the social media giants was to “make them responsible for their content”.

Musk, now US president Donald Trump’s informal adviser, used X to promote the right-wing conspiracy theory known as “two-tier policing” at the time of the riots which occurred after the Southport attack.

He also claimed “civil war is inevitable” over the thuggery which erupted in the summer.

The X boss – who is also the richest person in the world – joined other tech magnates such as Zuckeberg and Bezos at Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

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“One of the biggest things we can do to prevent this happening in the future is to control social media properly”

Entrepreneur Dale Vince says tech giants are “promoting extreme content” and had a role in influencing the Southport attacker and the following riots#bbcqt pic.twitter.com/k4qivB6wZW

— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) January 23, 2025

Kendrick Lamar Just Announced This A-Lister As A Guest Performer During His Super Bowl Show

Posted on 24/01/2025 by Boris Clair

Kendrick Lamar has announced he’ll be joined by a very special guest when he headlines the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

The rap superstar is currently gearing up to perform at the major sporting event next month, with Apple Music – who sponsors the show – sharing a teaser on Friday morning.

In the clip, Kendrick can be heard making a phone call on the pitch about what he’s got planned for his show, before declaring that he’s “been thinking about a guest performer”.

At that moment, SZA runs up behind him and douses him with a bucket of cold water, with Apple Music confirming that she’ll be joining Kendrick during his performance.

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Kendrick and SZA have collaborated numerous times during their respective times in the spotlight, most notably on the Black Panther soundtrack cut All The Stars.

All The Stars wound up earning both Kendrick and SZA their first Oscar nominations.

The two have also worked together on Kendrick’s songs Luther and Gloria, as well as SZA’s SOS deluxe track 30 For 30 and the Ctrl offering Doves In The Wind.

“Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date,” the Grammy winner said in September when he was first announced as the Super Bowl headliner. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.”

This year’s Super Bowl is due to take place at the Ceasars Superdrome stadium in New Orleans on Sunday 9 February.

Recent Halftime Show performers have included Usher, Rihanna and The Weeknd, while Kendrick was among the stars who took part in a group performance in 2022 celebrating hip hop music alongside the likes of Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Mary J Blige.

11 Biggest Oscar Snubs: From Denzel Washington To Daniel Craig, Here’s Who Got Overlooked

Posted on 23/01/2025 by Boris Clair

Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars have major cause for celebration this evening after landing nominations at the Oscars – particularly those lucky first-timers like Ariana Grande, Sebastian Stan, Monica Barbaro and, of course, Demi Moore.

But, of course, not everyone will be feeling quite so jubilant.

With only a handful of slots to fill, some of the biggest and most-celebrated performances of the past 12 months have gone unchecked by the Academy, with cinephiles on social media already going off about this year’s most notable “snubs”.

Here are 11 of them…

Daniel Craig

Timothée Chalamet, Adrien Brody, Colman Domingo and Ralph Fiennes’ spots in the Best Actor category were pretty much dead certs by the time the Oscar nominations rolled around, leaving a few big names competing for the one remaining spot.

In the end, it’s gone to Sebastian Stan for his performance as Donald Trump in The Apprentice, but there are sure to be a few disappointed Daniel Craig fans.

The former James Bond actor couldn’t have been further from the roles that have made him most famous in Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, in which he plays William Lee (a fictionalised version of the author William S Burroughs), an American writer who embarks on a journey of sexual and substance exploration.

Still, given how open Sebastian has been about the difficulties he faced putting The Apprentice in front of an audience in the current climate, we’re glad that more people might now be afforded the chance to see it.

Danielle Deadwyler

American performer Danielle Deadwyler received a wave of acclaim for her performance in the August Wilson adaptation The Piano Lesson.

While the film itself failed to score much awards season buzz, fans had hoped Danielle might scrape through in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as Berniece, a woman determined to hold onto her late father’s piano when the rest of her family are hoping to sell it.

The snub stings twice as hard as it marks the second time an Oscar-worthy performance from Danielle has ultimately gone ignored by the Academy, after 2022’s Till was similarly overlooked.

Denzel Washington

Considering the original Gladiator was a Best Picture recipient, it might come as a surprise to some to see the sequel pick up just one nomination in 2025, in the Best Costume Design category.

Lead actor Paul Mescal was among those to be singled out for praise when the action-packed epic hit cinemas last year, but it’s Denzel Washington who was really being tipped for awards buzz.

After scoring a nomination at the Golden Globes last month, however, both the Baftas (who, interestingly, have never nominated Denzel in his entire 40-year screen career) and Oscars have paid him dust, making him one of this year’s most noticeable snubs.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

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It’s rare that you’ll find outcry over a snub in the Best Score category – but then again, it’s rare a score will capture people’s attention in the way that Challengers’ did.

The Nine Inch Nails musicians delivered one of last year’s most iconic contributions to the world of cinema when they scored Luca Guadagnino’s tennis-themed romance drama Challengers, perfectly amping up the tension between its central trio with their musical output.

We’re sure we’re not the only ones confused to see the score – which won a Golden Globe just a matter of weeks ago – not even nominated for an Oscar when it felt like such a shoo-in.

Margaret Qualley

The Substance has been the surprise hit of 2025’s awards season, and we’re over the moon to see not just Demi Moore landing an acting nomination, but Coralie Fargeat’s name popping up on the Best Director shortlist.

However, there’s no denying that The Substance was a two-header, and while we’re over the moon for Demi scoring her first Oscar nomination at this stage of her career, we’re still a little sad there wasn’t space for Margaret Qualley in the Best Supporting Actress category.

The Maid star has made no secret of what she put herself through to help bring the character of Sue (and, perhaps more impressively, Monstro Elisasue) to life, and she was the perfect foil to her Golden Globe-winning co-star’s character in the graphic body horror.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

She may not have had the fanfare and loud push behind her that the likes of Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo or even Demi Moore have had over the last few months, but Marianne Jean-Baptiste had quietly been climbing up the ranks as a contender for a Best Actress nomination thanks to her role in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.

When Hard Truths premiered at Toronto Film Festival towards the end of last year, Marianne’s performance as a pessimistic woman struggling to connect with those closest to her saw her being met with a wave of praise, which has translated into recognition from the Baftas and Critics’ Choice Awards.

The British performer was nominated for an Oscar once before for her role in another of Mike Leigh’s projects, Secrets & Lies.

Pamela Anderson

Alright, we know this one was always going to be a long shot, but “Oscar nominee Pamela Anderson” had such a ring to it that we couldn’t help crossing our fingers that this could be her year.

Oscar nomination or not, we’ll still be seeing The Last Showgirl the second it hits UK cinemas, and we’re certain this is the beginning of a new era of the former Baywatch star’s career.

Stanley Tucci

Conclave went into this year’s Oscars race as a favourite, and has ultimately received eight nominations, including recognition for cast members Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini.

For the past few months, Stanley Tucci has been hovering around the middle of the list of favourites to score a Best Supporting Actor nod (which would have marked his second ever nomination, after 2009’s The Lovely Bones) but sadly, it wasn’t to be.

He’ll just have to make do with being the entire internet’s imaginary husband instead, we suppose…

Denis Villeneuve

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Ed Sheeran has denied reports that he recently attended an event thrown by JK Rowling.

Journalist India Willoughby shared a screenshot earlier this week of an opinion piece claiming that Ed had “brought joy to wounded IDF [Israel Defense Forces] soldiers”. She then alleged he’d also attended a New Year’s Eve party at the home of the Harry Potter author, based on recent reports in the press.

Ed later responded to both of the claims in India’s post on his Instagram story, insisting: “Respectfully, India Willoughby, and any other journalist who has reported both these stories, neither are true.”

“I spent New Year with my family and friends,” he wrote. “The story about wounded soldiers at my show, was a charity that sourced tickets to my show in Cyprus last year, which was a large scale public concert.”

The Lego House singer added: “This sort of reporting is [divisive] and damaging, please research before you post things.”

The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate then responded: “This is great to hear. I used the word ‘reportedly’ about JK Rowling’s NYE party, because it was widely reported by UK and international media at the time.

“I also reached out directly to you in the first [week of January] via Twitter to ask if the story was correct – but no reply. Delighted to hear you didn’t go!”

“Delighted I can still be an Ed Sheeran fan,” she added in a follow-up post.

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— India Willoughby (@IndiaWilloughby) January 21, 2025

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Here’s my original tweet asking directly. I note the Daily Express has now removed their made-up story. Delighted I can still be an @edsheeran fan 😊✌️❤️🏳️⚧️ pic.twitter.com/oMN9KhxrTC

— India Willoughby (@IndiaWilloughby) January 21, 2025