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Danny Trejo’s son says dad is ‘handcuffed’ to Ben Shapiro’s controversial ICE film: ‘People don’t know what goes into these contracts’

Danny Trejo’s son says dad is ‘handcuffed’ to Ben Shapiro’s controversial ICE film: ‘People don’t know what goes into these contracts’

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Danny Trejo’s son is pushing back against the narrative that his father knew what he was getting into by signing onto the controversial Daily Wire film Pawn Shop. The 82-year-old Mexican actor came under fire after he was cast in the pro-Immigrations and Customs Enforcement movie, which is being produced by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s company. The film is set in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good. Danny denied being “pro-ICE” and said he was “pro immigrant” in a short statement shared last week. But now his son, Gilbert Trejo, is claiming that the Spy Kids actor is being forced to keep quiet due to his contract for the film — and that he was tricked into joining the movie in the first place. “My dad can’t really come out and say how he feels about any of this in any real way,” Gilbert, …

Davina McCall developed ‘advanced Alzheimer’s’ symptoms after brain tumour operation

Davina McCall developed ‘advanced Alzheimer’s’ symptoms after brain tumour operation

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Davina McCall has revealed that she developed symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s after her brain tumour was removed in 2024 and couldn’t remember the names of those around her. The TV presenter, 58, shared in November of that year that doctors had found a rare 14mm benign tumour, called a colloid cyst, on her brain and required surgery to take it out. The operation went well and in April last year, she told fans that her final MRI scan had shown that the tumour had completely disappeared. Speaking about her recovery in a new interview, McCall shared that removing the tumour initially impacted her memory quite significantly. Davina McCall with husband Michael Douglas (Getty) “After I’d had my brain tumour taken out, I had advanced Alzheimer’s, so I couldn’t remember anything,” she told Paloma Faith on the Mad, Sad Bad podcast, adding that 2025 was the “hardest year” of her life. …

Sharon Osbourne reveals grim advice Ozzy’s doctors gave days before rocker’s final concert

Sharon Osbourne reveals grim advice Ozzy’s doctors gave days before rocker’s final concert

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Ozzy Osbourne was given medical advice not to take the stage for his farewell show in Birmingham, according to his widow Sharon Osbourne. The legendary musician did, however, end up reuniting with his band Black Sabbath for the “Back to the Beginning” concert at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5, 2025. He died weeks later on July 22. A film of that final show, titled Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning will be released in theaters October 28. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Sharon Osbourne recalled the grim advice her husband received from doctors ahead of the gig. “He was in hospital in America before he left,” said Sharon. “We moved back to England, and we had a whole new team of doctors. His new doctors didn’t want to take doctor’s notes from America. They wanted to make their own assessment on him. He was in hospital for a …

Queen’s Brian May issues warning to Andy Burnham over ‘evil’ AI data centres

Queen’s Brian May issues warning to Andy Burnham over ‘evil’ AI data centres

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Sir Brian May has urged Andy Burnham to block AI “before it’s too late” and dubbed data centres “a massive evil” that “have to be fought”. The British guitarist, 79, revealed that he designed a Queen immersive experience, similar to ABBA’s virtual concert ABBA Voyage, but wouldn’t move forward with the show until it was possible without AI. “I have serious misgivings about that,” the musician told The Times. “We all like AI. It helps us write emails. It’s even saved a few lives. But the harm it is bringing to the world is immense,” he said. May shared that he’d even nixed a video for his recent song “My Angels Are Calling” after its directors admitted they’d …

The warning signs you’re about to have a nasty divorce

The warning signs you’re about to have a nasty divorce

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Nora Ephron wrote that you should “never marry a man you wouldn’t want to be divorced from”. The quote, penned in her 2006 essay collection I Feel Bad About My Neck (and was, she later admitted, stolen from her sister), came after her own high-profile divorce from journalist Carl Bernstein, which inspired her novel Heartburn. Essentially, she explains, conflict reveals someone’s true character; A bad partner becomes a punishing adversary. It’s a theme explored in the aptly named forthcoming divorce drama War, which follows a narcissistic film star (Sienna Miller) as she attempts to cut loose from a powerful …

‘Massages, special meals and cognac’: Diddy living life of luxury behind bars, report claims

‘Massages, special meals and cognac’: Diddy living life of luxury behind bars, report claims

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Sean “Diddy” Combs is living a pampered life in prison complete with massages and top-shelf liquor as he waits out his time behind bars, according to a new report. The disgraced music mogul, 56, was sentenced to 50 months in prison after he was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in 2025. However, Combs has allegedly not given up his celebrity life of luxury during his punishment at the Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey, NBC News reported in a piece published Tuesday. On the condition of anonymity, four men who spent time in the same unit as Combs told the outlet that the Bad Boy Records founder enjoys different privileges than …

ABC News’ Will Reeve, 34, reveals testicular cancer diagnosis

ABC News’ Will Reeve, 34, reveals testicular cancer diagnosis

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter ABC News national correspondent Will Reeve has spoken publicly about his “deeply personal health battle” with cancer. The Good Morning America star, who is the 34-year-old son of Superman star Christopher Reeve, announced on the morning show Tuesday that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the spring, which then spread to lymph nodes in his abdomen. After finding a lump in his testicle in April, Will went to the doctor at the urging of his wife, Amanda, who he married in January. He had the cancerous testicle removed in May, and then underwent a six-hour surgery in June to remove dozens of his lymph nodes and begin chemotherapy. Throughout the month of July, Will underwent …

Slipknot fans outraged after Marilyn Manson booked as tour support act

Slipknot fans outraged after Marilyn Manson booked as tour support act

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Slipknot is facing backlash after controversial rock singer Marilyn Manson was announced as the supporting act on their upcoming stadium tour. Manson is currently scheduled to join the band’s 2027 tour, which was announced Monday, for their run of dates in South America, as well as their concert at London’s Wembley Stadium. However, fans of the masked metal band are now boycotting the shows over past abuse allegations against Manson. His ex, Evan Rachel Wood, came forward with abuse allegations against Manson in 2021. Wood’s statement prompted more than a dozen other women to share their own experiences of alleged abuse at the hands of Manson. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, has denied all allegations against …

Coronation Street star Sue Devaney shares disappointment caused by dementia storyline

Coronation Street star Sue Devaney shares disappointment caused by dementia storyline

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Coronation Street star Sue Devaney’s dementia storyline will cut short her time on the series – as she planned to remain on the soap for the rest of her life. Devaney has appeared on the ITV soap as Debbie Webster as a full-time cast member since 2019, and will leave the show as part of the hard-hitting storyline, which started in 2025 and ends next year. The actor first joined the soap in her teens in 1984, but her original stint lasted for just one year. She was brought back, aged 52, which made her think: “This is nice. I could end my career on Corrie, and I’d be very happy.” Sue Devaney will leave ‘Coronation Street’ …

Jerry Hall’s children are treating her like a child – we all end up parenting our parents in the end

Jerry Hall’s children are treating her like a child – we all end up parenting our parents in the end

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore There is a dreaded moment in life when an ageing parent realises that their adult children see them as a total liability – or let’s take it a step further – even a joke. The adult children start fussing around, acting like a concerned parent, tut-tutting at their irresponsible behaviour and life choices and the parent feels upset and frustrated that they are being treated like a child. And that’s what has seemingly happened to Jerry Hall, 70, the former model and ex-wife of Mick Jagger, who has revealed that their four children, Elizabeth, 42, James, 41, Georgia May, 34, and Gabriel, 28, have made it known that they are concerned about her hurting herself as …