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# Hollywood

All time
# Hollywood
Cathal Pendred turned up on one of the biggest drama shows on US television this week
From MMA fighter to business owner to…actor?
# boyo
10 times Hollywood got Ireland all wrong
*shamrocks*
# spotlight on hollywood
Ghostbusters backlash reflects sexism problem in Hollywood
The all-female reboot of Ghostbusters hits Irish cinemas on 15 July.
# showbiz baby
Is Vinnie Jones about to utter the immortal line 'You are an ostrich' on the big screen?
The footballer-turned-actor is tipped to play Nigel Pearson in the proposed film about Jamie Vardy.
# wrong person
Rapper sues over false report that he cut off penis after he was mistaken for another rapper
Andre Roxx says he had no way to clear his name because he was behind bars at the time.
# RIP
Photos: Well known politicians and stars among mourners at Nancy Reagan's funeral
Nancy was described as “a woman without whom Ronald Wilson Reagan would never have become president”.
# And the award goes to
RANKED: 10 movies that won best picture Oscar — and what should have won
Take a look back at some past winners. Do you agree the best won on the night?
# diversity
Same snub, different year: #OscarsSoWhite is trending again as black actors are left out
This year’s Oscars again feature all white actors in acting categories.
# so this happened
Here is what happened when Sean Penn met the world's most notorious drug lord
The Mexican government has said that it wishes to question Penn.
# Child Abuse
Spotlight movie shines light on Catholic Church abuses that are all too familiar
The new Hollywood movie focuses on the Pulitzer Prize winning investigation carried out by The Boston Globe into the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child-molesting priests.
# Hollywood
Bill Cosby released on $1 million bail following sexual assault charges
It is the first charge to be formally laid against the 78 year old.
# Los Angeles
Charlie Sheen's ex is suing him for allegedly not disclosing HIV status before they had sex
Pornstar Scottine Ross also claims Sheen was physically and mentally abusive towards her.
# Hollywood
Actor Charlie Sheen to make 'revealing' announcement as tabloid rumours swirl
TMZ says that he will reveal that he is HIV positive.
# Suicide
Robin Williams' widow says they were 'living a nightmare' in the months before his death
Susan Williams says the actor was suffering from both Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
# RIP
Die Hard actor and former Senator Fred Thompson dies aged 73
The 6ft 6in former lawyer also starred in Cape Fear and In The Line of Fire.
# where the heart is
"I was Irish. I remain Irish." - Maureen O'Hara's loyalty to her roots celebrated after her death
The screen icon died yesterday aged 95.
# bad will hunting
Here's why Matt Damon's publicist has the hardest job in Hollywood right now
Someone get that publicist a glass of Pinot.
# the pitts
Brad Pitt is filming in Ireland and here’s the best headline about it
The Lost City of Z is shooting in Co Antrim, and locals aren’t best pleased.
# the pitts
Brad Pitt is filming in Ireland and here's the best headline about it
The Lost City of Z is shooting in Co Antrim, and the locals aren’t best pleased.
# RIP
'Trailblazer' and novelist Jackie Collins dies aged 77 - sister Joan leads tributes
The best-selling British author had breast cancer.
Matt Damon has responded to those accusations of 'whitesplaining' diversity
The actor cut across a black film producer to explain diversity to her, and people went MAD.
# Concussion
Watch the epic trailer for Will Smith's new movie about NFL concussions
The movie is set for release on Christmas Day.
# oh hollywood
11 things sex in the movies lied to us about
It’s not like this AT ALL.
# j-law
Is Jennifer Lawrence way too young for her latest film role? The internet seems to think so
Not everyone is on board with her casting in the film Joy.
# Consumer rights
The European Union has a bone to pick with Disneyland
Are customers some certain countries being charged more?
# Keeping Up
Meet the Irish woman working as a stand-in for Kim Kardashian
23-year-old Galway model Shahira Barry says she was “over the moon” to be working with Kim, Kourtney, Khloe et al.
# blockbuster news
Irish comedy 'The Stag' is about to be remade by a major Hollywood studio
This is a big, big deal.
# colour blind
What it looks like when you cut all the white people out of Hollywood films
The resulting videos are not very long.
Voices
Blockbuster cinema is more interested in looking backwards than telling new stories
Hollywood seems intent on taking viewers back to the films they loved growing up – perhaps hoping absence makes the heart grow fonder.
# my pony
Those 'imagine if Magic Mike was about women' arguments are unnecessary, here's why
Stop looking for a fight.
# madam panhandler
Rose McGowan says she was fired for sharing that sexist casting call note
The note asked actresses to wear “form-fitting jeans” and push-up bras for their auditions.
# Hollywood Village
Motorcyclist dies in hospital after bike crashes at Wicklow Gap road
The crash happened at around midday.
# RIP
Actress and mother of Ben Stiller, Anne Meara, dies aged 85
She passed away on Saturday, the cause of death has not been confirmed.
# nothing but a number
Maggie Gyllenhaal: At 37 I was 'too old' to star opposite a 55-year-old man
“It was astonishing to me.”
# Tinseltown
Is a big-budget blockbuster heading for Limerick?
A producer of The Dark Knight has been staking out locations in the city with a view to filming a €105 million action flick there.
# Independence Day
People are outraged over actress swap in 'Independence Day 2'
Fox has not yet given a reason for why Mae Whitman wasn’t considered for the sequel.
# Wikileaks
Here's what the leaked Sony Pictures emails reveal about Irish actors
And directors. And authors. And TV shows.
# Censored
Russia bans Tom Hardy movie as it casts the country as 'a sort of Mordor'
The Russian culture minister said ‘Child 44′ painted the population as “sub-human”.
# Hollywood
The Interview has been parachuted into North Korea
Kim Jong-Un probably isn’t a fan of Seth Rogen.
# Des Res
This Hollywood star's incredibly scenic former Cork retreat is up for grabs
Maureen O’Hara was very happy here (and there’s room to land a seaplane).