A hug’s life: Pixar’s John Lasseter leads the way in Hollywood’s golden age of euphemism

‘Unwanted hugs’, ‘missteps’, ‘pursuing shared feelings’ and ‘uncomfortable situation’ – the entertainment world is offering a masterclass in rebranding sexual impropriety

Harvey Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to quash sex scandal

Producer hired team to investigate 91 film industry figures in attempt to stop harassment claims going public

Judi Dench: ‘Practical support is just as important as the name on the letterhead’

Charity trustees Dame Judi Dench, Maxine Peake, writer Monica Ali and presenter Katie Piper tell us what they’ve learned from their chosen causes

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool: the tragic life of Hollywood sensation Gloria Grahame

She starred with Humphrey Bogart and James Stewart. But Gloria Grahame refused to bow to Hollywood sexism and was driven out. Frank Cottrell-Boyce on a new film about her finding love and a second life with a chaotic Liverpool family

Kevin Spacey deserves to be scorned. But can I still watch House of Cards?

It is far harder to judge an artist than a work of art. History shows that bad people can do brilliant things, says Guardian writer Hannah Jane Parkinson

The forlorn ultimatum: the latest in Tyrese Gibson’s furiously doomed feud with The Rock

Fast & Furious second-stringer Gibson has told producers of the mega-grossing car movies they have a choice – between him and the planet’s most bankable star

Kevin Spacey apologises after being accused of sexual advance on 14-year-old actor

Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp claimed he was left traumatised after Spacey lay on top of him during evening at actor’s apartment 31 years ago

The Academy takes a stand on Weinstein – and we trust its judgment completely

The creative body’s decision to give Harvey the hoof makes sense given Hollywood’s long history of films tackling sexual harassment

Harvey Weinstein’s rehab – just your basic $2,000-a-night sex offender programme

The radioactive movie mogul is hoping for a second chance, once he has completed a stint in his very own boutique, indie criminal justice system

Co-parented by popular culture: why celebrity deaths affect us so deeply

From Diana to Harry Dean Stanton, grieving for complete strangers is truly a family matter, writes the former Guardian music editor Michael Hann

The flounce and the furious: is car-sharing over for The Rock?

An Instagram post from The Rock sent Fast and Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson into a flat spin

Rick Ross reveals his sex-proof business strategy

The rap mogul worries that women and work do not mix and so has kindly agreed not to hire any in case his libido gets the better of him. Plus, Nicolas Cage’s tour of Kazakhstan

Pity Daniel Craig – playing James Bond really is the toughest job in the world

The actor said he’d rather ‘slash my wrists’ than play 007 another time. So what could have changed his mind?

Hailee Steinfeld: ‘There’s this rule that to be special you have to be different to other women’

At 20, the Oscar-nominated star of True Grit and The Edge of Seventeen is also juggling a pop career. She discusses the lyrics of empowerment, ‘mastur-bangers’ and being part of Taylor Swift’s notorious squad

Anita Pallenberg, actor, model and muse to the Rolling Stones, dies aged 73

Partner to both Brian Jones and Keith Richards, Pallenberg went on to appear alongside Mick Jagger in Performance and pursued a career in fashion