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‘Nothing fell in my lap’: how Law Roach redefined celebrity styling

Self-styled ‘image architect’ helped turn Zendaya into a household name – and catapulted himself into the spotlight

‘An absolute art form’: the best, worst and weirdest celebrity apologies

In the wake of Dave Grohl’s public confession that he fathered a child outside of his marriage, Guardian staff choose their favourite mea culpas, from Lena Dunham to Fyre festival. Tell us your pick in the comments below

Goodbye hot rodent, hello beefcake: the return of the hunk

Glen Powell leads Hollywood’s latest crop of muscled, charismatic men who ‘look like they came out of a 3D printer’

The Bling Ring: Sofia Coppola’s prescient film of envy and excess

With a paparazzi flash and a Valencia-hued glare, it peeks into the world of the super rich, super privileged, super ugly. Call it the original brat summer

‘I’m starting to doubt everything’: Emma Corrin on Diana, being a Marvel villain, and an existential crisis

The actor is on the brink of megastardom thanks to a new role as a bald baddie, starring alongside Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds – so why all the self-doubt?

Jon Landau, Oscar-winning Titanic and Avatar producer, dies aged 63

Titanic became first film to gross $1bn globally, and Landau topped that with Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water

‘This sucks. I want to go back to being famous’: Kevin Bacon’s experiment as a ‘regular person’

The actor wore prosthetic teeth, nose and glasses to experiment with anonymity – but found queueing and a lack of adoration challenging

‘Hot rodent boyfriend’ is the latest trend reframing men’s looks – why can’t we extend this generosity towards women?

It seems as though at least once a year the internet creates a new category of unconventionally hot guys to thirst over – but this almost never goes in the other direction

Daily grind getting you down? Let’s celebrate the success of the ‘anti-nepo baby’ celebrities

Quinta Brunson, Lily Gladstone, Melissa McCarthy and Chappell Roan all worked long and hard for their big breaks. I’m so glad they stuck with it

Maya Hawke is honest about her privilege. Why are other nepo babies so defensive?

The actor has been frank about her luck and comfort. But many celebrity children refuse to acknowledge the influence of their rich and well-connected parents, writes Arwa Mahdawi

On the Cannes red carpet, it’s film-makers’ turn to shine

In this week’s newsletter: With few expectations or endorsement deals to suppress their style, the top directors at the film festival are breaking rules with chic, expressive outfits

Ditzy, unfiltered: why Drew Barrymore is Hollywood’s great survivor

The troubled child actor turned chatshow host faces flak for her toe-curling interview with Kamala Harris. But oversharing is all part of her shtick

Evolution of man: how Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society

The actor’s feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Gosling’s auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024

Chris Pratt draws ire for razing historic 1950 LA home for sprawling mansion

Actor and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger dismantle 1950 Zimmerman house designed by architect Craig Ellwood

Eleanor Coppola, Emmy award winning director, dies aged 87

Coppola known for Hearts of Darkness, film chronicling tortured production of husband Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now

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