All ears: here’s why Bill Nighy’s Oscars date was a small stained bunny

Was the star of Living making a covert protest on behalf of pygmy rabbits with his Sylvanian squeeze? Or referencing the Taiwanese gay community’s new icon? And what was that spattered over its forehead?

Everyone loves to hate the Oscars. But here’s why I’ll be watching

Events like the Oscars are rare examples of monoculture in a pop-culture world increasingly fractured into tiny splinters

Why accusing Harry Styles and Cardi B of queerbaiting is regressive

The term once addressed real fears – but it has become a means of policing identity as it ‘reduces sexuality to a tick box’

Madonna bootcamp was gruelling, intense and, it turns out, completely pointless

Julia Garner, Florence Pugh and Odessa Young were put through the musical equivalent of the first half hour of Full Metal Jacket for a now cancelled auto-biopic of the singer

‘Evil’, ‘peasants’ and ‘vomit’ – Eva Green’s WhatsApp messages exude star quality

The actor is suing for her £830,000 fee for a film that was never made. And her honest, haughty imperiousness deserves a standing ovation

How Zelenskiy became Hollywood’s man of the hour

From Ben Stiller to Jessica Chastain, celebrities have embraced Ukraine’s president and offered support to the country’s war effort

Nepo babies: what are they and why is Gen Z only just discovering them?

They’re the celebrity children scoring big creative breaks. But are their careers – and cheekbones – proof meritocracy is dead?

Georgia Holt, actor, singer and Cher’s mother, dies aged 96

The film and television performer had a close relationship with her famous daughter, and was married six times, including twice to Cher’s father

Kirstie Alley was celebrated not because she was flawless – but because her flaws were so visible

From 80s sitcom Cheers to semi-autobiographical series Fat Actress, the actor brought unscripted intimacy to both her best roles and her life

Beef broth and body shaming: the punk drama about why Empress Elisabeth was the Meghan Markle of her time

Director Marie Kreutzer talks about her latest film, which aims to portray a complex female character – whose story resonates with modern pressures on royal women under the glare of media scrutiny

Celebrities? They’re all a bit weird … Hadley Freeman on 22 years interviewing stars

Ben Affleck was delightful, Justin Timberlake a drag and Keanu so handsome I couldn’t speak. Here’s everything you always wanted to know about A-listers (but were afraid to ask)

Richard E Grant on grief, fame and life without a filter: ‘I 100% believe that secrets are toxic’

He has delighted fans with his honesty about showbusiness – now he’s being just as open about the pain of losing his wife, Joan Washington. Is anything off limits?

‘Nepo baby’ fall preview: new films and TV from children of famous parents

The offspring of Denzel, Uma, Phoebe, Andie and Judd – and a Gainsbourg for good measure – follow in their parents’ celebrated paths

Shipwrecks and reality checks: the films setting out to skewer the rich

Wealth, corruption and immorality are under intense scrutiny in a clutch of films being released this autumn

Will Smith’s popularity saw ‘very significant and precipitous decline’ after Oscars slap

According to Q Score, which measures the consumer appeal of celebrities in the US, the actor lost significant support after the incident