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    Gene Hackman and wife’s friends detail last meeting with couple before tragedy

    Longtime friends of late Hollywood screen legend Gene Hackman and his pianist wife Betsy Arakawa have told how the last time they saw them they were both ‘well’09:12, 03 Mar 2025Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home with their dogGene Hackman’s friends have opened up about the last time they saw the Hollywood star, following his mysterious death.The screen legend, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead at their home in the US state of New Mexico on February 26 along with one of their dogs. Their bodies were discovered in separate rooms and with no obvious signs of trauma and a number of unanswered questions remain in the case, investigations are continuing.Longtime friends Daniel and Barbara Lenihan – who live near to where Hackman and Arakawa lived – have now shared details of the last time they saw the couple, with Barbara saying they were “delightful” to be with.A friend said the pair were ‘delightful’ to be around(Image: More

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    Halle Berry recreates Adrien Brody Oscars kiss moment and shouts ‘sorry’ to his partner

    Halle Berry and Adrien Brody recreated their infamous Oscars kiss on the red carpet at the 97th Academy Awards, with Berry joking that she was getting “payback”09:09, 03 Mar 2025Never Let Go official 2024 trailer with Halle BerryOver two decades on from their iconic Oscars moment, Halle Berry and Adrien Brody have given us a blast from the past at the 97th Academy Awards, recreating their famous kiss for the cameras – but this time it was on the red carpet.The nostalgic peck happened right outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, just before the film industry’s glitziest night kicked off, which has also been hailed the “most boring” to date. Halle, 58, cheekily approached Adrien, 51, and gave his girlfriend a heads-up with “I’m sorry, Georgina, but I have to do it”, before leaning in for a playful smooch with the actor, echoing their notorious 2003 Oscars clinch.The fun moment, which was the first of many on the night, had onlookers, including Adrien’s partner, British fashionista and actress Georgina Chapman, cheering and clapping along. Georgina was once married to disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and shares two children with him, Dash and India.Halle, dazzling in a silver and black sequined gown, later took to Instagram to tease about the encounter, posting: “Surpriseee @adrienbrody! I had to get some payback.” This reunion harks back to one of the most buzzworthy Oscar moments ever.Halle greeted Adrien on the carpet(Image: More

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    Dancing on Ice ‘facing axe’ as viewers switch off ahead of skating finale

    There are fears that long-running ITV ice-skating competition Dancing on Ice could be coming to an end after the current 2025 series following a slump in ratings08:29, 03 Mar 2025Dancing on Ice: Holly dresses as Glinda from WickedDancing on Ice is rumoured to be facing the axe amid falling ratings.ITV’s ice-skating competition – which is hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern – has been a staple of the winter TV schedule in recent years. But according to the Mirror, there are now “very real fears” that it could be up for the chop as it is not drawing the sort of audience it used to.The show’s main judges Torvill and Dean have confirmed they are retiring from skating but have made it clear they will continue on the show and this year’s series has drawn a bumper crop of celebs including the likes of Steve Redgrave, Mollie Pearce and Ferne McCann. But just 2.9million people tuned in when it was launched in January.Is Dancing on Ice coming to an end?(Image: More