Gwyneth Paltrow in court. (Photo: Rick Bowmer/POOL/AFP)
Rhewal offers you a summary of the week’s latest international entertainment news.
Gwyneth Paltrow wins court case
The court case about a skiing accident that happened about seven years ago in Utah in the USA ended in Gwyneth Paltrow’s favor earlier this week.
This 50-year-old Iron Man-actress became involved in a lawsuit when Terry Sanderson, a retired optomologist, sued her after the two collided at a ski resort in 2016.
Terry claimed that Gwyneth caused this collision and that it led to his drastic physical deterioration. The 76-year-old Terry sued her for $300,000 (about R5.4 million) in damages.
However, Gwyneth insisted that it was a misconception, and sued him for $1 (about R18) back.
After a few hours of discussion, the jury decided in Gwyneth’s favour.
‘Harry Potter’ actor becomes father
Daniel Radcliffe, who gained fame as the Harry Potter-character in the film version acquired, is going to be a father.
Daniel Radcliffe and Erin Darke are going to be parents. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP)
Earlier this month, Daniel went for a walk with his partner, 38-year-old Erin Darke, in New York, where her baby bump was first spotted.
This couple saw each other during the filming of Kill Your Darlings met in 2013 and also made their first appearance as a couple at the Sundance Film Festival that year.
Jennifer Aniston says sensitivity stifles comedy
The ever popular Friends-actress, Jennifer Aniston, recently expressed her displeasure with sensitivity around comedy.
“Comedy has evolved, films have evolved,” the 54-year-old actress recently told AFP in Paris, where her new film, Murder Mystery 2, starring Adam Sandler, said.
Jennifer Aniston en Adam Sandler. (Foto: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/AFP)
“It’s a little more difficult now because you have to be much more careful. This makes it terribly difficult for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we can make fun of ourselves and life.”
However, this comedy culture has changed, Aniston believes, there are certain jokes that are no longer acceptable.
“There is a whole generation of young people who have episodes of Friends look and feel confronted.
“There were certain things that were asparagus and others that weren’t. Well, we should have thought it through, but I don’t think there was the sensitivity that there is now.”
Jennifer believes that this sensitivity may be the reason why fewer and fewer comedy films are released.
“Everyone needs ‘funny’! The world needs humor! We can’t take ourselves too seriously.”
The sequel to Jennifer and Adam’s 2019 Netflix comedy, Murder Mysterywas released on Friday on this streaming giant.
Additional sources: BBC News, US Weekly.
