Mariah Carey just won a legal round concerning her Christmas anthem. Songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers, from the band Vince Vance & The Valiants, had sued her for twenty million dollars. They claimed her 1994 song All I Want for Christmas Is You copied their 1989 track with the same title. A judge threw out that case last year.
Now, the judge has ordered those songwriters to pay Carey over ninety-two thousand dollars in sanctions. The ruling stated their lawsuit lacked merit, aiming to deter people from filing weak legal claims. Stone had argued their song had extensive radio play in 1993, the year before Carey's version dropped.
This legal victory coincides with the song breaking another record. It recently notched its one...
The spiritual thriller Trikanda might come out next January. Its producer, Srinivas, said they are looking at a January 23 release, though nothing is final. They want to target devout audiences, specifically timing it after many return from pilgrimages to Sabarimala. The film stars Mahendran and Shraddha Das, shot over roughly two months in Chennai and Hyderabad.
A trailer launch recently happened in Chennai. The preview shows a conflict between dark forces and good, with a voiceover about a war to stop dawn itself. Scenes depict people living in fear under this darkness. Mahendran's character appears in action sequences fighting this threat. Shraddha Das plays a psychiatrist who mistakes a patient's demonic influence for bipolar...
Channing Tatum honored the late actor James Ransone, who died at forty-six. Tatum posted a tribute on his Instagram Story, calling Ransone one of the realest people he knew. The two had worked together on the 2011 crime film The Son of No One, directed by Dito Montiel. Tatum wrote he had no words for the loss, recalling he always looked forward to Ransone's conversations. He signed off with a message of love, using Ransone's nickname, PJ. Others like Chloe Sevigny and Spike Lee also shared remembrances.
Reports state Ransone was found deceased in Los Angeles, with the medical examiner listing the cause as suicide by hanging. He leaves behind his wife, Jamie McPhee, and their child.
Tatum himself has multiple projects upcoming. A...
Janhvi Kapoor spoke out about the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh. The Bollywood actress called the event a barbaric and inhuman lynching on her Instagram Stories. She urged people to learn about the case, watch the circulating videos, and feel appropriate anger over the violence.
Das was attacked by a mob last week, tied to a tree, and set on fire. The horrific incident has drawn widespread attention to ongoing mob violence across the region. Kapoor stated this was not an isolated event, criticizing hypocrisy in focusing on distant tragedies while ignoring brutality close to home. She argued that communal discrimination and extremism in any form must be condemned to preserve basic humanity.
Police have filed a case and are...
Gwyneth Paltrow is back in movies after seven years away. She has a supporting role in the new film Marty Supreme, playing a character named Kay Stone, a former actress married to a businessman played by Kevin O Leary. She says independent projects like this have always been her preference.
The film, starring Timothee Chalamet, had a record-breaking limited release last weekend and opens wider on Christmas Day. Paltrow admitted she had not seen Chalamet's previous work nor a film by the Safdie brothers before joining the project. She found it ironic that her character is also returning to acting, though in a different context. Paltrow confessed some personal insecurity about her own comeback, noting the industry has changed since she...
The movie Peddi, a rural action drama starring Ram Charan, just finished shooting parts of it in Delhi. Director Buchi Babu Sana is helming the project, with cinematographer Rathnavelu posting online about wrapping that part of the schedule. He called the visuals poetic and praised Charan's performance. Key scenes were filmed there, and the whole dialogue portion should be done by late January.
Production is moving fast, with editing and other post-production work already underway. A major fight scene, designed by action director Sham Kaushal, was shot earlier on a huge custom set at an aluminum factory in Hyderabad. Production designer Avinash Kolla built that set. Sources say the director is being a perfectionist about these action...
Malayalam actress Anumol posted a thank-you note on Instagram for all her birthday messages. She expressed major gratitude to the universe and her fans for the love, making her feel special. Anumol mentioned she is working through the week on a shoot, so replying to everyone might take a few days.
She specifically thanked someone named Anju, calling her a lifeline and an angel for planning things. Others like Sumithra Sarah and someone with the handle sachin__sachin52 got a shoutout for their secretive planning help. She also acknowledged Radhi girls, Miracal Photography for pictures, and OVM Events Gifts for arrangements. Anumol said all the kindness shown to her was deeply touching, and she hopes people keep spreading that goodness...
Jennifer Lopez spent Christmas Eve with family. The performer, age 56, posted several pictures of the gathering on social media. The photos showed her wearing striped pajamas with a velvet hair ribbon alongside relatives like her sister Lynda Lopez and her child Emme Maribel, who is seventeen. Everyone wore matching sleepwear and smiled for the camera while sitting close together on a couch.
Her post caption simply referenced the night before Christmas. Additional images featured Lopez posing by the tree and the whole group relaxing together. Followers wished her a merry Christmas in the comments. She also posted selfies on another social media feature, captioning them for Christmas Eve. Lopez traditionally marks the holiday with...
Actor Randeep Hooda and his wife Lin Laishram are marking the holidays together. They posted vacation photos from an unknown spot on their shared Instagram account. The pictures show them enjoying fancy drinks, nice meals, horses, and peaceful scenery.
Their caption mentioned a Christmas with fresh air and affection from horses. It said quiet times in nature can feel like the true celebration, making you reconsider what is important. They valued those instances and the sunset views.
Laishram recently noted her deep thankfulness while marking her fortieth birthday with friends like Vijay Varma and Sayani Gupta, plus her husband. She posted images on Instagram showing her in a white dress alongside these pals, her pregnancy visibly...
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