British actress Olivia Colman said she enjoyed her lesbian romp with Emma Stone in The Favourite. The Murder on the Orient Express star portrays real-life British royal Queen Anne in the new film, set in the 18th century that chronicles her close relationships and rumoured lesbian affairs with Lady Sarah Churchill and her cousin, Abigail Masham. Stone plays Masham, opposite Rachel Weisz as Churchill. “It was awfully fun having sex with Emma Stone,” she said during a press call at the Venice International Film Festival. “It was really fun having sex with you too,” replied Stone, before making it clear the steamy scenes weren’t for real.
Actor Idris Elba says directing his first film, Yardie, was “nerve-wrecking’’. The star made his directorial debut with the crime drama and says he cannot wait to see the film do well. “Yardie is a small project. It’s not designed to be a big money-making film. Of course, this is a business and I want to be proud of it. I think there’s a misconception that the higher you get, the less the success matters. That’s not true,” Elba told the Irish Times. PTI
Ben Affleck’s lifelong friend, actor Matt Damon, continues to be a big support as he seeks treatment for alcohol addiction. A source told PEOPLE that the Bourne series star, 47, “has and will always be there for Ben”. “They have been friends for years,” the insider said, adding: “Let’s remember that they each have their own families and careers to deal with.”
Action star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has warned fans of fake Facebook pages in his name that are duping people into sending them money and with the lure of cash and cars, reported The Wrap. “These guys are real pieces of s—” The Rock said in an Instagram video. “Sorry if you’ve been affected by these fake Facebook accounts asking for $$ or worse yet, actually engaged with them enough to send money in,” he wrote in the caption. “It’s hard to mitigate these a-holes, because they pop up by the dozens daily hoping to prey on the ones who’ve fallen on hard times.”