Controversial 'The Flash' Actor Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance After 2 Years

Controversial 'The Flash' Actor Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance After 2 Years

Fans were stunned to see a surprising face on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17 for the premiere of the movieDie, My Love. In a clip shared byVariety, none other than actorEzra Miller, who stepped away from the spotlight a few years ago after various controversies, sped past photographers and other stars to attend the premiere. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 At the special event on Saturday, Miller looked a bit different, with long hair falling past their shoulders, a mustache, and a unique hat to go with their red suit. Ezra Miller speeds down the red carpet at the#Cannespremiere of Jennifer Lawrence's "Die, My Love."The movie is helmed by Lynne Ramsay, who directed Miller in "We Need to Talk About Kevin."pic.twitter.com/OzVJ7NTdja — Variety (@Variety)May 17, 2025 Miller was reportedly in attendance at the event to support the movie's director,Lynne Ramsay, who directed them in the 2011 filmWe Need to Talk About Kevin. The star ofThe Flashlast attended a red carpet in 2023. Miller hasfaced many controversiesover the last five years, including charges of disorderly conduct, harassment, and an arrest for second-degree assault, among other issues with the law. In the summer of 2022, Millerapologizedfor their actions and stated that they were seeking treatment for "complex mental health issues." Related: Mariska Hargitay Channels Old Hollywood in Super Rare Family Red Carpet Appearance

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May 19, 2025

Controversial 'The Flash' Actor Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance After 2 Years

Controversial 'The Flash' Actor Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance After 2 Years Fans were stunned to see a surprising face on the red...

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The Who drummer Zak Starkey claims he was fired a second time after reinstatement

The Who drummer Zak Starkey claims he was fired a second time after reinstatement

Zak Starkey'sexit interview may ruffle some feathers. The Whodrummer, reinstated into the iconic rock band after being fired in April 2025, revealed he was let go a second time in a May 18Instagram post. This social media announcement came just before The Who revealed Starkey's departure in itsown post. "I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit The Who to pursue my other musical endeavors," Starkey, 59, wrote. "This would be a lie." The Who shared in its May 18 announcement that musician Scott Devours, who previously worked with lead singerRoger Daltrey, would replace Starkey while he pursues other projects. "The Who are heading for retirement, whereas Zak is 20yrs younger and has a great future with his new band and other exciting projects," Daltrey and guitaristPete Townshendwrote. "He needs to devote all his energy into making it all a success. We both wish him all the luck in the world." USA TODAY has reached out to The Who for comment. Alluding to the back-and-forth of his employment with The Who, Starkey said quitting the band "would also have let down the countless amazing people who stood up for me (thank you all a million times over and more) thru the weeks of mayhem of me going 'in an out an in an out an in an out like a bleedin' squeezebox." In mid-April, a representative for the band told multiple outlets, includingRolling StoneandThe Guardian, that The Who "made a collective decision to part ways with" Starkey after a round of shows at London's Royal Albert Hall.According to Metro, Daltrey expressed frustration onstage during the show, saying he was having difficulty hearing because "all I've got is drums going boom, boom, boom. I can't sing to that." Zak Starkey drama, explained:The Who reinstates drummer days after firing him In hisstatement to Rolling Stone, Starkey expressed surprise at his firing and indicated it was sparked by his Royal Albert Hall performance. Starkey, who joined The Who in 1996, also shared that he suffered a "serious medical emergency with blood clots in my right bass drum calf" in January, though he said the ailment later healed. But the band reversed coursein an April 19 statementon The Who's website, which stated that Starkey, son of Beatles alumRingo Starr, was no longer "being asked to step down" from the band. "There have been some communication issues, personal and private on all sides, that needed to be dealt with, and these have been aired happily," Townshend said. "Roger and I would like Zak to tighten up his latest evolved drumming style to accommodate our non-orchestral lineup and he has readily agreed." Townshend added that the situation surrounding Starkey's firing "blew up very quickly and got too much oxygen," and the band will "move forward now with optimism and fire in our bellies." He also apologized for "not crushing" a rumor that Devours would replace Starkey. The Who is set to embark on aNorth American farewell tourtitled The Song Is Over. The 16-show outing will kick off Aug. 16 in Sunrise, Florida. Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:The Who drummer Zak Starkey claims he was fired for the second time

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The Who drummer Zak Starkey claims he was fired a second time after reinstatement

The Who drummer Zak Starkey claims he was fired a second time after reinstatement Zak Starkey'sexit interview may ruffle some feathers. ...

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Billionaire David Geffen, 82, Files for Divorce from David Armstrong, 32, After Less Than 2 Years of Marriage and No Prenup

Billionaire David Geffen, 82, Files for Divorce from David Armstrong, 32, After Less Than 2 Years of Marriage and No Prenup

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Billionaire David Geffen has filed for divorce from his husband David Armstrong after less than two years of marriage The 82-year-old former record executive and the 32-year-old dancer did not sign a prenup before marrying in March 2023 However, Geffen is set to pay Armstrong spousal support and his attorney's fees Billionaire David Geffen has filed for divorce from his husband David Armstrong after less than two years of marriage. According to the divorce filing, which was obtained by PEOPLE, the 82-year-old music mogul and the 32-year-old dancer (who also goes by Donovan Michaels) did not sign a prenup before marrying in March 2023. In the petition, filed in Los Angeles on Friday, May 16, Geffen cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split. The couple's date of separation is marked as Feb. 22, 2025, andcelebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasseris representing Geffen. TMZwas the first to report the news. Ronald Martinez/Getty In 1971, Geffen co-founded Asylum Records and he later founded Geffen Records in 1980 and DGC Records in 1990. The mogul also co-founded DreamWorks Records in 1996. He is now retired, andForbeshas reported that his net worth may be around $8.7 billion. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Much of Geffen's income consists of stocks and equities in property, and California law states that dividends from stocks remain separate, probably leaving Armstrong without much cash in the split, according to TMZ. However, California law also requires divorce petitioners to pay spousal support for half the length of the marriage, meaning that Armstrong would receive payments for one year. Geffen will also pay his now-estranged husband's spousal support and attorney's fees, per the filing. Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Geffen was previously romantically linked toCherin the 1970s, and later came out as gay in 1992. Although Geffen and Armstrong have not shared how they met, theNew York Postpreviously reported that Armstrong, who used to work as a model, dancer and fitness instructor, trained Geffen. Although the two were private about their relationship over the course of their marriage, Geffen shared photos of himself and Armstrong on Instagram, including in December 2021, when he posted a now-deleted photo of the pair enjoying time together on his mega yacht, the Rising Sun (valued at $400 million). "Merry Christmas indeed!" Geffen captioned the photo. Read the original article onPeople

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Billionaire David Geffen, 82, Files for Divorce from David Armstrong, 32, After Less Than 2 Years of Marriage and No Prenup

Billionaire David Geffen, 82, Files for Divorce from David Armstrong, 32, After Less Than 2 Years of Marriage and No Prenup Pascal Le Segret...

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Brazil hopes China, other countries may loosen trade bans over bird flu

Brazil hopes China, other countries may loosen trade bans over bird flu

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Roberto Samora BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's poultry industry is reeling from the country's first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, but officials hope China and other major consumers will soon loosen countrywide bans on importing Brazil's chicken. If the world's largest chicken exporter can contain the outbreak in Brazil's southernmost state, then China could follow the example of Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to limit bans to only that state's chicken, government officials said. "Since global demand is very strong, it's likely that there will soon be some flexibility," said Luis Rua, international secretary at Brazil's Agriculture Ministry. "We are doing our part to quickly share information so things aren't suspended for long." Brazil's chicken exports account for more than 35% of the global trade, making a nationwide ban painful not just for Brazilian farmers but also major importers. Brazil provides over half of China's chicken imports, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said, with much of the rest coming from the United States. A devastating U.S. bird flu outbreak and wider trade tensions with Washington have limited Chinese appetite for American poultry. China now blocks poultry from more than 40 U.S. states over bird flu, according to U.S. government data. Brazilian farmers are also counting on warm relations between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease the poultry trade ban. Renan Augusto Araujo, a senior market analyst at S&P Global Commodity Insights, said the outbreak threatened to reduce Brazilian chicken exports by 10% to 20%, depending on how quickly the outbreak is contained and consumers loosen trade bans. The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where the outbreak was flagged on Friday, is the country's No. 3 chicken producer and had already suspended exports to China due to an isolated outbreak of Newcastle Disease last year. "If there is no evidence (of bird flu) in any other region of the country, it could indeed trigger a wave of flexibility and these countries could continue to buy from Brazil, except for the region of Rio Grande do Sul," Favaro said. The European Union and South Korea are among other major importers who have banned Brazilian chicken. SPREAD COULD WORSEN OUTLOOK In the event of a wider bird flu outbreak spreading across Brazil, as it did in the United States, officials and analysts said outlooks could get dimmer. That scenario would raise U.S. hopes for China to ease restrictions on American poultry. Under a Phase 1 trade agreement China signed with U.S. President Donald Trump during his first term in 2020, China is supposed to lift statewide bans on U.S. poultry 90 days after states eliminate bird flu from infected farms. However, China has kept bans in place longer than it had agreed in that deal, said Greg Tyler, CEO of the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council industry group. "If Brazil is out of that market for 60 days, China is going to need the product," Tyler said. "Hopefully that may push them, along with the fact that we're having the trade negotiations with the Chinese right now, to try to move them back to abiding by that regionalization agreement." Tyler noted that China's automatic suspension of Brazil imports for 60 days is already more lenient than its agreement with the United States. "They're getting a better deal than we are," he said. (Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasilia and Roberto Samora in Sao PauloAdditional reporting by Oliver Griffin in Sao Paulo and Tom Polansek in ChicagoEditing by Brad Haynes and Rod Nickel)

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Brazil hopes China, other countries may loosen trade bans over bird flu

Brazil hopes China, other countries may loosen trade bans over bird flu By Lisandra Paraguassu and Roberto Samora BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazi...

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Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million because restaurant didn't hold the onions

Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million because restaurant didn't hold the onions

A Texas man is suing Whataburger alleging that when he requested no onions with his meal, he got them anyway, equating to negligence on the chain's part. A petition filed by Demery Ardell Wilson in Texas' 269th Judicial District Court of Harris County on April 25 claimed that Whataburger "failed to act in accordance with the appropriate standard of care," causing Wilson to "suffer personal injuries." Representatives for Whataburger declined TODAY.com's request for comment. The lawsuit states that on July 24, 2024, Wilson visited a Whataburger location where he ate a "fast-food meal" that caused an allergic reaction because of onions present in it after he requested that there be none. He says that as a result, he required medical attention. The filing doesn't mention what Wilson ordered, but the chain's eponymous burger offering, theWhataburger, features a beef patty with mustard, tomato, lettuce, pickles and diced onions on a bun. The chain's sitehas a pagethat lists possible allergens like wheat, soy, gluten and more — but not onion. "There was a manufacturing defect in the food at the time it left [Wilson's] possession," reads the filing, adding that what he ate was "defective because it was unsafe to eat" and that "rendered it unreasonably dangerous." The filing claims Whataburger was negligent by providing Wilson a meal that included onions and that its inclusion rises to the level of a "manufacturing defect." The plaintiff is seeking "monetary relief over $250,000.00 but less than $1,000,000," which includes damages, penalties, costs, expenses, prejudgment interest and all other relief. "Plaintiff expressly reserves the right to amend this damage calculation as discovery progresses," the suit reads. The filing, as well as an affidavit served to Whataburger obtained by NBC News, lists Husein Hadi of the Hadi Law Firm as lead attorney for the plaintiff. Hadi and the Hadi Law Firm did not immediately respond to TODAY.com's request for comment. The plaintiff's lawsuit against Whataburger isn't the first time he's litigated against a fast food restaurant. In May 2024, Hadi represented Wilson in asuit against Sonic Drive-In— but that was dismissed one month later. The specific Whataburger location is also not mentioned in the suit, but the chain primarily operates in Texas, where itcurrently has 764 restaurants. The burger business also has locations in 16 other states, like North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

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Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million because restaurant didn't hold the onions

Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million because restaurant didn't hold the onions A Texas man is suing Whataburger alleging tha...

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