Jonathan Majors received a standing ovation for his role in Magazine Dreams. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, which is set to wrap up next weekend. The movie follows the life of bodybuilder Killian Maddox who struggled with mental and physical health issues as a result of steroid use. Majors is also set to star in two other major releases this year in Creed III and Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Avatar's Historic Run
Avatar: The Way of Water continues to make good on its pre-release hype as it marks the sixth straight week at number one. It's also the sixth highest-grossing film in history with more than $2 billion taken in. The last movie to lead at the box office for six consecutive weeks was the original Avatar, which was released in 2009. Titanic remains undefeated with 15 straight weeks at top spot, and all three films were directed by James Cameron.
Beyoncé in Dubai
Beyoncé returned to the stage for the first time in nearly three years. The singer performed at Dubai's Atlantis The Royal resort grand opening over the weekend. The private event was limited to 1,000 attendees and guests were even treated to a surprise performance that featured Beyoncé alongside her daughter Blue Ivy. Beyoncé announced that she will be touring his year but dates have not been released.
The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances. New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran Van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway's mother, resolving a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years.
The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted this year in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment — and now the case is touching on the tech world with arguments that his defense attorney bungled the case, in part, by using an artificial intelligence program to write his closing arguments.
Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day siege on the territory. Palestinians reeled from a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital that killed hundreds the day before and grew increasingly desperate as food and water supplies ran out.
A 4000-year-old slab of rock is being dubbed a treasure map for archaeologists. The rock was found in 1900 at the site of an ancient tomb in northwestern France and it was declared Europe's oldest known map in 2021.
