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Idina Menzel‘s looks over the years will never “EVER BRING me YOU DOWN!” Here is a 32-year-old version of the wickedly beautiful star rockin’ some “Wicked” merch in Times Square back in 2003 (left). This was the year she debuted the iconic character Elphaba on Broadway’s “Wicked.” And more than two decades later, Menzel recently

Play video content TMZ.com Sylvester Stallone may want to retire from acting and focus on painting full-time… ’cause one of his creations sold at an auction for AIDS research — and made nearly half a million dollars. The actor and his family hit a gala in support of amfAR — a prominent AIDS research foundation

These “Wicked” fans are sure to be ‘Popular’ with their fashion choices … ’cause they showed up to the movie dressed to impress for the flick’s first full opening day. We sent a photographer down to the AMC theater at L.A.’s iconic shopping center The Grove Friday night … and, ya gotta see the wickedly

“Wicked” premiered on Broadway more than 20 years ago … but, it seems the team behind the film still found a way to shock diehard fans — ’cause people are posting vids of their friends losing their minds. The biggest movie of the year opened in wide release in the U.S. Thursday night … and

Before you grab your popcorn and watch the wickedness go down, see what Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Cynthia Erivo and more of the ‘Wicked’ cast were up to on the magical set. Grab your brooms and fly behind the scenes with our action-packed ‘Wicked’ gallery! As we know, Ariana’s stepping into Glinda’s sparkly shoes —

Play video content TMZ.com Connie Nielsen‘s giving hope to Denzel Washington fans everywhere … ’cause while the actor says he’s nearing retirement, Nielsen says she won’t let him quit acting. We caught up with the “Gladiator II” star in New York City Thursday … and, we had to ask her how she feels about working

Years in the making and “Wicked” has finally hit theaters! Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo may have taken over as Glinda and Elphaba, but other big celebs are puttin’ up a fight dressed as the iconic duo … Living in the world of Oz, stars like Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton served up Glinda The

Jonathan Majors‘ legal drama with his ex, Grace Jabbari, is over … ’cause she just dropped her defamation and assault lawsuit — and, she can’t bring it again. According to documents filed Thursday, the parties filed a stipulation stating “all claims against Defendant in the above-captioned action are hereby dismissed with prejudice.” Basically, Grace agreed

“Gladiator II” is one of the most anticipated films of the year, with a whopping $250 million budget — and the cast definitely found time to live it up between those epic battle scenes. Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal, among others, were living their best lives on set in Morocco, England, and Malta — where

The first crowd to see “Rust” audibly gasped during a scene that eerily paralleled the real life tragedy that happened during filming … when Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. One of the first reviews from the “Rust” premiere in Poland is out, and the report in Vulture says there was noticeable shock

Play video content TMZ.com French Montana‘s paying tribute to all the immigrant moms in America who sacrifice for their children … telling his story in his new documentary — but, he’s really shining a light on his own mom and her struggle. The rapper stopped by “TMZ Live” Wednesday to discuss his documentary “The French

Moviegoers will get a chance to see the world from Halyna Hutchins‘ point of view when they go see “Rust” … so says the new cinematographer brought on to finish up the flick. Bianca Cline — the new director of photography brought on to finish the film — spoke alongside director Joel Souza at Camerimage

Actor Ray Santiago was 20 years old when he played Jorge — the alleged son of Gaylord “Greg” Focker — in the sequel rom-com film “Meet The Fockers” back in 2004. Ray was part of an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller as the the awkward and funny nurse, Greg and Teri Polo as the school

Dan Hennessey, a veteran Canadian voice actor behind many iconic cartoon characters, has died, TMZ has learned. Dan’s family tells TMZ … he died Wednesday at home in his sleep from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease. You’ve definitely heard his voice at some point — he voiced Chief Quimby on “Inspector Gadget,” George Raccoon on

Denzel Washington is walking back his claim a same-sex kiss was cut from “Gladiator II” … after director Ridley Scott said the lip lock “didn’t happen.” We’re not sure what was more tense at the Los Angeles premiere for the ‘Gladiator’ sequel … the action on the big screen, or Denzel and Ridley addressing the

Play video content TMZ.com Michael Peña plays in a band, but music isn’t really an escape for him … because he’s just going from one gig to the next … keeping his day job as an actor too. We got the ‘Ant-Man’ star at LAX and our photog asked him if leaving movie sets to

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are bringing “Wicked” in for a landing … appearing at a film premiere in London ahead of the much-anticipated movie’s release in theaters. Jeff Goldblum and Bowen Yang joined Ariana, Cynthia and the rest of the cast Monday on the green carpet across the pond … and everyone was looking

Play video content Instagram/@thekiaforum Sabrina Carpenter was working late, ’cause she’s a singer — serving major glam vibes as she lit up the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California for the latest stop on her “Short n’ Sweet” tour. The singer’s audience Sunday night was a total star-studded affair … with Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Katy