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Monday, August 24

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Below are the latest entertainment news stories.

Mark Ruffalo is pushing back against Paramount Skydance after the media giant characterized his anti-merger comments as antisemitic. Ruffalo called the accusation “appalling and fundamentally dishonest.”

“Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people,” Ruffalo wrote in an X post Saturday. “This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel.”

The dispute traces back to a social media post from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement — a Palestinian-led campaign opposing Israel’s occupation, which began in 1967 — that Ruffalo had boosted.

The internet isn’t toe-tally sure if these are hot or not.

Actor Margaret Qualley, who’s currently promoting the upcoming Ridley Scott film “The Dog Stars,” stepped onto the red carpet at the film’s world premiere Aug. 20, wearing a pair of Chanel’s “shoeless shoes.” The look instantly went viral for its controversial aesthetic, with some loving the high-fashion shoes and others saying that they weren’t shoes at all.

The internet wasn’t quite sure what to make of the moment. One social media user on X joked that the shoes were just a reflection of “shrinkflation. And another jokingly predicted that next season, the fashion brand will likely “sell the front part.”

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. “The Odyssey” also became Christopher Nolan’s highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.

For the year, “The Odyssey” is second only to “Spider-Man,” which added $39 million from 4,006 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Spider-Man,” which has now made over $854.9 million in North America, will soon surpass “Avengers: Endgame” to become the second highest-grossing domestic release of all time. The record holder is currently “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936.7 million).

Sony also had the second biggest movie of the weekend with “Insidious: Out of the Further.” The sixth movie in the franchise, produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster, made $25.3 million from 3,303 theaters. Internationally, it made $35 million. Its $18 million production budget makes it the most expensive movie of the series.

Alessandra Ambrosio’s engagement ring from her Australian jewelry designer fiancé Buck Palmer puts a modern twist on a classic “cushion cut” design.

Its design is also part of a broader trend when it comes to celebrity engagement and wedding rings.

The 45-year-old supermodel announced her engagement to Palmer Aug. 11 on Instagram when she posted several images from the couple’s romantic beachside proposal. She also posted a close up of the engagement ring in another post.

Anna Faris is opening up about the conversations she and her 14-year-old son, Jack, have about religion.

Faris, who shares Jack with ex-husband Chris Pratt, described the teen as someone who is as “solid as a tugboat emotionally” during a recent appearance on comedian Chelsea Handler’s “Dear Chelsea” podcast.

“He just doesn’t get easily jarred. He handles situations really well,” Faris said.

Michael Wright, an actor known for his role in “The Five Heartbeats,” has died at 70, his family said in a statement.

“It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” his wife Susan wrote Friday evening on Instagram.

The cause of death was not clear but Wright’s wife said she would provide more details in the coming days.