Brendan Fraser inThe Whale(2022).Photo: Courtesy of A24 Samuel D. Hunter, the playwright behindThe Whale, is opening up about pushback from viewers overBrendan Fraser’s portrayal of a 600-pound gay man. Hunter, who originated the story as a play and wrote the script for the upcoming movie, spoke withEntertainment Weeklyfor an interview published Thursday, detailing his thoughts on the character and Fraser’s transformation to prepare for the role. The conversation followed directorDarren AronofskytellingVarietythat finding an obese actor to take on the character became a “crazy chase,” saying it was"impossible" to fill the rolewith someone “dealing with those issues....

Henry Cavill’s final quest onThe Witcherhas now been revealed. Netflix unveiled the first teaser trailer for the show’s third season on Tuesday, kicking off Cavill’s final outing as Geralt of Rivia. The first look gives a glimpse at how “everything changes” as the series returns sometime this summer. “Now, for the first time, I understand real fear,” Cavill’s leading man says, later pulling out his sword to prepare for battle....

Gennadiy Fuzaylov.Photo: Gennadiy Fuzaylov/Facebook Boston physician Dr. Gennadiy Fuzaylov is on a mission to help thewar-wounded children of Ukraineaccess vital medical care — even if he has to bring them across the ocean to do it. “So far I have been able to bring five kids to the U.S.,” Dr. Fuzaylov, who works out of Massachusetts General Hospital and Shriner’s Hospital in Boston, tells PEOPLE. It is, he believes, “the first effort to treat injured patients during the conflict,” as opposed to those with long-term conditionssuch as cancer....

Chris Hansen.Photo: AP/REX/ShutterstockChris Hansen, former host ofTo Catch a Predator, has been charged with issuing bad checks.Hansen was arrested in Stamford, Connecticut on Monday and charged with issuing a bad check, the Stamford Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.In the summer of 2017, police said Hansen ordered several promotional items including t-shirts, mugs and decals from a local company for upcoming marketing events.According to police, Hansen was given a bill totaling just under $13,000 and agreed to pay for the items in full before they were delivered, but the check he issued nearly three months after receiving an invoice bounced....

Matt Lauerhad a habit of “flirting” with junior NBC staff members long before he was fired for alleged sexual misconduct or was accused ofraping colleague Brooke Nevils, a source tells PEOPLE. According to an excerpt of Ronan Farrow‘s upcoming book,Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,published inVariety,Nevils alleges that Lauer anally raped her in his hotel room at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, when she was working forMeredith Vieira....

Becoming a father has left an indelible mark onWandaVisionstar Paul Bettany. “Marriage and children changed my life,” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue of his life with actressJennifer Connelly, 50, and their three kids: sons Kai, 23, and Stellan, 17, and daughter Agnes, 9. “It really altered who I was and what I saw as my goals.” Now resurrecting hisAvengersandroid hero, Vision, in the new Disney+ spinoff series,WandaVision, Bettany was born into the acting world — his father, Thane, was an actor and teacher, and his mother, Anne, was also a drama teacher....

The “Latino gang” for sure! From the chart-toppingBad Bunnyto the OGs likeRicky Martinto artists likeSelena Gomeztapping into her roots, the influence Latinos and reggaetón are having on the mainstream is undeniable — even if the number of Latin nominees at the Grammy Awards this year lag behind. Talking to PEOPLE ahead of music’s biggest night,Grammynominees J Balvinand Ricky Martin reflect on what it means to continue to represent Latinos at awards shows like the Grammys....

Photo: Jenny Anderson/Getty The coronavirus has once again put a halt on one of Broadway’s most popular shows. On Sunday,Wickedannounced onTwitterthat several weekend shows for the popular musical have been canceled due to “testing results.” The play shared that performances are set to resume Tuesday, Dec. 7. Production for the show — which also took a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic — was first expected to resume on Sunday following an initial round of cancellations....

01of 10Ben Affleck, 1997Henny GarfunkelSince 1994, Henny Garfunkel has been photographing the stars at annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, often snapping the talent before they hit it big. With the 2022 festival wrapping up this weekend — and virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — look back on some of her best early photos of your favorite celebs.02of 10Jennifer Aniston, 2002Henny Garfunkel03of 10Samuel L. Jackson, 1994Henny Garfunkel04of 10Ryan Gosling, 2003Henny Garfunkel05of 10Reese Witherspoon, 1995Henny Garfunkel06of 10Ryan Reynolds, 1999Henny Garfunkel07of 10Kristen Stewart, 2004Henny Garfunkel08of 10Kerry Washington, 2001Henny Garfunkel09of 10Adrien Brody, UndatedHenny Garfunkel10of 10Gwyneth Paltrow, 2002Henny Garfunkel...

Photo:Go Fund Me Go Fund Me An 11-year-old boy is out of the hospital after a bite from a rattlesnake bite. When Ethan fell, he was initially uninjured, but while rising to his feet, he saw a rattlesnake and then realized he was bitten in the chest. Zach,per NBC, described his son “hollering” from the stinging pain. “He’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh,’ " his dad told the outlet....

The boy, who was later identified as Aderrien Murry, was injured in Indianola, Miss. on Saturday morning when police responded to a domestic call at his home, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said in a statement to PEOPLE. The MBI also said that it was investigating the shooting. The boy’s mother Nakala Murry toldCNNthat the shooting happened when the father of another one of her children allegedly arrived at her house “irate,” prompting her to ask her son to call police for safety reasons....

Photo: Getty CBS Newsreported that the incident occurred in the South Austin neighborhood of Chicago after the boy ran from a stolen vehicle believed to have been involved in an earlier auto theft in Oak Park. The events leading up to the shooting unfolded over three days, according to Superintendent of Police David Brown who held apress conferenceabout the incident Thursday night. On Monday, a 2008 silver Honda Accord was left with the keys running and was stolen in the city of Chicago....

Photo: Courtesy Theresa Keil/National Aquarium Fifteen sea turtle just started their Florida vacation. According to a press release from Baltimore’sNational Aquarium, the facility recently released 15 young turtles in the ocean waters around Florida after successfully helping the animals recover. The turtle — 13 Kemp’s ridley and two green sea turtles — arrived at the National Aquarium in November 2021 after rescuers found the creaturesstranded and cold-stunnedoff the coast of Massachusetts....