Demi Moore is now able to reflect back on the problematic aspects of her childhood.

The Substance actress shared rare insights from her childhood in a heart-to-heart conversation at The Drew Barrymore Show.

Talking about her childhood, the 61-year-old actress revealed that her parents let her drive a car before she could get a license at 13.

“Driving on the freeway, I mean, my parents would say, ‘Okay, here’s the deal. You can take the car. If you get stopped, you just have to say you took the car without permission.’ And they kind of saw that is a win-win for everybody, but that is lunacy,” she told the host.

The Ghost actress and Barrymore confessed fact that they “were both more the parent to our parents.”

This is not the first time Moore has opened up about what she now sees as a disturbing childhood. 

In a previous interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she shared a glimpse of a drug overdose incident that her mother Virginia had in the actress’ childhood.

“The next thing I remember is using my fingers, the small fingers of a child, to dig the pills my mother had tried to swallow out of her mouth while my father held it open and told me what to do,” Moore recalled.

The Disclosure actress told Barrymore that she is no longer angry at her parents and can love them despite recognising their faults. 

“I accept that my parents did the best they could, and my mom did the best she could with the level of consciousness and awareness that she had at the time,” she said.

As Gladiator II is about to be released in a month, Ridley Scott teased a third instalment to round out the trilogy.

During a recent interview with a French magazine Premiere, the Oscar-nominated director spilled some beans about his idea of the Gladiator Three.

“With that, I’m already toying with the idea of Gladiator 3. No seriously! I’ve lit the fuse,” he told the news outlet ahead of the Gladiator II premiere set for November 15 internationally and November 22 in the US and Canada.

“The ending of Gladiator II is reminiscent of The Godfather, with Michael Corleone finding himself with a job he didn’t want, and wondering, ‘Now, father, what do I do?’” Scott continued.

“So, the next [film] will be about a man who doesn’t want to be where he is,” the 86-year-old filmmaker alluded to the plot of the third part.

Though Scott has only piqued the excitement with some hints, Paramount had no comment about the future of the franchise, which began with the Oscar-winning historical epic Gladiator (2000), starring Russell Crowe.

Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, who previously witnessed Maximus, portrayed in the original by Crowe, die at the hands of his uncle Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) in the first movie. Now an adult, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum to fight for the glory of the people of Rome.

David Graham, known for lending his vocals to character in Peppa pig and Thunderbird, has passed away at the age of 99.

Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson confirmed voice actor’s death via a social media post.

On Friday, September 20, Anderson took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to pen a touching tribute for the late artist.

“We’re incredibly sad to confirm the passing of the legendary David Graham,” he tweeted. “The voice [of] Parker, Gordon Tracy, Brains and many more.”

“David was always a wonderful friend to us here at Anderson Entertainment. We will miss you dearly, David,” Anderson added. “Our thoughts are with David’s friends and family.”

Graham is credited for voicing Grandpa Pig on the animated show Peppa Pig from 2004 to 2021. He was also widely famous for being the voice of Aloysius Parker in the 1960s family adventure series Thunderbirds and the mutant Daleks on Doctor Who during the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Graham took particular pride in the fact that Peppa Pig introduced the actor to a whole new generation of young viewers.

“Just because it’s a cartoon or puppet doesn’t mean you don’t take it seriously,” the actor told Mirror in an interview. “I take it as seriously as working at the National [Theatre].”

Halle Berry has recently revealed she’s busy fulfilling her mom duties while promoting her new movie, Never Let Go.

The X-Men actress shared that her 16-year-old daughter, Nahla, “just got her heart broken”.

“We’ve all been there,” said Halle per Today.

The Kidnap actress mentioned, “We know that in six months’ time, she’s going to forget about it.”

“But in this moment, it’s the single most important thing to be rejected and have a breakup, and she feels like she’s dying, and so a little part of me is dying, too,” explained Halle.

The mom-of-two opened up that at the moment all she can do “is be there for her daughter”.

“I have to just say, I know. And you’re hurt,” remarked the Moonfall actress.

Halle further said, “I just have to sit in it with her, right? And that’s really hard to do.”

The Catwoman star disclosed that her daughter’s relationship was going well until Nahla met her boyfriend’s father.

“I saw it right away, the way he sized her up. And I think it’s because she has a nose ring. I can’t tell you why, but I could tell the dad was just kind of fixed on that. And I could see it,” pointed out the 58-year-old.

Halle noted, “I think his father was like, Not that one. I think she wasn’t the version of what he has in mind for his son.”

Reflecting on motherhood, Halle said, “I am pretty Mama Bear. But I don’t think I’m too Mama Bear.”

“My job is to just hold space for them and nurture them, feed them, take care of them, provide them different opportunities, but then they have to decide for themselves,” she added.