Daniel Radcliffe recalled his first meeting with his late Harry Potter star, Dame Maggie Smith, when he was just a kid, after the actress died on Friday, September 27 at the age of 89.

The 35-year-old Radcliffe and Smith are mostly famous amongst fans for playing “The Boy Who Lived” and “Professor Minerva McGonagall” in the eight J.K. Rowling’s novel-adopted film series.

But the actor reminisced how he first met Smith on the set of the 1999 BBC miniseries David Copperfield.

“The first time I met Maggie Smith I was 9 years old and we were reading through scenes for David Copperfield, which was my first job,” Radcliffe shared with Us Weekly on Friday.

“I knew virtually nothing about her other than that my parents were awestruck at the fact that I would be working with her.”

He recalled, “The other thing I knew about her was that she was a Dame, so the first thing I asked her when we met was, ‘Would you like me to call you Dame?’ at which she laughed and said something to the effect of ‘don’t be ridiculous!’”

The star remembered how he first felt “nervous to meet her”, but was later put “at ease” by the actress.

“She was incredibly kind to me on that shoot, and then I was lucky enough to go on working with her for another 10 years on the Harry Potter films,” he gushed.

“She was a fierce intellect, a gloriously sharp tongue, could intimidate and charm in the same instant and was, as everyone will tell you, extremely funny. I will always consider myself amazingly lucky to have been able to work with her, and to spend time around her on set.”

“The word legend is overused but if it applies to anyone in our industry then it applies to her,” Radcliffe said of Smith.

“Thank you Maggie,” he added in the end.

Unearthed footage has surfaced this week showing Meghan Markle giving her mother, Doria Ragland, what some have dubbed a chilling “death stare.”

The clip, originally recorded during a 2018 lunch at Kensington Palace, has been making waves on social media after being uploaded by a user named Kay Dorothy with the title “Meghan Markle’s true face revealed.”

In the video, the Duchess of Sussex is seen engaged in conversation with guests when Doria interrupts. Meghan quickly turns her head to fixate on her mother with an intense stare that has drawn significant attention. 

A narrator comments over the footage, saying, “Look at the death stare Meghan Markle gave to her mother. This is the real Meghan!”

Reactions poured in from viewers, with one commenting, “Not okay,” while another added, “Turned to stone.” 

A third observer noted, “Look at the way Harry is looking at her.”

The resurfacing of this clip comes at a tumultuous time for the Duchess, as she faces allegations from a current senior staff member who described her as a “dictator in high heels.” 

Reports suggest that her colleagues are “terrified” of her “belittling” behavior, with claims of her “penchant for noisy tantrums” and “angry 5 a.m. emails” earning her the nickname ‘Duchess Difficult.’

Sean “Diddy” Combs may be behind bars, but that doesn’t mean the onslaught of sexual assault lawsuits against him has stopped.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, a woman identified as Jane Doe has accused the music mogul of repeated sexual assault over a four-year span after they met in 2020. She also claims Diddy got her pregnant, though she tragically suffered a miscarriage.

In the lawsuit, the woman alleges Combs coerced her into visiting him at his homes in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami between 2021 and 2022. She claims he used intimidating tactics, like sending drivers to her home, and that she sustained physical injuries after their encounters.

One particularly disturbing allegation involves an incident in spring 2022 when the woman says she woke up with bruises and a bite mark on her feet. She also accuses Diddy of spiking her drinks and forcing her to take drugs, leading her to black out.

After becoming pregnant following the alleged assault, the woman says Combs’ associates harassed her to get an abortion. She claims Diddy continued to contact her up until July 2024, making her fear for her safety.

Lady Gaga initially wanted to keep her engagement to Michael Polansky under wraps, but her plans were foiled by none other than the French Prime Minister.

However, during a July Olympic event, the pop icon, 38, inadvertently let the cat out of the bag by referring to Polansky, 46, as her “fiancé” in a video shared by French PM Gabriel Attal after her performance at the Opening Ceremony.

Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, the 38-year-old star recounted the moment, saying, “He proposed on April 1st, and I thought he was joking.”

Despite their plans for secrecy, Gaga laughed as she explained how the slip occurred while they were filming a greeting for the Prime Minister.

She recalled, “Then when we went to the Olympics, we were filmed saying hello to the Prime Minister and I was caught on camera saying ‘This is my fiancé.’”

In another recent interview with BuzzFeed Canada, Gaga expressed her enthusiasm for starting a family with Polansky.

“I’m so happy to be in love, and I’m so excited to have a family,” she gushed when asked about her long-term goals.

The couple first linked around New Year’s Eve in 2019 and officially went public in early 2020.