Selena Gomez got candid on what it “meant” to get a chance to star in her new movie, Emilia Pérez.

“I really feel like this has been such a blessing in this movie,” she told Extra at the red carpet for the premiere of the movie at the 62nd Annual New York Film Festival at the Lincoln Center, on Monday, Sept. 30.

“I hope people understand the meaning behind it and enjoy it, and I couldn’t be more grateful to [director] Jacques [Audiard] for giving me this opportunity as an actor, so I hope this is just the beginning,” the Only Murders in the Building star told the outlet.

The 32-year-old singer continued, “I had never really performed the kind of dances that were displayed in the movie, but it was fun and it felt like a release, and screaming the songs and just being passionate was great.”

Gomez also opened up how much speaking Spanish meant to her, her family and her father, Ricardo Joel Gomez.

“It meant the world to me that he trusted me with that and it meant a lot to my family,” she said.

“I had coaches, yes, and we communicated every day in Spanish, but, yeah, my dad was even so proud. He was like, ‘You’re texting me, mija,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m texting you in Spanish.’ ”

Doja Cat took centre stage at the Global Citizen Festival 2024, using her platform to highlight ongoing global crises.

During her headlining performance on September 28, the Grammy-winning rapper, 28, paused to deliver a powerful message.

“Right now, millions of men, women, and children in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, the Congo, and all across the world are suffering,” Doja shared with the crowd gathered in New York’s Central Park. “In times like this, it is important to remember that we have the power to bring change, love, light, and hope to those who need it most.”

The Paint the Town Red hitmaker emphasised the need for continued action, reminding festival-goers of their collective responsibility. “We can’t stop now. Please keep using your voice to help those fleeing violence get the food, shelter, and education they need and very much deserve,” she urged.

Doja praised the audience for their activism, adding, “There is beauty and strength in all of you… This is our time to put it into what matters most, and that is life.”

Broadway just lost a star.

Tony-winning theatre actor and Broadway star Gavin Creel, who appeared in Hair, Hello, Dolly, Into the Woods and more, died Monday at his home in Manhattan of “metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma”, his publicist confirmed to the New York Times. He was 48.

Metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma is a type of cancer.

Creel, a Broadway veteran of 20 years, got honoured with his first ever Tony in 2017, winning the award for best featured actor in a musical for Hello, Dolly, and before that was nominated for Hair in 2009 and for Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002.

The actor also got himself a Grammy award in 2023 for best musical theatre album for the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods.

Creel first stepped onto the Broadway stage in 2002 with Thoroughly Modern Millie, where his performance earned him his first Tony nomination and the chance to work alongside Sutton Foster. 

He later appeared in the original Chicago cast of Sondheim’s Road Show before making his Broadway return in the 2004 revival of La Cage aux Folles. In 2006, Creel made his West End debut as Bert in Mary Poppins.

Creel also has some TV credits under his name, like Eloise at the Plaza and its sequel, Eloise at Christmastime, Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure and American Horror Stories.

Ariana Grande has recently made shocking revelations about inappropriate intimations in her Nickelodeon scripts during her docuseries, Quiet On Set.

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the singer confessed she pushed the memories aside but the docuseries opened up multiple allegations of improper conduct on Nickelodeon shows.

The documentary reflected on disturbing scenes that “sexualized” young stars, including those from Ariana’s own sitcoms, Sam & Cat and Victorious.

“You don’t remember some of it, and then it’s thrown into this compilation in this thing, and you’re like, “Wait, that happened? I can’t believe that!” she told the outlet.

Ariana stated, “The most important thing we can do is focus on making the working environment safer for all performers and artists—even musicians.”

While addressing challenges of fame, Ariana noted, “If you’re going to sign to a major label and your life’s going to change the way that mine did, there should be therapy in the contract.”

“You should have support on the mental side because it’s not normal,” pointed out the 27-year-old.

Ariana added, “Nothing can really prepare you for what comes with this amount of visibility.”

Meanwhile, the songstress and actress discussed about the series on Penn Badgley’s podcast Podcrushed earlier in June.

“A lot of people don’t have the support that they need to get through performing at that level at such a young age, but also dealing with some of the things that the survivors who have come forward…there’s not a word for how devastating that is to hear,” she explained.

Ariana believed, “I think that the environment needs to be made safer if kids are going to be acting, and I think there should be therapists, I think there should be parents allowed to be wherever they want to be.”