Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of death

Liam Payne passed away at the age of 31, leaving his friends and family in mourning. Following the late singer’s death, his One Direction band members, as well as his friends from the industry, paid their tributes to the young musician.

Meanwhile, Payne’s close friend, Rogelio Nores, has opened up about the singer’s Netflix series deal. According to the media reports, Nores, who had been with the late singer during his last few hours, revealed that he tried to stop Payne from flying to the U.K. for the shoot of his series. 

Nores had flown to Buenos Aires with his girlfriend to join the Strip That Down singer and Kate Cassidy for a Niall Horan concert.

In conversation with the media portal, Rogelio, also known as Rogers in the industry, recalled the time when Payne traveled to England with Cassidy to begin the shoot of Building the Band along with Nicole Schwarzinger.

However, Rogers wasn’t too pleased with the late singer’s decision, as he knew Payne had several connections with the dealers in London. 

In a note retrieved by Page Six, Nores had written an email to Payne’s father, George, and put forth his worries regarding the singer’s health, considering that he had been clean only for a few months at the time.

Taapsee Pannu, who made her Hindi film debut with Chashme Baddoor in 2013, is one of the most talented artists in recent times. The actress was last seen in Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba earlier this year. Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki co-star Taapsee admitted not getting paid much for the 2023 film while revealing being told about the “big hero” in the movie.

In a new interview with Indian Express, Taapsee Pannu spilled the beans about the perception of being paid more in big commercial films. The actress revealed that contrary to the belief, she gets paid more in female-driven movies than in male-centric ones like Judwaa 2 and Dunki.

Taapsee stated that she receives better fees for movies like Hasseen Dillruba, unlike those commercial films that don’t pay her much. The Dunki actress stressed that the makers make her feel like it’s a “favor” for her.

“They feel, ‘There is already a big hero, why do we need anybody else for that?’ I fight these notions on a daily basis,” Taapsee said.

The Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba star further spoke about her struggle to bag a role in big films. She pointed out how the heroes decide their heroines in “most of their films” until the project has a successful director with their specific audience.

Taapsee wishes to choose the director she wants to work with, however, that doesn’t happen for her. The Naam Shabana actress noted that successful filmmakers like to work where a “big hero is attached with a big budget mounting”.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki starred Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role. Taapsee was romantically paired with SRK in the 2023 film. The comedy-drama also featured Vicky Kaushal in a special appearance.

Headlined by Varun Dhawan in dual roles, Judwaa 2 was released in 2017. Taapsee Pannu and Jacqueline Fernandez play the female leads in David Dhawan’s directorial. The movie is a reboot of the 1997 film, Judwaa, which originally starred Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, and Rambha.

Taapsee Pannu has worked in movies like Baby, Naam Shabana, Mulk, Pink, Manmarziyaan, Badla, Saand Ki Aankh, Mission Mangal, and more.

Martha Stewart claimed that she does not find her neighbour and the Deadpool & Wolverine star to be funny enough. Over the years, Reynolds is known to be witty and quick with his humorous replies; however, the writer chooses to contradict. 

For his recent tweet, the actor took to his X account and replying to Stewart, Reynolds wrote, “I’d disagree with her. But I tried that once. The woman is unexpectedly spry. She really closed the gap after a mile or so.”

Meanwhile, during Stewart’s presence at an event, she was asked about the most fun person to hang out with. While the audience thought that the writer would name her neighbour and The Proposal star, Reynolds, her comments came as a shocking revelation when she said, “He’s probably on the list just ‘cause he covers himself up in his movies and you don’t see his face—Ryan Reynolds, is he one of those?” 

She further added, “And you want to know something? He’s not so funny in real life. No, he’s not so funny. He’s very serious.” At the event further, Stewart, however, gave her picks. She went on to reveal that some of the celebrities who were quite fun to hang out with were Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Snoop Dog, and Taylor Swift. 

Speaking of Reynolds on the stage, the life coach stated, “He’s a good actor. He can act funny, but he isn’t funny. Maybe he can get to be funny again… I’m going to get in trouble.” She went on to admit that she “would take Ryan off [the list], and I would put in somebody else.”