The Irish Times

Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock after on stage Oscars slap

The Academy denounced Smith’s actions and opened an inquiry into the incident

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 07:27

‘I don’t have many friends. Do they just want to be your friend because you’re Janet Jackson?’

TV review: Sky’s Janet Jackson works best as a rumination on fame and the toll it extracts

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 11:13

Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was one of cinema’s most beautiful giants

Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 17:40

‘Overwhelmed and devastated’: Bill Cosby’s accusers on decision to free him

Women speak of being ‘a little stunned’ after court overturns sexual assault conviction

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 13:53

Bill Cosby freed from jail as court overturns sexual assault conviction

Cosby released after three years as court rules he should not have been charged

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 07:18

US court overturns Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction

Pennsylvania’s top court orders comedian’s release two years into prison sentence

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 18:20

Moby on Natalie Portman: ‘The whole thing left me nonplussed’

The musician on cancel culture, the Natalie Portman controversy and disgrace

Sat May 15 2021 - 05:00

Trump’s second impeachment trial: What the opening days revealed

Signs that ex-president’s legacy has been tainted as nation relives events of January 6th

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial: What to expect

At least 17 Republican senators needed to convict former US president as trial begins

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 12:30

‘Do I really care?’ Woody Allen comes out fighting

The film-maker, accused of sexually assaulting his child in 1992, is done treading carefully

Fri May 29 2020 - 12:10

The People v Harvey Weinstein: tension in a packed courtroom

Former film producer charged with rape and predatory sexual assault about to learn his fate

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 10:29

Rob Delaney: ‘As my career took off, my son got sick . . . then he died’

The Catastrophe star on working through the pain and becoming a better dad

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 06:00

Amanda Palmer: ‘There’s nothing more nuclear than a woman telling it like it is’

The singer on Ireland’s abortion referendum, Fleabag, the joy of crowdfunding, and the weapons-grade rawness of her new album, There Will Be No Intermission

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00

Moon boy: The Irishman who helped Apollo 11 land on the moon

I worked for Nasa in the 1960s, playing a small part in a major historic event

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00

Maureen Dowd: Many turned a blind eye to Michael Jackson’s cruelty

Celebrity supersedes criminality. How can you see clearly when you’re looking into the sun?

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 13:43

How #MeToo is influencing rape trials in Ireland

Social media campaigns and attitudes to drink and attire are ‘elephant in the room’

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 00:04

The journalists making the calls behind the Apple News app

Lauren Kern has quietly become one of the most powerful figures in global media

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 12:06

Bill Cosby sentenced to at least three years in prison

‘Sexually violent predator’ jailed for sexual assault of university administrator in 2004

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 20:25

What if the Other Conor Pope becomes better known than me?

There are barely any Popes. And if he becomes UK PM my name will stop being mine

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 06:00

Roman Polanski sues Academy and calls MeToo movement ‘mass hysteria’

Director who won Academy award for Rosemary’s Baby dismisses MeToo movement as ‘hypocrisy’

Wed May 09 2018 - 08:57

Gabrielle Union: ‘We are underrepresented compared to white men’

‘Breaking In’ star and producer talks about her new film, and the long road ahead to achieve fair representation

Fri May 04 2018 - 06:30

Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby expelled by Oscars awarding body

Academy say pair removed ‘in accordance with the organisation’s standards of conduct’

Thu May 03 2018 - 22:13

Bill Cosby sex assault conviction is ‘mob justice’, says wife

Case that could put 80-year-old in prison for rest of his life a ‘tragedy’ that must be undone

Thu May 03 2018 - 15:13

The Bill Cosby verdict: has #MeToo had an impact on juries?

Analysis: American comedian’s conviction shows shift in ‘norms of accountability’

Fri Apr 27 2018 - 19:46

Cliff Huxtable was Bill Cosby’s sickest joke

Comment: If a sexual predator wanted cover, he couldn’t do better than Cliff Huxtable

Fri Apr 27 2018 - 09:30

Woman accused of breaking $3.4m agreement with Cosby

Constand claims she looked at comedian as mentor and called him about basketball

Mon Apr 16 2018 - 21:49

Bill Cosby’s main accuser tells trial: ‘I am here for justice’

Andrea Constand alleges the comic drugged and molested her at his mansion in 2005

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 20:06

Woman accusing Bill Cosby of assault is a ‘con artist’, court told

Famed Hollywood lawyer Tom Mesereau attacks credibility of key witness Andrea Constand

Tue Apr 10 2018 - 19:15

Former ‘Cosby Show’ actor charges at star ahead of retrial

Bill Cosby, accused of sexually assaulting more than 50 women, in court over 2004 case

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 21:16

The weekend’s TV: Saoirse Ronan meets Graham Norton

Plus: The Late Late Show Valentine’s Special and wall-to-wall Winter Olympics

Fri Feb 09 2018 - 06:00

Maureen Dowd: Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s oldest horror story

Producer protected himself by giving to liberal causes and cultivating friends in politics

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 01:40

Harvey Weinstein lawyer resigns in wake of criticism

Hollywood mogul is alleged to have harassed women over several decades

Sun Oct 08 2017 - 18:27

Bill Cosby plans free public sex assault seminars

Accusers’ lawyer criticises move as attempt to interfere with expected retrial

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 22:09

Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ends in a mistrial

Cosby still faces sexual battery and defamation lawsuits from 10 women

Sun Jun 18 2017 - 19:55