If you thought you had a tough day at work this week, spare a thought for Steve Lacy – the U.S. singer who accidentally let a major Spider-Man spoiler slip after a meticulously managed near-air-tight press run.

The Grammy winner, whose track ‘Oh Yeah?’ features on the official Spider-Man: Brand New Day soundtrack, was on the red carpet for the film’s Hollywood premiere on Monday. During a livestream interview, Lacy revealed the tightly-held secret identity of Stranger Things actor Sadie Sink’s character in the film. The beans were spilt after he was asked to name his favourite character “without spoiling anything”. (I shan’t repeat what was said, hell hath no fury like a Marvel fan scorned, but you can watch the moment here.)

Earlier in the press-run, Sink told Variety the Spider-Man: Brand New Day script had been “definitely very well protected.” 👀

“I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script… None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.”
Emily Wilson has slammed Christopher Nolan’s take on The Odyssey. Nolan cited Wilson’s 2017 translation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic as an influence on his blockbuster film adaptation. Despite Wilson’s disdain, The Odyssey continues to break box office records, having grossed over $AU1 billion globally so far.

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The number of hidden Lego vinyls of Olivia Rodrigo’s new album,You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, set to appear in record stores around the world over the coming weeks. Hints will be posted to social media for fans hoping to get their hands on a Lego vinyl.

Jennifer Coolidge was spotted pushing a trolley through Bondi Beach on Tuesday. The actor is here shooting a campaign with Audible.

CW: Sexual assault

U.S. actor/musician Jared Leto has denied sexual misconduct claims made by four women.

The alleged victims told the BBC that the Oscar-winner assaulted them when they were teenagers.

Leto called the claims “categorically false”.

Here’s what you need to know.

Leto’s performance in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club won him an Academy Award for best supporting actor. He’s also the lead singer for rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret aired in the UK on Wednesday night, local time.

The BBC doco features several women who described encounters that took place between 2002 and 2016.

One said she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another said Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19.

A third said she had underage sex with the star in California when she was 17, which would be classified as statutory rape. A fourth woman said Leto made sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16.

Now 54, Leto would've been in his 30s or 40s at the time of the alleged assaults.

According to the BBC, five other alleged victims described “strange and often very sexual phone calls” from Leto. Four of them were teenagers at the time.

The British broadcaster said it had corroborated a number of the women's accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.

“In some cases, we have also seen pictures and messages that support the women's accounts,” the BBC said.

Since the documentary aired, Leto has denied the sexual misconduct claims.

In a written statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter, he said: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false”.

It comes after nine women accused Leto of sexual impropriety in a 2025 piece by U.S. outlet Air Mail. The performer denied all allegations at the time.

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Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against unnamed hackers she accuses of stealing and leaking her private material – including unreleased songs, video footage, and photos – over several years.

The singer filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court this week, naming the defendants as
“John Does” because their identities are not yet known.

According to court documents, Grande has had to re-record songs and change aspects of her creative process because of the leaks.

Her legal team is seeking to uncover who is behind the cyberattacks.

The lawsuit claims hackers gained access to accounts belonging to people in Ariana Grande’s professional circle through methods such as account breaches and phishing scams.

Court documents seen by The New York Times allege stolen material was later shared online, including through social media platforms, and sold in batches via third-party payment services including PayPal and Cash App.

The complaint claims some content was also listed for sale from multiple anonymous accounts on the dark web for “significant sums of money”.

The lawsuit outlines several alleged incidents stretching back at least seven years.

Grande’s lawyers claim cybercriminals first hacked into a photographer’s Dropbox account in 2019, gaining access to unreleased photos connected to the singer.

In 2020, the complaint alleges another breach targeted a producer working with Grande, with hackers obtaining unreleased recordings, demos and footage from studio sessions.

The lawsuit claims the highest-volume leak led to the theft of 45 unreleased songs in 2023.

It also alleges two separate phishing attacks in early 2024, where hackers impersonated a photographer through a fake email account and website to obtain private images.

The lawsuit says the alleged leaks have affected Grande's career, forcing her team to spend significant time and money investigating breaches, removing stolen material shared online and taking steps to protect future releases.

Her lawyers argued the alleged hacking caused “substantial and irreparable harm” to the singer's privacy and professional work.

“This malicious invasion of Ms. Grande's privacy and disruption of her career have caused her substantial and irreparable harm,” the complaint said, adding that no one should have to suffer such violations.

Because the alleged hackers have not been identified, the lawsuit is seeking permission to investigate and reveal their identities.

Grande is asking the court to order the defendants to hand over any stolen material and prevent further distribution. She is also seeking a jury trial and damages.

The singer’s representatives have declined to comment publicly on the lawsuit.

Leaks have become an increasingly common problem across the music industry.

Artists including Taylor Swift, Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert have all had unreleased material surface online in recent years.

In a 2024 interview discussing the leak of her song Fantasize, Grande described those responsible as “thieves”. “See you in jail,” she warned. 

The singer begins a 10-night run of concerts at London’s O2 Arena on 15 August.

Reporting by Adella Beaini