The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world’s most beautiful movie star turned very ugly

In the 1990s, he was a different kind of film star – eloquent, artistic and cool. But this week, with the loss of his court case against the Sun, the dream has decisively soured

Samuel L Jackson: ‘A fullness comes upon me every time I land in Africa’

As their hard-hitting TV show Enslaved comes to an end, the star and his wife LaTanya Richardson talk about roots, race, revolution – and how to get rid of ‘the orange man’

Yippee Ki YAAAy: Bruce Willis plugs Die Hard car batteries

More hard up than Die Hard? It may look like a trailer for John McClane’s next shoot-’em-up caper, but Willis’s action-packed commercial runs out of power fast

Alan Arkin on Hollywood success: ‘I was miserable pretty much all of the time’

In his mid-30s, the actor was living the dream, but was far from happy. As he publishes his memoir Out of My Mind, he talks about turning his life around – and the disgraced guru he pinned his hopes on

Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors: ‘Jim Crow America is literally in my DNA’

He has caused a sensation in HBO’s horror hit. As Marvel supervillainry now beckons, the Texan actor reveals how he went from shoplifting tearaway to hottest young star around

What did Prince listen to in the car? This Instagram account may tell you

OverheardCelebs taps into our desire to hear what stars are like during less glamorous moments

Anne Heche: stigma around relationship with Ellen DeGeneres cost me huge movie deal

The actor has claimed stigma led to her being frozen out by studios for a decade after she dated TV comic

David Lynch has your number. But does it add up?

He’s done weather forecasts and dream reports on his YouTube channel. Now the director is pulling numbers out of a jar – and he’s finally drawn mysterious seven. Numerology sleuths are on the case

Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson endorses Joe Biden in US presidential election

The actor has posted his support on social media for the Democratic candidates, including an interview with both

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara name their baby son River

Director Victor Kossakovsky, who worked with Phoenix on new film Gunda, says couple’s first child is named after Joaquin’s late brother, actor River Phoenix

Jackie Stallone, Celebrity Big Brother contestant and mother of Sylvester, dies aged 98

‘Flamboyant’ woman found stardom in her own right, as an 80s wrestling promoter, and through TV appearances

Express yourself: why Madonna wants to tell her own life story

The material girl is to write and direct her own biopic, but fans will want to see the struggles as well as the triumphs

Express yourself: why Madonna directing her own biopic isn’t as ominous as it sounds

The vogue for pop stars sticking close to their own biopics has obvious perils, but Madonna’s mastery of image-making could make this a true star turn

Samuel L Jackson will teach you to swear in 15 languages if you vote

Hollywood star turns US voter-registration campaigner, using his special skill with curses