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• Hugh Grant called filming comedies a "miserable process."
• In the 1990s, he cemented his status as the go-to rom-com heartthrob.
• Grant is best known for films including "Notting Hill," "Love Actually," and "Bridget Jones's Diary."

Hugh Grant launched his acting career with romantic comedies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Nine Months," and "Notting Hill" — but he said filming them is a "miserable process."

In the early stages of his career in the 1990s, Grant starred in many comedies, including "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain" and "Mickey Blue Eyes."

"Notting Hill" was one of the biggest British rom-coms of the 1990s, and he continued to work with its writer, Richard Curtis, on other movies.

His status as a reliable rom-com heartthrob continued to drive his career in the 2000s, but he has recently started experimenting with different genres, including the 2024 horror movie, "Heretic."

In an interview with Variety published on Monday, Grant said of romcoms: "I just think 'com' is difficult. I don't know about 'rom.' Rom is not easy — and you need to mean it — but com is certainly very difficult."

On comedies, he added: "It's a miserable process. You've probably been on comedy film sets and there's no laughter. You're doing it in a vacuum and if you're very lucky, you might hear a stifled snort from someone sitting near the monitor. That's gold to you."

The actor also discussed how he's viewed as "grumpy" online, and said that his previous comments about "Wonka" in 2023 were misconstrued. At the time, he said he "hated" playing an Oompa-Loompa.

Grant said: "That's what the internet does. It scrubs humor, and it scrubs context to create little clickbait moments. It's one of the reasons I loathe it with such violence, really."

In total, Grant's movies have collectively made $4.1 billion since he debuted in 1982, according to TheNumbers.com.

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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are stepping out to confirm their romance hand in hand. 

The duo were photographed holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes in Los Angeles on Monday, January 6, according to images published by People. Jackman, 56, sported a black jacket, gray T-shirt and white jeans, while Foster looked equally chic in a beige trench coat and green maxi dress. 

According to the outlet, the actors — who costarred in a revival of The Music Man revival on Broadway — had dined together in Santa Monica. 

Two days prior, Jackman was spotted supporting Foster’s West Coast run of Once Upon a Mattress.

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The Deadpool & Wolverine star was seen at L.A.’s Ahmanson Theatre on Saturday, January 4, per photos circulating on social media. In the snaps, Jackman was seen recording seatmate Carol Burnett receiving an unexpected round of applause during intermission.

Sources exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024 that a romance between Jackman and Foster sparked while the twosome began working together on The Music Man the year prior.

“They’re happier than ever,” a source said at the time, noting that their relationship is a “wonderful next chapter” with a “balance of playfulness and genuine admiration.”

Per the insider, Jackman was drawn to Foster’s “immense talent, infectious positivity and grounded nature” with the Tony-winning actress appreciating his “kindness, professionalism and ability to make others feel valued.”

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Jackman was previously married to Deborra-lee Furness for 27 years, announcing their separation in September 2023.

“We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” Jackman and Furness, 69, said in a joint statement at the time. “Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth. Our family has been and always will be our highest priority.”

The statement concluded, “We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.”

Jackman and Furness share two adult children.

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Foster, for her part, was married to screenwriter Ted Griffin for a decade. She filed for divorce in October 2024, which has yet to be settled. The Younger alum and Griffin, 53, share daughter Emily, whom they adopted in 2017. (Foster was also previously married to fellow Broadway star Christian Borle between 2006 and 2009.)

According to the insider, Foster and Jackman’s relationship was “the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced.”

“A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people,” the source claimed in November. “Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.”

Jocelyn Wildenstein will be cremated in the wake of her death on New Year’s Eve.

The Swiss socialite, who gained notoriety — and the moniker “Catwoman” for her plastic surgery that made her resemble a feline — died peacefully in her sleep while staying in a Parisian palace on Tuesday, December 31. She was 84 years old.

Wildenstein’s longtime partner, Lloyd Klein, told TMZ on Monday, January 6, that she’ll be cremated, with her remains transported to her ranch in Kenya following an intimate funeral in Paris. According to the outlet, the ranch is the site of her father’s grave and where her mother’s ashes are located.

Days earlier, Klein revealed to People that Wildenstein had battled phlebitis, which is inflammation of the veins near your skin due to blood clots.

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“Because of her phlebitis, the legs were very, very swollen, and the blood was blocked, and there was no oxygen in the brain,” Klein told the outlet on January 2. “And we were having a nap and when I woke up, I said, ‘Jocelyn, we have to wake up, we have to get dressed,’ and she was cold and she was dead.”

He noted at the time, “It’s very sad. … It’s extremely sad to lay down with your other half that I have known for 21 years and waiting to celebrate New Year’s Eve and to find her cold.”

Prior to her death, Wildenstein (born Jocelyne Périsset) garnered headlines for her exaggerated cosmetic surgery. Following her first surgical procedure in the late 1970s, observers began comparing Wildenstein’s eye lift to that of a lynx, which she kept as a pet.

Wildenstein was also known for her marriage to billionaire art dealer Alec Wildenstein. The two wed in 1978 and divorced in 1999. Their split and legal battle received heavy media coverage, with Alec telling Vanity Fair at the time that he lacked a say in how much surgery his then-wife had, despite reports that he encouraged her dramatic physical transformation. 

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“She was crazy. I would always find out last,” he claimed, according to The Times. “She was thinking that she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin does not work that way. But she wouldn’t listen.”

Jocelyn, for her part, told The Times in June 2023 that her ex-husband had “hired a publicist and paid a plastic surgeon to certify that I completely changed my face” so he could “win the divorce.”

However, Jocelyn — who was also dubbed “the Bride of Wildenstein” because of her surgeries — triumphed in the end. She reportedly won $2.5 billion in the divorce, laughing all the way to the bank. 

Alec died in 2008 after a battle with cancer, and Jocelyn moved on with Klein in 2003. She met the designer after attending one of his Lloyd Klein Couture fashion shows. He was reported to have proposed to Jocelyn in 2017 at the Versace Mansion in Miami.