Jerry Hall Plans Early Finish for 70th Birthday Celebration
Supermodel Jerry Hall organizes a family gathering for her 70th birthday in July at her expansive country estate near Henley. Invitations specify the event runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., signaling a shift from her wilder past, including legendary nights at Studio 54. Mick Jagger, her former partner turning 83 later that month, once sang ‘Let’s Spend The Night Together,’ but this party keeps a more restrained schedule.
Hall invites all eight of Jagger’s children, including those from other relationships. Attendees include Karis Jagger, 55, and Deveraux, 9, Jagger’s son with ballerina Melanie Hamrick. Hall’s four children with Jagger—James, Lizzy, Georgia, and Gabriel—attend with their partners and children: Juni, 10; Eugene, 4; and Dean, 1. Lucas, Jagger’s son with model Luciana Morad, receives an invitation; his birth prompted their 1999 split. Despite past tensions over their Bali ceremony’s annulment, Hall and Jagger maintain amicable relations, as seen at his recent Christmas gathering.
Jagger’s daughter Jade from his first marriage to Bianca, along with her children Amba, Assisi, and 11-year-old Ray, joins the event. Earlier this year, tragedy struck when Assisi’s partner, Alex Key, 37, went missing in Cornwall and was later found deceased off Bude.
The 26-acre property features 11 bedrooms and three cottages, hosting Gabriel’s 2021 wedding. Hall retained it after her 2022 divorce from Rupert Murdoch. Settled in Oxfordshire, she lit Henley’s Christmas lights last year, calling it the ‘prettiest’ place she has lived. Single but content, Hall enjoys her spaniel, Spot. She recently shared: ‘I’m having a very big birthday party in the summer – I’m excited about that. I’m loving being a granny. It’s the best. I’ve got three grandchildren and I’m teaching them how to garden – organic gardening! – and, you know, helping me with the chickens and having fun. I’m having a good time, I’m very lucky.’
Meghan’s Event Photos with Netflix Execs Suddenly Removed
Images from a California event celebrating the second season of Netflix’s ‘Beef’ show vanished this week. Four of five photos showing Duchess of Sussex Meghan embracing Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and his wife, Nicole Avant, disappeared after initial release via Getty Images. The remaining shot features Prince Harry, Meghan, Sarandos, and Avant in a group lineup; all physical-contact images are gone.
Taken last Friday, the photos surfaced 24 hours later amid online backlash labeling them ‘cringeworthy’ and suggesting desperation amid reports of strained Sussex-Netflix ties. This echoes the quick removal of Harry and Meghan’s images from Kris Jenner’s birthday party last year.
Neither Netflix nor the Sussexes commented. A Getty spokesperson stated: ‘Those images were shot for Netflix and they have asked for them to be removed, so we can no longer license them.’ Insiders note Netflix approves Getty shots post-event, with the delay and removal highly unusual.
The Sussexes signed a reported $100 million Netflix deal after leaving royal duties in 2020, yielding ‘Harry & Meghan,’ Harry’s polo documentary, and ‘With Love, Meghan.’ Last summer’s deal shifted to ‘first look’; Netflix ended its partnership with Meghan’s As Ever brand this year, leaving unsold stock. Her team called it planned success, but sources cite commercial shortfalls.
Agnes O’Casey Lands Lead in BBC’s Le Carré Adaptation
Rising star Agnes O’Casey stars opposite Charlie Hunnam in the BBC’s ‘Legacy of Spies,’ adapting John le Carré’s ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.’ O’Casey portrays sharp-witted librarian Liz Gold to Hunnam’s Alec Leamas, echoing Claire Bloom and Richard Burton’s 1965 film roles.
Great-granddaughter of playwright Sean O’Casey, she earned acclaim in Chichester’s 2024 stage version before its West End run, plus Netflix’s ‘Black Doves’ and BBC’s ‘Ridley Road.’ Matthew Macfadyen plays George Smiley, Dan Stevens is Bill Haydon, with Daniel Bruhl and Felix Kammerer in the cast.
O’Casey describes Liz: ‘She’s not the classic, confused female counterpart. She’s the heart of the story. It’s her integrity that makes Leamas fall in love with her.’ The original film’s leads had a complicated history, with Bloom noting tensions from Burton’s wife, Elizabeth Taylor, on set.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos Faces Backlash Over Met Gala Role
Criticism mounts over Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s Met Gala patronage. A New York Times profile highlights her ‘Woke Up Sexy As Hell Again’ mug routine alongside Jeff Bezos’s custom one. She drew scrutiny for a visible lace bra at Donald Trump’s January 2025 inauguration. Anticipation builds for her May looks amid the controversy.
Midge Ure Admits Mixing Up His Own Song Lyrics
Utravox frontman Midge Ure, touring the UK in May and June, confesses to frequent lyric errors. ‘I sing the wrong lyrics all the time. I’m not very good at it,’ he says. ‘You can see the front rows… they are singing the right lyrics, while I am singing the wrong ones… I don’t listen to my own stuff; so I’ve become unfamiliar.’
Jeremy Strong Transforms into Mark Zuckerberg
Jeremy Strong delivers an intense portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Reckoning,’ companion to 2010’s ‘The Social Network.’ Jesse Eisenberg passed on reprising the role. CinemaCon footage praises Strong’s powerhouse performance, ginger wig included.
