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Kate Beckinsale's stepfather Roy Battersby has died after a reported battle with cancer.

The actress announced his passing on Instagram Monday, posting a heartfelt message to Roy with a video celebrating his life.

Kate wrote, "I have no words yet. Thank you@katebeckinsale_slovakia2 for making this beautiful thing. I fought for you everything I had. Oh Roy I am so sorry I lost."

The video slide show featured Roy through the years with Kate and her mom, Judy. In 1997, Judy married Roy after Kate's dad, actor Richard Beckinsale, died from natural causes.

Last month, Roy was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after he suffered a stroke while reportedly fighting two unspecified types of cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2023.

Like Kate, Roy made a living in the visual arts, directing popular British TV shows, documentaries and films.

Roy was 87.

Fantasia is just one of several people calling out the grub at the Critics Choice Awards -- 'cause the bagged pizza they dished out just wasn't cutting it for hungry celebs.

Here's the deal ... the food that was handed out at Sunday night's show included slices that were bagged, and prepped to be served on an individual basis. When the pizza was handed out at Fantasia's table ... cameras caught her less-than-pleased reaction.

Check it out ... as the wait staff was handing out the pizza to her "Color Purple" costars, Fantasia looked right at the photog and asked ... "Where's the lamb chops???"

You can see Taraji P. Henson and some others start to chow down right away ... but Oprah herself holds off, saying she doesn't wanna ruin her lipstick. From the looks of it, an extra box of snacks was also handed out to those in the room ... with fruits and whatnot inside.

Now, while Fantasia and co. might've been poking fun at the menu ... others were a little more straightforward in their criticism of the food, including film producer Jen D'Angelo. She posted photos of the pizza, calling it "absolutely revolting" and "3D printed."

Even Paul Giamatti remarked about the food during his acceptance speech, saying ... "Serious guys, I need that endorsement. So let’s all just pray for me,” Giamatti continued. “Everybody get their pizza in a bag, by the way? I think that’d be a good endorsement. Paul Giamatti for pizza in a bag."

For the record, Baja Fresh and Cold Stone were the official food vendors for this thing -- but it appears their chow was served either before or after the show ... and not inside the venue itself. Baja and CS aren't known for pizza, so it's unclear who baked the pies.

Lindsay Lohan was on the receiving end of a personal dig in the new "Mean Girls" movie that references one of the most infamous insults hurled her way ... and yeah, she's pissed.

Of course, we're referring to Paris Hilton's oil heir buddy, Brandon Davis, once calling her a "fire crotch" gal -- a line that actually made its way into the rebooted flick ... which LL apparently had no idea about -- at least that's the indication from her team's response.

Lindsay's rep told The Messenger ... "Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film." The outlet also reports that Lindsay was surprised last week when she watched the movie for the first time at the premiere.

It's pretty shocking that the line even made it into the film -- y'know, considering Tina Fey wrote it ... not to mention the fact that Lindsay herself cameos in the flick as well.

On its face, it seems she had no idea it was coming ... meaning she either didn't receive the full script, or didn't peruse it. Ya gotta imagine that if she saw this ahead of time ... she would've talked to Tina about it, because LiLo has famously spoken out about the dig.

The context of how it's used in the new movie features none other than Megan Thee Stallion -- who shows up as one of many people singing the praises of the new popular girl, Cady (once played by Lindsay), as they flee Regina George. MTS says "fire crotch is back."

You'll recall, the way it was originally used dates back to a TMZ video from back in 2006 ... when Davis was being a bit of a "mean girl" himself in talking trash about LiLo at the time. Like we said, Lindsay's been fairly vocal about how hurtful that was back then.

That's why Tina's decision to include it in the movie -- even in jet -- is shocking ... and now even more so with LL speaking out like this. Tina gushed about working with Lindsay, so you know she loves her  ... perhaps this was just an innocent mistake or an oversight.

Dua Lipa got caught swaying with a hunky British actor last week -- something they were seemingly trying to do in secret -- but now that the cat's outta the bag ... so are they.

The popstar hit the town Sunday night in L.A. with none other than Callum Turner -- the same dude she was seen slow dancing with on Wednesday at an after-party for the guy's new Apple show, "Masters of the Air."

TMZ got video of Dua and Callum looking deep into each other's eyes that night through a crack in one of the exit doors -- which certainly seemed to indicate they were an item

Of course, once that was out ... everybody started asking the obvious ... are y'all dating???

Now, a few days later, it looks like DL and CT are answering that question with a very public outing at R+D Kitchen in Santa Monica -- where they chowed down with pals ... and exited the joint together, side by side, without trying to hide a thing.

There's no PDA here between Dua and Callum ... but you can certainly tell they're rolling together -- and on its face, it would appear they're confirming they're dating.

Remember, Callum was asked directly about this during the initial night in question -- but he was mum on the whole thing ... not indicating one or another if their dance was romantic.

Sometimes, what you see is what you get ... and in this case, we seem to have a new couple. Dua reportedly split with her last movie director BF, Romain Gavras, last month.

Melissa Barrera's been screaming her support of Palestine from the rooftops -- which led to her getting 86'd from the 'Scream' franchise -- but it looks like her former cast members still have her back.

The actress reunited with her former costars Sunday night at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's 17th Annual Evening Before Gala ... and Jenna Ortega was standing right by her, literally and figuratively.

Remember, Melissa was fired back in November from the 7th installment of the horror franchise over her Israel-Palestine posts.

Jenna appeared to like a post on Melissa doubling down on her pro-Palestine stance at the time of her firing ... and she too dropped out of the new 'Scream' movie -- though it was apparently due to a schedule clash with Netflix's "Wednesday" and not cause of MB's firing.

But Jenna's support was loud and clear in the new IG snaps shared by Melissa ... where she was also joined by her other  'Scream' costars Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Liana Liberato, Tony Revolori, Skeet Ulrich, and Jack Quaid -- who all appeared to have her back, too.

As we reported ... Melissa doubled down on her pro-Palestine stance over Xmas while the 'Scream' Empire collapsed with director Christopher Landon also walking away from the new movie.

While Spyglass lost their 2 big leads and their director ... Neve Campbell recently teased a possible return to the franchise as Sidney Prescott -- only for the right amount of money, though.

She initially left the franchise due to pay disagreements, so that doesn't come as a shock -- but she ain't biting the hand that feeds her ... saying at Saturday's BAFTA Tea Party in L.A. she was sad the higher-ups at 'Scream' were struggling.

Ariana DeBose got lumped in with actors who became songbirds in their movies this past year -- a joke cracked at the Critics Choice Awards ... which she didn't appreciate one bit.

The Oscar winner was on hand Sunday night at the latest award show in Santa Monica -- where she was up for a statuette in the Best Song category for her tune in Disney's "Wish" ... alongside others in films like "Barbie," "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and "Rustin."

Before they announced the winners, presenters Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos made a crack about some of the stars in the group ... labeling them "actors who think that they're singers," name-dropping Ryan Gosling, Jack Black and, surprisingly, Ariana herself.

The camera cut to her face right at that moment, and she looked fairly confused/insulted.

Welp, as it turns out ... that's exactly how she felt inside -- 'cause she later took to IG to express the sentiment that we all saw on her face ... writing, "I Didn't Find It Funny Lol."

While you could argue the crack was in good fun, fans jumped to her defense to point out it was technically inaccurate -- 'cause ADB most certainly *can* sing ... and does so flawlessly. Not only has she received accolades for her musical performances on camera, but she's a star on Broadway as well -- so to compare to the likes of JB and Gosling does seem off.

Sounds like one of the CCA script writers just might not like her ... that's the vibe anyway.

Ariana DeBose fue agrupada con los actores que se convirtieron en pájaros cantores en sus películas el año pasado... una broma en los Critics Choice Awards que ella no apreció ni un poco.

La ganadora del Oscar estuvo presente el domingo por la noche en la última entrega de premios en Santa Mónica, donde era candidata a una estatuilla en la categoría de Mejor Canción por su melodía en "Wish" de Disney, junto a otros en películas como "Barbie", "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" y "Rustin".

Antes de anunciar a los ganadores, los presentadores Bella Ramsey y Anthony Ramos hicieron un chiste sobre algunas de las estrellas del grupo, etiquetándolos como "actores que piensan que son cantantes", nombrando a Ryan Gosling, Jack Black y sorprendentemente a la propia Ariana.

La cámara se enfocó en su cara justo en ese momento y parecía bastante ofendida.

Bueno, resulta que eso es exactamente lo que sentía por dentro, porque más tarde acudió a Insta para expresar el sentimiento que todos vimos en su cara escribiendo: "No me pareció gracioso Lol".

Si bien se podría argumentar que el crack era en broma, los fans saltaron en su defensa para señalar que era técnicamente inexacta, porque Ariana sin duda puede cantar y lo hace de manera impecable. No solo ha recibido elogios por sus actuaciones musicales en cámara, además es una estrella en Broadway, así que las comparaciones con Black y Gosling parecen fuera de lugar.

Harrison Ford se siente agradecido, afortunado y más que un poco emocionado por su carrera, pero todavía es capaz de reírse de sí mismo al aceptar un premio por todo su catálogo de trabajo, desde "Star Wars" a "Indiana Jones".

El icono de Hollywood se atragantó un poco mientras estaba en el escenario el domingo por la noche en los Critics Choice Award, donde el director de "Indiana Jones y el dial del destino" de James Mangold le otorgó a Harrison el Premio a la Trayectoria.

Agradeció a todos los directores, escritores y cineastas con los que ha trabajado a lo largo de los años y también tuvo un reconocimiento especial para su esposa Calista Flockhart.

El legendario actor de 81 años hizo reír a la multitud al felicitar a Calista por apoyarle y añadió: "Necesito mucho apoyo".

Harrison también se mostró feliz de ver que Hollywood le da oportunidades a gente con talento que no las habría tenido en los años 60, cuando él empezaba a actuar.

Un voto bastante sólido a favor de DEI por parte de Harrison.

Harrison añadió que fue enormemente afortunado por su carrera, teniendo su última salida como Indy Jones el año pasado.

Robert Downey Jr. ganó a lo grande en los Critics Choice Awards este fin de semana y para devolver el favor ... recitó algunas de las peores críticas que ha recibido a lo largo de su carrera.

La superestrella subió al escenario el domingo para recibir su estatuilla al Mejor Actor de Reparto en honor a su trabajo en "Oppenheimer" y mientras daba las gracias terminó reconociendo al grupo que estaba votando a los ganadores de esa noche... ¡los críticos!

Robert dijo que tenía debilidad por esta noble profesión, al tiempo que señaló que había recibido críticas no muy agradables de dichos críticos a lo largo de los años... algunas de las cuales quería leer.

Fue divertidísimo... Rob sacó una lista de su abrigo y empezó a repasar lo que él considera las críticas más desagradables y/o graciosas que ha recibido por su trabajo ante la cámara desde que está en el negocio. No dio ningún nombre, pero las palabras hablaban por sí solas.

Solo algunas de las críticas que dejaron huella, incluyendo una especie de haiku que decía: "Descuidada, desordenada y perezosa". La siguiente fue más metafórica, como él dice: "Como Pee-wee Herman saliendo de un coma". Por último, uno que se quedó con él... "Divertido como un pedo encerrado en la cama".

Una vez más, Downey Jr. no dio más detalles sobre cuándo fueron estas críticas o sobre qué películas y actuaciones suyas fueron, pero estamos seguros de que una simple búsqueda en Google puede rastrearlas.

Harrison Ford is feeling grateful, lucky and more than a little emotional about his storied career, but he's still able to poke fun at himself as he accepts an award for his entire catalog of work ... from "Star Wars" to "Indiana Jones."

The Hollywood icon choked up a bit while onstage Sunday night at the Critics Choice Award, where "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" director James Mangold presented Harrison with the Career Achievement Award.

He thanked all the directors, writers, and filmmakers he's worked with over the years ... and also had a special shoutout for his wife Calista Flockhart.

The 81-year-old legend got a good laugh out of the crowd as he gave Calista props for supporting him ... adding, "I need a lot of support."

HF also expressed he was happy to see Hollywood giving opportunities to talented people who wouldn't have gotten them back in the 60s when he was starting out in acting.

Pretty solid vote in favor of DEI on Harrison's part.

Harrison added he was enormously lucky for his career ... having his final outing as Indy Jones last year.

Robert Downey Jr. won big at the Critics Choice Awards this weekend -- and to pay back the favor ... he rattled off some of the worst reviews he's received throughout his career.

The superstar went onstage Sunday to receive his statuette for Best Supporting Actor -- honoring his work in "Oppenheimer" -- and while he was going through his thank-you's ... he ended up acknowledging the group that was voting on that night's winners ... critics!

RDJ said he had a soft spot for this noble profession -- while also pointing out he'd received not-so-nice reviews from said critics over the years ... some of which he wanted to read.

It was hilarious ... Rob pulled out a list from his coat and started going through what he considers the nastiest and/or most humorous feedback he's gotten for his on-camera work since he's been in the biz. He didn't name any names, but the words spoke for themselves.

Just a few of the reviews that left a mark ... including a haiku of sorts that read "Sloppy, messy and lazy." The next one was more metaphoric, as he puts it ... "Like Pee-wee Herman emerging from a coma." Finally, one that stayed with him ... "Amusing as a bed-locked fart."

Again, Downey Jr. didn't elaborate on when these reviews were dished or for what movies/performances of his -- but we're sure a simple Google search can track 'em down.

The Critics Choice Awards kicked off a couple hours ago, and we've got all the best shots from inside the venue for your viewing pleasure.

Check out every smile and selfie from inside the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport where the biggest names in movies and TV came together to celebrate the past year in film.

Just a few of the stars we caught grinning and taking pics ... Margot Robbie, Nicholas Braun, Charlotte Stoudt, Mimi Leder, Jennifer Aniston, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Kristin Hahn, Tom Holland, Billie Eilish, Oprah, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore and Jesse Plemmons.

Steven Yeun gets his own shout-out here because he went beyond smiling straight to howling with laughter while Bill Hader smiled alongside him. Bill's lady love Ali Wong was at the event as well.

"Abbott Elementary" stars Quinta Brunson and Janelle James looked happy to be at the event too ... not surprising since they're each up for individual acting awards for the show, the second year in a row they've received nods. Good luck, ladies!

In any case, all of the stars seem to be happy to be inside ... probably excited to get off the chilly red carpet they walked after arriving -- hey, it might be L.A. but it's still winter!

Los Critics Choice Awards comenzaron hace un par de horas, ¡y tenemos las mejores imágenes desde el interior!

Échale un vistazo a cada sonrisa y selfie desde el interior del Hangar Barker en el aeropuerto de Santa Mónica, donde los nombres más importantes del cine y la televisión se reunieron para celebrar el año pasado en el cine.

Algunas de las estrellas que vimos sonriendo y sacándose fotos... Margot Robbie, Nicholas Braun, Charlotte Stoudt, Mimi Leder, Jennifer Aniston, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Kristin Hahn, Tom Holland, Billie Eilish, Oprah, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore y Jesse Plemmons.

Steven Yeun se lleva su propia mención aquí porque pasó de sonreír directamente a aullar de risa mientras Bill Hader sonreía a su lado. Ali Wong, la novia de Bill, también estuvo en el evento.

Las estrellas de "Abbott Elementary", Quinta Brunson y Janelle James parecían felices de estar en el evento y no es de extrañar, ya que cada una de ellas son candidatas a premios individuales de actuación por el programa. Es el segundo año consecutivo que pasa esto, ¡Buena suerte, señoritas!

Awards season keeps rolling on, and tonight the stars are out at the Santa Monica Airport ... home of the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards!

Hollywood finest just started hitting the carpet moments ago, but it's already proving to be a HOT night if these ensembles are any indication.

Everyone's favorite "Internet Daddy" Pedro Pascal, Oscar hopefuls Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy and breakout star of "The Last Of Us" Bella Ramsey have all hit the red carpet ... and they're not the only ones.

Billie Eilish, Angela Bassett, Will Ferrell, Tom Hiddleston, David Duchovny, Brie Larson, Sandra Oh, Jodie Foster, Emma Stone, Taraji P. Henson, Keri Russell, Reese Witherspoon, Awkwafina, Nicholas Braun, Justin Theroux and Robert Downey Jr., Tracee Ellis Ross, Jon Cryer, Kieran Culkin, Harrison Ford and America Ferrara make up just some of the A-listers who've arrived on the scene.

Winner of the wildest outfit we've seen so far has got to go to Danielle Brooks ... who took the classic petticoat to the next level with a glamorous use of tulle.

Lena Waithe is the latest celeb to fall victim to smash-and-grab burglars ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... a group of burglars smashed a window to the actress/comedian's Los Angeles-area home last week while she was out of town.

Our sources say the thieves made off with $200k worth of jewelry. One of Lena's staff discovered the break-in after coming to the home the following day and finding the front door unlocked.

Lena, best known as Denise from "Master of None" and creator of "The Chi," isn't alone ... several other stars have fallen victim to similar crimes in the past couple months.

Burglars in ski masks smashed one of Keanu Reeves' windows and entered his home in early December, and "Entourage" star Kevin Connolly's house was given similar treatment on Christmas Eve.

Model Abigail Ratchford might've endured the most terrifying situation of all ... actually being in the upstairs bedroom when someone broke in.

Carmen Electra hizo un gran cambio en su vida, tras presentar la solicitud para cambiar su nombre de nacimiento e ir formalmente por su nombre artístico, conocido hace mucho tiempo, y ahora sabemos exactamente por qué.

Fuentes cercanas a la estrella de "Baywatch" le dicen a TMZ que no hay una gran razón detrás de la decisión, sino que es algo que ha estado pensando desde hace un tiempo y dio el paso porque no hay mejor momento para empezar de nuevo que el Año Nuevo.

Cabe destacar que la actriz no usa su nombre de nacimiento Tara Leigh Patrick desde hace décadas.

TMZ obtuvo los documentos legales a principios de esta semana, los que revelaban que la actriz y modelo quiere cambiar formalmente su nombre a "Carmen Electra", así que parece que se está despidiendo oficialmente de Tara. También está formalizando lo que todo el mundo sabe desde hace mucho tiempo.

Un dato curioso: CE no inventó su nombre artístico, sino que se lo puso el difunto icono Prince, cuando se presentó a una audición para formar parte de un grupo femenino que él estaba formando a principios de los 90.

Por desgracia, Carmen no pasó el corte, pero siguió causando sensación en la televisión y en otros medios, y se quedó con el apodo.