News about Billy Bob Thornton

The city of some 133,000 people became a household name in the 1990s as the setting of the black comic crime thriller with the same name. Now it's been ranked as America's fastest-growing boomtown by the financial news outlet 24/7 Wall St. By the end of the century, its population is set to balloon by 238 percent to nearly 430,000 people, the outlet said.

Halle Berry cleared up long standing rumors that she and her Monster's Ball co-star Billy Bob Thornton were actually having intercourse in the film's very explicit sex scene. The movie star addressed the ongoing rumors - which have been rampant since the movie's release in 2001 - about the intimate scenes, while appearing on Dax Shepard's podcast Armchair Expert. 'We had this very explicit love scene. There's an urban legend that we were really f**king - I've heard it and it's just not true,' she said. 

Showtrial returned to screens on Sunday night  - making a big impression on fans with a gory car crash scenes just minutes into the premiere. Fans of the BBC hit are thrilled to have fresh episodes to dive into, but if your thirst for legal dramas remains unquenched, there are plenty of options ripe for a binge-watch. We've rounded up our top picks of the genre to stream right now - whether you have Sky, Prime Video or Apple TV, we've got you covered, along with free contenders from ITV and Channel 4.

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Being wiped out by a massive space rock that hits Earth at thousands of miles an hour is one of the ways humanity could go extinct. Worrying, a new report suggests we're not prepared for such an eventuality - even if we detected the object 14 years in advance. There's also 'limited readiness' to implement space missions that could lessen the dangers of an asteroid, it adds - like in the film 'Armageddon' starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton (pictured).

On Sunday, rapper-turned-country sensation Jelly Roll referenced his ascension from jail to an award-winning country music performer in one of the 2024 CMT Music Awards' most moving moments. At the Austin, Texas, he received his second award for Male Video of the Year for his single Need A Favor. When Lainey Wilson received the complimentary Female Video of the Year Award for Watermelon Moonshine, she also earned her first big award of the evening.

In Austin, Texas, Minnie Driver stepped out in an all-black look at the CMT Music Awards 2024. The 54-year-old actress was all smiles at the function, which was held at the Moody Center in Austin on Sunday night. Amber Riley, Billy Bob Thornton, Carly Pearce, Cody Alan, Emily Osment, Emma Roberts, Gayle King, James Van Der Beek, Max Thieriot, Jane Seymour, Melissa Etheridge, Montmalee, and Paul Walter Hauser are among the talented group of presenters, including Amber Riley, Billy Roberts, Maggie Etheridge, Montana Jordan, Parmalee, and Paul Walter Hauser.

On Sunday, Jelly Roll and his partner Bunnie Xo looked as loved up as ever as they attended the CMT Music Awards 2024 in Austin, Texas, just days after their plane had to make an emergency landing. In a cream, black, and tan jacket paired with joggers and sneakers, the Need A Favor hitmaker, 39, who is up for three awards, looked trendy.

Melissa Etheridge was all smiles on the red carpet before presenting the 2024 CMT Music Awards. The 62-year-old singer arrived on a black carpet before the festivities at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, where he was photographed in an all-black look. Amber Riley, Billy Bob Thornton, Carly Pearce, Cody Alan, Emma Osment, Emma Roberts, Gayle King, James Van Der Beek, Max Van Der Beek, Jelly Roll, Moroney, Megan Maroney, Montana Jordan, Parmalee, and Paul Walter Hauser appear as host.

The father of a murder-year-old boy is speaking out about a new podcast that retells the brutal and depraved murder of his only daughter by her teenage 'best friends.' 'It strikes a nerve every time I tell the tale, it makes me rage again,' Dave Neese told DailyMail.com. Skylar Neese was killed by her teen friends and left in the woods for months until one of them obliviously admitted. Skylar had been afraid of revealing their intimate affairs, according to the killers. Skylar's tale has been brought back to the forefront once more thanks to the designers' accurate retelling of the tale.

This week, Courtney Alexis Stodden, 29, the reality television star who popularly wed as a teen, posted pictures of her latest tattoo on Instagram. She revealed that she is now in her Angelina Jolie phase' as she posted an old photo of the Oscar-winning actress with her husband Billy Bob Thornton at the Gone In 60 Seconds premiere in year 2000. Jolie has been referred to as "the queen of body art" with over 20 tattoos, including ones that cover the majority of her back. With a drawing of a running rabbit, the tat reads, "I Heart U - Jared." Jared Safier, Courtney's new boyfriend, may have done the artwork herself, according to reports. On the blog, the remarkably blonde Courtney seems to be a brunette, displaying a lot of cleavage in a small lavender tank top.

With Jon Hamm joining the cast of Taylor Sheridan's latest Landman's latest With Jonathan Hamm's arrival, the cast has expanded in terms of actor roles. According to Variety, the 52-year-old actor has committed to play Monty Miller in a recurring guest star role. Billy Bob Thornton played Tommy Norris, 'a titan of the Texas oil industry with a long personal and professional relationship.'

Taylor Sheridan, a Yellowstone co-creator, is bringing the Landman cast into focus. According to Variety, Billy Bob Thornton, a 53-year-old actor-turned-filmmaker who is also filming Empire Of The Summer Moon, has cast four new characters to the film: James Jordan, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, and Paulina Chávez. Landman, like Yellowstone, is still in the present day and was inspired by Boomtown, which chronicled a 21st-century oil boom in western Texas.

Demi Moore has joined the cast of Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan's new film. The 62-year-old actress, who recently spoke about working with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Patrick Swayze, will be one of the top-billed stars of Landman's 62-year-old drama. The series is co-created by the man behind the Yellowstone universe, 53-year-old Sheridan, and podcaster Christian Wallace. Demi is expected to play serial Cami, as the wife of one of Texas's most influential oil men and a friend of Tommy Norris (played by Billy Bob Thornton).

Dani Apples, a TikToker based in the United States, outlined how her boyfriend took blood from a bloodsmith to make her a heart-shaped necklace. Dani (left) was 'obsessed' with the ruby-red pendant, which had been encrusted with gems and hung on a gold chain, after her boyfriend's blood was drawn to make the piece of jewelry. Fortunately, she revealed that needles are not feared by needles.

Michael Bay's action-packed disaster film Armageddon is officially 25 years old! The 1998 film follows driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) who is hired by NASA head Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) to fly into space to detonate an asteroid that is hurling toward Earth. Harry collects his best guys, which includes A.J. Despite his protests, Ben Affleck (Liv Taylor) tries to pursue a friendship with Harry's daughter Grace Stamper (Liv Taylor). The film helped to book some of Hollywood's top movies over the years. These A-Listers' life doesn't mean they have been all rainbows and butterflies. Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, which eventually developed into frontotemporal degeneration dementia and forced him to stop acting. Over the years, Affleck has been in and out of rehab three times for his alcoholism. Since being estranged from both her children's parents, Tyler suffered with heartbreak twice. For better or worse, here's a look at what has happened to Armageddon's cast members 25 years after the film's debut.

Texas should be the 'film capital of the world,' according to actor Dennis Quaid. During an appearance on Jessie Watters Primetime, the famous actor made his case for the Lone Star state to become the new Tinseltown. As legislation to encourage film and television production in the state is set to be debated in the Texas legislature, the actor's proposal for the Lone Star state to become the new Tinseltown. New legislation in Texas seeks to reinvigorate the state's industry and lure investors from neighboring states, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

The Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was recalled in the top spot at the domestic box office for the fourth week in a row, grossing $17.6 million on what was a down weekend at the box office to start the year's final month, while Violent Night earned $13.3 million. With $339 million in overseas revenues, Wakanda Forever stayed at the top of the charts, with $733 million at the global box office.

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Gary Gaines, the coach of the Texas high school football team who made famous in Friday Night Lights, died on Friday at the age of 73 following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Gaines is best known for his four-year stint with the football team at Odessa Permian, Texas, where he returned later in life. In Buzz Bissinger's best-selling book, which depicted a school that preferred football over academics, the 1988 students were chronicled. Billy Bob Thornton played Gaines in the original film.

Brad Pitt, 58, and Angelina Jolie, 47, were the picture of Hollywood bliss during their nearly five-year marriage, but cracks began to appear early on. Pitt and Jolie met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith's wedding anniversary in 2004 and married in 2014 before splitting in 2016. They allowed their children to 'rule the roost' in their house, causing several nannies to resign; then, Jolie's brother James (seen with Jolie inset) to care for the children. According to reports, this was the final nail in the coffin for the former couple, who were apparently sleeping in separate rooms and spending no time together. The pair are now embroiled in a bitter custody dispute over their six children, two of whom Jolie adopted before marrying Pitt, who later adopted them.

It has been one year since the US pulled troops from Afghanistan, and the Taliban has assumed power. Angelina Jolie, a UNHCR Special Envoy, commemorated the occasion with an op-ed for Time magazine. I wrote this piece for @time in honor of Afghan women one year after the Afghan government's demise.' The Oscar-nominated actress added to her Instagram post, "It can't end here."

Las Vegas is well-known for welcoming wild trips, unspeakable memories, and, of course, impromptu weddings! For decades, Nevada has been a hotspot for celebrity nuptials, thanks to easy marriage restrictions and the city's abundance of "quick" chapels. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Kourtney Kardashian, and Travis Barker to name a few. However, this is only a snapshot of the celebrity-studded weddings that have been celebrated in the world's wedding capital.

Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie are keepin’ it close — even though the platonic friendship they have now is certainly light years away from the, um, unique relationship they used to have! Of course, the Bad Santa actress was previously married to Jolie, and she proposed to her in 2000. However, the couple's bizarre friendship came to an end in the summer of 2002, and they officially divorced about a year later. Except come to find out that still to this day, they’re apparently on speaking terms and actually have a very solid relationship!