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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Beckinsale Announces Death of Her Mother After Cancer Battle: ‘I Am Paralyzed'
Kate Beckinsale emotionally shared the news of her mother's death following a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. She was 78. Posting to her Instagram on Thursday, July 17, Beckinsale, 51, shared the devastating news as she paid tribute to her late mother, Judy Loe. 'I don't want to post this. I am only posting this because I have had to register my mother's death certificate and it will soon become public record,' the actress wrote. 'She died the night of July 15th in my arms after immeasurable suffering.' Alongside the post, the Pearl Harbor star shared a carousel of photos featuring Loe over the years. Kate Beckinsale Sparks Concern by Posting and Deleting Pics of Mom Judy Loe With a Black Eye 'I have not picked all the best photos, nor the best videos, because I cannot bear to go through my camera roll yet. I deeply apologise to any of her friends who are finding out this way or through the press, but I cannot go through her phone,' she continued in the post. 'I am paralyzed. Jude was the compass of my life, the love of my life, my dearest friend. The vastness and huge heart of this tiny woman has touched so many people who love her dearly. She has been brave in so many ways, forgiving sometimes too much, believing in the ultimate good in people and the world is so dim without her that it is nearly impossible to bear.' Concluding the post, Beckinsale wrote, 'Mama, I love you so much. This has been my greatest fear since finding my father dead at five and I am here. Oh my Mama.. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I am so sorry.' Beckinsale's father, Richard Beckinsale, died at 31 in his sleep from a heart attack in 1979, which she referenced in her post. The actress has previously paid tribute to her late dad via social media, including in 2019 when she wrote, '40 years is a lot of missing. Thank you so much to everyone who has been kind. Lots of love xx.' Kate Beckinsale Remembers Last 4th of July With Family: 'I Miss Everybody So Desperately Much' Beckinsale also lost her stepfather, Roy Battersby, in January 2024 following a 'brief illness.' In January, the Canary Black actress touched on her grief over losing both her father figures in an Instagram post to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Battersby's death. 'Finding my father's dead body alone in the middle of the night at the age of five shaped my entire life. Seeing my beloved stepfather die a year ago today will haunt me forever,' Beckinsale wrote in a tribute post. 'It does seem terribly careless to have managed to be present for both deaths and unable to prevent either, the second time trying with every single thing I had. It was not enough.'
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Beckinsale Breaks Silence On Weight Loss After 'You Honestly Need Help' Comment
Kate Beckinsale is opening up about her dramatic weight loss and citing the cause. The "Canary Black" actress revealed that it stems from a "deeply painful" personal experience, not something fans or critics should dissect. Beckinsale's confession follows her fiery clapback in 2024, where she told trolls to "mind your own f-cking ass" after being slammed for her looks. Kate Beckinsale has always taken a stand against unsolicited opinions about her body. The actress is clearly done staying quiet, as she has recently filed lawsuits against her "Canary Black" movie producers for allegedly ignoring safety concerns. Beckinsale set the record straight on her appearance after her now-deleted Instagram post caused a follower to comment. While many fans praised her, one crossed the line, telling her, "You don't look good. I think you honestly need help." Beckinsale did not let it slide. "Yes, I do," she replied. "I'm going through one of the most deeply painful times of my life. The body keeps the score." Her response referenced the well-known book by Bessel van der Kolk, which explores how trauma affects the body and mind. Page Six reported that the post also featured images of her daughter Lily Mo Sheen, 26, and her pets, offering a glimpse of warmth amid the hardship. Beckinsale's caption reportedly read: "Girls trip with my girls. This is not an accurate depiction of how life is right now, but a brief and precious reprieve from other things for which I am extremely grateful x." This is not the first time Beckinsale has responded to body shamers. She first spoke out last July after trolls flooded her Instagram comments with unsolicited opinions about her appearance. The Blast reports that she addressed the comment under the now-deleted post, revealing that her stepfather's death and her mother's stage four cancer diagnosis had caused extreme stress, leading to a six-week hospitalisation. But it was her signature no-nonsense tone that sealed the moment when she fired back with, "Maybe you should worry about your own f—king ass. I suggest shoving something up it - like a large pineapple or a brick." Beckinsale did not stop there. She also noted that a film she had just finished, which centered around the death of a father, added another emotional layer to her health struggles. "I just worked very, very hard on a movie that was actually quite triggering," she wrote. "So I'm not really concerned about what you think about my ass." She also called out critics who mocked her for what they saw as behavior not fitting her age. In the lengthy video, the mother-of-one faced the camera in a hairnet and delivered the perfect sarcastic takedown. When asked what she was doing, she replied, "Some, not all, but a few of my followers can get themselves really upset that they don't feel I'm doing enough age-appropriate things, so I thought I'd let them kick off their week with a little stab of joy of me putting on a hairnet." She did not stop there. With a cheeky pose showing off her backside, she fired off another line, "So for those of you who are gonna get off from this, have had it, b-tches." Then came the punchline, a mock promise to take up knitting next. Beckinsale is not just firing back at body shamers; she is now taking legal action against the people behind one of her recent films. The 51-year-old has filed a lawsuit against the producers of "Canary Black," accusing them of serious misconduct after she suffered a major knee injury on set. As reported by The Blast, Beckinsale claims she was exposed to unsafe conditions throughout filming, including 15-hour days, no proper medical staff, and last-minute stunt demands. Her legal team says Beckinsale repeatedly raised concerns, but the production team pushed forward, allegedly putting profits ahead of safety. In the lawsuit, she says she tore her left meniscus in December 2022, a serious injury that required surgery and halted filming. Even after being cleared to return with strict restrictions, Beckinsale claims she was pressured into doing stunts that directly violated her doctor's orders, making her injury worse. Beckinsale's role might have landed her in a courtroom, but it also earned her some praise. Despite the real-life injuries she claims to have suffered while filming "Canary Black," critics still found plenty to appreciate in her performance. The Guardian offered a surprisingly positive take on the film, highlighting Beckinsale's charm and physicality in the lead role of Avery Graves, a sharp, stylish spy tasked with rescuing her husband, who is completely unaware of her secret life. Though the review points out that the flashier stunts and drone-grabbing action sequences likely relied on doubles, Beckinsale is visibly present and active in many key scenes. They noted she carried the film's medium and close-up shots with flair, all while dressed in tight outfits, sky-high boots, and a sleek chocolate leather trench coat gifted to her character by her on-screen husband. Kate Beckinsale is making it clear that her body is not up for public debate and her healing is no one else's business.
New Indian Express
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Kate Beckinsale sues 'Canary Black' producers over unsafe working conditions
Actor Kate Beckinsale is taking legal action against the producers of her 2024 action thriller Canary Black, alleging unsafe conditions on set. The lawsuit, initially filed anonymously last June but now publicly under Beckinsale's name, claims she suffered 'severe and debilitating injuries' as a result of the working environment. The main allegations in the lawsuit include:
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Beckinsale Sues ‘Canary Black' Producers for Negligence, Battery and ‘Unsafe' Set Conditions
Kate Beckinsale is suing the producers of her 2024 film Canary Black, Us Weekly can confirm. Beckinsale, 51, filed an amended complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on May 21, per legal documents obtained by Us on Wednesday, June 11. She accuses Anton Entertainment and producer John Zois of negligence, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The document alleges that Beckinsale 'was repeatedly exposed to unsafe and dangerous conditions' while filming the action thriller from late 2022 to early 2023, and as a result, suffered 'severe and debilitating injuries, including significant trauma to her left knee.' The complaint alleges that the actress and 'her team repeatedly raised red flags regarding unsafe conditions on and off set to Defendants, including long, dangerous set days, often lasting fifteen hours, inadequate equipment and medical personnel to help manage the high physical workload and recover from the exertion off set, and failure to adequately inform Ms. Beckinsale of what stunts she was expected to perform until often the moment she had to perform it." Kate Beckinsale Responds to Blake Lively Suit With Details of Her Own Mistreatment on Set Beckinsale's complaint alleges that producers ignored the red flags and "continued to recklessly and intentionally forge ahead with unsafe filming conditions, forgoing safety to maintain profit margins, and in the process, put [her] in harm's way." Originally, she filed the complaint in December, under the name Jane Doe. Her amended filing reveals emails between Beckinsale's team and Canary Black producers as well as additional information about her injuries, which included a complex meniscus tear in her left knee. "No one is actually taking real action to put a plan in place to fix this situation so it never happens again… [Beckinsale] keeps showing up to set for her call time and everyone around her has been made aware it's going to be a 15 hour [or more] day except for her,' Beckinsale's agent, Shani Rosenzweig, wrote in an email to Zois. The agent demanded swift action to address unsafe conditions, adding, "If you're trying to kill a person, you're doing a great job." Everything Celebrities Have Said About Working With Intimacy Coordinators on TV and Movie Sets Per the complaint, Zois responded, 'I don't know what else to say other than you're right.' He said "we need to shorten these days," agreeing that the pace was "not sustainable." However, the complaint alleges, "set conditions continued to be dangerous, with production staff routinely pushing [Beckinsale] to shoot for fifteen hour days, and perform dangerous action sequences, without pre-clearing or pre-training." In December 2022, Beckinsale injured her knee while filming an action scene. She underwent surgery and the production was delayed two months. She returned to set in February 2023, with a notice from her surgeon that she "could not do running, kicking, diving, or hanging from a harness, among other activities." The Canary Black team allegedly "disregarded" the notice and Beckinsale "suffered further injury, including aggravation and exacerbation of her existing injuries, which was entirely avoidable," per the complaint. Kate Beckinsale Claps Back at Trolls Questioning Her Weight Loss: 'Completely Unnecessary' Us has reached out to reps for Zois and Anton Entertainment for comment. Canary Black, which dropped on Prime Video in October 2024, stars Beckinsale as Avery Graves, a CIA operative whose husband is kidnapped by terrorists. In order to save her husband, she is tasked with betraying her own country. When the film was released, Beckinsale took to Instagram and posted multiple photos of injuries she endured from doing her own stunts on the set of the film. Each snap showed off a different injury, revealing various bruises and cuts on her arms, hands, fingers, knees and elbows.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Beckinsale says 'Canary Black' producers made her perform 'dangerous' action stunts
Kate Beckinsale is suing the producers of her 2024 film "Canary Black," claiming she was exposed to "unsafe" working conditions and forced to perform stunts resulting in "debilitating" injuries. In a lawsuit first filed anonymously in December, amended May 21 and obtained by USA TODAY June 12, Beckinsale alleged that the "extremely challenging and physically demanding" action role, in which she plays a former CIA agent, caused "significant trauma to her left knee." Media site Puck was first to report the lawsuit. Beckinsale is suing producer John Zois, Anton Entertainment Media Services and Canary Black LTD for negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery. Beckinsale, 51, is requesting a jury trial, as well as economic, non-economic and punitive damages. USA TODAY has reached out to Beckinsale and Zois' reps for comment. Kate Beckinsale details assault on set at 18, more abuse after Blake Lively complaint Beckinsale, who filmed the movie from late 2022 to early 2023, said despite prior agreements and the actress and her team raising the alarm on what they call "unsafe" conditions – including 15-hour shooting days, surprise stunts and lack of adequate equipment and medical personnel on set – the production "recklessly and intentionally" forged ahead, according to the lawsuit. Before filming began in Croatia in September 2022, Beckinsale and the movie's producers had agreed to have physical health resources – including gym equipment, a physical trainer or a qualified massage therapist – but none were provided, the lawsuit stated. She was also contracted to be on set for no more than 12 hours, which filming routinely pushed past. She said the producers would often deviate from the filming schedule and inform her of stunts "spur of the moment," therefore "recklessly increasing the risk of injury." And she recalled being told on the same day that scenes previously set to be filmed via green screen were suddenly "practical." At one point, Beckinsale's stuntwoman broke an ankle after a "dangerous" scene. As a replacement, the producers provided an "unqualified" stunt performer who was "simply the girlfriend of the stunt coordinator." According to Beckinsale, Zois at another point told her "that the production company had failed" to do "any significant training period" for things like harness work. In November 2022, Beckinsale and her team brought concerns to Zois, per the filing, which he purportedly acknowledged. "I don't know what else to say other than you're right," he said, according to the suit. And "bottom line, we need to shorten these days…The days are too packed for the pace we are moving and it's CLEARLY not sustainable." However, conditions did not change, the lawsuit states. And in a December 2022 incident, Beckinsale was directed to perform a "dangerous" stunt with a male actor that involved throwing and slamming her into a wall, per the filing. The actor was fully padded, while Beckinsale only received mini pads, providing no protection. Despite her complaints, many takes were shot, resulting in her suffering a complex meniscus tear in her left knee, the suit said. The lawsuit stated that Beckinsale was immediately pressured to return to finish the film, with the actress asserting her return was contingent upon her doctor approving the shot list and the team sticking to strict physical limitations. Despite the medical orders, when the actress returned in February 2023, the film's producers failed to adhere to orders, continuing to inform her of unsafe action shots last minute, which caused further injury. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kate Beckinsale lawsuit: 'Canary Black' stunts were 'unsafe'
