Entertainment from Thursday, October 9th, 2025

Country singer Dolly Parton sought to reassure fans about her health on Wednesday after comments by her sister stoked concern that the Grammy winner was near death.

Daniel Craig's third outing as the charismatic detective Benoit Blanc in "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, kicking off 12 days of red carpets, screenings and talks with the likes of Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Chloe Zhao.