Culture Wire: Jonathan Majors’ film comeback with Daily Wire, Crispin Glover’s lawsuit and more

‘Back to the Future’ star Crispin Glover hit with explosive lawsuit alleging captivity and assault

Actor Crispin Glover, 61, is at the center of a new civil lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court. The unnamed plaintiff — described as a model from the United Kingdom — accuses Mr. Glover of battery, fraud, wrongful eviction, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She claims he lured her from Europe to live with him in early 2024 with promises of housing and employment, then controlled her movements and expected her to serve as an unpaid live-in partner.

According to the complaint, the situation escalated in March 2024 after she left the residence to attend a mosque. She alleges Mr. Glover locked her out and, when she later returned to retrieve her belongings and cats, grabbed her by the neck and placed her in a headlock, leaving a visible injury.

Mr. Glover’s representatives have strongly denied the allegations, telling multiple outlets that he was the victim of an unprovoked assault, that LAPD responded to the scene and arrested the woman, and that “the judicial process will expose this lawsuit as a meritless fabrication.”

Jonathan Majors stages film comeback with Daily Wire action project

A little over two years after a criminal conviction derailed one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising careers, Jonathan Majors is back on a film set. Deadline reports the “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” actor is currently shooting an untitled action movie in South Carolina produced by Ben Shapiro’s The Daily Wire and co-produced by Bonfire Legend.

Directed by Kyle Rankin from his own screenplay and described as being in the vein of “Red Dawn” and “Toy Soldiers,” the film marks Mr. Majors’ first major role since his December 2023 conviction on misdemeanor counts of reckless assault and harassment. He was subsequently dropped by Marvel Studios and other projects.

The casting aligns with The Daily Wire’s broader strategy of working with performers who have faced industry fallout or public controversy, including Gina Carano. 

While Mr. Majors has largely remained outside the Hollywood mainstream since his conviction, longtime collaborator Michael B. Jordan has previously indicated he would be open to working with him again in the future.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ video a success despite not being on YouTube

Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” — the second single from her album “The Life of a Showgirl” — has become one of the year’s biggest pop culture moments, with its music video fueling much of the buzz.

Written and directed by Ms. Swift and shot on film with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, the ’90s rom-com–inspired video features a cast assembled from a single episode of “The Graham Norton Show,” including Domhnall Gleeson, Lewis Capaldi, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Cillian Murphy.

Ms. Swift debuted the video exclusively on Spotify and Apple Music rather than YouTube, a move that coincided with YouTube no longer contributing data to U.S. Billboard chart calculations as of early 2026. The strategy appears to have paid off: “Opalite” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Ms. Swift her first two No. 1 hits from the same album since 1989 in 2014.

The 98th Oscars are three weeks out — here’s what to watch

The 98th Academy Awards are set for March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien returning as host for the second consecutive year. The ceremony will air live on ABC and stream on Hulu.

Nominees gathered at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 10 for the annual Oscars luncheon and class photo ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night.

This year’s race is dominated by Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” which set a new Academy Awards record with 16 nominations — surpassing the previous record of 14 shared by “Titanic,” “La La Land,” and “All About Eve.”

The Best Actor category is particularly competitive, featuring several first-time nominees, including Michael B. Jordan and Jacob Elordi, in a race widely viewed as one of the tightest in recent memory.