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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Entertainment articles  Entertainment
    Chase Infiniti was named after characters in Batman Forever and Toy Story
     26 December 2025
    The 25-year-old One Battle After Another star, whose full name is Chase Infiniti Payne, has revealed her parents chose her unusual moniker by taking inspiration from movies - naming her after Nicole Kidman's character in 1995 superhero film Batman Forever while her middle name is inspired by Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear and his iconic catchphrase.
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    Zooey Deschanel "socialises" and goes on vacation with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik
    26 Dec: The New Girl star, 45, was married to Pechenik between 2015 and 2019 and they are parents to two children - Elsie, 10, and Charlie, eight, together and the actress has now revealed she's still close to her former partner and he's even part of a group chat with her TV star fiance Jonathan Scott.... more
    Macaulay Culkin ensures he regularly tells his children he is "proud" of them - because he "never got the 'p' word" growing up
    26 Dec: The Home Alone star has sons Dakota, four, and Carson, three, with his partner Brenda Song, and he is determined to set a good example to his two boys.... more
    Sydney Sweeney is "very proud of how she looks", according to director Paul Feig
    26 Dec: The 63-year-old Bridesmaids moviemaker worked with Sydney, 28, on new thriller The Housemaid and he's revealed the actress is very "body positive" and isn't fighting "insecurity" like other movie stars.... more
    Taylor Swift has given her fans an early Christmas present - the final two episodes of her documentary series will be available earlier than billed
    26 Dec: The last two episodes of the 36-year-old singer's six-episode Disney+ doc The End Of An Era were due to drop on Boxing Day (26.12.25), but the streaming giant has now promised to release the episodes before Santa Claus delivers our presents.... more
    Lisa Rinna has opened up about a "very uncomfortable" couple of years when her daughters were feuding
    26 Dec: The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 62, has Amelia Gray Hamlin, 24, and Delilah Belle Hamlin, 27, with her husband Harry Hamlin, 74, and while she admitted the siblings are close "now", Lisa told how they "weren't for a minute" amid a years-long rift.... more
    Jason Donovan has described his collapse at Kate Moss' 21st birthday party as "through the roof embarrassing"
    26 Dec: The 57-year-old actor/singer was among the famous face who gathered at the notorious Viper Room venue in Los Angeles to celebrate the model's milestone back in 1995 with Kate's then-boyfriend Johnny Depp organising the bash and invited stars including Michael Hutchence, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista.... more
    Ed Sheeran ditched his "beer-guzzling" lifestyle after becoming a father because he wanted to be "a responsible dad"
    26 Dec: The 34-year-old pop star became a first-time dad in 2020 when he welcomed daughter Lyra with his wife Cherry Seaborn and they became parents again in 2022 when they welcomed another little girl named Jupiter - now the singer has revealed he embraced a healthy new lifestyle and started exercising to help him with his new role as a father.... more
    Brooks Nader slept with Gleb Savchenko on the first day they met
    26 Dec: The 28-year-old model has told how the former couple got "intimate" when they were put together as a pairing on Dancing with the Stars last year, after she asked producers to partner her up with the "hottest, douchiest" male pro dancer.... more
    Susan Boyle has been left "very flattered" after Timothée Chalamet praised her for dreaming "bigger than all of us"
    26 Dec: The 29-year-old actor is a huge fan of the superstar singer - who shot to fame on the 2009 series of TV show Britain's Got Talent, when she stunned the world with an incredible version of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables - and recently picked her out as a "great Briton" when asked to choose one in an interview.... more

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     Today's News

    Rugby League:
    No chance of Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker throwing in the towel, despite a positive drugs test and a late loss in his last bout in London in October 16:27

    Entertainment:
    Chase Infiniti was named after characters in Batman Forever and Toy Story 16:20

    Cricket:
    Batter Bevon Jacobs is justifying his selection for the five T20s on the Black Caps' tour of India next month 16:17

    Entertainment:
    Zooey Deschanel "socialises" and goes on vacation with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik 15:50

    Rugby:
    Blues recruit Pita Ahki is wiser and more experienced for his time in the Northern Hemisphere 15:27

    Entertainment:
    Macaulay Culkin ensures he regularly tells his children he is "proud" of them - because he "never got the 'p' word" growing up 15:20

    Rugby:
    A return to the Blues after 11 seasons for Pita Ahki was made possible thanks to Reiko Ioane  15:17

    Law and Order:
    A man has appeared in court today - after a suspected firearms incident in Christchurch last night 14:57

    Entertainment:
    Sydney Sweeney is "very proud of how she looks", according to director Paul Feig 14:50

    Entertainment:
    Taylor Swift has given her fans an early Christmas present - the final two episodes of her documentary series will be available earlier than billed 14:20

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