Image copyright Getty / PAImage caption Will.i.am (left) said the comments seemed out of character for the Kanye he knows Will.i.am has led the fierce backlash against Kanye West after he claimed the enslavement of African Americans over centuries may have been a “choice”. The singer said it was “one of the most ignorant statements […]
Image copyright Channel 5Image caption Matthew Wright will continue as its host until late June or early July TV presenter Matthew Wright has said he decided to quit his Channel 5 show The Wright Stuff because of the “demands” of the daily routine. Speaking about his decision, he said: “There is not a lot to […]
Image copyright Reuters A Netflix producer claims Harvey Weinstein raped, sexually assaulted and verbally abused her over five years. Alexandra Canosa, an associate producer on series Marco Polo, has filed court documents in New York with allegations against the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Marco Polo was produced by The Weinstein Company and was first shown in […]
Image copyright PA Benny Andersson has said he doesn’t think Abba have “anything to prove” with their new material. The band announced last week they have recorded two new songs, which will be released later this year. “I don’t feel that we have to prove anything,” Benny told BBC News. “I don’t feel we have […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Ariana Grande recently released her comeback single No Tears Left To Cry Ariana Grande has said she wants to “bring light” to our lives with her new album in her first interview since last year’s Manchester attack. She didn’t address the bombing directly but became emotional when US TV host […]
Image copyright Sabrina ParkerImage caption Tamsin Parker was celebrating her 25th birthday when an audience member complained about her A woman who has Asperger’s syndrome was “forcibly removed” from a screening of her favourite film by cinema security staff for “laughing too much”. Tamsin Parker, 25, had been watching western The Good, The Bad and […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Brand praised the “importance and significance” of the NHS Comedian Russell Brand has cancelled the remainder of his ReBirth tour after his mother, Barbara, sustained “life-threatening” injuries in a car crash. In a Twitter video he confirmed tickets will be refunded with shows “possibly” being rescheduled at a later date. […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Could Clarkson and Hemsworth be a dream team? SJ Clarkson is about to be catapulted into the big league if she becomes director of the next Star Trek film. The TV director is hotly tipped for the job by industry insiders including trade magazine Variety. And it’s already causing excitement […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Kate Adie is to receive the Bafta Fellowship Kate Adie will receive the Bafta Fellowship at this year’s British Academy Television Awards in May. The journalist and author is receiving the award to recognise her contribution to television and the arts. The fellowship is given out every year with past […]
Image copyright AlamyImage caption Gidley was named the “Most Beautiful Girl in the World” in 1985 US actress Pamela Gidley, best known for her role as Teresa Banks, the murder victim in the Twin Peaks prequel Fire Walk With Me, has died aged 52. She passed away “peacefully” at her home in Seabrook, New Hampshire, […]
By Mark Savage BBC Music reporter Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Donald met Kanye in 2016 After a week of controversial Twitter postings, Kanye West has defended his support of the US president in a new song. The track Ye vs. The People sees the star trading lyrics with fellow-rapper T.I., who takes him to […]
Image copyright Musée TerrusImage caption More than 80 paintings said to be by Étienne Terrus were fake (this one, of Collioure in the Pyrenees, is real and is now on display) A French museum dedicated to painter Étienne Terrus has discovered paintings it thought were by him were fakes. The Terrus museum in Elne in […]