Activision Blizzard CEO reportedly donated £450,000 to Republican causes

Charli XCX is opening up about her late friend, SOPHIE.

Rangers will take on Braga in the Europa League quarter-finals after Friday afternoon's draw.

Sian Heder made the right call. She could have stayed in Los Angeles to attend the Critics Choice Awards where she was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for “CODA,” but instead, she went with one of her nominated actors, Troy Kotsur, to London for the 2022 BAFTA Awards, where she was nominated in the same category.

Cardi B and Offset, matched each other’s fly in twin Burberry coats and the oh-so-fashionable Wade family posted the most picture perfect family portrait.And speaking of families, Rihanna, the soon to be mother, continues to slay in all of her stellar maternity looks. We’re certain once the day comes, her little one will be just as fly as their mom and dad.

Stirling Albion boss Darren Young admits he won’t give up on a play-off spot until it’s mathematically impossible.

This Morning host Alison Hammond apologised to her co-stars and viewers after her phone rang live on air.The blunder came during a viewer call in with the ITV show’s resident agony aunt Deirdre Sanders. As Deirdre was giving a female viewer advice on feeling low after giving birth to a baby girl, a loud ringtone cut through the studio. Viewers then saw 47 year old Alison scrambling to turn it off, as she said: “I'm so sorry everyone, I'm so sorry.” Deirdre glanced over at Alison, before smiling and continuing to help the caller by telling her to confide in her mum about what she was experiencing.

Maura Higgins has thanked her "kind fans" for their support as she returned to the doctors for more tests on Thursday, March 17.The Love Island star shared a rare note addressed to her followers on her Instagram stories. "Just going through all of your lovely DMs..." the 31 year old reality TV favourite began. "I really do have the most amazing supportive followers & I probably don't say it enough but thank you from the bottom of my heart for always being so kind." The star recently said she was "on the road to recovery" after a mystery illness that caused her to lose a stone, but it's unclear if she's still suffering from the same issues.

There are only so many hours in the day, so you should use yours productively by taking a nap. Yep, that’s right. Sleeping in the afternoon is far from lazy – it’s smart.

Can we all be Tess Daly when we grow up? The Strictly Come Dancing presenter looks gorgeous with just about any hair and makeup combination, but it’s her most recent glam that has us wanting to save the full look as inspo for our next social occasion. Wearing her blonde tresses in what looks like a new blunt below-the-shoulder chop, Tess perfectly shows off the “summer blonde” colour that we’re all set to ask our colourists for this season. She pairs the beachy hair with a dazzling 90s-era makeup look, featuring glitzy gold eyeshadow and smudgy eyeliner.

Elvis Presley was building his popularity. The singer was slowly but surely growing a passionate fanbase that would catapult him into stardom in the years to follow, but at the time, he was a humble Mississippi boy on the road with his guitar. On one tour he teamed up with country singer Wanda Jackson, and Elvis became besotted with her.

Comedian Pete Davidson has dropped out of Jeff Bezos's latest space flight. The Saturday Night Live comic, and boyfriend of Kim Kardashian, is no longer able to take part in the shuttle's 20th voyage, the billionaire's private space company Blue Origin announced on social media.

Daniel Craig stepped down from the James Bond franchise late last year after the release of No Time To Die, and ever since, the race has been on for the next potential 007 actor. While the official announcement will likely be given within the next year, the bookies have their ears to the ground on who the best bets will be in the coming months.

Met Gala have been confirmed, with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds among the chosen hosts of the upcoming fashion soirée. Spouses aren’t seated next to each other While last year’s event was postponed to September due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual fundraiser will resume its usual schedule and take place on 2 May, the first Monday of the month. The 2022 theme is “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”, which aims to celebrate the “anonymous and unsung heroes of US design”.

BBC Breakfast has descended into chaos on Friday - as Gary Barlow’s performance was derailed. The Take That and former ITV The X Factor star's stint on the show descended into havoc. A technical blunder plunged Breakfast into meltdown during the final edition of the week.

Ukraine across air, land, and sea which has decimated the country in recent weeks. Russian authorities allege that Griner was carrying vape capsules filled with hashish when she was stopped at Sheremetyevo International Airport. She will remain in custody until at least 19 May after investigators were granted an extension.

Vogue has announced the theme of the Met Gala 2022. Fashion’s biggest event will resume its pre-pandemic schedule this year, taking place on the evening of the first Monday in May. This year’s theme, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”, is based on part-two of an exhibit from the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where the annual event is held.

Denise van Outen has hit out at ex Eddie Boxshall - claiming he stole her phone when she suspected him of cheating. The Celebrity Gogglebox star has shared a brutal account of their break up. Reflecting on his cheating, Denise has shared a savage memory from when Eddie tried to nick her phone.

Two teenage men have been charged with theft and driving offences in Stockport. Joseph Robinson and Kayd Oldham will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (March 18).

A young mum says she ended up in hospital after a botched filler treatment left her with a 'duck lip.' Grace Palmer, 23, then claims the practitioner threatened to 'smash her face in' if she told anyone about her 'horrendous' experience.

The decision for Bolton not to bid for city status in a Queen’s jubilee competition was ‘made in secret’ and the public and political representatives were not told, a leading councillor has alleged.

Coronavirus infections have continued to increase in England, Wales and Scotland, though the trend is “uncertain” in Northern Ireland, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In England, around one in 20 people in private households are estimated to have had the virus in the week to March 12, or 2.7 million people – up from one in 25, or 2.1 million people, in the week to March 5.

Harry Potter fans have been treated to brand new footage of an upcoming online game taking place in the Wizarding World. Hogwarts Legacy was first announced in 2020 and since then not a lot of news regarding the game's development has been announced.

An expanding school will shortly increase capacity to more than 1,000 students after a six-classroom expansion was approved. Surging demand for places at Unsworth Academy on Parr Lane mean teachers are currently sharing rooms.

Former right-back Gary Neville has slammed Manchester United co-chairman Avram Glazer in a social media post following the latter's visit to the United Arab Emirates to hold talks with the chairman of Dubai's Sports Council about cricket.

Whether you're looking for a last-minute Mother’s Day gift, or an awesome experience for yourself, there’s plenty to look forward to in the music sphere this year.

An unfortunate injury has put an end to Daniella Karagach‘s run on the Dancing with the Stars Live 2022 tour. Daniella, 29, who won the latest season of the dance competition series with celebrity partner Iman Shumpert, hurt her leg and had to withdraw from the nationwide tour on March 16. The Brooklyn native posted a photo of herself with a massive cast on her left leg, as she sat in a wheelchair holding crutches. Her husband and fellow DWTS pro, Pasha Pashkov, stood beside Daniella in the photo.

William Earl In celebration of Women’s History Month, “The Women of Def Jam ,” a 24-track compilation showcasing some of the top female artists in the history of the world’s premier hip-hop record label, has been released today. Available now as a triple-LP boxed set, the album’s tracklist ranges from Nikki D, Foxy Brown, Boss, and Ashanti to Amerie, Teyana Taylor, Alessia Cara, Rapsody and Jhené Aiko.“There are so many amazing stories to tell about Def Jam today and how women have been positioned across the company,” says Tunji Balogun, Chairman & CEO, Def Jam Recordings.According to the announcement, over half of the Def Jam staff are women, including seven women of color in senior executive positions.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKitano Takeshi, a contemporary icon of Japanese cinema, is to receive a lifetime achievement award next month at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy.“A legendary artist on Friday the 29th of April will receive the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement on the stage of FEFF 24,” the festival announced Friday with barely concealed delight.Kitano who has film credits as writer, director, producer and performer, as well as a whole TV comedy career, is known for the brutal sergeant he played alongside David Bowie and Sakamoto Ryuichi in Oshima Nagisa’s “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence,” and for incursions into Hollywood in “Johnny Mnemonic” and “Ghost in the Shell.” His Japanese oeuvre ranges from fine art to gangster genre thriller. He has credits in film noir (“Violent Cop”), romance (“A Scene at the Sea”), drama masterpieces (“Sonatine,” “Kids Return,” Venice Golden Lion-winner “Hana-bi,” “Kikujiro,” “Dolls” swordplay (“Zatoichi”) and hard-boiled cult saga “Outrage.”“For Far East Film Festival 24, a truly incredible dream comes true: the dream of bringing one of the giants of world cinema to Udine.

Amy Schumer tells ET’s Rachel Smith about her Hulu series,, a dramedy about a woman whose seemingly happy life is upended after a sudden loss and finds herself back home, coming to terms with the past while trying to make changes in the present. The series, which she wrote, directed and stars in, marks Schumer’s long awaited return to TV after the explosive success of. Following the fourth season of the series, which aired in 2016 and is set to return on Paramount+, Schumer has released several standup specials and documentaries about her life and career, flexed her acting chops in feature films, with the most recent being an outstanding turn in, and learned how to cook from her husband and chef Chris Fischer during a pandemic-inspired food series. But it wasn’t until Schumer was pregnant with her son, Gene, that she found the time to write a pilot for what ended up being.

Thursday tweet. “May his memory continue to inspire the lives of many Godzilla fans.”Toho didn’t disclose a cause of death, however, Takarada had been suffering debilitating lower back pain and had been in and out of the hospital in the past few years, the Anime News Network reported.

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard regarding the recent acquisition occurred days after the report on CEO Bobby Kotick.An SEC filing was published on Friday (February 18) stating that Kotick and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer entered talks about the acquisition on November 19, just three days after a report alleged that Kotick had known about Activision Blizzard’s misconduct for years.In September of last year, it was announced that Activision Blizzard was cooperating with an SEC investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment at the company, which this filing refers to.Part of the SEC filing reads: “On November 19, 2021, in the course of a conversation on a different topic between Mr. Spencer and Mr.

Activision Blizzard, after the company tried to argue against it.On February 15, judge Timothy Patrick Dillon ruled that temporary workers could be included in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard.The company had previously tried to have the suit dismissed – or its scope narrowed down – by saying that California had wrongly included this group of employees.“The Court finds that [Department of Fair Employment and Housing] did not expand the scope of this lawsuit by amending the complaint to add the phrase “contingent and temporary workers,” reads a court document shared by reporter Stephen Totilo.Activision scandal news: Yesterday, in a tentative ruling, a judge in California overruled Activision's argument that the state wrongly added temp workers to its big discrimination suit against the company.

Microsoft president Brad Smith has said that staff at Activision Blizzard will be “under scrutiny” following its acquisition of the publisher.Last month, Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a deal worth around £50billion, with the US Federal Trade Commission currently conducting an antitrust investigation.The purchase comes after Activision was hit by a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and another by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission following multiple allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, and workplace misconduct.In between that, its own staff also filed a complaint too, alleging that the company used intimidation and “coercive tactics” to stifle staff trying to improve working conditions.It’s also been alleged that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of sexual misconduct claims within the company since 2018 but did not inform Activision’s board of directors. A report by the Wall Street Journal also suggested that Kotick played a first-hand part in the culture that has embroiled Activision in sexual harassment lawsuits and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Speaking CNBC (via VGC) about the accusations, Smith said: “We’re looking to the leadership team at Activision Blizzard today to make culture and workplace safety a top priority every single day, until the day when this deal hopefully closes.