Activision Blizzard’s $18 Million Settlement of Federal Sexual Harassment Suit Approved

As it awaits the finalization of Elon Musk’s acquisition, Twitter reached 229 million users as of the end of the first quarter, with revenue and earnings per share both exceeding Wall Street estimates.

APPOINTMENTSMusic credits database Jaxsta has promoted Beth Appleton to CEO, as founder Jacqui Louez-Schoorl focuses on other activities at the company. “Jacqui and I are magnificent business partners and friends”, says Appleton.

Vanessa Grimaldi is about to embark on a new journey — motherhood! The 34-year-old alum is expecting her first child with husband Joshua Wolfe.Grimaldi shared the exciting news alongside three black-and-white photos of herself and Wolfe embracing each other, with her baby bump on full display as she wore a crop top and unbuttoned jeans.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky aren't letting recent circumstances keep them from celebrating her pregnancy.The «Diamonds» songstress and her boyfriend hosted a rave-themed baby shower in Hollywood on Friday, HipHollywood reports.The lavish festivities reportedly included several of the couple's famous friends and celebrity cohorts, but the expectant parents kept the event super private.

A restaurant boss has criticised parents who message him asking him to give their child a job. Joe Franks, who runs two Open Jar restaurants, said he gets messages on a weekly basis from parents, with some bluntly asking ‘r u taking on 16 year olds atm?’.

Gabriel Jesus has been told to leave Manchester City if he wants regular playing time, and advised that the club may be willing to let him go if that's his wish.

A woman has been arrested in connection with a series of thefts that occurred across supermarkets in Greater Manchester.

A third man accused of the murder of Neri Morse in Ancoats has appeared in court. Jermaine Leahong, 22, appeared in the dock at Manchester Magistrates' Court this morning (April 28).

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video India is betting big on India. At a marquee event in Mumbai the streamer announced that it will more than double its investment in Prime Video India over the next five years and revealed a 40-strong slate, its biggest to date in the country.The titles are in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages, across new and returning scripted and unscripted original series and co-productions, streaming over the next 24 months.

A man who terrorised the mother of his three children into taking him back after she tried to end their toxic relationship has been jailed. Ryan Rochester, 27, breached a restraining order when he moved back in with Shannon Grace, with whom he should have had no contact.

Ben Shephard was left complaining as he made his return to Good Morning Britain. The presenter hasn't been seen on the ITV news programme for a couple of weeks.

A double amputee has revealed that the DWP believes he is not yet unfit for work despite being impaled upside down on a metal fence for days. Dale Whitehurst is still on the road to recovery nearly one year after losing his leg due to a horrific accident a Wolstanton Retail Park.

Kim Basinger discussed her “heavy-duty, very out loud” divorce from Alec Baldwin in a candid “Red Table Talk” interview.

Victoria Beckham broke the internet on Wednesday sharing a photo of her smooth, perky posterior to promote her shapewear range VB Body and on Thursday, former Loose Women star Saira Khan took to Instagram to share her own version of the photo.MORE: Loose Women's Saira Khan admits she is 'heartbroken' in poignant new postAlongside Victoria's snap, Saira shared a picture of her own bottom, writing: "Do not look at photos of other women and feel inadequate. I have stretch marks, cellulite and a fat bum.

A meaningful gesture. Amid their divorce, Kanye West was there for Kim Kardashian as she dealt with threats of a possibly resurfaced sex tape — which the rapper later retrieved for her.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial has made headlines across the globe, not least because of the explosive testimony so far heard in court.Johnny is suing his ex-wife for $50million (£39m) over an article she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018, in which she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse. In response, the actress has filed her own $100million (£79m) counterclaim. WATCH: Johnny Depp testifies in court against Amber HeardThe defamation trial, which is now in its third week, has already heard from Johnny on the witness stand.

Michael J. Fox is going back to his beginnings.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice took to his social media on Wednesday to celebrate his former partner, Rose Ayling-Ellis, who delighted in fantastic news.READ: Giovanni Pernice's deep connection and protectiveness over Rose Ayling-Ellis explainedGiovanni reshared a post to his Instagram Stories that read: "The British Sign Language bill passed its final reading in UK House of Lords and is set to be legally recognised as its own language."WATCH: Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis' emotional Strictly performanceOn the image, originally shared by deaf-owned fashion brand Deaf Identifty, Giovanni wrote: "Be proud of what you have done @rose.a.e," with a red love heart.SEE: Rose Ayling-Ellis' new dress for night out with Giovanni Pernice is fit for the Strictly ballroomMORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis shares heartmelting post to Giovanni Pernice as his future on Strictly is confirmedRose spoke out in support of the bill, which aimed to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language with legal protection, back in January, and on Wednesday the bill was finally passed. Giovanni shared the heartfelt message with his 801,000 followersThe EastEnders star joyously took to social media to delight in the news and shared a photo of the Queen. Captioning the photo she wrote: "Go on Lizzie, sign that paper."On Strictly Come Dancing, Rose and Giovanni had the hearts of the nation in their hands when they performed an emotional dance to Symphony by Clean Bandit, that featured the couple dancing in silence for 10 seconds of their routine.

In the modern era we currently live in, success has become instant. Many have lost the meaning of true success and fail to understand the effort and hard work required to chase their passion.

Comcast began 2022 on a strong note, reporting first-quarter results ahead of Wall Street expectations with highlights including ad revenue from Super Bowl LVI and the Beijing Olympics.

EXCLUSIVE: Creator+, a next-generation content studio and distribution platform for digital-first storytellers and creators, has unveiled their inaugural class of emerging filmmakers for its ‘Flip the Script’ Short Film Fund.

The West Lothian Special Needs Children’s Taxi Outing is back this year for its fourth event after being cancelled for two years.

It’s day three of the Punchestown Festival and it could be an even bigger day for Willie Mullins after his four-timer yesterday.

A Tory minister has said a minority of men in politics "behave like animals".

Anas Sarwar has accused Nicola Sturgeon of "ducking and diving" for failing to take accountability for discharging untested patients in care homes during the covid pandemic.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe British government has laid out its plans to reshape the country’s broadcasting landscape with a broad ranging set of proposals, contained in a White Paper published Thursday. These include confirmation that Channel 4 will be privatized and the BBC funding model will be reviewed.The proposals were previewed to the media on Wednesday, and covered in depth by Variety here.Secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, Nadine Dorries, said: “Rapid changes in technology, viewing habits and the entrance of global players have introduced new challenges for British broadcasters.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBrut, an official media partner of the Cannes Film Festival, is breaking new ground by partnering with Emily Yang, a celebrated digital artist known as Pplpleasr, to release 75 Cannes-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on May 2. The proceeds will benefit the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.The values-driven digital startup, whose backers include James Murdoch and François-Henri Pinault, is building the operation, named “75 Producer Pass NFTs,” to help make the film industry more inclusive to young female creators.“After teaming with the global video game franchise Fortnite to put Cannes in the metaverse, we’re excited to have the Cannes Film Festival brand activated for greater good and launch this pioneering NFT-fundraiser with Pplpleaser who share the same values as us,” said Guillaume Lacroix, who co-founded Brut with veteran producer Renaud le Van Kim in 2016.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Wallace and Gromit,” the cult British stop-motion comedy franchise created by Nick Park of Aardman Animations, is set for a virtual reality makeover. Aardman is partnering with Meta Quest and Paris-based banner Atlas V to create an interactive, narrative-led, single player VR experience which will follow the new adventures of Wallace and Gromit.Called “The Grand Getaway,” the VR experience will revolve around Wallace and Gromit’s holidays and will launch in 2023 in the Oculus Store for Meta Quest.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter, which this week accepted a deal to go private in a $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, reported income a touch lighter than Wall Street predicated in the first quarter of 2022. But the social network blew away forecasts on earnings and user growth.Q1 revenue was $1.20 billion, up 16% year-over-year, reflecting “headwinds associated with the war in Ukraine,” according to Twitter.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorComcast said first-quarter profit rose due to NBCUniversal’s telecasts of both Super Bowl LVI and the Winter Olympics, as well as a surge in broadband customers at its cable operations.The Philadelphia cable and media giant saw overall revenue increase 14% to slightly more than $31 billion, compared with $27.2 billion in the year-earlier period, with a whopping 46.6% increase in revenue at its NBCU operations due in part to $1.5 billion in cash generated by the two big sports events. But even without those two landmark broadcasts, Comcast said, NBCU revenue would have increased.Overall, Comcast reported net income of $3.55 billion in the first quarter, or 78 cents a share, compared with $3.32 billion, or 71 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.

Heavy rain is expected to sweep across Scotland this bank holiday weekend, according to weather forecasters.

King Richard (and hit Rock), the Academy released a statement condemning violence but did not mention anyone by name.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The next day, Monday, March 28, the organization released a further statement saying, , “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show.