Anne Heche’s 14-Year-Old Son Atlas Breaks Silence Nearly 6 Months After Mom’s Death: ‘Brightest Person I’ve Ever Known’

SM Entertainment has released a video of its CFO Jang Cheol-hyuk explaining company leadership’s opposition to HYBE’s recent acquisition of a controlling stake in the K-pop agency.On February 20, a video titled “The reason why SM is against HYBE’s hostile takeover” was published on the agency’s official SMTOWN YouTube account, which usually only releases content for its artists. In the clip, Jang directly addressed fans of SM’s artists and its shareholders, outlining the agency’s view on HYBE’s recent acquisition and what it sees as potential consequences of the merger.In the video, Jang claimed that HYBE did not request due diligence material from SM Entertainment during the merger and acquisition disclosure process despite the large scale of the deal – a 1trillion won investment on HYBE’s part, which would require the agency to take a short-term loan in order to finance it, according to HYBE’s regulatory filing on February 10.Jang then raised this as an indication that HYBE’s corporate governance is “far from sound or rational”, claiming that SM Entertainment would “inevitably” be subject to this “weak governance” should HYBE take over the company, to the detriment of SM’s shareholders and artists.Jang also claimed that the values and interests of SM’s shareholders would likely not be prioritised in the event that HYBE successfully dominates its board of directors, and alleged that a takeover by HYBE would lead to the de-prioritisation of SM artists and their music releases due to HYBE’s roster already being “saturated” with artists from its existing subsidiaries.

Marta Balaga Total spend on content will “flatten and slightly decline” this year. This tendency might continue for “at least” the next couple of years, according to Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson, a speaker at Monday’s opening panel of the Berlinale Series Market, which runs through Feb. 22. “We are entering a phase of market maturity in streaming: Growth is difficult to come by. We see it across the globe, most drastically in the U.S.,” he observed.  That said, there is one “lockdown trend” that happened to stick around: Unscripted commissioning rose to match scripted, with streaming commissioning currently focusing ever more at documentary, entertainment and reality. 

The UK Government has confirmed that the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) is currently in its pilot phase and is accepting live applications in some pilot local authority areas ahead of a nationwide rollout next week. Energy and Climate Minister Graham Stuart MP said this is helping to “refine the end-to-end user journey before full scheme launch”.

“I think we need to find a way to avoid the U.S. brainwash,” said Newen Connect CEO Rodolphe Buet at this morning’s Berlinale Series Adapting to the Market session.

Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has finalized a deal with Netflix to produce ten-part unscripted comedy series Ariyoshi Assists. 

Dancing On Ice returned to our television screens on Sunday night but viewers were left less than impressed when the popular ITV programme was brought to a stop for "breaking news".

A Lanarkshire apprentice was awash with success at a high-profile awards ceremony in London recently.

Livingston captain Nicky Devlin has received praise for wearing ear defenders in support of a young Rangers mascot prior to the side’s clash at the weekend.

Curtis Main insists he had no issues climbing off the treatment table to help lift injury-hit St Mirren up the Premiership standings.

A magistrate judge in a court in Texas has recommended that a song-theft lawsuit against Nickelback be dismissed, because the plaintiff’s explanation for how the band might have had access to his earlier track is insufficient.Kirk Johnston, vocalist with the band Snowblind Revival, went legal in 2020, claiming that Nickelback’s 2005 track ‘Rockstar’ ripped off a song he had written with the same title four years earlier.Unsurprisingly, the members of Nickelback – who deny having ever heard of the earlier song or Snowblind Revival before Johnston went legal – called for the song-theft lawsuit to be dismissed.But magistrate judge Susan Hightower, when initially considering the case, said that she wasn’t convinced there were grounds for dismissal.Though, she added at the time, the credibility of Johnston’s theory for how Nickelback might have accessed the earlier song was still to be determined. That would depend on what evidence he could provide to back up his claim that his song had likely reached Nickelback via some record label execs he had played it to.If the evidence backing up that theory was strong, she went on, there were sufficient similarities between the two ‘Rockstar’ songs for Johnston’s claims of copyright infringement to go before a jury.However, Hightower says in a new written opinion on the case published last week, Johnston has failed to provide good evidence to back up his grand theory.

The mother of Lil Peep has settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the late rapper’s management company First Access Entertainment, according to Pitchfork.Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr, died in November 2017 of an accidental drugs overdose, aged 21. His mother, Liza Womack, sued First Access in 2019 accusing the company and its associates of negligence and other breaches of contract that contributed to her son’s death.The management firm, she claimed, “allowed, normalised, and even encouraged and promoted” drug taking on her son’s tours, despite being aware of his addiction issues.First Access strongly denied the allegations of misconduct.

Drake and 21 Savage last week settled the lawsuit filed against them by Vogue over the marketing campaign for their collaborative album ‘Her Loss’.That campaign involved the creation and distribution of an assortment of fake media coverage, including a faked Vogue cover featuring Drake and 21 Savage, and even a short run of a mocked up edition of the fashion magazine containing that cover and some other spoof content.Whereas the other spoofed media didn’t seem too bothered by the ‘Her Loss’ promo, Vogue owner Condé Nast was not happy at all.It quickly sent out some cease and desist letters to the musicians and their communications agency Hiltzik Strategies, and when that didn’t result in any ceasing and desisting, the media firm went to court accusing Drake, 21 Savage and Hiltzik of trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising, among other things.That legal action sought a court order – initially a temporary restraining order – that would prohibit any further distribution of the fake Vogue cover, plus – of course – lots of lovely damages.Quickly granting the temporary restraining order, the judge concluded that “Condé Nast has a likelihood of success on its claims for federal and common law trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition, false endorsement, dilution, false advertising, and violation of [New York General Business Law]”.The musicians and their marketing team confirmed they’d adhere to that order at the time, telling the court: “To avoid unnecessary cost and expense, defendants, pending the outcome of this litigation, but without conceding any liability with respect to the claims asserted by Condé Nast in this action, and without conceding any wrongdoing on

RELEASESNiall Horan has released new single ‘Heaven’ and announced that his new solo album ‘The Show’ will be out on 9 Jun. “There’s so much pressure for people to hit certain milestones by a certain age – you get married at this age, buy a house at that age, have kids at some other age”, he says of the new track.

Code Orange have released new remix album ‘What Is Really Underneath?’, a companion to 2020’s ‘Underneath’.The record is part remix and part soundtrack, containing elements of the 2020 album while “digging deeper down into the Code Orange universe with original unreleased companion pieces composed entirely by the band”, as they shared in a statement.The Pittsburgh hardcore punk band have also released a short film of the same name, directed by the band’s guitarist Eric ‘Shade’ Balderose.Scored by pieces from the album, the 13-minute film reportedly took more than 2,000 hours of work over four months.You can listen to ‘What Is Really Underneath?’ and watch the short film below.“It’s a chance to show more of what’s in the brain,” said frontman/ drummer Jami Morgan in a recent interview with Kerrang!. “That’s been an issue for me through our whole career – we’re at one stage publicly, but in my head I see so much more.”He continued: “I think it’s important to show people different corners of what it is that we do.

Victoria and David Beckham are enjoying a luxury trip to the slopes with their two youngest kids.The couple, who recently paid tribute to their decades long relationship for Valentines’ day, were joined by 18 year old son Cruz and 11 year old daughter Harper Seven for the trip.The family headed to Courchevel, one of the world’s largest ski resorts in the world, in the picturesque French alps - but eldest sons Romeo and Brooklyn were missing in action. Taking to her Instagram, Victoria, 48, posted a series of snaps from the holiday for her 30 million followers to enjoy.

Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore was rushed to hospital and is now in critical condition following a brain aneurysm at his California home. Speaking to Fox News, the actor’s manager, Charles Lago, explained that his client fell unconscious at around 2am on Saturday. A yet-to-be-named person discovered the actor on the floor and immediately called 911, with an emergency crew transporting the 61 year old actor to the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital.

Your good buddies the Windsors have announced details of twelve newly commissioned pieces of music that will be performed during the Coronation of King Charles III later this year. And don’t worry, they haven’t accidentally commissioned anything from Dizzee Rascal, so this all should be fine.Among the new music that will be played as the King becomes, well, the King, are six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission.

The Princess of Wales is known for her impeccable sense of style and always looks incredible on the red carpet, and she most recently wowed fans at the 2023 BAFTA Awards. Kate, 41, attended the annual awards bash on 19 February at London's Royal Festival Hall alongside her husband Prince William, 40, marking the first time the Royal couple had walked the BAFTA red carpet in three years.The mum-of-three wore a white Alexander McQueen gown for the occasion and many eagle-eyed fans were quick to recognise the dress, as Kate first wore it to the BAFTAs back in 2019.

The BAFTAs red carpet saw some incredible hair and make-up looks as the stars gathered to celebrate the best films, actors and filmmakers of the past year.Though we spotted several noteworthy beauty trends, it was laminated eyebrows that really stole the spotlight, with the likes of Kate Middleton, Frankie Bridge and Florence Pugh all rocking the brushed-up look. If you haven’t heard of the treatment before, eyebrow lamination is the process of straightening your brow hairs so that they sit in an upwards direction.The service involves softening the brows with a chemical solution and then brushing them into your perfect brow shape to set.

Charlotte Dawson is pregnant with her second child and has shared her joyous news in an exclusive photoshoot with OK!, giving readers a first look at her blossoming baby bump.The reality star, who is 17 weeks pregnant, is expecting a "rainbow baby" with fiancé Matt Sarsfield in August.The couple already have son Noah, two, who they welcomed in 2021. Charlotte, who is yet to find out the sex of her baby, has revealed that she really wants a "mini-me" baby girl and she even has the name picked out.

Congratulations are in order for former Strictly Come Dancing professionals Janette Manrara and Aljaž Skorjanec who have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple, who became fan favourites after joining the Strictly line-up back in 2013, took to Instagram to share their baby news as they posted a snap from a photoshoot with Hello! where Aljaž could be seen cradling Janette’s blossoming bump.

Christopher Vourlias Though the world watched — often in silence — as a decade-long civil war tore Syria apart, exiled filmmakers Talal Derki (“Of Fathers and Sons”) and Heba Khaled say an equally brutal but less visible war is still raging. In “Under the Sky of Damascus,” which premieres Feb. 20 in the Panorama strand of the Berlin Film Festival, the duo shifts the lens to the silenced majority of Syrian women who routinely face sexual harassment, violence and abuse in their patriarchal society. The film follows a tight-knit group of young Syrian women who embark upon on a radical project to produce a play that lays bare the culture of misogyny and sexual abuse that has blighted the lives of females in their country for generations.

Police were alerted to reports of a body found by a man and a woman who had been walking along the River Wyre yesterday (February 19). The body was discovered a mile ­downstream from where Nicola Bulley vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27.

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to 72 Films’ four-part doc series on former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

EXCLUSIVE: India’s Zee Studios, headed by CEO Shariq Patel, is starting to become a regular on the international film festival and TV market circuit. 

SEVENTEEN vocalist DK has unveiled a cover of EXO member Baekhyun’s solo song ‘Amusement Park’ to celebrate his birthday.On February 18, the idol uploaded his rendition of Baekhyun’s ‘Amusement Park’ to SEVENTEEN’s official YouTube channel in celebration of his 26th birthday. The track was originally released by the EXO singer in December 2020 as an end-of-year gift to his fans.“Full of dreams and love / Let’s go to a mysterious world / Colourful fireworks / A wonderful parade for two / I am your amusement park,” croons DK on the mellow mid-tempo number.The new cover arrives shortly after SEVENTEEN’s BSS subunit – which comprises DK and bandmates Seungkwan and Hoshi – released their debut single album ‘Second Wind’ earlier this month.

Post Malone and 21 Savage were among the musical guests at last night’s (January 19) NBA All-Star Game – watch them perform ‘Rockstar’ below.The annual game was held in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday night, seeing Team Giannis (led by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks) beating Team LeBron (led by the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James).Before the show, Post Malone played a two-song set, teaming up with Savage for their hit collaboration and playing his own track ‘Wow’.At half time, a number of stars of Nigerian pop – Burna Boy, Rema and Tems – came together for a star-studded show.A few days before the all-star game, the annual celebrity match took place, featuring Janelle Monaé.After the game, the singer tweeted: “I got cut from my team as a kid (it was traumatic!) and now I’m laughing.”See all the performances and reactions below.Janelle Monáe is mic'd up for the #RufflesCelebGame tonight!

Sex Education star Emma Mackey has said that she’s leaving the show after its upcoming fourth season.Mackey has starred as Maeve Wiley in the Netflix show since its first season, which aired in 2019, going on to appear in Death On The Nile, Emily and more.The show’s third season aired in 2021, with a fourth season confirmed shortly after. It began filming last August and welcomed Schitt’s Creek actor Dan Levy to the cast as college tutor Mr Molloy.Speaking to Radio Times at last night’s (February 19) BAFTAs, Mackey revealed that she finished filming for season four last week, and confirmed that she won’t return to the role if a fifth season materialises.“Season 5? I’ve just finished the fourth one last week!” she said.

K-pop boyband THE BOYZ have made a comeback with their eighth mini-album ‘Be Awake’ and a stunning music video for its sultry lead single ‘ROAR’.On February 20 at 6PM KST, the 11-member boyband returned with a cinematic visual for their brand-new single ‘ROAR’. The track acts as the lead single of their new mini-album ‘Be Awake’, which was released at the same time.The new music video begins with the boyband walking along a bridge in single file, backdropped by a cloudy and darkening sky.

TWICE have shared snippets of a new single ‘Set Me Free’, due out next month.Earlier today (February 20), the girl group took to Twitter and TikTok to reveal their next single ‘Set Me Free’ from their forthcoming mini-album ‘Ready To Be’.

Gisele Bundchen knows how to party, and over the weekend, during Brazil's Carnival celebrations, she did just that with her closest friends.The recently-single supermodel joined in on the country's festivities and headed to the 2023 Carnival parade at Marquês de Sapucaí Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, where she showed off her insane abs in a crop top whilst dancing the day and night away.WATCH: Gisele Bundchen dances with friends during Carnival in BrazilThe mother-of-three donned skinny white jeans and had her blonde locks cascading down and completed her Carnival look with gold hoop earrings and bracelets and gold sandals.On her Instagram, Gisele, who separated from husband Tom Brady last year, shared a fun video in which she told her followers that they were going to learn how to Samba. Gisele looked incredible whilst partying with friendsIn another short clip, Gisele can be seen surrounded by a large group of friends whilst they sing and dance inside a house.

The Chicks are set to return to the global stage with their 37-date World Tour, produced by Live Nation.

Friends of a tragic young couple who killed themselves just days apart have spoken of how cruel rumours about his girlfriend's death drove him to suicide.

A courthouse near Manchester is unrecognisable after undergoing a stunning renovation that has seen the historic building completely reimagined.

Heather Duffy is opening up about the loss and legacy of her dear friend Anne Heche.

Anne Heche’s youngest son is opening up about his late mother.