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Blake Lively might start wearing her director's cap more often!ET spoke to the 34-year-old actress on the red carpet at Michael Kors' Fall-Winter 2022 show at New York Fashion Week Tuesday night where she spoke about her recent Academy of Country Music Awards nominations and showing up for the beloved designer.«Academy of Country Music was not on my vision board,» Lively admitted about two ACM nominations for producing directing the music video for Taylor Swift's track, «I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version).»As far as what or who she'd like to direct next, Blake's undecided, though she might have another Queen B in mind.«Oh my gosh, I don't know, I don't know. Tell Beyoncé to stop calling me!» Lively joked.On a more serious note, Blake, who attended the show with her sister, Robyn, shared why it was so important for her to be at Kors' show.«I mean honestly, Michael was the first person to invite me to any fashion event, and he always shows up for me, so, I think that's one of the best things you can do in life for people, show up,»  star shared.Blake wowed in a powder blue sequined two-piece bra and skirt set which she paired with a matching blazer jacket, powder blue heels and metallic white clutch. She wore her long, blonde locks down and in loose waves, only breaking her monochromatic look to rock a bold, red lip.It was an important show for Robyn, too, who said she last attended Kors' show three years ago on Valentine's Day.«I couldn't miss it, is just so special for me because I don't get to do this very often, but I did come with you how many years ago, I think it was like three years ago,» she said.

SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals major plot points from Tuesday’s Season 1 finale of ABC’s Queens.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIn their last outings as leaders of ViacomCBS, the executive team led by Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish finally started to sound like they have a solid plan to compete in streaming.On the day ViacomCBS unveiled its corporate rebrand to Paramount, starting as of Feb. 16, the company put on a nearly three-hour virtual presentation for investors that demonstrated how much its operations have been turned inside out to focus on streaming growth opportunities.

J. Kim Murphy Original “Futurama” cast member John DiMaggio, who has long voiced the chain-smoking robot Bender on the show, has given an update on his tentative position on returning for the animated series’ upcoming revival on Hulu.DiMaggio shared his thoughts on Twitter on Tuesday evening, clarifying that he believes that the original “Futurama” voice cast should be paid more for returning for the revival.“I’ve been thinking about everything that’s been going on these past months and just to be clear, I don’t think that only I deserve to be paid more.

Charles Barkley sees his television career as a basketball commentator coming to an end.

Faizon Love, the actor who played Shane in the 2009 movie Couples Retreat, is suing Universal for race discrimination after he was cut off the international version of the movie poster.

WASHINGTON – Two Democratic congressmen on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require the State Department to review the cases of personnel who were fired during the so-called “lavender scare.”

Black Lives Matter PAC is pushing to raise $500,000 to support Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the closely watched Georgia runoffs that will determine the balance of power in the upper chamber of Congress come January.  Activists with the social justice movement are hoping to push forth legislation in the first 100 days of the Biden administration that will, among other things, include the BREATHE Act, which proposes shutting down and defunding multiple federal agencies and permanently closing prisons and immigration detention centers, among other agenda items.

Hannibal.Although the return show is yet to be confirmed, the cast of Bryan Fuller’s cult serial-killer drama has been advocating for more episodes for some time, with Mikkelsen now revealing his wishes for new storylines.“I don’t think it’s a secret that if it does happen, we would love to go into Silence of the Lambs,” Mikkelsen told IndieWire. “That’s always been an issue because they didn’t have the rights for that book.

Pete Davidson is taking on the role of one of the most iconic character in Christmas movies history.

Former President Barack Obama’s A Promised Land sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, roughly equal to the combined first-week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors and among the highest ever for a nonfiction book.

Rangers fans, who will be champing at the bit to emulate their real life Ibrox heroes and take over the reins from Steven Gerrard. The Gers virtual squad has a few prize assets and it will be no surprise to see Alfredo Morelos topping the value charts.

Pete Davidson is putting his twist on the 1946 holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”.

Bolton Council's workforce is set to be lost as a 'perfect financial storm' means £39 million of spending cuts are being made over the next two years. Under the proposed budget for next year, 262 full-time positions are set to be axed, while council tax payers are set to see their bills raised by just under four per cent, the maximum allowed.

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Robert Garland, who wrote the features No Way Out, The Electric Horseman and The Big Blue, died Saturday in Baltimore of complications from dementia, his son announced. He was 83.

Angela Rayner, the party's deputy leader, demanded a £10-an-hour living wage ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review on Wednesday when the Chancellor is expected to confirm the freeze.About 15,000 UK government civil servants in Scotland working across areas like Job Centres, Customs and Excise and other UK agency staff could be affected.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said Sunak must use Wednesday’s statement to abandon the plan.Teachers, council workers, emergency service workers and health staff in Scotland have their pay set by the devolved Scottish Government.

Jordan Moreau Robert Warner Garland, a Hollywood screenwriter and producer who wrote “No Way Out” and “The Electric Horseman,” died on Saturday in Baltimore, Md., due to complications from dementia, according to his son. He was 83.Garland was born on May 1, 1937, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attended St.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Motherwell couple are begging to be present at the execution of their death row dog after a court ordered the family pet be put down.Sanka, a six-year-old Japanese Akita, attacked two men in separate incidents outside owner John Dunsmore’s home.Sheriff Ray Small issued a destruction order after 29-year-old Dunsmore admitted allowing the animal to be dangerously out of control.After hearing that Sanka was a much-loved family pet, the sheriff said he hoped that the accused and his partner would be allowed to attend when a vet puts the dog to sleep.Hamilton Sheriff Court heard the attacks happened in Watson Street in November 2019 and August this

Declan has a rare hereditary bowel condition called Hirschsprungs which meant he was in pain and discomfort until he was eventually diagnosed at the age of four and a half. His has many hospital appointments and frequent surgery, and has an ileostomy, which marks him out as different from his peers at mainstream school.

dance show. In a performance dubbed 'very Carry On' Johannes played a firefighter who arrived to rescue Caroline's cat, and her dance persona was swooning over his biceps."If Bill Bailey had licked Oti’s arm would the nation be smiling? No, he’d be kicked off the show," voiced one viewer on Twitter."Caroline Q licking Johannes arm made my skin crawl.""Good grief.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A litter of kittens had a lucky escape when they were discovered hiding in a disused caravan that was destined for disposal.Staff at Buchanan Skip Hire in Livingston gave the caravan a check over before it was due to be taken away from their site when they discovered a mum cat with three kittens hiding inside.They called in the West Lothian Branch of Cats Protection, who sent in volunteers to trap them and get them to safety.“The company kindly held up the work they planned to do with the caravan and left it completely alone until we were able to get there later in the day.

Pirates Of The Caribbean film, promising “lots of girl power”.The new Disney film will see Robbie once again team up with screenwriter Christina Hodson, who she worked with on DC‘s Birds Of Prey.Robbie was reported to be taking the lead role in the film back in June, which, according to The Hollywood Reporter, will be separate from the already-announced franchise reboot being developed by Pirates writer Ted Elliott and Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin.Speaking to Collider about the new movie, Robbie promised “lots of girl power,” adding: “It’s too early to talk about it. I love [Hodson], obviously.“I’m not a producer on Pirates, so I’ll sit back and kind of wait for the process.

GORDON Ramsay’s telly firm is toasting record profits - whilst other chefs suffer record slumps due to the pandemic. And he’s about to become a game show host for the first time after landing a deal to host a series for the BBC called Bank Balance.

Small business owner Wesley Crespi has been a staple in his suburban Denver community for decades. For the last 15 years, he has owned and operated the Coffee Cabin in the town of Parker, Colo., outside Centennial, and is well-known in the area for his steadfast support of the military and law enforcement.

Charlie Hauck, the "deep and deeply funny" Emmy-nominated writer and producer who went from studying for the priesthood to working on such popular sitcoms as Maude, Frasier and Home Improvement, has died. He was 79.

Tartan Army qualify. Fraser Millar, from Glasgow, got a call from competition firm BOTB telling him he scooped a Ford Focus ST - complete with Mountune-d engine - as well as £10,000 in cash.