BBC defends same-sex Strictly Come Dancing pairing following complaints

EXCLUSIVE: Emerging U.S. production company Marginal MediaWorks has attached Squid Game actor Anupam Tripathi to star in its upcoming scripted audio series Scammers.

Wilson Chapman editorAnne del Castillo has been reappointed as the commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday.Del Castillo was first appointed as commissioner of media and entertainment in 2019, shortly before the pandemic, by former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In her role, del Castillo focuses on partnering with all areas of New York’s creative economy, including the film industry, the nightlife sector and the theater industry.

Michelle Pfeiffer has been taking advantage of the warmer weather, and showed fans what she'd gotten up to over the day in her latest social media post.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer is the picture of elegance in sheer black dressThe actress took to Instagram to share pictures from her day at the beach, starting off with a selfie in a straw hat, sunglasses, a jacket, and her hair tied into two braids.WATCH: Michelle Pfeiffer shows off her gym toned body in her home gymShe then added several other pictures of the interesting items she'd found on the beach, including twisted branches, a rather horrifying rock formation, and even coral.Michelle ended her adventure with another picture of herself, this time of her shadow reflecting on the sand, making her appear to be almost 10-feet tall.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer extends heartfelt support to Regina King following tragic lossShe captioned her post: "Nature's Museum," and many of her fans and friends took to the comments to gush over the natural wonders.Helena Christensen commented: "Always open always free," while her sister-in-law Rona Pfeiffer also wrote: "What a visual…truly magnificent."A post shared by Michelle Pfeiffer (@michellepfeifferofficial)Michelle showed off the fascinating items she uncovered during her beach outingA fan added: "Love these pics xx," with a second saying: "Have fun, what a wonderful place," and a a third writing: "Nature is my favorite museum, these pictures are so beautiful."The actress is enjoying some of nature's wonders before she gets thrust back into the entertainment world for her upcoming release, the Showtime series First Lady.MORE: Michelle Pfeiffer shares pictures from bittersweet reunion with rarely seen sistersMORE: Michelle Pfeiffer dons

After filing a wrongful-death lawsuit last week against Rust producers and pic’s star/producer Alec Baldwin over the death of Halyna Hutchins, her husband Matt Hutchins told Today’s Hoda Kotb that he was “so angry” at Baldwin for his ABC News interview, and found it absurd that the Oscar nominee finds himself “not responsible” for the death of the cinematographer

Ed Sheeran was reportedly spotted offering his support to grieving mum Brenda Edwards and paying tribute to his late friend Jamal Edwards at the vigil to remember to music mogul in West London Tuesday evening. The Shivers hitmaker and his wife Cherry Seaborn were said to be in attendance to pay their respects to the music star, who helped a number of aspiring singers achieve their dream when he set up SBTV. Jamal and Ed became firm friends early on in the singer-songwriter's career, with Ed's music taking off due to his friend Jamal's efforts to get him exposure on the airwaves.

The Academy’s plan unveiled yesterday to cut Best Editing and seven other categories from this year’s live Oscar telecast to resuscitate viewership has received reactions of shock, disappoint and outrage – and that’s from the people who are being polite.

Warner Bros. Television Group will support Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) on and off screen by partnering with the NAACP to create the WBTVG All American: Homecoming Grand Slam Scholarship.

Lindsay Lohan's debut on TikTok, the actress revealed something stunning: we've been pronouncing her last name wrong for decades.In a short video, the "Parent Trap" star said, "Hey everyone. It's Lindsay Lohan, and guess what? Now I'm on TikTok."Her name is lowen not LoHan pic.twitter.com/tzurjan6e9Fans quickly noticed that Lindsay didn't pronounced her last name as "Lo-han," but rather "Low-en." Mind.

Back to business! Days after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II had tested positive for coronavirus, she has resumed her daily schedule of meetings and appointments — from afar.

South Park favourite to be re-recorded with a group of Broadway stars and a 30-piece orchestra to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary – you can watch the performance below.Arranged by Broadway veteran Stephen Oremus, the new rendition once again features singers Nikki Renee Daniels, Tamar Greene, Jeff Kready and Elizabeth Stanley. “I like it,” Stan adds at the end of the clip, with Kenny murmuring in agreement.“I was thrilled to get to reimagine these South Park classics in a more traditional orchestral concert setting,” Oremus previously told The Hollywood Reporter.

Netflix has announced the launch of Breakout, a new programme designed to seek out and fund new UK filmmaking talent.The streaming giant is partnering with non-profit organisation Creative UK, a merger between Creative England and Creative Industries Federation, on the low-budget filmmaking and training project.An open application process will see six teams receive £30,000 in development funding to take part in an intensive training and professional development programme (per Deadline), delivered by Creative UK.Residential workshops, mentoring, support and input, including from Netflix executives, will be provided in pursuit of “bold, distinctive” new UK talent, with at least one film to be greenlit with an approximate £1.5m budget and a global launch on the Netflix.Breakout will be open to creative teams whose work has already garnered industry or public attention, but have yet to make a funded feature.

Madonna is ruffling feathers on social media once again and has clapped back at her critics on Instagram.

One of the most highly anticipated series of 2022 is “Pachinko.” What’s that and why you ask? Well, it’s a new series about generational trauma from writer and executive producer Soo Hugh (“The Terror,” “The Killing”), who created the series and serves as showrunner. Plus, it involves filmmakers Kogonada (“Columbus,” “After Yang”) and Justin Chon (“Blue Bayou”), who are executive producers and directed four episodes each, with Kogonada directing the pilot.

Kanye West has shared four tracks from ‘Donda 2’ via his own Stem Player.The rapper and producer, now legally known as Ye, has uploaded four tracks – ‘Security’, ‘Pablo’, ‘Open Road’ and ‘We Did It Kid’.Writing in a tweet which has since been deleted, West wrote: “Thank you producers, first four Donda 2 tracks live, Security’, ‘Pablo’, ‘Open Road’ and ‘We Did It Kid’.”He gave no indication as to when any further tracks will be released from the record.THANK YOU PRODUCERSFIRST FOUR DONDA 2 TRACKS LIVESECURITY, PABLO, OPEN ROAD, WE DID IT KIDGO TO https://t.co/81me2iWKLsCONNECT YOUR STEMPLAYERCLICK GET DONDA 2STAND BY FOR MORE pic.twitter.com/URMvdGtaCQ— STEM PLAYER (@stemplayer) February 23, 2022It comes after West held a listening party for his forthcoming new album and a live event in Miami, last night.Fans were played around 45 minutes of music, including both previously-unreleased tracks such as ‘Flowers’ and recent collaborations like ‘Eazy’ with The Game along with Pusha T‘s latest single ‘Diet Coke’, with Pusha appearing onstage alongside Ye as it played.Other unreleased tracks West played featured the likes of Migos and Jack Harlow, both of whom also appeared beside Ye as their respective contributions played.Following an appearance from Ye’s Sunday Service Choir, the event moved to a live performance, with the him performing multiple songs from ‘Donda’ – including ‘Hurricane’, ‘Off the Grid’ (featuring Fivio Foreign and Playboy Carti) and ‘Jail 2’.For the latter, Ye was joined by the track’s controversial featured artists: Marilyn Manson, who is facing multiple allegations and lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, which he has denied, and DaBaby, who faced backlash last year after making homophobic comments

Peter Andre recently enjoyed a fabulous family holiday on the slopes of Bulgaria with his children and his wife Emily MacDonagh.He then took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo that proved what a great time Emily had on the trip – and we're seriously impressed!SEE: Peter Andre issues warning to fans after treating family to incredible holiday in the snowThe NHS doctor clearly looks after her own health and fitness as the shot showed her leaping into the air to do a star jump while wearing a stunning bright red ski suit.Emily's mouth was open as she appeared to squeal with excitement, and Peter teasingly captioned the image: "Not sure she was enjoying it," adding a heart emoji and tagging his wife's Instagram account.WATCH: Peter Andre expresses disbelief at daughter Princess in hilarious clipThe singer's followers were quick to share their love for the picture, with their comments including: "Great photo," "Beautiful lady," and: "Pure happiness," while many other fans simply posted heart emojis in response.MORE: Peter Andre's wife reacts to funny moment with Princess after Katie Price commentsSEE: Peter Andre's wife Emily shares rare family photo with lookalike brotherThe half-term trip to the mountains of Borovets made for a fun family trip for the couple and their two children, Amelia, eight, and five-year-old Theo.Peter's eldest children, Junior, 16, and Princess, 14, whom he shares with ex-wife Katie Price, also hit the slopes.  Peter captured Emily enjoying their ski holiday The family first skied in Courchevel as part of their reality show, Meet the Andres, and it has fast become a passion for the sporty clan.Revealing the reason for their change of destination in an Instagram post, Peter wrote: "I had no idea

Not so fast! Over the years, many celebrity couples have had on and off relationships that ultimately ended in divorce — but wasn’t always made legal the first time around.

Can an artist still reveal secrets long after his death? Executive producer Ryan Murphy examines the life of acclaimed artist Andy Warhol with Netflix’s “The Andy Warhol Diaries.” Along with director Andrew Rossi, the renowned producer goes straight to the late artist himself for this fascinating documentary series. Much of the project utilizes Warhol’s diaries to explain what the public knew and what they could never have imagined about the iconic figure.

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A trip down memory lane! As Patrick J. Adams prepares for his Broadway debut, the actor recalled the time Meghan Markle was in attendance for one of his past performances — and saw a new side of her then-costar.

Sum 41 and Simple Plan are gearing up to hit the road together this year in the US for their ‘Blame Canada’ tour.Set to kick off in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 29, Sum 41 will play their classic 2001 album ‘All Killer No Filler’ in its entirety, while Simple Plan will perform their debut album, 2002’s ‘No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls’, in full.Taking to Twitter to share the news, Sum 41 wrote: “We’ve known the guys in @simpleplan for a very long time, but we’ve never toured together….

Hilary Duff has no time for the mommy shamers after coming under fire over her daughter’s car seat.

Wow, next month marks a real March away from Netflix!

THE BBC has issued a statement defending Strictly Come Dancing after viewers complained about Nicola Adams being paired with another woman. The Beeb revealed they'd received a flood of complaints after Olympic boxer Nicola, 37, made history by entering Strictly's first ever same-sex pairing.

STRICTLY'S first ever same-sex partnership has sparked more than 100 complaints - even though the show hasn't started yet. Olympic boxing champ Nicola Adams, 37, will be paired up with a female pro when the show begins next month.

BBC spokesperson said.‘Whilst we’ll be unable to physically go to Blackpool this series, we’ll still be celebrating this iconic venue and bringing it to life from our studio in Elstree.’It’s definitely heartbreaking, but we understand the decision.The series start date has not been confirmed but this year is set to be shorter than before.