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Cambridge helped a mother of two pick out items from a baby bank, as she praised volunteers for their continued support of the community during the cost-of-living crisis. Kate met the mother during a visit to the Little Village hub, which provides clothing, toiletries, toys and even buggies to parents in need, in Brent, north-west London on Wednesday. The mother, named only as Sara, spoke to the duchess about the support she has received from the centre, which was particularly vital when she was pregnant with her first child during the coronavirus pandemic.

Billie Eilish has referenced Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard in an unreleased song that she performed to fans on her UK tour. The 20-year-old pop star is currently in the UK on her world tour for her second album Happier Than Ever. Performing at Manchester’s AO Arena on Tuesday (7 June), Eilish debuted a new song titled “TV”.

Manori Ravindran International EditorITV Studios is buying British natural history producer Plimsoll Productions, Variety can reveal.While the acquisition isn’t a done deal just yet, sources indicate that it’s expected to close in the next two days. The deal, which sees ITV Studios take a majority stake in Grant Mansfield’s company, is a major coup for the “Love Island” super-indie, which has long been missing a strong natural history player in its entertainment and drama-skewing portfolio. Founded by RDF Media and Zodiak USA veteran Mansfield, Plimsoll was founded in 2013 and specializes in wildlife and natural history programming across its outposts in Bristol, Cardiff and Los Angeles.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify disclosed some key financial metrics of its podcast business for the first time — and while the $1 billion-plus the streamer has invested into podcasting so far has been a drag on overall profits, the company expects podcasts to eventually have a better margin profile than its core music biz.The company outlined its long-term strategy and financial prospects at its 2022 Investor Day event Tuesday.In 2021, Spotify’s podcast business generated nearly €200 million in revenue, according to CFO Paul Vogel — up 300% year over year. About 30% of Spotify’s user base, or more than 125 million monthly users, listened to podcasts in the first quarter of 2022, representing 7% of total listening hours on the platform in the period.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hauer has married her partner. Karen has announced she’s married her partner Jordan Wyn-Jones. Speaking to HELLO! Magazine, Karen said: “It feels like a fairytale day.

Nabil Ayers My life has always revolved around music. My mother is a dancer who played Seals & Crofts and Stevie Wonder records loudly in our apartment as far back as I can remember. My uncle, the jazz saxophonist Alan Braufman, bought me a drum set when I was two-and-a-half years old.

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The Mirror reports. Karen shared the happy news with HELLO! magazine, gushing about her "fairytale" wedding and how much it meant to the couple to bring their families together. READ MORE: Blue singer Duncan James shares 'exciting' Gogglebox update as he replaces Denise Van Outen's ex "I haven't seen my family for the last two years so it’s really touching to bring them here and be able to share this amazing moment with them," said the newly-wed.

Ezra Miller is the subject of a new court filling.

As Love Island's 2022 series got under way, the first couple was revealed as Dami and Amber as voted for by the public. Dami Hope and Amber Beckford seemed relatively content with their pairing, with Amber saying: "I mean yeah, why not, I suppose we'll see" with Dami adding: "I'm happy, I'm happy!" And it turns out things are about to heat up between the pair on Wednesday June 8 episode, as they share their first kiss after a chat at the bar.

Love Island ’s Luca Bish has branded love rival Andrew Le Page “a snake” as the two go head to head to try and win the heart of Tasha Ghouri. In scenes due to air on Wednesday’s edition of the popular ITV dating show, Luca and Andrew sit down to have a chat about how they’re finding the first few days of villa life - and who in particular they have their eye on. Discussing where his head’s at Luca says: “There are five sexy girls in the Villa.

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First grade, here he comes! Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey‘s son, Josey, graduated from Kindergarten and celebrated the big milestone with his family.

Love Island's first look at tonight's instalment has shown Gemma Owen and Davide Sanclimenti racing straight to the marriage and kids conversation already, as the pair discuss their hopes for the future on their first date.The shocker of day two in the villa saw Italian newcomer Davide, 27, picking to couple up with Gemma, 19, who was with Liam Llewellyn at the time. But while things started to kick off between the islanders, as Liam admitted Gemma was still "top of his tree" for girls to graft with, Davide and Gemma were already getting moon eyes for each other. “Me and Davide are now a couple which I’m quite excited about.

Things are hotting up in Wednesday’s episode of Love Island, as Amber Beckford and Dami Hope share a steamy smooch as the Islanders prepare to welcome two more bombshells to the villa. Dami, 26, who currently works as a microbiologist, has been paired up with nanny Amber since Monday’s launch episode, which saw the first couplings decided by a public vote rather than the contestants themselves.

As the first CEO and cofounder of Netflix, Marc Randolph knows a thing or two about turning a simple dream into a success story. In his internationally best-selling book, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and The Amazing Life of an Idea, the Silicon Valley mogul shares tips, tricks and secrets that he’s learned in his four decades as an entrepreneur.

Pluto TV, which was founded in 2013 and has grown into a key asset in the portfolio of Paramount Global, is finally about to do business in Canada.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media AnalystWith the outlook for the global economy getting gloomier by the minute, there’s ample expectation that a recession could be in the offing.But whether there is or isn’t one is besides the point for Naveen Sarma, senior director of S&P Global Ratings, a veteran credit analyst focused on the media business. An economic downturn doesn’t have to cross into recession territory in order to have consequences for the entertainment and technology industries in myriad ways.“If consumers feel stressed and stretched, and they choose to cut back on spending, that ultimately will impact the media and entertainment sector even if there isn’t a recession,” said Sarma on the latest episode of Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast.

Colton Haynes briefly spoke about his divorce from celebrity florist Jeff Leatham.

Camila Cabello is getting candid about her mental health.

UPDATE, 10:25 AM: Get your tickets now! WME is heading to trial next year over a fraud lawsuit from La La Land’s Oscar winning composer.

The cast for The Challenge: USA has been confirmed and it features 28 contestants from your fave past reality shows like Big Brother, Survivor, The Amazing Race and Love Island.

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Holland, former TV lit agent and partner at WME, has officially joined Onyx Collective as SVP of Scripted Series. She is one of three new executive hires at Onyx as the brand is building up its scripted operation, along with producers Anil Kurian, who is coming from G-Unit Film and Television, and Janice Park, most recently at Made Up Stories, who will both serve as VP of Scripted Series. All three will report to Tara Duncan, president of Freeform and Onyx Collective, Disney’s content brand designed to curate a slate of premium programming by creators of color and underrepresented voices. 

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon’s superhero series “The Boys” got a little more super(natural) in its Season 3 debut on Friday with the introduction of Jensen Ackles to the cast in the role of Soldier Boy. His arrival on the series marked a reunion for Ackles and “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke, as Kripke is also the creator of The CW’s “Supernatural,” which starred Ackles and Jared Padalecki as brothers Dean and Sam Winchester throughout its 15-season run.So now that Ackles has made his way from one Kripke show to another, is there any chance we’ll see his on-screen brother drop by for a cameo either in the currently airing third season or the yet-to-be-picked-up-but-definitely-a-safe-bet Season 4?“I would love a Jared cameo! He’s always welcome on the show,” Kripke told Variety.

When C-SPAN covers the January 6th Committee’s first primetime hearing, viewers will get coverage from more vantage points that the typical session.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPluto TV is — finally — bringing its free, ad-supported streaming service to Canada.Launching in the fall of 2022, Pluto TV Canada will include more than 100 curated channels and more than 20,000 hours of content, all available for free across a range of devices and with no registration required.For the Canada launch, Paramount Global inked a pact with Corus Entertainment under which the Toronto-based media and content company will act as the exclusive ad-sales rep for Pluto TV in the country. In addition, Pluto TV will offer a curated slate of original series from Corus’ library spanning a variety of genres.Pluto TV’s launch in the Great White North should continue to fuel its growth curve.

before they found reality TV fame. In addition, the couple was accused of hiding their reality TV money so they wouldn't have to pay taxes on it. Todd and Julie, though, argued that they were in the dark, insisting that someone else managed their finances.Todd and Julie face up to 30 years in prison, and they'll be sentenced at a later date.After the verdict, Lindsie said, "Please pray for us during this difficult time and know that I will be back when the time is right."The fact that Lindsie is taking the high road might come as a surprise considering the complicated history she and her father have.In the summer of 2019, Lindsie, 32, went to police and claimed that her dad and half-brother Chase Chrisley were "threatening and harassing her" and wanted her to lie about an incident believed to involve Todd's taxes.

Pride Month, is another addition to the growing slate of LGBTQ-themedromantic comedies. The upcoming film stars Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse and Sarah Hyland – and only ET has an exclusive sneak peek of the crazy things people do for love. Written by Luke Albright, Joe Wanjai Ross and Greg Boaldin and helmed by director Rose Troche, the movie follows Andrew (Lonsdale), who is trying to find a way to get over his toxic ex-boyfriend when meddling friends Jake (Sprouse) and Kelly (Hyland) get involved.

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming, is sharing a key piece of advice when it comes to self-care. In a recent post on her Instagram Story, the Coco Baba founder gave her followers a reminder that it’s OK to put yourself first — even when caring for someone else. Heming shared a post from the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement’s Instagram account, with a blurb from an interview she did with.

Dwayne Johnson's no superhero but he's also not a full-blown villain. And therein lies the struggle for this antihero in .The action-packed trailer for the highly anticipated film finally dropped on Wednesday, and it promises that «the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.» Set to the track of JAY-Z and Kanye West's 2011 hit, «Murder to Excellence» off their album, the trailer offers a glimpse of Black Adam's origin and the powers he possesses.«I was a slave until I died,» Johnson's voice can be heard in the trailer. «Then I was reborn a god.

Jurassic World Dominion has divided critics in early reactions.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by the original Jurassic Park cast in the sequel, including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.Despite this dose of nostalgia, it seems the follow-up to 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom hasn’t quite met the rapturous reception it wasn’t hoping for.Scott Menzel from We Live Entertainment, wrote: “It brings me no joy to report that Jurassic World Dominion is a MASSIVE disappointment. While the film does feature some incredible dinosaur sequences and it is great to see the original cast back on the big screen, the film fails to deliver on what the previous films promise.”A similar sentiment was shared by film critic Courtney Howard, who described it as the “worst of the franchise” and that it “ignores the premise it should’ve had from the start”.Some, however were positive towards the sequel.

the RMT union announced that “over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of 3 days of national strike action later this month, in the biggest dispute on the network since 1989”.The nationwide strikes are due to take place on June 21, 23 and 25, which means that those travelling to Worthy Farm for Glastonbury 2022 – held from June 22-26 – may face disruption. Other events affected the same week include the British athletics championships in Manchester and Elton John and The Rolling Stones‘ BST Hyde Park concerts.Responding to the planned strike, Michael Kill, CEO of the NTIA, said: “The announcement of UK wide train strikes has sent a shockwave throughout the industry, over concerns for staff and public safety, and the potential impact on trade.”“Limited Rail services across the UK will leave many stranded at night, compromising safety with very few alternative transport services available.”Kill added: “The transport infrastructure within the night time economy is vitally important to our recovery post pandemic, particularly as we move into peak summer season for festival and events, and a critical time for tourism, who rely heavily on public transport.”RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said of the strike: “Railway workers have been treated appallingly and despite our best efforts in negotiations, the rail industry with the support of the government has failed to take their concerns seriously.“We have a cost-of-living crisis, and it is unacceptable for railway workers to either lose their jobs or face another year of a pay freeze when inflation is at 11.1% and rising.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNESN, the regional sports network, unveiled NESN 360, a digital service that allows fans to purchase a direct subscription to the outlet’s live programming and video on demand content. The offering is launched in  partnership with the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bruins, Major League Baseball, and the National Hockey League, making NESN the first RSN in the country to launch such a service.Subscribers can stream NESN’s live feeds and VOD library directly to their computer, iOS, Android, Apple TV or Roku device.