Carolina Rivera Signs With Verve, Inks Overall Deal At Netflix

Taking a stand. In a series of recently leaked Pete Davidson Kanye texts, the Saturday Night Live comedian came to his girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s defense after her ex, Kanye “Ye” West, repeatedly criticized her parenting choices on social media.

Boiling Point star Ray Panthaki has revealed that co-star Stephen Graham helped the cast get into the zone by playing Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ on set.The intense film is set in a restaurant kitchen and is shot in one-take, focusing on Graham’s head chef and the team around him.Panthaki, who plays chef Freeman, opened up exclusively to NME at last night’s (March 13) BAFTAs about his fond memories on set, recalling how his co-star helped his fellow cast members get hyped up.“Stephen Graham [pumped] us all up by playing Eminem[‘s ‘Lose Yourself’] before we did the take… getting us all pumped up, ready to do it,” he revealed.“I just remember that ‘Lose Yourself’ moment – someone’s caught it on video somewhere. It’s really beautiful, we’re all jumping around just before action.

Borderlands 3 spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will have cross-play between all platforms when the game launches later this month.Gearbox Entertainment Company CEO Randy Pitchford made the announcement on Twitter, which means complete cross-platform play will be available after Borderlands 3 on PlayStation consoles wasn’t cross-play last year.According to Pitchford’s tweet from yesterday (March 13), Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will launch “with full cross-play for all platforms at launch, including PlayStation.”“Incredible work from the engineers at Gearbox Software with thanks to our partners at 2K Games and first parties, including Sony, for working together on this,” added Pitchford.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will ship on March 25 with full cross play for all platforms at launch, including PlayStation. Incredible work from the engineers at Gearbox Software with thanks to our partners at 2k Games and 1st parties, including Sony, for working together on this.

Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne Marie, Central Cee, Joel Corry and Yungblud are all set to perform on the main stage on Saturday, May 28 in Coventry.The BBC Music Introducing Stage will welcome Artemas, Celina Sharma, Deyah, Jordan MacKampa, Tamera, Thomas Headon, USNA and Willow Kayne on Saturday and Alfie Indra, Crawlers, Danniella Dee, Hope Tala, Lizzie Esau, Piri & Tommy, Queen Millz and Sad Night Dynamite on Sunday (May 29).It was announced last November last year that Radio 1’s Big Weekend would return in 2022 from May 27-29 after a two-year break. The annual event was held virtually in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-enforced restrictions.The 2019 edition of Big Weekend took place in Middlesbrough, with performances coming from Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, The 1975, Foals, Vampire Weekend and more.Some #BigWeekend line-up news! Performing on the Main Stage on Saturday 28th May:✨ @CalvinHarris✨ @EdSheeran✨ @OfficialAitch✨ @ajtracey✨ @AnneMarie✨ Central Cee✨ @JoelCorry✨ @Yungblud Everything you need to know about this year’s event: https://t.co/GNEZRXbbVS pic.twitter.com/uswiaDjRkJ— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) March 14, 2022Both Ed Sheeran and Anne Marie have told Radio 1 they “can’t wait” to perform at the festival (via BBC), with Sheeran adding: “See you all there!”More names will be revealed in due course, along with the main stage acts for the Sunday edition.There are 8,000 tickets available to purchase for Friday and 39,500 tickets available to purchase, per day for Saturday and Sunday.

THIS Morning viewers couldn't help but notice a moment of tension between Phillip Schofield and Ruth Langsford. Hosting the show alongside Josie Gibson, who stepped in to replace Holly Willoughby after she caught Covid, Phil cut to Ruth for a brief of what was coming up on Loose Women.

ITV has kicked off rumours that a Love Island international all-stars edition is finally happening. It comes as the show name has been trademarked worldwide, opening up the opportunity to bring together participants from the programme's foreign versions.

IT is The Greatest Toupee for Robbie Williams – who has revealed he is going to wear a wig on tour after going bald. The former Take That star made the decision after a hair transplant and pricey follicle growth injections failed to fluff up his thatch.

KATIE Price is cashing in as she flogs old BRAS online for just £8 after her recent boob job. The mum-of-five has been showing off the results of her latest surgery while on holiday in Thailand with fiance Carl Woods.

BRIDGERTON newcomer Simone Ashley had to find her mark on the set of show's second season. However, the actress went through hell when dressed in the Regency period wardrobe of the Netflix series.

OUTLANDER fans have been left horrified at its most outrageous sex scene yet after a man romped with his wife during childbirth - with the midwife in the room. The hit Starz series is back for its sixth season, and while it's never shied away from a raunchy sex scene, a moment in episode two has left viewers stunned.

THE little boy who starred opposite Jim Carrey in one of his biggest roles looks completely different now that he's all grown up. Justin Cooper starred in Liar, Liar as Max Reede the boy who closed his eyes and wished that his useless father (Carrey) would never tell another lie.

LINDA Robson burst into tears on today's Loose Women after receiving an emotional surprise live on air. The Birds of a Feather actress was shocked when she was surprised with a sweet birthday message from her granddaughters.

DANIELLE Lloyd has opened up about cruel trolls accused her of faking her pregnancy with her fifth child, baby girl Autumn. The model revealed she had been targeted since the birth last November as she was accused of using a surrogate or having liposuction.

Elle Fanning is stepping out for the premiere of her new series, The Girl from Plainville!

Pete Davidson fans have been left convinced he got a tattoo tribute to his girlfriend Kim Kardashian. During a heated exchange between the Saturday Night Live star, 28, and his 41 year old girlfriend's ex Kanye West, 44, which was shared on Dave Sirus' private Instagram account, Pete shared a snap of his bare chest as he told the rapper he was lying "in bed with your wife".

The Jeremy Kyle Show was once one of ITV's most popular daytime shows, having started back in 2005 and going on to run for 17 series. The show, which saw Jeremy attempt to resolve conflict between guests working through relationship problems and family matters, was axed in 2019 following the tragic death of guest Steve Dymond.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Felipe Esparaza is ready to bring the funny to Netflix with his first original comedy special on the streaming giant titled Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions. It will also go by the title: Felipe Esparza: Malas Decisiones. Yup, it’s a bilingual special and it will be released globally on September 1.Filmed in Santa Ana, California as two separate performances — one in English and one in Spanish — the specials showcase Esparza’s edgy style of humor as the perfect vehicle to weave through difficult anecdotes of his childhood and mistakes in his adult life with ease.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe virtual TCA panel for The Umbrella Academy kicked off with the opening battlefield scene from the sophomore season which debuted July 31 on Netflix. The new season finds our favorite dysfunctional family of superheroes in Dallas during the ’60s.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCAA has signed actress, model and activist Leyna Bloom.Bloom became a prominent name in the New York City ballroom community as a member of the legendary House of Miyake-Mugler. In 2017, she went from serving face in ballroom to serving fierceness on the catwalk, becoming one of the few openly transgender models to walk the runway during New York Fashion Week.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: ICM Partners has signed We’re Here star, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 8 winner and one of the funniest queens to slay the runway Bob the Drag Queen for representation in all areas.Bob The Drag Queen, who is also known as Caldwell Tidicue, is a comedian, actor and writer who appears alongside her fellow Drag Race sisters Shangela and Eureka O’Hara in the aforementioned HBO series We’re Here which recently received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series. We’re Here is set to begin filming its second season later this year. The docuseries follows the queens as they go to small towns in the U.S.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Breakout Pose actress and activist Angelica Ross has entered an overall development deal with Pigeon, the production company behind OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life. In addition to her deal with Pigeon, Ross is currently working with the Joe Biden campaign as the production arm of their LGBTQ+ Out For Biden initiative.Under the overall deal, Ross and Pigeon will develop and co-produce scripted and non-scripted content.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed storyteller, activist, futurist and Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Janaya Future Khan for representation in all areas.Known as Future within the BLM movement, they have become a leading voice in the global crusade demanding social transformation, justice, and equality in a time when the world is at a critical moment in history when it comes to the Black community.Through their dedication and bold approach to social justice, Khan’s work has created opportunities to contribute to academic and frontline community dialogue, engaging audiences on the global impacts of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn a competitive situation, WME has signed Jamie Dolan and Adam Faze, founders of the production banner Must B Nice, in all areas.The recently launched Must B Nice is known for pandemic-set narrative anthology series podcast Day By Day featuring Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges, Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems), Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) and three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans), among others.Must B Nice has set Hell House as one of their first productions.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe good news for Kerry Washington keeps on coming! After receiving multiple Emmy nominations Tuesday morning, including one for her role in Little Fires Everywhere, Washington and her Simpson Street Productions has extended and expanded her overall deal with ABC Studios. The exclusive 3-year TV deal includes producing projects for broadcast, cable and streaming for ABC Studios which is part of Disney Television Studios.In addition to receiving an Emmy nom for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie for Little Fires Everywhere, Washington received another nomination as executive producer of the series in the Outstanding Limited Series or Movie.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Black Lives Matter social media architect and co-founder Opal Tometi for representation in all areas.As one of three co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Tometi spearheaded and launched #BLM’s social media strategy and launching its online platforms. For nearly a decade, she served as the first female Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, the leading Black organization for immigrant rights.A daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Tometi has first-hand experience when it comes to challenges that her tight-knit Black immigrant community faced while growing up in Arizona.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDaredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda took a stand on Sunday during #SaveDaredevilCon as he claimed that former head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb said anti-Asian comments during the production of the series.Shinkoda plays, Nobu Yoshioka who is part of the Hand in the series. During a panel with fellow actors Geoffrey Cantor and Tommy Walker, Shinkoda talked about how there was a story about Nobu in the works that dove deeper into his relationship with Madame Gao (Wai Ching Ho) but it as scrapped”.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe second round of winners for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were unveiled Sunday night as the ceremony handed out trophies honoring Children’s, Lifestyle, and Animation programming. The ceremony also paid tribute to Regin Philbin, who passed away this weekend, by sharing his acceptance speech for the Lifetime Achievement Award he received at the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008.Hosted by Loni Love, the virtual ceremony follows last week’s event which honored the best in Digital Dramas with Amazon’s The Bay, After Forever and Studio City walking away as big winners.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOscar and Emmy nominated actor Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Deadwood) is set to reprise his role as the voice of the titular murderous doll in the forthcoming Syfy and USA Network series Chucky.Dourif originated the voice of the character in the original 1988 Child’s Play movie and its six sequels, which are all part of the Chucky-verse. Don Mancini (Hannibal, Channel Zero), who penned the entire franchise, serves as the showrunner and creator of Chucky. David Kirschner (Hocus Pocus, Frailty), who produce the films in the franchise, will also serve as producer of the series.