Demi Lovato: My gender identity is fluid

Gregg Goldstein Start your engines! Virgil Films has acquired North American rights to the Ewan McGregor-narrated documentary “Speed Is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle,” featuring Jay Leno, Clash bassist Paul Simonon and seven-time world championship racer John Surtees. Lighbulb Film Distribution will release the doc in the U.K. and Ireland. Virgil is repping sales in almost all other international territories at the Cannes Film Market. Writer/director David Lancaster’s feature tells the story of Vincent, a flawed genius who began designing speed record-breaking bikes in England nearly a century ago. It follows Philip Vincent-Day as he embarks on a search for answers about his grandfather’s life and work. Leno, Simonon, Surtees and other Vincent bike aficionados offer their expert perspectives.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor UPDATED: Tony Awards Productions has altered the upcoming awards ceremony to conform with requests made by the Writers Guild of America, the union announced Monday evening. As a result, the WGA no longer has plans to picket the show. On Friday, the Writers Guild of America denied a request for a strike waiver from the show’s producers, meaning the Tonys wouldn’t be televised on June 11. Earlier Monday, it was announced that producers of the Tonys would file an appeal of the WGA’s waiver denial. A source tells Variety, “Everyone is still trying to see if there is a workable solution.” Now, it seems that the group has been able to negotiate a potential path forward for the telecast. Ariana DeBose was set to return as host, but it is believed that she would’ve exited if the event was icketed.

Chanel Iman is going to be a girl mom times three! The 32-year-old model took to Instagram on Sunday to announce that her baby on the way is a girl.Iman shared the news alongside a video that featured her two daughters, Cassie, 3, and Cali, 4, whom she shares with her estranged husband, Sterling Shepard. In the video, Iman, clad in an-all white look with her bare bump on display, poses with her daughters, who wore pink floral dresses and flower crowns.Davon Godchaux, with whom Iman is expecting baby no. 3, is also in the video, happily smiling alongside the model in an all-white outfit.«The gender reveal is here!!! Surprise,» Iman captioned the video, with her football player boyfriend, who has a son from a previous relationship, proudly calling himself a "#GirlDad" in the comment section.A post shared by Chanel Iman (@chaneliman)Shepard filed for divorce from Iman in June 2021.

Nicole Richie and her daughter Harlow spent Mother’s Day with their mother and grandmother, Brenda Harvey Richie. Harlow rarely makes appearances on her mom’s Instagram, and shocked the world with her striking similarity to her mother. Sisters Nicole and Sofia Richie decided to drop their first fashion collaboration in quarantineCameron Diaz is ‘embracing’ turning 50- celebrated with Benji Madden, Nicole Richie, Adele, and moreSofia Richie’s romantic wedding on the French Riviera [Photos]Richie shared a photo of herself, her sister Sofia, her mother Brenda, and her daughter Harlow.

Demi Moore took to social media to share how she handles her grandma’s duties. The star and businesswoman showed fans her Mother’s Day celebration, which included hanging out with her newborn granddaughter while spending time by the pool.The baby belongs to the star’s daughter, Rumer Willis, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Bruce Willis. The black and white snap features baby Louetta, born on April 18 to the 34-year-old star and boyfriend, Derek Richard Thomas.

A wind farm in Clydesdale which will serve around 31,000 households has been officially opened.

The Leader of North Lanarkshire Council has held on to his job after a rival’s bid to oust him was defeated.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor UPDATED: Producers of the Tonys will file an appeal of the WGA’s waiver denial. The decision was made Monday during a meeting of the Tonys management committee. A source tells Variety, “Everyone is still trying to see if there is a workable solution.” On Friday, the Writers Guild of America denied a request for a strike waiver from the show’s producers, meaning the Tonys won’t be televised on June 11. Ariana DeBose was set to return as host but it is believed she’ll cancel if the strike is still on. The Tonys were scheduled to take place at the United Palace in New York’s Washington Heights. The ceremony was to start at 8 p.m. ET and air live on CBS, as well as the streaming service Paramount+.

Lanarkshire MSP Clare Adamson is encouraging constituents with qualifying social security benefits to check if they are eligible for a National Entitlement Card.

Rumer Willis commemorated her first Mother's Day on Sunday with a series of intimate portraits from her childbirth journey last month. The images show Willis' mom, Demi Moore, at her side throughout the process. Willis, the eldest daughter of Moore and Bruce Willis, welcomed the family's first grandchild, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis, on April 18. She shares the little bundle of joy with her boyfriend, musician Derek Thomas. Willis posted two separate carousels to Instagram on Sunday in celebration of the new arrival. The first featured a reflection on her experience becoming a mom with her own mother by her side.

Wim Wenders could be the Bob Dylan of European cinema: always around, always the same, always different. Sometimes he’ll arrive in Cannes with a documentary, like 2018’s Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, and sometimes he’ll come with a work of fiction, like his timeless 1984 Palme d’Or winner Paris, Texas. This year, he’s coming with one of each: Anselm, a 3D portrait of artist Anselm Kiefer, and Perfect Days, the story of a Tokyo toilet cleaner. Ironically, Wenders thought he’d have more time on his hands after the pandemic and moving on from his role at the European Film Academy. How wrong he was…

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large All three series are some of the most nerve-racking shows on television. Peak TV, meet Stress TV. Hold on, I’m not going to dust off the tired “what’s comedy versus drama” debate. I feel like we lost that battle long ago when hourlong comedic dramas (or dramatic comedies) like “Ally McBeal” and “Desperate Housewives” won comedy Emmys. Shows like “Beef” and Peacock’s “Mrs. Davis” have avoided the debate entirely by instead entering the limited Emmy race. And that’s perhaps for the best — Although “Beef” would seemingly land otherwise in the comedy race and “Mrs. Davis” in the drama race… I think “Mrs. Davis” may be the most lighthearted of any of the shows I’ve mentioned so far (and not nearly as stressful, despite the fact that it’s about A.I., the thing that will probably put me out of a job in a few years._

as a grandma in—what else?—a leopard-print bikini.The 60-year-old actor became a grandma last month, when her oldest daughter, Rumer Willis, 34, a daughter of her own, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis, with her husband, . is the daughter of Moore and ex-husband Moore celebrated the holiday by posting a the carousel of black-and-white pics to Instagram with the caption “Circle of life.

Demi Moore just became a grandmother last month, and it seems like she is loving her new role. Rumer Willis, the oldest of the three daughters Moore shares with Bruce Willis, just welcomed her first child, a baby girl she named Louetta. Yesterday, all three ladies celebrated Mother's Day together, and Moore shared a stunning photo of herself cradling her newborn granddaughter – her first grandchild – while wearing a leopard print bikini.

Demi Moore is taking things back to the beginning.

About 300 of Scotland’s lowest-paid NHS workers are still waiting for promised salary increases and back pay.

Fox unveiled its 2023/24 programming slate this morning and the writers strike was front and center.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Hong Kong Disneyland theme park managed a 22% increase in visitor numbers in its most recent financial year allowing it to modestly reduce its annual losses. The park, which is jointly owned by the Hong Kong government and Walt Disney, with the government holding a narrow majority, reports a financial year to the end of September – and does so more than seven months in arrears. It has been loss-making for the past eight financial years and has made profits in only three years since its opening in 2005. The 2021-2022 financial year was again complicated by the city’s strict anti-COVID restrictions. It was fully closed for three and a half months (longer than the previous financial year) and operated under other social distancing and pandemic measures. Additionally, inbound tourism was heavily curtailed, especially from mainland China. That meant that during the reporting period, the park and hotels were largely visited by locals only.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has unveiled the trailer for First Five, the docuseries spotlighting the inner workings of the government of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

A police officer smashed a window with stones in a dispute.

A determined Lanarkshire woman who lost her partner to suicide led a demo at the Scottish Parliament recently.

Laura Anderson has confirmed that Gary Lucy revealed the gender of their unborn baby on social media without checking in with her first - leaving her "upset".The reality star, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2018 and is expecting her first child with the Hollyoaks actor, admitted her feelings of hurt during an exclusive chat with OK! this week. Upon learning of her pregnancy late last year when she was just two weeks along, the 34-year-old Stirling-born star then decided to find out the gender at eight weeks via a blood test. But she and Gary, who were already hitting headlines due to their split, then added fuel to the fire as the latter appeared to reveal the gender of their little one on Instagram without Laura's consent.

Jimmie Allen, expectant mom Alexis Gale still made sure to find some light to shine on Mother's Day.Gale — who is pregnant with her and Allen's third child — took to her Instagram stories on Sunday to share a snapshot of her recent sonogram and reveal the sex of their forthcoming baby.Under the black-and-white ultrasound image, Gale wrote, «My baby boy» with a heart emoji. She added, «Happy Mother's Day.»Allen, who's dad to 8-year-old Aadyn from a previous relationship, proposed to Gale in July 2019.

Despite the turmoil of recent developments and headlines surrounding her estranged husband, Jimmie Allen, expectant mom Alexis Gale still made sure to find some light to shine on Mother’s Day.

Violet McGraw, whose iconic dancing in the surprise horror hit M3gan became a viral sensation, has signed to headline the cast for A Wonderful Way with Dragons, written, directed, and produced by Delfine Paolini.

Tourism in South Lanarkshire was promoted at a major national event, showcasing what the area has to offer.

If you want to try and understand the mysteries of the universe, then you could start in Gorton. Opposite the council estate on Gorton Lane there's a building that's believed to conceal a code - a code that King Charles III has spent much of his life studying. This code is connected to the world-view which made him the most unique of princes - his conversations with plants, his interest in Islam, and even his support for The Great Reset.

If there's one property that will have you scurrying to the nearest shop for a lottery ticket, this is it.

Meadow Walker‘s cameo in “Fast X” truly incorporates whateveryone knew and loved about Paul Walker by exuding humbleness, just one of the many redeeming qualities that exemplified her late father.

A Perth Red Cross hero who attended the King’s coronation at Westminster Abbey called it “the experience of a lifetime”.

J. Kim Murphy The book club can’t topple comic books, as Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” will easily hold off the opening of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” to retain the top spot at the box office. “The Next Chapter” earned $2.14 million on its opening day, projecting a debut of $7 million from 3,508 locations for the three-day frame. That’s on the lower end of estimates heading into the weekend. While there’s hope that the Focus Features release will be able to earn a boost in ticket sales on the Mother’s Day holiday, the sequel won’t be able to match its predecessor. Released by Paramount in 2018, the first “Book Club” debuted to $13.5 million before legging out to a $68 million gross in North America — a solid result for an older-skewing comedy, especially before the COVID pandemic impacted the theatrical landscape.

Eurovision 2023 entry Luke Black has spoken to NME about what went into his “cyber-punk, hyper-pop” song ‘Samo Mi Se Spava’ – and how he hopes it “sends a wake-up call” to viewers and his home nation.Black’s dramatic entry made it through the semi-finals earlier this week to be competing in the grand final in Liverpool tonight (Saturday May 13). With the song’s title translating to ‘I’m Just Sleepy’ and the chorus ‘I just wanna sleep forever, I like it better when I dream‘, the Grimes and Bring Me The Horizon-esque ‘Samo Mi Se Spava’ was born of the artist feeling uneasy with the state of the world.“I had an initial idea of a mantra before the pandemic saying, ‘I just want to sleep for a long time’,” Black told NME from backstage at Eurovision 2023.

Have you watched season two of Sweet Tooth yet on Netflix? If not, what are you waiting for?!

ruled in favor of two Iowans –Aiden Vasquez, a transgender man, and Mika Covington, a transgender woman, both Medicaid recipients — who sued after being denied coverage for gender-affirming surgery.In that ruling, Kelly had found that the state’s ban on Medicaid coverage violated a 2007 law amending the Iowa Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination against people based on gender identity.He also ruled that a subsequent law amending the Iowa Civil Rights Act to prohibit Medicaid dollars from being used to pay for gender-affirming treatments — approved on a party-line vote by Republicans and signed into effect by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2019 — was also unconstitutional.The state appealed Kelly’s decision, but shortly afterward, the state Department of Health and Human Services agreed to pay Vasquez and Covington’s surgical expenses. “Choices have consequences, and in this case, the appellant’s choices prompt us to dismiss its direct appeal as moot,” Iowa Supreme Court Justice Thomas Waterman wrote on behalf of the court, citing DHS’s actions. Waterman noted that while the state had asked for a ruling on whether the 2019 Medicaid coverage ban was unconstitutional, the court was declining to rule on the validity of that decision at this time, writing: “We save the constitutional issues for another day, presumably with a better-developed record.”Although the court dismissed the appeal based on DHS’s prior actions, Waterman wrote, on the court’s behalf, that the state had failed to provide evidence or statistics to justify their assertion prohibitions on coverage for gender-affirming care were a cost-saving measure.Waterman also noted that the U.S.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Trace Lysette is in a hotel room on 8th Street in New York City when she jumps on a Zoom video call with Variety to talk about her new movie, “Monica.” In just a couple of hours, she’s set to walk the red carpet at the indie drama’s premiere at the IFC Center. “I used to turn tricks a few blocks from there,” Lysette says. Like so many trans women, Lysette once turned to sex work as a means of survival. “I was a young person alone in New York doing God knows what to survive,” says Lysette, who was raised in Ohio. “Last night we had a screening at The [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community] Center here. That was so heavy for me because I got my gender identity therapy there 20 years ago.”

In May 2020, two months into the production shutdown caused by the global pandemic, NBC acquired Canadian medical drama Transplant, which landed on the network’s Covid-impacted fall schedule. In December of that year, NBC picked up Season 2 of the show.