HBO & HBO Max Cancel 6 TV Shows, Renew 14 More (& the Latest Cancellation Has Fans Upset)

LOVE Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has cancelled all her club appearances after winning the show. The actress, 27, - who is tipped to be the villa’s highest ever earner – was forced to ditch the gigs after being inundated with big money offers. Ekin – who won the show Davide Sanclimenti – was slammed on PRYZM Leeds' Facebook page after her ditching her appearance last minute.

LOVE Island fans have slammed the show for "editing out" the explosive fight between Coco Lodge and Summer Botwe in last night's reunion. The pair came face to face for filming last night alongside their co-stars and it wasn’t long until a row escalated between them following comments Coco had previously made about Josh. Summer, who is now dating Josh, was left furious after Coco claimed she could have slept with the hunk during her time on the show – and an expletive-filled barney ensued.

Avril Lavigne met up with a lot of fellow Canadians over the weekend.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMaximum Effort, the production and advertising company co-founded by Ryan Reynolds and George Dewey, inked a multiyear, first-look deal for unscripted content deal with subscription-TV streamer FuboTV.FuboTV will issue Maximum Effort $10 million worth of shares of common stock in the company, “as part of the overall consideration for Maximum Effort’s participation in the collaboration,” per a regulatory filing Monday.Under the pact, FuboTV has the right to obtain third-party financing to fund all original content, with both Fubo and Maximum Effort jointly owning all original content produced.As part of the deal for an exclusive first-look for unscripted TV series, Maximum Effort will launch Maximum Effort Network — a linear channel on FuboTV over which Maximum Effort Productions will have full creative control — and will also have a blind scripted deal with FuboTV. Prior to forming Maximum Effort in 2018, Reynolds and Dewey teamed on the “Deadpool” movies.

Paramount+ has set the lead cast for its upcoming drama series Sexy Beast, the prequel to the 2000 cult British gangster movie, which is set to premiere in 2023.

Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Productions has closed an exclusive multi-year first-look deal with FuboTV for unscripted content. As part of the deal, the prodco will launch Maximum Effort Network, a linear channel on FuboTV, and will also have a blind scripted deal with Fubo TV. The new Maximum Effort Network will join Fubo’s sports, news and entertainment lineup, with Maximum Effort Productions having creative control over the channel’s content.

A wave of nostalgia! The beloved surfer girl flick Blue Crush hit theaters on August 16, 2002, marking Kate Bosworth’s first major role.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have revealed they plan to move in together during their first live interview since leaving the villa. The loved-up couple were reunited on Sunday night (August 7) after going their separate ways following the recording of the ITV2 dating show's reunion.

Emily Longeretta And then there were three.In the new trailer for Season 17 of TLC’s “Sister Wives,” Christine Brown — the third woman to marry Kody Brown — announces that she’s leaving the family.“I feel like to Kody, Robyn’s more important,” she says during the trailer, referring to Kody’s fourth wife, Robyn Brown.Elsewhere in the two-minute trailer, Kody’s first wife, Meri Brown, breaks down in tears, noting that Christine was “more than a sister wife,” as she’s also a friend. The pair will likely remain close as Kody and his four wives share 18 children in total.“Sister Wives” has documented Kody’s polygamous relationship with Meri, Christine, Robyn and Janelle Brown since the show’s debut in 2010.

LOVE Island fans have insisted one of the finalist couples will split following a "miserable" appearance on Sunday night's reunion show. In last night's pre-filmed episode, all of this year's Love Island stars came together for the first time since leaving the villa.

REBEKAH Vardy has won her battle with planners to build luxury stables at her £3million Lincolnshire farmhouse - but they must NOT make money out of it. The WAG and her footballer husband Jamie, 35, have been given the go-ahead to transform an existing agricultural paddock in the grounds of their eight-bedroom home for equestrian use.

As Dusk Falls developer Interior/Night has talked about the recent release of its first game, and how the studio wants to continue creating narrative games that push “boundaries” in the industry.Interior/Night CEO and creative director Caroline Marchal spoke to The Loadout last week (August 5) about how the studio wants to continue making narrative-driven games, and bringing people into the medium in general.“We’re a narrative studio and we’re going to keep making narrative games that push the boundaries of the medium and really try to attract more people into games,” said Marchal. “We’re all storytellers in the studio, and we love what we’re making.”That said, the studio behind As Dusk Falls isn’t afraid to innovate and experiment on from its previous work, especially if the game being made warrants new ideas.

Strictly Come Dancing season is very nearly upon us, with this year’s line-up gradually being announced on social media as we speak. But right now we’re actually turning our attention to 2021’s winner Rose Ayling-Ellis, who is now blonder than ever after a trip to the hair salon. The 27 year old recently visited Soho’s Salon64 for a cut, colour and blow dry with founder Ricky Walters and colorist Bart Cacciapaglia, and left sporting an even lighter multidimensional, expensive-looking blonde shade.

Stephen Milne has been the “perfect ambassador” for Perth City Swim Club.

Enter Rachel and Ryan Carr, Sydney parents who were sure they’d missed their chance.

DJ Khaled has dropped new song "Staying Alive," a collaboration with Drake and Lil Baby, alongside a big budget video. Check that out above.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorSales agency Taskovski Films has acquired Susanna della Sala’s “Last Stop Before Chocolate Mountain,” produced by Marco Visalberghi, who won Venice’s Golden Lion for “Sacro Gra.” The film will have its world premiere Tuesday at the Locarno Film Festival as part of the Critics’ Week section.The feature documentary is set in a small Californian town called Bombay Beach, in the midst of a desert and next to a toxic lake. The town had become rundown and almost a ghost town until an influx of artists led to its rejuvenation.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAmazon Prime Video’s Italian original series “Prisma,” which launches on Aug. 10 from the Locarno Film Festival, sees the streamer revisit the theme of gender identity fluidity after “Transparent” while catering to a young adult audience and also connecting with Italy’s neorealist roots.The eight-episode show (watch exclusive clip) – which marks the first TV series to premiere at the prominent Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema – is centered around identical adolescent twins Marco and Andrea, who challenge gender norms in different ways, along with their group of friends who are also going through a similar journey.“Prisma” is set in the city of Latina, just south of Rome, and its surrounding area, which used to be a swamp until the land was drained under Fascist rule.

Lorraine Kelly has joked that there's more chance of her being a contestant on Love Island than being asked to do Strictly Come Dancing. That's despite the queen of breakfast TV being a bookies favourite to waltz across the dancefloor when the hit BBC show returns this autumn.

Jorja Smith, Laura Mvula, UB40, Dexys have been announced to perform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony tonight (August 8).West Midlands acts and other associated figures Beverley Knight, Goldie, Jacob Banks, Ash, Apache Indian, Mahalia, Musical Youth, Neelam Gill, Panjabi MC, Raza Hussain, Talulah-Eve, and The Selecter will appear at the event to round off the multi-sport event that’s been hosted this year by Birmingham.The acts in question have been selected to “celebrate the diverse musical heritage of the West Midlands, championing the genres and trends that run through this great Commonwealth city; from rave to reggae, street and grime to R&B, drum ‘n’ bass and rap”, according to a press release.Masterminded by creative directors Amber Rimell and Bronski from TAWBOX, the ceremony staged at the city’s Alexander Stadium will also feature a sequence from the theatre production Peaky Blinders: The Redemption Of Thomas Shelby. Laura Mvula will perform a freshly commissioned track for the show, which has been inspired by the Blinders‘ theme tune, ‘Red Right Hand’ by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.The Redemption Of Thomas Shelby is written and adapted for the stage by creator Steven Knight, and choreographed and directed by Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer.

Amid those rumours Spice Girls might be a good bet for Glastonbury 2023 (Melanie C has a 'good feeling' it may happen one day), the group have teased celebrations for the 25th anniversary of their Spiceworld album.

The Love Island reunion certainly had its fill of drama, what with that tense row between Summer Botwe and Coco Lodge — and it seems there was much more to the argument that viewers didn’t get to see. A TikTok user who attended the filming of the reunion show has claimed that Coco, 27, walked off set following the argument, which went on for much longer than was aired during the reunion on Sunday night.

Love Island couple Gemma Owen and Luca Bish were quizzed on reports of a recent row following recording of the show's much-anticipated reunion. The pair, who made it to the final of the ITV2 dating contest and finished runner-up, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday (August 8).

LOVE Island winner Davide was spotted cringing as he was forced to watched Ekin-Su snog Jay on the terrace. The now infamous clip of Ekin-Su crawling to meet the Scottish hunk in secret played out on last night’s reunion show – as Laura Whitmore quizzed the couple on their romance.

CHLOE Sims showed off toned and tanned legs in a black swimsuit after sensationally quitting Towie. The reality star, 40, stripped down to a figure-hugging one-piece while smouldering at the camera.

LOVE Island stars Gemma Owen and Luca Bish have enjoyed a glamorous date night following the Love Island Reunion. The couple - who were crowned runner's up on the ITV2 dating show this summer - could be seen cuddling up together at a restaurant. Love Island viewers have seen Gemma, 19, and Luca, 23, go from strength to strength since leaving the villa last week.

Love Island 2022 finished last week and saw Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu and Davide Sanclimenti named as winners. However, that wasn’t the end of the cast for this year as a special reunion episode of the ITV2 dating show aired on Sunday. Viewers were in for a treat as the group showed there was still plenty of drama outside of the villa, including the moment where Davide was shown Ekin-Su’s now famous kiss with Jay Younger.The moment where Ekin-Su crawled across the terrace to lock lips with Jay was one that kept viewers amused and host Laura Whitmore questioned whether Davide had seen the moment.

Love Island's Jacques O'Neill has taken a swipe at his former love interest Paige Thorne and her new flame Adam Collard, after Sunday night's reunion show was slammed for its "lack of questioning". The 23 year old rugby player - who sensationally quit the show - appeared on an Instagram Live with Love Island finalists Luca Bish, 23, and Dami Hope, 26, where he made his thoughts known.