Imelda Staunton Shares Thoughts On ‘Bridgerton’ Starring Her Daughter Bessie: ‘What They’ve Done Is Extraordinary’

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube earlier this year wound down most of its originals division, in a significant pullback on its investment in scripted and unscripted programming.But it’s not totally out of the game: YouTube is continuing to bulk up its slate of kids and family originals, as part of its previously announced $100 million fund earmarked for kids, family and educational content.YouTube announced the greenlight of four new projects: “Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island,” an animated series from Lilly Singh set to premiere in 2023; “The Big Tiny Food Face-Off” from B17 Entertainment; “Buster’s Big Halloween” from Moonbug Entertainment; and music series “Jam Van.”YouTube also announced the Season 2 renewal of popular preschool series “Tab Time,” starring Tabitha Brown, an actress, vegan foodie and mother — aka “America’s mom.” Tabitha (or “Ms. Tab” as the kids call her) taps into her skills as a cook, storyteller, mom and motivational leader, to teach children how to live their best life.

No nonsense and to the point, ITV newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky is known for her short dark brunette tresses. But the 49-year-old was utterly transformed as hit the red carpet on Thursday night at The Fragrance Foundation Awards at The Brewery in London. Natasha showed off a completely new look.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorErotic love story “99 Moons,” which will have its world premiere in Cannes’ ACID sidebar, has debuted its trailer (below). Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired the world sales rights to the film, which is directed by Jan Gassmann. The film centers on Bigna, a 28-year-old scientist, and 33-year-old Frank.

Naman Ramachandran Independent Entertainment will launch international sales at the Cannes Film Market on Jerrod Carmichael’s Sundance winner “On the Count of Three.” The film is the directorial debut of comedian, actor and filmmaker Carmichael and he also stars alongside Christopher Abbott (“Possessor”), Tiffany Haddish (“The Card Counter”), JB Smoove (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and Henry Winkler (“Barry”). It follows two best friends Val (Carmichael) and Kevin (Abbott), on the last day of their lives.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDNEG, the visual effects house behind “Dune” and “First Man” has opened the doors of its VFX and animation studio in Toronto.The studio is located in the King West district of the city with over 150 artists on board as it pushes forward in its expansion. In January, DNEG revealed plans to go public via a $1.7 billion SPAC deal.“I am thrilled with the progress DNEG has made over the past six months in establishing a strong presence in Ontario, with exciting career opportunities in visual effects work for film and episodic projects, feature animation, and technology,” said general manager, Gavin Graham.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorI’m happy to report that all is well between me and Machine Gun Kelly.In September, a video of the musician slapping my microphone at the MTV VMAs in New York City after I asked him about a scuffle he got into with MMA fighter Conor McGregor earlier on the carpet went viral.However, MGK and I laughed off the controversy when I interviewed him on Thursday at the premiere of “Good Mourning” at the London West Hollywood.“I won’t hit the microphone this time,” he said, laughing.With that out of the way, we talked about “Good Mourning.” MGK not only co-wrote and co-directed the stoner comedy with Mod Sun, but he also stars in the film. The movie follows a famous actor (Kelly) who emotionally spirals when he thinks his girlfriend (Becky G) has broken up with him over text. The story was inspired by a text his fiancé Megan Fox sent him before they were even dating.

Zack Sharf There’s nothing Hollywood loves more than wringing a franchise for all its worth in terms of sequels, prequels, reboots and spinoff. No Hollywood franchise is ever truly dead, although there may be a decades-long gap in between installments.

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterFred Ward, who starred in films including “Henry and June,” “Tremors,” “The Right Stuff” and “The Player,” died May 8, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 79.There was a certain retro quality to the actor’s persona that made Ward seem more akin to Humphrey Bogart or John Garfield (although not quite with those actors’ level of charisma) than to his contemporaries, and it did not seem at all affected.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOne of Kendrick Lamar’s great strengths as a rapper is his ability to acknowledge and criticize his own biases and prejudices and not place himself above the people he’s singling out. It’s a characteristic that appears frequently in his work, particularly on his deep and dense new album, “Mr.

Emily Longeretta SPOLER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched all five episodes of “Candy,” now streaming on Hulu.“Candy” viewers knew that star Melanie Lynskey’s real-life husband, Jason Ritter, was appearing in the new series — but they didn’t expect to see Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel’s husband pop up as one of the other cops working the case of Betty’s murder.As it turns out, it was Timberlake’s idea to join the true-crime show. While the duo often share scripts and notes with each other, this time was a bit different.“He loved the the episodes too, and said, ‘Who’s playing this guy?’ And I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know. Probably an Atlanta local.

Elon Musk said Friday that his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is «temporarily on hold» pending details on spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over the proposed acquisition.In a tweet, the Tesla billionaire linked to a Reuters story from May 2 citing a financial filing from Twitter that estimated false or spam accounts made up fewer than 5% of the company's «monetizable daily active users» in the first quarter.«Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,» Musk said, indicating he's skeptical that the number of inauthentic accounts is that low.A short time later on Friday morning, Musk tweeted that he remains committed to the purchase. Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of usershttps://t.co/Y2t0QMuuynIt wasn't clear whether the issue could scuttle the deal. Shares of both Twitter and Tesla swung sharply in opposite directions, with Twitter's stock tumbling 17% to $37.20 before trading opened in the U.S, and Tesla, which Musk had proposed using to help fund the Twitter deal, jumping 5%.

Brittney Griner said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.Griner's lawyer Alexander Boikov told The Associated Press he believed the relatively short extension of the detention indicated the case would come to trial soon.Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.The Biden administration says Griner, 31, is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S.

Heather Rae El Moussa, Christina Hall and their husbands, co-parenting is at the center of their message. After Heather and Christina were photographed in what appeared to be a heated exchange at a kids soccer game last weekend, the women and Tarek El Moussa have shared new group photos to social media, conveying a united front. The photos feature Heather, Tarek, Christina, and her husband, Josh Hall, posing with Tarek and Christina's daughter, Taylor, who is standing between the two couples. «Sometimes to shut down the noise we show the truth. Co-parenting and doing what’s right,» Heather captioned her post. «It’s been a rough week for all of us.

Bohemia Interactive has announced an Arma franchise stream that will be taking place next week. Revealed yesterday (May 12), “the future of Arma” event is set to take place on May 17 at 6PM UK time, or 7PM CEST / 12PM CDT. The stream will be airing on the Twitch Arma Platform channel.Little is known about the event, but Bohemia Interactive did release a slight tease an hour after the stream announcement, as another tweet read: “Proceeding to Waypoint Alpha.

My Chemical Romance‘s Mikey Way has said that the band’s comeback song ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ is his “favourite MCR song of all time”.The returning four-piece released their first new song since 2014’s ‘Fake Your Death’ yesterday (May 12).Posting on Instagram shortly after the single was released, MCR bassist Way shared some high praise for ‘The Foundations Of Decay’.“This is my favourite My Chemical Romance song of all time,” he wrote. “I hope you listen and enjoy.”A post shared by Mikey Way (@mikeyway)Guitarist Frank Iero also shared some thoughts on the new song, writing on Instagram: “Happy release day, boys! It’s been a while, but I couldn’t be happier to finally say those words or more proud of my brothers and what we have created together.

Janey Godley has shared her delight as her new novel Nothing Left Unsaid made it on to Amazon's best sellers list on publication day.

EXCLUSIVE: Two shows are being lined up to replace Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical which closes after a disappointing ,short-lived run in London’s West End.

TOWIE's Joey Turner slipped into a leopard print suit as he celebrated his birthday with pals. The reality TV star, who previously posed naked, shared another striking snap with his legion of followers on Instagram.

PETER Andre has categorically ruled out ever returning to the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! jungle.

GEMMA Collins looked almost unrecognisable in a new picture as she revealed a dramatically different hairstyle. The self-confessed diva and former Towie star, 41, posted a shot of her new look on Instagram today.

REBEKAH Vardy broke down for a THIRD time today forcing a break in the Wagatha Christie trial - and then returned to the dock to sob AGAIN. The Wag, 39,  slammed "hurtful trolls" as she went head-to-head with Coleen Rooney, 35, after she accused her of leaking stories to the press.

LOOSE Women's Linda Robson hit out at Rebekah Vardy for her unflattering comments about Peter Andre's manhood. The Birds of a Feather star, 64, was moved by Peter's candid Instagram video in which he finally spoke out about the historic words comparing his privates to a 'chipolata'.

LITTLE Mix’s Perrie Edwards broke down in tears during the band’s penultimate performance after admitting she’d been told not to perform by doctors. The singer, who has a throat infection, soldiered on and gave a stellar performance alongside her bandmates Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall at London’s O2 Arena.

HAIRY Bikers star Dave Myers has been seen in a video for the first since since undergoing chemotherapy. The TV chef, 63, revealed earlier this month that he was battling cancer saying he "may be a baldy biker for a while".

PETER Andre was mobbed by fans leaving the theatre last night after Rebekah Vardy's comments about his manhood resurfaced. The Mysterious Girl singer, 49, is currently playing Vince Fontaine in the West End production of Grease.

ABC’s long-running soap “General Hospital” has reached a new milestone: The cast and crew of the show celebrated filming episode 15,000 on Thursday. That particular episode of the show will air on Friday, June 17.Here’s the logline: “The town of Port Charles comes together when an unknown political force takes aim at beloved Mayor Laura Collins (Genie Francis),” per ABC.“General Hospital” first made its debut in 1963.

Bette Midler is taking heat for her own "Let them eat cake" moment. On Twitter the Hocus Pocus actress offered her own magical solution to the nationwide baby formula shortage, tweeting that everyone could just ‘try breastfeeding.’ Midler was quickly slammed by Twitter users, many from the left, who claimed to be "disappointed" in her "insensitively obtuse" post.  Midler posted her Twitter fumble on Thursday evening, in response to MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle’s tweet on how "baby formula shortage reveals an amazing secret oligopoly" of three companies owning "90%" of the baby formula market. Actress Bette Midler tweets about the baby formula shortage in the U.S.  The actress responded to the tweet, writing, "TRY BREASTFEEEDING! It’s free and available on demand," as if nobody had thought of that.

THE Jeremy Kyle Show used tough love to solve family feuds, catch out compulsive liars and defuse domestic dust-ups. But some of its more notorious guests proved to be beyond saving and ended up behind bars for serious crimes.

Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe has told Boris Johnson how she lived in the “shadow of his words” for “the best part of four-and-a-half years”.

A young Scots family have been left 'disgusted' after vandals 'no older than 11 years old' wrote sick messages on their car.

A Lanarkshire MP has given her backing to a breakthrough law which aims to empower community-run energy schemes.

Travelling with sporting equipment can be tricky - and expensive.

A Scots family feared their beloved puppy could have died after he swallowed a sock whole - for the THIRD time.

Katy Perry is enjoying a night on the town with her friends!

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