‘Insecure’ to End With Season 5 on HBO

Julia Fox has claimed Kanye West encouraged her to share details about their romance.The Uncut Gems star, 32, confirmed her split from 44 year old Kanye earlier this week – after the Gold Digger rapper publicly pined for his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. After hitting back at claims she was photographed crying following their break-up, Julia has now taken to Instagram to set the record straight over more speculation. Julia made the revelations as she commented on a post shared by Hollywood Unlocked, reporting on her denying that she'd been crying over Kanye, 44.

Ferne McCann's boyfriend Lorri Haines has denied taking drugs after being filmed with "suspicious white powder" while partying with friends in Dubai. In a clip obtained by The Sun, Lorri can be seen topless while wearing a pair of white shorts as he holds up two packets of "white powder". A man behind the camera tells him: "No, no ket, no ket, put the ket down," to which Lorri responds by putting one of the packets onto a table.

Anthea Turner has detailed the freak accident she experienced during a hotel stay that nearly left her blind in one eye.The TV veteran, 61, whose Real Dirty Dancing pal Lee Ryan said James Argent was "obsessed" with her, took to her Instagram feed to post a series of front page news articles before detailing what happened to her. In the caption, she wrote: "Just posting these now because I want to keep you safe - You might have seen in the press 2 weeks ago a story I told of a near fatal accident I had with my left eye, but because there were no outside visible signs I did the classic thing which is, think it’ll all go away," with a side eyes emoji.

Jennifer Garner and Ryan Reynolds are stepping out to promote their new Netflix movie!

Mark Wahlberg is opening up about his latest role.

K.J. Yossman Bullying, harassment and discrimination remain rife in the U.K.

Christopher Vourlias Alexander Rodnyansky’s AR Content is developing a slate of new series as the two-time Oscar-nominated producer continues his push into high-end episodic content.Rodnyansky revealed details of two new projects to Variety during the Berlinale Series Market, just days after Fox Entertainment acquired U.S. rights to AR Content’s upcoming epic action show “Khan: The Series,” as Variety previously reported.“The Doghead” is a series loosely based on the book of the same name by best-selling author Alexey Ivanov, whose previous works adapted for the big screen include Cannes Un Certain Regard prize winner “Tsar.”The series follows Kirill, a homebody historian who prefers stability to change or adventure, but who travels to a remote village to look for his lost girlfriend. Her disappearance is just the first in a chain of mysterious events that started in the 17th century around an enigmatic fresco of an ancient spirit known as the Doghead.

A vile former football coach who plied a young player with booze before taking him back to his home and raping him has been locked up.

More than half of the UK’s film and TV industry workforce experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination in the past year, according to alarming statistics from The Film & TV Charity (TFTVC) that did find the “mental health crisis” to be plateauing.

Kate McGlynn has confirmed she has left Hollyoaks less than a year after joining.

John Swinney has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms set to batter the country.

Cristiano Ronaldo is now Manchester United's joint fifth all-time Premier League goalscorer.

Steve McDonald and Jacob Hay will come to blows in violent Coronation Street scenes as Steve sees red over his daughter’s relationship with the former drug dealer.

Pierce Brosnan has taken to Instagram to share a brand new snapshot of his wife Keely in honour of Valentine's Day.MORE: Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely's super secretive wedding was Bond-worthyThe 68-year-old star chose a striking image to share with fans on Instagram, showing Keely standing in front of a painting of Vincent Van Gogh – and holding a bunch of sunflowers.WATCH: Royals dazzle on the red carpet for James Bond premiere"A beautiful St. Valentine’s Day with my love @keelyshayebrosnan at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit," he wrote in the caption.READ: Who is Pierce Brosnan's wife Keely Shaye Smith?MORE: Pierce Brosnan shares rare tribute to wife Keely Shaye SmithFans were quickly enamoured with the photo – and the couple's sweet love story.

India.Arie has clarified her reasons for leaving Spotify, after she became one of many artists to boycott the service in recent weeks.When she first pulled her music from the service earlier this month, Arie cited their exclusive hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reason she left Spotify.“Neil Young opened a door that I must walkthrough,” she wrote on Instagram, explaining how was following on from Neil Young’s exit from Spotify due to Rogan spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19 on his podcast.“I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons other than his COVID interviews,” she said at the time.Now, in a new interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, Arie has discussed how Spotify’s royalties scheme and business practices also influenced her decision.Asked if Rogan was her enemy by Noah, Arie said: “My conversation has been about Spotify and its treatment of artists.“I have to say that asking for my music to be pulled from Spotify in protest doesn’t actually serve me,” she added, “but I did it in protest just because I felt like my dignity was being … I felt like I was being disrespected.”Discussing royalty payments artists get from Spotify, Arie explained: “What happens is, they say, ‘Well, this is just how it is; this is just what you get paid.

Snoop Dogg wants to turn legendary hip-hop record label Death Row Records, which he recently acquired, into “an NFT label”.The rapper revealed his plans to move further into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via a Clubhouse chatroom on Monday (February 14), which was later recorded and uploaded onto YouTube. During the session, Snoop said that Death Row “will be putting our artists through the metaverse and through a whole other chain of music”.He continued: “Just like how we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse so Death Row will be an NFT label”.Snoop was named the official owner of Death Row Records earlier this month.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has given out a series order to the drama based on the life of chef Julia Child.“Julia” is inspired by Child’s life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the now popular genre of cooking shows. Child will be played by Sarah Lancashire. The series also stars David Hyde Pierce, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz, Fiona Glascott, Bebe Neuwirth, Isabella Rossellini, and Jefferson Mays.“We are so happy to help bring the incomparable Julia Child back to the small screen, when we need her more than ever,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content for HBO Max.

Insecure will come to an end after its fifth season, HBO has confirmed.First airing in 2016, Insecure tells stories of the Black female experience from the perspective of two female protagonists, Issa Dee (played by Rae) and Molly Carter (Yvonne Orji) who have been best friends with each other since their college days at Stanford.Sharing a statement on Wednesday (January 13), Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO programming, announced the end of the show, adding that the team have “conceived a brilliant final season”.“Issa [Rae] has turned insecurity into an iconic form of comedy,” Gravitt said.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Animal Kingdom” has been renewed for Season 6 at TNT, which will also be the show’s last.News of the final season comes ahead of the Season 5 premiere of the crime drama, which is set to launch this summer on TNT. The series stars Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Leila George, Rigo Sanchez, and Jon Beavers.In “Animal Kingdom” season five, Pope (Hatosy), Craig (Robson), Deran (Weary) and J (Cole) are still dealing with the fallout from the events surrounding Smurf’s death, including family members out for revenge. With their kingdom without a leader, the Codys struggle to maintain their fragile alliance, and to see which of them will come out on top.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Queen Sugar” has been renewed for Season 6 at OWN.The news comes ahead of the Season 5 premiere, which is slated to debut on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

Insecure, the HBO comedy created by and starring Issa Rae, will conclude after its upcoming fifth season. The show debuted to acclaim in 2016, and aired its fourth season in 2020.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterYvonne Orji is developing a semi-autobiographical comedy series at Disney Plus that boasts David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey among its executive producers, Variety has learned.Titled “First Gen,” the half-hour show is based on Orji’s personal experiences growing up as a Nigerian immigrant in America. As a child, she’s caught between trying to honor her parents and culture while simultaneously trying to assimilate to American life.Orji will write and executive produce the project, which will mark her first scripted series writing credit.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNBC has ordered the single-camera comedies “Grand Crew” and “American Auto” and the drama “La Brea” for the 2021-2022 broadcast season.All three shows were originally ordered to pilot as part of the 2019-2020 pilot season, but production on nearly every pilot across the broadcast networks was suspended due to the pandemic. NBC had announced in June that it would stagger production on its remaining pilots throughout the remainder of 2020 as part of its COVID safety protocols.“Our driving force has always been to seek out talented storytellers who have a strong point of view,” said Lisa Katz, president of scripted content for NBCUniversal.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Haves and the Have Nots” is set to end after Season 8, which is currently airing on OWN.The series is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios and is created, written and executive produced by Tyler Perry. The series stars John Schneider, Tika Sumpter, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, Tyler Lepley, Gavin Houston, Aaron O’Connell, Brett Davis and Brock Yurich.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Gotham PD series at HBO Max has found its new showrunner in Joe Barton, Variety has learned.Barton takes over as executive producer and showrunner on the untitled series from Terrence Winter, whose exit was reported in November. Barton previously created and wrote the BBC Two/Netflix drama series “Giri/Haji.” He also previously wrote the feature film “The Ritual.” Most recently he co-wrote the upcoming feature film “Invasion” starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer, which will be distributed by Amazon Studios. He is also set to write and executive produce the Netflix drama series “Half Bad,” based on the books by Sally Green.He is repped by ICM, Grandview, and Independent Talent Group.