Jesse Metcalfe Exits Hallmark Channel’s ‘Chesapeake Shores’ Series

first reported on Twitter by journalist Judd Legum of the newsletter Popular Information, strikes back against Chapek’s comments — in both a company-wide memo sent to Disney employees and subsequent remarks at the company’s annual shareholder meeting — purporting to stand with the company’s LGBTQ employees and the LGBTQ community more broadly.In the memo, issued earlier this week, Chapek defended the company’s decision not to issue a statement on the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill — a piece of “parental rights” legislation that seeks to keep parents informed of any changes in the way schools deal with their children, particularly with respect to affirming a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation without the parents’ knowledge.The bill explicitly bans teacher- or school-led discussions of LGBTQ-related topics up to the third grade, and requires that any conversations in older grades be age-appropriate and “developmentally appropriate.” But critics say that, in practice, given the pressure on teachers and the lack of support from administrators seeking to appease overly-sensitive or litigious parents, schools — and individual teachers — will preemptively censor student speech or LGBTQ-related content, even at the middle and high school levels. Chapek’s memo was issued in response to demonstrations by LGBTQ groups outside of Disney theme parks in Florida and California, as well as simmering discontent among employees, which stemmed not only from what critics characterized as a tepid response to the bill, but from an Orlando Sentinel report that Disney donated to every politician who sponsored and co-sponsored the legislation.In the internal memo, Chapek said the company “unequivocally” stands in support of its LGBTQ

A coroner has delivered a damning condemnation of the mental health treatment of a psychotic man in the months before he threw his 11-month-old son into a river and to his death.

Emiliano Martinez has poked fun at Aston Villa teammate Matty Cash, calling him a 'poor man's Jack Grealish'.

Friday evening has arrived - which means it's time for another Manchester Evening News pub quiz!

A man was taken to hospital in a serious condition following an assault in north Manchester this afternoon.

As fans bemoan the loss of their beloved home renovation show Flip or Flop, new details have emerged about how the hosts, former couple Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack, were affected by working together on it after their split. While the pair continued to film the HGTV hit for five years after their divorce, it was reported the set became “too intimate” to continue after 10 seasons. “Tarek and Christina are generally cordial. They’re co-parenting and nothing gets in the way of that,” a source told People. “The show was just too intimate of a setting at this point and it was time to close that chapter.”

Katy Perry has won an appeals battle over her hit Dark Horse, and will no longer have to pay $2. 8m (£2. 1m) to a rapper who claimed she stole his song.

Disney+ but can be rented or purchased for streaming on a variety of platforms. Death on the Nile's synopsis reads: "Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.

Pour Les Femmes pyjamas to be exact, shop the brand here - holding a full glass of what we're assuming is Champagne, and sporting a high-tech-looking sheet mask. Her caption read 'Emmys prep. .

Rebel Wilson at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The awards ceremony will be aired on Sunday, March 13 on BBC One from 7pm to 9pm. Big time nominations for the ceremony include Best Film with Belfast, Don't Look Up, Dune, Licorice Pizza and The Power of the Dog.

Babyliss Thermo-ceramic Roller, designed to bring you red-carpet worthy hair direct from your sofa. Here's what happened when I tried them out for the first time. .

Rebel Wilson has promised she’s going to make the Baftas ‘cheeky and filthy’ when she steps up as host of this year’s awards.  The Pitch Perfect star, 42, will take on hosting duties at the awards on Sunday, following on from past hosts including Stephen Fry, Graham Norton and Dame Joanna Lumley.  She told PA that she is feeling the pressure of hosting the iconic event, explaining: ‘I’m very scared of doing it, because it’s very nerve-wracking and I get very nervous for live performances.

Gallery: 'Being a celebrity is. . . dumb!' Did you know these 10 celebrities HATE being famous? (BANG Showbiz)The 'Amazing Spider-Man' star recalled embarrassing himself in front of two of Hollywood's biggest names.

the SAG awards, celebrities including Tyler Perry, Michael Douglas and Shari Belafonte wore ribbons or pocket squares in yellow and blue, while actor Greta Lee wore a blue skirt and yellow polo neck. With the Baftas taking place in London this Sunday, this trend is likely to grow. At Balenciaga’s fashion show last week, each seat had a Ukrainian flag, and the show ended with a model wearing a full yellow outfit, followed by one wearing all blue.

READ MORE: Picture of flying piece of metal that killed dad at Switch Island released Jamie said: “I’m honoured to receive this British Diversity Award. A lot of people come from poor backgrounds but it doesn’t mean they have to be restricted and it certainly doesn’t mean their dreams and aspirations can’t be achieved.

Jennifer Lopez shared a rare picture with them and now the internet is very interested in the superstars siblings. Jennifer took to Instagram to celebrate the important women in her life and she posted a carousel of images posing with those women. The caption read, ‘ Happy #InternationalWomensDay!!! Each and every day I am inspired by so many talented, incredible and amazing women.

revelations in the Guardian of multiple allegations of verbal abuse, bullying and sexual misconduct against the film-maker Noel Clarke, who had received the outstanding contribution to British cinema prize. Bafta had known about the allegations beforehand yet continued with the presentation.

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Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Mila Kunis is reflecting on her heritage.

Choosing authenticity. While reflecting on her upcoming film, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jamie Lee Curtis praised having the space to look real on screen.

Interesting attire. Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand Skims has released a Sheer Mesh Catsuit with a crotch cutout — and it’s safe it say that fans have some serious questions. 

Cardi B is disgusted by a recent viral video.

Check out some of the hottest Latino players in MLB below.Simone Biles is ready to get married! Gymnast says ‘Yes to the Dress’Who is Brittney Griner? Meet the two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA all-starBill Murray’s son Luke is climbing the ranks of college basketball as assistant coach at UConn

Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are making their relationship a priority. A source tells ET that the pair is «still going strong,» nearly seven months after they were first romantically linked. «They both have hectic schedules and are understanding of that, but still make it work,» the source says.

Naomi Watts is a woman of many talents.

Find out what’s coming to TikTok next – Just Jared Jr Kate Middleton won’t forget about what Meghan Markle said – Celebitchy Find out if this Euphoria foundation actually works – Popsugar Get a first look at the new Charmed character – Just Jared Jr XG is coming! The 7-member hip-hop/R&B girl group is set to debut on March 18 with their first single, “Tippy Toes.” Very little has been revealed about the group just yet, but check out their Instagram in anticipation!

Rosalia is looking back at a texting mix-up she had with Harry Styles!

Cardi B has been forced to postpone what would have been her first starring movie role.Cardi was due to star in Paramount Pictures comedy Assisted Living, but a week before production was due to start, the rapper was forced to back out of the production according to Deadline.Cardi was due to play a “low-level criminal on the run when she’s wrongly accused of a crime”, who goes on to hide out in her grandmother’s retirement home, per the film’s official synopsis.However, the movie’s cast and crew were reportedly told last week that Assisted Living is being put on hold for the foreseeable future – although they are hoping to resume filming later this year, Deadline reports. The reason given for Cardi’s departure was her “overextended” work schedule. NME has reached out to representatives for Cardi for comment.Cardi made her film debut in 2019’s Hustlers alongside Jennifer Lopez. Most recently, she also played a supporting role in F9: The Fast Saga.Last week, Charli XCX recalled the time that Cardi B called her “Charli STD” on Twitter.Charli appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on March 4, having released her latest single ‘Baby’ earlier this month (March 1).At one point in the conversation, the singer looked back on her collaborative track with Cardi B and Bebe Rexha, ‘Girls’, which came out in 2018.“It was one of those scenarios where we never actually met when we made the song,” Charli told Fallon.

Sigrid has announced her second studio album ‘How To Let Go’ while sharing the official video for recent single ‘It Gets Dark’.The Norwegian pop star will release the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Sucker Punch’ on May 6 via Island. You can pre-order it here.‘How To Let Go’ features 12 tracks including the previously released songs ‘Burning Bridges’, ‘Mirror’ and ‘It Gets Dark’, the latter of which came out on Wednesday (March 9).

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has hired former MGM TV executive Charles Farmer to the newly created role of CEO.

EXCLUSIVE: Gillian Robespierre (Obvious Child, Landline) and Mathilde Dratwa (Milk and Gall) have been tapped to executive produce and pen the adaptation for Separation Anxiety, a limited series based on Laura Zigman’s bestselling novel, from independent studio wiip. Robespierre also will direct the pilot for the project starring Julianne Nicholson.

Courtney Howard The delicate facets of parenthood are on full display in this season’s awards contenders. Whether they’re capturing the struggles of training world-class winners, instilling compassion and hope during the Troubles or tackling the stresses surrounding motherhood either by protecting or rejecting it, the acclaimed actors portraying these disparate parents blend movie magic with memory and imagination.Back in the late 1980s as “The Fresh Prince,” Will Smith scored a hit with “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Yet, in a few decades’ time, he’s experiencing a royal ascension in director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard,” playing father Richard Williams, who does understand what it takes to raise tennis champions. Aunjanue Ellis proves the perfect partner for verbal volleys as Oracene “Brandy” Williams, mother of Venus and Serena Williams.

, the multigenerational family drama on Hallmark Channel, will be losing its male lead in the upcoming fifth season, ET has confirmed. Jesse Metcalfe is set to exit the one-hour series «early» in the new season, which was officially picked up last July.Metcalfe, who plays singer Trace Riley, made the decision to depart the series.“A new season of Hallmark Channel’s highly popular scripted series, is returning this summer.

Chapter closing! Jesse Metcalfe is leaving Chesapeake Shores after five seasons on the Hallmark Channel drama, Us Weekly can confirm.

Jesse Metcalfe has decided to exit the Hallmark Channel’s family drama Chesapeake Shores ahead of the season five debut.