Katy Perry Edits Harrison Butker’s Controversial Commencement Speech: ‘Fixed This for My Girls, My Graduates and My Gays’

J.K. Rowling is embroiled in a fresh row with another Harry Potter actor over transgender rights.

DanceOne is partnering with Julianne and Derek Hough to create a global ballroom dance convention and competition tour. 

Tony Hale and Sheryl Lee Ralph have been tapped to announce the nominees for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The live ceremony is slated for Wednesday, July 17, at 8:30 a.m. PDT/11:30 a.m. EDT. It will stream live from Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre on Emmys.com/nominations.

Didn’t get to see Harmony Korine‘s “Aggro Dr1ft” in theaters (or you did but didn’t get the hype)? Not to worry: Variety reports that the iconoclastic director has his next two projects lined up at this multimedia design collective EDGLRD, including a resurrected old project. So if “Aggro Dr1ft” didn’t resonate, here’s a second and third chance to figure out what EDGLRD is all about.

Carlos Aguilar Lucy Kerr’s unnerving debut, “Family Portrait,” opens with a sequence where a character is intent on materializing the title in literal fashion. Katy (Deragh Campbell), a 20-something, tries to wrangle adults and children to take a group photo together on a calid afternoon among the greenery in the family’s vast estate. As her relatives walk towards the chosen spot, the camera moves horizontally while bodies come in and out of the frame.

Naman Ramachandran “Second Chance,” the directorial debut of Indian filmmaker Subhadra Mahajan, has been picked up for international sales by Thailand-based Diversion ahead of its world premiere at the 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film is set to debut on July 2 in the festival’s Proxima Competition section. The film tells the story of Nia, a young woman from the city who returns to her family home in the western Himalayas after a decade-long absence.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Emmy winners Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tony Hale have signed on to announce this year’s Emmy nominations, live on July 17, at 8:30 a.m. PT from Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. The nominations reveal will stream live on the Emmys website, via Emmys.com/nominations.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A collection of concert films featuring K-Pop icons BTS and Seventeen will start to become available worldwide on Asian-themed streaming platform Rakuten Viki from next week. An agreement between agency firm Hybe Corp. and Rakuten Viki provides a slate of nine concert films, variety shows, documentaries from July 5, kicking off with “BTS Speak Yourself in Seoul Final.” While the content deals are not exclusive, the deal is the first time that Rakuten Viki is partnering with Hybe to bring its K-Pop content to the platform.

Bianca Censori and North West got in some bonding time while in Tokyo this week!

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Dominique Boutonnat, the president of the National Film Board, France’s most powerful film institution, has received a three-year prison sentence, including two suspended, over sexual assault charges. Boutonnat has stepped down from the CNC in the wake of the verdict on June 28 and is being replaced by Olivier Henrard, Variety has confirmed.

Mark Sutherland It’s the most wonderful time of the year for U.K. festival-goers: Glastonbury Festival returns this weekend. Most of the 200,000-strong crowd – including a large chunk of the U.K.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Renowned British filmmaker Mike Leigh believes that if the subjects of his 2018 historical drama “Peterloo” were alive to see the upcoming U.K. general elections they would be “not only horrified but mystified” about “people procrastinating about whether to vote and seeing justification in not voting, which is what’s happening right now.” While in conversation about his career with Chief Executive of Film London Adrian Wooton at the Mediterrane Film Festival, the director emphasized that his retelling of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 is a film “about democracy” and felt it was vital to highlight the importance of voting ahead of the elections.

Just a few months ago, as the clean-up crew broke down the set for the 2024 Academy Awards we pondered about the future. How could you not? History was right around the corner.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host, Mike DeAngelo, returns to the multiverse of “Dark Matter.” The first season finale is now available to stream on Apple TV+. The series is based on the Blake Crouch book of the same name and follows a college professor who is abducted into an alternate universe and has to fight his way back to his old life and real family.

Rangers are reportedly facing late pressure to sign Yusuf Kabadayi after Besiktas had an offer accepted for the Bayern Munich winger.

Reality TV star Gemma Collins has expressed her desire to be reincarnated as a Victoria's Secret model. The former TOWIE star, 43, firmly believes in the concept of reincarnation.

Be warned - Brit tourists using mobility scooters in Benidorm could face their vehicle being seized - and could even end up with a hefty fine of £425 (€500) as local authorities start to clamp down on their usage. The Spanish resort is a favourite hotspot for Brits, attracting over 800,000 visitors last year.

A Scottish council has opened an emergency polling booth to ensure people who have not received postal votes can still have their say in next week’s General Election.

A man confessed to feeling guilty after he refused to give up his plane seat for a pregnant woman, but online strangers are backing him after he shared his story.

obtained by People show.“At the time of Michael Jackson’s death, Michael Jackson’s most significant assets were subject to more than $500 million of debt and creditors’ claims, with some of the debt accruing interest at extremely high interest rates, and some debt in default,” the filing said.Before his death, Jackson had been in the middle of preparing for his “This Is It” residency, which added some strain on his finances.He died on June 25, 2009 — close to the tour’s inception — which left his estate financially liable for $40 million to the tour promoter, AEG.The petition requests that money from the “Smooth Criminal” hitmaker’s estate be used for reimbursement stemming from 2018.The reimbursement includes “legal, negotiating and various other operating expenses,” per the filing.Jackson had “more than half a dozen lawsuits pending worldwide” at the time of his death, the petition reads.“The Executors were able to renegotiate and restructure financing arrangements that existed at the time of Michael’s death, at substantially reduced interest rates, enabling the Estate to avoid the loss of any assets to the lenders and ultimately to satisfy the encumbrances that existed at the time of Michael’s death,” court documents read.From July to December 2018, several firms are seeking over $3.5 million in legal fees for services rendered during that time.“Although the Executors have eliminated the Estate’s debt, have resolved virtually all of the creditors’ claims and litigation, and have successfully solidified the MJJ business as a significant entity in the music industry, there remain challenging business, tax and legal issues that the Executors and their counsel continue to deal with,” the filing reads.“The Executors have

following a horse-related incident last weekend.The Princess Royal, 73, was concussed and experienced subsequent memory loss after she was struck by a horse on the grounds of her Gatcombe Park estate.The royal — who is King Charles’ only sister — arrived home Friday morning where she’s expected to remain at home for a further period of rest.Following the princess’ return home, her husband Sir Tim Laurence said, “I would like to extend my warmest thanks to all the team at Southmead Hospital for their care, expertise and kindness during my wife’s short stay.”On Wednesday, Laurence was asked about his wife’s health as he left the hospital.“She’s fine. Slow but sure,” he told reporters outside the hospital in a video shared on X.The Princess is expected to return to public-facing engagements once her medical team gives the go-ahead.Anne — the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s only daughter — has canceled all of her official duties slated for this week, including a state visit, and a trip to Canada.“On doctors’ advice, Her Royal Highness’s engagements for the week ahead will be postponed.

wasn’t invited to the Trooping the Colour ceremony earlier this month — has realized that he’s “a proper outsider.”“He’s heartbroken and confused by the way they’ve cut him off and seemingly haven’t given it another thought,” a royal insider told Closer magazine.“Harry was very upset and emotional when he saw the footage of Kate [Middleton] at Trooping the Colour.”The source added that Harry — who is set to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYs — has been “so worried” about the Princess of Wales since learning of her cancer diagnosis.“Whilst he has managed to connect with her on a few occasions it’s not nearly as often as he’d like,” the insider added.“He would have dearly loved to have been there, if only to congratulate and support Kate in person on what must have been an incredibly difficult day for her.”The Sussexes were not invited to this year’s annual celebration of the British monarch’s birthday — making it the second year in a row.“The fact he’s got to watch on TV or via the internet from 6,000 miles away just made him so sad.

Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock. The “Butterfly” singer — whose real name was Seth Binzer — died at his LA residence on Monday at age 49.“I’m sending all my love to my brother Seth @therealcrazytown and his family. Shifty as I knew him when we first met during a graffiti battle in an LA yard,” Arquette captioned a montage of photos and videos via Instagram on Thursday.“He was such an incredible man with a huge heart.

response videos, is from a concert performance of the couple’s first show together. During the show, McPhee, 40, can be seen talking into the microphone, recounting to the crowd about how she first met Foster, 74, when she appeared on Season 5 of “American Idol” in 2006. Taylor Hicks ultimately won her season, which also included Chris Daughtry and the late Mandisa.

Tristan Thompson is celebrating Khloe Kardashian‘s milestone birthday.

Princess Anne has been released from the hospital.

Days of Our Lives is continuing to shake up its cast!

Lewis Hamilton is one of the top two drivers in Formula 1 history!

Tupac Shakur’s murder, has been denied release over legitimacy concerns surrounding his bail money.On June 20, Davis notified the Clark County District Court in Nevada that he’d be able to post his $750,000 bail, and had to verify where the funds came from five days later. However, he was denied release due to concerns over the legitimacy of the funds provided by music manager Cash “Wack 100” Jones, KTNV have reported.Jones – who manages the likes of The Game and Blueface – appeared in court via video link, and said that the down payment for $112,500 was a “gift”.

Kevin Costner has hit back at critics who have complained about the representation of Native Americans in his new film Horizon: An American Saga.The movie is the first of four planned chapters, which tells a number of stories over the course of 12 years in the American West. But some critics have noted that the beginning of the film appears to perpetuate certain stereotypes about Indigenous people, initially representing them as brutal “savages” who attack the white townsfolk.However, as the film progresses, it delves deeper into the lives of the Native characters and the struggles imposed upon them by the white settlers.In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Costner, who stars in, directs and co-writes the western epic, expressed his frustration with the critics who have been too impatient to see how the story unfolds.“I’m just so tired of everybody trying to be so delicate about things,” he said.

Jamie Foxx‘s daughter Corinne has provided an update on her father’s wellbeing following his health scare last year.In April 2023, the Oscar-winning actor was hospitalised after suffering an unspecified health emergency when he was filming his new Netflix movie Back In Action. Details about the nature of his medical complication still remain unknown.“He’s doing so great, he’s doing amazing,” Corinne told Entertainment Tonight.

Bombay Bicycle Club are rumoured to bring out a special guest for their Glastonbury set today (June 28) – and there’s good chance it might be someone from Blur.The band are due to take on the Other Stage today, and there’s been speculation they might have some surprises up their sleeves.NME heard the rumour in the media area that the band would be joined by someone from an act that has headlined multiple times.Fuel was further added to the flames when Radio X‘s Sunta Templeton asked the band whether any guests would make a special appearance for their performance. Guitarist Jamie McColl reportedly replied: “There is, but we can’t say who I’m afraid!”, further confirming the guest would be someone from their most recent album ‘My Big Day‘.The only collaborator from the album who has headlined Glasto multiple times would be frontman Damon Albarn, who last performed at the festival with Blur in 2009.

Ricky Gervais has announced his new world tour and Netflix special: Mortality.Official performance dates are set to be announced at a later stage, with the tour due to kick off later this year and run until the end of 2025.As per the press release, the tour will see Gervais revisit all of his favourite arenas around the world, and it will also be filmed for Netflix.On the theme of the new show, Gervais said: “We’re all gonna die. May as well have a laugh about it.

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has branded their song ‘Medicine’ as “shit”.The third single of their 2019 record ‘amo‘ was heavily played during their tour that year, but has since trickled out of the Sheffield band’s setlists. After being played just 17 times between 2020 and 2022, the song has not been performed since.Now, Sykes has shed light onto the reason why at the band’s recent show in Germany.

Camila Cabello has commented on the recent wave of “frustrating” slander towards Drake.The former Fifth Harmony member spoke about allegations made against the Canadian rapper, who has been engaged in a public feud with Kendrick Lamar.The pair have recently exchanged blows in a series of disses, with Lamar claiming Drake is a “certified paedophile” and Drake taking shots at Lamar’s partner: “You the black messiah wifing up a mixed queen”.Now, Cabello has commented on the feud, having recently teamed up with Drake on her new album ‘C,XOXO’ where he features on two songs.She told The Times that Drake is “such a delight”, adding: “It’s so frustrating to see people talk about someone you know in a way that is negative.“You’re like, ‘Dang, if only you guys could just have dinner or something.’”The singer also opened up about how she snagged Drake as a collaborator, recalling that she slid into his DMs without expecting him to reply. “It’s like a weird teenage thing where I feel that nobody cares about me or likes me,” she continued.

Glastonbury 2024 set, The Zutons have shared a new single, ‘Pauline’. Check it out below.The Liverpool band released their first album in 16 years, ‘The Big Decider’, on April 26, and ‘Pauline’ is the third single to come from the record.It’s a soulful-sounding track with plenty of groove and a real celebratory feel complete with saxophone, proving that the four-piece haven’t lost their spark over the last decade and a half.“Pauline is a song about all the women who have ever helped me in my life and the times you bump into them after years of not seeing them,” said frontman Dave McCabe. “You see how each other have grown but they still very much have the same spark about them.