Kimmel Mocks GOP Conference’s ‘Sesame Street’ Ban and ‘Miss Piggy’ Ted Cruz (Video)

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Changing his tune. After slamming Kim Kardashian’s parenting last week, Kanye West is now calling for reconciliation with his estranged wife.

The playbook for love! Matthew Stafford and wife Kelly Stafford’s romance started in college — and four kids later, they are still going strong.

Idris Elba ran into a bit of a problem with his pants at the 2022 BRIT Awards. Upon taking the stage, it became clear that the 49-year-old actor didn’t double check that his outfit was red carpet ready. 

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Rose Ayling-Ellis is continuing to win the hearts of the nation following her sensational win on Strictly Come Dancing in December.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis leaves Strictly cast member in tears over iconic Giovanni Pernice danceThe actress, who is currently on the live tour with Giovanni Pernice, is now teaming up with Comic Relief and TK Maxx to launch their incredible collection of T-shirts.WATCH: Strictly stars rally behind Rose Ayling-Ellis in heartwarming videoShowing her support, Rose rocked a lovely white tee which had the word, "Love," emblazoned across while slipping into another which features a tribute to Luke Christian, the founder of deaf Identity.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis makes honest remark about 'crazy' Strictly experienceREAD: Rose Ayling-Ellis holds 'deep affection' for Giovanni Pernice - expert discusses relationshipSpeaking about the collaboration, the actress exclusively told HELLO!: "It's been all-go recently, being part of Strictly Come Dancing and now being on the tour but I'm so glad I managed to take part in this year's TK Maxx campaign for Comic Relief."The T-shirts this year are just incredible, and include designs by Luke Christian from Deaf Identity. I'm so proud to wear Luke's designs and thrilled that they feature as part of the Red Nose Day collection."The collection has been pulled together by a collective of 11 awesome artists for Red Nose Day 2022, which takes place on 18 March.

Universal already had May 13 this year reserved for a Blumhouse movie, and it turns out that’s Firestarter. The movie will go day-and-date on Peacock too as the streamer needs to up its paid subscriber count. Firestarter is the only wide theatrical release on May 13, and follows the weekend after Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. 

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Jimmy Kimmel thinks he knows why his favorite film of the year, Spider-Man: No Way Home got snubbed of an Oscar nomination yesterday. And he’s not happy about it.

UTA has tapped Paul Yoo to the new role of senior vice president of Ventures, a division that invests in businesses at the intersection of media, entertainment, consumer products and technology.

Bebe Rexha is the latest celeb to take on the viral Céline Dion TikTok challenge.

Newly minted Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley headlines a new psychological horror from “Ex Machina” writer-director Alex Garland.

Jennifer Garner makes going back to school seem like the best time ever. The star was recently honored as Woman of the Year by Harvard's The Hasty Pudding theater club, and she couldn't be more delighted.MORE: Jennifer Garner celebrates special birthday with memorable before-and-after shotsShe made a visit to stunning Cambridge, Massachusetts to take part in the exciting celebrations, and even Jen herself admitted how unexpected the side of herself she revealed might have seemed. "I don’t know that my beloved Cambridge was prepared for the enthusiasm I unleashed on the day," wrote the actress in her Instagram post sharing a video montage of the special occasion.

A nightclub attendee was left shouting on the ground after an unlicensed bouncer pinned them down by the neck in a club doorway.

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A drunk caused late night chaos in a supermarket when he grabbed bottles from shelves and threw them around.

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMSNBC’s “Morning Joe” will soon become a mid-morning affair when the cable-news outlet expands it to four hours starting April 4.MSNBC plans to air the program from its usual starting point at 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. now, pre-empting a 9 o’clock hour that had previously been earmarked for more traditional news coverage.

Jessica Alba know that anxiety doesn’t care the amount of money you have in your bank account, how amazing your body looks, or how many awards you have on a shelf.At least once in their lifetime, humans experience anxiety due to an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. We can all agree that living in concern will not make things better or help us live a healthier and happier life; however, when our uneasiness is uncontrollable, seeking guidance from licensed mental health professionals is an option that we should consider.Living in different circumstances and reflecting on the past, Alba knows that not focusing on her mental health when she was younger was a mistake. “In entertainment, in particular, there’s no amount of success that ever gives you a real foundation or a real place in this industry,” Alba told CNBC.

Are we even surprised nowadays when a trailer for a new Stephen King adaptation arrives? Since the massive success of the two “It” films, studios have been snatching up the rights to various King novels over the past several years. But what makes this new one a little more intriguing is that the new “Firestarter,” produced by the horror studio, Blumhouse, is the second try at a beloved King classic.

Katy Perry is revealing the reason for her long engagement. While on Australia's radio show, the 37-year-old singer shared why she and Orlando Bloom have yet to tie the knot, nearly three years after getting engaged.«It's a destination location.

Total War: Rise Of Mordor has been removed from Mod DB following a DMCA takedown claim filed by Warner Bros..According to the developers, “Rise Of Mordor is a non-commercial, fan-made mod for Total War: Attila. Mod visuals are based on WETA designs for Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit films.

BRIT Awards 2022 attracted its lowest audience ever in overnight figures when it was broadcast on Tuesday (February 8).According to figures published by Broadcast, ITV pulled in 2.7 million viewers during the show, which spanned two-and-a-half-hours from 8pm.While this is the lowest in the show’s history, a drop from 2.9 million viewers for 2021’s event, this figure doesn’t count viewers around the world who streamed it digitally on YouTube or catch-up service ITV Hub.The show also went up against BBC drama This Is Going To Hurt starring Ben Whishaw,  which attracted a bigger audience of 3.2 million viewers in overnight ratings.This year’s BRIT Awards featured performances from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz, Dave, Liam Gallagher and Sam Fender – along with a surprise appearance from Bring Me The Horizon.Adele was the big winner on the night, taking three awards including the coveted Album Of The Year for her fourth LP ‘30’.

Sam Fender has said he intends to turn his recently-received BRIT Award into a beer pump at his local pub.The singer-songwriter won Best Alternative/Rock Act at the ceremony yesterday (Tuesday 8), which he has now said he will donate it to the Low Lights Tavern in North Shields, where he worked and was discovered.It will join his BRITs critics’ choice rising star trophy, which he won in 2019, which is also now serving as a pump. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after this year’s awards, Fender said: “I came here for the meat raffle, to be honest, and then I came away with a BRIT.

BRIT Awards, Måneskin gave us the lowdown on competing against ABBA, collaborating with Iggy Pop, partying with Ed Sheeran and what to expect from their next record. Watch our full video interview with the band above.The Italian Eurovision winners were in town for the London ceremony were they were nominated for Best International Group and International Song Of The Year.“It’s very exciting to be nominated,” frontman Damiano David told NME. “We didn’t expect it actually.

SNL has taken a swipe at Texas Senator Ted Cruz for his comments about Big Bird and the COVID-19 vaccine.Cruz had reacted to a tweet from the Sesame Street character’s account on November 6, in which Big Bird had received his COVID-19 vaccine when it had newly become available for children aged 5 to 11 in the US.“Government propaganda…for your five-year-old!” the senator had tweeted at the time, referring to the fact that Big Bird is six years old in the Muppets universe.In last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Aidy Bryant returned to play the senator in a new sketch poking fun at Cruz’s comments.“I’m Texas Senator and last-one-invited-to-Thanksgiving Ted Cruz,” Bryant said, introducing the character in a skit about fictional

Jonathan Majors made his Saturday Night Live debut!

“Saturday Night Live” took comedic aim at Ted Cruz’s recent anti-“Sesame Street” rant in this week’s cold open.

recent push to get kids vaccinated on its most recent episode.The Nov. 13 show’s cold open presented a program airing on the fictional network Newsmaxx Kids: a version of Sesame Street created by Senator Ted Cruz (as played by Aidy Bryant) called Cruz Street, which Cruz introduced by saying “it’s a gated community.” A host of familiar faces came through as Cruz taught kids the dangers of everything from Critical Race Theory to the COVID-19 vaccine.The real Ted Cruz took a drubbing last week when he criticized Big Bird for urging kids to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

took comedic aim at Ted Cruz's recent anti- rant in this week's cold open.Aidy Bryant reprised her celebrated impression on the Republican senator for special conservative reboot of called .The far-right take on the children's education series served as an impression showcase, with cast members playing bizarre versions of beloved characters as well as outspoken GOP members.Between Cecily Strong's Marjorie Taylor Greene brandishing an assault rifle around kids to Kyle Mooney playing a molting Big Bird espousing anti-vax rhetoric, fans were also treated to a bald Pete Davidson delivering a brooding impression of Joe Rogan.«I used to host , and now doctors fear me,» Davidson's Rogan said, handing over some «zinc, protein and ayahuasca» to Big

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAfter Ted Cruz called Big Bird “government propaganda” on Twitter because that fictional character’s account tweeted about the COVID-19 vaccine, “Saturday Night Live” saw an opportunity to create a fictional new kids’ show from the senator. Titled “Cruz Street” and hosted by Aidy Bryant as Cruz, that sketch opened the Nov.

Following a week in which Ted Cruz grabbed headlines for his Twitter attacks on Big Bird for spreading vaccine “propaganda,” Saturday Night Live used its cold open to skewer the Texas senator.