Met Opera Furloughs Nearly 20% of Staff in Cost-Cutting

the BAFTAs prepare to kick-off, a pre-Awards dinner brought out all the actors from across the pond, featured on shows like Bridgerton, Top Boy, and Ted Lasso among others. In LA, TIME magazine brought out stars like Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (rocking a bold new ‘do) and Kerry Washington to honor their annual list of Women of the Year, just in time for Women’s History Month.

Ben Affleck said yes to his music video return. Nearly two decades after starring in Jennifer Lopez's «Jenny From the Block» music video, her on-again boyfriend popped up in her newly released ballad music video for «Marry Me.» However, unlike the flashy visual from the early aughts, Affleck's appearance this time around is much more subtle. In fact, viewers never even see the Oscar winner's face. Instead, the video offers intimate glimpses of Affleck and Lopez together in bed, goofing around and cuddling.

Remember when Fox was its own studio and Searchlight Pictures was this premier boutique studio that produced some of the best films of the year, often receiving tons of awards on an annual basis. This is the studio that released films like “Slumdog Millionaire,” “12 Years a Slave,” and “Birdman.” But after the purchase of Fox by Disney, Searchlight isn’t quite what it used to be.

The Great British Bake Off celebrity edition is back for 2022, with 20 celebrities set to enter the tent later this month in an attempt to impress the judges with their baking skills. Kicking off on Tuesday March 22, each of the charity series’ episodes will see four celebs go head to head in hopes of winning the coveted ‘Star Baker’ title.The celebrity special, which is running in support of Stand Up To Cancer, will start next week, with presenters Emma Willis and Clara Amfo, actor Blake Harrison and Taskmaster star Alex Horne set to star in the first episode.

Kate Middleton seems to be on quite the roll with her hair looks. She’s truly finding her stride when it comes to sophisticated styles – and we’re delighted to see her straying away from the bouncy blow-dry and more into new sleeker territory. (Though, we will always love her iconic Wimbledon waves.) For her recent visit to the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London, the Duchess of Cambridge looked demure with seriously long and sleek lengths.

Showtime’s Sheryl Crow music documentary Sheryl will premiere on the channel Friday, May 6, with a new trailer now available.

EXCLUSIVE: La La Anthony (The Chi), who recurred in the first season of Starz’s drama series BMF, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2. Kelly Hu (The Scorpion King) also joins as a series regular and Christine Horn (Snowfall) will recur in the series from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Power franchise) and writer/executive producer and Detroit native Randy Huggins (Star).

Just in time for SXSW, Byron Allen’s Digital Freestyle Releasing has promoted Bill Vergos to Head of Digital Film Distribution. He had been VP Operations & Sales since 2015.

EXCLUSIVE: Jill Eikenberry is set to guest star in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law, a revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama, reprising her role as Ann Kelsey.  Eikenberry starred on all eight seasons of the original series as Kelsey, Associate/Partner in the firm. In the pilot, Eikenberry’s Kelsey is now a judge.

No Time to Die actor gorgeous, but she's genuinely a fan of the brand. On her must-list is the best-selling “because it's a multi-tasking cream since sometimes I don't have time for all the steps,” she says over Zoom from L.A. “It's lifting, hydrating, firming and has a boost of collagen, plus the texture is amazing.” She says she uses it mainly at night and pairs it with another Estée favorite, their Courtesy of brandCourtesy of brandSo what else does de Armas love as part of her minimalist skin-care and beauty routine? For Glamour's , she tells us the beauty ‘rules’ she swears by, what she always applies to her lips, and the essential part of her day she won't skip.Glamour: What is one beauty trend you are obsessed with right now?Ana de Armas: Attention to beauty.

Gemma Collins posted a video on Friday of herself proudly cartwheeling across a beach as she made the most of the sunshine.The 41 year old was seen at the beginning of the clip posted to Instagram with her back turned to the camera sporting a black swimsuit as she prepared to take off on her cartwheel. Her blonds hair was styled in a loose, wavy ponytail and she was also seen wearing sunglasses — which surprisingly managed to stay on as the TOWIE star performed the acrobatic act in front of surrounding beachgoers. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

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A man killed after being hit by a car in Falkirk has been hailed a "legend" with an "infectious laugh".

South Lanarkshire Council is reviewing taxi fares in the area and increases are proposed.

Tristan Thompson‘s paternity drama is back in the headlines. Maralee Nichols, the mother of Tristan’s third child, submitted court documents on March 4 that were obtained by Us Weekly and feature alleged Snapchat messages between the pair. The messages are reportedly from April 2021 and show the NBA star, 30, and Maralee, 31, discussing her pregnancy. Tristan allegedly told Maralee that he was engaged to Khloe Kardashian, 37, at the time of his cheating.

Deepti Vempati does NOT accept Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee’s apology.

Heidi Montag is doing whatever it takes to get pregnant again!

Dave’s Starlight has debuted straight at the top of the Official Singles Chart. It marks the acclaimed rapper’s second UK Number 1 single, following 2018’s Funky Friday featuring Fredo. 

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.

Javier Camarena was at his home in Zurich singing an aria from Bellini’s Il Pirata when the screen for the video feed split, and he was joined by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Montreal and general manager Peter Gelb in New York. “Just a second,” the tenor from Mexico said, raising an index finger.He had just finished the slow-moving first section.

The Metropolitan Opera is canceling the rest of its season and stopping the pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at the end of March due to the new coronavirus.The Met last week called off performances through March 31.Met general manager Peter Gelb said he is giving up his $1.45 million salary until normal operations resume and higher-paid members of his administrative staff are having their pay reduced — by 10% for everyone earning more than $125,000 and by 25%-50% at the top of the pay scale.

The Metropolitan Opera is canceling the rest of its season and stopping the pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at the end of March due to the new coronavirus. The Met last week canceled performances through March 31.

The Metropolitan Opera may be temporarily closed over concerns about spreading the coronavirus, but the New York City institution has found a creative way to continue entertaining its patrons.Beginning Monday (March 16), the Met Opera will stream titles from its "Live in HD" series through its website. The first offering will be a 2010 performance of Bizet’s Carmen.