Michael Jackson 'wanted to marry Princess Diana' and thought Charles was 'jealous' of him

Meghan Markle is reportedly in the midst of putting the 'final touches' on a new project following the bombshell announcement she wouldn't be attending King Charles's coronation next month.

star Christine Brown is engaged to her boyfriend of four months, David Woolley, ET can confirm. The 50-year-old mother of three announced the news with magazine on Thursday, flashing her new engagement ring in sweet photos.The outlet reveals that David popped the question to Christine earlier this month in Utah.«David treats me like a queen and tells me I'm beautiful everyday,» Christine tells.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Academy of Country Music Awards nominations for 2023 are led by two of the newer artists in the genre who have crossed the threshold into becoming stars, Hardy, who has seven nods, and Lainey Wilson, who has six. Following close behind with five nominations each were Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Kane Brown and Cole Swindell. Lambert is the most veteran of this crop, having won a record number of ACM Awards over the past two decades. Of the nominations they picked up, Hardy and Wilson share a nod in three categories, as the duet they recorded, the domestic violence-themed “Wait in the Truck,” is in the running for song of the year, visual media of the year and event of the year.

new guidance on AI-generated work following its recent decision to cancel a copyright registration for a comic book because of a failure to disclose and disclaim AI-generated images incorporated in it.  This highlights a host of new issues that must be carefully managed as AI tools are adopted among those who rely on copyright, from individual creators to Fortune 500 companies.  This article provides some key takeaways and steps one can take to investigate and mitigate risk from generative AI. 

K.J. Yossman U.K. media regulator Ofcom is considering launching an investigation into “Naked Education,” a Channel 4 show in which teenagers are confronted with naked adults in a classroom in the name of body positivity. The show, which is produced by U.K. production company Betty, first aired on April 4. Ofcom revealed yesterday it had received 930 complaints about the show, by far the highest number of complaints for any U.K. broadcast in the past week. The nature of the complaints were not disclosed but Ofcom has told Variety it is weighing up an investigation into the broadcast. “We are assessing the complaints against our broadcasting rules, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate,” said a spokesperson.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Bold Film’s longtime CEO Gary Michael Walters has stepped down to form Walters Media Group. Walters has been with Bold Film since its founding in 2004 and served as producer and executive producer all of the company’s film and television projects, including Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons; Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler,” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed; and “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Oscar Isaac. Other notable projects that Walter worked on at Bold Films include the action thriller “No Escape,” featuring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, and the apocalyptic thriller “Legion,” with Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid. More recently, Walters was Emmy-nominated for HBO’s “Oslo” and produced Netflix’s “The Guilty” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Michelle Yeoh, who made history by winning the best actress Oscar for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” last month, made an emotional return trip to her native Malaysia last week. She visited her mother in time for the traditional Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, and stopped by the grave of her father who died in 2014. In an Instagram post on Wednesday she said, “Brought Mr. O home. Without my parents’ love and trust and support, I wouldn’t be here today.”A post shared by Michelle Yeoh 楊紫瓊 (@michelleyeoh_official) Her trip home represented a promise that Yeoh made during her Oscars acceptance speech.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Millennials are the largest untapped market that video game companies should be focusing on, per a new study from Fandom, which finds that the generation spends more time gaming than both Gen Z and teens. According to fan-community platform and entertainment company Fandom’s annual Inside Gaming report, which was released Thursday, “despite teens and Gen Z spending more time gaming than they did last year, older generations of players are spending more hours per week gaming.” Compiled based on proprietary user data from Fandom.com and a global study that examines how gamer motivations and behaviors vary by generation, the report found that 52% of Millennials surveyed rank playing video games as their top interest and 40% of Fandom’s Millennial audience spends over 22 hours per week gaming, compared to only 29% of tweens.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Just in time for Earth Day, DirecTV has sealed a deal to add the environmental lifestyle channel EarthxTV to its lineup. EarthxTV will be added to the mix for DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse customers starting Saturday, April 15. This marks the widest distribution deal to date for EarthxTV. “EarthxTV is a great addition to bring to our DirecTV entertainment lineup in this week leading up to Earth Day, and we look forward to offering the service for years to come,” said DirecTV chief content officer Rob Thun in a statement. “We’re proud to engage with organizations that help benefit our environment and offer support to their grassroots efforts in the communities where our employees live and work.”

A thug stabbed his former school friend in the heart in a failed murder bid.

Blood tests could one day be used to determine the likelihood of cancer spreading and growing in a patient's body, allowing for adapted and tailored treatment.

Lady Amelia Spencer has married Greg Mallett, three years after the pair got engaged. Amelia, who is the niece of the late Princess Diana, has been with her now-husband for 14 years. It’s thought the pair were surrounded by their nearest and dearest for their special day, including Amelia’s father Charles Spencer – Diana’s younger brother – and her twin sister, Eliza.

“more inclusive” coronation on May 6.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are “worried that it will be too much for” the 9-year-old, according to royal commentator Tom Quinn.The “Gilded Youth: A History of Growing Up in the Royal Family” author gave his hot take to the UK’s Express on Sunday, alleging that “there is a bit of an argument going on about whether George should play a more formal role” in the official crowning of King Charles, 74.Quinn claimed that William, 40, and Middleton, 41, are anxious over George’s role, hoping that it won’t paint a negative picture of the child in the eyes of the public.The writer also noted that the pair are uneasy about George’s role because they feel like their son could still be too young to take on a more royal duties.“It’s almost an echo of the way William and [Prince] Harry were sometimes made to attend formal occasions that they shouldn’t have been made to attend,” Quinn said, referencing how William and his younger brother, 38, undertook many royal engagements in their younger years.One of the most famous events that a teen William and an adolescent Harry were forced to endure was the 1997 funeral for their mother Princess Diana.The brothers were seen walking behind her coffin alongside the rest of the royal family.“A lot of people criticized that and said that it was a horrible thing to make two boys that young, and especially Harry, do,” Quinn said.He continued: “So I think people are remembering this and thinking, ‘Well hang on a minute, if George is some sort of a pageboy, or has a similar role at the coronation, is that going back too far towards the traditional roles?'”“There is a debate going on quite fiercely at the moment about how to do that.

The Crown are reportedly prepared to be faced with "a row" over their plans to show a replica of the mangled car for the scenes of Princess Diana's death. On August 31 in 1997, Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed died as their car crashed at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. In pictures obtained by the Daily Mail, the black Mercedes replica shows the front wheel has buckled, with the bonnet crushed and the dashboard hanging out of the front windscreen.The car was believed to be transported in secret under tarpaulin to Paris for filming last year.

King Charles shared a touching message for people celebrating Mother’s Day without their mums following the death of his own, Queen Elizabeth, last year.The day is undoubtedly hard for those who have lost their mothers, with former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes sharing a heartfelt tribute to mark the occasion on Saturday.This is the first Mother's Day since the death of the Queen last year, and the official Royal Family Instagram page shared a touching tribute to her and the mother of Queen Consort Camilla, Rosalind Shand. Addressing their 12.9 million followers, the Royal Family shared a picture of a baby Charles on his mother’s lap alongside a similar picture that showed Camilla and Rosalind.

Oprah Winfrey said Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should "do what they feel is best for them and for their family" when asked by friend Gayle King whether the couple should attend King Charles III’s coronation.  "It’s been reported that Meghan and Harry have received an invitation to the coronation," King said during a "CBS Mornings" interview with Winfrey this week. "Do you think they should go? Do you think they should not go? Is it something you’d like to comment on? I'm listening."  "I think they should do what they feel is best for them and for their family," Winfrey replied.

Princess Diana‘s brother is going viral today over his sentiments towards Donald Trump.

Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer has blasted Donald Trump for claims he made about the late royal. The former US President has claimed his new book Letters to Trump will feature missives from Diana, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - among others.

Netflix hit The Crown is currently filming in St Andrews as the actors have been seen recreating Prince William's arrival to university alongside then-Prince Charles.

Prince William has admitted his mum Princess Diana would be feeling really "disappointed" with the state of homelessness in the UK.The Prince of Wales, 40, has said he feels “glad” his mother introduced him to the cause from a young age, as he reflected on his childhood while recording a podcast with two people with firsthand experience of the issue.The royal said he thought his late mum would be “disappointed” more progress had not been made in tackling the problem during the intervening years.The Royal features in a video appeal recorded for this year’s Red Nose Day in which he meets people receiving help from charities supported by Comic Relief. “My mother introduced me to the cause of homelessness from quite a young age, and I’m really glad she did," he explained in the film.

Filming for the sixth season of popular Netflix series The Crown is underway, as actor Ed McVey who will play Prince William has been snapped filming Scotland, alongside Dominic West, who is returning the role of the then Prince Charles. Dominic, 53, joined the cast of the Netflix series in the fifth season, while Ed, 22, will be making his debut as William in the show's upcoming series.

Prince Harry 'will return for King Charles' coronation alone' as his wife Meghan Markle won't be 'brave enough', according to Princess Diana's former Butler, Paul Burrell. It is not yet known whether The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the historic Coronation on 6 May, although their spokesperson has confirmed that they've been invited.

Sarah Ferguson, the aunt of Prince Harry, has spoken out about his relationship with wife Meghan Markle.The Duchess of York, who was formerly married to Prince Andrew, discussed Harry’s marriage to Suits actress Meghan as she reflected on her divorce from Andrew in 1996. She told the PA news agency: "I divorced, went to America, wrote a book, went on Oprah and did 12 years as the longest-running spokesperson of Weight Watchers.

Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson has revealed an amazing story that she and the late Princess Diana, who were close friends after they both embarked on relationships with members of the Royal Family, got arrested at the former's hen party. Fergie, who married Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, in July 1986, after an incredibly short engagement following the Royal's proposal in February of the same year, said they both got in trouble when they dressed up as police officers. The Duchess of York, 63, has recalled how she embarked on a hilarious night out with the then Princess of Wales, who had married then-Prince Charles in 1981.

ahead of her 1986 nuptials to Prince Andrew.“It was extraordinary, because we went to a nightclub, of course, you go to a nightclub with the Princess of Wales,” the Duchess of York, 63,recalled on Tuesday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”Ferguson said the pair decided to dress up as police officers for the festivities. But they quickly found themselves in the crosshairs for their get-ups.“We sat down, and the waiter came up to us and said, ‘Excuse me, this is a members club.

Princess Diana would be "very unhappy" with Prince Harry's attacks on his brother Prince William, says royal expert Ingrid Seward. Harry was rather critical of his elder brother in both his Netflix docu-series and his best-selling memoir Spare, in which he accused his brother of physically attacking him during a row about Meghan Markle.

Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson have gotten into some trouble! On Tuesday's episode of, Fergie dished on the time she and Diana got arrested ahead of her 1986 wedding to Prince Andrew for impersonating police officers. The Duchess of York revealed that she and Diana were out for her bachelorette (Hen Party) and decided it would be clever to dress up as policewomen for the occasion. However, their night of trouble started with them getting kicked out of a bar. «We went into this nightclub,» Ferguson tells Clarkson about their night out.

Princess Diana once made a heartbreaking confession to Paula Yates during a chance encounter, according to a friend of the TV star. The late Princess of Wales told Paula she was happy when the former Big Breakfast presenter appeared on tabloid front pages because it meant she "got the day off." The revelation came in the first instalment of a two-part Channel 4 documentary called Paula - in which friends and collaborators reflected on the TV stars rise to fame before her tragic death from a heroin overdose in 2000.

Kate Middleton did not curtsy to King Charles at the Commonwealth Day Service - leaving many royal watchers confused. The King, 74, and Queen Consort Camilla were shown chatting with the rest of the Royal Family before taking their seats at this year’s event at Westminster Abbey. They were seen exchanging small talk with Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41, as well as the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh - Edward and Sophie.

Prince William and Kate Middleton were all smiles as they visited Westminster Abbey, the location of their wedding, on Monday to attend their first Commonwealth Day service as the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Sarah Ferguson blasted “revolting cyberbullying” as she appeared on “SHERRI” on Monday.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Kate Middleton, led Royal arrivals as they attended the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. The service is the first with King Charles as monarch, and it saw him deliver a message marking the occasion from the Great Pulpit in Westminster Abbey, where he will be officially crowned King in just two months' time.

His late mother's drive to help those in need helped mould Prince William into the man he is today. Raising her children amid a life of luxury, Princess Diana was determined to teach them about the world outside their royal bubble - starting with the issue of homelessness. Working with a series of charities she took William and younger brother Harry to meet rough sleepers throughout the early 1990s.

Princess Lilibet's christening reportedly welcomed the late Princess Diana's sisters Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale earlier this month.This insight was provided by Marie Claire, while a spokesperson for Lilibet's royal parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced on International Women's Day: "I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3 by the Bishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor." Harry, 38, has maintained a close relationship with his mother's siblings following her tragic death 26 years ago, with Jane, 66, even performing an emotional reading from the Song of Solomon at his wedding to Meghan, 41, back in 2018. An insider told PEOPLE that 20-30 guests attended the intimate Californian ceremony, including Meghan's mum Doria Ragland, Lilibet's godfather (and major Hollywood player) Tyler Perry, and an unnamed godmother.

Meghan Markle allegedly "hated being a second-rate princess" before she made her royal exit with Prince Harry. The claim was made by a Kensington Palace staffer "who remembered Meghan well" in a new book written by Tom Quinn titled "Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family." It features exclusive testimony from palace staff with historical sources, as well as royal insiders. It aims to examine the traditional upbringing of the British royal family and how it has impacted them over the years.

Michael Jackson’s nephew has thanked Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.Taj Jackson criticised the comedian’s latest Netflix special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage after he made a joke where he compares Michael Jackson to disgraced singer R. Kelly.In September, Kelly was found guilty of six counts of child pornography and sexual abuse. He’s currently serving a 31-year prison sentence for his crimes.Michael Jackson faced many child sexual abuse allegations during his career.