‘Monster Hunter’ Pulled From China Cinemas Amid Backlash Over Scene Considered Racially Offensive

Concerns have been raised about how the UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme will function at a practical level as more than 150,000 people registered their interest ahead of its launch on Friday. Under the scheme, refugees will be matched with individuals, charities and other organisations who can provide accommodation for at least six months, without the need to have family ties in Britain.

They recently announced their comeback - without Kerry Katona - and Atomic Kitten gave fans a taste of what's to come. The girl band's Natasha Gay and Liz McClarnon rolled back the years for a live performance in Manchester for St Patrick's Day.

Pete Davidson will no longer be heading to space. On March 17, it was revealed that Pete’s March 23 trip to outer space had been postponed, and he is no longer able to make it on the new date, March 29. “Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29,” Blue Origin tweeted. “Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission. We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days.”

Zoe Ball has had to pull out of Comic Relief's big telethon hours before its due to air. The BBC Radio 2 presenter revealed the news on Friday morning as she was due to be part of that evening's night’s star-studded presenting line-up, alongside Sir Lenny Henry, David Tennant and Paddy McGuinness.

A new deal has launched which will allow TV lovers to stream the content they pay for at home for free while away or travelling abroad.

The BBC has been slapped with complaints from angry viewers after it aired a brand new documentary on Katie Price and her son Harvey. The film, titled, Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next, followed the teenager, who was born with septo-optic dysplasia, Prader-Willi syndrome, autism and a learning disability, as he enters this new phase of adulthood, documenting his transition to a more independent life with a move to college.

Manchester City will break new ground in the Champions League quarter-finals after being drawn against Atletico Madrid.

“American Idol” contestant Fritz Hager got a surprise after revealing he was inspired by former star of the show Phillip Phillips.

It might be the one product you’d never leave the house without applying, but concealer isn’t exactly the world’s most thrilling makeup item. However that great arbiter of modern taste – TikTok of course – has now deemed it worthy of its very own viral moment, so naturally we needed to know more.The product in question is NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Serum Concealer, priced at a very modest £11 here and available in 13 shades.The buzz began with a video from TikTok creator @_rakhstarbeauty, comparing it to MAC’s iconic Pro Longwear Concealer, which has since hit nearly 430k views and over 47k likes.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has left fans in awe after sharing a compilation of rare photos and videos of her twins with fiancé Andre Gray.The 30 year old, who is reportedly negotiating a seven-figure book deal to tell her story, took to her TikTok account on Thursday 17 March to post the sweet video for her 1million followers to see. It starts with the Little Mix star dressed in a blue shirt as she places a hand on one cheek while her band's Love Me Like You hit plays in the background.

The Apprentice star Stephanie Affleck has revealed the hilarious details of a ‘genius’ prank that fellow candidate Aaron Willis played on the rest of the house. Opening up about some of her most treasured memories on the show, Stephanie, who became the latest boardroom casualty after failing to impress in the interview round, said she loved forming friendships with her co-stars.

Moonchild Sanelly has announced that she will release her new album ‘Phases’ – the follow-up to 2020’s mini-album ‘Nüdes’ – this summer. Alongside the announcement comes new single ‘Strip Club’, which features Ghetts.“This song means so much to me”, she says of the single.

Arcade Fire are back! It’s been a while. Their last album, ‘Everything Now’, came out in 2017.

Prior to its deal with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group which was announced last week, the Nat King Cole estate sold a stack of the late musician’s recordings to Universal Music, it has now emerged.Cole had a career-long relationship with Capitol Records, which was acquired by Universal when it bought the EMI record company back in 2012. However, in the latter part of his career a by then famous Cole negotiated a deal with Capitol that allowed him to retain the rights in his later recordings, which he then licensed back to the label.According to Forbes, the estate sold those rights to Universal in a deal worth somewhere between $10 million and $20 million.

The ongoing song theft dispute in London’s high court over Ed Sheeran’s hit ‘Shape Of You’ got to the musicologist stage this week. Both sides in the dispute had expert musicologists analyse the similarities between Sheeran’s song and Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue’s earlier track ‘Oh Why’.

Peter Andre – and that was clear to see this week.MORE: Peter Andre's son Junior reveals tearful reunion with sick grandmother after two yearsOn Wednesday, it was announced that Katie, 43, has been charged with harassing the fiancée of her former husband, Kieran Hayler – possibly facing five years in jail.WATCH: Peter Andre can't stop laughing as his son Junior performs a Michael Jackson-inspired dance.mp4That same day, however, she took to Instagram to promote her Makeup Masterclass Tour and received the support of her teenage daughter.RELATED: Peter Andre's jaw-dropping birthday surprise from his children and wife Emily is fit for a royalREAD: Peter Andre's wife Emily details role as stepmother to teenage kids Princess and Junior"I'm back with my Makeup Masterclass Tour in the UK with my makeup artist Fern. Tickets are now on sale online on www.KatiePriceMerch.com.

Sosie Bacon has inherited her famous parents' sense of humor as her latest bikini snapshot is quirky to say the least. The daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick reposted a snapshot of herself on her birthday soaking up the sun poolside and wearing a tiny yellow bikini. MORE: Kyra Sedgwick's swimsuit selfie with Kevin Bacon is too good to missAt first glance, the Mare of Easttown actress looked like a regular sun-worshipper, but a second look showed her yellow top had actually been drawn on to match her bottoms. WATCH: Kevin Bacon's glorious swimming pool is set in the most unexpected location Her friend had captioned the previously topless image: "Hope you like the bathing suit top I drew ya. You can keep it! Since it's your birthday."When Sosie shared it, she added: "Is anyone good at sewing and can make this bathing suit top for me for real? I rly like it."MORE: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's heavy metal son is unrecognisable in new photoMORE: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick share pride for son Travis following latest newsSosie had been celebrating her 30th birthday and appeared to be getting a little rest and relaxation on her special day.  Sosie's friend drew her a bikini top for her birthdayShe later gave a little more insight into what she got up to by posting a picture while eating a pizza with open lunch boxes behind her: "Thirty flirty and thriving," Sosie added. Her parents also took the opportunity to pay tribute to her with a social media message.  Kevin posted a rare picture on his Instagram Stories of a young Sosie playing with a puppy as she innocently just stared at the camera.

Travis Barker has described the negative reaction to his fiancée Kourtney Kardashian wearing a Cannibal Corpse t-shirt as “the lamest shit ever”.Last year, Kardashian was spotted wearing a Cannibal Corpse ‘Eaten Back To Life’ t-shirt while out in Venice with the Blink-182 drummer.Speaking to Vogue at the time, Kardashian’s stylist Dani Michelle commented that she had borrowed the t-shirt from Barker’s closet. “Kourt has told me before that his closet is an archive itself. She can pick any T-shirt to wear and it’s the softest, coolest thing ever,” Michelle said.In response, former Cannibal Corpse frontman Chris Barnes tweeted a photo of the pair, calling Kardashian a “poser” followed by a thumbs-down emoji.In a new interview with Revolver, Barker has responded to the controversy and the negative reaction.Posers.

Derek McInnes is desperate to stay on top after finally getting a taste of it this week.

A long-abandoned car was finally removed from a disabled bay in Callander this week after a saga described as “a complete farce”.

A grandmother in rural Perthshire went from living by herself with her two dogs to a full house with six people and seven dogs when her stepson and his family had to get out of Ukraine.

A mental health event is set to keep the memory of a tragic young Ayr dad alive.

Heartbreaking tributes have been paid to Dundee woman Lynn McPaul after police confirmed a body had been found in the search for her.

Pete Davidson will no longer fly into space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket later this month.The comedian, who was announced to be joining the flight scheduled for March 23 earlier this week, has since dropped out after the launch date was pushed back to March 29.“Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29,” reads a statement from Blue Origin. “Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission.

Disney have released an album of some of its biggest hits, which have been reimagined as lo-fi hip-hop instrumentals.‘Lofi Minnie: Focus’ has been curated by Minnie Mouse, with artists like Purrple Cat, Dutch producer Eevee and harpist Hippo Dreams contributing their versions to the album.Fan favourites such as ‘Hakuna Matata’, ‘You’ve Got A Friend In Me’ and ‘A Whole New World’ are included, with Disney tapping into the popular genre which is said to aid concentration and relaxation.In a press release, Disney explained (via BBC): “Disney and Minnie Mouse are a natural fit with lo-fi, especially with Minnie’s interests in creativity, music, and wellness leaning into lo-fi’s penchant for self-expression and its calming meditative properties.“What attracted us to lo-fi is the ability to reimagine our songs in a completely new way that combines the soothing benefits of lo-fi with the wonder and nostalgia that Disney has to offer. Lo-fi and Disney are both a great source of comfort, so the two make for a perfect match.”In 1983, LA duo Sparks recorded a track called ‘Minnie Mouse’ for the ‘Mickey Mouse Splashdance’ album.The upbeat, quirky track includes the lyrics: “She’s the woman of the year (Minnie Mouse) / And the woman with the ears (Minnie Mouse) / You can say she’s just a mouse (Just a mouse) / The Taj Mahal is just a house (What a house)“.‘Mickey Mouse Splashdance’ was a sequel to 1979’s ‘Mickey Mouse Disco’, which featured disco versions of Disney songs like ‘Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah’ and ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’, and Disney-fied versions of disco hits.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter delivering “Call My Agent!,” one of France’s most successful series of the last decade, Fanny Herrero returns with her new comedy series “Standing-Up” which is launching Friday (Mars 18) on Netflix and plays at the opening night gala of the Series Mania drama series festival in Lille.The anticipated series follows the coming-of age of Aïssatou, Nezir, Bling and Apolline, four artists from different backgrounds who are trying to break into the world of stand-up comedy. As with “Call My Agent!,” “Standing Up” is an ensemble series showcasing fresh talents, including Mariama Gueye, Younes Boucif, Elsa Guedj and Jean Siuen.

LEE Ryan has secretly married girlfriend Verity Paris in a romantic Gibraltar ceremony, The Sun can reveal. The Blue star tied the knot with singer Verity, who gave birth to their first child together last year, watched by friends and family earlier this week.

David and Victoria Beckham have a very impressive mansion in London's exclusive Holland Park area – and it's only going to get better when the Beckhams overhaul their balcony.LOOK: Victoria Beckham's quirky themed £11.5million mansion she used to live inThe couple also own a home in the Cotswolds and a modern Miami apartment, but it has to be their £31million mansion with its own gym and wine cellar that steals the show.Its hefty price tag makes it 45 times more expensive than the average London property price of £674,491, and it is also almost three times pricier than Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's house in California.The Beckhams spent an estimated £8million on renovation work in 2016, and it even has separate quarters where their eldest son Brooklyn used to live before he moved in with Nicola Peltz. Click through the gallery to see more of their stunning family home…WATCH: David and Victoria Beckham show off incredible kitchenFitted with state-of-the-art appliances and sleek black cupboards, the kitchen is one of the highlights of the family home.

David Beckham had fans doing a double take when he posted an adorable snap on Friday, proudly sporting a full head of grey hair while twinning with daughter Harper as they celebrated Red Nose Day together.MORE: David Beckham shows off his suit for Brooklyn's wedding to Nicola Peltz and WOWThe football legend took to his Instagram and shared the adorable snap with his 71.3 million followers – and it had a great response!WATCH:David shares sweet post for International Women's Day Harper playing footballCaptioning the post, he wrote: "Happy Red Nose Day @rednoseday from daddy & HarperSeven."READ: David Beckham showcases his pride in daughter Harper as she unveils new talentMORE: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz reveal their maid of honour for upcoming weddingIn the candid snapshot, the father-daughter pair can be seen at home, twinning with matching Red Nose Day noses and fans were quick share their thoughts on his natural hair colour. David and Harper looking cute on Instagram for Red Nose DayOne fan wrote: "I'm loving the grey" with a heart eyes emoji, whilst another cheekily joked: "Stopped using Just for Men Becks?"A third praised his and Harper's bond, writing: "Father and daughter love," whilst a fourth added: "so cute".

In a world starved for blockbuster films, as most get pushed to streaming services or delayed until 2021, “Monster Hunter” looked like it could help drive business to theaters, especially in China. However, one line from the film that echoes a racist chant that kids used to say decades ago is forcing cinemas in the Middle Kingdom to pull the film.

“Monster Hunter”, the new creature feature based on the popular video game, is reportedly being pulled from theatres in China due to a scene that numerous Chinese viewers have deemed to be racist.

It was a drama-filled weekend at the Chinese multiplex. Tencent's big-budget video game adaptation Monster Hunter was yanked from cinemas one day into its release over a scene local audiences decried as derogatory.

“Monster Hunter”, the new creature feature based on the popular video game, is reportedly being pulled from theatres in China due to a scene that numerous Chinese viewers have deemed to be racist.

Monster Hunter, the latest video game adaptation, has been pulled from cinemas in China over a racial slur. A scene in the movie sees a white character and an Asian character share a joke about 'chi-knees', referring to a racist playground chant.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese regulators are in the midst of censoring the Hollywood title “Monster Hunter” after controversy broke out online on opening day over a ten second-long exchange in the film that patriotic local viewers say “insults China.”The fantasy action film is produced, written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, and stars his wife Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, T.I., and others.