Music writer fighting subpoena to testify at R. Kelly's trial

Trevor Noah and Dua Lipa getting cozy in NYC was not on our 2022 bingo card!

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic As every network jockeys to own the shiniest piece of IP possible to attract distracted viewers, the best thing to say about any adaptation is that it honors the source material while also evolving it, believably and purposefully, to fit a new medium. AMC aims to do exactly that with “Interview With the Vampire,” the first installment of what it’s calling “The Immortal Universe,” having bought the rights to many of Anne Rice’s most iconic works. With both the books and evocative 1994 film to contend with, creator Rolin Jones (“Perry Mason”) took on an admittedly enormous challenge. How do you stay faithful to what makes Rice’s novels so popular while bringing something to the screen that the likes of Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and a tiny Kirsten Dunst didn’t?  

There doesn't seem to be an end in sight for the Ferne McCann voice note drama as now, Sam Faiers' sister Billie Shepherd has been dragged into the saga with a new leaked voice note taking aim at her son Arthur's name. In the new voice note leaked on an anonymous Instagram account, a woman who appears to be Ferne, 32, can be heard discussing Billie's choice of name for Arthur, five, noting it's a moniker he shares with Ferne's jailed ex-boyfriend, Arthur Collins.The father of Ferne's four year old daughter Sunday is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in 2017.The attack happened in April of that year, one month after Billie's son was born.

Björk has spoken to NME about the sexism often levelled against her and Kate Bush, as well as how the recent success of the latter’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ shows a clear change in attitudes.The Icelandic icon was speaking to NME for the week’s Big Read cover story when she described her enthusiasm for Gen-Z’s “radical” and evolving attitudes towards matters including the environment and gender equality.Discussing how she “can’t even start to describe” her happiness at Bush’s 1985 hit ‘Running Up That Hill’ dominating the charts again after being featured in the most recent season of Stranger Things, Björk recalled how dismissive male critics once were of the ‘Hounds Of Love’ star.Explaining how critics throughout the ’80s and ’90s were often pre-occupied with “rock guys” singing about “tits, beer and heroin abuse”, she felt that “writing from a woman’s point of view was considered a lesser artform”.“I was always quite offended by how often Kate Bush was written about like she was insane or a crazy witch – or me being a crazy elf,” Björk told NME. “We are producers.

Charlotte Crosby has taken a swipe at ex boyfriend Gaz Beadle as she questioned why he didn’t congratulate her on her pregnancy. Former Geordie Shore co-stars Charlotte, 32, and Gaz, 34, had a rocky romance for years before calling it quits in 2016 – the same year Charlotte experienced a devastating ectopic pregnancy. Back in April, Charlotte announced she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Jake Ankers.

Katie Price has shared a touching video of her son Harvey eating carrots as part of his health journey to combat his “life threatening” weight.The model and media personality took to Instagram on Friday to showcase how far Harvey has come on his health journey. In the caption, she wrote: “I’m so proud of Harvey he has lost a stone now and his college are doing amazing trying to keep him active and healthy eating as it’s now become life threatening with his weight #lovemyson.” Harvey, who was born with numerous disabilities, including ADHD and Prader-Willi syndrome, can be seen chowing down on some carrots as he exclaimed: “I’m feeling healthy eating carrots.” “You’re eating so healthy Harvey,” his 44 year old mum replied. A plethora of famous faces filled the comment section, with former Big Brother contestant Aisleyne Horgan Wallace writing: “He said 'keep recording' hahaha LOVE HIM.

Does the world need another “Now You See Me” movie? After all, the last one came out in 2016 and, despite a successful pull at the box office, it didn’t win over critics. Deadline reports that Lionsgate thinks it’s okay to mine this well again, and they’ve tapped a new director to helm the franchise: “Venom” and “Uncharted” director Ruben Fleischer.

Fern Britton's friend Lorraine Stanton has spoken out after pictures of her kissing Fern's ex-husband Phil Vickery emerged. Phil and Fern were married for 20 years, but called time on their marriage in 2020. Since then Lorraine has been spotted kissing Phil while out in London – but has now explained that her own marriage is over.

Hocus Pocus 2″ is the long awaited sequel to the 1993 original. A financial failure when it was first released, the film has since become a much beloved cult classic, celebrated, quoted and imitated in costume by faithful fans including this writer.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh were reportedly fascinated by the legend of Bigfoot. The late monarch and her husband are said to have become intrigued by the stories of the beast also known as Sasquatch - said to be a species of mythical ape-men running wild across America - and even met a man who claimed to have been kidnapped by four of the beasts. Actor Brian Blessed made the revelation about the royals' Bigfoot obsession, claiming the couple met trapper Albert Ostman on a trip to Vancouver, Canada and he told them all about his experiences.

Nikki Wolff was a young girl she's always had a fascination and love for everything beauty related, "becoming a makeup artist felt like a really natural journey for me.  I studied Makeup at the London College of fashion after leaving school at 16” she tells Hello! Fashion.

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton insists being sexy isn't her "priority" anymore. The Countryfile presenter - who was left devastated when she split from her estranged husband Richie Myler just four months after she gave birth to their third child - appeared on ITV's Lorraine today where her and professional dance partner Gorka Marquez chatted about their upcoming performance on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show.

Scarlett Johansson has opened up about her struggles with acne as a young actress. During an interview with People, the Marriage Story star recalled how she felt self-conscious at Hollywood events in her twenties as a result of painful breakouts. "I still look back at photos of me on the red carpet in my twenties, and I'm like, 'I remember that pimple,'" she told the outlet.

Miles Teller "got lost" in Prince William's eyes. The 35-year-old actor and his 'Top Gun: Maverick' co-stars were given a list of "rules of dos and don'ts" ahead of meeting the royal couple at a Royal Film Performance screening of the movie in London in May, but he found the pair "very disarming" and instantly forgot how he was supposed to behave. He joked: "There’s a lot of etiquette .

Phil Collins and Genesis have sold a large chunk of their back catalogue for a whopping $300million (£268m). Concord Music Group has landed the publishing rights and master recordings for most of prog rock legends Genesis’ catalogue, as well as a portion of the group’s recorded music income streams and masters. The sale also includes Collins’ solo hits In the Air Tonight, You’ll Be In My Heart, and Against All Odds.

Megan Davis “had not watched” any of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's defamation trial before she was cast to play the actress in a new movie. The 33-year-old actress admitted she had very little to base her portrayal of the 'Aquaman' star on when it came to filming 'Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial' - which is based on their ongoing controversial legal battle - because she hadn't seen any of Amber's movies, or even followed the case closely. Speaking on PEOPLE magazine’s ‘Every Day’ podcast, Megan said: "I had not seen anything she had done.

Randy Orton is proving to be a cause for concern for higher-ups within WWE right now, it has been claimed. Orton hasn’t wrestled for WWE since May of this year, with reports from Fightful Select at the time noting that he was unlikely to be back until 2023 due to injury. However, a new report from Dave Meltzer has revealed that there are people within WWE right now who are rather worried about Orton’s status.

Rita Ora looked glamorous while playing with TikTok's red dress filter for a new clip uploaded on to the platform on Friday. The singer, 31, joked that the outfit was 'appropriate for a Friday night' as she posed up a storm and delighted fans with the update to her social media. TikTok users have been loving the new Red Dress filter that's taking over the platform, giving everyone who uses it an animated gown.

John Stones will miss the Manchester derby with the hamstring injury he picked up with England but Pep Guardiola has been encouraged by Aymeric Laporte's continued progress from injury.

A 14-year-old school girl died after suffering from 'negative effects of online content, a senior coroner has concluded. Andrew Walker told an inquest into the death of Molly Russell that she had viewed content on Instagram and Pinterest that "was not safe" and "shouldn't have been available for a child to see".

An Ayrshire mortgage advisor admits the country's economic turmoil has left him feeling more like a counsellor to worried clients.

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning, as gales are expected to blow through parts of Scotland this afternoon.

Since he was a teenager Daniel Sloss has enjoyed the life of a comedian – months away from home, boozy late nights, missed mornings, lazy afternoons.

A Scots mum says her autistic son is being "ostracised" from his peers because council education bosses are unable to accommodate his complex additional support needs.

State Pension provides essential financial support every four weeks for more than 12.5 million people across the UK, including 981,399 living in Scotland. This regular payment of up to £185.15 per week for the Full, new State Pension or £141.85 per week for the basic old State Pension (Category A or B) is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

Brian Reid says Albion Rovers need to start picking up wins after falling to the foot of the table in League Two - starting at Stranraer on Saturday.

The DCTV Firehouse Cinema – the impressive new venue for documentary film exhibition in Manhattan – will dedicate its lobby tonight in honor of late documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud.

Netflix viewers have called a scene in Andrew Dominik’s Blonde “horrifying”, as it fictionalises Marilyn Monroe performing oral sex on JFK.After the film was released on Netflix on Wednesday (September 28), users took to social media to call out the “insane” scene.The Daily Beast journalist Marlow Stern shared an article detailing the “horrifying” scene in which John F Kennedy rapes Monroe, which was fictionalised by director Andrew Dominik.let's talk about arguably the most horrifying scene in 'blonde': jfk's rape of marilyn monroe https://t.co/Gp5aeo2SIi— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) September 16, 2022Another viewer called the JFK scene “insane” and added: “andrew dominik you’re going to hell.”One person took to social media after watching the film to call out the “degrading” scene. They wrote: “Oh my God! 2 hours and 10 minutes into #Blonde I’m wondering why it’s NC-17 then comes the JFK scene for the most degrading depiction of Marilyn Monroe.”Take a look at some more reactions here:Why would the film #Blonde fabricate a graphic rape of #MarilynMonroe by #JFK? Disgusting exploitation.

Paramore‘s Hayley Williams and Taylor York have confirmed in a new interview that they are currently in a relationship.The confirmation was made as the band were being interviewed about their forthcoming new album ‘This Is Why’, which will be their first new record since 2017’s ‘After Laughter’.According to The Guardian, frontwoman Williams and guitarist York “confirmed rumours that they are dating, but declined to comment further” during the interview.Elsewhere in the feature, the band reflected on the enforced break they took after touring ‘After Laughter’, saying that they “realised nothing is worth risking our health”.Williams explained that the openness of the ‘After Laughter’ campaign enabled Paramore to “more than ever [become] a support system to each other that we desperately needed”.Recalling how he learned of the death of a family friend during a video shoot for a single from the album, York said: “I just started bawling. I didn’t know I had this capacity until that moment.

The Terminator.The actor and former governor of California paid a visit to the site in Poland after being honoured by the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in June.According to Metro, Schwarzenegger took a trip to the memorial site and signed a guestbook at the former concentration camp with his famous saying: “I’ll be back.”The phrase is taken from the 1984 blockbuster The Terminator, and the Memorial has since added clarification on Twitter about Schwarzenegger’s message.“This visit was planned to be relatively short. The inscription was meant to be a promise to return for another and more in-depth visit,” they wrote."I'll be back."The inscription of @Schwarzenegger in @AuschwitzMuseum guestbook. pic.twitter.com/eHGtemwzY5— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) September 28, 2022Several fans shared their confusion about the message, with one person writing: “I’m glad he visited and wrote in the book but I had to think twice about the message.“I’m sure he meant it in the nicest possible way and having been there I know its hard to find the right words but I’m not sure these were the best.”Twitter user Andy Donaldson shared the sentiment, writing: “Not sure quoting a genocidal robot is appropriate in the circumstances.”However, another person defended the actor’s sentiment about returning to the site.

LCD Soundsystem have also announced a second 20-night residency in New York.Last year, the band made their long-awaited live return, playing 17 gigs of a 20-night residency at Brooklyn Steel before the last three were cancelled due to rising COVID cases.Since then, the band have completed multi-night stays in San Francisco, Oakland, London, Philadelphia and Boston, as part of a series of mini-residencies in celebration of their 20th anniversary.From November 18 this year, the band will return to Brooklyn to play Brooklyn Steel for 20 more nights, with the gigs running through until December 17.Tickets for all 20 shows will go on general sale from 10am ET (3pm BST) on Friday, October 7 here.Find details of multiple presales here and see the full list of dates below.November 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30December 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17The announcement of the new residency comes alongside the release of ‘New Body Rhumba’, the band’s first new song in five years.The song was created for the soundtrack of White Noise, an upcoming film directed by Noah Baumbach.

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has looked back in a new interview on his infamous speech at the 2014 BRIT Awards.Turner memorably gave a speech about “that rock’n’roll” and the “cyclical nature of the universe” while collecting the band’s award for MasterCard Album of the Year at the ceremony, before dropping the microphone and walking off stage.The frontman previously addressed the speech in 2018, telling Mojo: “I maintain that I didn’t really have another way around it. Another way of justifying getting up in that room.

The journalist who has been reporting on the R Kelly sexual abuse allegations since 2000, Jim DeRogatis, filed a motion yesterday seeking to quash a subpoena from the defence in the musician’s current trial that orders him to testify.It was Chicago-based DeRogatis who, in the early 2000s, was sent a copy of the tape that seemed to show Kelly sexually abusing a fourteen year old girl, named as ‘Jane’ in the current trial. At that point the journalist had already reported on allegations that Kelly was using his fame to meet and sexually abuse underage girls.DeRogatis handed the tape over to Chicago police instigating the first criminal investigation into Kelly’s alleged abuse of women and teenagers.

The defence started presenting their arguments in the latest R Kelly trial last week. Things got underway with the confirmation that Kelly himself will not testify, but his former business manager Derrel McDavid, a co-defendant in the case, will.Kelly, of course, is facing a new round of charges, this time in his hometown of Chicago, in relation to the allegations of sexual abuse that have followed him around for decades.