Nam Tae-hyun issues an apology following DUI incident

JK Rowling says she "absolutely knew" that her comments and views on transgender issues would make Harry Potter fans "deeply unhappy". The world famous author said despite an enormous backlash to a tweet made in 2019, there were "a tonne of Potter fans that were grateful that I said what I said".

Read More: Martin Lewis issues 9 character warning over painkiller rip-offMartin tweeted after the show: "Hi folks. Just leaving the @itvMLshow studio to go home. Tonight's show was one I've long wanted to do.

Jowita Przystal is enjoying an idyllic break in the Maldives, as is not letting reports of her split from fellow Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice dampen her spirits.Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the Strictly winner shared a gorgeous photo showing her posing on the edge of the most stunning swimming pool.WATCH: Kevin Clifton gives his thoughts on the 'Strictly curse'Rocking a black bikini, the 28-year-old can be seen with her hands on her face whilst enjoying the water falling on top of her."Appreciate every second," she wrote, whilst also revealing that she is currently holidaying at the Sun Siyam Iru Fushi resort in the Maldives.A post shared by Jowita Przystał (@jowitaprzystal)Jowita stunned whilst posing in a swimming poolJowita appears to be on holiday with some girlfriends, and the trip comes just as it has been revealed that she has reportedly split from Giovanni due to their hectic work schedules.The split comes three months after it was first reported they were dating and were pictured holding hands, and just days after the Italian dancer seemed to confirm their relationship in a new interview with Radio Times.A post shared by Jowita Przystał (@jowitaprzystal)The star has been posing about a storm during her breakAsked about his romance, Giovanni told the publication: "This was my New Year's resolution. We are not talking about anything."The interviewer then pressed: "We, so there's a 'we'?" to which Giovanni "smiled silently".Laughing at the not-so-subtle indiscretion, Anton - who is set to go on tour with the Italian hunk - remarked: "I want Gio to find love like I have.

Greer Blitzer is doubling down on her defense of blackface.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Everything old is new again, at some point — and at this late date, it’s a fierce debate over how strong Meg White’s drumming chops were during her 1997-2011 tenure in the White Stripes. The fierceness, though, has mostly been on the side of White’s defenders, who shamed the antagonist who’d called her drumming a “tragedy” into initially hiding his Twitter account, then coming back online to offer the mea-culpiest mea culpa of all time. The unlikeliness of this subject becoming a topic du jour 12 years after Meg White retired from music was compounded by the fact that it began as a tiff between conservative journalists who don’t even normally cover music. The gamut of those who eventually weighed in to defend her skills ranged from Questlove to another one of Jack White’s ex-wives, Karen Elson.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent “The Bachelor” franchise is no stranger to controversy, and after having been embroiled in race-related scandal in recent years, the ABC dating show addressed a contestant controversy head-on in the latest episode. Greer Blitzer is a contestant on the current season of “The Bachelor,” which stars leading man Zach Shallcross. Before the season premiered, Reddit users unearthed former tweets from 2016 where Blitzer defended wearing blackface. The reality star apologized on her own social media in January for the racially insensitive tweets, but the show had not addressed the controversy until now. On Tuesday’s episode of “The Bachelor: Women Tell All,” host Jesse Palmer put Blitzer in the hot seat and asked her address the backlash regarding her “troubling” and “disturbing” posts, in front of a studio audience.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter In the 24 hours following the start of the 2023 Oscars red carpet, Variety notched its highest-ever day of social traffic, racking up 122 million video views across platforms.  Top performing videos include Marc Malkin’s interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson about the negative reviews that plagued “Black Adam” and fashion footage of stars like Pedro Pascal and Lady Gaga.  Twitter video racked up 59.4 million views, while TikTok accounted for 47.5 million. Instagram earned an additional 15.1 million views for the brand.  Variety’ssocial team, led by social media editor Katcy Stephan with coordinator Rachel Seo, previously saw success through the record-breaking launch of “Actors on Actors” Season 17, which earned over 35 million views on TikTok. Under Stephan’s leadership, the brand gained over 1.5 million new followers across social platforms in 2022.

Following news last week that Netflix and director Nancy Meyers were at crossroads over the budget on her next film, sources close to the situation say the streamer has decided to part ways with the project. Deadline reported last week that Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz and Michael Fassbender were in talks to star but that the budget, which sources say was coming in around $130 million, was causing issues. Sources now say, that while the studio was fine with $130 million, Meyers was still fighting for $150 million, with $80 million of that going to above the line costs. With both sides refusing to budge on the budget, sources say Netflix was leaning toward fully moving off the film over the weekend with the plug ultimately getting pulled this morning.

After 10 days of deliberation, a Los Angeles jury found disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of one count of rape on December 19, 2022.Weinstein, 70, was charged in Los Angeles with seven sexual assault counts involving four women: three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual battery by restraint, one count of forcible oral copulation, and one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.In addition to the one count of rape, Weinstein was found guilty of forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count relating to one of the four victims. The jury did not reach a verdict on charges relating to two other alleged victims, one of whom was Jennifer Siebel-Newsom, the wife of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Paris Hilton apologizes in style.

After presenting at the Oscars together on Sunday, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are in talks to star in the upcoming film “We Live in Time”.

New York Post the "Uncut Gems" actress co-signed the bond with her parents. She listed her profession as "actress/model" with the word "retired" penciled in.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally lands in a rainy windswept Los Angeles tonight for its premiere at the Regency Village. But the franchise’s filmmaker David F. Sandberg won’t be in attendance after testing positive for Covid.

Many people probably start their day off with a coffee or two to help them wake up - but it turns out your morning cuppa may also be protecting you from certain health conditions.

Rutherglen group People’s Past People’s Future (PPPF) celebrated International Women’s Day in style with a busy event at the town’s library.

Cleaning the home can become a task that's carried out on autopilot, and while it makes the list of chores disappear more quickly you might find that you're consistently missing a spot that desperately needs attention.

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe and 2x Emmy nominee Alfred Molina (Spider-Man: No Way Home) has joined the indie dramedy When We Get There, marking the feature debut of writer-director Ryan Patrick Welsh. 2x Emmy nom Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers franchise) and William Katt (The Greatest American Hero) are also set, with newcomers Chris Heeder, Jamie Lien and Alek Kristopher rounding out the cast.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Just as Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles legal battle came to a close, another accuser has publicly come forward to reveal her identity. Kate Jaggard was set to be Jane Doe No. 5 in Weinstein’s 2022 rape trial, but she was ultimately never called to testify. In turn, the four charges associated with her allegations were dropped. Little details were shared about Jaggard, other than her being an actor and model who lives in Australia. She is represented by attorney Gloria Allred, who revealed her identity to the media on Tuesday following the final hearing in Weinstein’s L.A. case.

. So naturally, it came as a surprise when Roach announced that he's calling it quits on the fashion industry.Just two days after styling a number of stars for , Roach posted an image of the word “retired” to Instagram with the caption, “My Cup is empty….. thank you to everyone who’ve supported me and my career over the years.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield – who co-presented at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony – are set to star in “We Live in Time” for StudioCanal and director John Crowley.Plot details are under wraps for now but the film is being described as a funny and emotional love story. Production is tentatively expected to start later this year.

Motherwell & Wishaw Inner Wheel Club’s most recent meeting was held to celebrate International Women’s Day.

At the start of this year, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said that it expects to complete the correction exercise into State Pension underpayments for two groups of women by the end of 2023. The Pensions Minister Laura Trott MP said the exercise for those on CAT BL and CAT D should be completed by the end of this year, but it could run through to late 2024.

Gary Glitter will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being recalled to jail, the former head of Scotland Yard’s Paedophile Unit has said. Mike Hames said disgraced 1970s pop star Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, would always represent a danger to children and a return to custody was appropriate. The Probation Service said on Monday that Glitter was being recalled to prison following a breach of his licence conditions.

contract negotiation site, the Writers Guild of America outlined the impact that streaming has had on its members’ wages and says that it plans to “significantly address writer compensation” in the upcoming contract negotiation talks starting March 20. “The companies have used the transition to streaming to cut writer pay and separate writing from production, worsening working conditions for series writers at all levels,” the WGA wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Park has been tapped to direct the pilot for Non-Evil Twin while Ruben Fleischer will helm the pilot for St. Denis Medical, both for NBC.

Two careful parents took their four-year-old, Indie Thomas, to hospital thinking she was being troubled by a sick bug like any other little one. What they found out later turned their lives upside down.

George Ezra has postponed his London arena show at The O2 set for Tuesday night (March 14) due to him suffering from “acute vertigo”.The singer is currently in the middle of a UK and European headline tour in support of recent third album ‘Gold Rush Kid’, and played a first show at The O2 last night (March 13).Ahead of tonight’s gig, his team have told fans that tonight’s show is unable to go ahead in an Instagram post.“Hi everyone, unfortunately George has started feeling incredibly unwell this afternoon,” the message began. He’s been diagnosed by a doctor as having acute vertigo and as a result we sincerely regret to announce that tonight’s show at the O2 in London will not be able to go ahead as planned.

Holly Willoughby was forced to address an off-air incident after Phillip Schofield brought it up to viewers live on This Morning. The pair were back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (March 14) and were joined by a few special guests - and not just of the human kind.

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Khloé Kardashian shared a cryptic quote about people who are undeserving of her love one day after gushing over ex Tristan Thompson.

EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, the production company behind Showtime’s Sheryl and Discovery+’s Werner Herzog-narrated Last Exit: Space, is staffing up.

EXCLUSIVE: Child-star-turned-women’s-rights-attorney Kelly Hyman will host Once Upon a Crime in Hollywood, a new, six-part podcast that will revisit the 2010 murder of publicist Ronni Chasen.

Lele Pons and Guaynaa said “I do” on March 4th at their star-studded wedding at the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Miami. From YouTubers to A-Listers, they were surrounded by family and friends.

joked about President Joe Biden, several Republicans expected to run for president in 2024, and even made blistering comments about his former boss, former President Donald Trump.Pence then trained his sights on his fellow Hoosier, quipping that if Biden doesn’t run for re-election, there’s “Pete Buttigieg, who’s an old friend of mine.”Buttigieg, who previously served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, when Pence was governor of the state, has previously attacked Pence’s alleged homophobia and his support for a since-amended “religious freedom” law that critics said, in its original version, would have allowed blatant discrimination against LGBTQ people.“When Pete’s two children were born,” Pence continued, “he took two months’ maternity leave, where upon thousands of travelers were stranded in airports, the air traffic system shut down, airplanes nearly collided in midair.“I mean, Pete Buttigieg is the only person in human history to have a child and all the rest of us get postpartum depression.”Buttigieg took two months of paternity leave shortly after adopting twins with his husband, Chasten, in September 2021, prompting right-wing pundits to criticize him for doing so.The White House did not take kindly to the joke, with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre taking aim at Pence in a statement.“The former vice president’s homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and inappropriate, all the more so because he treated women suffering from postpartum depression as a punchline,” Jean-Pierre said.

A couple has discovered a giant beehive inside their home after spotting honey dripping down their bedroom wall. Kate Dempsey, 41, and her husband Andrew Dempsey, 42, noticed dark patches on their floorboards which they initially dismissed as damp.

EXCLUSIVE: Mila Kunis has been set to star opposite Michael Keaton in comedy Goodrich, we can reveal.