Piers Morgan brands David Walliams a ‘treacherous piece of work’ as he admits he refused BGT return because of comic

Amanda Bynes is finally speaking out weeks after filing to end her conservatorship!

Cameron Diaz is a liberated woman!

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe bargaining standoff between Major League Baseball and its players that led to last week’s cancellation of Opening Day is a particularly bitter pill to swallow for the local and national outlets that bring games to their most ardent fans — networks that already have experienced two seasons of COVID-driven disruptions.On March 1, MLB took the dramatic step of tabling Opening Day games and activities set for March 31. It also canceled other early games for the 2022 season. The cancellations affect programming and advertising plans for baseball TV partners including ESPN, Turner Sports, Fox Sports, Sinclair Broadcast Group and NBC Sports Regional Networks and team channels like the Yankees’ YES Network and the Dodgers’ Spectrum SportsNet LA.

Chris Willman Music Writer“We won we won we won we won,” Kanye West wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post Tuesday. The victory he was celebrating? The declaration that his “Donda 2” album will not be eligible for the Billboard 200 album chart, since it is not available apart from the purchase of one of his $200-plus Stem Player devices.“Big win for the kid.

Manori Ravindran International EditorJake Paltrow’s forthcoming feature film “June Zero” has been picked up for sales by ICM Partners in North America and Films Boutique for the rest of world.Written by Paltrow and Tom Shoval, “June Zero” explores true stories surrounding the 1962 execution of Adolf Eichmann — one of the key architects of the Holocaust — in Israel through three characters intimately involved in the nation-defining event: David, a precocious thirteen-year-old Libyan factory worker looking to belong; Haim, Eichmann’s main prison guard, tasked with protecting this dead man walking; and the Police Investigative officer of the Eichmann trial, Micha, on his first trip back to Poland since surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau — where he tries to make sense of the future of the Jewish homeland’s soul post-execution. “June Zero” was shot on Super-16mm film in Israel and Ukraine under strict COVID-19 regulations, and represents writer-director Paltrow’s first foreign language production.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Tonys will finally become the last of the major awards shows to air live across the continental United States. This year’s ceremony, which marks the 75th annual Tony Awards, will take place on Sunday, June 12, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.Like last year, the four-hour ceremony will once again kick off with an exclusive start on Paramount Plus, before CBS joins in. But in 2022, the CBS broadcast has been restored to a full three hours (following last year’s two-hour show on the Eye).

In the first few episodes of the Kardashian family’s new Hulu series, fans may just start to think it’s the Kim Kardashian and Kanye West show. According to Kim, her estranged husband is officially a part of the family’s upcoming series, The Kardashians, and he even has some “major” moments early on in the season.

Kate Aurthur editorMarielle Heller has set a new first-look deal with Paramount Television Studios for her company, Defiant by Nature. Along with producing partners Havilah Brewster and Leah Holzer, Heller will develop premium television shows for the studio across its platforms.Heller came to prominence as a writer-director for 2015’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl,” for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for best first feature.

Discovery chief David Zaslav to see what he has planned once his company’s merger with WarnerMedia is consummated, and speculation is running rampant about who deep-pocketed streamers Apple and Netflix may be planning to hire.All of this jockeying is coming as the industry is experiencing a “once-in-a-generation seismic shift in the power structure of the business,” according to one former studio chief. As major media companies have launched in-house streaming services, their hunger for buzzy shows and movies has become insatiable.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media AnalystFox Corp. isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind when the inescapable subject of Web3 comes up, but Rupert Murdoch’s company is playing more aggressively in this innovative space than any other traditional media firm.The company’s year-old division Blockchain Creative Labs has been experimenting with the disruptive potential of digital ownership for properties as varied as “The Masked Singer,” WWE and, unexpectedly, SXSW.

Digital Distributor Giant Pictures has acquired Drafthouse Films and announced its first two acquisitions, NR. 10 and Masking Threshold.

EXCLUSIVE: Film distributor and streaming service Mubi is ramping up its plans in the podcasting space.

From Pamela Anderson’s always-iconic Baywatch bathing suit and Tommy Lee’s itty-bitty thongs to the couple’s wedding day attire, the wardrobe on Pam and Tommy checked off all the boxes. 

Filmmaker Megan Park has written what will be her sophomore feature, My Old Ass, which LuckyChap Entertainment and Indian Paintbrush are producing.

ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ FBI were the standouts for Tuesday primetime, which also featured season finales and a series premiere for NBC.

PIERS Morgan got into a furious row with Nigel Farage today who told him to "grow up" as the pair clashed over Donald Trump's handling of the Covid pandemic. The Good Morning Britain host went head to head with the Brexit Party leader over Trump's controversial Covid cure theories as counting continued in the knife-edge US election.

Kate Garraway devastatingly broke down in tears as she discussed her husband Derek Draper saying his first word since being diagnosed with coronavirus.The 53 year old's husband was admitted to hospital back in March, and has become the country's longest surviving coronavirus patient still receiving coronavirus treatment. Good Morning Britain host Kate announced on Friday that Derek had uttered his first word since being placed into an induced coma on Friday, when he whispered "pain" as doctors asked if he could feel anything.

PIERS Morgan has reignited his long-standing feud with Kim Kardashian - labelling the reality star a 'tone-deaf imbecile'. The Good Morning Britain host, 55, took aim at Kim on Twitter as she shared a series of snaps from her luxury 40th birthday celebrations.

PIERS Morgan engaged in a furious clash with his son Spencer as they rowed over lockdown for a third time. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, came head-to-head with his eldest son, 27, after he claimed no one wants the lockdown "apart from dad".

DENISE Welch has admitted she is 'keeping her head down' following her public spat with Piers Morgan in which he branded her a 'Covidiot'. Denise, 62, exchanged words with the Good Morning Britain host over their differing views on the coronavirus pandemic.

Piers Morgan has revealed how Simon Cowell is "feeling very lucky" following his terrifying electric bike accident that nearly left him paralysed.Talking to OK! magazine, the Good Morning Britain host said: "He’s had a very serious back injury and he’s taking the time, quite rightly, to get himself right. "I drop him notes from time to time and I’m encouraged he’s making good progress, but these things take a long time.

PIERS Morgan has clashed with his son once again as Spencer argued younger people should be exempt from lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 27-year-old has escaped the UK for Cyprus, joking that the "second wave dragged me 2000 miles".

PIERS Morgan sweat it out in the gym with his personal trainer as he teased that he is "back in the game". The 55-year-old star vowed that PT Sarah Lindsay will never "break" him as she put him through his paces at Roar Fitness.

PIERS Morgan has slapped down former BBC star Lee Hurst after he boasted about walking around Morrisons without a facemask. The 55-year-old Good Morning Britain host called the comedian a "selfish p***k" saying his actions were "just pathetic".

DAVID Walliams, Helena Bonham Carter and Gary Barlow are among stars teaching courses on a new e-learning service. BBC Maestro experts will also include chef Marco Pierre White and businessman and Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones.