Police officer wins £12,000 after colleague called him Dolly Parton

Bill Kramer has been named the new CEO of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Academy announced Tuesday. He replaces Dawn Hudson, whose contract expires next spring and has been with the Academy in the role for 11 years.

beat out “Bridgerton’s” sophomore season to have the biggest premiere weekend for an English-language Netflix series, with a record 286.79 million hours viewed globally. The show’s success is also reflected in renewed fervor for Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” which reentered the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in its near-four-decade history following its use as a key plot element.Fans of the Hawkins crew also rewatched previous seasons in droves, with 75.08, 58.27 and 47.42 million hours viewed, respectively, for Seasons 1-3.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorOne of the most talked-about moments in David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” is the Ear Man. The character performs in an underground performance art show with his eyes and mouth sewn shut and his entire body covered in ears.Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez were the prosthetics co-designers behind the magic in putting 36 prosthetics pieces together on Tassos Karahalios, who played Klinek.Anger explains that early discussions with Cronenberg had the character with two additional ears behind his real ears.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Stranger Things” Season 4, Volume 1 has already smashed multiple Netflix viewership records in less than two weeks after its release, and anticipation for Volume 2’s July 1 launch is building more by the day. But the success of the streamer’s first-ever two-batch drop with just over a month in between releases does not mean Netflix is considering shaking up the “Stranger Things” model further ahead of its fifth and final season, meaning there are no plans to shift the Duffer Brothers series to a weekly release.“For the fans of ‘Stranger Things,’ this is how they’ve been watching that show, and I think to change that on them would be disappointing,” Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s head of scripted series for U.S.

Drew Barrymore has accidentally sparked a totally unexpected movement, but she's fully embracing the spontaneity!MORE: Drew Barrymore reveals she wore false teeth as a child with throwback video you need to seeAfter a seemingly innocuous video of her dancing in the rain went totally viral, she inspired fans more than she ever expected, and has now shared a heartfelt statement after receiving hundreds of tributes from fans following in her footsteps.The original video sees her standing by a window revealing a major rainstorm, and the actress appears soaking wet in a white t-shirt.WATCH: Drew makes emotional visit to place she was institutionalized inMORE: Drew Barrymore causes a stir as she shares cheeky moment with guest: 'There's something about you'As she pans the camera around to show the rain behind her, she emotively says: "If it's raining anywhere you are, just run out in the rain, don't miss the opportunity," ending the clip with a coy smile as she soaked up the cozy weather.Her advice instantly made waves, with fans writing: "Drew is so carefree I love it," and: "You are so right! Next time it rains instead of running to get out of it I will run into it!" as well as: "Love this energy."What's more, fans were serious about how much they were inspired by Drew, who prompted a mass of people to share their own videos of themselves running in the rain, and the daytime show host revealed it totally took her by surprise and warmed her heart. The endearing viral videoSince then, she has taken to Instagram to shout out anyone who recreates her viral clip by sharing their own posts, and in one she endearingly wrote: "I can't believe people are doing this! This is so amazing! #JustRunOutInTheRain.

Lara Spencer is holding on tight to her children and cherhising every moment she has with them. The Everything But the House host opened up to HELLO! in an exclusive interview during which she spoke about preparing for a big change at her home.MORE: Lara Spencer shares breathtaking beach photo during evening with famous friendsLara's oldest son, Duff, has already flown the nest as he headed off to college last summer. Now, Katharine is gearing up to leave too - only not just yet!WATCH: Lara Spencer and her daughter undertake breathtaking stunt together When asked how she was feeling about her daughter's plans to go to University, Lara confessed: "We have one more year.

Elizabeth Hurley is one of the world's most well-known models, and her son, Damian, is also taking the modelling world by storm.READ: Elizabeth Hurley stuns in beach pictures as she pens cheeky tribute to the QueenOn Tuesday, he posted a steamy snap to his Instagram in which he posed shirtless on a marble floor wearing a skintight pair of leggings and a pair of Versace shoes. His gazed into the camera with a piercing glare, highlighting his blue eyes, as he also styled out a necklace in the shape of a cross.

as she often does. "Saying goodbye to my 211,000 Twitter followers… this is for you, trolls," she wrote. "It's like having a toxic boyfriend.

The Dawn Hudson era of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is officially over. Today, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted in Bill Kramer as the new CEO of the Academy.

Kate Aurthur editorA key question about Season 2 of “And Just Like That”: Will Carrie and Samantha still be texting?“Yes!” answered a gleeful Michael Patrick King, the showrunner of the HBO Max series.King and his writers’ room have only recently embarked on working on the second season of the “Sex and the City” revival. During an interview at his office on the Warner Bros. lot, though he was hesitant to share much about Season 2, King was happy to answer that question definitively.

Following Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick strutting its stuff and Disney’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness‘ charge toward $1 billion, Universal and Amblin’s Jurassic World Dominion will once again prove that there’s a global appetite for moviegoing close to two years after cinemas reopened.

UPDATE, 1:58 PM PT: Johnny Depp may be swaggering about to his fanbase about moving forward now a week after winning his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, but the Aquaman star is taking a very different direction.

Broadway took a pre-Tony Awards early-summer dip at the box office last week, slipping 11% from the previous week to gross a total $29,555,352 for 31 productions. Attendance was off about 10% to 230,894.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed award-winning filmmaker Amanda Micheli, the day before the world premiere of her latest documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAT&T has quietly dropped HBO Max as a bundled perk for new customers on its highest-tier unlimited wireless plan.The telco’s move comes two months after AT&T spun off WarnerMedia and sold it to Discovery, to form Warner Bros. Discovery.

visited Uvalde late last month, shared artwork and photographs of the children killed in the shooting. “Make their loss of life matter,” the actor pleaded on behalf of their parents.He added: “We need responsible gun ownership.

Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in a forthcoming biopic about the pop icon, sources familiar with the project told Variety.Garner has emerged the favorite from over a dozen candidates, one insider added, and has for months been speculated as a frontrunner for the part — a performance Madonna will shepherd herself as director. Garner’s team is considering and expected to accept the offer, said another source.The film is set up at Universal Pictures, and will follow the early days of the oft-controversial artist and queen of perpetual reinvention.

Tim Burton sees a lot of irony in dated criticisms of “Batman Returns” and the movies that came after.

Jamie Foxx is on the hunt for vampires in the first look at Netflix’s upcoming film “Day Shift”.

Stacey Solomon has stunned fans with her amazing DIY transformation of her secret room in Pickle Cottage.

With the latest series of Love Island kick-starting on Monday evening (6 June), the latest batch of sexy singletons are still in the early days of getting to know each other. However, one particular islander appears not to have even learned the name of her new couple.

A stretch of railway in Ayrshire looks set to be closed for weeks – after a large sinkhole appeared at the side of the track.

Matthew McConaughey visited the White House on Tuesday, where he spoke about the school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead last month, in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. Fighting back tears, the actor spoke with both passion and emotion as he told the stories of those lost and pleaded with lawmakers to enact meaningful gun legislation reform.«You could feel the shock in the town.

Juventus have agreed a fee to rip up Aaron Ramsey 's contract this summer, according to a report in Italy.

Johnny Depp has thanked his “most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters” in his first TikTok post.

Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are slated to perform a joint stand-up comedy show. The two comedians will appear on-stage together on Sept. 3 at The O2 in London, Live Nation announced.Tickets for the event go on sale June 10.

Matthew McConaughey made a special appearance behind the podium at the White House briefing room on Tuesday, June 7, where he issued a plea to “the people in power” to change laws relating to gun ownership.

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Eminem made a surprise appearance on the season 47 finale of “Saturday Night Live” on May 23. 

Miley Cyrus is sharing some surprising facts about her relationship with her godmother Dolly Parton, revealing that they communicate via fax, as it seems to be the most effective way to get in touch with the music legend.The 29-year-old singer, who was recently spotted supporting her friend Pamela Anderson on Broadway, talked about Dolly during her recent interview with Seth Meyers, revealing that she thought it was funny seeing the country star as the face of T-Mobile.Dolly stars in the most recent commercial for the phone company, advertising their 5G networks, telling viewers to switch to T-Mobile, with the tagline “Do it for the phones.”Miley referred to the dialogue in the commercial and said, “It was amazing because, you know, she was doing it for the phones, yet every time I coordinate and kind of communicate with Dolly, it’s still through fax.”“So I don’t know what she’s talking about. She’s rarely on the phone.

Speke police station covered his desk in Dolly Parton photographs because he only worked from 9am to 5pm. PC Knox, a father-of-four, worked nine to five hours so he could care for his children and for his elderly mother. PC Knox claimed his friend, identified only as PC Rylands, teased him about his hours between November 2016 and January 2017.

Dolly Parton will star in a Christmas film for NBC, titled Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.The network announced the collaboration on Tuesday (May 17), describing the film as a “modern-day musical about the making of a network TV special”.A description reads: “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas is the frenetic backstage story and delightful on-camera results of Dolly’s desire to uplift an exhausted world’s spirits by sharing the unique ‘mountain magic’ she has always found in and around Dollywood at Christmas.“Throughout the movie’s production numbers and rehearsal chaos, Dolly finds herself taking a private journey into her past, guided by the mysterious appearances of her personal Three Wise Men.“When it’s time for her big special to air live, a renewed and inspired Dolly goes rogue and shows the world that the real magic of Christmas lies in the hearts of the children we all once were, the realisation that Christmas is about the people we share it with, and how her faith remains the common thread between Christmases past, present, and future.”The project is written and executive produced by David Rambo, Parton and Sam Haskell. It will be Parton’s third film with NBC, following 2015’s Dolly Parton’s Coat Of Many Colors and sequel Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle of Love in 2016.In 2020, the singer and actress starred in the Netflix musical film Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.

J. Kim Murphy Dan Rather has received the Peabody career achievement award, with Dolly Parton presenting the broadcast journalist with the honors.

Dolly Parton will once again help NBC ring in the holidays.