Rasheeda Williams, Trans Woman Featured in Hit Documentary ‘Kokomo City’, Dies at 35

Iconic talk show host Jerry Springer has died at the age of 79 and while he's best-known for his eponymous talk show, he had a quieter life away from cameras with his wife and daughter.The American presenter was best known for hosting The Jerry Springer Show for almost three decades from 1991, but he was also a former lawyer and politician. On Thursday, a family spokesperson confirmed that Jerry, 79, had died following a brief battle with cancer.They revealed that his health had taken a turn for the worst in recent weeks, with the TV presenter passing away peacefully at his home in Chicago.

A social media mistake. Mia Farrow admitted that she regrets her recent headline-making tweet about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

A new love story is blooming on “The Crown”.

The TV world is mourning Jerry Springer.

We’ve seen “Queer Eye” make over all types of heroes over the years — from ranchers to gay pastors. But we’ve never seen anything like what Season 7 is promising. In Netflix’s first trailer for the new season, which premieres on May 12, the Fab Five are going to be helping the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha.

William Earl The ATX TV Festival has added sessions featuring “Tiny Beautiful Things,” “Mayans MC,” actor Caitriona Balfe and other buzzy television topics for its 12th edition, set for June 1-4 in Austin, Texas. The festival will take the pulse of the industry with an executive panel featuring Paramount Television Studios president Nicole Clemens, Universal Television Alternative Studio chief Toby Gorman and NBCUniversal scripted content leader Lisa Katz. Balfe has joined the festival’s previously announced “Women of Outlander” panel, as have actor Sophie Skelton, executive producer Maril Davis and EP-writer Toni Graphia. “Austin City Limits,” the storied live music showcase that has been a staple of public television for decades, will celebrate its golden anniversary with “Backstage with ‘Austin City Limits’: 50 Years of Making Music in Austin.” Key producers and technicians will detail the backstories behind the performances of the country, folk, roots, rock and pop figures who have appeared on the show.

Netflix has unveiled first-look images of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s budding romance in The Crown Season 6.

William Earl New Filmmakers Los Angeles has unveiled the nominees and jury for its 11th annual awards that celebrate the work of independent filmmakers around the world. The kudos cover 16 award categories as well as an overall best new filmmaker prize. New Filmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on nurturing up-and-coming talent and opening doors for filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. The nominees were selected from independent productions that screened last year during NFMLA’s monthly film festival showcase series. “We are incredibly pleased with the final selection of our 2023 nominees and when you talk about opportunities for new talent, the Best of NFMLA Awards is it,” said Larry Laboe, NFMLA executive director and co-founder. “We’ve assembled an incredible array of industry professionals and creatives to activate our 2023 jury and these leaders represent every area of the media ecosystem. This is all about getting eyes on the promising new, diverse talent that the industry needs to be accessing.”

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Diners at Las Vegas’ many buffets may want to skip the split pea soup — a new trailer for “The Exorcist” shook the audience at Caesar’s Palace to its core on Wednesday. The rebooted franchise from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse debuted its first trailer to the annual convention of movie theater owners on Wednesday. The new saga is led by Tony and Grammy award winner Leslie Odom Jr. (“Hamilton”) and Ellen Burstyn, who reprises the role of Chris MacNeil from the 1973 original directed by William Friedken. The first “Exorcist” was a critical and commercial phenomenon, following two priests trying to rid an innocent girl of a nasty demonic possession.

Thania Garcia Jack Harlow’s new album “Jackman,” the follow-up to 2022’s “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” will be arriving on April 28 via Generation Now and Atlantic Records. On Wednesday morning, the album’s release date and name were revealed alongside the album art which sees a shirtless Harlow standing stoic in a residential alleyway. At the time of this article’s publication, no additional information on “Jackman” (Harlow’s first name), the track list, or features was made available. His last set was a star-studded affair with guest verses from Pharrell Williams, Drake, Lil Wayne and Justin Timberlake. The Grammy-nominated rapper and Variety Hitmakers cover star Jack Harlow is also set to make his acting debut in “White Men Can’t Jump,” streaming on Hulu on May 19. The film is a remake of the 1992 sports comedy that stars Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes. Harlow will appear in the new Calmatic-directed alongside Sinqua Walls, with the script by “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and Doug Hall.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has accused Ireland’s Eurovision act of “preening, self-satisfied misogyny” after they cut ties with their creative director over comments he reportedly made on social media about transgender people. On Tuesday, Wild Youth said they were parting ways with Ian Banham and would no longer let him “near our team” after a screenshot circulated on Twitter appearing to be from his account.

Kate Middleton is making headlines for an appearance she had back in February 2022 during a visit to Denmark.During the trip, Kate, 41, met with Mary, the crown princess of Denmark, and Queen Margrethe at Christian IX's Palace in Copenhagen. The resurfaced moment is going viral on TikTok and has been dubbed «the princess shuffle.»In the clip, Kate is seen standing next to Queen Margrethe, who beckons her closer.

Brooklyn Beckham has been seen going for a drive in the vintage $500,000 car that his father David gifted him for his wedding to Nicola Peltz.The 24 year old was seen driving the classic Jaguar around West Hollywood with a pal - but his 28 year old wife was nowhere to be seen. Brooklyn and his American beau tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony in April 2022, which was attended by the likes of his parents' pals, Gordon Ramsay and Eva Longoria.The couple were presented with the pale blue classic car after they got married at Nicola’s billionaire father Nelson’s £70million estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

An American Kim Kardashian lookalike has died of cardiac arrest after she was recovering from a plastic surgery procedure. Christina Ashten Gourkani, 34, who had an uncanny resemblance to Keeping Up With The Kardashians megastar Kim, 42, died on Thursday, as her devastated family announced her passing and set up a GoFundMe page to pay towards her funeral.

Arsenal could once again be without midfielder Granit Xhaka when they face Manchester City at the Emirates on Wednesday.

One more reason for Prince Harry to be mad at Prince William!

William Earl Centered on a theme of celebrating locations on screen, Variety held a cocktail reception on the rooftop of Neuehouse in Hollywood Wednesday night, presented by Neom, a sustainable megacity and regional production hub located within Saudi Arabia’s northwestern corner. The event was attended by producers, production supervisors, location managers and others from across the film, television and content creation industries, offering Wayne Borg, Neom’s managing director of media, entertainment and culture, an opportunity to introduce others to what the region has to offer and incentivize decision-makers to consider bringing their productions to the Middle East.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made it a date night at the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Memphis Grizzlies NBA game held at Crypto.com Arena on Monday evening (April 24) in Los Angeles.

Royally bonded. Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson were both sisters-in-law and close friends, but their relationship was not without conflict.

Dancing through life. Len Goodman hinted at when he thought he would die shortly before passing away at age 78.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle headed out on a basketball date night on Monday.

Endeavor Group Holdings is selling global sports education institution IMG Academy to BPEA EQT, a unit of private equity firm EQT, in an all-cash deal valued at $1.25 billion. The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, will see Endeavor partner with BPEA EQT’s portfolio company Nord Anglia Education, which operates some of the world’s leading premium international schools.

The daughter of an elderly cyclist who was left lying on the road with broken ribs after he was struck by a car has pleaded for witnesses.

READ MORE: Tony Blackburn cancels all work as illness turns more serious"She's domineering - it's do it her way, or there's no way. I had very little to do with Kris. I stayed away from her as much as I could," Esther added in the unearthed interview with DailyMail.

A quick visit. Prince Harry is “very nervous” about King Charles III’s upcoming coronation, a royal expert exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Vogue Williams has said she has never seen her husband, Spencer Matthews, so upset until he wasn't invited to Jamie Laing's wedding.

Netflix have today (April 24) confirmed when the new season of Heartstopper will arrive.Kit Connor and Joe Locke will return as friends turned lovers Nick and Charlie in the show’s second season, which will focus on their developing romance amid exams and plans for the end of year school prom. Two more seasons of Heartstopper had been previously confirmed by Netflix.An official synopsis about the new series read: “Nick and Charlie navigate their new relationship; Tara and Darcy face unforeseen challenges and Tao and Elle work out if they can ever be more than just friends.“With exams on the horizon, a school trip to Paris and a prom to plan, the gang has a lot to juggle as they journey through the next stages of life, love and friendship.”The new season will arrive on August 3, with actors Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgel and Olivia Colman all returning.New cast members joining this season include Jack Barton, who will play Nick’s older brother David, Nima Taleghani who will play as a teacher at Nick and Charlie’s school, as well as newcomer Leila Khan playing Sahar Zahid from a local girls school and Bradley Riches, who will appear as a new character called James McEwan.You can see the date announcement of the new show above.Recently, Heartstopper star Locke spoke out about tabloid interest in the teenage cast’s sexual identities, describing the fixation as “gross and perverted”.His co-star Connor left Twitter back in September, when some fans accused him of queerbaiting after he was seen holding hands with Maia Reficco in Paris, before briefly returning to the social media platform last month (October 31) to come out publicly as bisexual.“Back for a minute.

William Earl Paradigm Talent Agency has named 14 new partners as the firm seeks to rebuild its stature in Hollywood. Paradigm went through transformative struggles during the pandemic period that led to the company selling off its lucrative music and touring division to Casey Wasserman’s enterprise. In addition to cleaving off its music arm, the firm lost numerous agents and clients to layoffs and defections. Monday’s promotions make it clear that the new-model Paradigm will focus on film, TV, publishing and theater, representing actors, writers, directors and producers as well as packaging TV series and movie properties. Last September the company also launched Paradigm Media Entertainment, a division to represent local and national news anchors, meteorologists, sportscasters, producers and other news and host talent. Paradigm kickstarted its way into the TV news biz with the acquisition of three speciality agencies: Napoli Management Group, Two Twelve Management and 3 Kings Entertainment.

William Earl Jackie Chan contains multitudes. Although many American filmgoers know Chan best for his Hollywood blockbusters (the “Rush Hour” franchise, 2000’s “Shanghai Noon”) and family-friendly fare (2010’s “The Karate Kid,” voicing Master Monkey in the “Kung Fu Panda” series), his profound impact on global cinema cannot be denied.

William Earl Scott Aukerman has created an alt-comedy empire with his podcast “Comedy Bang! Bang!” Aukerman started the radio show-turned-podcast in 2009, where a discussion between him and a famous guest is interrupted by unhinged improvisors playing wacky characters. But miles away from a radio station’s “morning zoo,” “CBB” has attracted a wide array of daring comedians who often sharpen their skills and feed into the show’s complex comedic lore on their way to starring in Hollywood’s biggest projects, including frequent guests such as Nick Kroll, Ben Schwartz and “SNL” standout Ego Nwodim. The podcast just celebrated 800 episodes and will hit 14 years of production on May 1, and Aukerman is also releasing “Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book” on April 25.

Alison Hammond has been flooded with comments as she showed how she was 'getting it done' over the weekend. The This Morning host looked amazing as she worked up a sweat in the gym and filmed the session to share with her loyal social media followers.

Kate Middleton was seen in high spirits as she kindly helped sort newborn baby clothes during her visit to The Baby Bank charity in Maidenhead. During her royal engagement, the Princess of Wales, 41, spoke about her five year old son Prince Louis – after celebrating his birthday on Sunday.The mother of Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Louis told staff at the donations centre that she could not believe her youngest son had already turned five.

A legend lost. Len Goodman has died less than one year after announcing his exit from Dancing With the Stars.

Dorit Kemsley leads the way to the 2023 Homeless Not Toothless Hollywood Gala held at The Beverly Hilton on Saturday (April 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Prince George's godfather Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, has announced his engagement to his girlfriend of two years Olivia Hanson. The Duke, a close friend of George's father Prince William, mostly keeps out of the spotlight, having succeeded to the Dukedom upon the death of his father in 2016. Get the latest royal news straight to your phone by joining our Whatsapp community!The couple became engaged at Eaton Hall, the Duke's family home in Cheshire.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to trace a missing man with dementia who 'may be very confused'. William, 75, from Bolton, was last seen on Sunday afternoon (April 23).