'Smug' Gary Lineker sparks outrage with 'revolting' pay cut joke as BBC licence fee hiked

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Lily Moayeri There was an air of unwanted mystery surrounding Lo Moon when the Los Angeles-based group debuted. Touring extensively in 2016 and 2017, ahead of its first album which arrived in early 2018, the band released but one song during that time — “Loveless,” which owes more than its name to the seminal album by drone rockers My Bloody Valentine — and made it available exclusively on DSPs.

Seeing double? Kanye West’s Kim Kardashian look-alike girlfriend, Chaney Jones, is already enjoying the Yeezy treatment. The “Donda” rapper was spotted taking his rumored flame out shopping after only a handful of dates together.

Amanda Bynes has filed to terminate her conservatorship. Bynes, 35, filed a petition to terminate the conservatorship of her person and estate on Feb. 23, Bynes' lawyer David A.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Two indie rock queens and a punk rock princess made their triumphant returns this week, as Florence and the Machine and Regina Spektor both dropped new singles and Avril Lavigne released her seventh studio album.

Putting it all out there. Drew Barrymore has not held back about the struggles of returning to the dating scene following her split from ex-husband Will Kopelman.

Whoops! Be it visible extensions or self tanner situations gone wrong, celebs have seen their fair share of blunders on the red carpet. Because even though they have amazing glam squads, makeup mishaps can happen. 

Safe and sound. Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hayden Panettiere has confirmed her daughter — whom she shares with Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko — is OK.

After Matthew Rondeau was arrested, Shanna Moakler is ready to move on.

NBC reported. The court still has to sign off on the matter.The medical group was involved with a heart surgery that the "Titanic" star underwent less than two weeks before he died suddenly on Feb.

Hayden Panettiere took to Instagram on Feb. 25 to share a message of support for the people of Ukraine. Her ex, Wladimir Klitschko, is currently preparing to fight for his home country if needed, so Russia’s invasion has deeply affected her like it has for the rest of the world.

Wladimir Klitschko, 45, is determined to protect his native country Ukraine from the wrath of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former professional boxer, who was previously engaged to actress Hayden Panettiere, 32, condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine in a passionate statement that he shared online February 24. “We will defend ourselves with all our might and fight for freedom and democracy. You can also act. Let not fear seize us; let’s not remain frozen,” he said. “Putin shoots at Ukrainian cities, but he aims at our hearts and, more importantly, at our minds. He wants to create doubt and confusion and thus inaction.”

The Guardian reports, when a member of the group (labelled as Moshtagh, his actual name redacted for safety) reached out to Wu in hopes of strengthening their international presence. But when the Taliban launched an offensive on Afghanistan in 2021, Moshtagh’s group made the snap decision to flee the nation’s capital of Kabul.Wu told The Guardian that such a decision was “based on complete fear”, noting that Moshtagh and his cohort were driven by an “overwhelming sense of survival” because “they felt so threatened by the Taliban based on their western practices”.She explained that Moshtagh pleaded for Wu to help them out: “He said, ‘I feel like you guys have an obligation to help us,’ and I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ And he said, ‘Well, you know, we’re all just hip-hop family.’ And … the more and more we spoke, the more and more I realised that much of what he was saying was true.”Wu – who runs the LA-based non-profit No Easy Props, which runs hip-hop classes and events for the city’s marginalised communities – said the exchange “awoke [her] thought process”.

Content warning: this article discusses allegations of sexual assault.Snoop Dogg has asked a federal judge to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him earlier this month, claiming the allegations are “implausible and false”.In a new 17-page dismissal filed on Thursday (February 24) and obtained by Rolling Stone, the rapper (real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) has denied that he cornered an unidentified woman in a recording studio bathroom nearly nine years ago and forced her into a sex act.Snoop also claims that the allegations are too “threadbare” to support a claim under the federal sex trafficking statute listed in the complaint and too old to prosecute under state law.“Nothing remotely resembling plaintiff’s story about defendant Calvin Broadus ever happened. He vehemently denies ever engaging in any sex act with plaintiff or assaulting or battering her,” the new filing states.“She provides no allegations of any statement by defendant that he would help her career, and no allegations of any statement about how defendant might advance her career,” the filing continues.

Dear all, as we write this text, for the moment, each member of JINJER and our families are safe and unhurt. We truly…Posted by Jinjer on Thursday, February 24, 2022Since Jinjer’s post last night, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 137 people had been killed, with 316 more wounded.Troops from Russia crossed the Crimea border into Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin gave the order for his invasion to begin.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.Reactions to the situation in Ukraine from prominent figures in the worlds of music, entertainment and politics have been posted on social media, with the likes of Foals’ Yannis Philippakis, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Yungblud, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Taika Waititi and Amanda Palmer all speaking out in support of Ukraine.Russian rapper Oxxxymiron has cancelled a series of shows in Moscow and St.

GARY Lineker appears to have achieved his goal of turning into KFC’s silver-bearded Colonel Sanders. He lines up his reflection in a shop window with the iconic white suit and black bowtie.

If you’re a Celebs Go Dating fan you might know Wayne Lineker is taking part in the hit series. Wayne, 58, is the younger brother of former professional footballer Gary Lineker OBE, and he’s built up a reputation off the back of his hugely popular night club empire.

direct to your inboxYesterday the BBC announced that it will be increasing how much license fees cost, and will start charging OAPs for the service, which was previously free.From April 1 the license fee will go up by £1.50, and will now cost £159 instead of £157.50.There was a bigger increase last year, when the cost went up from £154.50.Retweeting the BBC's announcement, the former footballer wrote: "But, but I’ve just taken a pay cut."Despite the tweet being an obvious attempt at humour, it went down like a lead balloon with some social media users, who hit back at Gary.Chastising the tweet, one person responded: "I think it’s fair to say you’re not very good at reading the room Lineker.""That’s lovely Gary.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden got the seal of approval from football’s finest after a stunning Manchester City showing away to Liverpool.Foden was the star of the show as City ran out 4-1 winners at Anfield to increase their lead at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United may have ended up ultimately disappointed against Everton - but a couple of their players still managed to catch the eye.United were denied victory by Dominic Calvert-Lewin's last-gasp equaliser to earn Carlo Ancelotti's men a dramatic 3-3 draw in Saturday night's Premier League clash at Old Trafford. The home side looked on course for all three points - having led 2-0 at half-time and 3-2 going into the dying moments of the match - but had to settle for a point in the end as Calvert-Lewin struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time.