Social care crisis as vital service declines new clients because of staffing shortages in sector

Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are ready for the premiere of their new Star Wars series!

My Chemical Romance is finally back with new music!

2022 Billboard Music Awards are going to be a Diddy party! On Sunday, the 52-year-old mogul is set to host music’s big night, and it’s going to be one to remember.“I thought it was time for me to get back outside, reintroduce myself to the world and throw music’s biggest night,” Diddy tells ET’s Kevin Frazier. “I’m one of the greatest hosts in the world. You know, I love entertaining.”For the awards show, Diddy is pulling inspiration from one of the world’s best showmen, and one of his biggest inspirations -- P.T.

Norm Macdonald hasn't finished making people laugh. Netflix announced on Thursday that the late comic's final, posthumous stand-up special will soon be hitting the streaming platform later this month.The special,, was recorded in the comedian's living room, according to a press release from Netflix. The celebrated comic recorded the performance alone, and delivered the entire thing in one take.Macdonald had been preparing material for some time, but due to the pandemic, venues were shuttered across the country, which left the alum without a place to perform.

Sasha Urban editorBuckle up, because Season 5 of “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” is set to premiere on May 27 and the lineup includes some of this year’s biggest stars, Variety can reveal exclusively.The new season of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ show will feature the groupings of “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu and “The Matrix Resurrections” actor Jessica Henwick; “The White Lotus” co-stars Murray Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario and Sydney Sweeney; the entire D’Amelio family — Charli, Dixie, Heidi and Marc; “New Girl” star Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott of “Property Brothers” (who met each other on the set of “Carpool Karaoke”); Brazilian superstar Anitta and “Icy” rapper Saweetie; and Britt Baker, Christian Cage, Bryan Danielson, MJF, Will Hobbs, CM Punk and Ruby Soho of All Elite Wrestling. The series is based on the “Carpool Karaoke” segment from “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” which consistently reachers viewer counts in the millions online, with guests including Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Camila Cabello and many others joining James Corden for karaoke and conversation on wheels.The Apple TV+ series doesn’t feature Corden, and instead pairs and groups different celebrities with one another to go for the musical ride of a lifetime — with personal playlists, sing-alongs, visits to their favorite locations and surprises for unwitting passersby.

One, two, three, mic check! Legendary singer and actress Rita Moreno surprised her friend, the also iconic Steve Wonder, during the Legal Defense Fund’s 34th National Equal Justice Awards Dinner at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The EGOT winner serenaded Wonder ahead of his 72 birthday and presented him with the LFD Inaugural Icon Award.

If you’ve seen that viral video of Patti LuPone this week, you’re going to appreciate these new photos.

All American: Homecoming for a second season.The college drama is a spinoff of the network’s popular drama All American and takes place at Bringston University. The series stars Geffri Maya as Simone Hicks, Peyton Alex Smith as Damon Sims, Kelly Jenrette as Amara Patterson, and Cory Hardrict as Coach Marcus Turner.

@flowerfriendly on TikTok, is a dreadlock artist from California who surgically split her tongue. The southern Californian recently stunned her 1.7 million followers when she placed cans of the dueling fizzes in front of her — and then dipped both sides of her tongue into the different drinks.Shihadeh wondered if she could tell the difference between the sodas, soaking her tongue for good measure.“It’s so similar.

IATSE Local 161, which represents East Coast script supervisors, production coordinators and accountants, will begin bargaining with the AMPTP on Monday for a new film and TV contract. Pay equity is a major issue, said Dawn Mountain, the local’s president and chair of its contract negotiations committee. Mountain, a veteran production coordinator whose credits include Blue Bloods and The Code, noted that 66% of the local’s 1,400 members in 23 states are women, and that the local’s production coordinators are paid “significantly less” than department heads in male-dominated crafts.

Sophia Grace and Rosie are back!

Next week the messiest celebrity trial of the century (so far) continues after a weeklong hiatus. After Amber Heard‘s parade of bombshells (or blatant lies, depending on your personal assessment), what’s the next thing we can expect?

The mother of one of the girls depicted in the child pornography at the center of the conviction of Josh Duggar is speaking out.

Kendall Jenner has gone viral thanks to a video of her cutting a cucumber in the latest episode of The Kardashians.

Amanda Kloots. On the latest episode of Audacy's podcast, Allio revealed how he and Kloots got acquainted and shared the cornerstones of their friendship.«Amanda's from Akron, [Ohio], area, so her and I are from here,» Allio shared. «Her story is also very tragic.

Kendall Jenner isn’t going to be a professional chef any time soon! Or really, EVER!

EXCLUSIVE: JB Perrette has set his leadership for his global streaming team.

UPDATE, MAY 12 6 PM:  Fire officials say 20 homes were destroyed and 11 damaged by the Coastal Fire, which is now estimated at 15% contained. There are still 200 acres burned, a total that has not grown since early reports.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“PBS NewsHour” typically dissects the news with a depth its counterparts at ABC, NBC and CBS do not. For tonight, at least, the venerable show is generating headlines of its own.Judy Woodruff, the veteran news anchor who logged time at NBC News and CNN before taking up anchor duties at PBS’ venerable “NewsHour,” is expected to leave the desk in early 2023, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Kelly Rizzo continues to mourn the death of husband Bob Saget, who died unexpectedly in January at age 65.

Lea Michele and Tommy Dorfman stepped out to attend a celebration of Balmain‘s flagship store on Madison Avenue.

Paris Jackson and her brother Prince walked the red carpet together. The two attended an event celebrating the show “MJ: The Musical” and the start of the Broadway season.Paris Jackson attends Paris Hilton’s family art showParis Jackson spends time with Chris Brown on his birthdayParis and Michael posed on the red carpet with their arms around each other. Paris wore a beige long dress that showed off her arm tattoos and wore her hair long, with make up that brought out her features.Prince wore a jacket and jeans and had his hair held back in bun.

Hilary Duff had a vision for what her character should be like all grown up and in her 30s, but it may have «spooked» Disney brass and, in turn, been the reason why the reboot went kaput.The 34-year-old actress reveals in a cover story that, after multiple passes on offers to reboot the popular Disney series, she finally agreed to revisit the role that defined her career. But, according to the magazine, the project tanked in 2020 after Duff and the network differed on their vision for adult Lizzie.«She had to be 30 years old doing 30-year-old things,» Duff explains. «She didn't need to be doing bong rips and having one-night stands all the time, but it had to be authentic.

MTV revealed the full list of nominees for its annual awards ceremony celebrating the best in film and television for the year, with "Spider-Man: No Way Home" leading the nods with seven nominations across the board. The Marvel Cinematic Universe flick set a host a box office records and has earned more than $1.8 billion worldwide since its release at the end of 2021. In addition, the film, which stars Tom Holland, Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch, became the highest-grossing film of 2021, the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie, and the sixth-highest-grossing film of all time.

A new video from Ezra Miller’s arrest in March has been made public after the "Flash" actor claimed to have been assaulted during the police encounter. In the police body cam footage of the arrest, the 29-year-old actor, who identifies using they/them pronouns, is heard telling officers that they were assaulted while authorities attempted to place them in handcuffs following an incident that went down at a bar in Hawaii. "I got assaulted and I started filming.

Patrick Schwarzenegger says his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is "obsessed" with Patrick's new crime-drama series "The Staircase." In an interview with Insider, Patrick shared that his dad has been supportive of his new role and claimed he didn’t turn to "The Terminator" star for any career advice. "A lot of sons go to their father for advice with anything. I definitely go to him like that, but I didn't go to him for this specific character," Patrick told the outlet.

Josh Duggar has apparently lost support from 19 family members and counting. Well, this kind of support anyway:

Selome Hailu “Bridgerton” spent weeks in the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s streaming rankings, but finally fell back to No. 3 in the April 11-17 viewing windoe after reality dating show “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” released its final two episodes.“The Ultimatum” debuted at No.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Japanese indie studio Gaga Corporation is launching suspense thriller “#Manhole” next week at Cannes.Being directed by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi (“My Man,” “Sketches of Kaitan City”), from a screenplay by Okada Michitaka (“Masquerade Hotel”), the film depicts a promising young man, with everything going for him, who falls to the bottom of a deep manhole on the eve of his wedding. Trapped and imagining all sort of horrors, the prospective bridegroom uses his smartphone to reach out to friends, the police and social media. But his predicament becomes worse.

bestselling 2016 novel of the same name — the story is set in Victorian-era England and follows Cora Seaborne (Danes), a London widow who has a keen curiosity about science and the natural world (especially paleontology) and loves reading Darwin. After her abusive husband dies, she’s free to pursue the life she wants.

Before scoring a $150 orchestra seat at the intimate Hayes Theater for Broadway hit “Take Me Out” in March, New York mom of three and die-hard Jesse Williams fanatic Schnelle Acevedo had no clue she’d be in for an eyeful of the buff actor in the buff. But much to her delight, that’s exactly what she got when she saw the baseball drama, which is nominated for four Tony awards. “I was actually stunned.