‘Spitting Image’ reboot responds to racism accusations

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.

Amanda Bynes just took a huge step and filed to terminate her nearly nine-year conservatorship!

Oh snap, do we have another “That’s not the truth, Ellen” clip on our hands??

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers have reunited in Los Angeles.According to reports from E! News, the former couple was spotted together at Erewhon Market in LA on Feb. 22, about a week after reports they had broken up.“They came to the cafe for breakfast and just sat outside at a table together,” a source told the publication, going on to say they didn’t “hang out too long.”After being engaged for over a year, Woodley and Rodgers called off their wedding plans earlier this month.

Uncharted star wore a colorful cardigan. Still stylish, we'd say! The pair have mastered the art of low-key date night sophistication. .This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Chef Francesco Panella shared a photo with the couple from the evening on Instagram.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Danza has joined the cast of Darby Harper Wants You to Know adaptation. The project is a 20th Century Studios film for Hulu that just started production. The film also stars Riele Downs, Auli’i’ Cravalho , Asher Angel, Chosen Jacobs and Derek Luke.

Manchester United have been touted as the favourites to sign Harry Kane this summer as Manchester City reportedly turn their attentions to Erling Haaland.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is reportedly open to the idea of handing club captain Fernandinho a role in his coaching staff from next season.

a new Batman film on the horizon debuting Robert Pattinson’s take on the character, what better time to revisit past iterations of the character. Below is where you’ll find every Batman movie currently streaming, and where you can stream the original TV series.Hulu has the original live action iterations of the character for the moment, from Keaton’s monumental films to Clooney’s overly campy adaptation.

When the saga of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens continues in the upcoming sequel to “Justified”, Quentin Tarantino may be behind the camera.

Everyone’s favourite aardvark could be coming to the big screen.

On Thursday, Ryan Reynolds hit the red carpet in Toronto for the premiere of his new Netflix movie “The Adam Project”. The Canadian actor got to catch up with ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey in person for a red carpet reunion after almost two years of chatting about his projects virtually over Zoom.

Hallmark Channel debut this weekend with the food-centric romance, In the original movie, premiering Saturday as part of the network's «Loveuary» lineup, Scrofano plays Amy, a restaurant manager who inherits a Brooklyn restaurant after the unexpected death of her mother figure, «Mama»(Lorraine Bracco). There she meets down-on-his-luck chef Frank (Daniel di Tomasso), who isn't as welcoming as she'd like him to be. As they attempt to relaunch the restaurant amidst their differing viewpoints and personalities, they soon realize — in classic Hallmark fashion — they may have more in common than they thought.Ahead of its premiere, ET spoke with Scrofano about joining the Hallmark family, channeling her Italian roots for her role (watch an exclusive sneak peek above), creating chemistry with di Tomasso during a pandemic and staying in touch with her castmates.

Sometime in 2020: Rodgers and Shailene . The exact circumstances of these happenings are unknown to this day but likely occurred after Rodgers in July.February 6: Amid dating rumors, Rodgers that he is engaged while accepting the Most Valuable Player award on February 6. He says that 2020 was a crazy year in which he got engaged and thanks, among others, his fiancée.February 9:  “It was a surprise that they got so close…it really felt like one day he was with Danica Patrick, and then suddenly he was with Shailene.

Love Sux, out now. The line—from the song “Cannonball”—is angsty and maybe even a little rude, but you can't miss the joy in her voice as she shouts over a drumbeat so driving it sounds like the heartbeat of someone who just downed three espressos, a Red Bull, and an unknown number of green tea pills.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile it’s hardly top of mind given the tragedy of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pop act AJR have canceled their upcoming concert date in the country, scheduled for October.“We are sad to announce that we will be cancelling our upcoming show in Russia,” the band wrote on social media. “Thank you to our Russian fans who oppose their country’s unprovoked and criminal behavior.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“This Is Us” star Lyric Ross has signed on for a role in the upcoming Marvel series “Ironheart,” Variety has confirmed with sources.Ross joins previously announced cast members Dominique Thorne and Anthony Ramos. As previously reported, The show follows Marvel character Riri Williams (Thorne), a genius inventor and the creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Ross is believed to be playing Williams’ best friend.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor“Euphoria” has continued to amass a growing audience of viewers for HBO — and now Twitter has confirmed that the hit drama series has produced the most activity of any show in the 2020s to date on the social network.Ahead of the season finale this Sunday (Feb. 27), Twitter said “Euphoria” was the most-tweeted about show of the decade so far in the U.S.

Selome Hailu Charles Dance has been cast in Hulu’s “Washington Black” in the recurring role of James Wilde.James is the father of Erasmus and Titch (Tom Ellis) Wilde. He is described as an esteemed scientist and inventor whose shadow looms over the entire story, bearing down with the enormous weight of patriarchy, empire and duty. At his core, Wilde is a man fighting to give himself permission to love the way he must, even as he reckons with his failings as a father.

Naman Ramachandran The 2022 London Screenings (March 1-4) unfold next week in a capital where COVID-19 restrictions have just been removed entirely, and buyers from all around the world are expected to attend in person and virtually to acquire the best of British and international programming. All the major distributors have a plethora of content to offer across genres and formats, and a series of screenings, meetings and events are taking place both in-person and online.Variety has surveyed the goods from international distributors including Banijay Rights, Fremantle, Entertainment One, Endeavor Content, BBC Studios, Blue Ant International, DCD Rights, Passion Distribution, Studiocanal, All3Media International, ITV Studios, TVF International, Boss Nova, Rabbit Films, Warner Bros.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Sky News has decided to air two daily, hour-long specials dedicated to covering the crisis across its TV, radio and digital/social media platforms.Starting on Monday (Feb. 28), the British outlet will air the specials each day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m — with programming coming from Sky News’ team of correspondents both on the ground and at home.

LOVE Island's Chloe Burrows has hit back a troll who branded her "thick" and told her to stick to promoting Botox and fillers. The social media spat began when Chloe tweeted: "Why am I seeing tweets about ww3???!!!!!" Her question was in relation to some Twitter users fearing Russia's attack on Ukraine could lead to a global war.

Spitting Image creator Roger Law has responded to accusations of racism that have been levelled at the rebooted show.The comments follow a meeting held by ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo, addressing how to portray Black people in the satirical show in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.“The producers called me and said we need to have a conversation,” Lygo said last month, per The Times.“We discussed with the writer and the producers about how to portray Black people as viciously caricatured puppets.