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A furious dad headbutted a teacher after he was called to the school to pick up his child over their behavioural problems. Shaun Pattyson, 27, assaulted headmaster Robert Swindells while he was talking to the child's mum.

George Clooney is nothing if not confident. The 61-year-old actor had the best response when asked about Brad Pitt calling him the most handsome man in the world during an interview with earlier this month. «Well, he’s right about that,» Clooney told Gayle King in a interview on Wednesday.

A 12 year old school girl was left without lunch for an entire school day after canteen staff refused to serve her food because she was missing her tie. Mum, Joanne Mcclenaghan said that her daughter, Rio-Anne was left hungry the whole day after a canteen worker at South Wigston high school cruelly dismissed her and said ''no tie, no dinner.''

Wishing them well. Following Jim Edmonds and Kortnie O’Connor‘s wedding, Meghan King opened up about “celebrating” the major milestone in her ex-husband’s life.

DEALSPophouse Entertainment has acquired a 75% stake in the recording and song catalogues of Avicii. “Tim was not only one of the world’s best DJs, he was an extremely productive genius who always went his own way, mixing genres, challenging conventions and creating music history”, says Pophouse CEO Per Sundin.

Karen O has said that Jimmy Iovine hoped she’d become the next Gwen Stefani after Yeah Yeah Yeahs signed to Interscope Records.The New York trio released their first four studio albums through the major label – which was co-founded by Iovine in 1990 – beginning with their classic 2003 debut, ‘Fever To Tell’.Earlier this year, it was confirmed that YYYs had signed a new deal with Secretly Canadian. The band will release the highly-anticipated ‘Cool It Down’ – their first record in nine years – tomorrow (September 30).In a recent interview with Vulture, frontwoman Karen O talked about how “the music industry couldn’t be more different now” compared to the early-to-mid-’00s. “It’s a matter of survival for a lot of labels, and rock is not really a priority for them anymore,” she said.“It actually felt like a fluke for our little crew of colleagues back in 2003 – it was such a flash in the pan as far as labels actually championing that and feeling like, ‘Wow, this could be the next Nirvana or something’.”The conversation then turned to O’s past concern about “Gwenomics”, a term she’s said to have used in relation to the No Doubt singer’s pivot into a solo pop career with ‘Love.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Tim Burton’s “Wednesday” series starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams will have its European premiere in Italy at Lucca Comics & Games with Burton attending the launch at Europe’s biggest geek meet.  Lucca Comics – which is an immersive cross-media event dedicated to pop culture, cosplay and comics held in the medieval Tuscan town of Lucca – has been chosen by Netflix as the venue for the European unveiling of the first “Wednesday” episode on Oct. 31.  Burton has executive produced and directed four of the show’s eight episodes, with Gandja Monteiro and James Marshall serving as additional directors. “Wednesday” is produced by MGM Television for Netflix.

Sourdough. You all started making it in lockdown, didn’t you? You got hold of a starter from somewhere. Maybe you fermented one yourself, or found it in a ditch or something.

Billy Joel will headline the British Summer Time festival next July, which marks his only scheduled performance in Europe in 2023. One of the most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history, Joel will perform on Friday July 7, during BST Hyde Park’s 10th anniversary festival.  He joins previously announced headliners Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on the BST Hyde Park billing for 2023 so far.

Few who were there will ever forget it.

A dad headbutted a headteacher after being called to pick up his child - due to their behavioural issues. Shaun Pattyson, 27, and his partner were asked to collect their daughter from Chesterton Community Sports College, Staffordshire.

Bella Hadid is enjoying a night out in Paris.

A new study has suggested that long-term use of antidepressants could increase the risk of hear disease.

EXCLUSIVE: Bridgerton season two star Charithra Chandran has landed the lead in Olivia Hetreed drama Song of the Sun God, Deadline can reveal.

FERNE McCann has been seen for the first time since being accused of ‘fatshaming’ Sam Faiers in a disgraceful leaked voice note. The recording, which is thought to feature Ferne’s voice, has sent shockwaves through Essex and reignited the feud between the former pals. The voice on the recording is heard saying: “Sam Faiers is fat c***.

TIME Magazine’s annual ‘TIME100 Next’ list.On September 28, TIME unveiled the 2022 edition of its annual ‘TIME100 Next’ list of rising stars across the world, featuring 100 individuals across a multitude of sectors who the outlet believes will shape the future. These individuals range from musicians and medical professionals to movement leaders and top CEOs.The Squid Game break-out star became the first Korean actress to appear on the list.

Elizabeth Olsen may save the day in Marvel films, but on Wednesday evening she highlighted her own hero: Gail Abarbanel, the founder and director of the Rape Foundation and Stuart House. In her speech at Variety’s Power of Women event presented by Lifetime, Olsen spoke passionately about Abarbanel, also in attendance, and the Los Angeles organization that the activist founded nearly five decades ago. “When I learned about tonight, I asked Gail if there is anything that she would like to do next with the foundation, because in my mind she’s already thought of everything. She said, ‘Yes, to stop sexual abuse on the internet,'” Olsen said. “To me that sounded very, very big and maybe impossible. But if you were to ask her what she wanted to create in 1974, I think that would have also sounded just as big and impossible.”

Naman Ramachandran Following its launch earlier this month in Malaysia, streamer Aha is set to bow in Singapore and the Middle East. The service, currently available in the Telugu and Tamil languages, will also begin offering Malayalam-language content with an eye on the Middle East expansion, where a migrant population that speaks the language abounds. Operated by Arha Media and Broadcasting, the Telugu-language service began in Jan. 2020 and the Tamil service followed in February this year. Malaysia, where there is a large Tamil-speaking population, was a logical next step, with four originals by local filmmakers in Malaysian Tamil, where the inflexions are slightly different from the Tamil spoken in India. Singapore, which also has a significant Tamil population, will follow.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Malala Yousafzai used Variety’s Power of Women event, presented by Lifetime, to make the case for representation in Hollywood, specifically highlighting the fact that Muslim actors only make up 1% of popular television series leads. “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson presented Yousafzai with her Variety honor, calling her one of “the most influential advocates of our time.” Yousafzai, who remains the youngest Nobel Laureate in history, recently revealed the first slate of projects out of her production company Extracurricular. The outfit, which is headed by Yousafzai and her head of production Erika Kennair, struck a multi-year programming deal with Apple TV+ last year.

ABC and Vice led the news portion of the 43rd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, which were handed out tonight at the Palladium Times Square in Manhattan. Both scored eight statuettes, followed by CNN and The New York Times with five each and CBS and NBC with three apiece. See the full list of winners here.

WARNING: Spoilers lie ahead for who was unmasked in this week’s edition of “The Masked Singer”, so proceed with caution.

Viva Las Vegas! got fans into a Sin City mindset on Wednesday with an all-new Vegas Night-themed episode.To celebrate the occasion, the show welcomed a very special guest panelist — Donny Osmond! The celebrated entertainer is no stranger to the show, as he made it to the finals in the show's first season, performing at The Peacock.Tonight's episode — hosted by Nick Cannon and overseen by stalwart panelists Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger — saw two new singers face off against last week's champion, The Harp, for a chance to make it to the next round of the heated competition.Before the musical numbers could commence, fans got the chance to see who was under The Hummingbird costume — which is the cliffhanger the premiere closed out on last week.Well, after all the final guesses were made, The Hummingbird revealed himself to be none other than… NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick.«This has been so much fun!» he marveled as the audience roared. «I was nervous, but this has been absolutely amazing.»The first new costumed contestant of the evening was Panther — a stunningly regal, royal blue panther with a flowing cape and ornate headdress. Whoever Panther is, he can really sing, and he belts out a rendition of «Feeling Good» by Nina Simone that blows the panel away.«I thought that was a really soulful, beautiful performance,» Scherzinger marveled.

Kimberley Walsh looked phenomenal as she attended the launch of her second collaboration with Dorothy Perkins in London on Wednesday.  The singer, 40, looked radiant in a pink keyhole midi-dress from her exclusive range.  Kimberley couldn't wipe the smile off her face as she posed for snaps next to her collection while stepping out in a pair of matching stilettos.

What a night! Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson rocked matching all-black looks while celebrating the launch of their new cocktail at the Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits and Fleishigs Magazine event in New York City on Sunday, September 25.

“Dancing With the Stars” on Disney+ will be devoting an entire show to cinema’s most iconic super spy with next week’s “Bond Night.”

SZA, Sydney Sweeney and Keke Palmer are leading the next generation of entertainment stars.

Dancing With the Stars, meet James Bond!

Ferne McCann allegedly called her best friend Sam Faiers a "narcissistic b****" as a new audio recording has been leaked online.

Shakin’ it, not stirred. Dancing With the Stars contestants will perform to music from the James Bond film franchise during the Monday, October 3, episode.