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A 28-year-old dad who tragically died after a car hit him on the M62 has been named as his family pay emotional tribute to him.

Descendents have cancelled a European tour after frontman Milo Aukerman suffered a “mild heart attack”.The legendary Californian punk band were set to hit the road this year for a series of dates, but they have now been cancelled in order for the frontman to rest and recover.“We are truly sorry, but we have to cancel the upcoming European shows,” the band told fans in a statement.“Our singer, Milo, had a mild heart attack last night. He’s doing fine, and is expected to make a full recovery from surgery, but will need a few weeks to recover before we can hit the road again.”A post shared by Descendents (@descendents)In 2021, Descendents released their first studio album in five years, ‘9th & Walnut’.

American Pie star Seann William Scott has revealed the tiny fee he received for appearing in the huge blockbuster.The first American Pie film was released in 1999, with a sequel following in 2001 before two spin-offs: American Wedding and American Reunion.The first film in the series went on to make $235million (£182m) at the box office, yet Scott has revealed that he received only $8,000 (£6,200) for his starring appearance as Stifler.Speaking to chat show host Rick Elsen, Scott said that even that low fee “was a lot of money for me at the time.“I remember afterwards I bought a used Thunderbird for like $5000 or maybe $6000, I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, baby’,” he laughed.“I don’t know what happened to the other $2000 because I ended up having to work at the LA Zoo as a churro guy, so maybe it was even less than $8000.”Last year, it was revealed that a fifth film in the American Pie franchise is in the works at Universal, and will be penned by filmmaker Sujata Day.According to The Hollywood Reporter, work on a long-rumoured fifth film in the series is now in progress, and is being written by Day for Universal 1440 Entertainment.It adds that the story for the film is based on Day’s original script that was pitched, and promises a “fresh take” on the franchise.“Obsessed with raunchy comedies and American Pie is one of my all time faves!” Day wrote on Twitter to confirm the news. “So excited to be working on this movie.”Back in 2018, co-star Tara Reid hinted that a fifth American Pie movie could be on the way, saying: “I met the directors recently at the Emmy party and I said, ‘Let’s do the fifth movie, the franchise needs another movie’.

Quavo says he has around 1,000 unreleased verses from his late Migos bandmate Takeoff.The rapper will release new album ‘Rocket Power’ on August 14, and has described it as “my therapy” following the death of Takeoff in late 2022.In a new interview with Jamie Crawford-Walker on YouTube, Quavo discussed his grief following the death, and how it has fuelled the new album.“It means everything to me,” he said. “Just being fuelled by my brother, Take, and bottling in all these emotions – all the pain, all the hard times, all the times I cried and all the times I just made music to pull up and try to play songs and he’s not there.“I’m just trying to get this fuel from above and this fuel from the sky and call it ‘rocket power.’”Quavo added that he has around 1,000 unreleased verses from the singer. “In this phone alone, it’s 150 songs,” he said, adding: “Every phone probably has 350 songs.”Revealing that Takeoff had three phones, he went on: “He’s got songs I never heard, ‘I’m like, bro why you never played me this’.”Quavo added: “I miss him a lot and I love him.

Emily Atack has announced the passing of her beloved Uncle Steve, who she said she will "miss beyond belief".The 33 year old former Inbetweeners star took to Instagram to share a number of snaps and videos with her 'Uncle Beef', and their close bond was clear to see. In the caption, Emily's grief was palpable as she shared the loss of Steve, who she affectionately called 'The Mountain Man'. She wrote: "It breaks my heart to say that on Friday we lost my beautiful uncle Steve.

Whilst the win for live-action series is undoubtedly well-deserved, fans of the blue heeler and her family of four were quick to voice their confusion online, many left reeling from the moment the winner was announced.

Christine Romans is exiting CNN.

Vicky Pattison has been left shaken after the Uber car she had been travelling in burst into flames just minutes after she and her fiancé Ercan Ramadan got out of it.The 35 year old former Geordie Shore star took to Instagram to show the silver Mercedes on the side of the road engulfed in flames and with smoke billowing out of it. Over the top of the clip, Vicky wrote: "I was in that car minutes ago." She then spoke to the camera as she told her millions of followers about her "terrifying" ordeal.

Eva Marcille is taking Us on a Mexican vacation! The actress shares exclusive photos and details from her recent getaway in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

Tributes have been paid to a 'top bloke' who has died after being hit by an ambulance while riding a scooter. Shaun Jackson, 31, passed away following the incident in Barnsley on Friday night, Yorkshire Live reported.

Hulu just made another big decision, leading to a cancellation of a fan fave TV show.

It has been a jam-packed summer for Rangers boss Michael Beale as he stayed true to his word that the Ibrox squad would have a massive shake up before the new season.

Louise Redknapp's fans can’t believe her real age after she posted a number of snaps with her 19 year old son, Charley, to celebrate his birthday. Pop star Louise is certainly blessed with good genes as, at age 49, she could pass for a woman half her age - with her fans floored that she is old enough to have a 19 year old son. She posted a number of snaps of Charley, who she shares with ex-husband, former footballer Jamie Redknapp, 50.They also share son Beau, 14.

Veteran BBC presenter Esther Rantzen fears her lung cancer may have been caused by exposure to asbestos in the studios where she worked for decades.

Ex on the Beach star Charlotte Dawson has welcomed her second child into the world alongside fiance Matt Sarsfield, following a 'false alarm'.

A Scots couple who had to drive from London to Edinburgh after their flight was cancelled have been denied compensation.

Elon Musk has reinstated Kanye West‘s Twitter account after an eight month ban.It comes after he was previously banned from the platform three times, the last being on December 2 last year after the rapper tweeted an illustration of a swastika inside a Star of David.The inflammatory post was one of many West – also known as Ye – tweeted at the time, culminating in Musk confirming that West’s account would be suspended due to violating the platform’s policies “against incitement to violence”.The rapper previously faced significant backlash after making a series of antisemitic remarks, wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt, and expressing false claims about the death of George Floyd.Despite his return to Twitter, West will now not be eligible to monetise his account and advertisements will not appear next to his posts, reports the Wall Street Journal.His account was reinstated after receiving reassurance that he would not use the platform to share antisemitic or otherwise harmful language. He is yet to post any new tweets.Meanwhile, Ice Cube recently said that West has “learned a lot” from a controversial year that’s seen him express numerous antisemitic views.During a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ice Cube was asked about his “wobbly relationship” with Ye before he confirmed that he had met up with the rapper “a couple of weeks ago”.When asked about how West is currently dealing with what’s happened, the ‘Fuck Tha Police’ artist responded: “I believe he’s doing great.

Haim dressed up as the step-sisters from Taylor Swift‘s ‘Bejeweled’ to perform ‘No Body, No Crime’ with her in California this weekend.The video for the ‘Midnights’ track guest starred Haim as a trio of step-sisters, who wore gowns that they also sported on stage in Santa Clara, California on Friday night (July 28).“hi from the step sisters!” they wrote on Instagram, with footage and photos showing them playing the ‘Evermore’ murder ballad while in full dress.It comes after Swift and Haim gave a live debut to ‘No Body, No Crime’ at the first ‘Eras’ Tour show in Seattle last weekend (July 22). Haim are supporting Swift on the latest leg of her North American stadium tour and have been joining her for the 2020 song during the ‘Evermore’ segment of the set.Elsewhere in Santa Clara, Aaron Dessner joined Swift on night one to give a live debut to ‘Evermore’ bonus track ‘Right Where You Left Me’, while night two saw her play ‘Red’ track ‘Stay Stay Stay’ for the first time in a decade and give a live debut to ‘All Of The Girls You Loved Before’.See footage from all the goings on at the latest stop of the ‘Eras’ Tour below.

One of the titles in the bestselling Arthur children’s book series faces a potential ban after a conservative claimant said that it “damaged souls.”

It's only pre-season but the sparring between Celtic and Rangers has already kicked off - with Todd Cantwell at the centre of it.

Sadly, winning the lottery is a dream most of us will never make a reality in our lifetime.

A man has been arrested after a terrifying armed attempted robbery at a Post Office in Bolton.

did not Like It.Cardi B hurled her microphone at an unruly concertgoer who launched a drink at the rapper during a performance in Las Vegas on Saturday, becoming the latest artist to have an object thrown at them while onstage. The New York native had been performing “Bodak Yellow” at Drai’s Beachclub in Las Vegas when a fan raised a white, decorated cup and tossed liquid in the 30-year-old rapper’s direction.The rapper, at first startled and visibly in disbelief, transformed into a fastball-throwing southpaw and launched the microphone at the woman.

Cardi B throwing a microphone at an audience member who had chucked a drink at her on stage.Across this summer, a growing trend has emerged of fans throwing items on stage at their favourite artists. One of the most prolific and dangerous cases occurred last month, when pop star Bebe Rexha was seen falling to her knees after a mobile phone struck her in the face.The incident left her needing stitches above her eye, and it was later reported that the concertgoer who threw the device did so because he thought “it would be funny”.In footage that began circulating yesterday (July 29), Cardi is the latest artist to be subject to items thrown from the crowd.In the video, she is seen to have a drink thrown on her by an audience member.

Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor last night (July 29) with a cover of ‘Mandinka’.The collaborative performance came during Dave Grohl‘s band’s set at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival. You can view it below.Introducing the cover, which appeared O’Connor’s 1987 debut album ‘The Lion And The Cobra’, the frontman said: “We’re singing this song for a reason tonight,” before Morissette added: “For a beautiful women with high intelligence and deep empathy, way ahead of her time, who is no longer with us.

Kanye West has had his Twitter account reactivated, following a ban of almost eight months for offensive content.

Barbie has provided endless entertainment and a healthy dose of empowerment since it premiered in theaters earlier this month. Now, some people are proposing using it to help with your love life.

Jason Aldean's concert in Mansfield, Massachusetts got off to a rocky start after the venue was temporarily evacuated due to severe weather. The 46-year-old country star, who was set to take the stage at the Xfinity Center at 7:30pm ET, shared a screenshot of the evacuation announcement to his Instagram Story shortly after 8pm. "Severe Weather Alert.

Shawn Mendes is soaking up the sun in Ibiza, Spain.

Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein is taking no prisoners following the news that her husband Lenny Hochstein is engaged to another woman while they are still married.

The San Francisco Department of Building and Inspection says it has been unable to inspect a new black “X” logo on the roof of Elon Musk’s social media company formerly known as Twitter for two days in a row after the company declined access to the structure.

A woman who as a child told millions on TV of her battle with a rare cancer has been exposed as a sectarian bigot.

Tristan Thompson‘s brother Dishawn is clearing the air after fans thought that he was insulting Khloe Kardashian over the death of their mother.

A DJ from the flagship radio station of the NFL’s Washington Redskins was fired after an incident earlier in the week when he and a partner, broadcasting live from the team’s Virginia training facility, called a local female sports reporter “Barbie” and “a cheerleader” on air while she was on assignment covering the team.

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Sarah Silverman isn’t so pissed off any more about the interim agreements that SAG-AFTRA has been handing out, but the comedian is still pretty “cynical” about the whole thing.