Strictly's Shirley Ballas doubles down on support for 'good friend' Giovanni Pernice amid BBC probe

Hundreds gathered to remember three little girls who were killed on the first day of the summer holidays when all they wanted to do was dance.

For over 50 years, Oil Can Harry’s in Studio City was considered a cornerstone of L.A.’s LGBTQ+ community. More than just a humble western bar, it was also a community hub for LGBTQ+ country-lovers, who began flocking to their popular line-dancing night in the ‘70s, when same-sex dancing was still illegal.

Chrissie Hynde has explained the reasons why she and The Pretenders don’t play arenas, even though they could, and prefers to stick to shows in clubs and theatres.After playing a show in Milwaukee, Hynde revealed in an Instagram post that the band are frequently asked why they don’t play bigger venues and went on to detail why.“Over these past years, people often ask why we aren’t playing in bigger venues i e. arenas? The simple answer is: Clubs and theatres are better venues for the audience and for the band,” she wrote.“Personally, I have never stayed for a three hour show, and I like to see the band on stage rather than on screens if I’m in the audience.

Adam Idah failed to travel with Norwich to Austria as speculation continues to rage over a move back to Celtic.

Too Hot To Handl star Francesca Farago has revealed the genders of the twins she is expecting with fiance Jesse Sullivan. In an emotional TikTok, Francesca was in tears as Jesse announced that they are expecting a boy and a girl at a party celebrating the upcoming additions to their family. “I didn’t gather you all around just to tell you how much I love this woman,” Jesse said in the video.

Simone Biles is making Olympic history following Team USA’s gold medal win during the Women’s Gymnastics Team Final!

Riot police were subjected to a relentless and 'sickening' attack, with vans set alight and wheelie bins hurled at officers in a night of chaos and disorder in Southport.

Philippe Clement has backed Rangers row ref Willie Collum to raise the standards of officiating in his new SFA role - and for VAR to stamp out the Premiership CHEATS.

Halsey is getting honest about coming back to the music industry after getting sick.

Love Island couple Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have given fans an update on their relationship status since leaving the villa. 34-year-old former TOWIE star Joey and 25-year-old Jessy narrowly missed a spot in this year's Love Island final after becoming the last couple to be dumped during a dramatic show twist. The penultimate episode of series 11 saw all of the dumped cast welcomed back on our screens to decide who would make the final four.

Wow. The sheer audacity of this man!

Noah Cyrus is opening up about THAT sighting with her momma Tish Cyrus — and it’s not exactly as it seemed!

Cooking with the Stars viewers couldn't quite stomach the new series on Tuesday night (July 30) with some even hitting the off switch just minutes into the ITV culinary show's fourth season return. Emma Willis and Tom Allen are serving us all the fun as they return to host the reality series, which sees celebrities team up with top-notch chefs who are set to mentor them through every sizzle and stir, dreaming of whipping them into restaurant-quality cooking whizzes. It wasn't all gourmet glamour in the first episode, though.

Rob Lowe has said that he is currently working on the “early stages” of a sequel to his classic ‘80s coming of age film St. Elmo’s Fire.The original film was released in 1985 and is considered one of the key films in the Brat Pack movement.It served as the breakthrough for director Joel Schumacher, and starred Lowe alongside fellow Brat Pack stars Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Andrew McCarthy.And now, Lowe has told Entertainment Tonight that after the success of the recent documentary Brats, which told the story of that generation of actors and films, he is more committed than before to a second St. Elmo’s Fire instalment.“We’ve met with the studio and I have been talking about doing it for about four months,” Lowe said, confirming that Brats had “only added to the excitement around it.”“But it’s very, very, very, very, very early stages,” he added.

Lisa Kudrow looked back at her television career, opening up about getting fired from Frasier, the sitcom role that changed her trajectory, and being the only Friends cast member to audition.

Former heavyweight champ Tyson Fury showed his romantic side when he posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday 30 July, showing the fighter dancing on the driveway outside his home with wife Paris. He captioned it with the words: “The girl from 2005 who stole my heart, ride or die chick.” Meanwhile Paris, his wife of 16 years, reposted an image from the clip and added her own thoughts, writing: “Just seen this, the love is strong.” Fans were worried, however, as Paris was wearing heels while Tyson was barefoot as they danced on the tarmac that is emblazoned with the words “Gypsy King.” “Staring at Paris’ heels the whole time waiting for her to stand on his bare foot… stressful to watch,” wrote one follower, while another chimed in: “The heels near the bare feet are making me anxious.” Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free While the clip was romantic, some of Tyson’s followers saw the funny side, with one posting: “Me and my missus gonna do that in Sainsbury’s car park,” and a second saying: “Love is trusting her not to stand on your foot in those heels.” The couple recently celebrated their son Prince Tyson II’s eighth birthday with a sleepover party that featured a Mario Kart themed birthday cake, balloons and cut outs of Mario and Sonic.

Seth Meyers is taking his standup to HBO!

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube channel Shiloh & Bros has signed with CAA for representation.

Scary Movie franchise as well as a number of comedy sketch shows, has died at the age of 46.Her publicist confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she passed away on Sunday (July 28) in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer.“Erica was an amazing woman and talented entertainer who touched countless lives with her sharp wit, humor and genuine zest for life,” said her family in a statement. “Her memory will live eternally in our hearts.”Ash starred as Kendra Brooks in Scary Movie 5 in 2013 alongside Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex, with other feature film credits in her career including the 2018 sports comedy Uncle Drew, 2021’s Violet, opposite Olivia Munn and Justin Theroux, and the 2023 supernatural horror We Have A Ghost, where she starred alongside David Harbour and Anthony Mackie.She was born Erica Chantal Ash on September 19, 1977 in Florida and grew up in Atlanta.Her breakthrough came in The Big Gay Sketch Show, which aired on Logo from 2006 to 2008, and she later starred on the Fox sketch show MADtv for the following two years, where she became known for impressions including Michelle Obama and Whoopi Goldberg.Ash played Mary Charles Calloway on all four seasons of Survivor’s Remorse, a comedy drama series produced by LeBron James that ran from 2014 to 2017 on Starz.She later made a name for herself as the ex-partner of Kevin Hart on the spoof reality show Real Husbands of Hollywood, which ran from 2013-16.Comedian, talk show host and personal friend of Ash, Loni Love, shared her own tribute on social media, writing: “Sad to confirm my friend and fellow actress Erica Ashe’s passing.

Halsey has opened up about receiving abuse from fans, saying some of them are “meaner to me than any other people on the planet”.The artist admitted in a post on Tumblr that the abuse has at points made her “regret coming back” after taking time away from music following difficulties with her health. After the release of her recent single ‘The End’, she said she was “lucky to be alive” and confirmed that she had Lupus and T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.“My own fans are hands down meaner to me than any other people on the planet,” they began in the post.

outed as gay because his Grindr data suggested he was visiting gay venues is now suing the gay hookup app for violating his privacy.Starting in 2016, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, a priest from Wisconsin, served as the former general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which serves as the Roman Catholic Church’s official mouthpiece in the United States, and frequently rails against laws and policies that recognize the rights of LGBTQ people.But in 2021, Burrill resigned from his position within the church after The Pillar, a right-wing Catholic activist website, claimed to have uncovered mobile app data showing that he had not only used the Grindr app but had visited a gay bar and multiple bathhouses.The Pillar did not say where or how it had obtained this data, saying the information on Burrill’s alleged whereabouts was based on “commercially available records of app signal data.”While the data didn’t include names or pictures of users, Grindr assigns a unique number to each phone and tracks timestamped location data based on GPS signals.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Warner Bros. Games, the powerhouse games publisher behind “Hogwarts Legacy,” “Suicide Squad” and the “Batman: Arkham” series, has appointed Yves Lachance as the new vice president and studio head of Warner Bros. Games Montréal.

Another TV show was just canceled over at HBO’s Max, making that 8 total cancellations for the streaming service so far this year.

John Carroll Lynch has been cast as a series regular opposite Maggie Q in Prime Video‘s Untitled Renée Ballard Series, a Bosch spinoff.

The Young Sheldon spinoff show, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, is taking shape, and we have a lot of casting news to share!

Bobby Banas, who played Jets member Joyboy in 1961’s West Side Story, appeared in other film musicals and had a long career as a choreographer, died Monday. He was 90.

Foo Fighters drummer and close friend Taylor Hawkins.The legendary drummer passed away at the age of 50 in March 2022. Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room hours before the Foos were scheduled to play a festival in Bogotá, Colombia.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is selling off his boarding pass from his recent trip to Australia for charity in recognition of him conquering his fear of flying.Barker developed the phobia after surviving a plane crash that killed four other people on board in 2008, including both pilots and two of Barker’s close friends, Charles ‘Che’ Still and Chris Baker. He was left with third-degree burns on over two-thirds of his body, for which he spent three months in hospital and had 26 surgeries.The only other survivor of the crash was Barker’s friend DJ AM, who died of a drug overdose a year later.After the crash, Barker didn’t get on a plane for 13 years and for a period was insistent on touring via boat.

There’s a sense of déjà vu on the Netflix Top 10 this week, as the No. 1 spots in film and TV haven’t changed.

Celtic are interested in a loan for Southampton midfielder Shea Charles - but don’t want to include him in a deal for Matt O’Riley.

The 1975 have been sued for $2.4million (£1.9 million) by Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia over the band’s kissing incident from last year.While performing at the festival as 2023 headliners in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, frontman Matty Healy criticised the Malaysian government and its anti-LGBTQ laws onstage and then kissed bassist Ross MacDonald. Their set was cut short and caused the remainder of the three-day festival to be cancelled by the authorities.

Lollapalooza and Osheaga — is the Hinterland Music Festival.Taking place Aug. 2-4 at Saint Charles, IA’s Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater, this year’s three-day extravaganza is bringing in the best and brightest in pop, indie rock, folk and alt-country.Just a few of the headliners we’re most excited about include Chappell Roan, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Orville Peck.They’ll be joined by Charley Crockett, Lizzy McAlpine, The Red Clay Strays, Mt.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role as a senior correspondent who will seek out big interviews and opportunities for deeper reporting, the latest major change at CBS News after its business was merged with that of the local-TV operations of parent company Paramount Global. O’Donnell, who recently celebrated her fifth year in the anchor chair, sees an opportunity to pursue signature interviews with top newsmakers — something that proved appealing to her after logging stints as both a morning-show co-anchor and an evening-news presence and after her recent sit-down with Pope Francis earlier this year.

It’s a wrap on Superman as James Gunn expressed his gratitude to everyone that made filming the DC Studios production possible.

Norah O’Donnell is exiting her role as anchor of CBS Evening News after the election, and will take on a new role as senior correspondent doing high-profile sit-down interviews.

Olympic great Duncan Scott was in seventh heaven as he added another Olympic title to add to his impressive collection.