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Reba McEntire is honoring the late country star Loretta Lynn. Lynn, a country music icon, was 90 years old. "Mama and Loretta Lynn were four years apart, Mama being the oldest.They always reminded me a lot of each other.

Kanye West not only claimed that Black Lives Matter was a ‘scam,’ but he also seemingly took credit for moving the discussion away from the movement and onto himself, just a day after debuting and wearing a "White Lives Matter" shirt at his Yeezy fashion show in Paris. Ye, as the rapper prefers to be called, shared in a since-deleted Instagram story, "Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor While there’s been no official word, Pink Floyd has been shopping its recorded-music catalog and other assets for several months, seeking as much as $500 million, according to the Financial Times, with both major music companies and investment firms as the top bidders. But sources say an explosive new interview with founding member, main songwriter and stakeholder Roger Waters — in which he makes extensive remarks about Israel, Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and other political matters that one could politely characterize as controversial — is giving at least one potential buyer cold feet and seems likely to lead others to rethink their positions. For years Waters has sounded off about politics in the press and at his concerts, most controversially Israel’s policies. But the new interview in Rolling Stone raises (or lowers) the bar considerably. While interviewer James Ball does his best to challenge some of Waters’ more far-fetched statements, the former Pink Floyd singer argues emphatically that some Jewish people in the U.S. and U.K. bear responsibility for the actions of Israel “because they pay for everything”; that well-documented accounts of Russian war crimes in Ukraine are “lies, lies, lies”; that the United States is “the most evil [country in the world] of all by a factor of at least 10 times”; that Russia’s brutal military involvement in Syria is justified because “they were there at the invitation of the Syrian government” (which is led by one of the world’s most murderous dictators, Bashar Assad), and more. (See a 12,000-word transcript of the interview here).

Emily Longeretta Jan Broberg is telling her story again, with hope that this time, she’ll be able to help others. In 2019, she was the subject of Netflix’s documentary “Abducted In Plain Sight,” which told the story of how she was abducted twice in the 70s — first at age 12, and again at 14 — by Bob “B” Berchtold, a close family friend. At the time, he brought her to Mexico and brainwashed her into believing that she had been kidnapped by aliens and had to have sex with him in order to save her family. Her parents, Bob and Mary Ann Broberg, also had sexual experiences with “B,” as they were both groomed as well. (For clarity, Variety will refer to the Brobergs by their first names.)

Lindsay Lohan is ready for her comeback! The actress has her first of three Netflix films Falling for Christmas, hitting the streaming site next month. On October 3, the official “Mean Girls” day Lilo and Netflix shared the movie poster on Instagram with the cheeky caption, “it’s October 3rd.

Behati Prinsloo is standing by her husband, Adam Levine, in the wake of his cheating scandal. In exclusive ET footage, the couple was spotted backstage at The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation’s “The Event” fundraiser at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas over the weekend.

Thania Garcia Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Sheryl Crow, Margo Price and many other stars have shared heartfelt tributes to country music pioneer Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at age 90. Lynn’s family confirmed the late Country Music Hall of Famer died in her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. “Mama and Loretta were four years apart, mama being the oldest. They always reminded me a lot of each other. Strong women, who loved their children and were fiercely loyal,” McEntire wrote in a statement to Variety. “Now they’re both in heaven getting to visit and talk about how they were raised, how different country music is now from what it was when they were young. Sure makes me feel good that mama went first so she could welcome Loretta into the hollers of heaven. I always did and I always will love Loretta. She was always so nice to me. I sure appreciate her paving the rough and rocky road for all us girl singers.” McEntire joined Lynn’s final album, 2021’s “Still Woman Enough,” singing on the title track along with Carrie Underwood.

Paris Fashion Week is coming to an end, and the Kardashians made sure they were front and center for the fashionable festivities. Khloé Kardashian attended the highly talked about Balenciaga Paris Fashion show Sunday with her ‘baby girl’ Kylie Jenner. On Monday, the mom of 2 shared a gallery of photos with the caption, “Me and my Baby Girl.”While they both sported large Balenciaga sunglasses, they had very different looks, with Kylie rocking a long sleeve-ruffled pink gown.

partner, Jordin Sparks. On Monday's episode, the pair hit the ballroom floor for James Bond Night, and while they landed an impressive score of 28, it wasn't without incident.  “We got ripa-ge in the pants,” Armstrong told ET’s Matt Cohen following the show.

Velma is proudly out!

returns for season 3 on Wednesday, picking up four months after the events of the finale, which saw Nicky's world blow up — in more ways than one. There was the breakup with Henry; losing an unlikely ally in Zhilan, who sacrificed herself for Nicky (but will be back ); and the potential return of a seemingly resurrected Pei-Ling, Nicky's shifu (or Xiao, the ancient creator of the warrior/guardian bloodlines, or someone else).

its 2019 winner.«If you're lucky in life, you get the chance to know someone who lights up a room, makes every moment seem better, and makes you feel important with a simple gesture or a word,» FYI correspondent Christian Murphy said in a speech about Kryst's impact on the pageant world, according to . «That was Cheslie Kryst.»«Now, I had the privilege to work alongside her, and her accomplishments were literally endless. Cheslie was crowned Miss USA 2019.

Hocus Pocus 2 is a certified smash!

There’s a scene in Billy Eichner‘s Bros that you won’t be seeing in theaters.

Furious Scots gathered in a street last night and demanded a man they believed to be a sex offender was removed from their street. Rumours began to circulate on Facebook that a ' notorious sex offender ' had recently been rehoused near the Danderhall area in Midlothian.

A man has taken to the internet to share the mistakes that he made which has left his wife too embarrassed to drop their child off at school. While he says that his mistakes were just innocent slip ups, he has left some social media users torn.

Perthshire’s Blair Castle features on a spook-tacular new witch trail created by VisitScotland.

Variety first reported the news.

The way Sony has been trying to build out its universe of “Spider-Man”-adjacent films has been interesting, to say the least. First, the studio can’t actually use Spider-Man in any of these spinoff films since Tom Holland’s version of the character is off in the MCU.

An official trailer for “Shotgun Wedding” has arrived.

While Selma Blair channeled her inner Bond girl on "Dancing with the Stars" Week 3, her son called her an "MS superhero."The "Cruel Intentions" star had her 11-year-old son cheering her on, as she performed a risky number while blindfolded on the dance floor.  "I’m really proud of my mom," Arthur Saint Bleick exclusively told Fox News Digital.  When asked what superhero his mom would be, Bleick responded "MS superhero." Blair, 50, shares her son with ex-boyfriend Jason Bleick.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has already made his feelings on Cristiano Ronaldo clear despite being forced to dead-bat suggestions he wants to sign the Manchester United superstar. Speculation over Ronaldo and his future remains at fever pitch after he failed to secure a desired move away this summer.

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man found "seriously injured" in a park in Old Trafford.

Police have escalated efforts to find the remains of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett as the search is poised to enter its sixth day - but as yet no bones have been found.

The owners of a soft play centre have asked customers to wear warm clothing when visiting as they can't afford to constantly heat the place.

A man punched a taxi driver in the face as he was driving before hurling racist abuse at him, a trial has heard.

Police uncovered three huge cannabis farms during a series of raids on homes in Rochdale. Officers seized more than £250k worth of the drug after swooping on three properties across the town on Friday.

BBC Radio 2 has announced a series of shows to mark the 70th anniversary of the Official Singles Chart.

Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90.The star, who was famous for hits such as ‘You Ain’t Woman Enough’, ‘The Pill’, ‘Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)’ and ‘Honky Tonk Girl’, passed away this morning (October 4), according to a statement from her family.“Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” they wrote.Over the years she recorded 60 albums, with her most recent being last year’s ‘Still Woman Enough’, and topped the US country charts 16 times. She also sold more than 45million records worldwide.A statement from the family of Loretta Lynn."Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.” The family of Loretta Lynn.— Loretta Lynn (@LorettaLynn) October 4, 2022She was nominated for 18 Grammy awards, of which she won three, including a lifetime achievement prize in 2010 and her most recent win in 2019.In 2004, Lynn teamed up with Jack White who produced her album ‘Van Lear Rose’, which went on to become her best-performing album in the US charts at the time, before she topped it with her highest-charting album ever, 2016’s ‘Full Circle’.In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.Born Loretta Webb in a one-room rural Kentucky cabin in 1932, the star was one of eight siblings and the daughter of a coal miner which led to her signature song, 1970’s ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’.Lynn married her husband Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn when she was 15, and they were together until his death in 1996.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix and the European Producers Club (EPC) have revealed the winners of a pitch contest for fictional series at the ongoing Venice Film Festival. The pitch contest is a joint initiative by EPC and Netflix to help create new opportunities for European women producers. It was launched at Series Mania in March, and open to EPC producers working for women-owned companies. Following a selection process by an independent jury, composed of Cia Edstrom, Francine Raveney and Olivier Kohn, the competition finalists pitched their projects to the Netflix content team. Anna Mannion of Tri Moon Films, Ireland, won the first prize of €50,000 ($49,762), while Ada Solomon of Microfilm, Romania, won the second prize of €20,000.