The Academy Is No Longer Requiring Attendees From Outside LA to Quarantine

Marnie Simpson isn't having the best time at the moment, as she has revealed she has come down with another bladder infection, which she has described as "frustrating".The 30 year old Geordie Shore star – who is reaching the final weeks of her pregnancy – was forced to cut her holiday short and seek urgent medical attention after she started feeling ill. Writing in her exclusive column - available for OK! VIPs – Marnie also tells all on her catch-up with fellow pregnant star Olivia Bowen and why she's found some of her midwife appointments "unsettling". Are you an OK! VIP? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.

Netflix is in early-stage conversations with The Crown producer Left Bank over a prequel to the smash hit royal drama.

The Weeknd has teamed up with American art collective MSCHF for a limited-edition run of his ‘Dawn FM’ single ‘Out Of Time’, pressed on a playable saw blade vinyl record.Only 25 copies will be made. Weeknd fans who are keen to get their hands on a copy will need to be quick – they’re being auctioned off here, with the auction set to end today (April 8) at 1pm ET/6pm BST.The auction website clarifies that the record ships with an adaptor for use on a regular turntable, and advises prospective buyers that it “is not rated or intended for use as a functional saw blade”.Watch a promotional video for the record below:It’s not MSCHF’s first collaboration with a musician.

Jack Harlow has shared his sultry new single ‘First Class’ – listen below.Ahead of its full release, a snippet of the track went viral on TikTok earlier this week. ‘First Class’ samples Fergie’s 2006 hit ‘Glamorous’, as Harlow adds his own spin to the song’s well-known chorus.“I been a (G) / Throw up the (L) / Sex in the (A.M.) / Uh huh/ (O-R-O.U.S),” Harlow raps over Fergie’s memorable lines. “And I can put you in (First Class up in the sky).”The track features a mellow piano melody as Harlow discusses his journey to success.

Chloe x Halle, has shared her new solo single ‘Treat Me’ – watch the video below.The track follows on from her debut single ‘Have Mercy’, which was released last September. A snippet of the track had previously gone viral on TikTok before its official release.Chlöe gave her debut live performance of the song at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, and was widely praised for the memorable set, which included dramatic green screen visuals and dynamic choreography.‘Treat Me’ is the second single from the artist’s as-yet-unannounced debut album.

BTS member Jin will be minimising his participation in the group’s upcoming Las Vegas residency after sustaining an injury.The group’s label, Big Hit Music, released a statement today (April 8) to fan community app Weverse, where it announced that Jin would be unable to participate fully in the group’s upcoming Las Vegas concerts due to a previous injury to his left finger.The singer had undergone surgery to repair the extensor in his finger last month, however after consultations with various medical personnel, Jin has been advised to “refrain from vigorous movement as any impact on his finger due to the amount of activities increased more than necessary”.“While the artist himself strongly wished to participate in the performance in full, our company has decided to follow physician advice and minimise Jin’s movements during the “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Las Vegas’ concerts,” added Big Hit Music. The label clarified that if he strains his finger again while it’s recovering, he may need to undergo an additional surgery to rectify the injury.“As a result, Jin’s choreography and stage performance will be limited to a certain extent.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a Conservative, received backlash from health and LGBTQI organisations after doubling down on exempting trans kids from the ban on ‘conversion therapy.’In an interview with SkyNews, Johnson remarked that he is “sad” about the backlash but said, “I don’t think that it’s reasonable for kids to be deemed so-called Gillick-competent to take decisions about their gender or irreversible treatments that they may have. I think there should be parental involvement at the very least.” He finished the statement by saying that he is understanding of people’s situations and supportive if people want to “change” genders. Boris Johnson explains why he is exempting trans children from the ban on conversion therapy He also ranges more widely on the issue of competing rights for the first timeFull exchange: pic.twitter.com/cRY2ohXev1— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) April 6, 2022The acting chair of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) representative body, Dr Latifa Patel, disagreed with Johnson and believes that “conversion therapy should be banned “in its entirety. “While this is now supposedly happening for gay and bisexual people, it seems the Government will only rely on current legislation or non-legislative options for transgender people who are subjected to the practice.

More than two-fifths (42%) of people predict their finances will worsen over the next three months, according to a wealth and wellbeing tracker by LV=.

A Dumfries man who took up growing his own food during lockdown is set to appear on BBC Scotland’s gardening series Beechgrove.

The first major work on a multi-million pound regeneration project for Dumfries is set to get under way.

Moffat’s flagship Station Park was again targeted by vandals at the weekend who are being sought by police.

Wullie Gibson wants his Queen of the South players to use the hurt of Sunday’s cup final defeat as motivation to remain in the Championship.

We’ve come to expect a certain makeup and hair look from Hailey Bieber: dewy skin, dark blonde hair and minimal eye makeup. Now, in a complete switch-up of her trademark low-key glam, the model has undergone a very edgy transformation for her May Allure cover interview* and shoot. Hailey, 25, is barely recognisable with a wet look, bubblegum pink bob, but she pulls the bright colour off perfectly.

We're just hours away from the big Beckham wedding that'll see Brooklyn Beckham marry the daughter of a billionaire businessman, Nicola Peltz. Ahead of the lavish nuptials which will be held at Nicola's family's incredible £76m estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the Beckhams have been enjoying the finer things in life, lounging on their yacht Seven. The star-studded event will see both of the pair's famous families come together to watch as Brooklyn, 23, and Nicola, 27, exchange vows.

ITV, Comcast, Discovery and Paramount have been tipped as potential Channel 4 buyers, along with outside bets such as European giant Vivendi, as the UK government’s two-year-long process to privatize and sell the broadcaster begins.

A diner has been blasted online for promoting a “special deal“ where a pie and a pint costs “only £17.”

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCritics Week, the sidebar dedicated to first and second features which runs alongside the Cannes Film Festival, is launching a new award. Called The French Touch Prize of the Jury, the award is being backed by a French organization dedicated to promoting creative and cultural industries.

It’s time for lights, cameras, action – and key art, as the 94th Academy Awards gears up with an ABC-TV release of its first official shot of this year’s three Oscar hosts.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Awards attendees from outside Los Angeles will not have to quarantine at all before heading to the Dolby Theater on March 27.

After cancelling the Governors Ball due to Covid concerns last year, the official post-Oscars celebration will be back in action, and that includes Gov Ball perennial Wolfgang Puck  back to collaborate on the menu, this year joined by Bronx-based culinary collective Ghetto Gastro. The latter’s work blends influences from the African diaspora, global South ingredients and hip-hop to create offerings that address race, identity and economic empowerment.

Some of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers are speaking out.

Jon Burlingame editorSome of Hollywood’s most high-profile filmmakers, including director James Cameron, producers Kathleen Kennedy and Lili Fini Zanuck and composer John Williams have joined the growing chorus of voices asking the Academy to reverse course and present all 23 Oscars on the live March 27 telecast.In a letter obtained by Variety and sent today to Academy President David Rubin, more than six dozen film professionals including multiple Academy Award winners, contend that the plan to present eight awards during the pre-telecast hour will “demean” these crafts and “relegate [them] to the status of second-class citizens.”The eight are original score, film editing, production design, makeup and hairstyling, sound, documentary short, live-action short and animated short. The Academy continues to insist that the nominees in those categories will be announced, and the winner’s acceptance speech aired, in edited form and aired as part of the three-hour ABC show.

Nicole Kidman's absence at the annual Oscar nominees luncheon has a perfectly good explanation — she's recovering from an injury.ET can confirm the star is at home in Nashville, Tennessee, recovering from a torn hamstring. The 54-year-old actress had been filming her Amazon series,  in L.A., when the pre-existing injury flared up.According to , which first reported the news, producers are temporarily halting production of the Amazon series this week to figure out when they can resume and if they'll need to shoot around Kidman until she can return to the production. Kidman, nominated for her fifth Oscar following her portrayal of Lucille Ball, attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards last month in Santa Monica, California.

Clayton Davis The Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon was a happy occasion full of hugs between stars, but also a sense of trepidation as the first Academy luncheon since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. With a live, in-person event held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, with remarks from Oscars producer Will Packer and Academy president David Rubin, over 200 guests gathered to celebrate the achievements of this year’s nominees for the 94th Oscars, set to take place on March 27.Rubin’s opening remarks acknowledged the war in Ukraine and the Academy’s global support for a peaceful resolution.Some key takeaways from the event1. The Academy wants the show to be fun.Packer emceed the top of the event, praising the year’s crop of nominees.

Deadline he “feels very strongly” about the decision, explaining he believes filmmaking is a collaborative art and “we should all have a seat at the supper table”.“I disagree with the decision made by the executive committee,” the filmmaker said.  “I feel very strongly that this is perhaps the most collaborative medium in the world. All of us make movies together, we become a family where one craft is just as indispensable as the next.“I feel that at the Academy Awards there is no above the line, there is no below the line.

J. Kim Murphy Tom Fleischman, a frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee and a five-time Oscar-nominee for his work as a rerecording mixer, has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in response to the organization’s plan to remove eight categories from the live broadcast of the 2022 Academy Awards.An industry veteran, Fleischman has accrued nearly 200 credits as a rerecording mixer, with a career spanning more than five decades.

The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news about Fleischman’s resignation.The overwhelming response from within the industry and from invested fans was fairly intense outrage over what many critics said was an insult to the people in the affected categories.Many people dinged the Academy for a decision they argued won’t actually bring in new viewers but might alienate the viewers that keep tuning in.