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Coronation Street spoilers have seemingly confirmed an exit will air on the ITV soap next week.

teased several “exciting” projects she’s got in the works.But it seems as though her return to Tinseltown might be short-lived after all, as royal expert Angela Levin claims that WME is “horrified” about what repercussions Scobie’s book could have for the Sussexes’ rebrand.“They said they were ‘horrified’, that can’t just be about the two names that were mentioned, it must be about their client, Meghan,” Levin told GB News.“It seems to me that they will think very carefully what they do next. I have never heard such a well-known agency be clear about how they feel.”Levin claimed that reigniting the royal race row could have damaging effects on Markle’s Hollywood plans.“Meghan needs to be very careful.

local media outlet.“The Princely House regrets to announce that H.S.H. Prince Constantin von und zu Liechtenstein passed away unexpectedly on 5 December 2023,” a statement from the royal household read.“Prince Constantin was chairman of the supervisory board of Liechtenstein Group AG and a member of Board of Directors of Liechtenstein Group Holding AG.”Prince Constantin wed Princess Marie of Liechtenstein in 1999 and went on to welcome three children together, Prince Moritz, 20, Princess Georgina, 18, and Prince Benedikt, 15.Liechtenstein’s state parliament held a minute’s silence Wednesday to pay tribute to the late royal.Apostolic Administrator Benno Elbs, afterward, paid his respects to the royal family following their sudden loss.“It was with great sadness that I learned today of the death of SD Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein,” he said, according to local newspaper Vaterland.“On behalf of the Archdiocese of Vaduz, I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to SD Prince Hans-Adam II, the wife of the deceased, Princess Marie, and their children Prince Moritz, Princess Georgina, and Prince Benedikt.”“I am united with them and the entire royal family in mourning and praying for the deceased,” he said, adding that the country’s churches rang their bells in the late royal’s honor that day.“I wish Prince Hans-Adam II, Princess Marie, the children, and everyone who mourns the deceased a lot of strength and comfort,” he went on.“You may feel supported by the many people who are praying for the deceased throughout the principality.

A seven-week investigation by Reuters news agency into the death of staff member Issam Abdallah on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel on October 13 has concluded he was killed by Israeli tank fire.

The BBC‘s licence fee will not rise by as much as previously promised, the UK government has confirmed, condemning the corporation to a difficult year that could see more cuts and less shows commissioned. The government has, meanwhile, launched a review into the BBC’s funding model.

Celebrated British poet Benjamin Zephaniah has died aged 65.

Taylor Swift has discussed her long-running friendship with Beyoncé and responded to those who pit the two against each other.Swift opened up about her relationship with the fellow pop star during a new interview with TIME magazine, which named Swift as its 2023 Person Of The Year.“She’s the most precious gem of a person — warm and open and funny,” she told the outlet about the ‘Break My Soul’ singer. “And she’s such a great disrupter of music-industry norms.

Oppenheimer and Matthew Perry are among the most viewed Wikipedia pages of 2023.This year alone, the English language version of the website had 84billion views, with celebrity deaths and Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic about the creation of the atomic bomb ranking as two of the highest searches.The list of celebrity deaths, which includes the late Friends star Perry, has been viewed 42,666,860 times, while Oppenheimer has 28,348,248 pageviews.J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist on which the film is based (played by Cillian Murphy), also ranked high with 25,672,469 pageviews.Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in Friends, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on 28 October, aged 54.

A post shared by Benjamin Zephaniah (@officialbenjaminzephaniah)Zephaniah rose to fame throughout the ‘80s – most famous for his poetry works which often touched upon topics such as race and the British legal system. By the ‘90s, he was considered one of the most influential voices in the UK.Famously, he turned down an OBE in 2003, writing: “Benjamin Zephaniah OBE – no way Mr Blair, no way Mrs Queen.

Taylor Swift has said that her past feud with Kim Kardashian impacted the singer “psychologically”, leaving her in “a place [she’d] never been before”.The ‘Midnights’ pop star opened up about her dispute with Kardashian and Kanye West during a new interview with TIME magazine, which has named Swift as its 2023 Person Of The Year.Swift claimed in 2020 that she was “framed” by West after the phone call she had with the rapper to discuss his 2016 track ‘Famous’ leaked online. The song in question features the line: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous.”The highly-publicised feud damaged Swift’s reputation, and would go on to inspire the title and themes of her 2017 sixth album. “My career was taken away from me,” she recalled during her conversation with TIME, explaining that it felt like “a career death”.“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar.

Tom Hanks has revealed what he believes to be the most “stupid” moment of his career.While appearing on The Graham Norton Show, the Oscar-winning actor reflected on his 30-year career before focusing specifically on his experience filming Ron Howard’s space drama Apollo 13.Released in 1995, Apollo 13 tells the true story of Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, astronauts who find themselves in life-threatening danger when their journey to the moon goes wrong.It was while filming the movie’s most quoted line – when Hank’s Lovell says: “Houston, we have a problem” – that the actor found himself in an embarrassing situation.Hanks told Norton: “Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton and I were recreating the serious moment right after ‘Houston we have a problem,’ and we’re going up and down on grips making us look weightless.”The Forrest Gump actor said he wouldn’t usually have been embarrassed by this, but that day, the cast and crew happened to receive a visit from Lovell himself.Hanks continued: “We looked ridiculous and when I looked down there was Jim looking up at us,” adding: “I have never felt more stupid in my life.”Apollo 13 was nominated for nine Oscars, winning two in the Editing and Sound categories.Hanks appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote an exhibition called The Moonwalkers, which he narrates and co-wrote with director Christopher Riley.The installation tells the stories of the Apollo space missions, with the technology in the rooms designed to make audiences feel as if they’re sat alongside the astronauts.Earlier this year, Hanks admitted that he “hates” some of the movies he’s starred in, although he didn’t specify which ones.Speaking with The New Yorker, the actor explained: “Ok, let’s admit this: We all

Diddy has shared a statement hitting out at the “sickening allegations” made against him, including an accusation of “gang rape” against a 17-year-old girl.The American rapper – real name Sean Combs – has faced several sexual assault allegations in recent weeks, including the latest that alleges he took part in a “gang rape” of a girl who was aged 17 at the time.In response, the music mogul shared a statement once again denying all the claims made against him, saying that over the past two weeks he has “sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy”.“Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged,” he said in a statement to X/Twitter, also saying he vows he will “fight for my name, my family and for the truth”. Elsewhere, he labelled the allegations as “sickening” and accused those behind the claims are “looking for a quick payday”.The latest of the accusations targets Diddy, Harve Pierre – the president of Combs’ company Bad Boy Entertainment – and a third unnamed person, claiming that they are responsible for sex trafficking and gang raping the unnamed teenager.Pierre has not yet responded publicly to the accusations, but is expected to deny the claims also.The teenager is referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, and it alleges that both the rapper and Pierre convinced her to take a private jet to Diddy’s New York City recording studio.

André 3000 has shed light on why he doesn’t rap on his new album, saying that he wishes he could be “out here with everybody rapping” but hasn’t found anything “inspiring enough”.The OutKast member – real name André Lauren Benjamin – released his debut solo album, ‘New Blue Sun’, on November 17. He announced details of the LP that same week, and it clocked in at 87 minutes of minimalist and experimental flute music.Arriving 17 years after OutKast’s sixth and final studio effort, 2006’s ‘Idlewild’, the musician told fans in advance that the release would contain “no bars”, beats or vocals.

Tom Waits made a rare public appearance this week to honour actor Nicolas Cage.The singer-songwriter presented Cage with a lifetime achievement prize at the SFFILM Awards Night in San Francisco, California on Monday evening (December 4).Waits’ participation in the event had not been announced prior, and his presence prompted “gasps” and “wild applause” from those in attendance, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.After taking to the podium at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, the musician spoke about how he and Cage have known each other since the Oscar-winner was a teenager working for Waits as his driver.“He was the same as a teenager. It was troublesome for his family and other people around him,” Waits joked in his speech.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Gerard Depardieu, who has already been indicted on rape charges in connection to a 2018 case, is facing more sexual assault allegations in a new complaint, Variety has confirmed. Hélène Darras, a French actor, has filed a police complaint alleging that Depardieu sexually assaulted her during the filming of “Disco” in 2007.

Naman Ramachandran The second Asia TV Forum and Market IP Accelerator (AIPA) closed with four winners bagging prizes valued at more than S$80,000 ($59,700) from the three sponsors of the event. The 108 Media Development Award of S$15,000 towards project development went to Thailand’s “My Chef in Crime,” a crime-comedy series by producer Bo Rattanavich and director Cheewatun Pusitsuksa of My Shot Co.

Ellise Shafer Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet and actor who played the role of Jeremiah Jesus in “Peaky Blinders,” has died. He was 65.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Former French President François Hollande is part of the voice cast for “Silex & the City – The Movie,” a big-screen spinoff of the popular short-format animated series set in the Stone Age. “Silex & the City” is adapted from the comic book series by the same name created by French cartoonist Jul, which has sold over a million copies.

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been forced to apologise after giving the middle finger live on air.

Absolutely Fabulous star Jane Horrocks has been rushed to hospital after she was involved in a brutal bike crash as she warned fans about dangerous black ice.

The Range and Wilko are set to remain closed for two days over the Christmas period to allow staff members a "well-earned break".

Dame Esther Rantzen has taken a step back as the president of Childline - the counselling service for children and young people - after 37 years.

Prince William is reportedly planning ahead, already thinking about his reign on the throne.

Real Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini insists his side must start taking their chances or Rangers will punish them next week in the Europa League after they came close to Cup humiliation.

A seven-year-old boy had been killed in a hit and run with police searching for a driver who left the scene before emergency services arrived.

A three year-old child was taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car.

Three yes Studio shows have been licensed to Israeli streamer IZZY, including Shtisel, an authentic portrayal of Haredi life that ran for three seasons on Netflix.

The Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 13 upcoming features selected for its upcoming Work-in Progress showcase.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is on the verge of greenlighting French and German versions of reality format Surviving Paradise from Squid Game: The Challenge producer Studio Lambert and Raw TV, as it steps up its strategy in the premium unscripted space.

The cast of the Hunger Games movies (centered on Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth) has grown up quite a bit since the final movie premiered in 2015. Some of them have even become parents since leaving Panem behind.

Taraji P. Henson is looking absolutely radiant at The Color Purple premiere!

Taylor Swift being named Time’s Person of the Year is even more impressive than you might initially think!

2023 is coming to a close, and we’re looking back at the highest-paid female athletes and how much money they brought in over the last 12 months.

BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri was caught giving the middle finger to camera in an on-air gaffe that she says was a “private joke” gone wrong.

A second woman has filed an official complaint against French actor Gérard Depardieu accusing him of sexual assault.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Iraqi director Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji — who in 2022 won the Red Sea Film Festival‘s top prize with “Hanging Gardens” — will next direct black comedy ”Madness and Honey Days,” in which an audacious theatre director offends Saddam Hussein on stage and winds up in a psychiatric hospital to avoid a punishment of tongue-cutting followed by the death sentence. Segueing from “Hanging Gardens,” in which a 12-year-old boy finds a discarded American sex doll amid the Baghdad trash and then becomes caught in military crossfire, Al-Daradji is continuing to work with tropes that stem from the absurdities and atrocities of his home country’s recent past.