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Doja Cat has responded to claims she advocated young people getting plastic surgery.Last week, the singer and rapper underwent her own surgery, telling fans: “[G]ot my titties done and my clit bedazzled.In reply, fans then asked her over the following days to share photos of her surgery, saying: “We want to see your new boobies.“They’re swollen,” Doja Cat responded, before another fan criticised her and alleged that her openness about the surgery is equal to advocating for her young fans to also get plastic surgery.“Stop encouraging your young and impressionable fans to change their bodies,” the fan said, to which Doja replied: “Eat my long quiet and warm farts.”theyre swollen— Hellmouth (@DojaCat) March 27, 2023eat my long quiet and warm farts.— Hellmouth (@DojaCat) March 27, 2023Elsewhere, Doja Cat also took to Twitter last week to tease a potential name for her upcoming fourth album.The artist took to social media to tease that the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Planet Her‘ is due sometime this year. After confirming there is already a title set for her fourth album, she tweeted “#hellmouth,” leading her fans to believe that to be the name of the release.The name seems fitting as her past couple of social media posts feature devil-like outfits.She is no stranger to the underworld theme, having previously said she plans to do “weird ass shit” to deliberately fuel conspiracy theories about her being in the Illuminati.Fans have also been speculating about what genre the album would be.

Mike Myers apparently doesn’t like people looking him in the eye.

Drake caught a vibe to one of Avril Lavigne’s earlier hits.

Bachelor Nation star Ali Fedotowsky is claiming that Jake Gyllenhaal made her cry after an attempted red carpet interview.

A giant rumor. Zach Shallcross and Jess Girod both poked fun at speculation that he had reunited with the season 27 contestant instead of being happily engaged to Kaity Biggar.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony‘s Screen Gems is in very early development on a Paradise Court film based on the horror comic book series from Zenescope Entertainment, and has enlisted Assemble Media to produce it, Deadline has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Night Kitchen Films and Phillm Productions have announced Emmy and Grammy nominated comedian Margaret Cho (Showtime’s Margaret Cho: PsyCHO) has joined DJ Qualls (The Man In The High Castle, Hustle & Flow) and Marisé Álvarez (Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi) in the dark comedy Evilou. 

A groom from Plant City, Florida is catching major heat on TikTok this week after his marriage vows were revealed to the world by a wedding photographer.

Yellowjackets has returned to our screens for a second season, with the mystery thriller continuing its intense, traumatic and compelling dual timeline narrative.The second instalment of the Showtime series kicked off last week (March 24), with new episodes set to air weekly until May 14.A synopsis for season two of Yellowjackets reads: “The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now as winter begins to bite, we’ll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis.“Meanwhile, 25 years later, each survivor must determine if the darkness is coming for them or from them.”Yellowjackets airs on Showtime in the US, but viewers in the UK can watch the show on Paramount+.You can watch the second season premiere episode of Yellowjackets, titled ‘Friends, Romans, Countrymen’, on the streaming service now, along with every episode of the first season of the series, which originally aired between November 2021 and January 2022.Paramount+, which is the current home of Yellowjackets, costs £6.99 a month.There was good news for fans of Yellowjackets back in December when it was confirmed that the show had already been renewed for a third season.“With Yellowjackets’ runaway success in season one and the pent-up anticipation for season two, we wanted to maximise the momentum by fast tracking season three now,” Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media Networks, said in a statement.“The show’s ambition is only exceeded by its execution, and I thank the incredible creative team behind it, including Ashley, Bart, Jonathan, eOne and the Showtime team, for turning this into such a success.”

Wild N’ Out host was fired from the media giant Viacom after he appeared to use “hateful speech” on an episode of his podcast, Cannon’s class, with former Public Enemy member Professor Griff. During the segment, they mentioned that Black people were the original Hebrews, and Cannon was accused of encouraging antisemitic comments.Cannon, later apologised to the Jewish community for his remarks.In an interview with AllHipHop, the Masked Singer host revealed that he has since learned from his comments and understands why he disappointed the religious group.“Man, I’m going to be super honest with you, man.

looks to eliminate 7,000 jobs in multiple rounds of layoffs that kicked off this week, in what CEO Bob Iger calls part of a “strategic realignment.”Rob Grosser, a longtime third-party Marvel security consultant who is also considered to be Perlmutter’s fixer, is also out according to 2 insiders with knowledge of the situation.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Grosser had assisted in the investigation of media leaks at Marvel before, which included the incident in 2012 when the website Latino Review had revealed information about Marvel’s plans to release its first “Guardians of the Galaxy” film before it was officially announced. In an email that was posted on the same site, Grosser referred to Latino Review as a “fanboy” website.“My name is Rob Grosser and I am an independent security consultant working for Marvel.

Putting him on blast. Lala Kent slammed Tom Sandoval for allegedly taking Raquel Leviss to the same restaurant where he celebrated his relationship with Ariana Madix.

Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak are among the more than 1,100 signatories of an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on the development of advanced A.I. systems.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “Blue Jean” director Georgia Oakley has signed with CAA. The up-and-coming British filmmaker made her debut feature with the Venice-premiering “Blue Jean,” which bowed to wide acclaim on the Lido in September. Set in northeast England in the 1980s, the pic is centred on a closeted gym teacher (played by Rosy McEwen) who is forced to confront her sexuality after taking a gay student under her wing. The film tackles the Margaret Thatcher era’s controversial Section 28 law, which prohibited British schools and councils from “promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.” The law was passed in 1988 and stayed in place until 2003.

A supermarket's Easter meal deal has only just launched but it's already turning heads.

A unique dining experience. Fans are calling out Kourtney Kardashian over a not-so-appetizing Instagram pic.

Jeremy Renner is sitting down for his first interview since his terrible accident that happened early this year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Jake Shane, a 23-year-old comedian and TikTok content creator best known for his character dubbed “octopusslover8,” has signed for representation with WME. To date, Shane’s octopusslover8 has gained 1.5 million followers on TikTok alone, with celebs and companies commenting on his posts including Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Hulu.

Heidi Chung Note: This article is based on Variety Intelligence Platform’s special report “2023 Media & Tech Trend Tracker,” available exclusively to subscribers. With the rate of growth in digital advertising declining, some market entrants big and small in the social media space are feeling the competitive threat of Meta now more than ever.  After registering as the most popular app download worldwide in 2022, TikTok maintained that title in the first quarter of 2023, racking up more than 186 million downloads, according to data.ai.  

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared details of a new ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claimants. The service is currently only being offered to 60 people each week who start a new claim for the State Pension age disability benefit through certain channels.

McDonald’s is running a new promotional game that could see some lucky people bagging great prizes – including £10,000 cash. The fast-food chain is known for its campaigns that give customers the chance to win some huge prizes, like its annual favourite Monopoly game.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Warner Music Group will eliminate 270 positions as part of a wider evolution of the company, new CEO Robert Kyncl announced to the company’s staff in an email obtained by K In order “to take advantage of the opportunities ahead of us, we need to make some hard choices in order to evolve,” according to the memo. It was not immediately clear which positions or divisions will be affected. Warner is the world’s third-largest music company and includes the labels Atlantic, Warner, 300-Elektra, Parlophone, the reissue division Rhino and others, as well as Warner Chappell Music publishing. Kyncl was announced as the new CEO last September and in February took over for Steve Cooper, who left the company after 11 years. Kyncl, who for years had bridged the tech and entertainment worlds in major roles at Netflix — including overseeing the company’s shift to streaming — and YouTube, in which he was pivotal in repairing the streaming giant’s formerly contentious relationships with music companies. His unexpected move into the top position at Warner ushers in a new kind of tech-forward leadership at major labels.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Top Middle East broadcaster MBC Group has forged a partnership with U.S. anime and manga distributor Tokyopop under which they are forming a hub dedicated to the licensing, promotion, and production of anime content in the region. The joint venture, called MBC Anime, is led by Stu Levy, the American anime and manga expert who is founder and CEO of Tokyopop, a prominent international distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime and manga. Through the new initiative, MBC Anime “will commission, produce, and invest in a series of world-class quality anime titles,” according to an MBC statement.

Aristomenis Tsirbas’s ‘Timescape’ Sells WorldwideBudapest-based sales outfit Luminescence has unveiled a slew of deals for Canadian director Aristomenis Tsirbas’s adventure film Timescape. Newcomers Sofian Oleniuk and Lola Rossignol-Arts star as two youngsters who travel back in time to prehistoric times, where they encounter dinosaurs while trying to escape from an approaching asteroid. Luminescence took the film to the EFM where it secured deals to Australia (Eagle), France (Factoris), Hungary (ADS), Italy (Plaion), Japan (Nikkatsu), Korea (Yejilim), Latin America (Leda Films), CIS (,Nashe Kino), Middle East (Front Row), South Africa (Filmfinity) in Taiwan (Cola Films) and the UK (Dazzler). The film was released theatrically in Canada via TVA Films in late 2022. XYZ Films acquired all U.S. rights earlier this year. The film was produced by David-Alexandre Coiteux at Fullum Films and Faisal Toor at Empress Road Pictures.

APPOINTMENTSB2B streaming company Tuned Global has expanded its team with six new hires in the EMEA region, including the appointment of Jonas Norberg as a new Head Of AI. Norberg, who is also the co-founder of Pacemaker, the DJ mixing app recently acquired by Tuned Global, says: “My mission is to get Tuned Global to use its data and other relevant assets in combination with the latest AI developments to strengthen its platform and grow our customers”.Ticketing platform Dice has appointed Katie Soo as Chief Business Officer.

Aldi has launched an Adult’s Breakfast Club for Scottish parents who are being forced to skip meals in a bid to feed their children during the cost of living crisis. The supermarket giant has now donated 10 tonnes of cereal and 5,000 gallons of milk to food banks across the country, including a community centre in Bathgate, West Lothian.

Sega has joined a number of other game publishers in missing E3 this year, leading to the game industry questioning whether the Los Angeles convention will still go ahead.As reported by IGN, Sega said that “after careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.”IGN found that Tencent will also be skipping E3 2023, and claimed that more publishers will not be attending but are yet to make an announcement.The news comes just days after Ubisoft confirmed it would not be attending E3, with the Assassin’s Creed developer deciding to “move in a different direction” and host its own live event in June.Both companies join Xbox and Nintendo in skipping E3 2023, while it’s been reported that Sony will also miss the convention.

K.J. Yossman Argonon CEO James Burstall was prompted to write his new crisis management book “The Flexible Method: Prepare to Prosper in the Next Global Crisis” by the COVID-19 pandemic, when the TV industry – like much of the world – came to a grinding halt almost exactly three years ago. Shows including “The Masked Singer U.K.,” which is produced by Argonon subsidiary Bandicoot and usually filmed in front of a live audience, found themselves jeopardy. But the seeds for the book were sown a decade or so earlier, during the 2008 “credit crunch.” Then, Burstall was the CEO of Leopard Films, which he had founded in 2001 following stints at Oxford University and Stanford and a transitory career in journalism working for Vanity Fair and London’s Evening Standard newspaper. Leopard was chugging along nicely, pumping out hits such as BBC daytime staple “Cash in the Attic,” when disaster struck for the first time. Fuelled by the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the economic downturn saw broadcasters tightening their belts and commissions trickled to a halt.

If you are beginning to think about jetting off for some summer sun, then leading low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, strives to make travelling abroad as smooth as possible.

Nathan Ake insists the Manchester City squad are getting used to playing three at the back amid Pep Guardiola’s recent tactical change.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s children have shared their testimony in the actress’s ski crash trial. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, as the Goop founder’s ski crash trial continued on Tuesday, her daughter Apple, 18, and son Moses, 16, took to the witness stand. Paltrow has been sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson for allegedly crashing into him while skiing in 2016, leaving the 76-year-old injured.

Popular East Kilbride TikToker Jack Cooks has shown his 127k followers how to create the ultimate Easter breakfast – a Great British fry-up inside Aldi’s giant hot cross bun.

Martin Lewis is urging motorists to “have a quick look” at their driving licence to make sure it’s valid and not putting them at risk of facing a hefty fine from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The consumer champion warned there are two million people across Great Britain with an expired photo driving licence who may not be aware that it usually expires after 10 years.

Adam Sandler will soon be celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary with wife Jackie Sandler, and the star has nothing but praise for his supportive spouse.Sandler walked the red carpet at the premiere of his new comedy, held at the Regency Village Theater in West Hollywood on Tuesday, and he spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner about attending the premiere with his ladylove.When asked about the forthcoming anniversary, Sandler explained, «Well, we've been together for 25 [years], so we always act like that's our anniversary, the night we met.»«But 20 is good,» he added with a contented nod. «Yeah, 20 years of marriage, that's nice.»Sandler dressed casual for Tuesday's red carpet, rocking a white Knicks hoodie and tan slacks with blue sneakers — a far cry from the sharp suit he wore earlier this month when honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, DC.Meanwhile, his wife stunned in a black dress and large black suit blazer, and Sandler couldn't help but marvel at her beauty.«She's got good legs, yeah,» Sandler praised. «She's got better legs then me, I'll give her that!»«I think I have, you know, a better profile,» he joked, before laughing at himself.The fun date night came as Sandler geared up for the release of his new Netflix comedy,, in which he stars alongside Jennifer Aniston, who plays his on-screen wife. Looking toward the future, Sandler addressed who he might want to have join the cast if they end up making a third installment in the spy comedy series, and teased why it would be a great gig for whatever star might be interested.«Me and Aniston always have a great time, and so whoever wants to get murdered, hang out for six, seven weeks, or eight weeks somewhere, it's a good time,» Sandler

Disney’s announcement earlier this year that another sequel to “Frozen” was in the works came as a surprise — not just to fans, but to the Oscar-winning songwriting team responsible for the franchise’s songs such as “Let It Go” and “Into the Unknown”.

John Pearce, aka the Purple Wiggle on The Wiggles, reacts to everyone thirsting over him on TikTok – Just Jared Jr Blac Chyna supports Kim Kardashian following years of feuding – DListed Irina Shayk shares some bikini pics while on vacation – Egotastic Dove Cameron is teasing her upcoming debut album – Just Jared Jr