Ukrainian pop star details escape from war to US to use her voice: 'The war must be stopped'

A transgender athlete has reportedly lodged an application to play in the women’s National Rugby League in Australia.The Daily Mail reported that the application is being considered by the NRL. Even if approved, the trans player may be able to play only in the next season which starts in August 2022.Melbourne Storm player Christian Welch recently said that it was “inevitable” that trans athletes would play in the NRL.It’s inevitable to happen but no I don’t think much discussion has been had on the topic Kim— Christian Welch (@clwelch94) March 20, 2022Welch was responding to a user, who had asked him whether, “on the back of the NCAA swimming in the US this week, has the RLPA (Rugby League Players Association) had any discussions on transgender athletes being integrated into the NRL/NRLW … grassroots or professional levels?”Welch replied: “It’s inevitable to happen but no I don’t think much discussion has been had on the topic.”According to the National Rugby League Member Protection Policy, it was “committed to supporting participation in our sport on the basis of the gender with which a person identifies.”NRL, in its policy, said that it was aware of the debate over whether male-to-female- trans athletes have any physical advantages.“If issues of performance advantage arise, we will seek advice on the application of those laws in the particular circumstances,” the policy explained.“The NRL is aware that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established criteria for selection and participation in the Olympic Games.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Daily Wire, a conservative media organization with no history of producing children’s programming, is using Disney’s opposition to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law as a rallying point to enter the business of kids entertainment.The Nashville-based company announced Wednesday that it plans to invest at least $100 million over the next three years into live-action and animated kids’ content. The right-wing outlet’s first content targeted at children is supposed to launch on Daily Wire’s subscription platform in the spring of 2023; it didn’t detail any kids’ shows or movies that it may have in the works.Americans are “tired of giving their money to woke media companies who want to indoctrinate their children with radical race and gender theory,” Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing said in announcing the initiative.

Katy Perry is to launch a podcast based on the life of Elizabeth Taylor. The 37-year-old pop star has "always felt a kinship" towards the iconic actress - who died in 2011 at the age of 79 - and will narrate the ten-part audio series 'Elizabeth the First'. In a statement, Katy said: "Like most people, I was attracted to her glamour, and in my own life, I continue to find myself referencing her through some of my visuals.

Out of Death with Bruce in his comfort zone as the retired cop who has to take on a terrifying situation. Related: Bruce Willis to retire from acting due to aphasia diagnosis But even there, Willis’s coolly amiable, faintly contemptuous, always battle-ready presence sprinkled a little much-needed vinegar in the blandness.

Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout series is getting even starrier with the addition of Ella Purnell.

 is going to be rolling into a theater near you on April 8, and Jim Carrey and Idris Elba are ready to bring a little something extra to their characters for the sequel.ET's Matt Cohen spoke to the pair, where they discussed Elba's character, Knuckles, and the «sexy» he's bringing to Sonic's arch enemy.«Idris makes the coffee table seem sexier, you know, he puts his feet up on it and suddenly it's like, 'damn that coffee table is fire,'» Carey joked. «The guy has just got it going on.»   On a more serious note, Carrey said he's glad Elba «joined the gang.»«Super glad he joined the gang, and I am super glad because he is just a great actor to begin with, and a great presence,» he gushed. «I hope he had a fun time doing it, because I never saw him during the whole thing.

Hayden Christensen is gearing up for his return to the Star Wars universe!

Despite losing 2-1 to Costa Rica, the US will be in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

J. Kim Murphy Joseph Patel, a producer on the Oscar-winning documentary “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” has blasted Chris Rock for his presentation of the category during Sunday’s ceremony, in which Rock introduced Patel and the producers other than Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson as a group of “four white guys.”“The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award,” Patel wrote in a Twitter thread airing his frustrations on Wednesday evening.

Paul Herman has sadly passed away.

It’s been 17 years since Hayden Christensen was last seen in a galaxy far, far away, and the Vancouver-born actor recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about returning to his “Star Wars” role of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the upcoming Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell revealed she had taken a lasting 'reminder' of her character Emma Brooker from the set upon her exit. The 28-year-old has played the bubbly barmaid for four years but announced she was leaving the soap earlier this year. “I actually pinched quite a few bits – but I was allowed to pinch them,” she told OK! magazine.

READ MORE: The Chase's Bradley Walsh has a very famous wife most people don't know about The couple had previously announced back in November last year that they were expecting some new additions to the family. "Scarlett and I will be welcoming two new members of the family this spring.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 4, of “The Masked Singer,” “Masking For It — The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly — Round 2,” which aired March 30 on Fox.It was a brief, but eventful, tenure on “The Masked Singer” for supermodel Christie Brinkley, who was revealed on this week’s episode as the Lemur. According to Brinkley, she was ill the actual day of the performance on the show.“I had a real bout of food poisoning the night before,” she told Variety. “And so I was running on empty that morning.”Brinkley was the first celebrity to depart during Round 2 of Season 7, which means she only got to perform one song on the show: “I Feel the Earth Move,” by Carole King.

Landing the leading role in Netflix’s has changed Maitreyi Ramakrishnan‘s life forever and in turn, that of other South Asian teens who never felt represented on screen.

Legends & Lies, a Kelsey Grammer-narrated series featuring dramatizations of moments in American history, is among the new projects on Fox Business Network’s primetime slate, with a second season debuting on April 25.

Rob Kardashian’s daughter Dream Kardashian, 5, and Khloe Kardashian’s daughter True Thompson, 3, are the latest Kardashian kids to show off their talents. The adorable girls dressed up like little bunnies, perhaps since Easter is around the corner. The little ones danced around the kitchen and sang along to Encanto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

The finalists for the Ayrshire Live Pub of the Year have been revealed.

HAVING seen his Hollywood career flop and TV work dry up, Russell Brand has seemingly reinvented himself as a YouTube conspiracy theorist. The stand-up comedian’s controversial views on the world’s biggest news events have pulled in 5.4million subscribers to his channels — and drawn comparisons to outspoken former footballer David Icke, who believed Earth had been hijacked by shape-shifting reptilians.

Katie Price has had a pop at ex-lover Carl Woods in a raunchy OnlyFans video. The 43 year-old is seen wearing a £31.99 red baseball jacket and £24.99 cap from son Harvey’s clothing range - both with the large H branding.

TOM Parker's family are devastated by his tragic death, but are glad that he is no longer suffering. The Sun has learnt that loved ones of the brave singer, who passed away today aged 33, are rallying around each other tonight.

Tiger Woods has had some of the most memorable moments of his career at Augusta National golf course. Now, he may be gearing up for another.

After Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has started its "disciplinary proceedings" against the "King Richard" star. "The Board of Governors today initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr.

Maggie Rogers has today (March 30) unveiled details of her new album, ‘Surrender’.The 12-track album will arrive on July 29 via Polydor and fans can pre-order the album here.The record, which was co-produced by Kid Harpoon and Rogers, is the follow-up to, ‘Heard It In A Past Life‘, which was released in 2019. Her last single release was  ‘Love You For A Long Time‘ from the same year.A statement says the album “fully captures the frenetic intensity of the last two years of her life, bringing her bracing honesty to stories of anger and peace and self-salvation, transcendence through sex and freedom through letting go.“Allowing herself abundant space to examine and embody the most complex emotions, Rogers’ fierce, unflinching vulnerability ultimately alchemizes all that heightened feeling into her most joyful output yet: a body of work built for the sweaty immediacy of live performance, raw and revelatory and primed for shared abandon.”You can watch the trailer for the album here:In the clip, Rogers delivers a poem which reads: “When I’m angry or in love, I feel it in my teeth. / Strange harmonic buzzing.

Tom Parker revealed he'd been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour back in 2020, after suffering a severe seizure while away with his family. The 33 year old tragically passed away on Wednesday 30 March, with his beloved wife Kelsey, 32, taking to Instagram to announce the sad news. Kelsey, who shares Aurelia, two, and one year old Bodhi with Tom, wrote: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side.

Ella Purnell, who plays Jackie on “Yellowjackets,” will star opposite Walton Goggins in the upcoming “Fallout” TV series at Amazon, TheWrap has learned.It’s based on the video game series of the same name, which launched in 1997, and is set in 2077 after a global thermonuclear war. No details about Purnell’s character are confirmed at this time.

Zack Sharf Ron Perlman slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week after he signed into law the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill on March 28. The “Hellboy” and “Don’t Look Up” actor posted a video to his Twitter page in which he called DeSantis a “fucking Nazi pig” and a “piece of shit.”  The legislation, officially titled the Parental Rights in Education Bill, bans kindergarten to third grade classrooms from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity topics.