US Prosecutors Issue Formal Interview Request To Prince Andrew For Epstein Case; His Lawyers Respond

Peaky Blinders are reportedly planning to launch a chain of official themed pubs, bars and barbershops.Caryn Mandabach Productions is intending to cash in on the success of the BBC mobster drama series with themed establishments as well possible grooming and clothing lines.That’s according to an unnamed source who told The Sun: “Peaky Blinders is huge these days. It’s a global smash.

Stereophonics and Anne-Marie are set to headline Big Feastival, a music and food festival hosted by Blur’s Alex James on his Cotswolds farm.The Human League will join them at the top of the bill while special guests Sugababes will also perform at the festival, which is set to take place August 26-28.Stereophonics will play the Sunday night and Anne-Marie will close Saturday, while The Human League are set to headline the Friday night.Also appearing across the weekend are Alfie Templeman, The Futureheads, The Sherlocks, The Lottery Winners and Lola Young. Jake Bugg, Gabrielle, Sam Ryder and a Basement Jaxx DJ set have also been confirmed, with more musical acts still to be announced.Big Feastival also has a full line-up of guest chefs and family entertainment to be revealed in the coming weeks.A post shared by The Big Feastival (@thebigfeastival)“We’ve been busy building on last summer’s sold out festival and our strongest line up yet will bookend what promises to be an unforgettable summer of celebration.

Liam Gallagher has announced details of a huge outdoor solo show he’ll play in Dublin this summer.The former Oasis frontman is set to tour this year in support of his upcoming new solo album ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’, which is set for release on May 27 and is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Why Me? Why Not.’.Gallagher has now added an Irish headline show to his tour diary, with the singer set to perform at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on August 27.Tickets are set to go on general sale at 10am on February 17 here.A post shared by Ticketmaster Ireland (@tmie)Gallagher is already set to play his biggest solo shows to date in June, including two sold-out gigs at Knebworth. You can see his upcoming UK tour dates below and find any remaining tickets to the tour here.June1 – Etihad Stadium, Manchester3 – Knebworth Park (SOLD OUT)4 – Knebworth Park (SOLD OUT)24 – Ormeau Park, Belfast26 – Hampden Park, GlasgowEarlier this week Gallagher performed his new single ‘Everything’s Electric’ live for the first time at the BRIT Awards.

Self Esteem has revealed that she intends her next album to have the vibe of “Olympic opening ceremony euphoria”. Watch our full video interview with Rebecca Taylor above.Taylor was talking to NME on the red carpet of the BRIT Awards 2022, where she was nominated for Best New Artist, despite the acclaimed ‘Prioritise Pleasure‘ being her second album.“I love it! Don’t take it away from me!” she said of her nomination.

Twitter posted solid fourth-quarter numbers, meeting Wall Street revenue expectations, as its daily active user base grew 13% to reach 217 million.

Tom Hardy has revealed that he spat at Armie Hammer during his audition for Mad Max: Fury Road.The actor, who portrayed protagonist Max Rockatansky in the 2015 film, was competing for the lead role against Hammer when he got so into character that he gnashed his teeth and spat at his scene partner [via Vulture].Hammer, who had emerged as a front-runner alongside Hardy and Jeremy Renner, told director George Miller that Hardy needed to play Max more than he did.Audition cameraman Todd Matthew Grossman spoke in the forthcoming book Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road about Hardy’s presence. “Jeremy and Armie were equally wonderful, but there was something about Tom in the room where it felt like that was Max, without a doubt,” he said.“[Hardy] had that kind of suppressed emotional dryness that you’d find in a post-apocalypse and, buried underneath it, disdain for the world.

Kirby And The Forgotten Land trailer was unveiled last night (February 9) during the Nintendo Direct, showcasing a new mode.The ever cute yet weird pink blob has learned how to transform into much bigger things, courtesy of the new Mouthful Mode. The trailer showcases what to expect.

Sam Fender returned to North Shields after picking up the award for Best Alternative/Rock Act at the BRITs 2022 and swiftly put it to good use.Before handing it over to his local pub, the Low Lights Tavern, Fender used the trophy to destroy a piñata made to look like Boris Johnson that he’d brought with him, while family and fans cheered him on. Watch footage below.In another clip, Fender is heard telling the crowd “let’s get fucking pissed” before admitting that he hadn’t slept since the awards, which took place on Tuesday evening (February 8).

The songwriters who have accused Chris Brown and Drake of ripping off one of their tracks on the 2019 hit ‘No Guidance’ have hit back in a new legal filing. An attempt by Brown and Drake to get the lawsuit that was filed in relation to the alleged song-theft dismissed was high on arrogance and low on legal arguments, said songwriters reckon.Singer Braindon Cooper and producer Timothy Valentine sued Brown and Drake last year, claiming that ‘No Guidance’ rips off their 2016 track ‘I Love Your Dress’.

APPOINTMENTSSony Music Publishing has appointed Roberto Razzini as Managing Director, Italy. He will take up the role on 1 Mar. “I am honoured by the opportunity”, he says.

Graham Coxon has said that Blur will “always be capable” of reforming whenever the time is right.Speaking to Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt on their Rockonteurs podcast, Coxon said that Blur’s 2009 reunion to headline Glastonbury was a real turning point on his view of the band, and – having settled his differences with Damon Albarn – there is always the possibility that they’ll do more together.Of that Glastonbury set, he says: “It was great because I played [the songs] in a completely different way. I didn’t feel forced to play them and I felt more grateful for the situation, and PAs had come on a long way … So you could hear yourself clearly, it was less of a struggle in that way, the audiences were huge and happy, and I thought ‘well, this is a flipping good job, I’m playing a lovely guitar through a Marshall that’s cranked right up, I’m singing and I can hear myself’.

The estates of Jimi Hendrix’s one-time collaborators have sued Sony Music UK accusing the major – as the licensee of the Hendrix catalogue – of copyright infringement, while also seeking allegedly unpaid royalties.We knew this dispute was brewing, because last month the Hendrix estate and Sony went to court in New York seeking a declaratory judgement that agreements reached in the 1970s with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell – the other two members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience – were still valid and enforceable.Those agreements were negotiated in the years after Hendrix’s death in 1970. In them, Redding and Mitchell basically gave up any copyright or royalty claims in relation to recordings made by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in return for “significant monetary consideration”.

Rihanna! The 33-year-old singer and Savage X Fenty designer has been slaying the maternity fashion game ever since she announced last week that she and boyfriend A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. On Wednesday night, RiRi didn't disappoint, stepping out for dinner at the Giorgio Baldi Italian restaurant in Santa Monica wearing low-rise jeans, strappy heels, a tied brown crop top, a patchwork fur coat and a camo trucker hat. The bold fashion statement gave fans a clear view of Rihanna's bare, growing baby bump. And this isn't the first time she's dressed up her bump! Over the weekend, Rihanna was spotted going out to dinner in Beverly Hills, California, in a revealing black lace-up top with fitted black pants, a Carhartt jacket and shades. Rihanna shared a photo of the look on her Instagram account, writing, «all black everything

Wayne Rooney has opened up about his relationship with wife Coleen in the wake of his documentary dropping on Amazon Prime on Friday 11 February. The footballer’s infidelities are addressed in the eye-opening documentary, in which wife of 14 years Coleen emotionally t alks about on camera for the first time Ahead of its release tomorrow, Wayne chatted to Good Morning Britain’s Ben Shepherd, and discussed how he always knew he wanted to marry Coleen. “I knew from a young age that I wanted to marry her,” Wayne said.

Prince Charles is self-isolating after contracting Covid for a second time. In a statement, a Clarence House spokesperson said: "This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating.

When Wayne Rooney got signed to Everton aged 16, he wasn't the only one thrust into the spotlight.The public were equally as fascinated by his high school sweetheart Coleen Rooney, who became a columnist for this very magazine! The couple tied the knot in Italy's Portofino in 2008, with the special day being covered exclusively by OK! magazine. Coleen, 36, has revealed all about the ups and downs of their relationship in new Amazon documentary - Rooney.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner we have been inundated with images of lingerie models which can often spark insecurities. However, one brand that is aiming to remove this feeling for their shoppers is supermarket brand George at Asda.

You know that a hair product is going down well when it flies off the shop shelves in a flash. But when it completely sells out not one, not two, but three times? It sounds like a diamond in the rough to us.That’s exactly what happened when celebrity hairdresser Chris Appleton, hair stylist to the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Dua Lipa, teamed up with ColorWow to launch his very own hair mask that creates an “expensive-looking” finish.The fact that it kept selling out in the States was largely behind the delay of the UK launch of Money Masque, £39.50 here, because the brand just couldn’t keep up with demand. Suffice to say the people are loving it.

Lydia Bright has revealed she has been "worried sick" after her nanny 'biscuit' was rushed to hospital as their family received some "worrying test results".The former TOWIE star – who previously said "a lot has changed" when she reunited with her former co-star Kate Ferdinand – reassured her followers by telling them her nanny was thankfully discharged from hospital, but for Lydia, it was a "frightening" ordeal.  Sharing a picture of her granny and her daughter Loretta, she wrote on her Instagram Stories: "Another reason I slept so bad last night, I was worried sick. Nanny biscuit was rushed to hospital yesterday after some worrying test results.

Prince Harry has paid tribute to the hard work his mother Princess Diana did in her battle to help people diagnosed with HIV.The Duke of Sussex spoke to Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas over video call, where they discussed the importance of people getting tested for the virus. The 37-year-old then praised the progress his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, had made during her years campaigning for public awareness of the disease, while insisting more still needs to be done.

This Morning viewers watched on as one of the show’s callers plunged into a bath of custard after overcoming her 43 year phobia, before declaring herself the ‘Custard Queen’ and unveiling a surprise tattoo to mark the occasion. A recent segment from the ITV show went viral after host Phillip Schofield laughed as a woman phoned in to confess her phobia of what she’d been forced to call “the yellow stuff.” The lady called Michelle explained to Phil and his co-host Rochelle Humes that she’d been terrified of custard for the past 43 years, and that even the mere mention of it made her retch. But This Morning said they were there to help, as therapists Nick and Eva Speakman vowed to work with Michelle to overcome her unusual but intense phobia.