UTA to Furlough Staffers Due to Coronavirus Shutdown

Fêted and eternally fabulous, Isabelle Huppert is this year’s Berlin Film Festival honorary Golden Bear laureate for her life’s work so far, with an accompanying program of some of her most celebrated films. About Joan is her newest, screened out of competition as a Berlinale Special gala (though Huppert was unable to make the trip to Berlin after testing positive for Covid). That is quite a lot of weight to carry for Laurent Larivière’s slender story about the malleability of memory. That subject in itself, broad and deep as it is, may be too much for this rickety film to bear, even with Huppert’s flickering brilliance in the title role.

Amanda Holden turned up the heat on Wednesday in honour of her 51st birthday.MORE: Amanda Holden's £35k wellness spends revealed: From fat-burning treatments to facialsThe Heart FM star took to Instagram to share a daring new snapshot with fans, showing her posing in a black bra.WATCH: Amanda Holden's 7 best bikinis and swimsuitsAmanda looks glamorous in the photo with her hair tousled into loose waves, heavy eye makeup, a nude lip and statement heart earrings. "Hello 51," she captioned the post.READ: Amanda Holden's pescatarian diet: the TV star's daily meals revealedMORE: Amanda Holden just did a workout in a mini dress and knee-high boots!The mum-of-two was quickly inundated with birthday well wishes from fans and friends – including Saira Khan, John Torode, Keith Lemon, Myleene Klass and Jess Wright.A post shared by Amanda Holden (@noholdenback)Amanda looks incredible in the daring photographAmanda is no stranger to risqué photographs.

Michelle Dockery! Not only has the Downton Abbey star got engaged, she will soon be seen on the big screen for the film's highly anticipated sequel - and now it has been announced that she will be teaming up with her co-star Michael Fox for an exciting new venture.MORE: Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery confirms engagement to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brotherThe pair, who first met on the set of hit TV period drama, have been signed by Decca Records Label Group.WATCH: Downton Abbey shares new trailer - but is there trouble ahead for one couple?After becoming firm friends during filming, they soon discovered their shared passion for music. Connecting immediately, both on voice and guitar, Micheal and Michelle started playing regularly as a duo.MORE: Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern on watching on-screen daughters 'grow with confidence'READ: Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes on the difficulties of killing off beloved charactersNow, six years later, they make it official with their first record deal and debut EP, The Watching Silence, due for release on 6 May.

Carol Vorderman is used to updating her 210,000 Instagram fans with her daily adventures - but for the last ten days, the mother-of-two has been absent from social media.MORE: Carol Vorderman surprises fans with underwear picture – but it's all for a good causeOn Tuesday, however, fans would have been relieved to see her return to Instagram to share some news about her daughter Katie, who recently passed her PhD in Nanotechnology at Cambridge University.WATCH: Carol Vorderman glows in bikini videoTaking to her Stories, the former Countdown star wrote: "My girl @katie.science all animated, helping children to learn a bit of science with @techshecan."WOW: Carol Vorderman looks incredible in curve-hugging activewear on Portuguese health retreatREAD: Carol Vorderman addresses fan confusion with important messageIn her Story, Carol had embedded Katie's original post which saw a video of Katie animated alongside a dog called Tex.A post shared by Katie King (@katie.science)Katie proudly showed off her latest project"WAAAHHH!!!!!!!! The first episode and 'Katie and Tex' launched today," Katie wrote alongside it.She continued: "Animations to teach kids aged 5+ about tech. Do you recognise the voice of Katie? Watch this space… more to come. Couple of BTS shots from a few months back! CONGRATS TECH SHE CAN AND THANK YOU!"It's definitely been an exciting start to the year for Katie and her proud mother Carol.

THE Chase fans were so impressed with a player that they called for him to be offered a JOB on the show. Viewers called for the contestant to become the show's new Chaser after he banked £11,000 in the cash builder round.

K.J. Yossman RTL Deutschland has inked an exclusive multi-year content deal with Warner Bros.

Emmerdale fans have spotted a link between the location where Meena has taken Dawn and Billy hostage and the site of a previous murder on the soap. In the explosive showdown on Monday 14 February, serial killer Meena Jutla (played by Paige Sandhu) returned to kidnap Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) only moments after she married Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle). Meena lured Dawn into a huge white limousine outside the church and whisked her away to a deserted viaduct, where it was revealed that Meena had already kidnapped Billy.

Scotrail is to end services early today (Wednesday) as Storm Dudley looks set to cause disruption across Scotland.

There’s been a lot of talk about levelling up in UK politics recently.

Train services will stop this afternoon as Storm Dudley brings heavy rain and high winds to Scotland.

A drug dealer who was supplying his own mum was found with almost £4,000 worth of heroin in a car.

Sea Girls have returned with their new single ‘Lonely’ and announced details of their biggest UK tour to date.The band’s new album ‘Homesick’ is set for release on March 25 via Polydor, following their 2020 debut album ‘Open Your Head’. New track ‘Lonely’ follows recent singles ‘Sick’, ‘Sleeping With You’, ‘Hometown’ and ‘Again Again’.Discussing the new song, frontman Henry Camamile said: “It was written the day Ennio Morricone died, so was initially in honour of him, a nod to the good, the bad and the ugly – hence the whistle and the line ‘OK Corral’.“It’s about the best friend I probably should have gone out with, but never did.

All Of Us Are Dead star Lee Yoo-mi has shared her thoughts about the audience’s reaction to her role in the hit zombie K-drama series.In an interview with The Korea Herald, the South Korean actress, who plays wealthy student Na-yeon in the series, revealed that she was surprised by the negative reaction towards her character. The actress even contrasted it with the overwhelmingly positive reception she received as Ji-yeong in Squid Game.“Unlike how the viewers showed their love and support for me after watching Ji-yeong in Squid Game, [All of Us Are Dead] fans revealed their hatred and anger toward Na-yeon with memes, video clips and online posts,” the actress shared.

Sometimes, you just have to let life take you into the fast lane, even if those higher speeds carry more danger than you'd anticipated.

READ MORE: Ex ITV GMB presenter Piers Morgan mocks David Beckham and furious fans rush to footballer's defence The last host to take the reins was talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in 2018. The following year the awards ceremony was meant to be hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, however he stepped down over controversial tweets.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. That's why we gathered the top ten here, so you can go down the list and pick whatever speaks to you the most. Star Wars is such an expansive universe that's ripe for gamification, so it's no surprise there's such a wide selection of Star Wars games to choose from.

Conducted by money. co. uk, the study analysed the the average cost of 85 wines and liquors backed by famous face.

Gallery: Happy birthday, Laura Linney! The incredible rise and rise of the Ozark star! (BANG Showbiz)'Girls Trip' producer Will Packer is producing this year's event, and Hall has worked with him in the past on the likes of 'Little' and 'Think Like A Man'. Meanwhile, Schumer and Sykes both have a connection to ABC - the broadcaster for the ceremony - with the former's series 'Life Beth' heading to Hulu, which is owned by ABC's parent company Disney.

ITV stars are often acting out dramatic scenes on the cobbles, but sometimes fans get a glimpse of their life at home when they share snaps on social media. Fans can piece together a picture of their lives outside the show, including their luxury homes. READ MORE: Boy 'set up revenge attack on man stabbed in the heart' The houses range from sprawling mansions to quirky canal-side homes and often shared on the Coronation Street stars Instagram pages.

Elvis Presley only married once to Priscilla Presley and together they had The King's only child, Lisa Marie Presley. The celebrity couple's daughter was born exactly nine months to the day from their wedding night on February 1, 1968. Her parents later divorced in 1973 and from 1984-2006, Priscilla's partner was screenwriter turned computer programmer Marco Garibaldi, with whom she had a son.

Celebs Go Dating has seen two of its famous singletons hit it off and take things to the next level. After having a second date in tonight's (February 15) episode, Chloe Brockett and Miles Nazaire have decided to go on the show's long-anticipated mini break together.

Peaky Blinders fans rejoice! We only have 12 days to wait until the sixth and final season of the hit Birmingham-based show returns to our screens. Viewers of the BBC One show have been waiting for the new episodes for over two years, and will be relieved to know that the first episode of its final season will drop on Sunday 27 February at 9pm. Announcing the news on Tuesday 15 February, a tweet from the official Peaky Blinders Twitter account read: “Peaky Blinders series six.

BBC series Cheaters, first made his on-screen debut in 2009, playing Perkin Warbeck in TV mini series Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant. Since then, he’s made quite the impact in the various roles he has been cast in. But when somebody comes from such a talented family, their success comes as no surprise.

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the entertainment industry,UTA has begun to furlough staffers While the extent of the furloughs is unknown, a source notes that the agency's assistants will be the most heavily affected. UTA will continue to pay staffers' health insurance throughout the furlough period.

UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer and co-presidents David Kramer and Jay Sures have instituted companywide pay cuts to weather the coronavirus pandemic -- starting with themselves. The trio will forgo the remainder of their 2020 pay from now through the end of the year, and the rest of the staff will see proportionate reductions to their salary, with higher e

Employees at the Hollywood talent agency UTA (United Talent Agency) will be taking pay cuts during the current health crisis that is facing the world.

By Dominic Patten

United Talent Agency is closing its numerous office locations to curb the spread of coronavirus, asking agents and employees to work from home, Variety has learned.