Where Buffy The Vampire Slayer cast are now – from saucy photoshoot row to shock affair with legend’s mistress

DEALSFuture has sold his songs catalogue to Influence Media Partners in an eight figure deal covering 612 works, including collaborations with many artists, such as Drake, Juice Wrld and more. “Future is a cultural icon”, says Influence Media’s Rene McLean. “He continues to be a blueprint for impact and success in the music industry and has reinvented music in ways that no one has ever expected”.Live Nation has taken a majority stake in German live company Goodlive, which runs festivals such as Melt, Splash and Superbloom, as well as operating a bookings and services divisions.

Kanye West has denied that he is trying to sell his songs catalogue, initially suggesting that one of his business partners was probably courting buyers without his involvement, and then later concluding that all talk of a catalogue sale was “fake news”.It was Billboard that reported that talks had been occurring regarding a possible sale of West’s songs catalogue, which is currently controlled by Sony Music Publishing.Those reports said that West’s reps were pushing for a particularly high valuation of his repertoire, employing a higher metric than has been the norm when it comes to comparing current annual earnings and the requested upfront acquisition price. The option of involvement in West’s future output was seemingly being used to sweeten that deal.But – according to Pitchfork – in a post on Instagram, West denied any knowledge of those talks.

The Queen took a liking to BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker in her last days at Balmoral. Her Majesty passed away earlier this month at the age of 96 in Scotland, and while the Queen was pictured shaking new prime minster Liz Truss's hand a couple of days before her death, it's been said that her final days also included watching the BBC weatherman.

Rita Ora appears to be completely besotted by her new husband Taika Waititi after gushing about her “fairytale” ending in a recent interview.The songstress, 31, tied the knot in an “intimate” ceremony in central London earlier this year, and although the star never actually confirmed the nuptials, her friend and celeb hairstylist James Brown congratulated the couple in an Instagram post. Speaking on Jaime Winstone's Greatest Night Ever podcast, the hitmaker said: “I'm in love. I'm very much in love.

Charlene Perera has welcomed her first child into the world with her fiancé Jonathan Byrnes. The former Married At First Sight star, 37, announced the arrival of their son on social media on Tuesday, revealing they have named him Austin Mahinda Perera-Byrnes. The doting mum glowed as shared a series of adorable snaps on Instagram, including the moment she first held her son.

King Charles III has headed to Scotland alongside the Queen Consort, following his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on 19 September.The new monarch, 73, and his wife, 74, flew from London's RAF Northolt to Aberdeen earlier this week to see out the remainder of the Royal period of mourning. The couple will no doubt be returning to the Balmoral Estate but rather than stay in Balmoral Castle, which King Charles has now inherited, it's more than likely that they've headed to their private home, Birkhall. Dad-of-two Charles has previously described Birkhall as "a unique haven of cosiness and character", and he and Camilla even spent some of their honeymoon at the peaceful abode.

George Clooney left Lorraine Kelly "bright red" on Wednesday's episode of Lorraine as the interview took a cheeky turn. During the latest episode, Lorraine, 62, spoke to George, 61, and Julia Roberts who play divorced parents David and Georgia Cotton in movie Ticket To Paradise, which sees them travel to Bali to stop their on-screen daughter, Lily (Kaitlyn Dever), from marrying Gede.Talking about the film, Lorraine asked the two Hollywood stars, who are best friends in real life, about a "wee kissing scene" they had to do.To which George started laughing as he repeated: "A wee kissing scene? That’s a strange phrase though, 'a wee kissing scene'.

A clergyman who spent a weekend at Balmoral with the Queen has revealed that just five days before her death she told him she had “no regrets.” The Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, 68, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, stayed with the Queen the weekend before she passed after he had performed a sermon at Braemar and Crathie Parish Church. Greenshields has since revealed that Her Majesty appeared to be in quite good spirits at this time, joking that she would send him to the Tower of London, and telling him about her time at Balmoral as a child.

On Monday the televised state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth was broadcasted on screens across the globe. And among the members of the royal family taking part in the ceremony were the young Prince George and Princess Charlotte , two of the Queen’s great grandchildren.

TV adventurer Bear Grylls has apologised after he was spotted looking "cheery" at the Queen's funeral. Bear, 48, who wore a black suit and tie to the service at Westminster Abbey, was snapped smiling and waving to someone off camera among the mourners during the solemn day on Monday.The wilderness survival TV star has taken to social media to explain why, while sharing a series of photos from the day. Bear told his 5.2 million followers on Instagram that he had seen a crew member from his show Running Wild and "didn't mean" to look so cheerful.

Mum-of-one Chloe Sims has debuted her new lips, jawline and bottom on social media after having additional cosmetic procedures. Chloe, 40, shared sultry snaps herself on Instagram showcasing her recent work as she holidayed in Mykonos, Greece. In the photos, the former TOWIE star – who quit the ITV show after 11 years in June – posed up a storm in front of a swimming pool as she wowed in a white fitted dress.

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The success of a Dumbarton-born 19-year-old who has been selected for the Scotland Women’s National Team squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Playoff versus Austria has inspired girls at a local high school to play the beautiful game.

All Scotland international football matches should be free to view on TV, the Greens have demanded.

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The PS5 is still very much one of the most sought after games consoles, and is sure to be at the very top of hundreds of Christmas lists this year. However, it can be expensive - particularly when you want to buy games and accessories to go with it, so you have to look out for money-saving offers.

Emmerdale fans couldn't be more on the same page when it comes to Faith Dingle. Viewers of the ITV soap have been left devastated as they watch the much-loved character start to deteriorate following her terminal cancer diagnosis.

Strictly Come Dancing could be picking up the phone in anticipation of the 2023 series after Martin Lewis broke his usual serious character on Good Morning Britain. The money-saving guru was back fronting the ITV news programme today (September 21) alongside Susanna Reid.

Marta Balaga “The Woodcutter Story,” a Finnish drama with a surreal touch, has been sold to Australia (Palace Films), Baltics (Estinfilm), Sweden (Njuta), Germany (Eksystent) and France (Urban), Paris-based Totem Films shared exclusively with Variety. Directed by Mikko Myllylahti, it sees a good man who runs into bad luck: he loses his job and his wife leaves, but Pepe (Jarkko Lahti) is trying to keep his head high. Even when strange things start to happen in his sleepy village. The film, which premiered in Cannes’ Critics Week, screens Wednesday at the Helsinki Film Festival – Love & Anarchy. It will have its North American premiere at Chicago Film Festival and its U.K. premiere at the London Film Festival.

Lise Pedersen French director Julien Villanueva whose animation and VFX outfit Circus Studio has worked on the likes of “Lego City Adventures”, “Around the World in 80 Days” and “White Fang,” has pitched his first ever original TV series project at Cartoon Forum in Toulouse. “Dr Bob is a very simple concept,” he joked to the crowd of industry professionals gathered at the pitching forum in the southern French city. “It’s like Freud meets Kermit the Frog,” he explained about his show, a sitcom centered around Dr. Bob, a wacky psychologist who goes to extremes to make his patients happy, which often leads to radical consequences.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Japan’s biggest film group Toho announced that it has taken a controlling stake in TIA (previously Toho Interactive Animation), a production company behind the “100 Nichikan Ikita Wani,” film and anime series “iii icecrin,” “iii icecrin2” “Ninja Collection” and “That Is the Bottleneck.” Originally known as I&A, the company was established in 2017 by ILCA and Anima. The name changed to TIA after Toho bought a nearly 35% from the two founders in 2020. Toho has now bought out Anima’s stake, giving it a 67.4% majority holding and cause to rename the company again, this time to Toho Animation Studio. Deal terms were not disclosed.

Naman Ramachandran Executive producer Mary Burke has launched production company Public Dreams Ltd, which aims to bring together the best of film and TV talent to produce distinctive, ambitious, commercial content for the British and global markets. Burke launches the company after five years as senior executive at the BFI Film Fund and 13 years at Warp Films where she amassed more than 40 TV and film credits including “Submarine,” “Saint Maud,” “Phantom of the Open,” “Brian and Charles,” “God’s Own Country,” “Colette” and “Ammonite.” She has won a BAFTA Scotland best feature award for “For Those in Peril” and a BAFTA Cymru in the same category for “Submarine.”

Lise Pedersen Oscar-winning animation film producer Nicolas Schmerkin (“Logorama,” 2010) has revealed his Paris-based outfit Autour de Minuit has signed a pre-development agreement with Franco-German TV channel Arte for its latest project, “Fucking Cat”, which is being pitched at this week’s Cartoon Forum in Toulouse. An adaptation of Belgian author Stéphane Lapuss’ “Putain de Chat” comic book series, “Fucking Cat” tells the story of Moustique, the talking cat, who, like all cats, hates humans and would like to get rid of his master but faces the dilemna of how to become master of the world without giving up his cat food. Both Lapuss and co-author Lionel Bonnal will assist in penning the adaptation. 

Marta Balaga Finland’s Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK) and Finnish Cultural Foundation are launching Kehittämö – Talent Development Lab, Variety has learned exclusively. Described as Finland’s first audiovisual development program, it will provide aspiring creators with financial support – €55,000 each, bringing the yearly budget up to half a million – and mentoring from international experts, including Karol Griffiths, who has collaborated with the Coen brothers, Gitte Hansen and Alex Szalat, the head of Docs Up Fund. “[It will allow us to] bring high quality fiction and documentary films, media artworks and other audiovisual works to the culture-loving audience. AVEK has excellent understanding and wide networks in the sector and working with them will bring added value to the Cultural Foundation’s work,” says director of cultural affairs Juhana Lassila.

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has shared a statement responding to a recent viral TikTok alleging that he had an affair.Earlier this week, Levine was accused in a TikTok video by Instagram model Sumner Stroh of having an affair with her. “At the time, I was young, I was naive, and, I mean, quite frankly, I feel exploited,” she said.“I was having an affair with a man who’s married to a Victoria’s Secret model,” the message began.Stroh went on to allege that she and Levine were in a relationship for a year, and that after they stopped seeing each other, Levine – who is expecting his third child with wife Behati Prinsloo – allegedly sent her a message saying: “OK serious question.

Wet Leg have covered Ashnikko for Spotify Singles – listen to their take on ‘Daisy’ below.The duo are currently on a US tour behind their self-titled debut album, which they recently restarted after cancelling a number of gigs due to “mental and physical health” issues.Discussing their Ashnikko cover, the band’s Hester Chambers said: “I remember going to stay with Rhian around the time we recorded ‘Chaise [Longue]’ with Jon McMullen and she had told me about this artist she’d been listening to loads. She sang and played ‘Daisy’ on the guitar in the morning while we had coffee.

Every so often, albeit very rarely, a track comes along that changes the trajectory of an artist's career forever. A song that cements their status and elevates them to entirely new levels. Their Someone Like You, New Rules or Thinking Out Loud.

Look who’s laughing now! While celebrating her twentieth wedding anniversary, Sarah Michelle Gellar called out Howard Stern for his past doubts about her marriage to Freddie Prinze Jr.

"Clerks" director Kevin Smith revealed the secret to how he convinces Hollywood’s biggest celebrities to star in his films.  "I've known people for years. I've been in the business… nearly 30 years," Smith told Fox News Digital at the "Clerks III" movie premiere.

emergency medical treatment over a recent “cardiac incident.”The 51-year-old was recently rushed to the hospital after he was experiencing tachycardia — a condition that makes the heart beat abnormally fast.Brendon, who played Xander Harris in the cult hit ’90s show, was seen wheelchair-bound in a series of Instagram photos shared by his sister.“Nicky is doing fine now but he had to be rushed to emergency about two weeks ago because of a cardiac incident (tachycardia/arrhythmia),” the statement read. “Nicky sends his love and wanted me to apologize that he hasn’t been going live as much lately and to give everyone an update.”The update explained he’s suffered from a similar condition before and is seeking treatment.“Some of you might remember he had a similar incident after his second spinal surgery last year (for Cauda Equina) but this time he is trying to get a little more rest and has been concentrating on medical appointments,” the statement said.Brendon has faced some health woes this past year which forced him to step away from all promotional content for his film “Wanton Want” after he suffered “paralysis in his genitals” and legs in September 2021.The “Criminal Minds” actor was said to be suffering from Cauda Equina syndrome, a condition in which the nerve roots in the lumbar spine are compressed, cutting off the movement, feeling and often the function of the genitals, bladder and bowel.In August 2021, Brendon was arrested for using a fake ID in an attempt to purchase prescription drugs.

Nicholas Brendon has been hospitalized recently following a health scare.

BUFFY The Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon has been rushed to hospital after suffering a terrifying "cardiac incident". The actor - who is best known for his role as Xander Harris in the hit 1990s drama - was taken to A&E for treatment, his sister revealed.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon has been hospitalised after suffering a “cardiac incident”.The actor, best known for playing Xander Harris in the drama series, was rushed to hospital two weeks ago, his sister revealed on Instagram.Sharing a number of pictures of Brendon in hospital, she wrote: “Nicky sends his love and wanted me to apologise that he hasn’t been going live as much lately and to give everyone an update. Nicky is doing fine now but he had to be rushed to emergency about two weeks ago because of a cardiac incident (tachycardia/arrhythmia).“Some of you might remember he had a similar incident after his second spinal surgery last year (for Cauda Equina) but this time.