Entertainment Gossip

13 June 2020

Oscar-Winning Screenwriter John Ridley Criticises Tarantino’S Use of the N-Word

The Oscar-winning screenwriter who led the calls for Gone With The Wind to be removed from a streaming service has criticised Quentin Tarantino for his "painful and infuriating" use of ...

13 June 2020

Jason Flemyng Hints At New Project From Save me Too Cast

Save Me Too star Jason Flemyng has said that the cast of the hit drama could reunite for a stand-alone project. The 53-year-old, best known for roles in gangster films ...

13 June 2020

Us Reality Show the Bachelor Chooses Its First Black Lead

US reality show The Bachelor has chosen its first black lead following years of being criticised for a lack of diversity. The hugely popular dating programme has aired for 18 ...

12 June 2020

Fawlty Towers Episode to Be Reinstated By Uktv

An episode of classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers is set to be reinstated on UKTV's streaming service after it was initially removed because it contains "racial slurs". The famous "don't ...

12 June 2020

Oscars Announces Plans to Promote ‘Equity And Inclusion’

The Oscars will feature 10 nominees for best picture each year in a bid to promote "inclusion", the film academy has said. Current rules allow for the number of films ...

12 June 2020

Bfi Allocates Emergency Funding to Help Independent Cinemas Amid Lockdown

The BFI Film Audience Network (Fan) has allocated emergency funding to help independent cinemas survive the lockdown. The support comes via the BFI Fan Covid-19 Resilience Fund, which includes GBP ...

12 June 2020

Ellie Goulding Reveals She Considered a Career in Politics

Ellie Goulding has revealed that she nearly went into politics before turning to pop music. The singer, 33, said seeing homelessness, pollution and poverty as a young woman had prompted ...

12 June 2020

Kt Tunstall Among Headliners for Virtual Festival Supporting Music Venues

KT Tunstall, Fatherson and Wet Wet Wet are to lead a virtual festival supporting grassroots music venues across Scotland. Hosted by Vic Galloway, #SaveOurScottishVenues will begin with a special performance ...

12 June 2020

Anton Du Beke Cancels Dance Classes After Son Taken to Hospital

Anton Du Beke has revealed his three-year-old has been taken to hospital for an operation. The Strictly Come Dancing star cancelled his dance classes as a result. He has praised ...

12 June 2020

Ed Sullivan Show Archive Becomes Available to Stream Online

Archive footage from The Ed Sullivan Show, one of America's most popular TV variety series, is becoming available to stream online. Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has signed an agreement with ...

12 June 2020

Top Gear Resumes Filming With Race Round Deserted Alton Towers

Top Gear has resumed filming, with Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris embarking on an electric car race around an empty Alton Towers Resort. The presenters had to navigate ...

12 June 2020

John Cleese Criticises Decision to Remove Fawlty Towers Episode From Uktv

John Cleese has hit out at the removal of an episode of classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers from streaming service UKTV. The famous "don't mention the war" episode was removed ...

12 June 2020

Love Island’S Jess Gale And Ched Uzor Confirm Split

Former Love Island contestants Jess Gale and Ched Uzor have split. The pair, who appeared on series six of the ITV reality show, shared statements on their Instagram accounts announcing ...

12 June 2020

Glee Co-Star Claims Lea Michele ‘Threatened to Have Her Fired’

Glee actress Samantha Marie Ware has claimed that Lea Michele threatened to call the show's boss Ryan Murphy and have her fired. The actress, who appeared in the musical comedy-drama ...

12 June 2020

Eastenders to Return With 20-Minute Episodes Amid Social Distancing

EastEnders will return with a running time of 20 minutes when the soap is back on air. Albert Square episodes produced before the pandemic run-out next week on BBC One. ...

12 June 2020

Dave Chappelle Addresses Death of George Floyd in Surprise Special

Dave Chappelle said "the streets are talking for themselves" following the death of George Floyd, in a surprise special entitled 8.46, the length of time a white police officer knelt ...

12 June 2020

Rylan Clark-Neal: Big Brother Was the Last Real Reality Show

Rylan Clark-Neal has said Big Brother was the "last real reality show". He and Davina McCall are co-hosting Big Brother: Best Shows Ever, celebrating the "juiciest, most memorable episodes", on ...

12 June 2020

Sharon Stone: It Was ‘Intense’ to Be Hit By Lightning

Sharon Stone has revealed that she was hospitalised after being hit by lightning. The Basic Instinct actress, 62, was thrown across the kitchen and hit the fridge. She told the ...

12 June 2020

Helen Flanagan Pinches Stomach ‘Rolls’ After Vowing to Stop Editing Photos

Helen Flanagan has shared a video of herself pinching her stomach "rolls" after she vowed to stop editing her social media photos to be a better example to her daughters. ...

12 June 2020

Isle of Wight Festival Announces 2021 Headliners

Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie and Duran Duran are among the headliners for the 2021 Isle Of Wight Festival. All three acts had been set to perform at this year's event, ...

12 June 2020

BBC Women Calls for ‘Real And Urgent’ Action to Tackle Racism And Sexism

The BBC Women group has called for "real and urgent" action to end "racism and sexism" at the corporation. The group, made up of dozens of presenters and producers, ...

12 June 2020

Record Shop Campaign Shares New Details of Event to Support Ailing Stores

A campaign launched to help independent record stores survive the coronavirus pandemic has announced new details of its 24-hour event. More than 130 shops will take part in the project, ...

12 June 2020

Apple Announces Release Date for Tom Hanks War Film Greyhound

Tom Hanks' Second World War drama Greyhound will arrive on Apple's streaming service on July 10, the technology giant has announced. The film had been set to be one of ...

12 June 2020

Meghan’S Close Friend Jessica Mulroney Apologises to Blogger Over ‘Threat’

A close friend of the Duchess of Sussex has apologised to a lifestyle blogger after being accused of threatening her in an example of "textbook white privilege". Canadian fashion stylist ...