Aaron Sorkin got permission from Lucille Ball's daughter to show the darker side of her mother

The BRIT Awards are always a highlight in the showbiz calendar, with outlandish outfits, sizzling performances from the top chart stars and outrageous behaviour all on offer in abundance over the years. This year's hotly-anticipated ceremony will see a few changes from previous years, such as the male and female categories being replaced by gender neutral gongs.

World's Scariest Man, has showcased just how seriously he is taking his upcoming fight with Iranian Hulk by receiving a nasty black eye in sparring.The strongman and actor revealed last month that the highly-anticipated showdown has been signed and sealed to take place at London's O2 Arena on April 2 - promising that he is training to achieve a knockout victory.In the latest update over his progress, Ford has told his followers that he is currently working with the best in the world - and has been left battered and bruised from sparring.After saying that he forgives athlete and actor Rico Verhoeven for giving him a black eye, Ford detailed just how committed he is to improving his ability in the ring.He wrote: "For those who doubted I was taking this seriously, when I say I am 100% in. Sparring with literally the best in the WORLD.

Manchester United fans have been left baffled by Harry Maguire's comments after conceding a soft goal against Burnley in the Premier League.Maguire, 28, harked "we have to see it out better," following a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor, to the annoyance of supporters on social media.Following a shock FA Cup exit to a resilient Middlesbrough side, Ralf Rangnick's men were looking to bounce back at Turf Moor, four days later.The Red Devils seemed to be well on the way to exorcising their demons when Paul Pogba struck home midway through the first half.Twice more they had the ball in the back of the net but Raphael Varane's header and Marcus Rashford's deflected effort were both chaulked off by referee Mike Dean.And a sucker punch arrived immediately after the restart when Jay Rodriguez beat David de Gea at his near post from close range.The Man Utd captain spoke to the press after the game admitting there is an issue conceding leaky goals."We have to see it out better, not concede a goal in that moment," said Maguire."Disappointing goal to concede our behalf. It was a last man challenge, so I did not want to make the challenge.

Christian Horner has been hailed as an “excellent troll” for winning a charity auction that gives him a tour of the Mercedes factory.The Silver Arrows were embroiled in a bitter title fight with Horner’s team last season, winning the constructors’ title but losing the drivers’ championship.In a bid to get a headstart on his bitter rivals, Horner has now taken extraordinary measures, paying nearly £3,000 for a tour of the Mercedes factory.The auction was held at the Autosport Awards on Sunday night, with all proceeds going to the Grand Prix Trust, who provide help and advice to F1 personnel.After winning the bid to have a look around the Mercedes factory, Horner cheekily suggested he wanted to bring ‘about 20’ of his Red Bull team with him.“Adrian [Newey, Chief Technical Officer], myself, Pierre Wache [Technical Director] and probably Paul Field, our Director of Production,” he joked to RacingNews365.“It'll be interesting to go and see how they're spending their budget cap.”The news of Horner’s bid was met with delight by F1 fans, who branded him an “excellent troll”, with pre-season testing now just a fortnight away.Who do you think will win the 2022 F1 World Championships? Let us know in the comments section...“Excellent troll job,” one fan wrote on Twitter.“Merc definitely going to blindfold him the whole way round,” added another.“If I'm Merc I put Mickey Mouse trophies all over the factory. A mini-RBR car rolling by with clowns jumping out of it.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker made sure he didn't get on the wrong side of his co-host Sally Nugent after he joked that he could possibly get into trouble for disagreeing with her.Before heading into their main headlines, the morning duo discussed Adele's win at the BRIT Awards which took place in London on Tuesday night.But when broadcaster Sally admitted that Adele's album was great, Dan was lost for words and confessed that he hadn't listened to it all.Discussing her win, Dan said to Sally: "She had a great night, didn't she."Saly agreed: "Yeah, making a point as well!"Mentioning the number of awards she received on Tuesday evening, Dan replied: "Three out of four isn't bad." Sally chimed: "She did really well, it's a great album though." But Dan who hadn't listened to Adele's album to its entirety looked back at Sally and giggled. Realising, that Dan didn't know what she was talking about Sally was also left laughing at her co-host in disbelief.Giggling he said: "I wasn't disagreeing with you by the way, you'll get me in trouble."Picking up on their reactions, one viewer chimed: "Can't believe how much fun Dan & Sally are having this morning.

Tuesday night was a big one for singer Dua Lipa as she scooped up the gong for Best Pop/R&B Act award at the Brits. The 26 year old raven-haired beauty couldn't make the Brits, as she's currently in Miami. But she did appear via video link to virtually collect her accolade and explained that she's currently touring in America.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnthony Anderson will be returning to NBC’s “Law & Order” for its much-anticipated Season 21, reprising his role as Detective Kevin Bernard with a one-season contractual commitment. Hugh Dancy, meanwhile, joins the Dick Wolf franchise revival as an assistant district attorney.Dancy, who will star in the upcoming “Downtown Abbey” movie sequel, is best known for his portrayal of Will Graham in NBC’s “Hannibal.” Dancy also starred in Hulu’s cult drama “The Path” alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan.

Deadline has launched the stand-alone streaming site for Contenders Film: International, featuring the 26 panels from Saturday’s all-day virtual showcase of key titles entered into the International Feature Oscar race. This year’s panel lineup included appearances by the likes of Javier Bardem, Noomi Rapace, Asghar Farhadi, Dan Stevens, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Agathe Rousselle discussing their buzzy projects as the movie-awards season heats up.

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She has mighty big shoes to fill as she is portraying one of the most legendary actresses of all-time in Lucille Ball.AndNicole Kidmanat least has the look perfectly right.The 54-year-old American-born Australian actress looked the spitting image of the iconic I Love Lucy star as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios on Thursday. Incredible: Nicole Kidman (left)looked the spitting image of the iconic Lucille Ball (right) as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios on ThursdayNicole had the perfect signature red hair with old Hollywood curls as she contrasted her porcelain skin with a swipe of bright ruby red lipstick.

the Hollywood Reporter last week. Sorkin said he had lunch with Ball’s children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr., before he began shooting the highly-anticipated biopic “Being the Ricardos.”“We all had lunch together, and she [Lucie] said to me, ‘I know my mother wasn’t an easy woman.

She has mighty big shoes to fill as she is portraying one of the most legendary actresses of all-time in Lucille Ball.AndNicole Kidmanat least has the look perfectly right.The 54-year-old American-born Australian actress looked the spitting image of the iconic I Love Lucy star as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios on Thursday. Incredible: Nicole Kidman (left)looked the spitting image of the iconic Lucille Ball (right) as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios on ThursdayNicole had the perfect signature red hair with old Hollywood curls as she contrasted her porcelain skin with a swipe of bright ruby red lipstick.

Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are front and center on the newest poster for Being The Ricardos.

She has mighty big shoes to fill as she is portraying one of the most legendary actresses of all-time in Lucille Ball.AndNicole Kidmanat least has the look perfectly right.The 54-year-old American-born Australian actress looked the spitting image of the iconic I Love Lucy star as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios on Thursday. Incredible: Nicole Kidman (left)looked the spitting image of the iconic Lucille Ball (right) as she was featured in one of the character posters for Being The Ricardos released by Amazon Studios on ThursdayNicole had the perfect signature red hair with old Hollywood curls as she contrasted her porcelain skin with a swipe of bright ruby red lipstick.

9 Perfect Strangers co-stars Nicole Kidman, 54, and Melissa McCarthy, 51, were happily reunited at the InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on Monday.Both women looked exceptionally stylish as they hit the red carpet, with Kidman wearing a long violet sequin gown and McCarthy sporting a moody dark ensemble.Kidman may have been a bit chilly inside the venue, as she later opted to put on a black blazer on top of her stylish lilac dress.

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Deadline has launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: Los Angeles, featuring the full panels from all 31 buzzy awards-season movies that made up Sunday’s all-day showcase at the DGA Theater.

With the release of Aaron Sorkin’s highly anticipated Lucille Ball biopic Being The Ricardos fast approaching, leading lady Nicole Kidman is opening up about how the backlash over her casting affected her performance!

irate “I Love Lucy” fans argued that Debra Messing would have been a better choice.Kidman made the claim during a Q&A in Los Angeles on Saturday night, following a preview screening of the film, which is set for general release on Dec.

Nicole Kidman went all out for her role as Lucille Ball in “Being the Ricardos”.

Deadline’s Contenders L.A. returned for an in-person edition Sunday at the DGA Theater, with 31 buzzy awards-season titles showing off their wares in panels that featured the likes of Nicole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Hudson, Kristen Stewart, Javier Bardem, Adam McKay, Lady Gaga, Mahershala Ali, Ben Affleck, Kenneth Branagh, Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, Simon Rex, Marlee Matlin, Andrew Garfield and Dakota Johnson to name a few.