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A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.

ADELE'S team are thrashing out a deal with Live Nation and Caesars Palace to salvage her $150million Las Vegas residency, according to reports. The tearful singer, 33, pulled the plug on the residency last week less than 24 hours before her debut show.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael D. Cohen, known for his work on Nickelodeon’s Danger Force and Henry Danger, has signed with Paradigm for representation.

Brazilian wonderkid Endrick has been catching the attention of the football world this week and a host of Premier League clubs are reportedly battling for his signature.

China and Russia are joining forces to build a research station on the Moon by 2035, officials from the China National Space Administration (CNSA) have confirmed.The plans were announced today to build the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), which will rival NASA's Lunar Gateway.It is claimed the venture is part of China's plan to land its first astronauts on the Moon. The two countries aim to complete basic infrastructure construction for the station by 2035, Wu Yanhua, the CNSA deputy director, told a briefing in Beijing.But while NASA's Lunar Gateway will only orbit the moon, the ILRS will have both an orbiter and a base on the lunar surface, as well as multiple exploration rovers."We welcome the extensive participation of international colleagues," Wu said on Friday.This comes after Beijing and Moscow signed a memorandum of understanding in March 2021 to launch the project.The document says the base will be "designed to conduct multidisciplinary and multipurpose research work".Russia previously expressed interest in collaborating on NASA's Lunar Gateway program, and an informal joint statement was signed by both Roscosmos (Russia's space agency) and NASA on September 27, 2017.But Roscosmos formally announced in January 2021 that it would no longer participate.According to the Chinese Academy of Engineering expert, Long Lehao, China wants to land its first astronauts on the Moon as early as 2030.The country has always planned to send humans to the lunar surface, but it was assumed it would be later in the 2030s, after multiple rover and probe missions.

Kyle Allen has landed the lead role in the upcoming Netflix movie Masters of the Universe, which is being produced by Mattel Films.

A devastated mother says she has been left feeling 'stuck' after her little boy was told that he will have to wait for treatment he needs to walk 'because he's too ticklish'.

Mattel’s live-action Masters of the Universe based on its iconic 1980s muscular action figure toy line is determined to live on.

Rock biopics are a dime a dozen nowadays. Thanks to the ridiculous success of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” if you’re any sort of rock band worth your salt, you’re likely getting approached by Hollywood for the biopic treatment.

Allegations that a teen rugby player was subjected to 'vile' racist abuse by opposition coaches during a match has sparked an investigation by Scottish Rugby.

Newcastle's biggest blow this window is not all the players they're missing out on - it's Roy Hodgson going to Watford!They're trying to sign half the world and not having much luck most of the time at Newcastle right now.But I think that was a body blow to their hopes of staying up when Roy Hodgson took over at Watford. I really do.All the clubs at the bottom who are in serious trouble will be cursing themselves thinking: "They've got every chance now, Watford.'He is absolutely perfect for Watford. A dream ticket.

A PLACE in the Sun's Jasmine Harman brought a 'fussy' couple to tears during their property search. Thursday's edition of the Channel 4 show saw Jasmine meet Sarah and Greg, who wanted to find their dream home in the Charente region of France.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLast August, Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat managed to escape from Kabul with part of her family as Taliban fighters took over the city while U.S. forces withdrew.Now, her “Weekend With…Shahrbanoo Sadat” event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, starting on Saturday Jan.

Kourtney Kardashian looked gorgeous while soaking up the sunshine in a new social media photo. The reality star, 42, laid comfortably on a chair outside and flaunted her skinny figure while rocking a two-piece purple bikini. Kourt rested one leg over the other to show off her sexy bod. She held part of her brunette hair up with both hands, while simultaneously giving a kissy face to the side. The businesswoman also rocked a pair of stylish brown sunglasses for the sunny snapshot.

Emma Roberts treated herself to a holiday following her breakup with Garrett Hedlund!

The Masked Singer star Davina McCall admitted to her fans that she had to delete her Instagram picture after sharing it on the platform.Davina, 54, looked gorgeous as she donned a stylish yellow dress with a checked pattern with a billowing skirt a square neckline.Posing in front of a scenic background in Spain, Davina sent her fans wild as she struck a pose for the camera in the summery ensemble.As fans rushed to ask where she got the dress from after seeing her wear it on the show, Davina soon posted it on her social media.However, she was left red-faced after discovering she had made an awkward mistake and later deleted the picture.As she uploaded it, she captioned the snap: "I deleted the last one because when I put my glasses on, I realised I had my eyes shut."I got asked a lot, so this dress I wore for #languageoflove was from @rixo thank u @abigailrosewhite and @angiesmithstyle and @mdlondon for hair and @cherylphelpsgardiner for makeup."Davina is hosting The Language of Love, a Channel 4 series which sees Brits and Spaniards try to find love despite not speaking the same language.Meanwhile, the presenter is yet to respond after former Big Brother host Brian Dowling has reignited their feud.He hit out at Davina after she claimed he was invited to appear on the Big Brother special, which took a look back at the hit reality series, whereas Brian said he was never contacted.Brian told The Sun: "I’ve not got an apology for stuff that was said."I know what happened to me during my time on that show – Davina McCall doesn’t because she wasn’t on the show."She resigned and left the show on Channel 4, and she passed me her microphone."Brian added he felt "uncomfortable" with Davina's comment because they "weren't her

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs we enter the final countdown to the Feb. 8 Oscar nominations announcement, Isabella Rossellini is clearly rooting for Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God,” which is Italy’s candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and among the shortlisted titles.To help promote the pic with Academy voters, Rossellini engaged in an online chat with the director and young Italian actor Filippo Scotti, who plays Sorrentino’s alter-ego Fabietto in the pic. She also wore a gold horn amulet that belonged to her father, the late great Italian master Roberto Rossellini, for good luck.Here are edited excerpts of the conversation, to which Variety has been given exclusive access.

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney's son is already making friends! On Thursday, the 41-year-old actress took to Instagram to share pics of her son, Malcolm, meeting Henry Golding and his wife, Liv Lo's, daughter, Lyla.In one selfie, the proud parents smile happily as Munn and Lo hold their babies. Another pic shows little Lyla giving Malcolm a kiss on the head. The moms and their children grin for the camera in a third pic, while the dads and their kids get a solo moment of their own in the last photo.«Malcolm met Lyla today,» Munn captioned her post.Lo shared the pic of her and Munn with their tots on her Instagram page, writing, «Sometimes all you need is mum time.

Julian Alvarez might already have realised he will not be given any special treatment as he prepares to sign for Manchester City during the January transfer window.

Comedian Alan Carr's ex Paul Drayton has been freed from prison days after being sentenced for crashing into a police car while four times over the alcohol limit, The Sun has reported.The 50 year old, who recently separated from his comedian ex Alan, was seen "swerving from one side of the road to the other" while driving during the school pick up time near his home in West Sussex in October 2021. Paul was pursued by police, who signalled for him to pull over, before he reversed into a police car. Prosecutor Suzanne Soros at Brighton Magistrates Court said: "The defendant then reverses into the police vehicle." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

UFC chief Dana White.The YouTuber has criticised the businessman for not paying his fighters enough. Earlier this week, the 25-year-old invested in the UFC 's parent company, Endeavor, in an effort to increase fighter pay and provide them with long-term healthcare, as well as attempting to fix the issues from the inside.