BBC Donates $1.6 Million as Reparation for Controversial 1995 ‘Panorama’ Interview

Ellise Shafer Foo Fighters fans flocked to the Kia Forum on Tuesday night for the Los Angeles edition of the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts, the first of which took place in London earlier this month. Photos of the late drummer — who died suddenly in March at the age of 50 while Foo Fighters were on tour — adorned the walls of the arena, and his signature hawk logo was omnipresent as thousands of admirers came to pay their respects, many of them already sporting the limited edition merch made for the event. “It’s a revolving door of rock heroes tonight,” Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl said during one of the many times he addressed the crowd during the six-hour concert, and he couldn’t have been more accurate. The impressive lineup was practically a lesson in rock ‘n’ roll history, including the likes of Joan Jett, Travis Barker, Josh Homme, Wolfgang Van Halen, Alanis Morrissette, Pink, Miley Cyrus, Stewart Copeland and Chad Smith as well as members of Queen, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Soundgarden, Rush, Metallica and Black Sabbath. There was also comedic relief in the form of Jack Black and Dave Chappelle. But perhaps the most special guest was Shane Hawkins, the 16-year-old son of Taylor, who joined Foo Fighters on drums at the end of the show for an emotional performance of “My Hero” and “I’ll Stick Around.”

Mariah Carey is not kidding around — at least not like her ex-husband Nick Cannon.While Nick continues to increase his family, Mariah isn't exactly keeping a scorecard. "Mariah doesn't keep up with Nick's babies and baby mamas," a source told Us Weekly. "There's too many to keep up with! She's happy for him and wishes him the best."Since Nick and Mariah welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe Cannon on April 30, 2011, he has been busy.

Michael Nordine author “There is no meaning to life apart from the movie story,” writes Joyce Carol Oates in the opening pages of “Blonde,” “and there is no movie story apart from the darkened movie theater.” If it was inevitable that Oates’ novel about Marilyn Monroe would be made into a movie, it’s also a little ironic that that movie was made by Netflix — suffice to say that few who see “Blonde” will do so in a darkened movie theater. How many potential viewers are scared off by its runtime of 167 minutes is impossible to say, but there is a good reason for its protracted length: The book is similarly imposing at 738 pages. A finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, Blonde was released in 2000 and adapted once before — not that the CBS miniseries starring Poppy Montgomery garnered nearly as much attention as this new version has.

Community volunteers accused of being “disrespectful” by setting up a project at St Ninians graveyard have told councillors that years of extensive dog fouling on the site was far worse.

Meghan Markle's most recent interview contained "thinly veiled threats" to her royal in-laws, an expert claimed. The Duchess of Sussex sat down with reporter Allison P.

Lorraine Kelly returned back to the helm of her ITV breakfast show after her summer holidays, as she touched on Meghan Markle's latest interview.

BBC producer that lined up Prince Andrew’s notorious interview with Emily Maitlis has said that the Queen has a “blind spot” when it comes to the Duke of York, but that he will face a much rougher ride once Prince Charles becomes king.Sam McAlister, discussing her new book book, Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews, says that the Duke Of York made a number of shocking blunders while seeing up the interview – very probably because he has never heard the word “no”.“Here is a man who, for almost 60 years, has been, as we all understand it, the Queen’s favourite son,” she told the Political Party podcast.READ MORE: Beatrice and Eugenie 'beg' Charles to give Andrew a job – he says 'no chance'“He’s been told he’s amazing. He’s never lost a job, he’s never had a terrible appraisal," Ms McAlister added.“He’s probably never even been dumped.

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The BBC has donated a whopping £1.42million multiple charities linked to Princess Diana after the company apologised over their infamous Panorama interview.

The BBC has donated a total of £1.42 million to seven charities linked with Princess Diana after its apology over the infamous Panorama interview. It represents proceeds from the 1995 interview with Diana conducted by then-BBC journalist Martin Bashir, which made global headlines as the Princess of Wales, spoke openly about her marriage to Prince Charles.

interview with glossy mag The Cut saw the Duchess of Sussex make a number of bold claims, and there were even subtle hints that she and Harry might consider resuming royal positions in the future. She told reporter Allison P Davis: "I think forgiveness is really important.

The BBC has donated £1.4M ($1.6M) to charities linked to Princess Diana following the Martin Bashir scandal.

AN Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned when they found out the true value of their model of a stag that they picked up at a car boot sale for £1. A recent episode of the BBC show saw expert William Farmer tell two guests how much their ornament was really worth.

Princess Diana died.The journalist, who was a royal correspondent at the BBC for 14 years, was actually on holiday when the princess died in a car crash in Paris 1997.She jumped into a taxi and shot up the motorway to get to work – and has revealed she could tell from the tone of the broadcasts she was listening to that Diana had passed away.READ MORE: Prince William and Prince Harry 'will become close again' in 9 months, says psychicOpening up on Lorraine 25 years after Diana's death, Jennie revealed even watching footage from that night was upsetting.She agreed that her "blood ran cold" when it happened, and went on: "My blood ran cold just watching that montage again, it was so shocking."Jennie, 72, was in Devon with her family when the news broke and had to shoot up to London in a taxi to get to work."We were on holiday and I'd told our little girl, who was seven, you've got your mum now for two weeks which was a mistake because I disappeared in the middle of the night," she said."We'd been at a drinks party so I couldn't drive so I had to get a local taxi firm who came out here rather shocked themselves to be asked to drive to London in the middle of the night."The journalist said the cab firm took the sign saying "Taxi" off the top of the car, "to try and ensure we could go faster really".She went on: "We went zooming up the motorway and it was a terrible journey during which I heard the broadcast, I could only listen to the radio but I could hear the tone change... and I knew what that meant...

The Cut, New York Magazine’s lifestyle brand targeted at women who want to read the latest on politics, culture, relationships and style. But Prince Charles and the rest of his family are unlikely to have been able to resist reading some of the bombshells their former fellow royal Meghan Markle has dropped about them in her latest interview, a 6,000-word day-in-the-life piece with American features journalist Allison P Davis. Among the most memorable: that Meghan apparently doesn’t want Harry to lose his dad like she did; that she’s making an active effort to forgive; and that her wedding day was compared to Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.

Clearing the air. Meghan Markle is setting the record straight after raising eyebrows with a recent comment many interpreted to be about Prince Harry and his father, Prince Charles.

Meghan Markle is setting the record straight on an unclear remark she recently made about the strained relationships both she and her husband, Prince Harry, have faced with their respective fathers throughout the duration of their courtship and marriage. In her cover story for magazine, released on Monday, Meghan blamed tabloid culture for tearing their families apart. «Harry said to me, 'I lost my dad in this process.' It doesn't have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that's his decision,» she said.On Tuesday, a rep for Meghan offered a clarification on the quote, confirming to ET that Meghan was referring to losing her own father, Thomas Markle — not Harry losing Prince Charles. Either way, the 41-year-old host is open to mending fences with both her own family and her in-laws. «I think forgiveness is really important.

The BBC’s Morning Live star Kimberley Walsh, 40, has admitted she had a "weird" discovery when meeting the Queen for the first time in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The presenter confessed the monarch reminded her of "her grandmother" and that the ever-composed royal was actually "very warm".Kimberley, who rose to fame in pop group Girls Aloud, met the Queen with the other members of her group following their set at the 100th Royal Variety Performance to mark Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.Girls Aloud members, Kimberley, Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and the late Sarah Harding, who died of cancer last year, were all in attendance.Remembering the special moment when they met the monarch, Kimberley admitted she was “reminded of her grandmother”.“It's definitely a tick-box moment, isn't it, when you get to meet Her Majesty the Queen,” she said.“It was weird, because it was almost like she reminded me of my grandma in a really lovely way.“She carries herself so well - and my grandma always did.She was very warm.”Reflecting on photographs from the happy occasion, she continued: “I’m quite proud to have those pictures, because  now I'll appreciate them more and more as the years go by.”Kimberley also spoke about having a lot of time for Kate Middleton and Prince William, as she felt she was in a generation that “grew up with them”.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are both 40 years old - the same age as Kimberley - which is why the star feels such an affinity for the royal couple. Asked if she was a fan of the Royal Family, Kimberley replied: “Yeah, I love it.

Prince George specifically is someone in a unique set of circumstances for more reasons than one. Not only is he a member of an unbroken chain of monarchy that stretches back almost 1,000 years, but his entire life has already been mapped out for him.