BBC Hiring Row: Black Media Executive Marcus Ryder to Meet With Director General Tim Davie Following Alleged ‘Veto’ Over News Job

50 Cent has seen the memes and all the teasing about his weight following his deft performance during the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show. His response? «LOL.»The «In Da Club» rapper took to Instagram to clap back at those who fat-shamed him after his surprise appearance at SoFi Stadium alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J.

Kanye West, 44, wasn’t thrilled about an apparent Instagram filter that his sister-in-law Khloe Kardashian used on a photo of his 4-year-old daughter Chicago. The Good American founder, 37, shared several snaps to her Instagram story of “girls day” with niece Chi and daughter True Thompson, 3, on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Smokey Robinson, 82, is known as the King of Motown, but who is his queen? The Miracles band member has been married twice. One marriage resulted in divorce and the other is happily intact. Smokey Joe shot up to celebrity status after he formed the group The Miracles, which is best known for its hits “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Shop Around,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Baby Baby Don’t Cry,” and “Tears of a Clown.”

Jason Momoa is one of the hardest working actors in showbiz and it shows! Even with the recent split from Lisa Bonet undoubtedly fresh on his mind, the “Aquaman” star got right back in the swing of things, as he was spotted filming The Climb in Mallorca, Spain on Friday (Feb. 18). Perched near a boat with a production crew, Jason went shirtless, showing off his impeccable pecs and toned torso. The former surfer/model was every inch the action star as his muscular physique stole the spotlight.

Alessandra Ambrosio put her spectacular model figure on display in sultry bikini shots taken in Malibu, California, and posted to her Instagram account on Saturday.The 40-year-old model looked sensational in a baby blue crinkle texture two-piece from her swimwear brand GAL Floripa, proving once again that she is her own best advertisement.'Sunny hunny' the Victoria's Secret star captioned the sun-kissed snaps that showed off her perfectly trim stomach and toned arms. Sun-kissed: Alessandra Ambrosio put her spectacular model figure on display in sultry bikini shots posted to her Instagram accountThe runway phenomenon - born Alessandra Corine Ambrósio - paired her look with a multi-color bohemian bucket hat and brown shades to shield her eyes from the sun.

Emily Ratajkowski gave her baby son Sylvester a bit of fresh air while stepping out with a friend in New York City on Saturday.The 30-year-old supermodel cut a stylish figure during her stroll, and she made sure to check on her child while pushing his stroller along the Big Apple's crowded walkways.The fashion industry figure shares her son with her husband of several years, Sebastian Bear-McClard, whom she married in 2018. Stepping out:Emily Ratajkowski gave her baby son Sylvester a bit of fresh air while stepping out with a friend in New York City on SaturdayRatajkowski wore a sizable green jacket with printed portions on her forearm on top of a cropped gray T-shirt during her walk.The runway regular also donned a set of loose-fitting pants and dual-tone sneakers while enjoying the crisp winter air.

Where’s the beef? It’s on Kanye West’s Instagram, where the erratic hip-hop star today posted a list of the numerous people with whom he has issues over the years.

Are Chrissy Teigen and John Legend hoping to expand their family soon?

Amir Khan in Manchester on Saturday evening as the pair finally laid their rivalry to rest.The 2004 Olympian, a former unified light-welterweight world champion, took on the former IBF welterweight champ at the AO Arena following months of verbal abuse between the two.Although it was Brook who won in the style he would've dreamed of, both men took home huge paydays as they approach the end of their successful careers.Daily Star Sport have outlined just how much each took home on the night, and it could even tempt them into a possible rematch down the line.With Khan bragging about earning the 'lion's share' of the pay packet before the bout, The Sun report that the 35-year-old takes home a mammoth £5million.Despite Brook earning less, he still takes home a respectable £3m, which is likely one of the biggest paydays of his career despite there being no belts on the line.With the fight on pay-per-view at a price of £19.99, the interest was obvious with tickets for the even selling out in under an hour earlier in the year.Should Amir Khan and Kell Brook fight again? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionBefore the bout, Brook had been taunted over his weight by Khan, and even claimed that he would be fined a huge £100,000 for each pound he had come in overweight.He said: "If I go a pound over, it costs me £100,000.

What next for Kell Brook and Amir Khan? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section belowWant to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.There was some respect at the end as the Yorkshireman went over to embrace his beaten rival.

Oops! During Matt James’ stint on the basketball court at the 2022 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, he caught heat for grabbing one of his teammates.

Inventing Anna is the latest Netflix series to have us gripped to our TV screens.The new binge-worthy series tells the story of Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, who defrauded New York’s elite by pretending to be a German heiress. She posed as a heiress who hailed from Europe with a trust fund of $60 million (£44million), and lived a life of luxury thanks to her fake persona.

The legal duty to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus will end next week, the Prime Minister is due to announce.

David Beckham has been enjoying a fun-filled skiing trip in France while wife Victoria prepares for London Fashion Week. The former footballer, 46, has jetted off with his two youngest children, Cruz, 16, and ten year old daughter Harper, leaving behind wife Victoria, 47, and sons Brooklyn, 22, and Romeo, 19.

British boxing rivals Amir Khan and Kell Brook have waited more than a decade to settle their differences.

Donald Glover and several of the FX series writers experienced race-based harassment while shooting season three of the show in London. During a TCA press conference, Stefani Robinson and Stephen Glover (Donald’s brother), spoke about the incident and how they began to process what happened. 

Donny Osmond is content right now. The father of five sons, 12 grandchildren and married to his wife, Debbie, for. more than 40 years, Osmond is happy doing Las Vegas residencies.

Dave has been forced to postpone his upcoming London shows at The O2 due to the damage the venue suffered this week at the hands of Storm Eunice.The rapper was due to perform at the venue on Monday (February 21) and Tuesday (22) as part of his ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ UK tour.However, winds caused by the adverse weather conditions shredded parts of the white-domed roof of The O2, which is located near Greenwich in South East London.Posting on Twitter, Dave wrote: “Bad news, The O2 have told us Monday and Tuesday’s shows can’t happen. (Storm/roof) we’re doing everything we can to reschedule the shows to play as soon as possible.“Have been told it won’t be too long I’ll know more on Monday and will return with a tweet then..

Kanye West has said that he’s made over $2.2million in Stem Player sales in just 24 hours.It comes after the rapper and producer announced this week that the only way to listen to his forthcoming album ‘DONDA 2’ will be via his Stem Player, a device that was first released in conjunction with last year’s ‘DONDA’.The player allows users to remix the album’s songs using stems of vocals, drums, bass, samples and more.This morning (February 19), West, who is now legally known as Ye, took to Instagram to reveal that he had sold more than 8,000 Stem devices in the past 24 hours, with sales totalling over $2.2million.“We’ve made $2,227,012.05 in 24 hours,” West captioned an image featuring a list os sales figures. “God is good Thank you guys for taking this journey.”A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)“Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes,” West said on Friday when he announced his album would only be available on his Stem Player.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe BBC is under fire for Director General Tim Davie’s alleged involvement in blocking the appointment of prominent diversity champion Marcus Ryder, with a growing chorus of industry voices declaring that campaigning for racial equality shouldn’t be viewed as an impartiality issue.In an open letter to BBC chairman Richard Sharp, published on Wednesday, a body of journalists, producers and freelancers of color have asked for reassurance that “advocating for our industry to be more diverse will not disadvantage or block people from being employed by the BBC” and will instead be seen as a positive attribute that’s in line with the corporation’s values.The letter was spearheaded by Angela Ferreira, managing

Senior Black and Asian UK creatives including Sir Lenny Henry, Afua Hirsch and Pat Younge have written an open letter to BBC Chair Richard Sharp seeking reassurances that “advocating for our industry to be diverse will not block people from being employed by the BBC.”