BET Her Sets ‘#SayHerName, Justice For Breonna Taylor’ Special, NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving To Produce

EXCLUSIVE: Kal Penn has been tapped as a lead opposite Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell in The Santa Clause, Disney+’s upcoming limited series, from Last Man Standing creator Jack Burditt.

President Vladimir Putin has three long-term plans to choose from if he successfully takes over Ukraine, experts say. An article written up for Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda has said the Russian invasion of Ukraine could follow one of three reported long-term plans.The article, which pitches a political scientist and journalist in debate with one another, was translated by Dmitry Grozoubinski, who called the article "absolutely horrifying" when sharing the translation on Twitter.Featured throughout are three plans Putin could take on in, the article says, the "post-war fate of Ukraine".Political scientist Peter Kulichenko and KP journalist Sergei Ponomarev debated the three plans in an article.One of the three plans was labelled the "Optimistic Plan" which was "Ukraine remains at its previous size (minus the territories of DNR and LNR within their administrative borders."Ponomarev said this was the most "attractive" plan at "first glance" but claims that "A patchwork Ukraine, assembled over just a few decades from territories stolen from the Russian federation, or gifted by it, cannot remain whole."But Ponomarev's "realistic plan" claims the Ukraine would be divided into several pieces.

Amanda Seyfried, 36, has been in the spotlight for most of her life! After making her debut in the soap opera As The World Turns as a teen, the actress has starred in tons of beloved movies and critically acclaimed features, from Mean Girls to Mank, which garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. Amanda has also showed off her singing abilities by starring in a number of classic musicals, like Mamma Mia and Les Míserables. Throughout her career, Amanda’s love life has also been the subject of much attention. Despite a few high profile boyfriends, Amanda settled down with actor Thomas Sadoski, 45, in 2017. Find out more about some of her past boyfriends here!

The term “elevated horror” is a bit contentious. Often, for film fans, this can mean a film is trying too hard to be something more than just a typical gorefest.

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning filmmaker Lydia Dean Pilcher (Radium Girls, A Call to Spy) has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment for management—also announcing today that she has acquired the rights to Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism, a bestselling memoir from Dawn Prince-Hughes that she plans to adapt into a feature, as both director and producer.

Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) have "regretfully acknowledged" the decision from Roman Abramovich to sell the club. The Russian billionaire, 55, has announced his intention to flog the club for the eye-watering price of £3bn after 19 years at the helm.In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the charitable foundation praised Abramovich for his "unparalleled success"."The CST would like to express our gratitude to Mr Abramovich for his affection, passion and dedication towards Chelsea FC," reads the announcement."His support has brought us unparalleled success during his tenure.

Kathy Sledge dominated the disco era with her musical sisters in Sister Sledge, and now she's spilled the studio secrets behind her former band's iconic hits like We Are Family.The legendary soul singer, 63, shot to fame in the 1970s as a member of the family disco group Sister Sledge, who scored timeless pop tracks such as We Are Family, He's the Greatest Dancer, and Lost in Music.The band famously worked with world renowned record producer and Chic star Nile Rodgers on a number of their hits, including We Are Family, He's the Greatest Dancer, Lost in Music and Thinking of You.They also worked with late producer Bernard Edwards as they brewed their pop magic in the studio.Kathy spoke exclusively to Daily Star ahead of her May 14 show at London's O2 Indigo with her band - Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge.The Sledge sister dished on the studio secrets behind Sister Sledge's greatest hits, and what it was like to join forces with genius producer Nile Rodgers.Kathy said Nile and Bernard wanted "spontaneity" in their hits and didn't want them to sound rehearsed, which meant Kathy and her sisters weren't allowed to hear the soon-to-be hits until the moment before they sung them.She said: "Nile Rodgers and the late Bernard Edwards had this thing where they wanted spontaneity. "They wanted you to be spontaneous with the lyrics and with the melody and they didn't want it to sound rehearsed."So because of that, I wasn’t allowed to hear anything, and now I get it, of course.

Shanna Moakler is expecting her fourth child. The former model and Miss USA winner revealed she is pregnant on Thursday (March 3) just days after her ex boyfriend Matthew Rondeau was arrested for felony domestic violence, according to People. “I took a pregnancy test and it is positive,” the Celebrity Big Brother contestant, 46, told the outlet in a statement. “This has been a very difficult week, but I’m taking everything day by day.”

Time is honoring 12 incredible women. On Thursday, the publication unveiled its 2022 Women of the Year list, highlighting 12 extraordinary leaders who are working toward a more equal world.Among the honorees are attorney Amal Clooney, singer Kacey Musgraves, actress Kerry Washington and actress Michaela Jaé «Mj» Rodriguez.

EXCLUSIVE: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s long-awaited followup to her Emmy-winning series Fleabag is a go. Prime Video has greenlighted the new Waller-Bridge show, which will start shooting by the end of the year. Details about the premise are being kept under wraps.

Tyler Alvarez (Never Have I Ever, American Vandal), Madeleine Arthur (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Devil In Ohio) and Olga Merediz (In the Heights, Encanto) are set as series regulars and JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Kamaia Fairburn (Overlord and the Underwoods, Endlings) will recur in Blockbuster, Netflix’s upcoming single-camera workplace comedy. They join previously announced leads Randall Park and Melissa Fumero.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The Disney Channel has greenlit the original movie Spin which will star Avantika Vandanapu (Diary of a Future President, Mira, Royal Detective) and be directed by Manjari Makijany (Desert Dolphin). The movie is set to begin production in Toronto this fall and is slated to premiere on the Disney Channel in 2021.Written by Carley Steiner (Play Date) and Josh Cagan (The Duff), Spin follows effervescent 15-year-old Rhea Kumar (Vandanapu), who lives with her tight-knit multigenerational family.

LeBron James is making a powerful statement with a modified MAGA hat.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The Glorias is shifting from a theatrical release and heading straight to Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Julie Taymor, the non-traditional film chronicling the life of iconic activist Gloria Steinem is set to stream exclusively on Prime Video in U.S.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures have acquired worldwide rights excluding Canada to the Sundance breakout Some Kind of Heaven. The documentary marks the documentary feature debut of Lance Oppenheim and puts a Floridian sun-kissed spotlight on the surreal world of The Villages, the nation’s largest retirement community. Some Kind of Heaven is produced by Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Media Fund. Magnolia is planning an early 2021 release.After bowing at Sundance in January, the docu received love from critics and audiences alike before hitting the festival circuit.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAfter a week off John Oliver came back to his “white void” to unpack the news on Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight, using the announcement of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick as a launching pad to talk about the country’s (specifically Republicans) obsession with conspiracy theories.When Harris was named as Biden’s choice of VP, Oliver said that it “sent conservatives scrambling for attack strategies.” Without fail, Donald Trump questioned her citizen requirements for running for office. Thus begins a depressing resurgence of birtherism.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLast year, Billy Porter made history as the first openly gay Black man to win the Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Drama for his turn as Pray Tell, the no-nonsense ballroom MC with a heart of gold, on FX’s critically acclaimed Pose. This year, he is nominated again and although he says the win would be amazing, Porter says it’s not about the trophies.“First and foremost let me say, I’m an artist first,” said Porter, speaking at a virtual panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees.

Cardi B says she thinks more male rappers should be fighting for justice for Breonna Taylor.Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by police when they entered her house with a “no-knock warrant” in Louisville, Kentucky on March 13, 2020.Since her death, the likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé have openly called for justice, while Doja Cat set up a $100,000 fund in her honour, and Cardi says that she wishes she saw more male rappers speaking out about Taylor’s death.“A woman like Breonna Taylor, she was young,” Cardi said in a new interview with Elle. “She looked like she was listening to your music.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDC FanDome has unveiled its robust schedule for its 24-hour confab on August 22 — and it has anything and everything you will want when it comes to DC universe fare.As DC FanDome revealed last week, an all-star roster of talent will be joining the confab for key TV and film panels. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig will be on hand fo Wonder Woman 1984 while James Gunn will be answering questions about the forthcoming The Suicide Squad. We’ll also get to hear more about the upcoming Black Adam movie with Dwayne Johnson, Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson as well as the standalone Flash movie starring Ezra Miller.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: On August 11, Joe Biden named U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the November 3 election.

Porsha Williams is praying that Breonna Taylor receives justice as soon as possible. As you probably know by now, it’s been recently reported that justice may come this way.