Beyoncé Gave Her Friends a Perfect Gift to Close Out 2020

A 41-year-old man was shot and killed early Friday morning in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, marking the city's first homicide of 2021 and following a year of spiking crime rates there and around the nation.  According to Chicago police data, the city recorded 769 homicides in 2020, a 55% increase over 2019.  The increase, reversing a three-year trend, is among the highest in city history, The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. Fatal shootings rose by 53%, with December shootings totaling 50, compared with just 19 a year earlier.

Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara took to social media yesterday to share a lengthy post to mark the brand new year.The professional dancer, who made it to the final of the BBC ballroom dancing competition last month, thanked her Instagram followers for being her “rock” during a difficult 12 months, which saw her separated from her husband in order to take part in a covid-friendly series of Strictly and other work cancelled.Janette, who is married to fellow pro Aljaž Škorjanec, said the online community had helped her immensely while living alone.“Before the madness begins.....

Strictly Come Dancing 2020 viewers saw Oti Mabuse, 30, and Bill Bailey, 55, win the Glitterball trophy, a year after Kelvin Fletcher, 36, triumphed with the professional dancer.The former Emmerdale star took to Twitter to congratulate the pair on their win last month, but noticed a viewer wasn't so impressed with the result. In view of his 275,000 followers, he wrote: “Amazing! What did I tell you @OtiMabuse?!“What a show and what a winner! Well done @BillBailey ALWAYS expect the unexpected #StrictlyFinal.”While many fans of the show praised the winning dancing duo, one viewer expressed their disappointment on Kelvin’s post.The Twitter user wrote: “Load of rubbish I will never watch Strictly again.”Neil Jones responds to ex Katya Jones as

After a landmark year when several new billion-dollar streaming services jockeyed for attention, there is a big question greeting the new class as 2021 begins: Where from here?

There were a lot of weird things about this year's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve celebration in New York City's Times Square, mostly having to do with the fact that there were only a few hundred people in the streets, compared to the one million who usually gather. But there was one shining beacon of hope at the usually loud, boisterous live event: Jennifer Lopez and her family.

Dax Shepard has never shied away from opening up about his struggle with addiction and his rocky road to sober living.The Parenthood alum married Kristen Bell in October 2013, and the pair share two daughters, Lincoln and Delta. One year before they exchanged vows, Shepard admitted that he and the Veronica Mars actress were total “opposites.”“All the things I’d done were terrifying to her, and she had a hard time believing I would ever be able to stay married and monogamous and a father and all those things.

Nicki Minaj showed off her baby boy via Instagram, posting her first-ever video of him on the social media platform.On Saturday, January 2, the New York native, 38, wished fans a “happy & prosperous New Year,” thanking them for supporting her in 2020 as she ventured from music to motherhood. She shared five photos of her son, whose name she still has not revealed, and a video of him babbling.“#PapaBear thank you so very much for choosing me to be your mama,” Minaj wrote of her son.

Emily Maynard reflected on the highs and lows of 2020 and in the process revealed that she suffered from Bell’s palsy while pregnant with her fifth child.The former Bachelorette, 34, posted a series of throwback photos via her Instagram Story on Friday, January 1. In one shot, she had one eye covered by a black mask.

Brad Paisley is the reason one Nashville man is beginning 2021 on a positive note. The singer was one of several country stars who sent condolences and messages of hope to Music City residents whose homes were ravaged by the Christmas Day bombing.

Ferne McCann shared a cheerful New Years message after finding love again.

Beyoncé shared a four-minute-long video on her Instagram story in which she reflected on 2020. "Cheers to 2020," the video reads.

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas celebrated 2021 from the comfort of their own home, which is the way to celebrate New Years during a global pandemic. On his grid, Jonas posted a photo of her and Jonas with the caption, "

straight to your inbox every day for freeJamie Carragher believes Manchester United are a serious threat to Liverpool's hopes of retaining the Premier League title this season.Liverpool ended 2020 on top of the table but with United only three points behind in second place, and with a game in hand. While the Reds ended a 30-year wait for a league title last season, United were last crowned champions of England in 2013.

Gordon Ramsay expressed how happy he was to say goodbye to 2020 by smashing a gingerbread house with a rolling pin in a hilarious New Year's Day video.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are absolutely loving their new lives in California. That's not surprising, of course, given the beaming family photo the couple shared as their 2020 Christmas card (it was taken in the yard at their Montecito, California home), but now we have some new insider confirmation to back it up.

Chrishell Stause met pro dancer Keo Motsepe in September 2020 after being cast on season 29 of Dancing With the Stars. During the season, the duo — who were paired with Anne Heche and Gleb Savchenko, respectively, didn’t spend any time together onscreen.In fact, many thought that Stause was romantically involved Savchenko after he announced he had split from wife Elena Samodanova days after being sent home from the ABC reality show.

The Masked Singer returns to TV on Saturday night and many fans are convinced they've already guessed the identities of several contestants before even hearing them sing.

Chelsea. The United States international, who is known for his dribbling ability and turn of pace, has even stated that he would not make the top two if they were to run 100m as a squad.Frank Lampard’s side recently suffered a blip in form following a steady start to the new Premier League season, but a win over West Ham and draw against Aston Villa have them back on steady ground.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHollywood tapped a record number of women to call the shots on major movies in 2020, according to a new study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. Women represented 16% of directors working on the 100 highest-grossing films in 2020, a high-water mark for female representation behind the camera.

straight to your inboxChelsea won't drop Timo Werner against Manchester City, Frank Lampard has suggested.Werner has struggled to replicate his prolific goalscoring form from his time at RB Leipzig since his move to the Premier League, with some calls for the German to be taken out of the firing line. However, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says Werner's qualities lend themselves to facing a team like City, who will provide a more open game than most visitors to Stamford Bridge.

Despite the fact that 2020 was the equivalent of one million dumpster fires, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) had a pretty good year. They met on the set of their movie Midnight in the Switchgrass (before COVID shut it down), and they proceeded to fall in love and hang out in quarantine.