Blue Ivy Carter has chance to nab a Grammy for ‘Hair Love’

Vladimir Putin, according to fresh reports.In 2009, the politician made an offer to buy a controlling interest in the NBA franchise, then known as the New Jersey Nets, with the sale approved the following year.His 80 per cent stake made him the majority owner of the team, and after overseeing the switch to Brooklyn, he also acquired a 45% interest in the team's new home venue, the Barclays Center.The purchase made Prokhorov, 56, the first ever non-North American team owner in the NBA, a fact that was met with contrasting opinions from opposing team owners at the time.During his tenure, the Nets reached the conference semi-finals in 2014, but some three years later he agreed to sell 49 per cent of his stake - valued at USD$1.2billion, to Joseph Tsai.In 2019, Prokhorov sold the remaining 51 per cent of the Nets to Tsa for a further USD$1.35bn, and also freed himself of the Barclays Center for USD$1bn, in the biggest transaction ever for a US sports team.And now a report in the New York Post has claimed that the sale was made not due to Prokhorov's desire to get out of the NBA, but because of pressure from Putin to relinquish his control."As tensions between the US and Russia over Crimea grew, Putin in 2016 also began pressuring Prokhorov to sell the Nets, according to sources," read the report."That’s because Putin, especially during times of political turmoil, will test the loyalty of oligarchs with assets in the West to show they won’t get too close to the US or Europe."Should Russian sports team owners now be subject to sanctions? Let us know in the comments section.A source was also quoted as saying: “Putin strongly suggested he sell the Nets."And if Prokhorov refused, he risked losing his considerable assets in

J. Kim Murphy Netflix has released a full trailer for the upcoming second season of its breakout romantic drama series “Bridgerton.”The trailer focuses on the love triangle between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and sisters Edwina (Charithra Chandran) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).

DANCING On Ice viewers have slammed the judges for saving Kye Whyte over Stef Reid in the latest dance off. In a hotly contested eliminator, both athletes gave their all and performed well.

MOLLY-MAE Hague relaxed by the pool in Mexico with a plate of salad and her £2,500 designer beach bag. The Love Island star, 22, looked glamorous as she continued her holiday without boyfriend Tommy Fury.

Marta Balaga Despite forging her own way as a successful actor and singer, acclaimed for her collaborations with Lars von Trier, Charlotte Gainsbourg has been compared to her father Serge and mom Jane Birkin all her life, she says. In directorial debut “Jane by Charlotte,” she comes back to the subject on her own terms.

LOOSE Women's Ruth Langsford was forced to abruptly end an interview today after a guest in Ukraine had to respond to a terrifying air strike. The 61-year-old TV veteran was talking to Marichka Padalko when she was given a three-minute warning and had to go.

Steph McGovern welcomed kids' television presenter Kirsten O’Brien to Steph’s Packed Lunch and quizzed her on her past presenting roles which uncovered a little known fact.When Steph introduced Kirsten on to the show, she began by noting that the pair always get mistaken for each other.She told Kirsten that it was nice to have her on the show because she “spends her life telling people that she’s not her”.Kirsten told Steph that her own nephew is “adamant” that they are the same person.They laughed about the common mistake, made due to their similar haircuts and matching accents, and told each other that fans tweet one thinking that they are the other.One Twitter user said: “Are Kristen and Steph related? They could easily swap places and fool a casual viewer.”Kirsten was on the show to cook for Steph and her guests Russell Kane, Laura Adlington, Michael Portillo, and Kacey Ainsworth.

ITV's Loose Women received over 200 Ofcom complaints after the panellists clashed about racism at the Ukrainian border.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcasters Channel 4, ITV, BBC, STV, UKTV, S4C and Paramount U.K. have teamed to create access and inclusion passports aimed at removing barriers and supporting better inclusion of disabled people and other colleagues at work.

discovery of the wreckage of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance after being lost to sea ice more than 100 years ago, details have come to light about one teen stowaway who had a horrendous ordeal on the ship.The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust said earlier today (Wednesday, March 9), that the wreckage had been found off the coast of Antarctica, exactly a month after the 100th anniversary of Sir Ernest's death.The ship had not been seen since it was crushed by ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915, and last month the Endurance22 Expedition set off from Cape Town, South Africa, on a mission to locate it.It has now been found at a depth of 3,008 metres and approximately four miles south of the position originally recorded by the ship's Captain Frank Worsley, the trust saidOne of the original crew members on the ship was Percy Blackborow.The Newport native joined the ship in 1914, and two weeks ago his living relatives planted a tree in his memory.Percy, or Perce for short, joined the Merchant Navy at 14, and had been involved in a shipwreck in Uruguay when he was 18.But that didn't deter him from wanting to join another ship.Alongside another friend, he went from Buenos Aries to Antarctic having heard about the Endurance.When they arrived onto the ship, having boarded unannounced, Shackleton joked that "on missions like this, when food is short, stowaways are the first to get eaten". Perce's granddaughter, Rachel Clague, told the BBC: “Before my grandad was properly accepted he was tied to the front of one of the lifeboats in the middle of a school of killer whales.

DOCTOR Alex George has signed up to celebrity dating app Raya after he was dumped by his girlfriend for cheating. The former Love Island star split from Ellie Hetch last month after a year of dating – with claims he was messaging other women.

STACEY Solomon has revealed her favourite Mother’s Day of all-time – a trip to Columbia Road Flower Market. The mum-of-four said the 2019 visit, when she was pregnant with her youngest son Rex, was her favourite Mothering Sunday so far.

ALAN Davies has gloated about how he "deliberately vandalised" a Conservative Party office - after pouring his own urine through the letterbox. The comedian rose to fame on BBC crime series Jonathan Creek and has since gone on to become one of Britain's funniest men - but his recent gag is no laughing matter. During a recent episode of Unforgivable, Alan appeared alongside Sally Phillips and Ria Lina on the show.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentKim Kardashian’s first job in Hollywood was in the early 2000’s as Paris Hilton’s assistant, organizing the founding mother of reality TV’s closets and occasionally stepping into the limelight as a socialite herself. Then in 2007, E! premiered “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” which ran for 20 seasons, and made Kim one of the most famous women on the planet.Today, Kim, at 41, is a mogul who juggles so many business portfolios, it’s hard to keep track — including her beauty and fragrance empires and her shapewear company SKIMS, which was recently valued at $3.2 billion. And next month, Kim’s spotlight is only going to get bigger with a new Hulu series “The Kardashians,” where she lets the cameras (back) into her life as she chronicles her roles as entrepreneur, mom to four kids, legal eagle and a divorcee, grappling over a challenging split from her ex-husband Kanye West.

Meghan Markle in Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall's home at Clarence House.The sighting was made yesterday (March 8) as Camilla welcomed three female rowers, who crossed the Atlantic in record time to the London home she shares with Prince Charles as part of International Women's Day.They were joined by former male rower Tim Christian and were pictured chatting with Camilla in a sitting room at the royal residence, Mirror reports.But fans of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex noticed a side table that was filled with lovely family photos behind where the guests were sitting. Among them was a stunning black-and-white image of Meghan with Charles on her wedding day in 2018.When Meghan married Harry, Charles escorted the bride halfway down the aisle of St George's Chapel in Windsor - and the framed photo appears to depict this.

Kim Kardashian has moved on. Now all she can do is hope and pray her ex does the same.

Blue Ivy Carter already has “star quality” and her parents Beyoncé and Jay-Z have no qualms about her following in their famous footsteps. The eight-year-old just lent her adorable voice to the audiobook adaptation of Matthew A. Cherry‘s Oscar-winning animated short film Hair Love and a source close to Beyonce tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY why the project was perfect for the budding star.

Blue Ivy Carter will be narrating an audiobook for Hair Love! The 8-year-old first child of Beyonce and Jay-Z will be lending her voice to the book, which is based on Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning short film.

Blue Ivy Carter could be well on her way to earning some serious hardware like her famous parents! The eight-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z lends her voice to the audiobook adaptation of Matthew A. Cherry‘s Oscar-winning animated short film Hair Love. In the preview clip, which Matthew shared to his Twitter account on November 9, Blue’s sweet voice could be heard clearly saying the introduction to the audiobook.

Hair Love, tweeted a short clip of the Audiobook version of Hair Love, narrated by none other than little miss Blue herself. The book chronicles the sweet tale of a Black father and daughter who bond as he learns to style her hair for the first time.

Blue Ivy Carter can add another credit to her already impressive resume. Beyoncé and JAY-Z's 8-year-old daughter narrated the audiobook for, which is based off Matthew A.