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Prince Andrew’s decision to push for a ‘trial by jury’ in his civil case against Virginia Giuffre could 'bring down the monarchy, a legal expert has claimed.The Duke of York has denied outright the accusations of rape and sexual assault in 41 straight denials of Ms Guiffre’s allegations.The Duke's decision to fight his legal battle in a US court opens him up to cross-examination, a move that is considered risky by some.And according to prominent media lawyer Mark Stephens, the trial is the last thing the Queen needs on her Platinum Jubilee year.He said: "I think he’s buying time for settlement. David Boies wants to get to the Queen’s money, which won’t happen.

Jenni 'JWoww' Farley, Angelina Pivarnick and Deena Cortese Buckner lasted less than three minutes on a hike on Thursday's episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.'I wanted to see LA. I didn't want to do this,' said Deena, 34, as soon as she saw the dirt hiking path.Jenni, 35, who was exhausted after taking an overnight flight that was delayed, said 'I thought I was going into a boujee a** house that was worth millions on the top of the hill to eat breakfast and have a butler.' Short hike:Jenni 'JWoww' Farley, Angelina Pivarnick and Deena Cortese Buckner lasted less than three minutes on a hike on Thursday's episode of Jersey Shore: Family VacationVinny, 34, told them that this hike was one of the best parts of Los Angeles.

A Scots family have been left devastated after their beloved dog was knocked down by an alleged hit and run driver.

Things became awkward fairly quickly during the latest instalment of Good Morning Britain after presenter Ben Shephard shut down his co-host Kate Garraway after she interrupted him.While Ben, 47, discussed chef Raymond Blanc's upcoming appearance on the ITV show, Kate, 54, was evidently confused by what her colleague was saying and cut him off mid-sentence.But Ben was certainly not impressed with Kate's abrupt interjection and jokingly told her off.Biting back, he said: "If you let me get to the end of my sentence which you rarely do, network presenter of the year."This is a live TV story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

New fire alarm legislation which comes into effect on Tuesday has been criticised by North Lanarkshire councillors.

Dolly Parton is dishing on her marriage!

Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty are reportedly being sued by a security guard alleging he was attacked by Petty.The 39-year-old rapper and her 43-year-old husband are being sued byThomas Weidenmuller, who was the head of security at a concert in Germany that Minaj put on in March 2019, TMZreported on Thursday.Weidenmuller claims in his filing that Minaj threw a shoe at him, before Petty surprised him with a punch to the jaw that left him with significant medical bills.DailyMail.com reached out to a representative for Minaj, but they declined to comment. Legal trouble: Nick Minaj, 39, and husband Kenneth Petty, 43, are being sued by German security coordinator Thomas Weidenmuller, who says Petty broke his jaw, according to TMZ; seen together in 2019 in Beverly HillsThe security head writes in his filing that the hitmaker became incensed after a female security guard allowed a male fan to get onto the stage while she was performing.He alleges that Minaj berated the guard after the performance and called her a 'f***ing b***h' during the tirade, all while recording her own outburst on her phone.

She's been married for more than 55 years, and now Dolly Parton is happily sharing her tips for a long-lasting union.The 76-year-old country music superstar was featured on E! News' Daily Pop on Wednesday, where she discussed how she enjoys dressing up for her husbandCarl Thomas Dean, 79.'I like to dress up for Carl. Every day, I put on some makeup and fix my hair because I think, "Well, the whole world, I'm out here and everybody else sees me all dressed up, and I'm not going to just kind of go home and just flop on him,"' she revealed.

Lena Dunham is sharing her thanks for Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn.

Subtle but effect. Suki Waterhouse shaded Bradley Cooper after their breakup almost seven years ago. Waterhouse and Cooper dated from 2013 to 2015 when she was 23 and he was 40.

Damian Lewis spoke publicly for the first time since the death of his late wife, actress Helen McCrory, and, fittingly, he did so at a poetry reading event dedicated in her honor.The and star took the stage Tuesday at the National Theatre in London for an event dubbed, . The event, based on the poetry anthologist Allie Esiri's book of the same name, also featured poetry readings from McCrory's closest friends.In front of a packed crowd nearing 1,000 in attendance, Lewis took the stage and and made note of the befitting event.«This evening is dedicated to her and it's perfect, because Helen loved the National Theatre,» said Lewis according to of London.

AT&T brings people together — even Mila Kunis and Demi Moore, apparently!

Oscar nomination voting started today, and George Clooney as he has often in his career, has a movie that deserves consideration in The Tender Bar which so far has been somewhat unfairly overlooked in critics and guild award nominations but is the kind of small gem, a family dramedy and coming-of-age story, that I think is the finest directorial job Clooney has done since Good Night And Good Luck. Apparently those who have caught the film in its streaming run that began on January 7 on Amazon Prime agree. In fact the streamer says the movie, which is based on JR Mohringer’s memoir of growing up in Long Island where the patrons of his Uncle Charlie’s bar basically stood in as father figures for him, had one of the best debuts of any original movie on Prime Video, currently in their top 10 movie releases of all time,  and opened globally on the service worldwide in over 240 countries and territories where it was #1 in its opening week. It has also been getting a large amount of five star reviews from users on the site.

Brad Pitt is reportedly not dating the Swedish singer Lykke Li, despite rumors this week that the two were an item.An insider claimed to Page Six on Thursday that there was nothing going on between the two, who haven't even seen each other in years.Rumors that the 58-year-old Oscar winner and the acclaimed 35-year-old singer were seeing each other began to spread online following a report in The Sunlinking the two and claiming Li lives only a three-minute drive from Pitt. Fake fling? Brad Pitt, 58, is not 'secretly dating' Swedish singer Lykke Li, 35, an insider claimed to Page Six on Thursday.

Max Ehrich, 30, is gonna need some ice for the burn that Demi Lovato, just served. The 29-year-old singer  — who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns — responded to an Instagram post that asked users to “describe your last relationship in three words.” “My vibrator’s better,” Demi wrote of their sex life with the aspiring actor.

Lala Kent‘s messy split from Randall Emmett took center stage during the second part of the Vanderpump Rules reunion — revealing more details about the emotional end of their relationship following his infidelity.

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Sanabia, known for her breakout role as Kelly Quinn in Amazon’s live-action series Just Add Magic, has signed with Stagecoach Entertainment for management.

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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova joined her co-stars for a cold dip in the sea.

Walking Dead actress Alicia Witt has opened up about the mysterious death of her parents, more than one month after they were found dead inside their dilapidated home with no heat in Massachusetts. File: Alicia Witt attends the "Orange Is The New Black" Final Season World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center The actor and singer revealed that her parents, Robert and Diane Witt, refused her help and she was not allowed inside her their home “for well over a decade”. “My parents were not penniless.

Alicia Silverstone flipped off critics calling her "fat" in a recent TikTok video. Silverstone, 45, shared a screenshot of a photo of her wearing a blue silk slip dress titled "Alicia Silverstone Candid Fat Photo."  The actress used the photo in her TikTok as a backdrop and appeared in front of it while giving the middle finger as the song "abcdfu" by GAYLE played in the background. Alicia Silverstone flipped off critics who referred to her as ‘fat’ in a recent Tik Tok video.