Bride wants to feast on whole roast chicken at wedding - while guests only have nibbles

William Earl Welcome to Variety’s Weekend Reads, a weekly collection of deep dives, long reads, analysis, reviews and commentary from Variety’s print and digital platforms. Curated by Variety.com editor William Earl, this is your guide to can’t-miss Variety content that is well worth your attention. Subscribe to Weekend Reads and other newsletters here. Today marks the 70th birthday of one of the most creative artists ever seen on television: Paul Reubens, whose Pee-wee Herman persona gave decades of kids the courage to foster their weird imaginations. In the late ’70s, Reubens developed the childlike character at the Groundlings. In 1981, he got his own HBO special based off of his stage show. Fueled by his increasing popularity on late show segments, Reubens made a splash in Variety via a 1984 concert review of Pee-Wee Herman playing the iconic Carnegie Hall.

Lea Michele will be celebrating her 36th birthday on Monday and the cast and crew of Funny Girl helped ring in the occasion a few days early!

Jennifer Lopez had the treatment, and now Ben Affleck has the treatment.The men's style magazine released a photo of the actor decked out in Ralph Lauren for his wedding last weekend at his estate in Georgia. The photo came nearly a week since Ben and Jen said «I do» for the second time, this time in front of family and friends during a weekend extravaganza that included a Sunday BBQ with friends and family.first released Lopez's official portrait, showing her three unique wedding gowns for the big day.

, duh.On August 26, TMZ published new footage from Georgia wedding, in which the “Let's Get Loud” singer performed a brand new song to her new husband, complete with backup dancers! All night I can feel the passion in your eyes. I'm still in love with you," sang to her husband while dressed in one of her . From there, Lopez got the crowd to join her in a refrain of “Can't get enough.” You can watch the video .The entire party was “perfect,” according to a source who spoke with .

Southampton wasted no time in poking fun at south-coast rivals Bournemouth following their 9-0 defeat against Liverpool - having found out exactly how that feels twice over the past three years. Ralph Hasenhuttl's men, who lost 1-0 at home to Manchester United on Saturday afternoon, lost by the same 9-0 scoreline against Leicester in 2019 and the Red Devils just last year.

BRITNEY Spears’ former bodyguard has revealed her sons “would cry” when they found out they had to go home to her after being at their dad’s. In an exclusive chat, Fernando Flores says the pop star always wanted to be a good mum but struggled to overcome the issues that have caused drama in her life. He discussed her two sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, relationship with their mum and said: “They would be super excited when I would take them back to their dad’s place and would be hopping around on the back seat.

READ MORE: Blokes in iconic 'Four Lads in Jeans' meme to be immortalised in statue outside pubA lifeguard performed first aid as emergency services including police officers, the Civil Guard and an ambulance scrambled to the scene.The youngster was revived after an hour of CPR local media reported and she was intubated and transferred in a critical condition to Son Espases hospital.However whilst in ICU the little girl tragically died and her death was confirmed yesterday (August 26) at 5pm.This comes as only two months ago a seven-year-old girl was left desperately fighting for her life after she nearly drowned at a hotel pool in the same region reports the Mirror.

Kate Middleton only met with Meghan Markle at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this summer for the ‘sake of William and Harry’. It comes after a supposed falling out between the pair, as a result of a snub made towards the Duchess of Cambridge.According to reports the Duke and Duchess of Sussex received a frosty reception when they returned to the UK back in June. READ NEXT: Meghan Markle's 'plagued' podcast branded 'agonisingly painful failure' The royal couple is set to return to the UK again next month, and although experts have warned they’re "unlikely to get an easy ride", a spokesperson claims they’re “delighted” for the upcoming trip.Closer reported that Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40 will stay at their former home, Frogmore Cottage, after renewing the lease on the property in Windsor earlier this year.

Chinese landmark was struck by lightning, dying instantly.Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang, Yunnan province, is famous for its dramatic scenery. The victim, named in local reports as Ruan, was taking part in a photo-shoot at Spruce Meadow, a picturesque spot famed for its rolling grasslands and snow-capped mountain backdrop.Even though the weather was poor, the couple decided to carry on with the photographs but just after 1:30pm on Wednesday, Ruan was struck by a bolt of lightning.READ MORE: Jealous wife cuts sleeping husband's penis after blazing row over cheating suspicionsPeople standing quite close to Ruan remained unharmed.Local emergency services soon arrived at the scene and took Ruan, where it was confirmed that he had died.The local weather authority had issued a thunder and lightning yellow alert, the third highest under China’s four-tier warning system, about 30 minutes before the tragic incident.Around 1200 people die from lightning strikes every year.

Southampton wasn't nearly as emphatic or impressive as their win over Liverpool five days ago, but getting three points is all Manchester United will care about, and rightly so.Bruno Fernandes' sumptuous volley opened the scoring for the Red Devils, crucially breaking the deadlock after a lacklustre first half display. Just like against Liverpool, United were under the cosh for much of the second period, though managed to hold onto their lead.Here, Daily Star Sport runs through the three things Erik ten Hag got right at St Mary's as United climb back into the top half of the Premier League.READ MORE: Antony slams Ajax in incredible interview demanding they let him join Man UtdHe'd have been mad not to! After the scintillating performance his players produced against Liverpool, every single one of them deserved to start this afternoon.Ten Hag made some big calls on Monday, namely dropping Cristiano Ronaldo and captain Harry Maguire, and he stuck to his guns again today, opting for the same youthful exuberance that so fluidly opened up Jurgen Klopp's side up on Monday.It wasn't the best of team performances, but the likes of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Elanga and Lisandro Martinez are all looking fitter, sharper and happier - and they've got Ten Hag's faith in them to thank for that.Sum up Manchester United's performance today in one word in the comments section below.United didn't splash £60million on Casemiro just to leave him on the bench! Ten Hag might have been wise to keep an unchanged side, but he was wiser still to realise when the game needed the Brazilian's energetic tenacity and defensive astuteness.With the visitors holding on to a narrow 1-0 lead, Casemiro was introduced.

Page 3 stunner has slipped into her hot pants for the KSI fight having been only one of four girls asked to do the job.Model Apollonia Llewellyn has been posing for The Daily Star's Page 3 for nearly three years, and she continues to stun fans.She was one of only four girls to be asked to be a ring girl at the KSI v Swarmz fight and is in London waiting to accompany the boxers for tonight's match.READ MORE: Page 3's Melinda Messenger totally unrecognisable with grey hair in huge transformationThe gorgeous model, who often goes by her model name of Barbi, is preparing to take to the stage for the sell out event at the O2.In recent pictures she shared exclusively with Daily Star plus one posted to Instagram, the model flaunted her curves in a crop top and hot pants as she prepared for the big night.She also shared some behind-the-scenes clips on her story, which were simply captioned with the comment "today was fun."The blonde bombshell shared racy backstage photos from the venue, which showed her posing in a black crop top and matching hot pants.She looked incredible as she posed for the pictures, and showed off her plunging neckline.The outfit was all legs as the tiny crop top just about covered her peachy booty.In one cheeky snap Apollonia even lowered her shorts slightly to pose for a picture that oozed with sex appeal.People have said she looks "gorgeous" in the snaps, as she stunned followers with the raunchy new look.

Pep Guardiola has made two changes to his Manchester City team for the visit of Crystal Palace to the Etihad Stadium this afternoon. Nathan Ake - who is missing today through injury - and Ilkay Gundogan drop out of the side that drew 3-3 with Newcastle last weekend, with Ruben Dias and Riyad Mahrez replacing them.

Loose Women favourite Stacey Solomon has shared new unseen snaps from her wedding as guests posed in the photobooth. Stacey, 32, who married Joe Swash in an intimate ceremony at their home last month, has taken to her Instagram story to share unseen snaps from the big day with her 5.3 million followers.The new photographs are of the guests as some pictured in a taxi at the nuptials while others are a collection from the photobooth put on for guests. Several smiling guests are pictured in the back of the taxi as part of the photobooth that was done out in flowers and also featured Stacey and Joe’s pet Dachshund dog Peanut.

HOLBY City actress Camilla Arfwedson has revealed she's pregnant - and due to give birth in days. The star is famous for playing Zosia March until December last year and appearing in the Secret Escapes ads.

THE Apprentice's Tim Campbell has called on the BBC to make two BIG changes to the show. Tim, 45, won the first ever series of The Apprentice in 2005 before returning to the programme earlier this year as one of Lord Sugar's advisors. Tim loved returning to the programme that changed his life, but he admits there are two things he would love bosses to consider including going forward.

A petty row over a £1 coin for a shopping trolley at a B&M store ended in a vicious knife fight. Gary Layhe and another man both pulled knives on each other following the shocking incident in Kirkby, Merseyside.

KSI will return to the boxing ring on Saturday evening when he will have two separate fights at the 02 Arena in London. The British YouTube sensation originally had planned to face American Alex Wassabi, however he was forced to pull out of the fight after suffering with a concussion.

Dan Walker has taken to Twitter to address a mortifying error after he shared a post about new Channel 5 show, Digging for Treasure.The Channel 5 News anchor, 45, hosts the show alongside wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan, but was left red-faced today after he made a typo while celebrating last night's viewing figures.In view of his 771,000 Twitter followers, the former BBC Breakfast host shared his enthusiasm over how the show was received last night - unaware of the typo he made in the show's name.Dan wrote: "Fantastic response to Dogging For Treasure last night and great figures!"Thanks for watching and for the feedback."We are filming again today - with a little less clapping - and celebrating with a snack of choice."See you next Friday at 9 @michaelastracha @Raksha_Digs @dfttc5," he ended the post.In less than an hour Dan had realised his error and took to the platform to address the mortifying mistake."DIGGING DIGGING DIGGING," Dan quickly wrote while re-tweeting the post.He also shared four face emojis covering their eyes.The star's followers were quick to comment on Dan's error.Twitter user @ru5tic wrote: "Interesting that your predictive text history chose dogging over digging..." alongside a laughing face.@scott_lion commented: "That’s a whole new programme."While @poddiesLoVe penned: "Oh how I love a good typo, always makes my day!"@tomrhall76 asked the news presenter: "Doing what for treasure Dan?"As shocked @janemcintyre12 simply wrote: "Pardon?!!"Pointless host Richard Osman cheekily quipped: "Great to see you in a slit trench going at it with both hands on your tool. #DoggingForTreasure."Dan humourously replied: "Stop it.

NASA’s riskiest rocket launch in decades on Monday (August 29) will set the stage for a landing on the Moon in two year's time – the first since 1972.An uncrewed launch of NASA’s new £31billion ($37billion) Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will serve as a dummy run for the Artemis mission that will put a man – and a woman – on the Moon in 2025.The Artemis slogan is “We are going”, but even NASA chiefs admit there are some dangerous obstacles to overcome before Artemis III sets down on the lunar surface.READ MORE: Russia shows off model of new space station to replace its involvement in the ISSMonday’s launch will see the Orion spacecraft make a longer journey than any pressurised spacecraft has ever made.While robotic probes such as Voyager have ventured out to the furthest reaches of the solar system, Orion – which has a cabin intended for human occupants – will be the first craft of its type to fly 280,000 miles from Earth and 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the Moon.Jim Free, Nasa’s associate administrator for exploration systems, admits that it’s a dangerous mission.He said: “We are pushing the vehicle to its limits, really stressing it to get ready for crew. It’s incredible risk .