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I'm A Celeb launched on ITV, US network ABC decided to pick up the series to broadcast its own version in the states.This didn't bode well with Survivor Productions and CBS however, who thought that I'm A Celeb was too similar to their own programme.READ NEXT: I'm A Celeb eyes up 'hard man' footballer for 2022 series as show returns to AustraliaBoth included a format that saw contestants taken to a remote location, where they faced a number of challenges and eliminations throughout the series - with the hope of winning a huge cash prize at the end.However, one of the biggest differences between the two shows was that the TV viewers voted contestants out of the I'm A Celeb jungle, whereas fellow contestants voted their peers out on Survivor.ABC originally planned to broadcast 15 episodes of I'm A Celeb, but they met a legal battle from fellow network CBS, who broadcast Survivor.CBS claimed to New York Post: "Celebrity' is based on a successful British version that recently wrapped up its run after screening episodes filmed in the Australian Outback – near the site used in the second season of "Survivor."Entertainment Weekly reported at the time that CBS and Survivor Productions subsequently threatened ABC and UK producer Granada with legal action, and sent them a letter to request that I'm A Celeb was not broadcast in the states.Their letter reportedly requested that ABC and Granada not to "broadcast or license in the United States any programming that is based in whole or part on the 'Celebrity' series or that otherwise infringes any intellectual property rights in 'Survivor."Following the letter, ABC spokesperson Kevin Brookman spoke to Variety and stated that they did not feel I'm A Celeb infringed Survivor's rights.

Princess Anne put aside personal grief to do her public duty on Sunday.The devastated Princess Royal was pictured staring sadly out the window of her limousine as she travelled behind the Queen's hearse on the first stage of Her Majesty's final journey to London. Black-clad Anne, the Queen’s only daughter, and husband Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the minister of the nearby Crathie Kirk church frequented by the monarch, and a representative of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office were all in the convoy behind the hearse.

in the NFL. READ MORE: Buffalo Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie does baby gender reveal live during NFL opener After Rodgers claimed his second successive MVP award, he officially signed a contract extension which made him the highest paid player in North American sports history on an annual basis. His $50.27million (£43.3m) deal surpassed NBA star Damian Lillard’s $49m (£42.2m) per year contact.His contract is remarkably more than Messi’s deal with PSG.

OnlyFans to create a better life for herself – and since joining, she can have almost anything she wants and doesn't care what people think. Ella joined OnlyFans in May 2022 and now she's opened up about how the platform has changed her life.The 22-year-old, from Romania, also works as a high school teacher – but she always thought she had something to offer in a different industry.READ MORE:‘I’m an OnlyFans star – people might make fun of my kids but I’ll be driving a Ferrari’The young educator said she works with people who help to make it "very easy" for her to make money to help to create a better life for herself.And if her saucy pictures are anything to go by she certainly sets pulses racing when she trades the classroom for her costume box.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Ella said: "I decided to create an account because I know that I have something to show that I can manage to create a better life for myself."Plus I have the strength to overcome all the hate that I have from other people.

plastic surgery fan showed off her jaw-dropping transformation online.Jazymne Day posed in plunging swimwear in pictures taken before and after she had extreme breast augmentation surgery.And the 28-year-old, from Gwent in South Wales, joked she's "upgraded" to huge 32L knockers.READ MORE: Model makes fans swoon in teeny bikini but some think she's wearing it wrongJaz's fans can't get enough of her new curves – with 7,000 of them liking her sexy throwback snap on Instagram.One commenter swooned: "I love the upgrade" and another said: "Wow Jazmyne".And a third added: "We love the results!"Jazmyne, who used to be a cup size 36/38D, said she owes a lot of her success to her whopping new chest. She's quadrupled her OnlyFans earnings quadrupled a week after getting them done.

Olly Murs moved The Voice fans to tears on Saturday as he performed an emotional tribute to his late friend Caroline Flack. The singer, 38, was close friends with TV presenter Caroline, who tragically passed away in February 2020. During Saturday night's show the audience began cheering for Olly, who is a judge on the hit ITV show, to perform for them.

Disney‘s big event, D23 Expo 2022, is currently underway at the Anaheim Convention Center and today Walt Disney Studios‘ made a big promotional push for upcoming theatrical and Disney+ lineup for feature films. The giant entertainment company revealed new details and first looks, led by their new “Lion King” prequel, directed by Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight“), now titled “Mufasa: The Lion King.” Some of those anticipated titles include traditional animation flicks the family-friendly company is known for from Walt Disney Animation Studios, along with their live-action projects as well.

Chrissy Metz dreams of collaborating on a duet with singer/songwriter Hozier. The 'This Is Us' actress is also a talented singer and fronts her own band - Chrissy and the Vapors - and she's now shared her dream list of performing partners revealing she longs to duet with Hozier, Heart star Ann Wilson and country artist Chris Stapleton. When asked to name her wish list, she told Us Weekly magazine: "My dream duet partners are Chris Stapleton, Ann Wilson and Hozier.

coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953. Charles said he was having a bath and his mother came in “wearing the crown from the coronation”. He added that these were “marvellous moments” that he would “never forget”.

Joss Stone met her boyfriend in an airport and told him she wanted seven kids. The 35-year-old pop star has been in a relationship with Amazon worker Cody DaLuz, 31, since 2020 and already has 20-month daughter Violet with him but is now expecting a baby boy and spoke of how she "knew he was the one" when she demanded multiple children when they first met and he stuck around. She said: "I’d like seven children! I may only end up with two but I like to aim high.

King Charles has been officially announced as Canada's monarch. The 73-year-old king automatically ascended to the throne when Queen Elizabeth passed away on Thursday (08. 09.

Fatima Whitbread wants to prove she's "still got it" on 'Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. ' The 61-year-old athlete - who broke the world record for Javelin throwing back in 1986 and went on to win two Olympic medals - is the oldest celebrity contestant ever on the Channel 4 survival show and "loved every minute" of her military-style training. She said: "I want to prove this old biddy’s still got it.

Staff at the Balmoral Estate have been given the chance to "pay their last respects" to Queen Elizabeth. The monarch died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday (08. 09.

A man deliberately poured boiling water over his pet cat, leaving him in 'excruciating pain' was one of the criminals hauled before courts in Greater Manchester this week.

Peter Andre was joined on stage a cheeky bride-to-be during one his latest gigs.The 49-year-old singer sat on a chair and enticed the woman over while moving backwards as she approached him.Dressed for the occasion, the hen donned a white veil, arm bands, black miniskirt, leather boots and a heaband with pink penis' on top. READ MORE: : Katie Price's new Channel 4 film pulled off air as she pays tribute to QueenMaking most of her time in the spotlight, she made her away over the Mysterious Girl hitmaker.He eventually gave up his seat to the fan and transitioned to centre stage.Remaining seated, the woman danced across stage towards the pop star.He then held out his hand as the crowd cheer and sang along.The playful moment was shared on Peter's Instagram page.He encouraged his followers to have some fun with the clip and posted alongside the short video" "This hen was... finish the caption...".One fan penned: "Having a clucking good time."Another added: "Chicken you out..."While a third wrote: "Andre...

Sarah Ferguson narrowly escaped death in 9/11 thanks to a weird twist of fate.On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four planes headed for the American west coast in a horrific terror attack - causing two of the planes to fly into the World Trade Centre and one into the Pentagon, while the fourth crashed in Pennsylvania.A shocking 2,997 people were killed in the apocalyptic crashes, 2,753 of them when American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were ploughed into the north and south Twin Towers, causing their collapse.READ MORE: Queen's coffin seen for first time as final journey from Balmoral beginsPrince Andrew's ex Sarah Ferguson was very nearly counted among that tragic number but was saved thanks to a random fluke. The offices of the Duchess of York's charity, Chances for Children, were located on the 101st floor of the north tower of the World Trade Centre, the Mirror reports.

Olly Murs moved The Voice viewers to tears as he sang a song for his late friend Caroline Flack.The pair were good friends and worked together when they co-presented the X Factor spin-off, Xtra Factor, from 2011 to 2012.And Olly, 38, was devastated when Love Island presenter Caroline took her own life in 2020, at the age of 40.READ MORE: Olly Murs flashes chiselled abs in topless snaps as he teases new album 'coming'So he decided to pay tribute with a performance of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline on The Voice on Saturday, which was World Suicide Prevention Day.People in the audience were visibly moved as Olly sang the song and looked upwards to say: "Love you."And viewers also flocked to Twitter to say how touched they were by the heartbreaking tribute.One fan said they were "choked", while another said it was a "great tribute" and suggested that Olly could record it as a charity song.Someone else tweeted: "I've just been scrolling through the telly and seen Olly Murs singing Sweet Caroline.

Kylian Mbappe has been scathed for blocking Lionel Messi’s goal-bound shot 'on purpose'.PSG faced off against Brest on Saturday at the Parc des Princes. Christophe Galtier’s side took the lead on 30 minutes - Messi picked the ball up, before pulling off a brilliant pass over the visitors’ defence to Neymar, who finished off with a fine volley.But before the game-winning goal, in the 19th minute, Messi could have netted one himself.READ MORE: The 13 players who would have won Ballon d'Or if Messi and Ronaldo weren't eligibleThe ball bobbled inside the box, and the superstar was able to land a swift shot towards goal.

Emiliano De Pablos Few nations in the world have developed such a spread of film commissions as Spain, a country forged out of its regions, whose governments have energetically bought in to the benefits of foreign and local shoots. As the country moves ever more onto the big-shoot locations industry radar, the Spain Film Commission is experiencing rapid growth of its nationwide network as well as helping to drive the ambitious Spain AVS Hub plan. Following the March 2021 announcement by the central government of the launch of the Spain AVS Hub plan — with a €1.6 billion ($1.6 billion) budget — a royal decree in October granted $5 million in direct support to the SFC for actions eligible for subsidies from 2022-24.

weather warnings have been placed across the UK as Brits brace themselves for horrifying thunderstorms.The Met Office issued the the amber and yellow warnings ahead of the severe weather, which will see torrential downpours, flooding and travel disruption follow the current heatwave.An amber warning has been given to Northern Ireland from late this afternoon (August 14), while Scotland has also been hit with a yellow warning at the same time.READ MORE: Flying ants set to terrify Britain after country melted in scorching 35C heatwaveMost of the rest of the UK will be hit from late Monday morning.A Met Office spokesman said: "Thunderstorms likely to bring torrential downpours causing travel disruption and, in a few places, flooding."And Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “The current hot weather will make way for a thundery breakdown from the west, which will spread south and east in the early part of next week."Ahead of this, isolated but intense thunderstorms are possible Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

heatwave is set to make way for thunderstorms with 15 weather warnings having been issued across large parts of the UK for Monday (August 15).One extreme set of meteorological conditions look set to be replaced by another, with the national weather service saying: "While some places stay dry, hit-and-miss thunderstorms will develop from Sunday night and on Monday, and may bring disruption in places."READ MORE: Bloke threatened to 'find policeman on the dark web' and 'torture his family'Forecasters said the storms were likely to be isolated and intense bringing 50mm of rain in some places and the possibility of hail and frequent lightning.There is a small chance that some homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, the Met Office warned,“with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds”.The Met Office has also warned that where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services.Spray and sudden flooding could also lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.Jason Kelly, deputy chief meteorologist, said: “We’re continuing to monitor how these thundery showers develop on Tuesday and Wednesday next week."There’s a chance of some quite intense downpours at times for some areas and we’re refining the likely location of these in the coming days.”To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.While some places will avoid them, thunderstorms are likely to develop increasingly widely as we go through to Monday.Storms will probably already be underway for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland by early Monday, before also developing across parts of England and