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Don Lemon, one of CNN's liberal stars who prides himself on being an objective news anchor, appeared to immediately side with Meghan Markle's racism charge against the British royal family Monday. During a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Sunday night, the Duchess of Sussex made the stunning claim that while she was pregnant with her and Prince Harry's son Archie, there were "concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born."  Markle added that details of the alleged conversations had been relayed to her by her husband, but declined to specify who had raised the "concerns", saying that stating a name would be "very damaging".

Leon Gast, the veteran filmmaker who won a Documentary Feature Oscar for helming the 1996 “Rumble in the Jungle” pic When We Were Kings, died Monday. He was 85.

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Antiques Roadshow guest bemused an expert by revealing he had bought a valuable Chinese statue for a mere £30 at a car boot sale.Lee Young, who was tasked with giving the valuation on Sunday's episode (March 7) of the BBC show, asked the guest if he was a collector.The statue's lucky owner replied: "Yes I've collected things for many years now and it was a recent buy about six months ago."It was a nice little find at a local car boot sale, I was just walking along the field and there it was on a stall – £30."I picked it up and carried on my journey."Sounding astonished, Lee asked the guest if he had any idea what he was buying when he came across the precious bronze statue, which depicts a figure sitting and meditating with closed eyes.The

When you think of Amy Schumer, you don’t think of someone who takes a bunch of crap from some guy. However, she wasn’t always the badass comedian and Hollywood powerhouse she is now. And as we’ve learned over and over again in the past few years, abusive relationships can happen to anyone.

Natalie Oganesyan editorLeon Gast, the Academy Award-winning director behind sport documentary “When We Were Kings,” died on Monday, according to Meira Blaustein, his close friend and the co-founder of Woodstock Film Festival. He was 85.Blaustein shared the news of Gast’s death in a Facebook post.

Piers Morgan is calling Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "cowardly" for making allegations of racism against the Royal Family without specifically naming any of the family’s members. "It’s pretty cowardly of them not to say who said it and to make everyone then look guilty by association," Morgan told Martha MacCallum on "The Story" on Monday.

BBC presenter Naga Munchetty has delved into her own heart-wrenching experiences of racism in her childhood, including a school friend calling her "P***". In a special Panorama report, Let's Talk About Race, tonight (March 8) Naga delved into what it was like growing up in south London.Narrating a scene of herself walking through the streets, she says: "I grew up here, my dad was from Mauritius, my mum was from India."The BBC Breakfast presenter reveals her parents, who both worked as nurses, suffered from racist abuse and were called the "P-word".Naga adds: "I've experienced racism too.

at the star-studded ceremony on 19 May 2018, but Meghan said the couple already had had their own private wedding. Related: Queen and Prince Philip not behind Archie skin colour remarks, Oprah says “You know, three days before our wedding, we got married.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has lauded Bruno Fernandes for having the bravery of taking penalties in games against the 'big six'.Manchester United beat runaway leaders Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon to reduce the deficit to their neighbours to 11 points.Fernandes opened the scoring for United after two minutes from the penalty spot after Gabriel Jesus brought down Anthony Martial.

Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey that she and Prince Harry had already been married days before their fairytale ceremony at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.“You know, three days before our wedding, we got married.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are best known as the popular hosts of This Morning - but it wasn’t their first TV gig together.

HBO said it was "very disappointed" to learn of the experience of a Lovecraft Country extra, who recently claimed that the show's makeup artists darkened her skin for an appearance on the series. "This should not have happened, and we are taking steps to ensure this doesn’t occur again in the future," the premium cable outlet said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter late Sunday night.

Elle Stevenson, who appeared on The Apprentice in 2015, has won an unfair dismissal claim.

Piers Morgan clashed with Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu on Good Morning Britain as the pair discussed the accusations made by the Sussexes in their Oprah interview. The heated argument came hours after the release of the couples highly-anticipated sit-down with Oprah Winfrey.

Her son Callum turned one over the weekend.But despite the celebration, Jenna Dewan still took some time for some honest self reflection.The 40-year-old actress took to Instagram on Sunday night to share an emotional post featuring a photo of herself holding her young son - whom she shares with actor Steve Kazee - with her 6.3million followers.She gazed into the camera in the snap posted a day after her child's first birthday with a lengthy caption that began: 'Didnt nail it this week.Scroll down for video 'Didn't nail it this week': Jenna Dewantook to Instagram on Sunday night to share an emotional post featuring a photo of herself holding her one-year-old son Callum- whom she shares with actor Steve Kazee - with her 6.3million followers'A

Olly Murs broke down in tears while filming an emotional documentary about the life and death of Caroline Flack.The 36-year-old singer recalls the extent of the online abuse he and the late Caroline experienced when they were co-hosts on The X Factor back in 2015.In the Channel 4 documentary, set to air next week, Olly opens up about the first time he met the late television presenter when they became presenters of The Xtra Factor.Describing the moment, he says: "I walked in and saw her for the first time and thought, 'Wow, she's stunning, gorgeous and full of life.'"At the time, I was single and I think she was, and straight away this chemistry came out of nowhere."It was like, 'Oh!' Yeah, it was exciting.

A vicar for the Church of England is calling Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s revelation that they were married three days prior to their highly public royal wedding into question.  During their sprawling, two-hour sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed that they were married in a private ceremony in their garden three days before their wedding on May 19, 2018. Meanwhile, Harry confirmed that the private ceremony included just himself, Markle and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who also officiated the May 19 ceremony.

Gallery: Gogglebox stars with their kids you never see on the show (Hello!)Another said: 'Don't think my poor wife could take any more home schooling,' to which Coleen agreed, replying: 'It was hard work'.  Schools are set to reopen on March 8 in the government's first step to easing lockdown restrictions.

direct to your inboxMillions of people in the UK are now eligible to claim a one-off payment of £500.The payment comes as part of a change to Universal Credit announced in the 2021 Budget.Citing "operational" reasons, the Chancellor said working tax credit claimants will receive a one-off payment of £500 instead of the £80 a month boost.The new payment will replace the temporary increase in working tax credits which will end as planned on April 5."To support low-income households, the Universal Credit uplift of £20 a week will continue for a further six months," Sunak told The Commons.The extension of the uplift means that claimants will receive an extra £20 a week between April 1 and September 30 on top of the standard allowance, which

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!When Thomas Tuchel got his big break in management at Mainz in 2009, Carlo Ancelotti was already coaching royalty.The Italian had won nine trophies as a manager by then and was about to win a Premier League and FA Cup double with Chelsea.Now, the pair go head to head at Stamford Bridge with history very much on Tuchel’s side as Ancelotti’s Everton battle his old club for a top four spot.The Toffees have not won a league game at Chelsea since 1994, when Glenn Hoddle was in charge.Paul Rideout, later the hero of their FA Cup final triumph over Manchester United, scored the winner.Since then, Everton have attempted to win at the Bridge 25 times in the league, and