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Ricky Gervais has been criticised over “transphobic” jokes in his Netflix comedy special SuperNature.In the special released on Tuesday (May 24), the controversial comedian makes numerous jokes about the trans community.Oh, women,” he begins. “Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs.

Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – and XXXTentacion‘s ‘True Love’ collaboration is getting a proper release later this week.Up until now, the lead track from West’s recent ‘Donda 2’ album was only available on the rapper and producer’s Stem Player, which he launched to host his 11th studio album back in February.However, the track is now getting a full release on Friday (May 27) via Columbia Records to coincide with the release of new documentary Look at Me: XXXTentacion, which will be released on Hulu in the US on May 26. A UK release date has yet to be announced.Set to land on all streaming platforms, ‘True Love’ will also feature on XXXTentacion’s ‘Look at Me: The Album’, which is yet to get a release date.The cover art for the single was designed by West and features handwritten notes from XXXTentacion, which come from a journal discovered by the late rapper’s mother.

Netflix has teased Stranger Things events around the world ahead of season four’s release on Friday (May 27).On Tuesday (May 24), the official Stranger Things social media accounts released a thread of coordinates related to different locations in New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Milan, Cologne, Krakow, Barranquilla, Kuala Lumpur and Al-’Ula.The post reads: “Something big is coming. Find your city, and that’s where we’ll be.

YouTube guitarist Sophie Lloyd has joined Machine Gun Kelly‘s live band.The London-based guitarist and content creator, who boasts 722,000 YouTube subscribers and 604,000 Instagram followers, has previously been endorsed by Muse‘s Matt Bellamy, who sent her a guitar as a gift in March 2021.In an Instagram Story that was shared by Kelly earlier today (May 24), Lloyd was seen rehearsing with the singer/rapper and his live band.“Adding a new friend to the band,” Kelly wrote as a caption to the clip, while clarifying that Lloyd and his band were practising ahead of Kelly’s ‘Mainstream Sellout’ tour.Lloyd reshared Kelly’s Story on her Instagram account this afternoon, confirming her place in Kelly’s live set-up. She later shared another story, writing: “Secret’s out! I’ll be joining Machine Gun Kelly on his ‘Mainstream Sellout Tour’ this year!!”A post shared by Sophie Lloyd (@sophieguitar_)You can watch Lloyd’s guitar cover of Iron Maiden‘s ‘Fear Of The Dark’, the latest in her ‘Metal Monday’ cover series, above.Kelly’s tour will visit the UK and Europe in September, with UK dates planned for October.

EastEnders will know there has been a Branning family in the BBC One soap for decades now.But it’s fair to say tensions started to rise in Watford when Max Branning – played by Jake Wood – and his beautiful family rolled into town back in 2006.The red-headed womaniser brought along his two daughters Lauren and Abi with his son Bradley soon rocking up at number 5 Albert Square.And shortly after their arrival in the town, the family soon caused chaos on the long-standing show where at least one Branning family member became embroiled in almost every plot on the show.Throughout their time on the show, the family have had their fair share of explosive arguments and sordid love affairs before they gradually left the show in a string of shocking exits.After 15 years on the show, Jake left the legacy of the Branning family down to his onscreen brother Jack – played by Scott Maslen – who continues to fly the flag in Watford.Now Daily Star has taken a deep dive into what happened to the rest of the Branning clan and where the actors who played the beloved characters are now.Max left the show after he revealed Mick Carter’s abuse hell to his wife Linda and accused her of staying with the pub landlord rather than starting a relationship with him out of pity.It was at this point that Mick flew into a violent rage as he flung Max halfway across the room before he threatened to kill him.Mick told Linda that the pair couldn’t move on in their marriage with Max around which pushed the blonde belle to force Max out of the village and never speak to her again as she makes it clear that her heart lies with Mick.Jake Wood said his final goodbye to the iconic London square back in February 2021 after he decided to take the plunge and delve

The Chase fans were left fuming after noticing a contestant's "predictable" tactics.

dog yesterday (May 23) said 'I'm going' before tragically passing away.Keven Jones, 62, pictured for the first time, died at a property in Wrexham yesterday after being bitten by an American Bully-type pet called Cookie.He had reportedly offered to help look after his son's pet dogs while he went to Wembley for a football match.Keven had been in the kitchen of the property on Holt Road when his son's partner Chanel Fong, 28, heard him telling the powerful dog: "Get off me."Chanel rushed into the room in Wrexham, North Wales, to tell Cookie to get down - but then spotted blood pouring from Keven's leg.Writing on Facebook following the incident, Chanel described the horrific ordeal. She said: “I heard Kev say get off me Cookie… so I went into the kitchen, told Cookie to get down which he did."Anyone who has come into contact with Cookie knows how much of a big fat head play boy he is."He’s not aggressive in the slightest."Just thinks he’s still a small pup and bounces around rather than walk..."She added: "Kev said he’s got me there and as I looked down there was blood pumping from Kev’s leg."I grabbed Cookie's blanket from his crate to try and keep the wound from bleeding.

Gabriel Jesus has been told that he still has a role to play at Manchester City despite Erling Haaland's imminent arrival.

Grieving friends and family have paid a beautiful tribute to Fizza Ahmed, a Didsbury woman who was found dead last month. They say she was a ‘hero’.

Now hear this: The Cinema Audio Society has set its key dates for the 2022-23 awards season. The 59th annual CAS Awards will be presented live and in-person on Saturday, March 4. The venue is TBA.

A recent Nielsen poll found that 87% of respondents are “interested in seeing more content featuring people from outside their identity group.” To that end, a new study shows how the behind-the-scenes landscape is affecting content desired by audiences and advertisers alike.

You can pretty much bet that whenever the Dardenne brothers show up with a new film in Cannes, it will walk away with some sort of prize. That has been the case since 1999 when their first competition film, Rosetta swooped in at the last minute and won the Palme d’Or and Best Actress. They won a second Palme d’Or in 2005 for The Child, the Grand Jury Prize in 2011 for Kid With A Bike, Screenplay in 2008 for Lorna’s Silence, and Director in 2019 for Young Ahmed. No matter what the jury, the Dardennes continue to impress, yet none of their films has ever brought them an Oscar nomination. 2011’s Two Days, One Night did get a surprise Best Actress nomination for Marion Cotillard but that has been it.

Karen Hauer took to Instagram today to share some snaps of her demanding physiotherapy session with her 281,000 followers.The Strictly Come Dancing star, 40, admitted that she was “hurting” but explained that the physio was needed in order to reduce her muscle ache as she features in the hit dance programme's live shows across the country.Karen shared some pictures of herself on the physiotherapy table, as parts of her body were moved around and manipulated to improve her aches and pains.One snap showed her receiving a form of acupuncture beside fellow Strictly dancer Luba Mushtuk, as physiotherapist Doug Jones could be seen smiling in the background.The last photo showed an exhausted Karen looking close to tears as she closed her eyes and put her head on the pillow.Under the snaps she wrote: “Yesterday's day off = Physio.“Our ONE day off during the week consists of trying to get as much aid to our aching muscles to get us all through our final week of shows.“Dancing is no joke. Not a fairy tale.

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Huston (House of Gucci) has signed on to star alongside Isabelle Fuhrman and Don Johnson in Andy Tennant’s thriller Unit 234, which is currently in production in the Cayman Islands.

Taylor Swift, Common, Seth Meyers and cast and crew including Al Pacino and Robert De Niro reuniting to talk about Michael Mann’s Heat are a few of the headliners confirmed for the Tribeca Festival’s Talks and Reunions lineup.

The world premiere on Wednesday of Paramount’s long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Zoe Saldana and Glen Powell were among the stars honored at CinemaCon this year!

Rachel McAdams opted for a bright look while attending an exclusive Lionsgate presentation of their upcoming films at the 2022 CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday.The Notebook actress, 43, wore an orange Tory Burch dress with a mock-neck top and plaid pleated skirt with ared band at the waist.Joining her at the event was Robert De Niro, 78, and Keanu Reeves, 57, who looked dapper as ever in black suit jackets. Picnic vibes:Rachel McAdams opted for a bright look while attending an exclusive Lionsgate presentation at the 2022 CinemaCon in Las Vegas on ThursdayMcAdams finalized her outfit with a pair of open-toe red heels and wore her hair down, and elegantly pinned back.

Zack Sharf “Top Gun: Maverick” blasted off at CinemaCon, where Paramount Pictures held the tentpole’s first public screening and generated rave first reactions. Journalists in attendance are hailing the long-awaited “Top Gun” sequel as “the perfect blockbuster” and “terrific in every conceivable way.” The film will screen at the Cannes Film Festival in May before Paramount releases it in theaters over Memorial Day weekend.Paramount Pictures president Brian Robbins introduced the CinemaCon screening of the film and said star Tom Cruise has earned his reputation as the most daring actor in Hollywood.

Quavo from Migos will star in an upcoming action thriller film titled Takeover.As Deadline reports, the film is being helmed by Quality Films and Trioscope, with The Liberator‘s Greg Jonkajtys directing. It’s based on a script by Vikings: Valhalla creator Jeb Stuart, whose other writing credits include the likes of Die Hard and The Fugitive.Quavo, who has been slowly been building up his filmography, will star in the film as a parolee named Guy Miller who is attempting to rebuild his life but finds himself drawn into Atlanta’s “takeover” scene – where intersections are blocked off by drivers to perform stunts in.

The all-star film from David O. Russell is now titled Amsterdam, Disney theatrical boss Tony Chambers said Wednesday at CinemaCon.