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Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has slammed Danny Boyle’s forthcoming six-part biopic series about the band, Pistol, as a “middle class fantasy”.In a statement on Lydon’s website, a representative says they were “led to believe” that the series would focus on founding member Steve Jones and would not be “a Sex Pistols story”, but that that “doesn’t seem to be the case” based on its trailer.“John’s ‘likeness’ is clearly being used to sell this series, a series he was not involved in, and was put together behind his back,” the statement continues.“Putting words in John’s mouth and rewriting history. A middle class fantasy.

Naman Ramachandran “Born Fighter,” the memoir of British-Bangladeshi Muay Thai World Champion Ruqsana Begum, is getting a limited series adaptation.The series will be co-produced by BlackBox Multimedia, which has several Ellery Queen adaptations in the works, and Seven Seas Films (“The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”).Begum’s story is a coming-of-age sports drama, in which many of her biggest challenges take place outside of the ring. She battles through an arranged marriage, hides sporting glory from her parents, copes with mental health illness, and consistently defies the expectations of what a Muslim woman’s role ought to be.Dan Sefton (“The Good Karma Hospital”) will lead a diverse writing room, with Begum playing an integral role in the series development.

This weekend all eyes will be on Brooklyn Beckham as he ties the knot with his heiress love Nicola Peltz in a star-studded extravaganza.The celebrations bring to mind another equally anticipated bash - when back in 1999 a four month old Brooklyn was guest of honour as his parents David and Victoria Beckham tied the knot on July 4 in a star-studded wedding exclusively covered by OK! The couple, known affectionately as 'Posh and Becks', became husband and wife at the privately owned spectacular venue of Luttrellstown Castle, which dates from 1794, on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. Ensuring it was the wedding of the decade, Victoria, then 25, and David, aged 24, enlisted the help of London-based company Bentley's Entertainments, founded by Lord Snowden's half-brother Peregrine Armstrong-Jones in 1984, to oversee the lavish details.

Ulrika Jonsson, 54, has opened up about being in agony at night from her arthritis. The single mum-of-four also said it's not the "sexiest" condition to have, but that she's always open about her challenges with those she is dating.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the season finale of Apple TV+’s Severance.

Jesy Nelson has sent fans into meltdown as she donned a tiny bikini for her latest red-hot social media display.The 30-year-old singer, who shot to fame on The X Factor and was formerly part of girl group Little Mix, logged into her Instagram page on Thursday (April 7) to share a stunning snap.She posed up a storm for a camera wearing a tiny black and white bikini tip with a pair of cropped blue denim jeans.Jesy smouldered as she proudly showed off her washboard abs, famous curves and several tattoos.The pop star completed her look with a pair of trainers and a designer hand bag which matched her bikini top.She styled her brunette locks in loose curls and enhanced her look with some glam makeup.She cheekily captioned her snap: "Who wants to play?"Unsurprisingly, The Boyz hitmaker's latest Instagram grid update caught the attention of her 8.6million followers, with some rushing to leave a message for the star in the comment section.One fan gushed: "Looking gorgeous."Another added: "Stunning as always."A third person posted: "You look beautiful."While a fourth social media user said: "Wow, you're gorgeous."Jesy's former Little Mix bandmates Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock kick off their highly-anticipated Confetti Tour on Saturday (April 9).It's the first tour from the group since Jesy's departure from the act in December 2020.The group chose their support act for this tour through a reality TV show called Little Mix: The Search, which saw groups formed in a similar way to Little Mix themselves, with individual singers put into a performing group.Winning group Since September have been performing since they were founded through the BBC show and have played a small handful of shows ahead of the tour.Th

X Factor star Janet Devlin is set to spill all during a Daily Star Facebook Live.On Monday, April 11, she will be chatting to showbiz reporter Carly Hacon about everything she's been up to since starring in the ITV show 11 years on.Janet, who starred on the programme back in 2011, will be taking part in the Facebook Live event which will take place on Monday at 3:30pm - which readers can watch for free, here.The singer will be sharing her show experience with Daily Star readers and discuss whether the programme needs to make a TV return.Janet came fifth in the singing show competition and rose to showbiz stardom after winning viewers around with her endearing personality.The 27-year-old star will reveal whether she's stayed in touch with any of her co-stars and discuss what she's been up to since being booted off the programme.Nowadays, Janet is a far cry from the barefooted 16-year-old with big curly red hair and is now a confident blonde singer/songwriter.Since appearing on the programme, not only does Janet look completely different but she feels it too after going on a journey within herself.Since leaving X Factor, she has launched her successful solo singing career, toured the UK, become a popular TikTok sensation, and even become an author of her own book, My Confessional.In recent years, she has also become a mental health advocate and TikTok favourite thanks to her tell-all content.Reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of her X Factor appearance, Janet told her followers: “Today marks 10 years since my life changed. It was the day my audition track aired on national television."I could never anticipate how different my life was going to be from that moment on.“I’m grateful for the experience.

Tiger Woods, it's now very unlikely he'll still be at the Masters on the weekend, failing to recover from a night mare start. He double-bogeyed at the opening hole and followed that up with a bogey on the par-5 second.He did the same on the par-4 third hole, and his bloody was clearly boiling by the time he reached the fourth tee.

Maggie Rogers has shared new track ‘That’s Where I Am’ – listen below.The song is the lead single from her upcoming new album ‘Surrender’, which she shared details of last month.In ‘That’s Where I Am’, the singer-songwriter speaks of a love interest who started out as a friend. As she declares her commitment to this love, the buoyant track builds in its backdrop, with handclapped rhythms and deep synths.Rogers sings in the chorus : “It all works out in the end / Wherever you go / That’s where I am / Boulders turn into sand / Wherever you go / That’s where I am.”The video for the track, which is due to be released later today (April 8), was filmed in New York and includes some cameos from famous faces.The 12-track album ‘Surrender’, meanwhile, will arrive on July 29 via Polydor and fans can pre-order the album here.The record, which was co-produced by Kid Harpoon and Rogers, is the follow-up to, ‘Heard It In A Past Life‘, which was released in 2019.

EXO member Lay Zhang has parted ways with his long-time label SM Entertainment.Today (April 8), which is also notably the 10th anniversary of EXO debut, the Chinese K-pop idol took to his personal social media accounts with handwritten letters, in both English and Korean, to announce his departure from long-time label SM Entertainment.Lay captioned his posts with, “This decade is one of the greatest gifts I could’ve ever received,” and expressed his gratitude towards his fellow EXO bandmates, SM Entertainment staff and fans for their support throughout his 10 years at the companyThis decade is one of the greatest gifts I could’ve ever received. pic.twitter.com/7Cmpyygprg— Lay Zhang (@layzhang) April 8, 2022Despite his departure from the company, which he wrote now marks a “new beginning” for himself, he reassured that his support for EXO will never waver.

Lisa Rinna seemed to be enjoying the California sunshine, looking perfectly coifed, as she left a hair salon in West Hollywood.The 58-year-old Real Housewives star stepped up make-up free as she displayed her long legs and toned arms in casual athleisure wear, donning black leggings, a black camisole, crossover bag and sunglasses with pink sneakers.The look was a big contrast the the glamorous poses the popular TV personality shared on Instagram earlier on Thursday. Good hair day:Lisa Rinna seemed to be enjoying the California sunshine as she left a hair salon in West Hollywood Fit: The 5'7" actress appeared make-up free as she displayed her long legs and toned arms in casual athleisure wear, donning black leggings, a black camisole, crossover bag and sunglasses with pink sneakersThe former soap star looked dazzling in an all-silver sequined Tom Ford pant suit with a gathered waist and half-skirt in a picture posted on her Instagram story.She also used the post to announce the premiere date for the new season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, debuting on May 11.

Oscar nominee Josh Brolin grinned from ear to ear as he arrived Thursday to the LA premiere of his new Amazon series Outer Range on the arm of his third wife Kathryn Boyd.At 54, The Goonies alum is 20 years older than the Midheaven Denim owner, and they've been happily married for over five years.Kathryn slipped her slim 5ft10in frame into a black belly-baring maxi-skirt featuring a thigh-high slit while posing with Josh at The Harmony Gold Theatre in West Hollywood. Gleaming grin: Oscar nominee Josh Brolin grinned from ear to ear as he arrived Thursday to the LA premiere of his new Amazon series Outer Range on the arm of his third wife Kathryn Boyd May-December duo:At 54, The Goonies alum is 20 years older than the Midheaven Denim owner, and they've been happily married for over five yearsBoyd finished off her red carpet look with a simple black tank top and flat brown sandals.The Leica Camera brand ambassador originally met Josh in 2012 while employed as his personal assistant on the set of Spike Lee's reinterpretation of Park Chan-wook's 2003 masterpiece Oldboy.

Khloé Kardashian took her daughter True to the premiere of her family's new reality show The Kardashians in Los Angeles on Thursday.The reality star, 37, stepped out in a low-cut, light brown dress that clung to her lower body and extended all the way to the floor.She protected her eyes from the harsh California sunshine with a pair of dark sunglasses. Dominating the red carpet:Khloé Kardashian took her daughter True to the premiere of her family's new reality show The Kardashians in Los AngelesThe ex-wife of Lamar Odom parted her golden locks down the middle and let her curly tresses fall to her shoulders.

EXCLUSIVE: Cast is being finalized on Sanaa, the Hindi drama written and directed by National Film Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria (Loev).

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Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers has confirmed that he's set to become a dad again.Taking to Instagram, the star, 34, shared a sweet image with now-pregnant girlfriend Talia Oatway to tell his 2.3million followers the exciting news. Posing with a huge personalised blanket with lots of photos of their kids on and sweet moments shared between the couple, Aaron beamed from ear to ear as he held up with Talia.

Pep Guardiola has insisted that the 14-point lead Manchester City previously had over Liverpool in the title race was "fake" as the Premier League's big-guns prepare to slug it out on Sunday.City are bidding to retain their domestic crown again, while Liverpool are looking to reclaim the title they surrendered last year. City were red-hot favourites to romp to a fourth title in five years after opening up a commanding double-digit lead over their old rivals.But Jurgen Klopp's side have reeled City back in by taking 31 points from a possible 33 since the turn of the year.

Do you think Chelsea can remain a force in English football without Roman Abramovich? Let us know in the commentsHe has apparently increased his net worth by £9bn in the last year alone thanks to his lucrative investments. Griffin is said to own two private jets as well as an art collection worth an estimated £611m.Griffin is said to have flown into London this week to throw his support behind the Ricketts family, who have seen their proposal to buy the club met with furious fan reaction.A bid of around £3billion is expected to be enough to buy the club, but there are still plenty of negotiations yet to be had.

UFO thought it was part of a training exercise, it has been revealed.

There will be no more making meth in the middle of the desert in your underwear, at least for now.

Actress and stuntwoman Kelly Greyson is opening up about her time working with Bruce Willis, who she champions for his authenticity and professionalism on and off film sets. Greyson last filmed with Willis a little over a year ago for "Fortress: Sniper's Eye," the second installment of "Fortress." Jesse Metcalfe and Chad Michael Murray also star in the action-packed flick.  In an interview with Fox News Digital, Greyson said she was unaware of Willis' aphasia diagnosis at the time she worked with him, but believes his retirement from acting should remind everyone of the incredible legacy he's built.