Dionne Warwick staged intervention for rappers to stop them from using misogynistic words in songs

The breakdown of Ticketmaster’s sale of Taylor Swift tickets last year triggered a high-profile Senate hearing on Tuesday, as a top executive from parent Live Nation Entertainment found himself apologizing for the debacle yet defending competition in the industry.

With the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences having expanded its shortlist for the Best International Feature Film Oscar to 15 in recent years, it’s inevitable that some deserving titles miss the nominations cut. However, several of the perceived frontrunners are in the mix after today’s announcement, including Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front which has nine nominations in total, including Best Picture, and is yet another sign of how foreign-language films are crossing over into other main categories. 

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Amanda Holden was all smiles as she arrived at the Britain's Got Talent launch in Soho, London on Tuesday.The talent judge looked incredible as she flashed her toned legs before she headed into the venue.Auditions have kicked off for ITV's Britain's Got Talent and it has since been confirmed former Strictly Come Dancing judge, Bruno Tonioli, has replaced David Walliams on the panel for Britain's Got Talent.The first day of auditions returned to the London Palladium following weeks of speculation that David had stepped down from the judging panel after 10 years.Co-hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were pictured entering the London theatre on Tuesday alongside creator and judge on the show Simon Cowell, wearing his classic grey jumper and black aviator sunglasses.But it was ITV favourite Amanda who caught everyone's attention as she donned a stylish number.She opted for a denim blue blazer dress with a shoulder pad and single-breasted design for the first day of auditions.The TV star accessorised her look with a pair of towering patent leather block heels that elongated her long legs.The age-defying beauty added a selection of gorgeous jewellery to her look, including a Van Cleef and Arpels clover bracelet.Her signature blonde locks hung in loose waves as she sported a glamorous palette makeup.Amanda, Simon Cowell, and Alesha Dixon are set to be joined by Strictly's Bruno Tonioli when the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent begins filming.However, ahead of the first batch of auditions, Alesha and Amanda are reportedly stuck in a battle over salaries.It comes after reports claimed the two judges are furious over Bruno's pay packet.Amanda and Alesha are refusing to sign their contracts after being told the new judge

Waterloo Road actress Lisa Faulkner, 50, and her MasterChef star husband John Torode, 57, have a blend of teenage and adult children between them from before they got together.The former Celebrity MasterChef winner described how the pair sometimes enforce certain boundaries, including phones being "taken away" at dinner time, to ensure they have meaningful chats with their kids in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk last year.Lisa spoke about her family life with John as part of a wider interview about encouraging families to be more connected during meal times.The star teamed up with cracker company Carr’s to help create some tasty recipes that will hopefully spark conversations and deter families from looking at their phones during dinner.Lisa opened up about her blended family - and how taking the time to eat at the dinner table was often the best way to get some “proper conversation” with their teenage children.The actress and presenter is mother to 16-year-old adopted daughter Billie, while John has grown-up children Casper and Marselle from his first marriage, and teenagers from another relationship, Jonah, 17, and Lulu, 15.The star spoke about how we are “all guilty of not spending enough time away from our phones”.“I do think our kids in the younger generation have grown up with phones, so they don't think of it as bad manners or rude to be with each other and on their phones,” Lisa explained. “They're just also used to doing it.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Paul Mescal showcased their jaw-dropped reaction as they earned their first ever nods when Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday. The 64-year-old actress Curtis was shocked when her name was called in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. The star shared three images of her response to the honor including the actual moment it happened which left her with her hand over her mouth. 'THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE!' Jamie Lee Curtis showcased her jaw-dropping reaction she earned a Best Supporting Actress nod when Oscar nominations were announced on TuesdayShe also shared another with her hands over her head  and another where she was locked in an embrace with husband Christopher Guest. Jamie captioned the set of images: 'THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE! One of my oldest besties @debopp texted me at 5:15 that she was sitting in front of my house and did I want company watching the announcements.  'Debbie Oppenheimer has won an Oscar for the beautiful documentary she made about her mother's story as one of the kindertransport in the Oscar-winning documentary.

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Kyle Richards has posted another bikini photo for the second time in a week.The RHOBH star, 54, looked very slender in the black two piece as she worked on her suntan while on a lounge chair by a coastline dotted with palm trees.It follows her denial that she used the diabetes medication Ozempic which causes weight loss, to get skinny. Look at me: Kyle Richards has posted another bikini photo for the second time in a week.

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It’s hard to grasp just how star-studded Michael Jacobs‘ new romantic comedy Maybe I Do actually is — that even lead William H. Macy is pinching himself.

When acclaimed singer Dionne Warwick felt unhappy that rappers like Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur were using derogatory language towards women in their songs - she decided to invite them over to her home and teach them a lesson.Dionne called a meeting with the tough-talking rap stars - where she showed them the impact that their words had by making them call her a 'b***h' to her face.Snoop Dogg, 51, recently opened up about the 'scary' intervention in CNN's brand new documentary about the award winning musician, entitled Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, and he admitted that it felt like Dionne 'out-gangstered' him that day.He also spoke out about the enormous impact that the lecture from the legendary hitmaker - who recently announced she will be collaborating with Dolly Parton in a new gospel duet song - had on his own life and music. Acclaimed singer Dionne Warwick (seen in 1968) once held a meeting at her home after she became unhappy that rappers were using derogatory language towards women in their songs Teaching a lesson: She invited rap stars like Tupak Shakur (left) and Snoop Dogg (right).

Dionne Warwick once 'out-gangstered' Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur as she blasted them over misogynistic lyrics.The 82-year-old singer once brought the two hip hop icons to her home in the 1990s, and she took them to task over the tone of their music.In a new documentary, Snoop Dogg, 51, shared the story of the impact of the legendary hitmaker - who recently announced she will be collaborating with Dolly Parton in a new gospel duet song - on his own life and music. Dionne Warwick, 82, once 'out-gangstered' Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur as she blasted them over misogynistic lyricsDionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over premiered on January 1 and reflects on her decades-spanning and ongoing career.

Dionne Warwick revealed she and Dolly Parton are planning to join forces on a new gospel song.The 82-year-old songstress and 76-year-old country star will record Peace Like A River, a tune penned by the latter artist.The New Jersey-bred vocalist announced the collaboration while guest starring on the Tamron Hall Show on Tuesday.  New music: Dionne Warwick revealed she and Dolly Parton are planning to join forces on a new gospel song 'She sent me a song that she wanted me to record, and I said, "Okay, that sounds like a deal." She's such a sweetheart. I love her,' Dionne gushed to the talk show host.Warwick continued, 'She sent me another song, the one that we're going to be doing.