Discovery Shareholders Approve WarnerMedia Merger

Piers Morgan has claimed that Katie Price once offered to sleep with both him and his friend Simon Cowell.The former ITV star penned an open letter to Katie to beg for her to get help, telling her to "wake the f*** up" and "pull herself together for her kids".Piers claimed that Katie was left furious after Simon declined her offer of an explicit sex act during his lavish 50th birthday party.He also added that Katie propositioned him, adding that what she offered to do to him was too explicit to repeat in the letter.In his latest column for The Sun, Piers wrote: "I remember you stumbling towards me at Simon Cowell ’s 50th birthday party, where you’d morphed into full-on Jordan as the night wore on, and expressing your indignant rage that the birthday boy had just declined your offer of a risqué sexual gift."I remember bumping into you at the National TV Awards and asking if you were intoxicated.

Actor Kevin Spacey asked a judge Friday to throw out actor Anthony Rapp's sex abuse lawsuit, saying through his lawyers that allegations that he abused the then-teenage Rapp at a 1980s party are false. The lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that the alleged events Rapp described never occurred. Rapp has appeared in "Rent" on Broadway and in "Star Trek: Discovery" on television.

As new trends emerge each season, it’s tempting to follow the crowd and purchase the first thing that catches your eye in stores. However, the secret to building a capsule, functional wardrobe is to fill your shopping basket with easy-to-wear tailoring that’ll take you from day to night. Although tailoring was once associated with plain, boring workwear, it’s come a long way and brands are getting more and more creative with their take on the trend.

Hollywood actor Ryan Phillippe and a friend were spotted going shirtless while out jogging around Griffith Park in LA this week. Ryan, 47, looked very different to how we're used to seeing him as he showed off his ripped abs and inked torso and sleeve during the fitness session.The actor’s wavy hair was cut short and he wore dark shades as he headed out for a run in the LA sunshine.

The most-hyped wedding of the year is finally upon us, with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz set to marry in a star-studded, £3million ceremony.The young couple will tie the knot at the Peltz family’s sprawling £76m estate and kicked off their celebrations with a rehearsal dinner on Friday night, attended by the likes of Serena Williams and Eva Longoria. In the run-up to the big weekend, plenty of wedding details have emerged online but one element has been kept safely under wraps – Nicola’s dress.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube will award $100,000 to the grand-prize winner of a new global talent show to find the next breakout gaming creator, hosted by U.K. YouTube gaming creator Ali-A.YouTube’s uTure contest kicks off Saturday with a call for entries and the show will debut in June, letting aspiring digital stars compete in weekly challenges to win the top prize.

The woman who drew up Oskar Schindler’s lists and helped save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust in World War II has died aged 107.

TikTok, saying her lips resembled "Richmond sausages"."When my lips were so full of filler, they split and looked like a bum hole," she said, then revealing a selfie picture of herself with plumped lips.She said she had about 7ml of lip filler but stated that "it was a gradual build-up over about three to four years".Calling herself a "lip filler addict", the 33-year-old decided to get it all dissolved and only had injected 1ml afterwards."I love my lips, I love my big juicy lips but sometimes when you have filler, you've got to be sensible, you know," she explained."You've got to understand that after so many years of build up, it can move. So what happened was my filler was moving above my upper lip and it was looking a bit sausage-y."I've got a 'fillertache', like a moustache but it's all filler because of the volume, so I want to get rid of that look."Viewers were quick to comment and said how they appreciated Chelsa's more "natural look".Some asked her about the process of getting lip filler dissolved, to which she said: "It's quite stinging, but it's over quickly, about 10 minutes, so it's bearable." "Honestly your lips looks so much nicer how you've got them now and you have a nice natural Cupid's bow!" another said.A second wrote: "I have filler but honestly you look a million times better without it."Chelsa also shared what it's like after getting the lip filler dissolved, saying: "Nothing permanent.

Premier League and Football League manager Neil Warnock has announced his retirement from management following his Middlesbrough exit last year - with fans left split over his legacy.Beginning his career with Gainsborough Trinity and Burton Albion back in 1986 and 1987, he took each of Sheffield United, QPR and Cardiff City into the top flight across 1603 games in management.Warnock has been outspoken throughout his time in the game, but not everyone has agreed with his comments and some have even expressed their delight that he is stepping away from the limelight after 36 years in the dugout.One fan wrote on Twitter: "An absolute pleasure when Neil Warnock managed Boro. A man of integrity, values and passion."With a second agreeing: "Happy retirement to the legend that is Neil Warnock."A third said: "Football is going to miss Neil Warnock.

reports.A man wearing a dark suit was seen close by to Putin carrying a briefcase which could be the Russian equivalent to America's "Nuclear Football" - a device capable of authorising a nuclear strike.Although such a device is designed to be within reach of the Russian president at all times, the fact that it has been shown off at a public event is a chilling reminder of Putin's thinly-veiled threats about "consequences you have never seen in your history" which he made to Western nations when Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The ejection of mourners from the cathedral is the latest in a long line of increasingly paranoid measures that Putin has taken to protect against assassination attempts, with the measure showing a lack of trust even in his own supporters.There were also no armed guards standing by the coffin when Putin approached to pay his respects.Distancing could also be motivated by a fear of catching covid, which has been a concern as informed speculation mounts that Putin is suffering from thyroid cancer.The scenes were markedly different from how former president Dmitry Medvedev paid his respects, as mourners were allowed to remain in the enormous and crowded building.

Discovery and AT&T have determined the 13 members of the board of directors for Warner Bros Discovery, the new company that will be created via a pending $43 billion merger.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSamuel Di Piazza Jr. will serve as the chairman of Warner Bros.

Manori Ravindran International EditorWarner Bros. Discovery’s plans to merge streaming services HBO Max and Discovery Plus in the U.S.

Eventually, HBO Max and Discovery+ will come together as a single streaming offering, but the integration will “take a while,” CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said at an investor conference today.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDiscovery — which is about to become Warner Bros. Discovery within the next month, when its merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia closes — has confirmed its plans to combine its current streaming service Discovery Plus and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max into one service, rather than offer the two platforms as a bundle.Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, who will also serve as CFO of the newly combined Warner Bros.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDiscovery investors voted in approval of the company’s $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T to create Warner Bros. Discovery during a special meeting of stockholders Friday, marking one of the final formal steps before the transaction can close.The deal, a spinoff of WarnerMedia from AT&T, is expected to be completed early in Q2, with insiders telling Variety the estimated date is between April 11-28. The merger has already received approval from the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOn the cusp of spinning off WarnerMedia — ending AT&T’s ill-fated foray into the entertainment biz — telco chief CEO John Stankey touted the company as getting into fighting shape to succeed in its core wireless and broadband sectors.AT&T released updated financial guidance on Friday ahead of its investor day presentation, fleshing out its post-WarnerMedia strategic priorities. Separately, Discovery shareholders also Friday are set to vote on whether to approve the WarnerMedia deal.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWarnerMedia has been owned by telco giant AT&T for less than four years and it will soon have a new parent company — likely by the end of next month.Discovery’s shareholder vote on the acquisition of WarnerMedia is set for today during a special meeting of stockholders set for 10 a.m. ET. The deal is expected to get an easy thumbs-up given the approval already bestowed by Discovery’s oldest and most influential holders, investor John Malone and Advance/Newhouse Co.

Discovery today priced $30 billion in senior unsecured notes in a debt offering to raise cash for its merger with WarneMedia.

Discovery and WarnerMedia are ceasing operations in Russia amid the ongoing war with Ukraine, the latest in a string of media and entertainment companies along with retail, tech and other businesses that are pulling out.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWarnerMedia is “pausing all new business in Russia” amid the country’s continued invasion of Ukraine, CEO Jason Kilar announced Wednesday.“I want to share with each of you a number of decisions we have made with regard to WarnerMedia’s business operations in Russia,” Kilar said in a memo to WarnerMedia staff obtained by Variety. “Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing all new business in Russia.