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Zack Sharf “Atlanta” writers revealed during the series’ TCA press conference this week that they were racially harassed in London during the filming of the Emmy-winning FX comedy’s third season.The long-delayed “Atlanta” Season 3 picks up with characters Earn (Donald Glover), Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) on a music tour through Europe. Stephen Glover, a writer on and executive producer of the series, said a racially charged incident occurred on the crew’s first night in London after a group of drunk people confronted them outside of a bar.“This group of people walks up.

Wilson Chapman editorTons of films have dreams in them, but few capture what a dream actually feels like better than “Strawberry Mansion,” the surrealist indie dramedy that premiered at Sundance Film Festival last year and opens in theaters Friday and on digital next week.Directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley, the film tells the story of James Preble (Audley), an auditor who taxes people’s dreams for the U.S. government. On assignment to review the VHS-recorded dreams of aging artist Arabella Isadora (Penny Fuller), he winds up falling for the version of her younger self (Grace Glowicki) he meets in her mind, taking him on a strange journey where he fights witches, crashes on a deserted island and commands a crew of mice sailors.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Good News About Hell” and “Half Loop,” the first two episodes of “Severance,” which premiered Friday on Apple TV Plus.The Ben Stiller-directed “Severance” debuted its first two episodes Friday, revealing a fictional world where people, like Adam Scott’s Mark Scout, are able to undergo a procedure that allows them to mentally separate their work and home lives. Why a person would choose to do this and why Lumon, the company that created the process, would require it of some of its employees is just the start of the questions posed by the initial pair of “Severance” episodes.“What we know of them is that they are a med-tech company.

Wilson Chapman editorThe COVID-19 pandemic happened at an inconvenient time for Elsie Fisher’s career. The teen actor, who has been working professionally since she was five, had her breakthrough in 2018 as the lead in Bo Burnham’s hilarious and squirm-inducing “Eighth Grade.” A stint on season two of Hulu’s “Castle Rock” as the daughter of “Misery” villain Annie Wilkes followed, along with a voice role in the 2019 “Addams Family” adaptation. But just as she was lining up new projects for herself, quarantine happened, putting most of her plans on indefinite hold.Now, Fisher is making her belated return to film acting with “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” the latest entry in the iconic slasher series and a direct sequel to the 1974 original.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDisney Junior exec Joe D’Ambrosia has been hired as executive vice president and general manager of Sony Pictures Television’s Silvergate Media. D’Ambrosia will be taking over for Silvergate founder Waheed Alli, who is stepping down from his post as CEO this summer.In his new role at the Sony-owned children’s programming producer, D’Ambrosia will serve as Silvergate’s creative and strategic business leader, overseeing day-to-day operations of the company.

Apple TV Plus series “The Afterparty” is, by definition, a murder mystery. But it’s also part action-thriller, police procedural, musical, rom-com — oh, and animation.The series follows escape room designer Aniq (Sam Richardson), who earnestly attends his high school reunion hoping for a second chance at love with his old crush Zoë (Zoë Chao), but instead finds himself the primary suspect in a murder when the afterparty goes terribly wrong.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDua Lipa has parted ways with her longtime management firm, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet’s TaP Management, a source close to the situation has confirmed to Variety. However, the source says that contrary to other reports, the singer is not currently taking meetings with other management companies, although presumably she will at some point in the future.

Following the critical acclaim (and an Independent Spirit Award) for his role in “Uncut Gems”, Adam Sandler is once again leaning into his dramatic side in the upcoming Netflix film “Hustle”.

Unlike a lot of people, Christian Siriano didn’t take a bit of a step back over the pandemic.

“Game of Thrones” fans anxious about the upcoming spin-off can breathe a little easier.

Martin Lawrence and the surviving cast of his hit comedy series Martin are set to reunite 30 years later as part of a BET+ reunion special, hosted by Affion Crockett. Taping will take place February 20 and the special will air later this year.

Madonna has shocked fans with her latest social media post as she was seen sitting on the loo.The Holiday singer, 63, shared the post to her millions of followers as she sat with her pants down on the toilet.She captioned the post with a cryptic message: "I’m getting my shit together [poo emojis] finally!!"Fans swarmed to the comment section, with one saying: "Queen on her throne!"A second added: "Absolutely beautiful"While a third sweetly penned: "Cutie!"And a fourth wrote: "Looking fierce!"This comes after Madonna was defended by The Apprentice star Karren Brady after she was criticised by fans for sharing racy lingerie snaps on her Instagram page.Madonna, 63, has sparked backlash in recent months after posing up a storm in lingerie and fishnets for some X-rated snaps.Some of her 17.5 million followers have accused her of growing old disgracefully, while others have accused her of photoshopping her pictures after she showcased her pert rear in one of the snaps.Karen, 52, has now weighed in on the debate, saying Madonna should be able to wear whatever she wants at whatever age.She wrote in her column in The Sun: "Women should be able to wear what they want and do what they want without being shamed by anyone for any reason, especially age."Just because you are 60 or 70 doesn't mean you have to dress like the older nuns on Call The Midwife.""You just know that some people will say that at 63 it's time for her to grow up."But why on earth should she! So what if they are photoshopped? She clearly looks fabulous, and most fabulous of all is the fact she has always been her own woman."In her most recent Instagram outing, Madonna sent temperatures soaring as she posed up a storm for a glam topless snap.

EastEnders this week after a promotional business idea goes wrong.Kim is worried she has lost her mojo, but Lola tries to encourage her fellow Albert Square resident - however, will Kim listen?Since joining EastEnders in 2011, Lola has been involved in dramatic storylines of her own - from relationship troubles, to giving birth to daughter Lexi during a huge event.Lola actress Danielle Harold has also led an interesting life including a life changing appearance alongside TV chef Jamie Oliver and speaking openly about her health battle when she was a teenager.Danielle joined EastEnders in 2011 as Lola, before leaving the soap to pursue other projects four years later.Talking about her exit in 2015, the actress said in a statement: "I've had the most amazing time at EastEnders having been involved in some exciting story lines, including giving birth in a live scene."I'll miss everyone here and am looking forward to the future."Her announcement left both fans and members of the EastEnders team devastated, with Executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins praising Danielle for her performance in the soap, saying: "[She] is a fantastic actress and I genuinely look forward to seeing her since in future roles away from the Square."From there, Danielle had further success with roles in TV series including Casualty, but also forged a career in horror films too.Between 2017-2019, Danielle appeared in a number of horror films including Fanged Up, Two Graves, Monster, Dead Ringer and The Tombs.However, she revealed that she could not wait to return to the role of Lola Pierce, telling Mirror Online: "I was stereotyped – it was the classic prostitute or pole dancing role.

Adriana Lima just announced her pregnancy in the best way ever! The 40-year-old supermodel filmed a fun TikTok video and surprised her fans and her boyfriend Andre Lemmers with the exciting news.In the video, Adriana explains that her boyfriend likes to scare her and film her reaction, “But today… is… payback,” she stated, while holding a positive pregnancy test. When Andre appears, she proceeds to hand him the test, and when he realizes what he is holding, he seems to be incredibly shocked.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics men's 4x100m relay silver medal because of CJ Ujah's positive drugs test.The 27-year-old was provisionally suspended last August after a banned substance was detected, casting doubt over his and Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake's achievement.The violation involved two muscle-building substances known as Ostarine and S-23.Months on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now ruled that all four members of the relay team will have their medals taken away.Ujah has issued a statement apologising for the situation, and claimed he "unknowingly" consumed the illegal substance.He said: "I accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today with sadness.“I would like to make it clear that I unknowingly consumed a contaminated supplement and this was the reason why an anti-doping rule violation occurred at the Tokyo Olympic Games.“I sincerely regret that this has inadvertently led to the forfeiture of the men’s 4x100m relay team’s Olympic silver medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games."I would like to apologise to my team-mates, their families and support teams for the impact which this has had on them."I’m sorry that this situation has cost my team-mates the medals they worked so hard and so long for, and which they richly deserved. That is something I will regret for the rest of my life.“I would also like to apologise to both British Athletics and Team GB.

Rare coin collectors will know just how much certain pennies are worth. Often the money is sold on eBay where it snaps up for hundreds – or even thousands – more than its face value. Usually the ones worth a fortune feature a minting error or have less of them in circulation.The rarest copper coins in circulation are reported to be from a batch of 2p coins that were minted in 1983.

The Chase is famous for its innuendos and tongue-in-cheek questions with host Bradley Walsh often struggling to hold back the giggles when caught off-guard.And Friday’s edition of the popular ITV gameshow was no different after the former Coronation Street star welcomed four new quizzers on the show, all ready to take on the Chaser.For the latest nail-biting episode, the 61-year-old introduced Michael, Adrian, Dot and Jenny onto the show as they prepared to take on Darragh ‘The Ennis’ Menace.But there was one question that took back the dad-of-two who struggled to read a fart-based question with a straight face as he burst into laughter in the quick-fire round.And it’s fair to say he wasn’t alone as fans of the show flooded to Twitter to share their thoughts at the ridiculous general knowledge question online.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting

Molly-Mae Hague, who is also the Creative Director of the fast fashion company.The Teddy coat is often a popular choice when wanting to keep extra warm in the winter, but the more oversized you go, the larger the risk you take to look like you're wearing cosy loungewear.In a clip posted to TikTok that has now racked up 254,000 views, Holly first shared what the beige coat looked like on the influencer.Molly-Mae can be seen looking stylish in the light-coloured version of the fluffy jacket as she sported a white jumper underneath.However, Holly did not have quite the same luck in looking fashion show ready.The mum and money saving blogger can be seen rocking the black version of the coat where she has tied it up around her waist with the matching belt which had an uncanny resemblance to a dressing gown.Holly wrote in the caption: “No wonder it was reduced…”She hilariously questioned in the comments: “Coat or Dressing gown?“I must admit it’s very comfortable but I don’t think I’ll wear it in public anymore!”Left it stitches at the fluffy coat-come-dressing gown, many people fled to the comments to poke fun at the outwear attire.One person commented: “Omg I feel you I worse mine to work everyone said why did I come in my dressing gown.”Another user chuckled: “It’s nice but it looks like a dressing gown.”While a third person voiced: “It looks so bad it looks like a dressing gown.”Someone else expressed: “You could get away with it depending on what you wear itAs a fifth person remarked: “It’s not that bad tbh.” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

While reflecting on his career, Scott Eastwood claimed that he had a “volatile” experience on set with Shia LaBeouf — and Brad Pitt got involved.

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Years & Years and BRITs nominee Regard have shared their new single ‘Hallucination’.The track, which you can listen to below, sees the Kosovo Albanian DJ and producer laying his beats over Olly Alexander‘s falsetto vocals.“Don’t be so fake, oh/ Your love is a hallucination,” Alexander cries over the disco pop anthem.Speaking about the track, Alexander said: “I wrote Hallucination with [producer] Joel Little back in 2019. I was inspired to write it when an ex lover attempted to re-enter my life.