Elon Musk Clinches Deal to Buy Twitter for $44 Billion

Rolling applause, and lots of it, greeted Ruben Östlund and the cast of Triangle Of Sadness as they entered the Cannes press conference this morning.

Jeremy Clarkson's daughter Emily has married her partner in a lavish ceremony.Emily, who is known more widely as Em Clarkson online, has gotten hitched to her fiancé of two years Alex Andrew.Sharing the first slew of snaps on social media and captioning them: "MARRIED!!!", the stunning body-positive advocate looked incredible as she beamed with her husband on her arm after tying the knot.Wearing a dainty 1920s inspired gown, adorned in intricate beaded details – Emily looked ultra glam as she cosied up to her now-husband.Fans and friends of the blonde beauty were overjoyed when the news broke on social media, with many flocking to the comments section to send well wishes and messages of congratulations."Congratulations to you both! Babe you look stunning," penned one model pal.Another added: "OMG THE DRESS, THE VIBE, THE EVERYTHING!! I’m so happy for you both - the most amazing couple."While a third said: "The hugest congratulations my angels!!!!! Have the most wonderful life together."And a fourth added: "Congratulations!!!!! You look unreal."In the first snap the newly weds could be seen exiting a church that had a gorgeous floral arrangement around the arch of the entrance. In pink and peach hues, the colour scheme appeared to be delicate and feminine.With her bouquet matching the arch of flowers, Emily held it while linked onto her hubby with the pair linking hands as they smiled into the distance.

blackmail.Tragic Ryan Last died by suicide after a twisted troll tricked him into sending sexual pictures before threatening to show them to his family and friends if he didn’t send $5,000.The straight A student from California told the cybercriminal he couldn’t afford to pay and the sick demand was lowered to $150, which Ryan paid from his college savings.But the scammer kept demanding more and put pressure on the teenager before he ended his life and left a suicide note talking of his embarrassment in February this year.Ryan’s devastated mum Pauline Stuart told CNN: “He really, truly thought in that time that there wasn’t a way to get by if those pictures were actually posted online.“His note showed he was absolutely terrified.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed she thinks "a lot of politicians" tend to underestimate her show and newspapers like Daily Star.But the daytime queen confessed it allows her to go in with "killer questions" which leave the Westminster buffs "taken aback".The iconic presenter spoke exclusively to Daily Star at the BAFTA TV Awards, where she opened up about preparing for high-profile guests, her top interview tricks, and what she thinks of politicians who underestimate her show.The red carpet chat at the glitzy award show came right after her ITV pal Susanna Reid interviewed Boris Johnson on Good Morning Britain.One awkward moment from the interview has since gone viral as it showed PM Boris seemed to have no idea who Lorraine Kelly was.Susanna, 62, had been previewing Lorraine's show which had been coming up next, to which Boris replied: "Who's Lorraine?"Lorraine said "a lot of politicians" tend to underestimate her show - and newspapers like Daily Star - but it means she can target them with a "killer question".She said: "I do think the politicians tend, not all of them, tend to underestimate newspapers like yours [Daily Star], shows like mine. "They do, and that’s okay, they can do that, and then you can go in with a killer question and they’re sort of taken aback."Lorraine went on to heap praise on Susanna for her Boris interview - calling it the "perfect political interview".She said: "If you look for an example of a perfect political interview, it was Susanna with Boris Johnson."She was brilliant, so well briefed, absolutely incisive and he didn’t quite know what to do."The TV legend also reacted to the car-crash Boris moment, and she couldn't resist having a giggle about it.Lorraine told us: "Wasn’t that hilarious.

CORONATION Street paid tribute to the show’s late superfan Martyn Hett and the other victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. The 29-year-old had been at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017 when terrorist Salman Abedi detonated a device which killed him and 21 other people. But in special scenes of Corrie, characters said the victims are “always in our thoughts” ahead of the terror attack’s fifth anniversary today.

GEMMA Collins’ opening night on stage in the glitzy musical Chicago is set to be a sell-out, we can reveal. The reality star, who also appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice, will play the iconic Mama Morton in the hit stage show.

LOVE Island winner Paige Turley gave fans an update on her health after denying she'd split from boyfriend Finn Tapp. The star told her legion of followers she has been put on doctors orders to rest, after going into hospital for minor surgery.

BRITAIN's Got Talent viewers say they've got to the bottom of how young magician Ryland Petty wowed judges with his Harry Potter magic trick. The nine-year-old was likened to the boy wizard after he pulled off a jaw-dropping move with a set of Rubik Cubes - leaving Simon Cowell speechless.

EMMERDALE fans believe Moira Dingle will murder Suzy after the party planner revealed her involvement with Holly's death. Drug addict Holly overdosed in 2016 with heart-breaking scenes showing her mother Moira finding her dead in bed on Emmerdale. In Friday night's episode of the hit ITV soap, it was revealed that drug user Suzy had provided Holly with the money that caused her lethal overdose.

TV favourite Jeremy Clarkson's daughter Emily Clarkson has taken to Instagram to announce she has got married with sweet snaps from the romantic day.The blonde beauty shared three pictures from her big day to her 251k followers as the pair left the church after says 'I Do'.The bride looked radiant in a haulterneck wedding dress with beaded detail throughout. She had hair up and held back with a long white veil and left the church holding hands with her new husband.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are "not much of a story" without the Royal Family, according to a royal author who adds that "most Americans don't care" about the Stateside couple.Cele Otnes claims that Netflix only want to cash in on the couple's "inner connection" with the Firm for upcoming projects, but their own star appeal has dwindled.

Sergio Aguero has left football fans in stitches after struggling to name some of the most recognisable footballers on the planet - and using the wrong names for both Jack Grealish and Chelsea's Jorginho. The former Manchester City forward, who retired just two months after making his Barcelona debut due to cardiac arrhythmia, is now a social media sensation and has four million TikTok followers.

Vladimir Putin is gripped by paranoia and spends his days in an underground bunker where he tests his food for poison and frets about the chemical levels of water on his morning swim.The insecure former-KGB agent is so worried about being assassinated he has even retreated away from his formerly trusted inner circle. It’s a sign that Putin is taking threats about him being ousted by the Kremlin very seriously following reports top Russian officers were turning against their leader after his disastrous invasion of Ukraine.

Motorists can be slapped with a fine of as much as £1,000 if they don't let an oncoming ambulance past in the right way.The Highway Code is clear that motorists should give way to vehicles with flashing lights, including police cars, fire engines, ambulances and emergency doctors.Crucially, though, if you break the law to do so - for example by going into a bus lane or driving through a red light - you could be hit with a big fine. The same goes for entering a yellow box junction.

In 2021, the Cannes film festival programmed movies from an unprecedented number of women and people of color, more than in any other year. Director Julia Ducournau won the Palme d’Or for her film Titane, becoming only the second woman to do so. This win gave people hope that maybe change was coming from the white, male-dominated festival.

The UK Culture Secretary has waded into a fresh battle with British broadcaster Channel 4, accusing producers of a reality TV show of filming actors instead of real people.

Kitty, via emailIt seems to me that you have, with the best intentions, painted yourself into a corner. I feel very sorry for you. In trying to do the right thing, you’ve made your own life a growing misery.But courage! I think I can see a way out.

Fans of Britain's Got Talent were left stunned after a 'Rick Stein lookalike' impressed the judges with his guitar performance. Kenny Petrie, 64, showcased his "rockstar" talents during last night's episodes, with some viewers commenting on his resemblance to 75-year-old celebrity chef Rick.

Rebekah Vardy’s ex-husband has spoken out about the infamous interview in which she referred to Peter Andre’s ‘chipolata’, and denies having any involvement.  During her tense High Court libel battle with Coleen Rooney this month, Vardy was quizzed about a newspaper interview she once gave to the News of the World about her alleged sexual encounter with Andre. In the interview, Vardy, 40, made disparaging remarks about Andre’s penis and compared it to a ‘miniature chipolata’. While giving testimony in the witness box, the former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here star alleged: ‘I was forced into a situation by my ex-husband to do this. It is something that I deeply regret.’At the time, Vardy was in a relationship with her boss at a timeshare company, Steve Clarke, who later went on to become her second husband. However, Clarke has vehemently denied having any involvement in setting up the interview or pushing Vardy to do so. ‘Becky said to me, “Oh look, I should tell them about Peter Andre”,’ Clarke told the Mail On Sunday, recalling the moment Vardy saw a News of the World request looking for people with stories about contestants in an upcoming series of I’m A Celeb. He continued: ‘I asked her why she would want to do that and she replied that it would be a bit of money for her and it would be funny.

Elon Musk in a deal that values the company at $44 billion, the board announced Monday afternoon.«The proposed transaction will deliver a substantial cash premium, and we believe it is the best path forward for Twitter's stockholders,» Bret Taylor, the company's independent board chair, said in a statement.Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, reiterated his plans to remake Twitter as a forum dedicated to promoting free speech.«Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,» he said in a statement.Musk also said he plans on «making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans» on the platform.It's the largest deal to take a company private in at least two decades, reported.The board voted unanimously in favor of the acquisition. The deal is expected to close this year, subject to the approval of Twitter's shareholders.The official acquisition caps off a drama worth of a soap opera between the famously mercurial Musk and one of the world's most prominent social networks.The billionaire disclosed earlier this month that he had become Twitter's largest shareholder, and soon after proposed to buy the company outright and take it private.

Taking over. Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter for about $44 billion on Monday, April 25.