F1 champion Max Verstappen ‘signs mega new Red Bull contract’ worth £40m a year

Tiffany Haddish schooled a reporter at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party last night (March 27) in Los Angeles.

KATE Lawler has quit her Virgin Radio job to focus on being a mum and her mental health. The presenter, 41, has worked on the station for six years but tonight announced she has made the difficult decision to leave, just days after a hospital dash for a mystery illness.

Aaron Chalmers and his girlfriend Talia Oatway are expecting another child together, making the Geordie Shore star a dad of four. Sources close to the couple exclusively tell The Sun that Talia is currently 16 weeks pregnant.

Zack Sharf Howard Stern compared Will Smith to Donald Trump during the March 28 episode of his long-running SiriusXM radio show (via Mediaite). Stern was responding to the drama that unfolded at the 94th Academy Awards, where Will Smith took the stage and slapped Chris Rock on live television after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved bald head. Pinkett Smith shaved her head last year because she has alopecia, which causes hair loss.“He opened hand with a lot of force, smacks him right in the mouth on TV,” Stern said.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter a year marked by a two-month lockdown and COVID restrictions, the volume of French productions surged by 43.5% in 2021, with 340 films made after widespread postponements in 2020, according to a report unveiled by the CNC (National Film Board).The number of movies produced last year is even 13% higher than in 2019, before the pandemic. Along with production levels, the investment in French films skyrocketed by 73.5% to €1.1 billon ($1.2 billion), the second-highest figure of the decade — behind 2016.

Oscars producer Will Packer has changed his tune regarding Will Smith’s shocking slap of Chris Rock at last night’s ceremony.

Laura Tobin has predicted record-breaking high temperatures to hit the UK during this summer amid the climate crisis.

Travellers were left screaming and running for their lives after a suspected shooting at Cancun airport today.

Hillary Rodham Clinton to tackle Sondheim? Well, in a way. The former First Lady will voice an off-stage role for an upcoming Arkansas Repertory Theatre production of the musical Into The Woods.

A man has been rushed to hospital by an emergency helicopter after an incident on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.

Elton John was trying desperately to adopt a young Ukrainian baby. Multiple factors, including his sexuality, kept him and David from doing so. While on Dua Lipa's At Your Service podcast, the singing legend spoke of meeting a 14-month-old, HIV-positive baby named Lev in 2009.

Jarvis Cocker, Warren Ellis and PJ Harvey are among those set to appear at Southbank Centre this summer as part of its Summer Literature Season.The long list of events are set to take place from May to September, featuring a diverse range of musicians and authors, renowned thinkers and contemporary poets.Cocker, who releases his new memoir Good Pop, Bad Pop on May 26, is set to take to the venue’s Royal Festival Hall’s stage the following day (May 27), where he will talk through the text, which dives into his time with Pulp as well as his creative process.June 2 will see PJ Harvey read poems from her new book Orlam, the first full-length book written in the Dorset dialect for decades. She will also be joined by poet Paul Muldoon in conversation.Warren Ellis – who joined forces with Nick Cave last year for the album ‘Carnage’ – will be discussing last year’s autobiography, Nina Simone’s Gum: A Memoir of Things Lost And Found, on September 15.Tickets for all the events on Southbank’s programme are available to purchase here from Wednesday (March 30).Last month, PJ Harvey teased that she’s back in the studio working on new music. The iconic singer-songwriter shared a series of black and white photos of herself in the studio, taken by Steve Gullick.Dated 2022, the three pics show Harvey playing a guitar, fiddling with some guitar pedals, and sitting in front of a mic stand. No further information or context has been shared.

Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney turned heads in a glittering, custom made Miu Miu gown for the star-studded Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday night.The 24-year-old stunner was a sparkling vision wearing a sheer caged number adorned with thousands of gems, and showed some leg wearing a lavenderfloor-length skirt with a slit along the side.She added inches to her petite frame with a pair of towering stilettos which featured an ankle strap to match a metallic band across her toes as she headed into the A-list event in Beverly Hills following the 94th Academy Awards. Gorgeous: Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney turned heads in a glittering custom made Miu Miu gown for the star-studded Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday night Strike a pose: The 24-year-old stunner was a sparkling vision wearing a sheer caged number adorned with thousands of gems, and showed some leg wearing a lavender floor-length skirt with a slit along the sideHer long, peek-a-boo skirt was barely held together on the sides with delicate crystals to match her vest.

Nicole Kidman astonished fans when she arrived on the Oscars red carpet for the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. RELATED: Beauty Queens! The best makeup and hair looks from the Oscars 2022 Celebrity makeup artist Kyra Panchenko was the woman entrusted by Nicole to prepare her beauty look, and now we know all the secrets to getting a Nicole-worthy glow.

Liam Payne have to say about all of this?” Coincidentally, that very question was asked yesterday, not long after Will Smith had slapped Chris Rock in front of everyone at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. We were waiting for a statement from the Academy. We wondered how Smith would justify it, if Rock would issue a response, or if Jada Pinkett Smith would make any comment.

has spoken. But the person I really want to hear from has remained silent. What does Jada Pinkett Smith think of her husband slapping the Oscars host? What was it that caused Smith to switch from laughing at Rock’s joke about her “GI Jane” look to, less than 10 seconds later, striding onstage, slapping him, marching back to his seat and shouting to the stage, “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth”.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker revealing they ‘want to have a baby’ in the new trailer for The Kardashians, the couple have just given us something else to talk about: their 2022 Oscars red carpet moment. Well, mainly, Kourtney’s incredible hair.

Will Smith hitting Chris Rock during the Oscars, over a joke the comedian made about Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. Rock was presenting the award for Best Documentary when he joked that Jada was starring in 'G. I.

Max Verstappen has opened up about his dramatic Formula One world title victory and his bitter feud with rival Lewis Hamilton that it enflamed.The Red Bull driver, who extended his contract until 2028 earlier this week, says he deserves to be champion and insists there's "no reason" to speak to Hamilton, who reportedly considered retirement due to the controversial end to the season.An unprecedented situation unfolded in December as Verstappen and Hamilton went into the final Grand Prix of the year level on points, effectively meaning that whichever driver finished ahead of the other would win the world title.The Brit looked destined to seal a record eight F1 championship victory, and headed into the final few laps with a seemingly uncatchable 11 second lead, but a safety car period allowed Verstappen to make the ground up and he overtook Hamilton on the final lap. In many people's minds, Verstappen's maiden title victory comes with an Asterix, but the Dutchman insists he doesn't care."I believe I deserve to be world champion," he told the Daily Mail.When asked if he'd been in touch with Hamilton during the off-season, he replied: "No.

Lewis Hamilton has suggested Max Verstappen is a "bully" in previously unseen Formula One footage.With the second part of testing in Bahrain just days away and the 2022 season on the horizon, Hamilton and Verstappen are set to renewal their heated rivalry.The title contenders had several skirmishes on track last year as they fiercely contested the crown which Verstappen now holds.It was at the British Grand Prix in July when the tensions between them sky-rocketed.Their high-speed crash on the first lap at Silverstone saw Verstappen fly out of control at Copse Corner and hit the barriers with an impact of 51g after Hamilton had clipped his right rear wheel.The race is the focus of episode three of the upcoming fourth series of Drive to Survive, Netflix's inside look at the world of F1.Ahead of its release on March 11, an interview clip with seven-time World Champion Hamilton has emerged where he discusses Verstappen.Via the Express, he told Drive to Survive: "I think Max is aggressive as hell. And more often than not, he pushes it to the limit and beyond.Does Verstappen take it too far? Let us know in the comments section."I've raced against a lot of drivers.

Max Verstappen could buy the Playboy Mansion three times over with his staggering new Formula One wage.The reigning F1 champion has been handsomely rewarded by Red Bull for winning their first Driver's title since 2013 last year.Verstappen already had a contract in place for the upcoming season worth £18million-a-year.But now the Dutchman has agreed an extension to his deal until 2028 which will reportedly see him pocket a salary of £37m - more than double his current pay packet.He will earn £221m in total over the course of the seven-year spell, which is the biggest driver contract in F1 history.It is in fact so large that it equates to approximately three times the value of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's former residence.The Playboy Mansion, near Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, was sold in 2016, a year before Hefner passed away.It had originally been listed for $200m (£149m), but the price fell to half of that figure by the time it was sold, as per People.Is Verstappen being overpaid? Let us know in the comments section.The £74.5m fee would leave Verstappen searching for a couple of extra millions on top of his contract if he wanted to splash that amount three times over.But we're sure he'd have no problem finding the extra cash from his lengthy list of sponsorship deals.He would have to deal with Daren Metropoulos, the son of billionaire investor Dean Metropoulos, who bought the property and uses it for corporate activities.Speaking about his contract renewal, Verstappen said: "I really enjoy being part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team, so choosing to stay to the 2028 season was an easy decision."I love this team and last year was simply incredible, our goal since we came together in 2016 was to win the championship