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Angelique Jackson Disney Plus has announced the films and filmmakers for Disney Studios Content’s second season of “Launchpad,” a collection of live-action short films.Selected out of almost 2000 applicants, all from underrepresented backgrounds, the lineup of filmmakers features six writers (Jasmine Johnson, Kevin Park, W.A.W. Parker, Xavier Stiles and the married screenwriting team Joel Perez and Adrian Ferbeyre), five directors (Alexander Bocchieri, Erica Eng, Spencer Glover, Cashmere Jasmine and Gabriela Ortega), and one director/writer (Niki Ang).

Jackass Forever.The actor and stunt performer told NME in an exclusive interview of his plans to step behind the camera for future films – a decision influenced by medical advice from his doctor. Knoxville is known for sustaining a considerable number of injuries during dangerous stunts over the years.“I knew going into this movie that this was going to be the last time I was going to do big stunts because I’ve got kids and I’ve had so many injuries,” Knoxville told NME.

The long-awaited third season of “Barry” is on its way, and Bill Hader shared some intel on the upcoming episodes during a recent session with the press at the virtual Television Critics Association press tour earlier this week.

The Fall veteran Brix Smith has revealed plans to release a solo album called ‘Valley Of The Dolls’, as well as sharing details of an all-female live supergroup featuring members of My Bloody Valentine.The punk legend, known for her work with The Fall as well as her own band The Extricated among others, was speaking at the AIF Festival Congress 2022 in Bristol earlier this week to discuss her work as as President of The F-List For Music – a not-for-profit organisation set up to help female musicians gain greater representation and professional opportunities in the UK music industry.Towards the end of her talk, Smith shared information about an upcoming record made with Killing Joke bassist and esteemed producer Youth.“Nobody knows about this in public, so hello – get ready,” she began. “During lockdown I was put together by a manager to write.

Big Jet TV today – including those from the world of entertainment.The YouTube channel has built a steady following over the last few years by live-streaming moving aircraft, captured on cameras set up on the perimeter of airports; its biggest audiences usually come during storms and other bad weather conditions.Today (February 18), the channel went viral, hitting a record 200,000 concurrent live viewers – more than many British rolling news television channels receive – for its stream of planes struggling to land in strong winds caused by Storm Eunice at Heathrow airport.A big part of Big Jet TV‘s appeal is the commentary of founder and host, Jerry Dyer, whose unfiltered and excitable delivery often hears him praise pilots and ground teams for their hard work and expertise in landing the aircraft safely in difficult conditions, and screech with delight when a pilot pulls off a challenging landing.As one wobbling Air Algiers flight approached the Heathrow runway this morning, Dyer shouted over the wind: “I think this guy’s gonna struggle. He’s all over the place.

Vanessa Bayer is starring in and executive producing a new half-hour comedy for Showtime inspired by her childhood battle with leukemia, ET has the exclusive first look at her co-star, Jenifer Lewis. In, Bayer plays Joanna Gold, a woman who dreams of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel just like her idol and star, Jackie (Molly Shannon). Lewis rounds out the trio as Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of the network where Jackie works.

Kelly and Matthew Stafford are covering the hospital bills for a Los Angeles Rams photographer who fell off the stage and broke her spine at the team's Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.MORE: All the biggest celebrity moments from Super Bowl LVIVideo footage saw Kelly and Matthew ask Kelly Smiley to take a picture of the two together, but she stepped back and fell off the stage. Matthew was heavily criticized online as he simply turned around and walked away instead of helping; wife Kelly suggested later on social media that he was heavily intoxicated.WATCH: LA Rams and Kelly and Matthew Stafford covering hospital bills for photographer who fell off the stage and broke her spine"We have been in communication with Kelly Smiley since yesterday's incident and we are sorry for what happened," the Staffords and the LA Rams shared in a joint statement."As we told Kelly, we will be covering all her hospital bills and replacing her cameras.

Dancing On Ice star Liberty Poole has shared her traumatising experience with fans after she was forced call 111 in the bath.The 22-year-old beauty took to her Instagram story on Friday afternoon to reveal that she found a maggot in her takeaway meal while she was having a relaxing soak in the tub.Laughing about the situation, Liberty explained that she thought that she would "die" from bacterial poisoning."Talking to her fans directly in a short video clip, she said: "So I'm a bit traumatised from last night."So imagine, I ordered a takeaway and there was a maggot in the takeaway and I don't think I'm going to get a delivery again. Honestly, it was disgusting."Giggling as she recalled her story, Liberty confessed: "I ended up calling 111 because I happened to be in the bath and I thought that I might die from bacterial poisoning."So that might have been a bit dramatic, but at least it was 111 not 999, imagine.

was found dead at his home in Stockton, California, on Oct. 25. He was 22.

Megan Thee Stallion is set to make her big screen debut in an upcoming R-rated movie musical from production company A24. F*cking Identical Twins tells the story of two business rivals who realize they are identical brothers and decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents.

Clams Casino has shared details of a new project made in collaboration with Japanese pianist and producer Ryota Nozaki. The duo, Nozaki is also known as Jazztronik, will release Winter Flower Reimagined on March 11.

Charlie Sheen appears to be teaming up with Entourage stars for a new project. The actor, 56, was in a group photo that also included Kevin Connolly and Kevin Dillon, as well as Entourage creator Doug Ellin, from the set of an upcoming movie or TV show. Charlie stood on the far left in the photo, which he shared to Instagram on February, 17, as the big group all lovingly wrapped their arms around each other to smile for the camera. Charlie wrote in his caption, “epic first day with my new ‘2nd.’ family. xox ©.”

Kid Cudi and Bape founder Nigo have joined forces on a new song titled "Want It Bad." The Pharrell-produced track is the second to be taken from Nigo's upcoming project I Know Nigo after A$AP Rocky collaboration "Arya." Nigo founded A Bathing Ape in 1993, launched Human Made in 2010, and collaborated with Uniqlo and Louis Vuitton after selling Bape to a Hong Kong conglomerate in 2011. The Japanese multi-hyphenate has always been a designer first, but he had a strong run of albums in the first decade of the new millennium, both on his own and with his Yokohama-based rap group, Teriyaki Boyz.

Kanye West will not make his upcoming album Donda 2 available on any of the traditional streaming services, a move he claims is "taking control" back from an "oppressive system" that doesn't benefit artists. The album will only be available via Ye's own Stem Player, a $200 device launched in 2021 when he put out Donda. Posting on Instagram, Ye shared a preview of new music and outlined his vision for a future that doesn't involve third party streaming sites.

Victoria Legrand and ‎Alex Scally‎ have been releasing their eighth studio album Once Twice Melody in installments over the past few months starting in November. Today you can hear the final batch of songs from the 18-track release.

Frank Turner secures his first ever Number 1 album this week, as FTHC reigns on the Official Albums Chart. 

Prince Harry “does not feel safe when he is in the U.K. given the security arrangements applied to him,” according to his lawyer, Shaheed Fatima. Harry’s legal team revealed this during a hearing at the High Court in London on Friday (Feb. 18), per the Associated Press. While Harry, 37, still views England as his home, he’s unwilling to bring his children – Archie, who is almost 3, and 8-month-old Lilibet – until a new security arrangement can be worked out.

Chrissy Teigen has had a brow hair transplant in a bid to grow thicker arches, Martine McCutcheon has just undergone a full microblading process to transform her overplucked 90s brows, and now Sharon Gaffka is going against the grain with her own eyebrow transformation. Instead of adding volume and thickness, however, she’s doing her very best to remove definition.Technically, she’s been attempting to remove the pigment from a previous microblading or tattoo procedure, but she doesn’t specify the exact treatment she had in the past.

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AS A nation of dog lovers, it's no surprise that kids TV series Woof! was a big hit back when it began at the end of the 1980s. The series initially followed a boy called Erik Banks, who could turn into a dog and go off on adventures.

MAMA June Shannon’s new boyfriend Justin Stroud has been arrested on a warrant relating to past drug charges, The Sun can exclusively report.   June, 42, and Justin, 34, were in Boca Raton, Florida on Thursday night attending a party when police finally caught up with Justin, who had been evading authorities for months.  As The Sun first reported, the warrant was issued back in October after Justin violated his probation on drug and burglary charges.