Friday Then and Now

2022 Oscars was officially released last week. And while the scope of awards season has changed pretty dramatically over the last few years, the talent and unique storytelling present in this year's pack of nominees is perhaps more impressive now than ever before. Leading the way for Oscar favorites is Netflix's which racked up12 total nominations including those in major categories like Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and supporting acting nods for Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Detectives are investigating the failed robbery of an elderly woman on an Ayrshire street.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Human Rights Campaign sure knows how to pick a month to throw a party, it was generally agreed by everyone attending the org’s annual L.A. dinner Saturday night, where the evening’s most invoked topics were veritably ripped out of the most topical mainstream media headlines.

Rebel Wilson has been a fan-favourite actress after capturing hearts as Fat Amy in the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect.

As a result of dedicating my life to thinking about Elon Musk as little as possible, I know very little about Grimes. The songwriter and visual artist – who has described her music as “post-internet” and an aspirational combination of Mariah Carey and Aphex Twin – is often lumped together with her billionaire partner, and the two are inexorably linked through both their transhumanism aesthetic and their, ah, social media blunders.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorScoring tickets to the first BTS concert in three years may be next-to-impossible, but plenty of fans of the global K-pop group were able to catch the Seoul-set show at their local cinema.In a rare, one-night-only event, HYBE and Trafalgar Releasing brought the concert to movie theaters across the country to blockbuster results. At the global box office, the limited engagement of “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage: Seoul” raked in $32.6 million from 3,711 cinemas in 75 worldwide theatrical markets.

Rebel Wilson has left us all speechless as she stepped out to host the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards in a dress that can only be classed as phenomenal. The 41 year old who recently showed off her impressive five stone weight loss took to the red carpet and quite simply knocked it out of the park with her glamorous transformation.

AUSTIN, Texas – Sandra Bullock is taking a break from the film industry. Bullock, 57, revealed what's next for her career after the premiere of "The Lost City" at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX.The actress served as both producer and star for the film as romance novelist Loretta Sage. When asked what's next for the cast and directors, Bullock responded, "I am just going to take some time to be a mom.

Following Dame Shirley Bassey onto the stage after her performance of Diamonds Are Forever at the BAFTA Film Awards, Rebel Wilson entered to the strains of the Bond theme wearing a shimmering hot pink dress, complete with 80s-style padded shoulders.

No more “Chasing Cars” — it’s all about chasing Court! Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid have been going strong since 2013, and their nearly eight-year relationship has only continued to bloom in the time since.

Season 2 — what a concept. Russian Doll made its debut on Netflix in 2019 and twisted time-loops have never looked so good.

UPDATE:  Human Rights Campaign Interim President Joni Madison said last night that she has spoken to Disney CEO Bob Chapek, but did not reveal specifics about their conversation.

It was Main Street meets Coronation Street, a little slice of America on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Stay-at-home mum Emma Thomas is walking her three-year-old daughter to nursery.

Councils, NHS trusts and a university in Greater Manchester are caught up in Russian deals worth millions of pounds, it has been revealed.

Whether it was being involved in drug dealing, lying to the police or wiring money to a fugitive, all these women ended up before a judge after becoming entangled in their boyfriends' crimes.

Jonathan Ross' daughter Honey stunned her fans with her latest Instagram post as she enjoyed some leisure time with friends.The fiesty feminist was seen sipping on drinks with her female friends as she poured her curves into an orange marbled print knitted co-ord set.Honey, 25, teamed her on-trend knitwear with a pair of round-framed glasses as she posed for a sassy photo to share with her followers on the social networking app.The star seemed keen on matching her fiery red waves with her outfit, allowing her sleek tresses to fall to her shoulders as she cheekily held a straw protruding from a boob-themed mug to her lips.Her racy cup was in full support of the feminine form as Honey sat back to back with a close pal.The writer and podcaster then made light if the novelty tableware at London's trendy Italian eatery Circolo Popolare as she joked with her fanbase.She posted: "If drinking from the tit cup is Basic, I don’t wanna be Complex."Honey recently celebrated her 25th Birthday accompanied by her boyfriend Zane Saz as they enjoyed a night out at a Karaoke bar. The daughter of The Masked Singer judge Jonathan Ross has opened up in the past about her body confidence issues after becoming a body positivity activist.

Coronation Street beauty Kimberly Hart-Simpson who plays the role of Nicky Wheatley has opened up about being trolled because of her sexuality. The 35-year-old actress returned to the cobbled streets of Corrie last week and has recently appeared on E4's Celebs Go Dating – where she revealed that she wasn't heterosexual.When she appeared on the celebrity dating show she spoke out about being pansexual, which means that she is attracted to people of any gender identity.

Dancing On Ice burst onto our screens in 2006 and has been a firm ITV favourite ever since, but audiences have been less than impressed with the audience’s behaviour in recent years. A recent episode of Dancing On Ice left home viewers frustrated as they couldn’t hear the song that the contestants were dancing to.As they made their way around the rink, fans took to Twitter to beg the crew to “stop the screaming audience” and one person even asked them to “mute the audio”.Another helped out their fellow viewers with a suggestion that they “thought the song was by Take That” but admitted couldn’t be certain over the screaming.One fan tweeted: “Dancing On Ice needs a bit of a shake up [...] Stop the audience being disrespectful and shouting whilst presenters are live, stop with the shouting.”This isn’t the first time the Dancing On Ice audience has come under fire for their rowdy noise.During a show last year, fans cried out for the audience to be removed as they used a fake laugh and clapping track behind Phillip and Holly.The change was brought in effect due to Covid-19 regulations so for the show to go ahead and feel authentic, the producers decided to use sound effects to create the illusion of a studio audience.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been branded “out of touch with reality” as Americans want to see them head back to the UK, claims a royal expert.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to the US in 2020 after stepping back from their roles as senior members of the Royal Family.Meghan and Harry have both made high-profile appearances on a number of TV programs since making the move, including their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey a year ago this month.However, despite their brand gaining popularity with some Americans there are a section that believe they are “out of touch with reality”. Royal expert and founder of To Di For Daily Kinsey Schofield believes that some Americans want to see them leave their Californian mansion and return to British shores.

Brian took home the gong for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, with his co-stars at the event.While accepting the award, the actor condemned how artists in Russia were being impacted by the conflict.During his acceptance speech, Cox said: "This is a thing that's come to me about what's going on in Ukraine."It's truly, truly awful, really, really awful what's happening. And it's particularly awful in terms of what is affecting the other people, particularly in our profession."He added: "The thing that's really distressed me is what's happening in Russia to my fellow actors and actresses and performers, and critics."They are told under pain of high treason that they cannot say a word about Ukraine.