‘Friends’ Creator Donates $4 Million Due to ‘Guilt’ and Embarrassment Over Show’s Zero Diversity

Leader of the family. Prince George loves to bond with siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton takes care of his own Royal family of Cambridge.

Love Island host Iain Sterling took a savage swipe at Gemma Owen and Luca Bish as ITV bosses welcomed five new residents to the villa.During Wednesday’s visit (July 27) to the Spanish villa, fans of the ITV2 dating show were treated to the screams of five robotic babies wrapped up in their individual cots waiting for their temporary parents sleeping peacefully upstairs.The parenting challenge pushed the couples to the limit to see whether they could make things work long term as the countdown to the grand final continues.READ MORE: Love Island fans rage over 'results leak' as snaps emerge of safe couple on dateAs the comic gave viewers the low-down of the 24-hour long challenge, new dad Iain couldn’t help but take a swipe at rocky couple Gemma and Luca who came close to breaking up during last night’s (July 26) argument.Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE.As they returned to the villa, Iain joked: "No that's not another one of Gemma and Luca's fights, its the new residents in the villa."It comes after the dynamic duo locked horns following the saucy Mile High challenge on Tuesday night, which tasked the girls with putting on the sexiest induction display to the boys on the imaginary flight. The saucy game, which carried a Mile High Club theme, saw the girls dress up as cabin crew and give the lucky boys lap dances.

Dissing the diss? Charli D’Amelio and Lil Huddy are firing back at each other. The ex-couple posted cryptic hints about how they feel about their past relationship on their social media accounts.

Channel 5 at 10pm, exploring the history and criminals housed at one of the UK’s most notorious prisons.Located in West Yorkshire, the walls at HMP Wakefield have seen their fair share of dangerous convicts.It has housed terrorists, serial killers and psychopaths, with many still there to this day.However, some of the most notorious are criminals of the past – including Charles Bronson and Harold Shipman.There is a reason why Channel 5 chose to use the word evil in the show’s title, as many of the acts these criminals committed are unthinkable in their horror and depravity.The press called him the “most violent prisoner in Britain” and “Britain’s most notorious prisoner.”Born Michael Gordon Peterson, he has spent most of his life behind bars after first being arrested for petty crimes in 1974.He attacked guards and other prisoners during his stay but was eventually released in 1987.That year, he became a bare-knuckle boxer, where he gained his title of Charles Bronson before returning to prison in 1988.He was also the subject of Nicolas Winding Refn’s film Bronson, where Tom Hardy played the title role.A German theoretical physicist and atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs gave over British, American and Canadian intelligence from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union.He was instrumental in early calculations in early nuclear weapons shortly after the Second World War, even helping with early models of the hydrogen bomb.He was convicted in 1950 and spend nine years in the UK before migrating to East Germany and resumed his career as a scientific leader.Behind the Soham Murders, Ian Huntley killed two children in Soham, Cambridgeshire.Born in Grimsby, Ian ended up working as a school caretaker in Soham before luring Holly Marie

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Liverpool fans have told Juventus they must stump up the cash if they want Roberto Firmino after a derisory offer of £19million.The Italian club are desperate to bolster their strike force after Alvaro Morata returned to Atletico Madrid from his loan last season. It has left Juve with Dusan Vlahovic up front, as well as Moise Kean on loan from Everton.And Firmino has been identified as a potential option by the Old Lady after entering the final year of his contract at Liverpool.

Zack Sharf “Obi-Wan Kenobi” ran for six episodes on Disney+, but for many fans and critics that was simply too long. While everyone was happy to see Ewan McGregor back as the iconic Jedi, not every “Star Wars” fans agreed on the pacing of the story or the main plotline that sent Obi-Wan on an adventure to save a young Princess Leia from Darth Vader.

Live with Kelly & Ryan, revealed she was “grateful” for the candid, risqué photos Mark Consuelos snapped of her topless on their honeymoon to Italy. Ripa and Consuelos met on the set of the ABC soap opera All My Children and were married in 1996."I was like, 'How could you take that photo of me? The man at the photo mat saw me naked! And Mark's like, 'Yeah, okay, because he's zoning in on your…'," she joked about the pics with Seacrest, admitting she still looks back on the images fondly every once in a while."Do you know that I often rifle through the shoebox and I go, 'Well just remember! It used to look like this!'" Ripa said. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Mr.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos had a big realization during their recent solo vacation. The 51-year-old TV personality, who is a mother of three, revealed to ET's Rachel Smith what it was like vacationing without kids for the first time in more than two decades.«When you're on vacation together for the first time in 25 years without children, you realize that your kids really have been occupying the bulk of the time,» Ripa said.

Sasha Urban editorAfter pledging $4 million to Brandeis University over “guilt” about the lack of racial diversity on “Friends,” co-creator Marta Kauffman is now expressing regret over how the show represented another demographic: transgender people.In an interview with The Conversation on the BBC World Service that will air on July 11, Kauffman called it a “mistake” to refer to the transgender mother of Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) as his “father.”“Pronouns were not yet something that I understood,” Kauffman told the BBC. “So we didn’t refer to that character as ‘she.’ That was a mistake.’”The character, Amanda Bing, was played by Kathleen Turner, who said on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” in 2019 that she wouldn’t have accepted the role if it was offered to her again “because there would be real people able to do [the role].” Kauffman is also the creator of the hit Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” and explained that she now tries to cultivate a welcoming environment on set for all people.“I like very much to create an environment where we have a happy set and a happy crew.

Zack Sharf “Stranger Things 4” has been a pop culture phenomenon for Netflix and ranks as the streamer’s most-watched English-language TV season. The show is easily the streaming giant’s most blockbuster franchise, so it’s hardly shocking to hear it will continue even after the fifth and final season.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have one of the happiest celebrity marriages there is - and now we know the unique way they make it work.The Live with Kelly and Ryan host returned to social media after a week-long break to share an update on her relationship with the Riverdale actor. MORE: Kelly Ripa's jaw-dropping foyer inside $27million NY townhouse will give you chillsKelly posted an unbelievable rock climbing photo showing the pair of them scaling an impressive rock face. WATCH: Kelly Ripa's phenomenal workout revealed She captioned it: "Couples therapy," and fans were in utter disbelief at the feat. "What in the world," wrote one alongside a mind-blown emoji, as another added: "OMG," and a third commented: "Wow!! You both look great!! How Awesome."Many more commented on Kelly's toned physique and said: "Look at your legs woman," and, "LEGS".MORE: Ryan Seacrest's $69.9million home has a rich celebrity history RELATED: Kelly Ripa's property portfolio revealedWhile it's not conventional couples therapy, it certainly seems to be working for Kelly and Mark who recently celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary. A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa)Kelly and Mark entered the most unique 'couples therapy' On the day, she shared a candid video as they had breakfast together and tested her husband by asking: "Good morning! What day is it today?" Mark didn't fail her and promptly replied: "It's May 1st, happy anniversary," as he smiled and leaned in for a kiss.MORE: Kelly Ripa shares rare family photo – and fans can't get over one thingMORE: Kelly Ripa shares adorable baby pictures for special occasionHowever, she kept the questions going, asking him: "Any words of wisdom on our 26th wedding anniversary?" Kelly and Mark

' lack of diversity. Earlier this month, Brandeis University, Kauffman's alma mater, announced that the sitcom's co-creator has pledged $4 million to establish an endowed professorship in the school's African and African American Studies Department.«It took me a long time to begin to understand how I internalized systemic racism,» Kauffman told the university.

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has issued an apology for the 'lack of diversity' in the series 28 years on from its debut.The popular sitcom was a huge global hit throughout the 90s and into the early 00s after its 1994 launch, getting fans hooked from its first episode.But now Marta has admitted feeling that she is 'embarrassed' that she didn't make the show more inclusive at its inception due to the all-white main cast.READ MORE: Jennifer Aniston denies secret David Schwimmer romp after admitting to on-set crushSpeaking in an interview with the Los Angeles Times she said: “I’ve learned a lot in the last 20 years.“Admitting and accepting guilt is not easy. It’s painful looking at yourself in the mirror.

The co-creator of Friends, Marta Kauffman, is addressing the show’s lack of diversity and is now making a large donation.

criticized for its lack of diversity, but co-creator Marta Kauffman is finally ready to admit her failure — with a $4 million apology. Kauffman initially struggled to grasp the “difficult and frustrating” criticisms of her television series, choosing to believe the successful show was being singled out, she told the Los Angeles Times. But nearly two decades after the show wrapped, Kauffman has begun to see the error of her ways.

police van without seatbelts.Shocking video footage shows a handcuffed Richard Cox being helplessly propelled forward head first after the vehicle came to an abrupt stop.The incident means he is now fighting for his life in hospital and, as well as being paralysed from the chest down, he has to use a tube in order to breath.READ MORE: Boy, 3, dies in hot car at Wendy's drive-thru after gran 'forgot' himCox was being transported to the New Haven Police Department by cops in the US state of Connecticut on June 19 having been arrested on suspicion of possessing an illegal firearm.In the video, Officer Oscar Diaz is seen asking Cox what happened after pulling the van over to check on him.Cox then repeatedly explains that he is unable to move his body and after calling an ambulance, Diaz continued driving to the police headquarters.Several officers then insisted Cox get out of the van and after he responded: "If you got to drag me, do what you got to do," and they proceeded to drag him out by a leg.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.One officer subsequently told Cox to sit up on a number of occasions as he was slumped in a wheelchair with his head balancing on a shoulder.Having received no medical attention while being processed, Cox was next dragged across the floor of a cell with his feet handcuffed together as some officers accused him of consuming drugs and alcohol.On his client's condition, Cox's attorney Ben Crump said: "He's paralysed from the chest down and has to use a breathing tube – his quality of life is forever diminished." Crump has famously represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Trayvon Martin in the past and is now calling

Zack Sharf “Why are they coming after me?” Chris Pratt recently asked in a new Men’s Health magazine profile. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Jurassic World” star was referring to social media users who continue to troll his every move. Pratt connected the hatred he gets on social media to a public misconception about his religious beliefs, which he claims dates back to a speech he gave at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards.Pratt received the award ceremony’s life achievement honor, titled the Generation Award, and said the following line in his acceptance speech: “God is real.

Zack Sharf “Jackass” star Steve-O recently admitted on Mike Tyson’s “Hotboxin'” podcast (via IGN) that the long-running MTV comedy series deserved to be vilified in its early days for being “legitimately a bad influence” on children. Three seasons of “Jackass” aired on MTV between October 2000 and August 2001.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe BET Awards are officially a celebration of “Black excellence,” and Sunday night’s show featured blockbuster performances from Lizzo, Mariah Carey, Latto, Jack Harlow (who was joined by Brandy and Lil Wayne) and an elaborate tribute to Lifetime Achievement honoree Sean “Diddy” Combs that included an unannounced in-person speech from Kanye West.But for the second time in three years, the show coincided with galvanizing events in the United States: In 2020, it was George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police and the ensuing the Black Lives Matter protests, and this year it was the Supreme Court’s polarizing overturn of Roe v. Wade and the impending loss of a woman’s right to choose in many states in the country.

season 2 ended this week’s emotional episode with a powerful dedication to hundreds of victims of police brutality. While speaking to ET, creator Katori Hall explains why she wanted to close out the episode with the names of those who have been killed by law enforcement before and after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.