George Michael 'lost to drugs' in his tragic last year as pal reveals 'weird incidents'

Gina Rodriguez is officially a new mom! The Hollywood star welcomed her first child with husband Joe LoCicero, confirming the exciting news to Today, after sharing her pregnancy journey with her fans and followers on social media.Back in January, the 38-year-old actress revealed that she was almost ready to give birth, posting a sweet photo with her pup Summer, and preparing for her new chapter as a mom, posing with a brand new stroller from Babies “R” Us.This is the first child for the celebrity couple, and while the pair did not share many details, a representative revealed that they had officially expanded their family after Gina gave birth in recent days. She was spotted with her baby strapped to her chest over the weekend, taking a stroll in Los Angeles and looking happier than ever.The couple was also seen in Marina Del Rey, California, spending quality time with their baby while shopping.

Charna Flam Prime Video has released the first official trailer for its Emmy-winning comedy series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The upcoming fifth and final season will have a total of eight episodes. The season will premiere with three episodes on April 14, followed by one new episode each Friday, until the May 26 series finale. The fifth season plot has been kept under wraps, but according to Prime Video, “Midge finds herself closer than ever to the success she’s dreamed of, only to discover that closer than ever is still so far away.” Created, written, directed and executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the series stars Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Michael Zegen, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Reid Scott, Alfie Fuller and Jason Ralph.

The new musical The Lonely Few is currently enjoying a sold-out run at Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse and it features powerhouse performances from Broadway stars Lauren Patten and Ciara Renee.

Duran Duran are reportedly in the process of working with former guitarist Andy Taylor on a new album.Taylor – who played with the band on-and-off between 1980 and 2001 – was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer four years ago.He was set to reunite with Duran Duran last year when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame but a setback with his treatment forced him to miss the occasion.Bassist John Taylor has now confirmed that the band are working with the guitarist again. “When he dropped the bomb two days before the Hall of Fame, it was really shocking and terribly sad,” he said (via The Mirror).

Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has backed the show's new social media ban for Islanders, so that the focus is on "finding love".The 28 year old found love herself with 'Italian Stallion' Davide Sanclimenti on last year's summer show, which the pair won by a landslide public vote.They remain together to this day. During an interview for Women's Health UK magazine, of which she is on the cover for the latest issue, Ekin-Su discussed the positives and negatives of the social media ban for the latest contestants.

Alexander Skarsgard! The actor confirmed that he welcomed his first child with girlfriend Tuva Novotny to ET's Rachel Smith at the season 4 premiere Monday evening at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.«Thank you very much,» Skarsgard said with a smile when he was congratulated on his family's new bundle of joy. Skarsgard and Novotny were spotted out in November with their baby.He proudly showed off a stuffed animal he received at the premiere. «I got this on the red carpet,» the 46-year-old actor said, sharing a glimpse of the toy. «Thank you, thank you.»On the critically-lauded HBO drama, Skarsgard plays Lukas Matsson, a savvy tech CEO whose streaming company, GoJo, is merging with Logan Roy's Waystar Royco.

Luke Combs is gearing up to welcome a new baby with his wife, Nicole.The country music star took to Instagram on Monday to announce the exciting news, alongside a sweet video montage of snapshots showing himself and his wife holding their 9-month-old baby boy, Tex.«Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!» Luke captioned the post, which also saw Tex rocking an adorable little shirt with the words «Big Brother» emblazoned across the back as the family strolled through the forest.A post shared by Luke Combs

Blake Shelton and Niall Horan's bromance may have ended on Monday's episode of The pair have been tight all season as Niall joined the show as a first-time coach and Blake prepares to sign off after his last season on the NBC singing competition — even joking about their «father-son» dynamic — but that all changed during the latest round of Blind Auditions.Niall was going up against Kelly Clarkson for soft-spoken but mega-talented singer Gina Miles, when Blake passed him a note written on his notepad.«Kelly can't coach nerves, she admits it,» Niall read aloud, but that was a major faux pas for Shelton.«I am never helping you again!» he exclaimed. «I wrote [that] down on the pad in privacy.»«I don't know if in Ireland it's common practice to be passed a note about somebody and then read the note aloud to the person,» he added to the cameras, shaking his head.Later, backstage, Blake told Chance the Rapper that he was his new heir apparent. «Forget him, remember you,» he joked with the rapper. A SHOCKING amount of talent is coming from Gina Miles pic.twitter.com/juPsWpSj4nET spoke with the season 23 coaches ahead of the premiere, who all shared how excited they were to be on the show for The Cowboy's last go-round.«I texted him,» Kelly shared.

Michael Jordan's mom in the new film, the basketball legend was adamant that the filmmakers ask Viola Davis.Now, Viola Davis is opening up to ET about Jordan's request, and how that played a factor in the way in which she approached the role.«You know, you're flattered at first and then the next second is pressure,» Davis admitted to ET at the SXSW film festival over the weekend. "[Pressure] to play the woman who basically is the orchestrator of this great athlete's life, you know?«In the film, Davis plays Deloris Jordan — while Davis' real-life husband, Julius Tennon, plays her on-screen husband and Jordan's father, James Jordan.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America officially began negotiations on Monday with the studios, as the union seeks to increase compensation and set minimum standards for the size and duration of writers rooms. Over the decades, bargaining has become a highly ritualized process, with each step carefully scripted. The guild has already told members that the initial round of talks will last for two weeks. At that point, the WGA will advise the membership on “what next steps we believe are necessary,” said writer-director Kay Cannon in a video posted on Friday. If it’s anything like the last contentious negotiation, in 2017, the guild will seek a strike authorization vote, which would give negotiators leverage for the final round of talks.

Karen M. Peterson For singer and songwriter Michael Franti, the road to “Champions” began with a text message during the pandemic. Franti and his long-time friend Woody Harrelson had talked of making a movie together, but the timing never worked. Once COVID hit, the musician found himself with a lot of time on his hands. “I had nothing to do except sit around and watch reels from the movie,” he tells Variety. In “Champions,” directed by Bobby Farrelly, Harrelson plays Marcus Marokovich, an assistant coach for a minor league basketball team in Iowa. After a DUI, he accepts a community service assignment managing players with intellectual disabilities. Working with his athletes over the course of his 90 days, they gradually break down his grumpy exterior and help reveal his empathetic side.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Ruben Igielko-Herrlich, a veteran film marketing executive, died March 7 in Beverly Hills. He was 62 and had been fighting glioblastoma brain cancer for four years. He co-founded PropagandaGEM, a global entertainment marketing group, in 1991 with his friend and business partner Anders Granath. The company expanded to encompass 10 offices across Europe, Asia, South America, and the U.S. Under his leadership, Propaganda created brand integrations such as “The Matrix” placing Nokia’s flip phone into the hands of Keanu Reeves and the iconic “Mission Impossible” chase scenes with Tom Cruise behind the wheel of a BMW.

Harry Potter actor Paul Grant, 56, died suddenly on Monday after collapsing at Kings Cross train station in London."I'm heartbroken," Paul's daughter Sophie Jayne Grant told Sky News when confirming the news."No girl deserves their dad to be taken away. He was so well-known and loved. He's gone too soon." Paul Grant died suddenly aged 56 after collapsing at Kings Cross train stationThe actor, who played Ewok in Return of the Jedi, was rushed to St Pancreas hospital on Sunday but his family made the decision to turn off his life support the following day.The father-of-three is also mourned by his girlfriend Maria Dwyer, 64. “Paul was the love of my life.

CBS This Morning star Gayle King took to Instagram on Monday to share a video of herself in a string bikini enjoying the Deep Sea float and mud bath in Jordan — and Oprah was there, too!The TV host, 68, captioned the video:  “Oh what a weekend … Petra … camels and one of the highlights: a Dead Sea float and mud bath ….as Oprah often tells me we have different ideas of fun … but in the end, a great time was had by all…  Gayle enjoyed a mud bath in Jordan“I see why the sign when you leave the airport says. Welcome to sweet Jordan! Can’t wait to go back!”A post shared by Gayle King (@gayleking)The video saw her having black mud applied to her face and body while she says to the camera, “We’re in the Dead Sea, people, you have to do it.” Gayle wowed in her string bikiniGayle then asks the cameraman to pan over to her longtime best friend Oprah Winfrey, who is currently holidaying with the star.

How do people, even members of the same family, deal with their grief differently? That’s the question that The CW‘s All American is seeking to tackle in the episodes following the death of Coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs).

The  Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel Hamnet, a tale of love and heartbreak concerning Agnes Hathaway and her beloved one William Shakespeare, has taken the unheralded step of announcing its West End transfer before it has has even opened in the famous playwright’s place of birth.

Jacqueline Lesko has been promoted to President of Production at Word Games — the production company founded by multiple Emmy-winning writer, producer and director Craig Mazin, which is best known for its work on HBO’s smash hit series Chernobyl and The Last of Us.

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Richard Madeley has named and shamed an A-Lister that he claims is the 'rudest' celebrity he's ever interviewed in his 50-year-long career. The TV presenter was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain on Monday (March 6) after a two week hiatus.

Television presenter Richard Madeley has finally shed some light today on his recent absence from his usual spot on Good Morning Britain. Viewers of the show have been wondering why the hosting regular has been missing from the early-morning news show, with Ed Balls having been taking his place alongside Susanna Reid. But fans of Richard, 66, were delighted to see him return to screens today, where he revealed on live television that he'd been involved in a "freak accident", which had left him unable to present the show.The father-of-two told viewers he was left in hospital needing stitches after a car door slammed into his face.