'Get Mike Dean sacked' petition receives thousands of signatures from Premier League fans

Holly Willoughby is usually private about her personal life, but on Monday, the This Morning host shared a sweet drawing by her son Chester on Instagram.MORE: 'Heartbroken' Holly Willoughby lost for words as her kids ask about Ukraine crisisThe Dancing On Ice star shares two sons and a daughter with her husband Dan Baldwin. The couple's eldest child, Harry, is 12, Belle, is ten, and young Chester is seven.WATCH: Holly Willoughby talks about how much she loves being pregnantThe heartwarming picture showed the mother-and-son duo both smiling as they walked in the sunshine with their new pet dog Bailey.

Pussy Riot co-founder Nadezhda Tolokonnikova — better known as Nadya Tolokno — announced on Twitter Thursday that she has launched a decentralized autonomous organization that will sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support victims of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "[O]ur goal is to raise funds to donate to Ukrainian civilian organizations who help those suffering from the war that Putin started in Ukraine," she wrote.

Zack Sharf “Dancing With the Stars” pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy confirmed on his Instagram story that he has made it out of Ukraine and into Poland. The dancer and television personality also described his “traumatizing” train ride to Poland, which included being crammed into an overstuffed train cabin that he described as “sweaty and claustrophobic.”“I made it on the train,” Chmerkovskiy wrote. “We’re heading to Warsaw, hopefully.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMobile marketing software company AppLovin is jumping into the connected-TV streaming video space with a deal to acquire Wurl for $430 million.With the acquisition, Wurl is expected to retain its brand and operate independently with its existing management team, led by Wurl co-founder and CEO Sean Doherty Sr.The deal, announced Monday, is expected to close in the first half of 2022 subject to customary closing conditions. Of the $430 million price tag, 55% will be paid in cash and 45% will be funded through AppLovin stock.Wurl says it interconnects more than 1,200 free, ad-supported streaming channels with distribution services in over 50 countries, reaching over 30 million users on connected TVs worldwide.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCallum Greene and Sara Greene’s Bright Greene production banner has entered into a first-look deal with Amazon, Variety has learned.Callum is an executive producer on Amazon’s highly-anticipated TV series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Under the deal, Bright Greene will develop and produce new projects for Amazon’s streaming platform. UTA brokered the deal on behalf of Bright Greene.\“After the epic journey of Season One we couldn’t be more excited to continue our work with Amazon,” said Callum Greene.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAcclaimed Japanese animated film “Poupelle of Chimney Town” will release in North American home entertainment markets from May.The rights in the U.S. and Canada are controlled by Eleven Arts which has appointed Shout! Factory to handle distribution.

Naman Ramachandran Sony release “Uncharted” continued its reign atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in a row collecting £3.08 million ($4.1 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

A24, the indie studio behind “Moonlight” and “Lady Bird,” has tapped BBC executives Rose Garnett and Piers Wenger to oversee its international film and TV slate.The appointments are a major coup for A24 — and a heavy loss for the BBC — given Garnett and Wenger are the go-to execs in the U.K. for film and scripted television, respectively, anywhere the Beeb is concerned.Garnett most recently served as director of BBC Film, where she has overseen a slate of movies including “The Power of the Dog,” “The Nest” and “Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always.” Prior to that, she worked at Film4 where she helped produce the likes of “The Favourite,” “Room” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.” Wenger served as director of BBC Drama, where he has overseen such hit television series as “I May Destroy You,” “Bodyguard,” “A Very English Scandal” and “Normal People.” Previously he was head of drama at Channel 4 where he commissioned “Humans,” “National Treasure,” and “The End of The F**cking World.”Both Garnett and Wenger will leave the BBC in May.

Zack Sharf Former Netflix-Marvel comic book series “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” “The Punisher” and “The Defenders” will officially call Disney Plus their new streaming home. Disney confirms all six series will begin streaming on the platform in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand starting March 16. The shows left their original home at Netflix on Feb.

Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network is coming to Corus.

The Batman star Zoë Kravitz has said she “interpreted” her version of Catwoman as bisexual.The actor, who stars opposite Robert Pattinson’s Batman in Matt Reeves’ new film, recently discussed a scene in which her character Catwoman/Selina Kyle calls her friend Anika her “baby”.Pedestrian asked Kravitz whether this scene pointed to Selina’s bisexuality, to which Kravitz replied: “That’s definitely the way I interpreted that, that they had some kind of romantic relationship.”The journalist interviewing Kravitz then expressed happiness that a film was finally portraying Catwoman as bisexual, and Kravitz said she agreed.“[The film is] very true to the character of Selina Kyle,” Reeves told the same publication. “She’s not yet Catwoman, but all the elements of how she’s going to become Catwoman are there.“And in terms of her relationship with Anika, I spoke to Zoë very early on and one of the things she said which I loved was that: ‘She’s drawn to strays because she was a stray and so she really wants to care for these strays because she doesn’t want to be that way anymore, and Anika is like a stray and she loves her.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonVigilant enough on a freezing night and took impressive command of his penalty area for a corner. His concentration never wavered.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited at the prospect of new signing Amad making his first-team debut against West Ham in the FA Cup.The teenage winger has been included in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad for Tuesday night's fifth round tie with the Hammers at Old Trafford.Amad was pictured ahead of the game with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and other players at the Lowry Hotel. It is thought the 18-year-old is likely to be among the substitutes for the last 16 encounter against David Moyes' side.Amad, signed from Italian side Atalanta in a £37million deal last month, has impressed in two outings for the under-23s since linking up with United.

West Ham star Tomas Soucek has lept to the defence of Mike Dean after the referee and his family were targeted with abusive threats online.The Hammers midfielder was wrongly sent off for an accidental elbow on Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic on Saturday evening.VAR official Lee Mason at Sockley Park suggested to Dean to check the monitor for violent conduct.Mason even suggested to Dean that Soucek had a clenched fist.Dean went over and watched numerous replays before deciding to issue Soucek with a red in stoppage time of the 0-0 Premier League draw, much to everyone’s surprise.Soucek faced a three-game ban as a result and the dismissal resulted in a strong backlash from former players, pundits and fans after the game.On Monday, the FA

straight to your inbox every day for freeAhead of a crucial FA Cup fifth-round clash of Tuesday night, West Ham United have been handed a major boost as they prepare to take on Manchester United.United made it through the fourth round with a hard-earned 3-2 win over Liverpool to set up the tie, while the Hammers sent Doncaster Rovers packing to the tune of a 4-0 scoreline.

the referee has since asked to be removed from Premier League action this weekend after his family received death threats in a backlash to his latest blunder.According to The Times, Dean has requested to be left out of the latest round of top-flight fixtures because of the threats, which have been reported to the police.Sky Sports are reporting that he will still officiate Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie between Brighton and Leicester, nevertheless.West Ham will be relieved to see Soucek’s red card overturned, as it means the Czech star will now be available for their crucial FA Cup showdown with Manchester United on Tuesday night as well as upcoming Premier League fixtures against Sheffield United and Tottenham.

Referee Mike Dean has reportedly had threats against his life sent to his family following the 0-0 draw between Fulham and West Ham this weekend.

West Ham’s 0-0 draw away at Fulham on Saturday night - and fans were left furious with Lee Mason’s advice from the VAR room.David Moyes’ side were playing out what seemed an uneventful stalemate at Craven Cottage when Soucek was sent off for an apparent elbow on Aleksandar Mitrovic deep into stoppage time.As the Hammers lined up a free-kick, Soucek appeared to unintentionally brush his elbow on the face of Mitrovic, who instantly fell to the floor.VAR officials reviewed the incident and urged Dean to take a look for himself on the pitch-side monitor, but the Czech’s elbow did not seem like violent conduct.Despite this, Dean returned to the field and brandished a red card to Soucek, who could not believe the decision.Premier League fans were

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Manchester United loanee Jesse Lingard got off to a dream start for West Ham as he scored twice on his debut away at Aston Villa.Lingard had struggled for game time throughout the first-half of the season, and as a result Wednesday night’s game was his first league appearance of the campaign.Having joined late in the transfer window, he didn’t get registered in time to play against Liverpool last Sunday, and instead had to wait for the trip to Villa park to make his debut for the East London side.But he marked his first game with a bang, and fired in two goals to earn David Moyes’ side a 3-1 win after Tomas Soucek had scored the opener.United fans were delighted

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans were ecstatic on social media after Jesse Lingard scored twice for West Ham United on debut.The Englishman joined the Hammers for the remainder of the season after falling out of favour at Old Trafford.

Manchester United caused huge frustrations amongst the Old Trafford fanbase, when the Red Devils failed to land the Aston Villa star. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly placed him towards the top of his transfer wishlist in 2020, with Villa seemingly destined for the drop.