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gone viral following the actor’s death.The Friends star, who died suddenly aged 54 on Saturday (October 28), was a strong advocate for addiction recovery in his later years, and often spoke frankly about his own struggles with drug and alcohol abuse.In 2013, Perry debated drug courts – where former addicts would sit as magistrates – on BBC’s Newsnight alongside drug policy reform advocate Baroness Meacher and controversial author and journalist Peter Hitchens.During the debate, the conversation turned towards the nature of addiction and whether it should be classed as a disease, which Hitchens deemed a “fantasy”.In response, Perry called his views “ludicrous” and encouraged him to “read something other than your book” on the subject, in reference to his essay The War We Never Fought: The British Establishment’s Surrender To Drugs.Perry later recalled the TV appearance in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers And The Big Terrible Thing, where he described Hitchens as a “complete tool”.“I like to think that both the Baroness and I ran rings around him – but frankly, that wasn’t hard,” Perry wrote.

Elon Musk has praised South Park special Joining The Panderverse, which targets Disney for “pandering” to audiences with token diversity.In the episode, which premiered on Paramount+ on Friday (October 27), Cartman fears that he and his friends will be replaced by diverse women.“I had a dream I was replaced by a diverse woman,” Cartman cries in panic. “Only this time, it wasn’t me, they were taking all my favourite people and replacing them with diverse women who complain about the patriarchy.”After a portal to the multiverse opens up, Cartman is sent to a universe populated only by diverse women, while he’s replaced by a Black woman in the original South Park universe.

Ubisoft Massive has shared the PC system specifications for Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, allowing fans to work out whether their PCs can run the anticipated game.The developer listed four visual settings for the game increasing in complexity and detail for the characters and environments.PC players of Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora will also benefit from features like ray tracing, ultrawide monitor support, AMD FSR 2 and DLSS, high frame rates and access to benchmark tools.Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora minimum PC requirementsAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora recommended PC requirementsAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora enthusiast PC requirementsAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora ultra PC requirementsAvatar: Frontiers Of Pandora arrives for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luna on December 7.None of the above applies if the player opts for the console version of the game as these versions will automatically be compatible with the technology inside the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.In other gaming news, actor Sarah Michelle Gellar is the official judge of a vampire hunting competition in Diablo 4 where three players will win a prize of signed vampire hunting props and credit to their Battle.net account.

Sean Paul was forced to run out of an interview as a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit his native Jamaica.The moment happened yesterday (October 30) as the musician was taking part in an interview livestreamed to Twitch alongside artist Tofu Jack and director/producer of Vice Documentaries, Dan Zabludovsky.In footage shared of the moment via TMZ, Paul is seen listening to Jack’s response to one of the questions before going to chime in with his own thoughts. Almost immediately after beginning his sentence he stops speaking and looks around his room in confusion before realising what’s happening.“Oh shit.

Taylor Swift, according to reports.The trend – while having been around for decades – has been brought to light recently by Taylor Swift, who has accumulated billions of streams and broke Spotify records with the updated ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recordings of her albums.The new projects, which have seen her re-record albums such as ‘Red’, ‘Speak Now’, ‘Fearless’ and most recently ‘1989’, came after Scooter Braun bought Big Machine Records (who owned the masters to Swift’s first six albums) back in 2019 for $300million (£247.2m).When news broke of Braun gaining the rights to Swift’s masters, Swift wrote in a Tumblr post that this was “the worst-case scenario” for her, calling him out for his “incessant, manipulative bullying”, and proceeded to regain control of her master recordings by re-releasing the albums.Now, major labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group are looking to put a stop to artists following in Swift’s footsteps, and have reportedly overhauled contracts for new signees.Previously, artists were expected to wait two periods before they could re-release music – for instance, around five years after the original release date, or two years after the contract ended. However, according to a report by Billboard, top music attorneys are saying that they have been seeing contracts that expand that timeframe up to 30 years.“The first time I saw it, I tried to get rid of it entirely,” Josh Karp, an attorney who saw the new restrictions in UMG contracts told the outlet.

Kendrick Lamar has announced a limited edition pgLang mobile phone.The new device has been developed through Lamar and Dave Free’s company, pgLang, and comes in collaboration with the technology company Light.News of the device arrived yesterday (October 30), when the company dropped a new teaser for the launch online.

Suicidal Tendencies at a recent show in Mexico City.The Metallica bassist, who left Suicidal Tendencies in 1995, filled in for the band’s bassist Tye due to his son having a scheduling conflict with his other band, OTTTO.Trujillo saved the day by performing with his old band last Thursday (October 26) at the House of Vans in Mexico City.Among the setlist songs were ‘Institutionalized’, ‘You Can’t Bring Me Down,’ and ‘Send Me Your Money’. The set was heavy on material from 1990’s ‘Lights… Camera… Revolution!’, which is one of Suicidal Tendencies’ most celebrated albums and the first to feature Trujillo on bass.Suicidal Tendencies thanked Trujillo for his efforts, writing in a post shared on Instagram on Saturday (October 28) that words “can’t express the gratitude” they have.“We were stoked to get a call from Vans about playing their House of Vans in Mexico City.

Ringo Starr has opened up about the “emotional” experience of creating The Beatles‘ upcoming “final” song ‘Now And Then’.The legendary drummer teamed up with his former bandmate Paul McCartney to make the last-ever track to feature all four members of the band, with the help of AI technology. It’ll be released globally at 2pm GMT this Thursday (November 2).John Lennon first wrote and recorded a demo of ‘Now And Then’ with just his piano and vocals in the late ’70s.

Zoë Kravitz are engaged to be married, according to reports.Multiple sources have told People that the couple, who first started dating in 2021 while working on Kravitz’s upcoming directorial debut Pussy Island, are now engaged.Tatum and Kravitz were pictured together leaving a Halloween party over the weekend, which reportedly showed her new engagement ring. Kravitz was dressed as Rosemary Woodhouse from the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby alongside Tatum as a baby.The couple have yet to comment on the reports.Speaking to GQ in 2022, Kravitz explained how the pair became close while filming Pussy Island, which stars Tatum and Naomi Ackie.“Whether it was making me tea or pouring me a drink or going to whip someone into shape or whatever – he really was my protector and it was really wonderful and sweet,” Kravitz said.“He’s just a wonderful human.

It Follows has been announced, titled They Follow.David Robert Mitchell will return to write and direct the sequel, with Maika Monroe set to reprise her role as Jay Height from the 2014 original.As reported by Variety, principal photography on the sequel is set to begin in 2024. You can check out a poster for They Follow below.It’s everywhere.

Rosalía wore a swan dress in honour of Björk‘s iconic outfit at the Oscars in 2001, while Billie Eilish dressed up as Jane Fonda in the 1965 film Cat Ballou (see images further below).Adele went as Morticia Addams from The Addams Family while performing at one of her Las Vegas residency shows, while Lizzo marked Halloween with a look honouring the late Tina Turner – also taking a spookier turn as Elvira from the 1988 film Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark.A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating)Lizzo dressed as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for Halloween. pic.twitter.com/rgU161prvd— Episodes (@episodesent) October 30, 2023Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox recreated character looks from manga series Death Note and on another occasion dressed up as Gogo Yubari and The Bride from Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill.Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox as Death Note characters pic.twitter.com/mg3iyXJwK7— Mgk Italia (@mgk__italia) October 29, 2023Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox.

PJ Harvey has been announced as the first headliner for Roskilde Festival 2024 – see the line-up so far below.The 52nd edition of the Danish non-profit event is due to take place between June 29 and July 6. Tickets are on sale now and you can buy yours here.Today (October 31) organisers have confirmed that Harvey will be among the bill-toppers at next year’s Roskilde, which is set to feature more than 170 acts.

There has been a rumor circulating online that Lisa Kudrow is planning to adopt Matthew Perry‘s dog, Alfred, after his tragic death at the age of 54.

Kim Kardashian has built her SKIMS shapewear brand up to be both trusted and recommended by celebs, models and normal women who praise it for offering practical and high-quality undergarment solutions for all shapes and sizes. Practical, however, isn't a word that many are using to describe Kim's new launch under the SKIMS brand: a faux nipple bra that the star jokingly (we think) claims: "No matter how hot it is, you'll always look cold" while wearing it.

Zara McDermott 's journey on Strictly Come Dancing concluded on Sunday night, and reports suggest she attributes her TV background for her exit from the show. After landing in the bottom two alongside Adam Thomas, Zara was eliminated during Halloween week by the judges, having received the lowest score on Saturday's live show, being awarded just 25 points. Despite bookmakers initially tipping her to progress to the later stages of the competition, Zara's exit came as a setback.

Billie Shepherd has faced body-shaming comments on social media after sharing some holiday snaps to her Instagram page. Sharing the sun-soaked photos, the former TOWIE star, 33, penned the caption: "Happy times in the sunshine." One photo saw the mum-of-three donning a green high-waisted as she posed with her baby daughter Margot, and it was this pic that led to some cruel comments from social media trolls. One wrote: "Those bikini bottoms aren’t for your figure they are more for curvier women" however, Billie's loyal fans were quick to jump to the TV star's defence, with one replying: "What a jealous comment." "I suppose if she wore skimpy tiny bottoms you’d still shame her for being 'inappropriately dressed for a mother of 3' get gone you judgy germ… fine some empowerment for yourself and other women will you..

Friends star Courteney Cox has been with her very famous husband for a decade after being introduced by Ed Sheeran. Courteney, 59, who is best known for her iconic role as Monica Geller, has been in a long-term relationship with Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid. While they got engaged just a year after dating they are yet to walk down the aisle.The pair were first introduced by their mutual friend Ed Sheeran and started dating in September 2013.They kept their relationship quiet until rumours began to emerge in December 2013 after they were spotted attending co-star Jennifer Aniston’s Christmas party together.

This Morning hosts Josie Gibson and Rylan Clark were left gobsmacked when the value of a spooky doll collection was revealed on Tuesday's show.To mark Halloween, Josie and Rylan were joined by psychic Deborah, who showed off her collection of haunted dolls, and while she's not looking to sell these, an expert still gave an estimated value of this unique collection.The expert pointed out one doll and said: "The make of that is Armand Marseille.The doll on its own is worth quite a bit of money but the fact that it's haunted adds a lot of money. So that doll alone is worth about £800 - £1000." Rylan responded with surprise, saying: "Woah that's a lot," before Josie added: "Wow." The expert then explained that the whole collection was even more valuable, adding: "Well it's haunted! The entire collection - if you were to put them for sale.

Charlotte Crosby is welcoming cameras into her home once again for series two of BBC Three’s Charlotte in Sunderland and this time, there’s a brand new star of the show - baby Alba! The new series follows Charlotte, 33, and her businessman boyfriend Jake Ankers, 32, as they adjust to life with newborn Alba, who arrived in October last year. Although, the TV personality reveals that it’s been “a walk in the park” with her new co-star. “She’s dead laidback.

LOAF podcast. “Nobody.” According to Barker, her mental health began to deteriorate while filming the show’s first season, saying that her character’s isolation — due to a scandalous pregnancy — began to take a toll on her in real life.

People, the “Friends” star planned to create an organization to aid those who suffered with substance issues — 10 years after he established the male sober living facility Perry House.The actor died on Saturday at the age of 54 of an apparent drowning in his hot tub, and his pals believe that they can form the institution as a way to honor him. The Canadian native has been open with his own issues with drugs over the course of his career. His problems began when he overused Vicodin following a jet ski accident in 1997.