HBO urges Ninth Circuit to stop its Leaving Neverland dispute with the Jackson estate from going to arbitration

Sting took to Instagram on Saturday to perform his 1985 song "Russians" amid the Russia-Ukraine war.  He captioned the video, "I’ve only rarely sung this song in the many years since it was written, because I never thought it would be relevant again." "But, in the light of one man’s bloody and woefully misguided decision to invade a peaceful, unthreatening neighbor, the song is, once again, a plea for our common humanity," Sting continued.  "For the brave Ukrainians fighting against this brutal tyranny and also the many Russians who are protesting this outrage despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment - We, all of us, love our children. Stop the war," he added.

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally didn’t hold back while hosting the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Sir Lewis Hamilton was a little starstruck sitting next to Zendaya at Paris Fashion Week and, naturally, tried to bag himself a role in her hit series Euphoria. The Formula One star landed a front row seat at the Valentino Womenswear Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show in the French capital on Sunday, and managed to nab a spot right next to the Spider-Man actress. It’s not the first time they’ve met but Sir Lewis couldn’t help but fawn over the actress’ critically acclaimed HBO series Euphoria, which he’s clearly been watching. Alongside photos of them sitting FROW at the fashion show, the sports star wrote on Instagram: ‘Thanks for having me @maisonvalentino and sitting me next to Z, asked her if I could be on season 3, those Euphoria kids need a teacher fr [for real].’ One follower agreed and commented: ‘They really do need a teacher!’ Another fan loved the idea of Sir Lewis making a Euphoria cameo and wrote: ‘How cool would that be – like really?!?!!’ ‘I wasn’t prepared for this photo

first place at the box office, raking in $128.5 million on its opening weekend — more than any other movie this year.The three-hour superhero reboot, staring Robert Pattinson as Gotham’s brooding caped crusader, is the second pandemic-era flick to earn more than $100 million in a single weekend, according to Variety.The Warner Bros. film, which also features Zoë Kravitz as an exceptionally foxy Catwoman, beat out the Mark Wahlberg treasure-hunt flick “Uncharted” for the top spot.“It’s fun to see the public really embrace the movie,” Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros., told the entertainment news outlet.

supports HTML5 videoLauren Goodger has proved there are no hard feelings between her and ex Charles Drury as they reunited for a family day out with their daughter Larose this weekend. The former Towie star, who is currently pregnant with their second child, visited The Baby Show at London’s ExCel centre on Saturday to snap up new items for their next child. In her Instagram stories, Lauren, 35, shared clips of Charles, 24, cradling their eight-month-old daughter in a rocking chair as she slept. ‘Looking at these,’ Lauren captioned the video of the pair including a heart-eye emoji. Teasing one of her purchases, she added: ‘Just looking at @joie_global car seats for my new baby girl.’ When she wasn’t passed out asleep in her dad’s arms, Larose was chilling in her pushchair and looked around inquisitively. Lauren and Charles are keen to focus on co-parenting amicably as they prepare to welcome their second child, despite their dramatic break-up a few months ago. Reports emerged that Charles had slept with another woman while he was on a brief break with Lauren in November. He is said to have enjoyed a brief romance with Amy Gilbert, who spent a weekend at his East London home. According to Amy, the pair spoke through FaceTime everyday and were ‘on and off’.

A pair of guitars the late Eddie Van Halen designed and played onstage are heading to the auction block as part of Icons & Idols Trilogy: Rock ‘N’ Roll, one in a series of high-dollar auctions set to commence next week in Beverly Hills for Julien’s Auctions.'Eddie Van Halen thrilled audiences with his virtuosic and electrifying guitar playing on his stripe designed electric guitars in his high energy performances while flying through the air,' a description on the auction site read.It continued: 'At center stage of this auction will be two of these important guitars custom designed and played by the lead guitarist and co-founder of the American rock band Van Halen.' Going once, going twice:A pair of guitars the late Eddie Van Halen designed

After 15 years out of the ring former Heavy Weight Champion of the World Mike Tyson is returning to boxing this weekend.

Prince Jackson, 23, showed his support and care for the Los Angeles community on Nov. 21 when he spent part of his Saturday volunteering at a local church to hand out turkeys, pies, and other holiday essentials less than a week before Thanksgiving. The eldest son of the late Michael Jackson didn’t appear to want to draw attention to himself during the activity as he wore a bright green neon vest over a casual outfit that included a white graphic T-shirt, baggy jeans, and black sneakers. He also had on a black face mask that had “LMU” displayed on it in white text, which represents his alma mater Loyola Marymount University, and kept his long light brown locks ties back into a low ponytail.

Michael Jackson's eldest son showed his concern for his community as he handed out meals to those in need.Prince Jackson was spotted volunteering at a church in Los Angeles on Saturday and handing out turkeys, pies and other holiday staples.The 23-year-old celebrity heir was dressed for visibility with a neon green reflective vest worn over a casual white graphic T-shirt. Doing his part: Prince Jackson, 23, gave back to his community on Saturday by distributing turkeys and other holiday essentials at a church in LAPrince also wore a pair of rugged dark jeans and low-key black and charcoal trainers.Though he has often sported a shaggy hairdo, his pandemic hair had gotten long enough to require a ponytail.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHBO urged an appeals court on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit brought by the Michael Jackson estate over the “Leaving Neverland” documentary.The estate sued HBO for $100 million, arguing that the network broke a 27-year-old promise not to disparage the late pop star by accusing him of child sexual abuse.The estate has also argued that the subjects of the documentary — Wade Robson and James Safechuck — had a financial incentive to fabricate their allegations. Jackson died in 2009, and so HBO cannot be sued for defaming him.

Ellise Shafer editorBruce Swedien, a five-time Grammy-winning audio engineer best known for his work on several Michael Jackson albums, died on Monday night. He was 86.Swedien’s daughter, musician Roberta Swedien, shared the news via Facebook, writing: “My dad, Bruce Swedien, passed away peacefully last night, November 16th.

Michael Jackson‘s long term engineer, has died.The 86-year-old passed away “peacefully” last night (November 16), according to his daughter Roberta Swedien.In a post on Facebook, she wrote: “My dad, Bruce Swedien, passed away peacefully last night, November 16th. He was 86.

Speaking to The Daily Beast, he says that withdrawing the episode “wasn’t something that makes me happy” but “it’s something I agree with completely”. He then adds: “What saddens me is, if you watch that documentary – which I did, and several of us here did – and you watch that [Simpsons] episode, honestly, it looks like the episode was used by Michael Jackson for something other than what we’d intended it.

Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has accused Martin Bashir of using Princess Diana's letter to the BBC about her Panorama interview to land his controversial documentary about the King of Pop.

Michael Jackson 's former bodyguard Matt Fiddes has claimed that the King of Pop was "dumped by two of his secret girlfriends" over sex.

Paris Jackson has opened up about how devastating it was to lose her famous dad Michael, but says the experience has shaped her into the person she is today.

Devon-born Matt Fiddes became an unlikely confidante to Michael Jackson after being introduced by mutual friend Uri Geller in 1998.

When Michael Jackson's marriage to Lisa Marie Presley collapsed in 1996, former nurse Debbie Rowe stepped forward and told him: "I will have your babies."

In November 1996 Michael Jackson tied the knot with long-term fan Debbie Roe, who was at the time six months pregnant with his first child.

Paris Jackson’s debut solo album Wilted dropped on Friday, Nov. 13 — and one of the songs on the folksy project is about a “loss” in her life. The daughter of the late Michael Jackson hinted at her breakup with Gabriel “Gabe” Glenn (who was also her music partner in The SoundFlowers) while discussing her new song, “Freight Train,” in a new interview with Flaunt Magazine.

Michael Jackson has once again topped the Forbes' list of highest earning dead celebrities for the eighth year in a row, raking in $48million, despite the damning documentary Leaving Neverland that was released last year.The annual list published Friday revealed the King of Pop's Mijac Music catalog, which also includes music by Elvis and Aretha Franklin, accounts for more than 70% of his earnings.Jackson - who died aged 50 in 2009 from a reported overdose - made $60million last year, after his music streams increased to 2.1 billion in the US, compared to 1.8 billion the year before.The estimation of pre-tax income – not deducting fees for agents, managers and lawyers – takes into account figures from Nielsen Music, IMDBPro and interviews