Hollywood’s Urgent Responsibility to Tell More Authentic Stories (Guest Column)

Jennifer Love Hewitt felt an extra bit emotional on International Women's Day as she paid tribute to her late mother on social media.MORE: 9-1-1 star Jennifer Love Hewitt shares realities of breastfeeding with fansRevealing that her birthday fell on the same day, she took to Instagram with an adorable picture of a young Jennifer playing with her mother.WATCH: Jennifer Love Hewitt makes a pregnancy confessionShe paired it with an emotional message, writing: "Today you are 77 in heaven! And it's international women's day! "The little girl in this pic knew from the moment we met, that you would be the greatest woman in her life. And you were! You were a single mom, great business woman, greatest friend, shined even when your heart was breaking, stared cancer in the face with grace and fight."MORE: Jennifer Love Hewitt posts beautiful beach selfie with her husband alongside heartfelt messageShe continued: "And made everyone who ever met you, not be able to forget it.

The Dropout – where she stars as Theranos fraud Elizabeth Holmes – Amanda Seyfried is retreating back to the farm life she knows and loves.MORE: The Dropout: viewers are saying the same thing about Elizabeth Holmes seriesThe star shared images from her calm and expansive farm home, revealing a rare glimpse of her two kids with Thomas Sadoski: Nina, four, and Thomas, one.Amanda and Thomas married in 2017, having a small and very private wedding while the Mamma Mia actress was pregnant – nine months pregnant to be exact – with their first child.WATCH: The trailer for Amanda's new drama series, The DropoutMORE: Amanda Seyfried's rare photo with baby son reveals disturbing image emerging in the backgroundThe first picture from the carousel featured Nina, who undoubtedly looks just like her mom, giving her back to the camera as she leans over a wood fence that a white donkey is approaching.

over two million people have fled the country, and during the week a former Strictly Come Dancing star issued an urgent plea.DONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?Lithuanian-born Iveta Lukosiute, who appeared on the show between 2012 to 2014, took to social media during the week to offer help to those fleeing. In a message, she wrote: "Dancers from Ukraine! If you like to come to [the] USA, contact me directly: Iveta10dwc@gmail.com.

Teletubbies was one of the most iconic TV shows of the nineties, with children from all over tuning into watch Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po. However, it wasn't just the four Teletubbies who were fan favourites, as the smiley Sun Baby was also one of the most memorable characters. The giggling, happy character never failed put a smile on viewers' faces, and was an iconic aspect of Teletubbyland.

Two House lawmakers are calling on the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the nonprofit status of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, citing reports of “longstanding and questionable business practices” by its leadership.

Rhona Goskirk got quite the surprise at the start of this week when her mum appeared in the village.

WESH.But opponents say that, despite the bill’s intent or language, in practice, teachers and administrators — even at the secondary levels — will preemptively ban any mention of LGBTQ issues for fear of being sued by litigious parents, sending an implicit message to LGBTQ youth that there is something wrong with them.Other opponents say the bill is a way for Republicans to pander to socially conservative voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections this November — and for DeSantis to shore up his bona fides among socially conservative Republican primary voters for a future White House run — by demonizing LGBTQ youth. They point to a controversial House amendment, which was scrapped prior to the final vote following a public backlash, which would have required teachers, counselors, and administrators to “out” students to their parents within six weeks of any disclosure by the student regarding their identity, as evidence that the bill is motivated by anti-LGBTQ animus.“In your effort to elect Ron DeSantis and send him to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, I just ask you: Is it worth it? Is it worth it if one child is affected by this piece of legislation, what you’re doing today, I ask you: Is it worth it? Is it worth a child being outed or bullied or potentially becoming suicidal?” Sen.

Emmerdale fans were left cringing on Tuesday evening as Mandy Dingle reacted terribly to her son's marriage news.A few weeks ago, Vinny Dingle and his new wife Liv eloped without any of their family members knowing.Once the happy couple returned to the famous village, they still failed to let anyone know that they had tied the knot and told everyone that they were engaged.But devious Noah Dingle who discovered the couple's marriage certificate broke the news to Mandy which left her reeling.However, fans at home believed Mandy's reaction was far too much and labelled it as unhealthy.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Mandy has way to much of an obsession with her vinny and his life very unhealthy."This is a live TV story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Thousands of Facebook and Spotify users have reported outages across the UK.

Rio Ferdinand hopes that the Manchester United players are embarrassed by their display in the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

David and Victoria Beckham have made a huge donation to support children affected by the devastating conflict in Ukraine.

Manchester City's place in the Champions League quarter-final draw is all but confirmed as they welcome Sporting who have a huge mountain to climb at the Etihad Stadium.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a historic address to the House of Commons this evening, as he was beamed into the chamber via a live link from war-torn Kyiv.

Chelsea owner is 'close' with Donald Trump and has a net worth more than double that of Kim Kardashian.74-year-old American billionaire Woody Johnson is the latest person to express an interest in buying Chelsea from current owner Roman Abramovich.ESPN report that the New York Jets owner has made contact with The Raine Group, who have been tasked with finding a new buyer for the club.Abramovich, who has owned the Premier League giants since 2003, is looking to sell the club as he plans to cut ties in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Johnson is valued at £3billion, more than double the amount of reality star Kim Kardashian, who has a net worth of £1.4billion according to Forbes.He is the heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, with the pharmaceutical company currently valued at an eye-watering £330billion.It is understood that he became a Chelsea fan during his time living in London between 2017 and 2021, having been made the US ambassador to the UK by Donald Trump.Johnson has been a long-time supporter of Trump and is also a Republican Party donor.Will Chelsea finish in the top four this season? Let us know in the comments section below.Despite initially backing Trump's rival Jed Bush for the 2016 Republican Party nomination, he quickly switched his allegiances to support Trump and has heavily invested in both of his presidential campaigns.In addition, Johnson's second wife Suzanne Ircha, whom he married in 2009, is best friends with Melania Trump.Ircha is 20 years younger than her husband and the couple have two children together, whilst Johnson has three children from his first marriage with Nancy Sale between 1977 and 2001.Trump thanked Johnson for his support by appointing him as his ambassador to the UK in

iPhone SE has been met with a mixed reaction by Apple fans as many argue over the return of a classic feature: the Home Button.The Home button was once a feature of all iPhones and was required for Touch ID. However, it has since been removed from newer iPhone models in favour of a full-body touchscreen with swipe gestures.Now some iPhone fans say they are thinking of returning to Apple for the first time in a while thanks to the return of the button.One user, Aaron W, wrote on Twitter: "The new iPhone SE still has a home button! Love it!"Gershon Rainowitz added: "The new iPhone SE looks promising for those like me who still use an iPhone with a home button.

Ukraine, which was taken over by Russian forces last month, has stopped transmitting data to the U.N.

animal is bleating and trotting around on her four functional legs, with the extra one sticking out of her left flank. The additional limb doesn't seem to bother the lamb and she wanders around the barn with bright eyes and a look of mischief.Heather said it is only the second time she has seen a five limb in her 25 years at Whitehouse Farm.She explained: "You could see it as soon as it was born, it's on the front left side so it's just another leg that comes out of the shoulder.

fruit or veg for 22 years has turned down £1,000 to swallow a single pea.Summer Monro, 25, is scared of healthy grub since she was forced to eat mash aged three.She survives on a diet of chicken nuggets, chips and crisps.The project coordinator has tried therapy and hypnotherapy in a bid to conquer her phobia - diagnosed as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.But just the sight of veg makes her gag.She turned down an offer of a grand in cash from her grandad to force down one pea.Summer said: I don't eat fruit or vegetables. I can't remember the last time I did. I'd say it was when I was about three.

Glamour editors and sat down with Nicola Mendelsohn, VP of the Global Business Group for Meta, to find out, and to discuss why it will be an increasingly important space for women. The meeting itself took place within VR workspace , enabling avatars of all three meeting participants to sit next to each other and chat—despite the fact Joseph was physically in London and Barry and Mendelsohn were in New York. Firstly: what is the metaverse? According to Mendelsohn, the short answer is that it's “the future of social technology," adding that the “fully-realized version is still five to 10 years away.” She explained, “It's a continuum of many different parts […] including 2D video calls, augmented reality, and totally-immersive virtual reality experiences," adding that “The fun thing is that you're going to be able to do things in the metaverse that you can't do in real life.” Ready to learn more? Here are some key takeaways from Glamour's inaugural meeting in the metaverse.Mendelsohn outlined Meta's hope for the future, saying, “In the next ten years, we hope there will be a billion people in the metaverse, creating in the metaverse, and creating significant businesses within the metaverse […] There are jobs that are going to be created that we can't imagine yet." And women are already playing a significant part in achieving this vision:“[Meta] has this thing called Spark AR Go, which is a production studio where you can make filters. We're seeing that a really significant proportion of those filters are actually being created by women.”For women that want to get involved with the metaverse, Mendelsohn said.

Clayton Davis “It’s an honor just to be nominated” is the overused line that many Oscar nominees have said over the years, particularly after a loss. Though that’s true, winning a coveted statuette is the real prize.The highest-profile overdue veteran actor competing for an Oscar this season is Glenn Close, the wisecracking Mamaw in Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy.” With seven previous nominations (the most of any living actor without a win), Close, who has delivered win-worthy turns in “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Fatal Attraction” looks to finally have her moment.

JD Vance’s 2016 memoir is an enlightening work that led to a cottage industry of books seeking to explain the thinking of working-class whites in the wake of the 2016 election. Vance’s memoir, which is still worth a read, was the best and most personal of them all.Bouncing back and forth through time, Howard’s story takes us through how young JD (Owen Asztalos) was born in Kentucky, raised in Middletown, Ohio, and rose above a turbulent family life, in which dinner wasn’t always guaranteed, to study law at Yale.