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ABC’s The Good Doctor will be welcoming back a fan favorite — original cast member Antonia Thomas will reprise her role as Dr. Claire Browne in a couple of episodes this spring.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent shockwaves around the world. Amid the chaos and destruction, the international distribution community, which we record, is reacting in real time with dismay and uncertainty. The human impact is stark and overwhelming. Inevitably, there are significant consequences for local businesses.

EXCLUSIVE: A rift with shades of last year’s IATSE/AMPTP conflict has broken out between UK broadcasting union Bectu and producer trade body Pact, after negotiations collapsed over a drama agreement that governs working conditions.

Reality dating competition series Are You The One? is the latest MTV series to make its way to Paramount+.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jeffrey Wright has a way of morphing into his characters. It’s clear that he’s been dedicated to the work.

complete with a music video featuring the entire ensemble of groups on the Mixtape Tour, on Thursday.Donnie Whalberg of New Kids On The Block co-wrote and co-produced the new track, which pays homage to the ’80s when the band was at its prime.The upbeat dance-pop tune serves as an opportunity to re-create the most iconic scenes from a collection of MTV videos, including “Whip It,” “Rebel Yell,” “Addicted to Love,” “Vogue,” “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and more.

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Jennifer Hudson will join Fox Television Station for the debut of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” coming this fall. Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, David Decker, Executive Vice President, Warner Bros.

Kim Kardashian is ready to move on — and she’s been ready to move on for a while — following the official legal restoration of her single status amid ongoing divorce proceedings from Kanye West.

pat down.As the days of shirtless acting drew near, Robert Pattinson was meticulously “counting sips of water” to prepare for his stripped-down scenes.The former “Twilight” actor, 35, stars as the Caped Crusader in the 2022 reboot of “The Batman.” But to play a death-defying, mysterious hunk takes intense preparation, including a strict diet.In fact, he undertook “months” of physical preparation for the acclaimed role.“I had about three months before the movie started, and then you’re working out before and after work all the time,” he told People on “The Batman” premiere red carpet Tuesday night. “You just cut down and cut down and cut down before the couple of scenes with your shirt off, and you’re counting sips of water.”Going shirtless in the movie, he said, was motivation to look his best.“Shame is my biggest motivator, 100%,” he joked.But Pattinson’s scenes aren’t all shirtless.

scream when she thought she encountered a ghost in her LA home.The “Scream” star, 57, recounted the horror tale on a recent episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — and shared why she felt she had to actually sell her Laurel Canyon pad because of it.Cox stars in the upcoming Starz horror-comedy series “Shining Vale,” and host Jimmy Kimmel, 54, asked her if she ever saw a ghost herself.“I didn’t believe it at first,” she said, adding that her house once was owned by burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee, as well as singer/songwriter Carole King.The “Friends” actress then revealed that King, 80, came over to have a séance with her to banish the spirit from the property. However, Cox was too awestruck by the Grammy-winner to pay attention to their supernatural activity.

Feel Good have reflected on their win at last night’s BandLab NME Awards 2022, and said how they “all wish we were musicians”.The Netflix show won Best TV Series Supported By 19 Crimes at the London ceremony last night (March 2).After winning the award, Martin and co-star Charlotte Ritchie, writer Joe Hampson and director Luke Snellin headed to the winners’ room backstage at the O2 Academy Brixton to chat to NME.Speaking of the award, Hampson said: “It feels nice to be given an award by the music industry, not TV. I don’t know what that means, but it feels nice.”Martin added “I think we all kind of wish we were musicians,” with Hampson saying musicians are “so much cooler than us”.“There’s music in the show, as well,” director Snellin clarified.After it was announced that Feel Good won’t be returning for a third season, the cast were asked whether this makes their award win feel like a nice ending to the story.“That’s a really nice way to think about it!” co-star Charlotte Ritchie responded.

Coronavirus to Kurt Cobain’s suicide.Yesterday (March 2) President Biden made his first State Of The Union address. Over the course of the 62-minute speech, Biden spoke about the economy, voting rights and the situation in Ukraine.However, following the address, Ben Shapiro took to his show on The Daily Wire to criticise Biden’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is where the lies begin,” said Shapiro before saying that Biden has “had the worst 14 months of any president of the United States ever”.He went on to add ““Everything bad that has happened over the last 14 months is a completely self-inflicted wound.

BandLab NME Awards 2022, Best TV Actor winner Aisling Bea revealed that she is working on a movie about the music of Take That. Watch our full video interview above.The actor, comedian and writer was speaking to NME from the winner’s room, having just picked up the middle finger trophy for Best TV Actor for her portrayal of Áine in the dramedy This Way Up.“I am in an utter state of shock, needless to say,” Bea told NME after her win.

Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B was at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 to present the Godlike Genius award to FKA Twigs, whom he praised for innovation “off the Richter scale” and her “thespian-like” approach to her art. Watch our video interview with Jazzie B above.Jazzie B spoke to NME from the winner’s room at the awards show held March 2 at O2 Academy Brixton. It was his first time ever attending the Awards, which he joked, on the red carpet, made him “an NME virgin”.At 34, FKA Twigs is the youngest person to ever be crowned Godlike Genius, and also the first Black woman to receive the honour.

Abby Roberts has spoken in praise of her “great coach and mentor” Halsey at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The Leeds TikTok star-turned-solo musician was in attendance at last night’s O2 Academy Brixton ceremony in London (March 2) to present Halsey with the Innovation Award alongside Jamz Supernova.Roberts spoke to NME on the red carpet prior to the Awards kick-off to discuss her friendship with Halsey, who she will support on the latter’s ‘Love And Power’ tour in the US this year.“We became friends a couple of months when I was just hanging about in LA,” Roberts explained. “I didn’t even know Halsey knew who I was whatsoever! But we hung out a bit, clicked straight away and became such good friends.“They’re honestly one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met, and such a great coach and mentor to me, especially [as I’m] just starting out in music now.

Instagram model shocked fashion fans yesterday by posting a sexy snap with her jeans pulled down.Tereze M Kalman, a singer and model, shared a series of snaps while wearing a Fashion Nova bikini with a pair of cool jeans. The brunette bombshell, who has over 493,000 Instagram followers, @terezekalman, shared the snap and it was quickly posted to the Fashion Nova page.

Rotherham Hospital in February 2021 "screaming" in agony from stomach pains that turned out to be appendicitis.But his wife, Julia, claims that it took more than a day before he was operated on. She told Yorkshire Live: "He was in A&E for more than 24 hours and then they took him for an MRI and that's how they knew he had appendicitis.

EastEnders Nick Cotton star star John Altman celebrated his 70th birthday this week.The actor, real name John Clarkson Stewart, was among the show's original cast members appearing in the first episode in February 1985 and appeared on the show on and off as a recurring character.His character, the son of Walford icon Dot Cotton (June Brown), was killed off in the 30th anniversary episode of the show which aired in February 2015.The soap star has also appeared in several films, television series and stage productions.In 2010, he became the new frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids following the death of former frontman Gary Holton in 1985.As John turns another year older, Daily Star has taken a look into his career.Making his acting debut in the 1979 film The First Great Train Robbery, John also appeared in Quadrophenia and American Werewolf in London before being cast as Nasty Nick in EastEnders.The Albert Square bad boy was involved in a number of grisly storylines including killing Eddie Royle, drug addiction, causing the death of his son Ashley and several murder attempts on his own mother.Nick was responsible for the BBC soap’s first ever murder, with the body of his victim Reg Cox being discovered in the opening episode.John had a record six separate stints in the show over the years, appearing in the first episode in 1985 and continuing for another 30 years.Since leaving the soap in 2015, John has claimed that EastEnders is losing viewers because it has lost the ability to tell new stories or break new ground.The actor thinks most of the big shocking storylines have been done.He said: "EastEnders had dramatic divorces, drugs, it opened with a murder."It also had different cultures, different races, I don’t know if

EastEnders star Martine let her brunette tresses fall effortlessly to her shoulders as she beamed for the camera alongside her pooch Don.In another adorable snap, Martine lifted her pet up in the air to treat him to a quick cuddle, swiping off her shades to bare her natural makeup look to the lens.And Don couldn’t have looked happier as his mum leaned into blow him a kiss.Martine wrote alongside the snap: "Have the best [day] in this glorious sunshine! OMG I’m loving this weather!"Rafferty is off to see a mate for a play date so it’s time for me to have my own play time and quality time with @jackmcmanus1."Don wants to muscle in where he can of course! What are you all up to today? #TimeWithHubby #CantForgetDon."Martine’s fans instantly headed into the comments section to show the actress some love, with one writing: "So beautiful!""Another fab outfit - love the boots, they look very comfy!" another gushed.While a third fan echoed: "You look amazing!! You can see on here you’re sparkling."And someone else said: "You look lovely."Later in the week, Martine showed off Don’s new look after he headed to the grooming parlour for a "bath and blow dry".Posting an adorable picture of her dog reclining on the bed, she wrote: "The main man Don after his walk in the woods and then a bath and blow dry… his cute face is in there if you look closely, I promise!"Top knot time!" she joked as the pup’s fur fell into his eyes. For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Ukraine, WWE has said it will no longer broadcast events in the country. The wrestling association said that "effective immediately" it would shut down the WWE Network in Russia and remove access to its on-demand library.