I was in tears for the whole day – I had to own it or I’d crumble, says singer at centre of BGT ‘fake’ audition row

Jake Daniels is bravely coming out.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeReach Michael on Twitter @franklinavenue or email mschneider@variety.comThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association drama continues, as it announced last week that it would put itself on the auction block and courting buyers to potentially become a for-profit organization.The HFPA’s interim CEO, Todd Boehly, is negotiating with the HFPA board to buy the org. The HFPA has formed a special committee within the nonprofit organization “to determine potential outside strategic interest in its organization and assets.” The end game is “optimizing the value of the HFPA’s various assets and continue to enhance the organization’s position in the marketplace while strengthening its relationships with various stakeholders,” HFPA stated.Boehly’s Eldridge Industries owns MRC Live and Alternative (formerly Dick Clark Productions), which produces the Golden Globe Awards via a tenuous business relationship with the HFPA.“The HFPA is committed to a thorough and swift review of its potential strategic alternatives to identify a path forward that is in its best interests.

My Chemical Romance performed a slew of deep cuts and rarities, and gave new single ‘The Foundations Of Decay’ its first-ever live playthrough.The show – which took place at The Eden Project in St. Austell last night (May 16) – opened with ‘The Foundations Of Decay’.

Girls’ Generation are confirmed to make a comeback this year, returning as a full group for the first time in five years.The news of Girls’ Generation’s upcoming return was first reported by South Korean news publication StarNews, with additional reports from Soompi, AllKPop KpopHerald to corroborate the news.Per reports, all eight remaining members of the K-pop act group will make a comeback with a new album in August to celebrate their 15th anniversary. In addition, Girls’ Generation are also scheduled to make appearances on TV shows and reality programmes to promote the upcoming release.Okay, so this is indeed happening for real.

Queen is likely to be absent from most of the remaining events celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, royal insiders have claimed.Sources close to Her Majesty have reportedly indicated that her diary is under constant review and that she will be prioritising the events that she is most keen to attend.Health and mobility issues have forced the Monarch to cancel a number of public appearances in recent months including the State Opening of Parliament where Prince Charles deputised for her.Buckingham Palace are understood to have a new policy in place where the Queen's presence at official events to mark her 70 years on the throne will not be confirmed until the day in question.It is reportedly designed to prevent any potential misunderstandings and stop the events from being overshadowed.Royal aides say the Queen has been experiencing "good and less good days" lately in relation to her health and that she is "aware of her frailties", the Daily Express reports.The monarch did make it to the first of her Jubilee celebrations – the closing of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, which was televised on ITV on Sunday evening (May 15).She watched on with pride as her granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor paid a touching tribute to her late grandfather Prince Philip as she drove his carriage around the private grounds of Windsor Castle.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Royal experts predict that the Queen is most likely to also be in attendance at a Service of Thanksgiving marking her 70-year reign and her traditional appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony at Trooping of the Colour.A source told the Daily Telegraph last month: “The assumption must

Radio Times: “I would love to have been a detective like my grandfather.“Sadly, I have a condition called nystagmus that means I’ve got terrible eyesight, so it was never a possibility.”Richard and his brother Mat were brought up by their mother, Brenda Wright.Their father left when Richard was nine years old.He later met his father as an adult but they didn’t form a close relationship.Richard said: “My dad’s side of the family wasn’t something I was interested in, because that’s not the family I grew up in.“It would, in a funny way, be like learning about strangers.“My family are the Wrights from Brighton and those are the people I feel genuinely connected to.”During the show, it was discovered that Richard’s four-times great-grandfather, Gabriel Gillam, born in Brighton in 1789 was a fisherman who lived with his wife in a poor area of Brighton.He turned to smuggling to feed his family.Richard said: “Early 19th-century Brighton was an incredibly poor place if you came from the fishing community.“Then suddenly the Prince Regent, later King George IV, decided to build the Royal Pavilion and Brighton became very fashionable.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, saw photos Monday of her with red marks and swelling on her face after their final fight before their divorce, and heard testimony about her expertise in covering up bruises with makeup.

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Neil Patrick Harris is apologizing for an insensitive and «regrettable» joke from 2011 that made light of singer Amy Winehouse's untimely death.Following the acclaimed singer's death from alcohol poisoning in July 2011, Harris and his husband, David Burtka, threw a Halloween party that went viral for all the wrong reasons. As seen in a recently resurfaced photo from the festivities, the party featured a meat platter that had been gruesomely decorated and designed to look like a decaying corpse — including a beehive hairdo, which Winehouse was famous for.The platter also featured a small sign that specifically described it as «The Corpse of Amy Winehouse,» and described the platter as including «Beef ribs, pulled pork, chicken sausage in a spicy BBQ sauce.»Harris addressed the platter and the controversy in an apology to Entertainment Weekly on Monday, sharing, «A photo recently resurfaced from a Halloween-themed party my husband and I hosted 11 years ago. It was regrettable then, and it remains regrettable now.

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9-1-1: Lone Star, viewers are already looking to what comes next - especially after the middle-of-the-night proposal from TK Strand (Ronen Rubinstein) to boyfriend Carlos Reyes (Rafael Silva).Exclusive: Corinne Massiah opens up on 9-1-1, working with Angela Bassett - and finding her voiceThe finale saw the 126 come together as the found family they are after a terrifying building collapse saw Owen Strand (Rob Lowe)trapped - and forced to finally confront his buried trauma surrounding being a firefighter on 9/11 - and Mateo Chavez and Nancy Gillan seemingly confirm their romance is full steam ahead.WATCH:  Promo trailer for 9-1-1: Lone Star season three finale With Lone Star officially renewed for a fourth season, showrunner Tim Minear tells HELLO! that 'yes' we will see a wedding in season four.Tim also shared details on the decision to offer a "contemplative and personal" viewpoint on Owen's past and 9/11, and his surprising inspiration...Exclusive: 9-1-1: Lone Star actor Ronen Rubinstein shares what he really thinks of TK’s 'traumatic' storylinesExclusive: 9-1-1 Lone Star's Natacha Karam talks season three's 'personal drama' and challenging her own expectationsIt's been something we wanted to do for a while and early in the season I decided it would be great to somehow visit it by the finale - this is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We talked a lot about how to be sensitive because I did not want to recreate the day and do some sort of Lone Star action set piece of that tragedy, I wanted it to be more contemplative and personal so merging it with a collapsed building in the present day was a way to do it without abusing it.

Dermot O'Leary almost found himself in tears during the last episode of This Morning of the week. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Friday alongside co-host Alison Hammond.

Britain’s Got Talent contestant Nick Edwards said his unexpected audition for the ITV talent show gave him the confidence to return to performing after 11 years. Doting dad Nick had a shock as his adorable daughters Savannah and Cali, aged three and four, were brought on stage by his mother Tracey in a bid to convince him to sing in public again in the first episode of the new series on Saturday night.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent viewers and judges alike were in tears as a shy dad was surprised by his kids in the show's return. Nick Edwards thought he had planned a day out with the family in London, but was shocked to his see him mum walk out on stage with his two young daughters.

Britain's Got Talent is back on our screens we took a look at Simon’s off-screen life, from his vow to never use botox again to his amazing weight loss and family life. READ MORE: Nick Edwards pulled from audience to audition on Britain's Got Talent as Doncaster dad performs song for his daughtersSimon Cowell proposed to his long term girlfriend Lauren Silverman at the end of last year. Lauren gave birth to their son Eric - who is now seven, born on Valentine's Day in 2014.

Amanda Holden cried when a contestant performed a moving song for his two daughters on Britain's Got Talent.In fact, Amanda's co-stars Declan Donnelly and fellow judge Alesha Dixon were all wiping away tears when the Yorkshire dad performed his audition.The hit ITV talent show returned to screens with its hotly-anticipated new series on Saturday (April 16), and it's fair to say it got off to a memorable start.Yorkshire dad Nick Edwards was in for a huge shock when he was pulled from the audience at an audition and asked to perform for judges Amanda, Alesha Dixon, Simon Cowell and David Walliams.The Doncaster singer, 35, was surprised by his two daughters Savannah and Cali, aged three and four, who appeared on stage with their grandmother Tracey.The two girls appeared in matching outfits when they joined their nan on stage to talk to the judges.Tracey then invited Nick onto the stage when she said: "Well Nick doesn't know anything about it, but we want to surprise him and we want him to come and sing because he sings a lovely song for the girls."She had revealed that they were coming to the audition to surprise Nick when asked why they were there, and that she had to apply to the show on his behalf as he would never have done it himself.Opening up about his lack of confidence in himself, Nick said: "I think over the years, I've lost a lot of confidence in myself, " adding: "So I tend to do it at home in the shower."Before he sang, he confessed he was incredibly nervous and emotional as he fought back tears behind his guitar.When he started singing, Amanda, Alesha and Dec were all in tears, as well as members of the audience.Fans at home were bleary-eyed at the moment too, with one writing: "I’m crying at the man singing

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has admitted that she got "slated" for shouting at Meghan Markle during hers and Prince Harry's first royal outing together to mark World Aids Day in 2017.The ITV star, 47, told how she got in "so much trouble" following the incident and was even branded "disrespectful" by some viewers after shouting to get the Duchess of Sussex's attention.Speaking to her ITV colleague Lorraine Kelly, Alison reflected on the incident, explaining that she was "genuinely excited" to see the Suits star.Praising her friend's unique interview style, Lorraine said: "I love that about you, you know that thing where Meghan waved at you when you were shouting at her, not shouting at her -""Oh God, I got so slated for that you know," Alison cut in."I got in so much trouble, so many people were saying that I didn't respect royalty at the time."I was like oh my God."Explaining the incident, Alison said: "You know what it was? I got genuinely excited in that moment."Everyone was willing me on and I remember hearing Ruth [Langford's] in my ears saying, 'Go on Alison, get in there!'"So I got really excited and really involved!" she added.Lorraine responded: "[Meghan] turned around, smiled at you and went hi."Alison replied, "She did, she did," as Lorraine branded it a nice moment.Previously in Lorraine and her daughter Rosie's What If? With Rosie and Lorraine podcast, the Scottish host quizzed Alison on her interview technique.She said to the this Morning presenter: "You have completely changed the showbiz interview."There are no rules and I love that, because I think you go in and - you know what it's like, all of these big stars are bored t*****," Lorraine said.She went on: "They're so bored because they've been

This Morning star Alison Hammond has revealed the pain she feels after being trolled about her weight, claiming: “I know I am fat, but I don't need messages to remind me.”The 47-year-old, who shot to fame on Big Brother 3 in 2010, said she can’t understand why trolls feel the need to comment on her weight and that she is OK with “taking up a little bit of space” in the world.Opening up during a chat with Lorraine Kelly on the What If? podcast, Hammond said she often gets comments on social media from trolls about her size."Oh my gosh, like every day. Literally, I'm sure there's a tweet or a message… I think I saw a message yesterday from someone, something along the lines of I need to lose 40 stone, I'm thinking I'm not even 40 stone!"That would mean I'd be nothing.

Alison Hammond is the bubbly This Morning Friday presenter who has earned a place in the nation’s hearts. She’s been frank about her struggles with being overweight, and has spoken about receiving abuse from online trolls about it. Alison opened up to Lorraine Kelly and her daughter Rosie Smith on the What If? podcast on her outlook on life, admitting that she may “die a little bit sooner” but is “living life to the fullest”.

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has admitted she gets her fair share of trolling attacks due to her weight. However, the 47-year-old, who once appeared on I'm A Celebrity...

This Morning star Alison Hammond refuses to slim down for others despite being targeted by trolls.