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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez had a not-exactly-relaxing shopping trip together in Italy as they jetted off following their lavish wedding celebrations.The newlyweds eloped to Vegas in July, and last weekend celebrated their nuptials with friends and family at their 87-acre and $8.9million (£7.3million) Georgia estate this weekend.Jennifer – who looked incredible in a white couture Ralph Lauren gown with a trailing veil and train – and Ben were seen heading off in a private jet shortly after the ceremony.Now it’s apparent the new husband and wife headed straight to Europe, as they have been seen taking in the sights and shops of Milan.Fans of the couple, lovingly named Bennifer, were on top of the world when it was revealed they had reunited 20 years after first becoming engaged, and interest in the pair has – unsurprisingly – remained high.And as Ben and Jennifer visited some shops in the centre of Milan this week, they saw this first hand.The couple hit the streets on Thursday as they enjoyed a stroll in the city, and needed to be escorted by bodyguards to make room for them among the gathered crowds.And, thanks to social media and fans understandably freaking out and spreading the word, the crowds quickly grew.Ben and Jennifer reportedly headed into a couple of boutiques to do some shopping, with the number of fans growing by the minute.As they perused the items for sale in the lavish Brunello Cuccinelli store, their bodyguards organised for a car to park up directly by the store, with Bennifer – with some difficulty – pushing through the crowds to get to their vehicle.While it can’t have been the most relaxing of shopping trips, the newlyweds still had smiles on their faces as they greeted fans, with JLo snapped

Megan Thee Stallion stormed, or more appropriately, twerked into town – and boy, was it a ride to remember.Normally the rapper wastes no time turning up the heat with her Richter Scale-registering rump-shaking and whip-cracking wordplay. But during Wednesday’s gig she concentrated on cooling down the crowd.As temperatures inside the O2 Brixton Academy slicked to sweltering, cloth-melding-with-skin levels, Megan regularly paused her show to make sure her Hotties (quite literally) were OK. ‘I know it’s hotter than a motherf***er.

supports HTML5 videoKatie Price and Carl Woods appear to be on holiday at the same time – and it’s either pure coincidence or they have indeed flown out together. The pair’s relationship status has been up in the air with mounting reports that they’ve ended their two-year relationship, but both Katie, 44, and Carl, 33, deny the split claims themselves. Well, they’ve only stirred up more confusion with the couple sharing very similar holiday snaps on social media at the same time. On Thursday morning, Katie was spotted by fans at an airport with three of her five children – Harvey, 20, Jett, nine, and Bunny, eight – and Carl was nowhere to be seen. Hours later, the My Crazy Life star landed in an exotic location and made a casual return to Instagram – after a two-month break – by sharing a photo of her feet hugging a pineapple drink on grass. ‘Vibes,’ she captioned the photo in her Instagram stories with a unicorn emoji. Just three hours later, former Love Island star Carl shared his own sun-kissed Instagram stories, filming a set of inflatables in a swimming pool and a barbecue, also near a suspiciously similar grassy area to Katie’s. ‘That is perfect cooking temperature,’ Carl told his followers while inspecting the barbecue. A woman’s voice and children screaming was also heard in the background only fuelling the speculation that Carl has joined Katie and her kids on the getaway. It’s safe to say neither of them were in the UK judging by the heavy downpours of rain earlier today. The holiday comes after Katie was pictured hanging out with wellness guru Jamie Kerr last weekend, with the two meeting at a party. A source told The Sun: ‘Jamie and Katie get along really well and he’s been a great support for her.‘They

Ellen DeGeneres looked downcast as she was spotted out for the first time since the death of her ex-girlfriend Anne Heche.The US talk show host has kept a low profile since Emmy-winning actress Heche died aged 53 following a horror car crash in Los Angeles, California on August 5. Heche had been left with serious injuries after her car ploughed into a residential building in the Mar Vista area, before exploding into flames. She was rushed to hospital and slipped into a coma while fighting severe lung damage and burns. However, doctors later said she would not survive and she was officially declared dead by the state of California.

Madonna is the ultimate proud mum as she celebrates her daughter Lourdes Leon following in her footsteps into a music career.The Material Girl musician, 64, has six children: Lourdes, Rocco, David, Stella, Mercy and Estere.Her eldest, 25-year-old Lourdes, has carved out a fairly impressive public presence in her own right, having modelled for Calvin Klein with the likes of Dame Joan Collins and Willem Dafoe.She can also boast Burberry on her modelling resume, having recently starred in a campaign for the British luxury brand along with Bella Hadid, Jourdan Dunn and Ella Richards.Now the young celebrity has launched her own music career, with her first single, Lock&Key, released on 25 August.Rather than use her famous name to get an even bigger listener boost, Lourdes is creating music under the name Lolahol, and her first single is proving fairly popular.Madonna has always been a major cheerleader for her daughter, and was among the first to publicly support her upon the release of Lock&Key.Taking to her Instagram Stories, Madge shared the link to the song and tagged Lourdes.Adding a caption, Madonna wrote: ‘I am so proud of you Lola!’She added a series of hearts,sparkles, rainbow and music emoji to the supportive post.The fast-paced, slightly intense pop song is steeped in nostalgia, and could definitely be a hit with fans of early 2000s dance tracks.In the music video, posted to YouTube this week, Lourdes – aka Lolahol – showcases her unique creative spirit and personality.The young star hangs out in the graveyard, walks a German Shepherd on a chain, goes on adventures under the ocean and is the passenger in a car for the ultimate joyride.Piers Morgan, of course, slams ‘vile’ Meghan Markle after podcast releaseGordon

EJ Panaligan editor Stars of Netflix’s “Me Time,” including Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg and Regina Hall gathered at the Fox Theater in Westwood on Tuesday to celebrate the John Hamburg-directed buddy comedy’s red carpet premiere. “I was able to just go to work and have fun every day,” Wahlberg told Variety. “John created an amazing environment for everybody, not just myself, Kevin and Regina, but for everybody to be at their creative best and try things.” The comedy follows Kevin Hart’s Sonny Fisher, a stay-at-home dad who decides to take some personal time away for himself by reconnecting with Wahlberg’s Huck for a weekend birthday trip.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large When Emmy-nominated “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder first read the Season 2 finale of her hit HBO Max comedy, she was concerned. After a season of plenty of animosity between aging comedy legend Deborah Vance (played by Jean Smart), and Einbinder’s character, the young writer Ava, it seemed like the season ended with everything wrapped up neatly. A little too neatly, at first, for Einbinder. “I was very scared. I thought that I was going to be fired,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast. “I was going through all of the panicky fear things. It’s kind of insane in retrospect, but I think I was a little too close to the case. Like, it really, really, really upset me. I was crying for a couple hours.”

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer From “The Lego Batman Movie” to just…Batman? While veteran producer Dan Lin is in contention for the top job overseeing DC’s film and TV adaptations for Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety has confirmed that no offer has been made to Lin, and several hurdles stand in the way of any deal moving forward. The biggest hurdle is Lin’s production company, Rideback, which has ties to several other studios, including a first-look deal from January 2021 with Universal Pictures, and development on several features for Disney, including a live-action version of “Lilo & Stitch.” Were Lin to decamp to Warner Bros. Discovery to run DC, his involvement with those productions would need to be sorted, if not severed outright.

Emily Longeretta Kelli Giddish’s upcoming “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” exit was not her choice, nor was it a decision made by showrunner David Graziano, Variety has learned. According to multiple sources, the “SVU” shake-up was a call made from above, with one insider noting that the company is always looking to keep the show as up to date and current as possible. Mariska Hargitay, who is both the star and an executive producer on the Dick Wolf drama, as well as at least one other producer pushed to keep Giddish on the procedural, but the decision had already been made. Additionally, salary negotiations and her future on the show were part of the conversation and, ultimately, a compromise couldn’t be made.

Kate Aurthur editor The Aug. 6 address before the assembly at Remnant Fellowship — delivered to an in-person gathering in Brentwood, TN, and via webcast to anyone who might want to watch — began typically enough, with congregants watching an old video sermon from Gwen Shamblin Lara, the church’s late founder who died in a plane crash on May 29, 2021. What happened after the video portion ended, though, was unusual. In a portion of the sermon, obtained by Variety, Elizabeth Hannah, Lara’s daughter and a leader at Remnant, called in, as she sometimes does. But instead of her usual teachings for Saturday service, Hannah delivered a homily of schadenfreude aimed directly at HBO Max, the enemy of Remnant and the Shamblin family.

Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin reportedly suffered with marital problems well before she filed divorce paperwork to end their 25-year marriage last week in Palm Beach, Florida. The 76-year-old "Rocky" star was accused of engaging in the "intentional dissipation, depletion and/or waste of marital assets which has had an adverse economic impact on the marital estate" in the court filings.

OnlyFans star Becky Holt has shocked her fans with an up-close and personal video of her latest vaginal inking. The 34-year-old, who is often described as 'Britain's most tattooed woman’, rose to fame after forking out £35,000 to cover 95% of her body in ink in a "tattoo bodysuit".

Pubgoers could be drinking flat beer due to a lack of CO2 – thanks to rising natural gas costs.Key producer CF Fertilisers has paused the manufacturing of ammonia, which has fizz-creating CO2 as a by-product.And the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said the decision “couldn’t be worse” considering other strains on supply chains.READ MORE: Lad's hilarious doorbell cam confession to mum after arriving home 9 hours late from pubBBPA boss Emma McClarkin said: “This decision raises serious concerns for the sustainable supply of CO2 to the brewing and pub industry.“A guaranteed supply is essential for operations across pub and brewing businesses and this announcement comes at a time when they are already facing extreme cost rises that are threatening businesses and livelihoods across the country.”CF Fertilisers, one of our biggest CO2 producers, said it had no choice but to temporarily shut its plant, in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees.

The third season of Netflix's closed out with a bang, maybe even literally. After navigating various romantic relationships over the course of the season, including Paxton and new boy Des, Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) — the last of her friend group to lose her virginity --  chose to take Ben up on his «one free boink» card, which he offered up jokingly if they were much, much older and still loveless and single.«Whatever happens, whether they do or they don't [have sex], it definitely will change their dynamic. And [co-creator] Mindy [Kaling] always says stable relationships are boring,» star Jaren Lewison tells ET of that climactic finale cliffhanger. «I know what happens because we've already shot the fourth season and it is killing me not to tell you.

Will Smith is in improved spirits after his impassioned video apology to Chris Rock, which he posted in July.A source tells ET, that, in the wake of his apology, «Will is feeling much more confident and much more positive and less depressed.»«He was in very low spirits prior to making his public apology,» the source continues. «He feels less ashamed now and more comfortable being out and about in public again because he has and continues to do the work that needs to be done for himself, his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues, his fans, The Academy, Chris and Chris' family.»The source adds that Smith «knows he still has a lot of making up to to do and that it will all take time.» However, the 53-year-old actor is «putting in the work and that is putting him in a better state mentally.»«Will was so regretful of the situation and the situation he put his family in with all of the backlash, especially publicly. He wanted to acknowledge his wrongdoings and apologize and take accountability.

Los Angeles Rams, the 2022 NFL regular season will run for 18 weeks, with 272 games scheduled.For the complete 2022 NFL season schedule, check out this guide put together by CBS Sports.Keep reading to check out ET's rundown of where you can watch each and every NFL game this year, from streaming services you probably already subscribe to like Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ to live TV packages including DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. There are a number of streaming services that offer NFL games this season, including Amazon Prime Video, NFL+, Paramount+, FuboTV and more. Here's what you need to know about watching NFL games in 2022.If you want to watch NFL games exclusively on your mobile device or tablet, NFL+ has you covered.

Austin Dillon and his wife, Whitney, are getting ready to show the world another side to NASCAR. ET spoke to the couple at their home in North Carolina, about their new reality TV show, , and why they decided to let the cameras into their lives.«I think mostly because we wanted to show our friendship, our family, and just a little bit of everything about NASCAR and racing and what it entails during a regular week,» Austin said of he and his wife's decision to step inside the world of reality TV.After filming for eight weeks and letting cameras document everything, from Austin's time in the pit to their daily lives at home, the race car driver said he's happy with how it all turned out.«We had a really good producer,» Austin shared.

Taylor Swift is facing a $1 million copyright infringement lawsuit after a Memphis, Tennessee, poet on Tuesday filed documents claiming the singer-songwriter copied elements of her book to create the 2019 album "Lover."  Teresa La Dart's lawsuit claimed Swift used "creative elements that copied the expressive design arrangements" for her seventh studio album from a book La Dart published with the same "Lover" title on Jan. 12, 2010.  In court documents, La Dart's book was also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office in February.

Sir Rod Stewart has taken another cheeky dig at his long-time pal Sir Elton John by doing an impersonation of him on stage. The 77-year-old ‘Maggie May’ singer stuck on a spangly pink jacket and wacky sparkling sunglasses more suited to Elton’s wardrobe, stuck out his front teeth and mimed playing the piano. He shared the moment as a meme to his 1.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV is planning an editorial review of its hugely popular show “Love Island,” after it drew a large number of complaints from members of the public to media regulator Ofcom.In the last two weeks alone, the show has attracted 5,623 complaints to Ofcom, mainly related to alleged bullying and misogynistic behavior from some of the male contestants.In response to a question from Variety, during an earnings call following ITV posting half yearly revenues of $2 billion, Kevin Lygo, managing director, ITV Studios, said: “We continually assess the program as it’s going on, because it’s one of these odd, every night live shows. But when the series comes to an end, on Monday, we will always sit down and review what we think about it, what the reaction’s been, how well it’s done.” “It’s the best one we’ve had in many years.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV’s total external revenue are up 8% at £1.67 billion ($2.04 billion), according to half year financial results released on Thursday.Carolyn McCall, ITV chief executive, said: “ITV has recorded a strong performance across the business with both our studios and media and entertainment divisions performing better in the first half than we expected at the beginning of the year.