John Cleese has mic taken away after making slavery joke

Easter being the hottest on record – with 21C highs making it warmer than Majorca this week.Easter bunnies will be baking as weather temperatures double thanks to hot air blown 2,000 miles from the Sahara desert.Highs will push 19C from today and nudge 21C by Thursday, with 20C expected over the holiday weekend.Majorca is due to be just 17C.Coral slashed odds on record temperatures from 4-1 to 5-4.Spokesman Harry Aitkenhead said: “The sun will shine and the odds say this Easter could enter the record books.”But drivers face a trip to the car wash – as “blood rain” tomorrow will stain motors with orange Sahara dust again, as happened last month.Skies look mainly dry for the south from Wednesday, with the north staying unsettled before showers reduce for the weekend.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Easter looks promising, with high pressure dominating.“Warmer weather will be seen as winds swing to the south. Sometimes we see a step change in temperatures signalling the start of spring proper, and this week could mark that change.”A Met Office forecaster added: “Temperatures will be on the rise as warmer air spreads across the UK, with potential for 20C.“It becomes warmer in the south from Wednesday, with the north more changeable.”This weekend’s Easter getaway will be the busiest on the UK’s roads in at least eight years, motorists are being warned.An estimated 21.5million leisure trips will be made by car between Good Friday and Easter Monday, the RAC said.The Met Office site says that from mid-April, more settled conditions are expected "with longer spells of dry and fine weather."It added: "However, changeable intervals are possible.

military soldier who was killed aged 17, has hid his bedroom raided by burglars who have been branded "total scumbags".A sniper shot Jason when he was just a teenager on Mount Longdon during the war which started in April 1982, reports Daily Mirror.Days before the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War, robbers who commited the crime, broke into Jason's mum's house in north London and stole priceless items.Jason's mum Terry Burt expressed that she kept her late son's room just like he left it before he went to the war more than four decades ago.During the robbery, thieves ransacked the untouched room and threw clothes on the floor in their search for valuable items.Mum Terry, 86, told The Mirror: "How could people do such a terrible thing?"My son died for his country and these scumbags came into his room."It was particularly upsetting as it was so close to the anniversary."Jason's brother Jarvis is completely outraged and says the criminals have violated his late brother's memory and his mum's home.The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982.Jason, of 3 Para, was killed storming an enemy position two days before Argentina surrendered.Items that were stolen included Jarvis's car, jewellery and wads of cash.The war's 40th anniversarycomes after nearly 30,000 of the UK's soldiers, sailors and air crew were sent 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic to reclaim the islands after they were invaded.The hard-won victory would transform the nation but more than 255 British servicemen lost their lives during a war that lasted just 74 days.Commemorating the anniversary, both the BBC and Channel 4 have dedicated documentaries to explore the war and its effect on veterans

Taylor Swift‘s childhood homes was recently put up for sale once again, with the property reportedly already having found a new buyer.After spending her early years growing up on a Christmas tree farm, Swift’s family began renting the three-storey, five-bedroom home in Reading, Pennsylvania during the singer’s childhood.The home, built in 1929, spans 3,500 square feet and is located on a three-quarter acre lot. The family lived there for three years until moving to Nashville in 2004 to pursue the singer’s then-burgeoning music career.The New York Post reports that the property was put up for sale in February for $1.1million, and that it went under contract last Friday (April 8) after a $100,000 reduction in price.In 2020, a former owner of the house went viral on TikTok for sharing a video in which she explained her connection to Swift.

Lily Collins looked ravishing as she attended Sunday's Emily in Paris panel at the 2022 PaleyFest.The 33-year-old beauty stunned in a sharp robin's egg blue blazer and skirt that she teamed with nude accents.The actress pulled her chocolate-colored tresses into a chic updo, leaving her curtain bangs loose in the front. Gorgeous: Lily Collins looked ravishing as she attended Sunday's Emily in Paris panel at the 2022 PaleyFestThe star piled the locks into a classic chignon that sat at the top of her head and loose pieces were left out on the sides.Her blazer hugged her trim waist and flared out at the bottom in an eye-catching peplum style.

Nearly five months after he was fired from The Equalizer after sexual assault allegations surfaced, fans finally learned the fate of Chris Noth's character William Bishop.Noth, 67, was dropped from the show back in late December, with CBS revealing he would appear in one more episode that had finished filming before the allegations surfaced.The Equalizer's latest episode, entitled Pulse, revealed why the William Bishop character was absent from the show over the past few months. Fate:Nearly five months after he was fired from The Equalizer after sexual assault allegations surfaced, fans finally learned the fate of Chris Noth's character William Bishop Fired:Noth, 67, was dropped from the show back in late December, with CBS revealing he would appear in one more episode that had finished filming before the allegations surfacedThe episode revealed that Bishop had been away for the past few months while working on an investigation.It was later revealed that Bishop had died in a plane crash that was orchestrated by Robyn McCall's (Queen Latifah) enemy Mason Quinn (Chris Vance).

Larry David is keen to do more Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz tied the knot over the weekend, and the lovebirds pulled out all the stops when it came to their lavish and elegant exchanging of vows!The wedding — which was held at the bride's family's home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday — was a star-studded affair featuring an amazing guest list of some of the biggest names in entertainment.Among the A-listers who turned out for the big event were, obviously, the groom's famous parents — David and Victoria Beckham. Additionally, there were many famous friends of the family in attendance including Venus and Serena Williams, Eva Longoria, Gordon Ramsay, Mel C, and many others.On Sunday, Brooklyn took to Instagram to share the first few official looks at the event — including the first shot of himself and his new wife, which he captioned, «Mr.

MJ Williams is sure that Bolton Wanderers can build upon their first season back in League One since 2020 and that the current squad are committed to the club as they aim for a promotion push next season.

Black Star (Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli) have announced details of their first album in almost 24 years, ‘No Fear Of Time’.The pair announced the new record, which has been produced by Madlib, on Friday (April 8). It was recorded in various locations from hotel rooms to dressing rooms, but never in an actual recording studio.Arriving on May 3, it’ll mark the follow-up to their 1998 debut ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’, but will only be available on the podcast app, Luminary. The platform is already home to two podcasts they’re part of, People’s Party with Talib Kweli and The Midnight Miracle with Dave Chappelle.

According to John Oliver on Last Week Tonight, One American News (OAN) has a legal bone to pick with him. Back in January 2022, DirecTV planned to drop One America News Network (OAN), the right-wing channel known for its pro-Donald Trump coverage and commentary which was picked up by DirecTV in 2017.

Billionaire Elon Musk has always been unpredictable, and once again, he delivered a surprise.

It was the debut of her latest play on Broadway.And Debra Messing certainly shined like the star that she is.The 57-year-old leading actress certainly turned heads on the red carpet for opening night of her latest Broadway play Birthday Candles on Sunday night. Shining like the sun: Debra Messing certainly turned heads on the red carpet for opening night of her latest Broadway play Birthday Candles on Sunday nightIn the Noah Haidle play, Messing plays Ernestine Ashworth as she recreates the same birthday cake each yearas she ages from 17 to 101 without any external signs of aging.

Their famous father didn't appear to be in attendance.But that that didn't stop Sean 'Diddy' Combs' daughters Chance, D'Lila and Jessi Combs from showing off their burgeoning fashion sense on Sunday at The Daily Front Row Fashion Awards in Los Angeles.Chance, 16, looked lovely in a feathered pink ensemble, while her twin sisters D'Lila and Jessi stood out in matching patterned dresses as they met up with their brother Quincy Brown. Sister act: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' daughters Chance, 16, and twins D'Lila and Jessi Combs, 15, showed off their burgeoning fashion sense on Sunday at The Daily Front Row Fashion Awards in Los AngelesChance stood out in her off-the-shoulder mini dress, which was decorated with bursts of pink feathers.She matched it with her slim sparkling clutch and her pale pink open-toe heels Twins D'Lila and Jessi, 15, matched each other perfectly, as they often do.They wore short black dresses covered in a pink-and-blue nailshead pattern, with matching straps decorated with flourishes of hot pink and blue feathers.

Natalia Bryant looked absolutely beautiful in blue gown while attending Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's wedding in Palm Beach on Saturday.After watching her friends tie the knot during a star-studded ceremonyat the Peltz family's $103million family estate, the19-year-old model posed for a few photos of herself rocking a glamorous dress with a plunging neckline.'Had the most amazing time this weekend celebrating the love of two of the sweetest people I know,' the eldest daughter of late NBA star Kobe Bryant captioned her slideshow on Sunday afternoon. Gorgeous: Natalia Bryant looked absolutely beautiful in blue gown while attending Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's wedding in Palm Beach on SaturdayShe continued: 'Nicola and Brooklyn, thank you so much for having me.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorElon Musk has reversed his plan to join Twitter’s board of directors, less than a week after he announced his investment in the social media giant.On Sunday night, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal disclosed in a twitter message to company staffers that Musk has decided not to join the board.Last week it was disclosed that Musk has become Twitter’s single-largest shareholder with a 9.2% stake quietly gathered. The agreement unveiled last week curbed Musk’s ability to amass more than a 14.9% interest in the company as long as he remains a director on the board.

a controversial joke about slavery.The comedian and actor was attending a John Cleese In Conversation event at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 11 alongside comedians including Duclé Sloan, Jim Gaffigan and Ricky Velez.The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star asked his fellow panellists who was more oppressed by colonisation and started discussing “competition” between cultures. “[People] get competitive about this business of being oppressed,” Cleese said.

Monty Python star fronted his titular event, John Cleese in Conversation, at SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, on March 11 – alongside fellow comedians Dulcé Sloan, Jim Gaffigan, and Ricky Velez.According to the Hollywood Reporter Cleese, along with his fellow comics, discussed colonisation in the talk.‘[People] get competitive about this business of being oppressed,’ the Rat Race actor said. ‘You do know the British have been slaves twice, right.’The publication claims that members of the audience were uncomfortable over the comments, reporting that while some were ‘laughing and applauding, some weren’t, and it was hard to know how exactly to take it’.In an attempt to stop the actor from saying more, Sloan reportedly took away Cleese’s microphone, and told the audience: ‘I saved a comic whose career I respect.’Next time the Editor of the Hollywood Reporter sends someone to review a Comedy Festival he would do well to send a reporter with a sense of humourOtherwise it’s like sending someone deaf to review a concertQuite right, Sajid.

Twitter to defend himself amid a backlash to his comments about slavery at the SXSW Festival.The Monty Python star, 82, hit back at a fellow user before taking a swipe at the reporter who interviewed him at the event, where his microphone was removed by a fellow comedian and panellist.In view of his 5.7 million followers, the award-winning actor defended his comment that British people should be given reparations for being enslaved, which sparked a fierce backlash.His microphone was snatched away by another comedian who claimed they did so to "save his career".Twitter user @sajidmerchant took issue with John's comments and sent him a message explaining why.They wrote: "John, I love ur humor man, but mockingly comparing getting reparations for things that happened 1000 years ago, to things that happened less than a generation ago is a flawed comparison. (sic)"But u do u." (sic) they finished.John replied: "Quite right, Sajid.

She explained: “I saved a comic whose career I respect.”But John continued: “I want reparations from Italy… And then the Normans came over in 1066.“They were horrible people from France and they colonised us for 30 years and we need reparations there too, I’m afraid.”John notoriously pulled out of an appearance at Cambridge University last year after art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, who was a visiting speaker, was banned for doing a Hitler impression.Explaining his absence, John said he was “blacklisting myself before someone else did.”John wrote in view of his 5.6 million Twitter followers: "I was looking forward to talking to students at the Cambridge Union this Friday, but I hear that someone there has been blacklisted for doing an impersonation of Hitler"I regret that I did the same on a Monty Python show, so I am blacklisting myself before someone else does," he added."I apologise to anyone at Cambridge who was hoping to talk with me, but perhaps some of you can find a venue where woke rules do not apply," John said.In 2020 he criticised what he branded as "woke" comedy after the BBC Studios-owned broadcaster UKTV removed an episode of Fawlty Towers from its back catalogue.UKTV deleted The Germans from its Gold Box Set of shows as it contained “racial slurs”.John co-created and starred in Fawlty Towers between 1975-1979.He did not agree with UKTV’s decision, stressing that cancel culture took the “fun” out of life.He told the Straits Times: “I think that they misunderstand one of the main purposes of life which is to have fun.“What you have to realise about humour is that it’s true to say that everything humorous is critical.“If you have someone who is perfectly kind and intelligent and flexible and always behaves

Donald Trump, most recently slamming the former Apprentice host after he claimed he strengthened NATO during his time in charge.Today, John has taken to Twitter again to hit out at the former president after he unleashed his latest thoughts on the Ukraine situation in a podcast.Full Send Podcast released a podcast yesterday to their 1.25 million YouTube subscribers, with the star guest being Donald Trump.The podcast, hosted by Kyle Forgeard and Bob Menery, has come under criticism due to the 75-year-old's comments.The former president was asked what he thought would happen next for Ukraine, with Trump's answer surprising many.He said: "Well, I said this a long time ago. If this happens we are playing right into the hands of green energy."The windmills don't work, they're too expensive."Trump went on to rant about windmills, avoiding answering the very important question.John took to Twitter in anger to respond to a clip of "moron" Trump's comments.In view of his 5.7million followers, he penned: "He is now completely addled."And still supported by millions of Republicans."Which can only mean that they are more addled than he is."Many social media users took to the comments to express their view on the former president.Gtconway3d said: "Person, woman, man...