Judge Approves Activision Blizzard’s $18M Settlement In EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Dreamcatcher have officially announced the North American stops for their upcoming ‘Apocalypse: Save Us’ world tour.Earlier today (April 28), the K-pop girl group released a poster containing details for their upcoming world tour, which is set to begin with its North American leg. Kicking off in New York in late June this year, Dreamcatcher will bring the ‘Apocalypse: Save Us’ tour to six other US states before concluding in Los Angeles the following month.The dates include stops in Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and more, in support of their latest release ‘Apocalypse: Save Us’.

Twitter has accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion offer to purchase the social media site and take it private, CNBC reports. Talks between Musk and Twitter stalled for weeks before escalating quickly on Monday with the company agreeing to Musk's price of $54.20 per share just hours later.

Rolling Loud is coming to Canada. The renowned rap festival, which has hosted installments in Miami, New York City, Los Angeles, as well Portugal, and Australia, will host its first-ever Canadian edition in Toronto on September 9–11 at Ontario Place.

Quavo from Migos will star in an upcoming action thriller film titled Takeover.As Deadline reports, the film is being helmed by Quality Films and Trioscope, with The Liberator‘s Greg Jonkajtys directing. It’s based on a script by Vikings: Valhalla creator Jeb Stuart, whose other writing credits include the likes of Die Hard and The Fugitive.Quavo, who has been slowly been building up his filmography, will star in the film as a parolee named Guy Miller who is attempting to rebuild his life but finds himself drawn into Atlanta’s “takeover” scene – where intersections are blocked off by drivers to perform stunts in.

Martine McCutcheon loves to share inspiring images with her fans on Instagram, be it interior or fashion, but on Wednesday she shared a beach photo that left fans confused.MORE: Martine McCutcheon stuns in monochrome skirt – and sparks a big reactionThe image, which was posted alongside a Billy Joel song, shows a woman walking on the beach in a white swimsuit, a straw hat and matching bag, and the caption reads: "Holidays please."WATCH: Martine McCutcheon gets candid about exercise struggle – and it's so relatableMany fans thought the image posted was of Martine and were quick to share their concerns in the comments section.READ: Martine McCutcheon shares highly-emotional family post: fans reach outRELATED: Martine McCutcheon shares honest health update with her followers"Gorgeous but too thin," one wrote, whilst a second added: "You look lovely but don't lose any more weight."A post shared by Martine McCutcheon (@martinemccutcheon)Many of Martine's fans thought the woman featured in the photo was herOthers were quick to jump to her defense. "So many people assuming it's Martine," one said, whilst a second remarked: "All these people thinking they have rights to talk about her figure.

Kings Of Leon will return to Australia in late 2022, following the indefinite postponement of their planned tour earlier this year.The tour – in support of the band’s 2021 album ‘When You See Yourself’ – will now take place between late October and early November. In addition to their planned shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, the band will now also appear at the Sporting Precinct in Mildura – a regional city in the northwest of Victoria.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Nordic streamer Viaplay has agreed a multi-year extension to their content partnership, bringing the likes of Kraven The Hunter, Madame Web and Morbius to the Nordics once they debut.

A woman has told a murder trial of how she desperately tried to stem the alleged victim's bleeding while her kids fetched her towels. Jordan Brophy asked the mum if he was dying as she tended to the wounds on his head, neck and arm, the trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard on Wednesday.

Mayor Andy Burnham sparked a strong reaction on Twitter when he shared the extortionate cost of a return train ticket from Manchester to London, so we want to hear your thoughts on whether you think train prices are fair or not.

Coronation Street fans were all pointing out the same thing as Simon Barlow squared up to his old associate Jacob Hay in a tense episode of the ITV soap. The teen had a showdown with former drug dealer Jacob after finding out he had been given a job at the Underworld factory by his stepmum Carla Connor.

Roads around a South Manchester estate which were resurfaced for 'no apparent reason' are now in a worse condition than before, residents say.

Green spaces can be hard to come by in Manchester city centre - we need all the room we can get for our incredible pubs, restaurants, shops and museums - but if you know where to look you can find an amazing gem. Hidden away between Quay Street and Deansgate is the small yet perfectly formed St John’s Gardens.

On Saturday Manchester City will make the short trip across the Pennines to face Leeds United, as the Premier League title race enters its final stages.

Gary Lineker is a proud father to four sons – and now he has welcomed a new addition to the family.MORE: Gary Lineker's ultra-plush London home where he's welcomed two refugeesTaking to Instagram on Wednesday, Gary revealed that he has adopted a dog, sharing a sweet photograph in the process. WATCH: Gary Lineker shows off incredible kitchen at family homeThe image shows 61-year-old Gary kneeling down and beaming for the camera, with his arms around his blue-eyed boy.READ: Gary Lineker supported by fans after sharing moving post about late dad BarryMORE: Gary Lineker marks special occasion with stunning stepdaughter EllaHe wrote: "Meet Filbert, the new and already much loved member of the Lineker family.

teenager.The 45-year-old TV presenter took to Instagram and posted a couple of photos from when she was 14.In the throwback pics, a young-looking Cat flaunted her fresh-faced skin as she donned a short bob haircut and flaunted her radiant glow.In one image, she looked adorable as she had a huge grin on her face and posed for the camera.She captioned the post: "A little birdie told me it was #OldHeadshotDay today, so here's here's a fresh-faced & wide-eyed young Cat to grace your feed.

A paedophile who 'systematically' sexually abused a young girl over three years - in what police called a 'truly horrifying' ordeal for her - has finally been brought to justice. And his victim, now aged in her 30s, has bravely spoken out to detail the extent of the suffering she endured and continues to endure - also revealing her initial pleas for help to stop him fell on deaf ears.

Six-year-old Lucia Aliu has joined Kimberly Hart-Simpson on Coronation Street as Maisie Wheatley and the newcomer has already been hailed a 'little star' by fans. Lucia plays the young daughter of former sex worker Nicky Wheatley who has just moved in with Daniel Osbourne after losing her job at Weatherfield High School.

Activision Blizzard has removed the Covid-19 staff vaccine mandate, the company has changed its decision.Employees protested the decision, which no longer required them to have the Covid-19 vaccine in order to return to the office.

Blizzard itself, the name and theme of the next World Of Warcraft expansion may have been revealed.Thanks to a public source code update on the official World Of Warcraft website, it appears as though the massively multiplayer online (MMO) game’s next expansion will be called “Dragonflight” (via Wowhead).This is supported by the mention of Base, Heroic and Epic purchase options for Dragonflight in the website’s public source code, as World Of Warcraft’s last expansion, Shadowlands, also has these three purchase options.The public source code also points to the website dragonflight.blizzard.com – which is currently inactive – and as Wowhead notes, this website appears to have been certified last week.Official news of the game’s next expansion will be coming soon, as Blizzard confirmed last month that it will be revealed on April 19, saying: “We’re excited to show you what we’ve been working on and where your adventures in Azeroth will go next.”This supposed Dragonflight expansion may be released in 2022, as since 2008’s Wrath Of the Lich King expansion for World Of Warcraft each expansion has been released two years apart. That said, the pandemic’s impact may have pushed the release back into 2023, and there’s no confirmed release date yet.Activision Blizzard is currently mired by misconduct allegations that surfaced in the middle of last year, and since Microsoft announced it was acquiring the company, multiple US Senators have accused the Xbox-owner of protecting Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick.Activision Blizzard also settled a federal lawsuit last month for around £13.7million, although it is still involved in other legal proceedings at this time.

Activision Blizzard has removed the Covid-19 staff vaccine mandate, saying it’s no longer required for office work.As reported by Kotaku, in a company-wide email sent from Activision Blizzard executive Brian Bulatao, it was said that all employees are expected to return to the office in June, following the Covid-19  stay-at-home restrictions.Shared by ABK Worker Alliance’s Jessica Gonzalez on Twitter, the publisher will not be enforcing proof of vaccination to be allowed back in the office.LEAKED: Brian Bulatao emailed all of ABK to talk returning to office in June. They will not be enforcing proof of vaccination.

Activision Blizzard has settled its lawsuit with the U.S.