Kanye West Cried When Executives Bullied Him At The Start Of His Career – The Rapper Refused To Give Up On His Dreams

MARK Wright has been “blacklisted” by ITV according to those working at the broadcaster – with one telling The Sun: “His name is mud.” Insiders said the only show bosses were happy for Mark to appear on for the foreseeable was Soccer Aid as he would be “one in a sea of faces” during the fundraising footie match. It comes after The Sun revealed how Mark sensationally quit their upcoming flagship show The Games by texting one of ITV’s top brass.

DEATH In Paradise will return for a second Christmas special this year, The Sun can reveal. The long-running BBC crime drama will head to Guadeloupe for a feature-length episode after its first-ever festive outing drew giant viewing figures.

LOVE Island's Rykard Jenkins has swapped fame for a VERY different career. The 30-year-old reality star has ditched the spotlight to become a lip filler and hair transplant six years after the show.

PIERS Morgan has dared Meghan Markle to be the first guest on his new TalkTV show as he declared they have "unfinished business". The presenter quit Good Morning Britain last year after refusing to apologise for comments he made about her and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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Al Roker certainly knows how to have fun, as evidenced by his latest social media post featuring a rarely seen member of his family.MORE: Al Roker's wife admits she 'can't handle' new photo of son Nick - here's whyThe Today Show star took to Instagram to share a clip from an Elton John concert he attended with his lookalike brother Chris and his son-in-law.WATCH: Al Roker's son receives incredible news and his dad couldn't be more proudThe group started singing along to Elton's Philadelphia Freedom with the rest of the crowd as Al shared glimpses of the lit-up stage and the packed arena.As he happily sang with his brother, he revealed that it was an emotional full circle moment for him as he wrote in his caption: "To hear @eltonjohn do #philadelphiafreedom tonight was everything I wanted, but to sing it with my #babybrother who first sang it when he was 5 puts it over the top."MORE: Al Roker shares 'nerves' with fans amid New York weather warningFans adored the story and loved seeing him out and about with family, with one commenting: "Loved when you told the story of this song and your #BabyBrother one time! What a #FullCircle moment for you two!"A post shared by Al Roker (@alroker)Al and his brother Chris rocked out at an Elton John concertAnother said: "As a Philly native I can't tell you how awesome it is to hear Elton John & y’all singing our song," and a third added: "Love this! Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love."Al and his family share quite a close bond, and while his brother doesn't often make appearances on his social media, they make sure to spend quality time together, and recently even did so on TV.MORE: Deborah Roberts sends flirty message to husband Al Roker as he makes runway debutMORE: Al Roker

READ: Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood talks Oti Mabuse exit: 'It's brilliant news'One of those affected was Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin, who hails from the European nation. The star took to his social media channels to share an image of the country's flag, and he simply wrote: "Heartbreaking." On his Instagram Stories, the professional dancer also shared a map showing all the locations of airstrikes in Ukraine.WATCH: Nikita Kuzmin returns to Strictly Tour - and is met with great responseHis post was immediately met with support from both his fans and his co-stars, with Neil Jones writing: "Such a sad day.

Adamari López left all her stress behind as she enjoyed her sunny vacation in Cartagena de Indias, where she arrived with her perfect travel companion, her daughter Alaïa. For her fans, this visit to Colombia is a special one, as this is the first time since she started her health journey and in a long time that she posed in a two-piece bikini, proudly showing off the her weight loss.Ready to have a good time, on a walk on the beach Adamari shared a little bit of her experience at the bachelorette party she was attending.

KATE Garraway has revealed she's worried she'll eventually run out of money to pay for husband Derek Draper's round-the-clock care. The 54-year-old made the confession during an appearance on This Morning to talk about her recent documentary, Caring for Derek.

KATE Garraway says her good friend Ben Shephard was "concerned about her sanity" when she revealed plans to fly her husband Derek Draper to Mexico for a long COVID clinical trial. The Good Morning Britain presenter admitted it sounds "bonkers" because Derek still requires 24/7 care at home after his body was ravaged by coronavirus in 2020. She admitted he currently "flags" after 20 minutes in a wheelchair - leaving her co-host worried for her.

A PROMISING actor who appeared in Coronation Street died at the age of 27 after "falling ill" in Costa Rica. Joseph Owen Wandera, 27, died in January after having a seizure while on holiday as heartbreaking tributes poured in for the "gifted visionary." The actor appeared on Coronation Street in 2018, where he played a buyer interested in purchasing Eileen Grimshaw's car.

John Cale has announced that he’ll be heading to the UK this summer for his first full run of tour dates in almost a decade.The last time the Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist hit the road this side of the pond was for his ‘Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood’ European tour back in October 2012.The Welsh musician’s tour will begin in Liverpool at the Royal Philharmonic Hall on July 15, before calling at Whitley Bay, York, Bexhill, Cambridge and the London Palladium, before closing out the run at Birmingham Town Hall on July 25.According to a press release, Cale will “perform songs from throughout his career, which is now in its sixth decade, and has earned him an international reputation as a musical pioneer”.“TOUR News! Hello UK I’m heading your way in July! My first extended run of UK dates in several year,” Cale said, sharing the dates on Twitter.TOUR News! Hello UK I'm heading your way in July! My first extended run of UK dates in several years. Tickets on sale Friday from https://t.co/evSuIopxNn pic.twitter.com/Yy1Ef0mELW— John Cale (@therealjohncale) February 24, 2022Tickets go on sale on Wednesday (March 2) at 10am.

The Pokémon Company has announced that a new Pokémon Presents broadcast will air this weekend.Announced via Twitter, the publisher confirmed that the upcoming Pokémon Presents will take place on Sunday, February 27 at 2 PM GMT / 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET.The broadcast will be 14 minutes long and feature a pre-recorded video, according to the post. So far, The Pokémon Company hasn’t revealed any information about what fans can expect during the presentation.In a separate post on its website, the publisher confirmed that the presentation would coincide with the day Pokémon Red and Green (the first Pokémon game) was released on February 27, 1996.

More than ready to move on. Kim Kardashian is asking the court to take the next steps in her divorce from Kanye West — explaining in new documents that she hopes “terminating our marital status” will help her spouse “accept that our marital relationship is over.”

Screening her son. Joy-Anna Duggar is sharing the results of her 4-year-old son Gideon’s learning evaluation after noticing some “communication and comprehension” concerns.

Beauty regrets! Sarah Jessica Parker may have sleek, smooth and shiny hair today, but that wasn’t always the case. Rewind the clock to the ‘80s, and the 56-year-old actress’ hair was large and in charge. 

Zack Sharf The Penguin is often depicted in comic books with his trademark top hat, monocle and cigarette, but none of these signatures are sported by Colin Farrell in the upcoming “The Batman.” The film takes place before Oswald Cobblepot’s full transformation into the villainous Penguin. However, Farrell recently told “Jake’s Takes” that he “fought valiantly” for his pre-Penguin Oswald to smoke in “The Batman.” The studio turned down such a request.“Big studios make big decisions around such things as the presence of cigarettes in films,” Farrell said.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBoat Rocker Studios and Shamier Anderson and Stephan James’ Bay Mills Studios are teaming to co-produce a limited series about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat.James is attached to star in the untitled series, which would be set in 1980s New York City. It will showcase the rise of Basquiat, from an obscure graffiti artist to a Neo-expressionist painter of rockstar status. It will also explore Basquiat’s close friendship with Andy Warhol and his ultimate demise.“We’re grateful to be working with Shamier, Stephan, and the entire Bay Mills Studios team to tell the story of a visionary artist whose profound cultural influence only continues to grow with time,” said Steve Lescroart, president of scripted for Boat Rocker Studios.

Aaron Carter and his fiancée, Melanie Martin, have split for the second time — two months after they originally reconciled.

Johnny Depp shared in court during the latter’s libel trial as “embarrassing”.Back in 2020, Depp sued The Sun newspaper over a column that referred to the actor as a “wife beater”.A series of texts between Bettany and Depp – who have starred in three films together – were read aloud in the trial, where they joked about “drowning” Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard to prove she wasn’t a witch.One of the messages written by Bettany, sent in 2013, read: “I’m not sure we should burn Amber. She is delightful company and pleasing on the eye. We could of course do the English course of action and perform a drowning test.

James Blake has teamed up with Monica Martin for a new rendition of the latter’s track ‘Go Easy, Kid’ – you can watch the two artists perform their collaboration below.Originally released by the LA-based, Wisconsin-raised Martin back in September, ‘Go Easy, Kid’ has been described by Blake as “my favourite song to come out in years”.Martin has now collaborated with Blake on a new version of ‘Go Easy, Kid’, which has been released today (February 24) alongside a new performance video.The Chris Sgroi-directed clip sees Martin and Blake performing the track at Conway Recording Studios in LA – you can watch it below.Martin featured on Blake’s fifth studio album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’, which came out in October, on the track ‘Show Me’.A press release added that the US singer is currently putting melodies to her “explorations in romantic fuckery”, with more new music promised soon.Blake, meanwhile, recently teamed up with Labrinth for the track ‘Pick Me Up’, which features on the soundtrack to the second season of the HBO show Euphoria. Blake will tour in the UK and Europe in support of ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ in April and May.