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Electronic Arts (EA) has shared that the company will not make a public statement defending abortion or transgender rights, claiming that “being an inclusive company means being inclusive of all […] points of view.”During an internal company-wide town hall meeting on Tuesday (May 24), Kotaku has reported that “many” employees at EA repeatedly asked company leadership to make public statements to defend abortion rights and transgender rights.However, according to a transcript of the meeting, chief people officer Mala Singh told employees that EA will only make public statements that “actually have a positive impact.”“These things are hard and they’re personal and we all have our own perspectives and sometimes we won’t speak, and that will be upsetting and I understand that, we really do,” added Singh, who said that EA considers “multiple perspectives and then decide what’s in the best interest of EA and the various communities of stakeholders we have, including our people, our players, our fans and stakeholders, [and] our shareholders.”Addressing recent mass shootings in America and a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade, Sing said “one of the other things you’re going to see is we’re going to be making some more healing circles available through modern health.”It’s unclear what these healing circles entail, but EA’s corporate communications director Lacey Haines said “we’re not going to comment further on the Global Town Hall, as that is a company confidential forum.”“That said, we work to create an environment where our employees can talk about complex issues in our world today.

Animal Collective have cancelled the remaining shows on their current US tour after Avey Tare and Deakin tested positive for COVID-19.The band are out on the road in support of their 11th studio album ‘Time Skiffs’, which came out back in February.As Pitchfork reports, Animal Collective recently scrapped three scheduled gigs on the West Coast due to an unnamed member of their touring party contracting COVID. Today (May 26), the group issued a statement to explain that the virus had “hit us and hit us hard”.“Both Dave [Portner, aka Avey Tare] and Josh [Dibb, aka Deakin] (each vaccinated and boosted) got very sick and are unable to play shows right now,” the message read.“Continuing to tour at this moment would be harmful to their health and could contribute to longer term difficulties.

Good Morning Britain fans were left up in arms after Downing Street Chief of Staff Steve Barclay was “too busy” to appear on the ITV breakfast show. During Thursday’s (May 26) instalment of the popular news show, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were due to interview the MP as Boris Johnson faces further scrutiny for allegedly attending another party during the peak of the global pandemic.

Helena Bonham-Carter has made a name for herself over the years playing unconventional and eccentric characters.But she has also spoken about her unusual living situation from when she was in a relationship with American director and longtime partner, Tim Burton.The couple famously lived in adjoining houses in Belsize Park - Helena owned one of the houses, with Tim buying the other later on and they connected the two together.The star's film, TV and theatre credits span across 37 years, with her first TV role being in A Pattern of Roses in 1983.Since then she has gone on to take leading roles in countless films and series, including 2020's Enola Homes, The Harry Potter film series, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.As the former partner of director and producer, Tim Burton, Carter took many lead roles in Burton's films, although she admitted she had to go through the same audition process as other candidates before landing the roles.The star, who was born in London, is the daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter - a British banker who came from a well-known political background.He represented the Bank of England during the 1960s, as part of the International Monetary Fund organisation.Her mother, Elena, is a psychotherapist and she is of Jewish background.

Naga Munchetty was forced to interrupt one of her guests live on the radio when an urgent update came in.Naga, 47, was speaking with guests on BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday (25 May), but had to quickly wrap up the conversation when breaking news came of Sue Gray’s report.She apologised to her guest and quickly shut the conversation down as soon as news came that Sue’s very long-awaited report was finally released.The conversation about the Partygate scandal with Financial Times Political Editor George Park and The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe had to be cut short.At the time, Naga was discussing the security of Tory seats in constituencies and how the scandal has affected confidence in the conservatives.They were talking about the Tiverton scandal, where the former MP Neil Parish was shockingly found to be watching pornography in the House of Commons. Naga grilled the two on their opinions, with George responding: “I think that will be seen as a really crucial event.“Tiverton is my hometown actually so I know it quite well.

shooter responsible for the death of 21 people – including 19 children – and injuring 17 others, has claimed she was "surprised" by his rampage and that he was "not a violent person". Adriana Reyes admitted that her son Salvador Ramos, 18, was a loner who "kept to himself and didn't have many friends".She denied that she was a drug addict and that they had a toxic relationship, which led to him moving in with his grandparents.She told the Daily Mail: "My son wasn't a violent person. I'm surprised by what he did.

Liverpool supporters have been robbed of one of the biggest nights of their life - as well as a nasty amount of pocket money - after unknowingly buying Champions League final tickets from a fraudster.Ray McDonald and his mates were scammed out of a whopping £19,000 after paying a thousand each to see Liverpool face Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday, but when the tickets arrived the group realised to their horror that the PDFs were all fake.They immediately tried to get in touch with the ticket tout, who Ray claimed had sold him legitimate tickets six times throughout the season, but realised that his Twitter account had been deleted and his phone number was no longer in service."We bought 19 tickets at a grand each so we've spent £19,000 between us.

Peter Kay, 48, could be back on the road next year after stepping away from the limelight six years ago.

ITV soap Coronation Street have been showing big love to their co-star Harriet Bibby after a huge announcement this week.It was revealed that the young actress, who plays 16-year-old Summer Spellman in the show, has been put up for a National Television Award.The huge event, which is set to take place in September, announced its long list of talented actors and actresses up for the special award with many Corrie stars making the cut.Harriet is up for the best Serial Drama Performance in the ITV soap after her harrowing storyline of struggling with an eating disorder over exam stress and her diabetes diagnosis.Harriet isn't the only Corrie star in the category either as she's up against co-stars Charlie De Melo, who plays Imran Habeeb, and his on-screen wife Toyah, played by Georgia Taylor.Corrie legend Maureen Lipman, who plays Evelyn Plummer, is also up for an award along with Kelly Neelan actress Millie Gibson.There are also stars from other hit soaps that have been nominated including Gillian Wright who plays Jean Slater in EastEnders, actor Harvey Virdi who portrays Misbah Maalik in Hollyoaks and Marlon Dingle actor Mark Charnock in Emmerdale.People were quick to show their love and support for Harriet on the nomination including her on-screen bestie Amy Barlow, played by Elle Mulvaney.Taking to her Instagram story, the actress wrote: "She's only gone and got nominated for an NTA!" She then encouraged all her followers to vote for her friend and other Corrie stars.Elle also tweeted saying: "Super super proud to say that the brilliant @HarrietBibby is up for an NTA!!!!" before retweeting a post and adding: "The TALENT in this category."Her on-screen boyfriend Jacob Hay, played by Jack James Ryan, shared a photo of

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Coronation Street actress Elle Mulvaney has shared a sweet snap of herself on Instagram for her 80,300 followers.The star, who plays Amy Barlow in the long running soap, posed in a hallway surrounded by stairs and bannisters as she smiled for the selfie.In the first picture, Elle wore a high neck sleeveless top in a bright blue colour and styled her brunette hair behind her shoulders.Subtle blonde highlights framed her face and she wore minimal makeup.The actress’ face was practically glowing as she gave a little smile to the camera, her face looking glossy and fresh as she posed in the corridor.The second picture showed her beaming from ear to ear as she angled her head slightly, showing off her impressive pearly whites.She wrote in the caption: “Swipe to see a smile,” with a cheese emoji.Fans and friends alike went wild in the comments as they flocked to shower the fresh faced star in compliments.Co-star Paddy Bever, who plays Max Turner in the ITV show, left her a flame emoji, to which she replied with two red hearts.A fan wrote: “Anyone ever told you how gorgeous you are?”Another said: “You have amazing teeth,” while one simply called her a “beautiful girl”.Elle recently showed her support for fellow cobbles actor Harriet Bibby after a special announcement.Harriet, who stars as Summer Spellman, announced that she has been nominated for a National Television Award and received a stack of support from her loved ones.The awards show, which is due to take place in September, has recently revealed its longlist of nominees and Harriet was up for Serial Drama Performance.As the current listing stands she is up for the award against her co-stars Charlie De Melo and Georgia Taylor who play Imran and his wife Toyah.Elle’s

TikTok, where she often posts updates about her life – including the candid moments.But the blonde beauty sparked controversy on the video sharing app after she told fans that women are mean because they're jealous of the attractiveness of other females.In a clip that has racked up 477,000 views, Ashli perched herself on the side of the bathroom sink as she donned a crop top and blue shorts.As she rocked a glam makeup and fashioned her hair into space buns, the influencer lip synched over an audio that said: “I don’t know who needs to hear this but they’re mean to you because you are pretty.”She captioned the post: “Girls can be so mean.”It turns out that Ashli is not the only one who thinks meanness originates from jealousy – as many women found that they could relate.One person commented: “Honestly I think it’s often true. I found that as I gained weight and got older women became nicer.

Kate Ferdinand has shared a short clip of herself showing off her "90s vibes" bikini outfit.The 30 year old, who recently shared a candid snap with her son Cree as she was praised, took to her Instagram feed to post the video for her 1.4million followers to see. Former TOWIE star Kate looked gorgeous in a brown bikini from Calzedonia, which she paired with a matching brown straw hat and a pair of baggy white trousers from retailer H&M. Posing in front of a white wall with green leaves adorning the background, Kate played with her blonde wavy mane as she looked from one direction to another while showing off her washboard abs.