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More than 1,300 flights, carrying an estimated 145,000 passengers, due to land or depart at London’s Heathrow Airport were either canceled or diverted on Friday after a nearby fire wiped out its power supply.

Drake‘s lawyers have claimed that “millions of people” believe Kendrick Lamar was literally calling him a pedophile.Last November, the ‘Hotline Bling’ hitmaker filed a dispute against Universal Music Group in New York, alleging that the publisher and label had “artificially inflated” streams for ‘Not Like Us’, among other allegations.In the filing – which can be viewed here – Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and Spotify of “illegally” aiding and boosting ‘Not Like Us’ streams in favour of Lamar – who entered a viral rap feud with Drake last year.More recently, UMG filed a motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper’s suit, stating that he had sued the corporation because he “lost a rap battle”. They went on to say that “instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be”, Drake had “sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds”.UMG also cited a 2022 petition in their filing which noted that Drake, along with various other musicians, had urged prosecutors to stop citing rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials.

William Earl The Paley Center for Media has established a vast Paley Archive of more than 160,000 radio and TV programs at the Beverly Hills Public Library, which will feature year-round programs for the public related to the archive. The opening of the archive was celebrated March 20 with a ceremony attended by Maureen Reidy, president and CEO of Paley Center; John Landgraf, chairman of FX and Nat Geo and a member of Paley’s board of governors; and Lester Friedman, mayor of Beverly Hills.

Marta Balaga The kids are not alright in German YA thriller “Shadow Leaks,” screening at Monday’s new Series Mania Buyers Upfront, with Beta Film handling international distribution. Following a mysterious suicide of one of its students, a small town high school is terrorized by a website that seems to know all their intimate secrets. The so-called “Shadow Page” is ready to expose it all: chats, screenshots, explicit pictures and videos.

The Alto Knights hit cinemas on Friday (March 21), but is Robert De Niro playing both lead roles? Read on for all the info.The film is written by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, an adaptation of his own book Wiseguy, and it is directed by Barry Levinson, known for Sleepers, Rain Man and Good Morning, Vietnam.The film depicts a power struggle between two real-life high ranking Mafia bosses, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. Their rivalry erupts into open conflict when Vito orders a hit on Frank, who strives to protect his family while planning his retirement.See the trailer for the film here:In real-life, Genovese was a close associate of Lucky Luciano, a major force in US organised crime, in the ‘40s and ‘50s, before becoming head of his own crime family.

Where Harvey Specter goes, Daniel Hardman is not far behind. Deadline has confirmed that David Costabile, who played recurring villain Daniel Hardman on Suits, will reprise his role in a Season 1 episode of NBC‘s Suits LA.

The new musical Buena Vista Social Club is now open on Broadway and a star-studded group of celebs attended the special performance!

her daytime talk show on Thursday following a string of mysterious absences that worried fans.“Welcome to the Kelly Clarkson Show and our 1,000th episode,” the “Stronger” singer, 42, proclaimed in a promo clip for Thursday’s episode.Reflecting on the program’s history, she continued, “Our show premiered on September 9, 2019, with the help of some great friends. Over the next five and a half years, we have made 999 episodes.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are coming out of the woodwork again.After a quick pair of spring and fall 2023 treks in support of their fifth studio album “Cool It Down” — their first official tours since 2013’s ‘Hot Blood World Tour’ — the beloved indie band is returning to the road to play intimate venues this summer.Their forthcoming ‘Hidden In Pieces Tour’ will shine a light on “songs that are rarely (if ever) performed, alongside all time favorites with new acoustic arrangements to delight…and yes there will be strings too,” according to the band’s Instagram.The international run will come to a close with back-to-back gigs at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Tuesday, July 29 and Wednesday, July 30.Although the official on-sale isn’t until Friday, March 21, tickets are available on sites like Vivid Seats as of today.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any one show was $73 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $94 to $231 before fees.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ‘Hidden In Pieces Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the best ticket prices can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

$400 million suit against Lively is illegal because it aims to punish the actress for speaking out about the alleged sexual harassment she suffered, her lawyers argued in a Manhattan federal court filing Thursday. The “vengeful and rambling lawsuit against Blake Lively, 37, is a profound abuse of the legal process,” her attorneys wrote, about the bombshell case filed by Baldoni, 41, and production company Wayfarer Studios.The law prevents Baldoni from “weaponizing” the legal system to retaliate against Lively for coming forward and filing her own suit alleging she was sexually harassed by the director on the set of “It Ends With Us,” her attorneys argued.Lively was “legally entitled” to bring her case and give an interview to the New York Times, revealing her sensational claims against Baldoni — the director and her co-star in the flick.

Tina Knowles is defending her family.

FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted are officially coming to an end, and we have new insight into how those series finale episodes will go down.

Blake Lively is moving to dismiss Justin Baldoni‘s defamation lawsuit.

Rihanna is back at her favorite restaurant!

EXCLUSIVE: David Magidoff (Dexter: New Blood, The Morning Show) has joined the recurring cast of Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection reprising the Dexter: New Blood character of ‘Teddy Reed’ from the Iron Lake Police Department.

There will be some familiar faces who will be returning for the Season 2 finale of Elsbeth. Previous guest stars Stephen Moyer, Retta, Gina Gershon, Elizabeth Lail, Arian Moayed, André De Shields, Alyssa Milano, Mary-Louise Parker and Ethan Slater will reunite with Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) in the May 8 episode titled “Ramen Holiday”.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” star Christopher Meloni has been named the recipient of this year’s Canopy Award at the annual North Fork TV Festival. A formal ceremony will be held on June 17 at The Halyard at the Sound View Greenport in New York. The festival runs June 17-18.

Jenny Slate is in promo mode for her new miniseries Dying for Sex, but that hasn’t stopped press from asking about It Ends with Us.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmanuel Courcol’s feel-good drama The Marching Band has been unveiled as the winner of the Audience Award of the 30th Rendez-Vous With French Cinema In New York.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Comedian Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talker “Sherri” is a go for Season 4, Lionsgate’s producer/distributor shingle Debmar-Mercury announced Thursday. The news comes as “Sherri” has now been renewed in more than 95% of the country, including station groups like the Fox TV Stations, Nexstar, Hearst, Sinclair, Gray, Tegna and Sunbeam. “Sherri” will now continue through the 2025-2026 TV season.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music At first, Peter Wolf — best known as the limber-limbed solo artist and former lead singer of the J. Geils Band — may not seem like a day-one Bob Dylan fan who saw some of the legendary bard’s earliest New York concerts and witnessed his meteoric rise in the early ‘60s, first-hand.