Madonna never paid '$1m Russian fine' for 2012 LGBTQ+ speech

Oscar win “didn’t open the door” for more Black female actors.Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2002 for her role in Monster’s Ball making her the first Black female actor to win the Oscar in history.

Pusha T has opened up about a cryptic photo of Lana Del Rey he posted on Instagram earlier this year.The picture, which you can view below, is from Del Rey’s 2017 album ‘Lust For Life’ but it is obscured by a white powder.The rapper has now explained why he posted it, telling Rolling Stone: “Musically, I think Lana Del Rey speaks to the same subject matter, but just on different ends of it.“You can hear remnants of drug indulgence and addiction. So it’s like, ‘Man, why not?’ I thought it made sense.”Del Rey is yet to comment on Pusha T’s remarks and NME has contacted a spokesperson for the singer for comment.A post shared by Pusha T (@kingpush)The rapper also said that although he hasn’t collaborated with Del Rey yet, he claims that he was contacted about doing a remix with the singer.“One of the heads of Interscope called right after the picture came out and asked me to get on a remix,” he added.

Megan Thee Stallion is in the works, it’s been reported.According to Variety, the forthcoming show is being produced by Time Studios alongside Megan’s management company, Roc Nation. There is currently no set platform for the programme.An official release states that the as-yet-untitled docu-series will “touch on how Megan overcame various personal hurdles to thrive in her professional career”, as well as highlighting the milestones she has reached so far.“We are thrilled to be able to work with Roc Nation to share Megan’s story with the world,” said Time Studios’ co-head of documentary, Loren Hammonds.“Millions of people are familiar with her as an entertainer, but this series will give her a chance to share her truth as never before.

Karen Elson has shared the video for her pensive new single ‘Broken Shadow’. See it first on NME below.The singer-songwriter has also announced her third studio album ‘Green’ which will be released via Big Yellow Dog on April 29.

Netflix viewers will get to watch the tribute Bob Saget's family and close friends, including some famous comedians, put on in his memory at the famed Comedy Store shortly after his death. One of Saget's best friends, Mike Binder, revealed that the tribute, which was described as a night filled with laughter and memories of Saget, is heading to the streamer the first week of June. "We filmed it and I showed it to Netfix and I said, ‘Look at this.’ 15 minutes…The Head of Comedy said, ‘This is remarkable,’ and they bought it as a special.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Even country music legend Willie Nelson found it hard to vote absentee in the March 1 primary under new Texas election laws, his wife said. Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.

Sir Elton John, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.Having released his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles in 2019, the North Sheilds star had been sharing music since as early as 2017 and working on mastering his talent from the age of 10.However, aged 18 in 2013, Sam was spotted performing at his local boozer, the Low Lights Tavern by music manager Owain Davies who later took him on as a client.Fast forward several years and Fender became an instantly recognisable voice with tracks including Play God and Poundshop Kardashians being loved by millions.However, the 27-year-old never expected to find such huge success and admits having fans including Elton completely blows his mind.When commenting on whether he ever believed he'd be friends with the rocker, he exclusively told Daily Star: "Definitely not, I never thought I'd be in this world."I still to this day have imposter syndrome, it's one of those things where it's quite unbelievable, some of the places we find ourselves in."When I think back to me living on the road with my mam."However, Sam revealed he had to turn down the opportunity to collaborate with Elton, explaining: "It sounds awful to say, 'I was too busy to work with Elton', but I needed to finish my album."Me and Elton will definitely happen at some point. We just need to find time to get into the studio, we want to make something special together.

Vladimir Putin has compared himself to Harry Potter author JK Rowling, saying that he was being “cancelled” just as she was, adding that "cancel culture" as the same as Nazis trying to burn books in the 1930s.In a bizarre rant, Putin said Ms Rowling was cancelled "just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of gender rights".Speaking in Russia to a video-call meeting with officials and cultural workers he said: "They are now trying to cancel our country. "I'm talking about the progressive discrimination of everything to do with Russia."There was also a campaign against Russian composers including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, he added.Comparing “culture warriors” to Nazis lining up to burn books in the 1930s, he said: ”We remember the footage when they were burning books."It is impossible to imagine such a thing in our country and we are insured against this thanks to our culture."And it's inseparable for us from our motherland, from Russia, where there is no place for ethnic intolerance, where for centuries representatives from dozens of ethnic groups have been living together."Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.J.K.

UFC star Paige VanZant is set to wow London fans this summer as she headlines Bare Knuckle FC's first ever European event at Alexandra Palace after discussing whether she could ever return to her former employers. VanZant, who has more than three million Instagram followers and a private fans only website, is looking to bounce back from unanimous decision defeats in her first two BKFC outings.

BBC Breakfast reporter Naga Munchetty has taken to Twitter to call out a troll who mistakenly thought she was presenting the early morning programme.Ben Thompson, who wore a suit, and Victoria Derbyshire, who wore her hair in loose curls with a pink high-neck top, were on the show and the latter interviewed Secretary of State Grant Shapps.She grilled him thoroughly over P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite after he admitted he broke the law after not consulting over the mass-sacking of 800 workers. Viewers called him out on social media as a “hypocrite” after Shapps said he should resign, due to the fact that his party breached lockdown rules several times throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.One hater wrote: “Just had to turn Naga [on BBC Breakfast] off again.

EastEnders. The soap star, who is famed for playing evil soap villain Gray Atkins in the BBC soap, said the midwife used to look after the talent on the Albert Square set.Toby and his soap star girlfriend Amy Walsh welcomed their adorable daughter Bonnie into the world in January.However, the couple wouldn't have been prepared for Toby's surprising showbiz link to one of the ladies looking after them during the pregnancy process.

zombie crabs have taken over a road in massive swarms following a population boom.The odd looking creatures reportedly shocked local residents as they set off on a journey in early hours of Thursday morning (24 March).After two years of Covid, the crabs stature and numbers have grown an incredible amount as they were able to safely cross usually trafficked roadways in the Bay of Pigs, Cuba.When spring rains began to fall on the island, millions of the snappy creatures emerged from their resting spots in the morning and marched across the road and down to the sea, The Sun reported.The mass migration happens due to the females needing to return to sea to hatch their eggs where the larvae live as plankton.Angel Iraola, a security guard for a car park which has been rife with crabs, said: "There was very little traffic, and very little tourism."There are more crabs now than there have been in many years."The crustaceans get their "zombie crab" name due to them being the host organism for two species of flies who gain nutrients, shelter and movement from inside the crab.Flies who occupy the crabs live in them for most of their lives – laying eggs in the crab's eyes where the larvae migrate into their host and live there.As time goes on the larvae will move towards the crab's mouthparts before falling to the ground to grow into fully grown flies.Many of the crabs sadly die from being crushed by cars in the years before Covid.For more incredible stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here In the UK, giant 6ft king crabs from Russia are invading waters and sparking fears for native species.As threatening as the two stone beasts are to scallops and brown crabs, fisherman admit they will make

Piers Morgan took to Twitter to mock Meghan Markle's new podcast, calling her “Princess Pinocchio”.ITV News royal editor Chris Ship shared the news via his Twitter page that the former actress’ new podcast will “explore labels that hold women back”. The former Good Morning Britain host, 56, retweeted the article for his 7.9million followers to see and posted three crying laughing emojis followed by: “Is ‘Princess Pinocchio’ one of them?” The tweet attracted the attention of many Twitter users who were less than pleased with the broadcaster's comment and were quick to jump to the Duchess of Sussex’s defence.One user penned: “I thought we agreed that constantly going after a female of colour really isn’t a good look for you Piers? I get that obsessions can be hard to kick, but it really is time.”Another wrote: “Was you one of those that gave it the big one about anti bullying and mental health? Give it a rest.”A third user said: “Give it a rest.

A woman who allegedly stalked David Beckham and tried to make contact with his daughter Harper is due to appear in court next week. Sharon Bell, 58, is alleged to have stalked the football legend by attempting to contact him repeatedly and sending him a series of letters as well as trying to contact his ten year old daughter Harper at school.The Metropolitan Police accused Bell of carrying out "acts associated with stalking".

David Benedict “We’ve discussed this. We’ve discussed this many times.” That wearied line, which appears in the final scene of David Hare’s new play “Straight Line Crazy,” is spoken by Ariel Porter (Samuel Barnett), the long-suffering right-hand man to New York’s legendary urban planner Robert Moses (Ralph Fiennes).

Bridgerton season two, at least not in terms of its styling. As Erika Ökvist, Bridgerton's lead hair and makeup designer, tells me on a Zoom from London, “These characters would not have spared a penny.” Ökvist is right. It's wonderful to see the return of so many of the characters we fell in love with during Bridgerton's first season, and it's obvious a lot has changed in a year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen Sting first released the song “Russians” in 1985, the Cold War had been raging for nearly 40 years, and the song aimed to strike a humanizing tone on the people actually behind that Iron Curtain. Just weeks earlier, the Soviet Union had gotten a young new leader named Mikhail Gorbachev who ultimately would end that war and change the world in the process, for the better, it seemed at the time.Sadly, four decades later, Russia has launched the most devastating ground war in Europe since World War II with its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and it’s necessary to strike a humanizing tone again, and Sting has released a re-recorded version of the song to benefit www.helpukraine.center — a volunteer storage center established by Ukrainian business owners where humanitarian and medical aid can be sent from all over the world – with funds being processed through the German charity foundation, Ernst Prost, People for Peace – Peace for People.

Mae’s big day! Hilary Duff’s youngest daughter rang in her 1st birthday with a rainbow-themed party.

Wherever Tristan Thompson is, he is one proud papa today. His and Khloe Kardashian’s baby girl, True Thompson, was a chip off the old man’s block when she hit up a trampoline park on Thursday (Mar. 24). In videos posted to Khloe’s Instagram, True, 3, showed off her developing athletic skills by jumping, running, and diving. Khloe, 37, did her best to keep up with True, but the young girl proved she was too fast for her mom.

Police chased a suspected-drug driver after it sped away from officers at 120mph.

Crime-fighting aeroplanes are preparing to patrol the skies above Greater Manchester, helping to track and catch villains below. The National Police Air Service has confirmed its four fixed-wing aircraft will now be deployed across the region, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.