Michael Peterson Lambasts ‘The Staircase’ As ‘Grossly Homophobic’ & Flat-Out ‘Wrong’

A running-mad couple are now engaged after a surprise proposal during a Parkrun event in Manchester. Tony Coyne popped the question to Sacha Fox during the Heaton Park event at the weekend.

Twitter and issued a plea that sparked controversy, with many calling her out for transphobia.The Hocus Pocus star claimed that women are no longer referred to by that term, but instead are being called "birthing people", "menstruators" or "people with vaginas".Bette took to Twitter yesterday to share the message in view of her 2.1 million followers.She said: "WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!"They don’t call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators', and even 'people with vaginas'!"Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!"Many social media users rushed to the comments to call out the actress, urging her to "do better".Twitter user, PantiBliss said: "No. Don’t fall for the anti-trans panic fake nonsense.

The Casa Amor chaos well and truly arrived during the latest episode of Love Island. The ITV2 dating show was back on screens on Monday night (July 4) with the girls still in the second villa getting to know six new Islanders while the boys remained at the main villa with six new girls.

Quentin Tarantino, 59, and wife Daniella Pick, 38, have just welcomed their second child.The pair announced the birth of their baby daughter, whose name is not yet known, yesterday.Quentin and Daniella have welcomed their bundle of joy two years after the birth of their son.The couple share a two-year-old boy called Leo, who is now officially a big brother.A statement given to PEOPLE said: "Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are happy to announce that Daniella gave birth to their baby girl on July 2, 2022, a little sister to Leo, their first child."The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood director and his wife first announced that Daniella was expecting once more back in February. Daniella is an Israeli actress, pop star and Instagram model. She is also the daughter of Israeli pop star Zvika Pick, who is a famous face in their home country. Daniella and Quentin became engaged in June 2017 before marrying a year later in November 2018.The pair tied the knot in a romantic ceremony at their Beverly Hills home. The famous director met his future wife back in 2009, when they began dating during his promotion period for his film Inglourious Basterds.After eleven years together, the couple welcomed their first child Leo in February 2020 in Israel.They continue to divide up their time between Quentin’s beloved Los Angeles and Daniella’s Israel home. Last year, TV host Jimmy Kimmel spoke to Quentin about how his son Leo’s name came about.The Pulp Fiction director explained that it wasn’t due to his long friendship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who has appeared in films including Django Unchained and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He actually even admitted that, contrary to many fans’ assumptions, the new parents almost didn’t give their son

EastEnders fans can expect plenty of drama next week as Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) gets arrested.Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) spots Callum Highway (Tony Clay) offering Ben a small olive branch and encourages her son to tell Callum what exactly happened with Lewis Butler (Aiden O'Callaghan).After bumping into Kheerat Panesar (Jaz Deol), who offers some advice, Ben decides to ask Callum to meet him.READ MORE: EastEnders fans adamant Sam was ‘strategic’ in taking a bullet for KatDespite Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) advising otherwise, Callum meets Ben.After an incident in The Vic, a furious Callum snaps at Ben and storms off.Meanwhile, a police officer updates Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson) , Rocky (Brian Conley) and Kathy on finding Peter’s attacker but admits they’re not having much luck.Kathy tries to make things up to Peter and prove to him that she loves him.However when Kathy rushes to support Ben after the incident with Callum, Peter feels his point is proven.Back home, Kathy finds a devastated Ben struggling to deal with what’s happened.Later in the week, Kathy is at her wits end with Ben and Peter’s bickering so organises a games night to celebrate Rocky’s birthday, insisting they must both be there.

Love Island has been hit by over 700 complaints since it returned to ITV2 last month.The popular dating competition has had millions of viewers tuned in each night and even more on catch-up, but not all of them have been pleased with what's being shown.An Ofcom spokesperson has told Daily Star that 781 official complaints had been made by fans so far during the 2022 series, relating to a number of different events and topics including bullying and some stars given more screen time than others.READ NEXT: Love Island spoilers show Andrew Le Page and Dami Hope twist as they kiss bombshellsThey added: "On background, the main themes have been certain contestants being bullied; certain contestants’ wellbeing and mental health; the age gap between certain contestants and certain contestants being given more screen time in the main show edit than others."A kiss between Gemma Owen, 19, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27, sparked almost 200 of complaints earlier this series.Love Island viewers contacted Ofcom after finding the age gap between the two uncomfortable. Michael Owen's daughter made her feelings for Davide clear, planting a kiss on him during an ice breaker game.A day later Davide chose to couple up with Gemma , but many Love Island fans claimed them being together "did not sit right" with them.

Love Island is heating up and viewers are in for quite a ride as the Islanders face the ultimate relationship test with the villa being split in two. When the boys discovered that the girls had left to go to Casa Amor, six new girls entered the original villa with the guys excitedly running around the garden. And it looks as though relationships have already been tested as an explosive spoiler clip at the end of Sunday saw Dami Hope, who is partnered with Indiyah Polack , sharing a kiss with Summer Botwe.

Actress Mona Hammond has died at the age of 91.The Jamaican-British actress was best known for her role playing Blossom Jackson in EastEnders as well as her stint as Susu in Desmond's during the early nineties.The star joined the soap as Blossom in 1994 and played the character until her exit in 1997. She later returned to the soap as her character in 2010 for two episodes. Tributes have been pouring in for the star across social media.

Love Island on Monday night (June 3).Jack has joined Casa Amor as one of the six new boys at Casa Amor and he is hoping to find love with one of the girls.The 23-year-old wasted no time and started talking to Michael Owen's daughter, Gemma.READ MORE: Love Island fans all notice same thing as Davide kisses Coco amid Andrew love triangleTalking to The One Show's Jermaine Jenas and Alex Jones, Ronan said that he "is definitely not retired" even though his son says otherwise.He said: "He did drop the line that I was retired, that I was shocked about!"I nearly fell off me chair! What? I'm doing The One Show next week, I'm in York tonight!"He then confirmed: "No I'm definitely not retired!"The Boyzone star went on to say that he hopes that the public will warm to his "shy" son Jack and explained he just wants "to protect him". It comes after Jack's mum hit back at nasty comments made about her son.Yvonne thanked fans for their outpouring of positive messages she has received on Instagram, however she also addressed some of the negative comments received at the hands of trolls.Ahead of Sunday’s episode, she posted to her followers saying: “After the teaser I’m looking forward to watching Jack tonight on Love Island.”Adding: “Thank you so much for all your comments.

READ MORE: 'Most beautiful' jockey fighting for life after fall left her needing brain surgery"Obviously, it is a worrying time for all concerned and we are hopeful for some positive news about Elissa."The latest update from Racing NSW, via the Herald Sun, is that Meredith is 'comfortable and stable' in the coma. She has two contusions on her brain but has been cleared of swelling and bleeding.Her fall came just a day after compatriot Leah Kilner, 24, had suffered the same fate.

Novak Djokovic was in high spirits ahead of his quarter-final match at Wimbledon on Monday.MORE: Game Set Match: The Wimbledon wives and partners on courtside this summerThe Serbian tennis star was seen messing around with his son Stefan during practice – and the pair seemed as happy as can be! WATCH: Kate Middleton makes surprise appearance at WimbledonStefan, seven, could be seen clambering up on his dad's back and trying to wrestle his tennis racquet away, while Novak responded by picking his son up in the air as they carried on play fighting.Novak shares two children with his wife, Jelena – Stefan and four-year-old Tara. Just last week, he shared a post from a fan on Twitter comparing his forearm to that of his son.

On Monday night, the cricketing legend's eldest child Brooke shared a throwback photo of herself and her siblings as children with their dad smiling for the camera.

Video: Cara Delevingne and Selena Gomez' kiss in Only Murders in the Building (Indy 100)‘Minions: Rise of Gru’ Takes Off With $10. 8M in Box Office Previews . .

April Ashley, this is the way to frame a documentary about her – through other people’s eyes. For Simon Callow, who always says (and enunciates) it best, his beloved friend – the model, London socialite and restaurateur who was among the first to undergo gender realignment surgery – was “a self-made woman in the most literal sense”. When Ashley came to his house for supper or parties: “It was like meeting a character from a novel … She was queenly.

Kris Jenner sent Travis Barker flowers as he recovered from pancreatitis. The 66-year-old matriarch - whose eldest daughter Kourtney, 43, is married to the Blink-182 drummer - sent an orange bouquet to her son-in-law as a gift from herself and partner Korey Gamble. Travis posted a snap of the bouquet onto Instagram and the attached gift card read: "Dearest Travis, Get Well Soon!!! We Love You, Kris and Corey xo" (sic) 'The Kardashians' star Kourtney also shared the picture to her Instagram and Kris replied: "Get well @travisbarker .

Dr Michael Mosley has long been hailed a weight loss guru, and has now outlined some handy tips for keeping the pounds off. They are a mixture of different weight loss techniques and he swears they are "far more effective". "A number of recent trials have shown that, done properly, a rapid weight-loss diet is safe and can be far more effective than the standard slow and steady approach," he wrote in his column for the MailOnline.

Celebrity Gogglebox star Rylan Clark has shared an update on his mum Linda Clark's health following their much-anticipated return to the Channel 4 show. A fan tweeted the former The X Factor star to enquire about how Linda was doing after they noticed she had a TPN line as the two settled down to share their thoughts on the week's top telly.

wrapping up his run as Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead, his travel show Ride with Norman Reedus is still ongoing on AMC. The series first premiered in 2016, and it features the actor traveling around the world with a different guest to explore a city’s biker culture and various local spots. In an upcoming episode, he will do some exploring with Keanu Reeves, and it seems very Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, though more like Daryl & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry are among the famous faces expressing resentment over Independence Day celebrations in the wake of recent US controversies. There has been significant backlash to the US Supreme Court’s decision to end the country’s constitutional right to abortion by overturning the historic Roe v Wade judgement. “Baby you’re a firework” is a 10 but women in the US have fewer rights than an actual sparkler smhKardashian reshared a post to her Instagram story which read: “4th of July has been cancelled due to a shortage of Independence.

Coronation Street spoilers follow. Coronation Street's Abi Webster faces a new setback over baby Alfie next week.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Patrick Schwarzenegger can’t reveal any details about his work in the upcoming spinoff of Amazon’s “The Boys” — no, he won’t confirm reports that he’s playing a character named Golden Boy — but he admits that he has shown his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, photos from the set.“He looked at me and he was like, ‘What the fuck are you filming?’” Patrick tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “I was like, ‘It’s this show called ‘The Boys.’ … You have to watch an episode to understand it, or else I can’t articulate what happens in it.”“The Boys” producers reached out to Schwarzenegger for the spinoff after meeting him years ago when he auditioned to play the character of Homelander on the original series.