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Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller and his wife have been slammed for selling horse semen.In a week dominated by news of Kurt Zouma shamefully abusing his cat and Chris Kirkland outlandishly comparing it to racism, things have gotten even stranger with former World Cup winner Muller and wife Lisa coming under fire from animal rights organisation PETA.Muller and Lisa, a champion dressage rider, own a farm and reportedly use the horses as studs, selling frozen horse semen for €200 (£168) a pop.But PETA have now condemned their practices after Muller revealed recently that one of their horses was injured in the process.Muller said: "Sadly we have bad news. Our favourite D'Avie will not be available in the next months."Unfortunately he slipped during a test attempt to prepare for the breeding season, and dramatically fell on his side."He suffered an injury in the hoof area, and will need to rest completely for the next few months."He's a tough lad, and it could have been worse."Do you think using horses to sell their semen is immoral? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

EXCLUSIVE: A restructure at the company behind Mipcom, Mip TV and associated markets is gathering pace and several people working on the annual TV industry events have left in the past few weeks.

The Masked Singer UK has been recommissioned for a rare two-season order as ITV demonstrates its commitment to the format.

EXCLUSIVE: Isaki Lacuesta’s drama One Year, One Night (Un Año, Una Noche), about survivors grappling with trauma following the devastating terrorist attack at Paris’ Bataclan theater on November 13, 2015, world premieres in competition at the Berlin Film Festival today. Check out a clip above as a group of friends discusses messages of support they received in the wake of the tragedy.

Kanye West was booed by thousands of spectators at the Super Bowl this year. As soon as the 44-year-old rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, appeared on the big screen from his seat at the game between Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams, fans started booing him.

A victory for his team in the Super Bowl was not enough for one Los Angeles Rams player on Sunday who surprised his girlfriend by getting down on one knee to propose. As teammates passed around the Vince Lombardi Trophy, safety Taylor Rapp decided to pop the question to Dani Johnson with a box bearing an engagement ring. The player, wearing a Super Bowl championship T-shirt and cap, asked, "Will you marry me?" before placing the ring on his shocked girlfriend's finger and the pair hugged as onlookers cheered.

Michigan native typically shares images of herself and the things she passionate about, but from the looks of things she rarely mentions or posts images of her famous father, Eminem. But make no mistake, when special times arise, she's a big supporter of her dad, as was the case on Super Sunday, when she attended Super Bowl 56 in Los Angeles, which featured hip hop royalty Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, along with Kendrick Lamar and the so-called Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J.

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Ghostbusters, Animal House and Twins, has died, aged 75. His family said Reitman died peacefully at home on Saturday night in Montecito, California. No cause of death was given.

Ivan Reitman has died, his family said in a statement on Monday. He was 75. Reitman, who will be remembered for his work in classic Hollywood comedies like National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) and Ghostbusters (1984), died peacefully in his sleep, his family told the Associated Press.

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell has revealed she's already got a new job after quitting the ITV soap – and it's not in front of the camera. The fan-favourite, who plays loveable Emma Brooker, is set to film her exit scenes this month with them airing in April.And her new role won't see her back on screens, as the 28-year-old has revealed she will be teaching acting in workshops for kids in Leeds.Alexandra will be working with LB Act in Leeds and Halifax.The soap star landed her role in Coronation Street in 2018 and since then has been involved in some major storylines, including discovering Steve McDonald was Emma's real dad and going through partner Curtis's medical fraud.The actress won Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards and was also nominated in the same category at the National Television Awards.But she announced she would be leaving Coronation Street earlier in February, saying "it's the right time".Alexandra told the Sun: "Playing Emma, on the most iconic street there is, has been the best experience of my life."Four years have gone so fast.“Compared to other cast members I still feel like a newbie, which makes my decision to leave all the more difficult."But I feel it’s the right time for me."She thanked everyone at Corrie for welcoming her onto the soap and trusting her to play the role of Emma – and for the friendships she made there.It seems her current storyline will result in her exit, after Corrie boss Iain MacLeod teased some major drama.Faye Windass knocked down a pensioner during a driving lesson with Emma, but Emma was tipsy at the time.Iain teased: "Emma has found herself in a massive pickle — one which will cause her to wave goodbye to the cobbles.

64-year-old make-up guru Bobbi Brown admitted just that - so there must be some merit to the make-up product.Almost everyone who wears make-up uses mascara. It’s such an easy way to transform your eyes.

Ranvir Singh and Eddie the Eagle massively clashed when it came to talks about Winter Olympics funds on Monday's (February 14) episode of Good Morning Britain.The TV host, 44, held a quite a strong opinion on the matter and argued that "tax payers money" could be better spent after Great Britain had so far failed to achieve any medals.Eddie the Eagle, whose real name is David Edwards, hit back as he explained that he had been the underdog during his competition days and if funds were tightened, he might not have had a shot to take part.The pair clearly didn't see eye-to-eye on the matter as talk turned to shouting over one another.It appeared that ITV fans were also divided over the row, with many agreeing with both parties.One tweet read: "Agree with Eddie 100%. Watched the film about his life which was so inspiring.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV has recommissioned Argonon Group company Bandicoot Scotland to produce two more seasons of hit music reality show “The Masked Singer U.K.” Both seasons will have eight 90-minute episodes each.The third series concluded on Saturday with a season high of 7.8 million viewers, accounting for a 45% share of total viewing, with younger viewers — 46.6% of the available 16-34 demographic — also tuning into ITV for the show.

In recent weeks, a series of companies have banded together to boycott advertising on Facebook for the month of July in order to pressure the company to do more to combat racist, hateful and violent posts on its platform.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorStarbucks, Coca-Cola and Diageo have joined a growing advertiser boycott of Facebook, but Wall Street analysts are split on its ultimate impact on the tech giant.About 170 companies of varying sizes have paused ads on Facebook in an organized response to the social networking company’s lax response to misinformation and misleading political speech. General Motors said Monday it is evaluating its spending.

Starbucks, Levi's and global alcoholic drinks giant Diageo are the latest blue-chip companies to join the growing advertising boycott of Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram over the social media giant's handling of racism, violence and misinformation on its platform. CNBC reports that Starbucks will pause advertising on "all social media platforms," but continue to post without paid promotion.

But where do Prince Harry and Meghan Markle come in? According to a source who spoke to this month, the are privately encouraging CEOs to “stand in solidarity” with the civil rights initiative. “As we've been developing , one of the areas The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been keen to address is online hate speech, and we've been working with civil rights and racial justice groups on it,” the source said.

Verizon became the biggest company yet to join the growing #StopHateForProfit campaign, with the telecoms giant pledging on Thursday to pull its ads from Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram until the social media platforms "can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable." CNBC reportedthat Verizon was suspending its Facebook ads. "We have strict content policies in place and have zero tolerance when they are breached, we take action," Verizon’s chief media officer John Nitti told CNBC in a statement.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorVerizon has joined a growing boycott of advertisers boycotting Facebook and its Instagram subsidiary after the company’s handling of objectionable posts has left many brands uneasy on the massive social platforms.“We’re pausing our advertising until Facebook can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable and is consistent with what we’ve done with YouTube and other partners,” the company said in a statement. It noted it has long had “strict content policies” and has “zero tolerance when they are breached.”The telecom giant joins a list of companies signing on to the “Stop the Hate for Profit” campaign this week, including Magnolia Pictures, Ben & Jerry’s and Eddie Bauer.

Hollywood studio Magnolia Pictures, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's and sporting equipment giant Eddie Bauer are the latest companies to announce that they will join a growing advertising boycott of Facebook and Instagram for the month of July over the social media giant's failure to stop the spread of misinformation and dangerous content on its platforms. On Tuesday, Magnolia became the first Hollywood company to join the boycott.