'Orange Is the New Black' Star Danielle Brooks to Play Mahalia Jackson in Lifetime Movie

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment PR firm MPRM Communications is restructuring its core leadership team, pressing go on a succession plan with the news that the company’s chairman and co-founder Rachel McCallister is stepping aside after four decades in the industry.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch sees “a gap in the market for football” that the USFL can exploit when the professional league kicks off its inaugural season on April 16.

Amazon Studios has handed a two-season order to an adult animated comedy series from Emmy-nominated Ramy Youssef and A24. The series is part of a new first-look deal between Amazon Studios and Youssef’s production imprint Cairo Cowboy. The as-yet untitled comedy will exclusively stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Each week, we here at Official Charts compile the best and most exciting releases of New Music Friday, to give you a chance to hear the future hits on the Official Singles and Albums Chart. Let's dive in!

Love is in the air for these Love is Blind stars!

When will it stop?!

Making moves — literally! Less than one year after finding love in Mexico, Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt are moving in together in a new city.

For all intents and purposes, Disney is synonymous with Florida. That’s where Disney World is, and that’s kinda where everyone just assumes the corporation does most of its business.

Tim Horton's, the Canadian coffee chain, is set to open its new drive-thru and restaurant in Stirling next week.

Jennifer Hudson's upcoming talk show. «It's interesting. This is show business and the biggest word is business,» he began. «I show up each and every day, bright and early to give you a show and I am also a business man This has been a dream come true. I want to expand and elevate.

Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo's  throwbacks!On Thursday, both Garner and Ruffalo shared videos of them eating Razzles and talking about where their characters, Jenna Rink and Matty Flamhaff, would be today.«Can you believe it’s been 18 years since ,” Garner asks Ruffalo before the two eat some Razzles, noting it's „both a candy and a gum.“A post shared by Mark Ruffalo (@markruffalo)“It’s sort of like Jenna and Matty got together, so they could become parents in the ,” Ruffalo tells Garner, referencing their upcoming film, which stars Walker Scobell, who plays their on-screen child and also appears in the video.  Garner asks their young co-star if he’s ever seen. “Didn’t that movie come out before I was even born?” the 13-year-old actor notes. Garner and Ruffalo have been tapping into all of the nostalgia as of late.

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, is set to debut on Hulu on March 18, and only ET has an exclusive sneak peek at the film — in which the former real-life couple play a toxic married pair, whose mind games continue to escalate until there are deadly consequences for those around them.ET's sneak peek sees Vic (Affleck) and Melinda (de Armas) sitting down to dinner with a guest — whose discomfort grows throughout the scene as the couple intentionally push each other's buttons.First, Melinda asks for a bite of their guest's grilled cheese, insisting she doesn't like lobster bisque, which is what Vic cooked for them.«Melinda kind of has the palate of a 12-year-old,» Vic sneers at his wife. «Our first date, I took her to the best restaurant in the city, she ordered mac and cheese.»«It's like he was ashamed to be with me,» Melinda says to their guest, to which Vic snipes back, «No, I just realized you were ordering off the children's menu to save more room for alcohol.»Later, when his wife tells him that she wishes «all the time» that he were more normal, Vic addresses the elephant in the room: «If I were normal, I don't think Joel would be over here having dinner with us.»See the full clip above.

Ryan Coogler has spoken out about an incident that resulted in his brief detainment by police in January. According to a police report obtained by ET, the 35-year-old director stepped into a Bank of America in Atlanta on Jan. 7 wearing a hat, sunglasses and a COVID face mask.

Chernobyl disaster was exposed to deadly levels of radiation only to find out his photos had been completely destroyed by the explosion. Russian aggression in Ukraine has thrust the irradiated nuclear power plant firmly back into global focus.

Gerwyn Price has been forced to withdraw from Night 5 of the Premier League Darts Championship following an injury to his hand.The Iceman, 37, was due to play Joe Cullen in the quarter-final stage of the revamped competition.But Price will not take to the oche at Brighton on Thursday evening after informing the PDC of his decision to withdraw.The Welshman had travelled to the south coast on Wednesday in the hope of shaking off his injury but upon practice, it was clear he would be unable to compete.As a result, Joe Cullen will be awarded a 6-0 victory and automatically advance to the semi-finals at Brighton.The Rock Star will face the winner of Michael van Gerwen's tussle with James Wade, aiming to pick up a first Premier League win since the start of February.After besting Wade and Price at the oche on Night 2, Cullen came unstuck in a 6-4 final loss to Jonny Clayton.And the Bradford-born tungsten-thrower is yet to bounce back since losing the Liverpool final to The Ferret.HAVE YOUR SAY! Is Gerwyn Price darts' greatest boo-boy? 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.

stood on the podium smirking during the medal ceremony, with the symbol clearly attached to his chest.The 'Z' has recently morphed into a symbol of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pro-Putin politicians and influencers have been spotted wearing it on their clothes - and pro-invasion demonstrators have been waving flags bearing the letter.It stands for 'Za pobedy', which means 'For the victory', and has also been plastered all over Russian tanks.The International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] announced on Monday they would be holding a full investigation into the "shocking behaviour" and the Russian is now set to be issued a long-term ban.The International Gymnastics Federation confirms that it will ask the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation to open disciplinary proceedings against Kuliak following his shocking behaviour at the Apparatus World Cup," read a statement.However, Kuliak initially responded by insisting he had no regrets over his stance, saying "If there was a second chance and I had a choice whether to go out with the letter ‘Z’ on my chest or not, I would do the same."I saw it on our military and looked at what this symbol means. It turned out to be 'for victory' and 'for peace'."I just wanted to show my position.

Arsenal are preparing for a major transfer overhaul this summer and are reportedly planning to bring in at least six players.The club are prioritising two new strikers and a midfielder, but have also set their sights on a new centre back, a right back and a left back.Following an unsuccessful approach for him in January, Arsenal are planning another move for Real Sociedad striker Aleksander Isak, while Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lille's Jonathan David also remain targets.It's understood the Gunners are big admirers of Chelsea's Armando Broja, who is currently on loan at Southampton, though they know doing business with their London rivals won't be easy.In midfield, the club is considering moves for Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz, Wolves' Ruben Neves and Leicester City star Youri Tielemans.Luiz and Tielemans will both have just a year left on their respective contracts at the end of the season, and neither are expected to sign an extension.As for defenders, Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence, who is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest, is believed to be high on the club's wish-list, but they're likely to face stiff competition for his signature from other Premier League sides, including arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.If Arsenal land all they targets they want in the summer, can they challenge for the title next season? Let us know what you think in the comments section...They remain open to the idea of bringing in a new centre back, but the return of William Saliba, who has impressed on loan with Marseille this season, means it's low on their list of priorities.Mikel Arteta's side are in pole position to finish in the top four this season after racking up four consecutive league victories, and are in with a

sex positions into your daily routine that'll jazz things up. Since the weather is getting warmer, you might want to go for a move that won't get you sweating too much.And to really take it to another level, why not throw in a sex toy (or two) into the mix too?So now that we've got your full attention, here are three irresistible sex positions to try this spring.

Lifetime announced Danielle Brooks as Mahalia Jackson in a network biopic, news broke that Scott will also bring Jackson’s story to the big screen in Mahalia!, a new biopic executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere, along with Clark Sisters executive producer Holly Carter.In a release announcing the news, Latifah said, “This is such an incredibly important story to tell and we’re thrilled to work with Jamie on the project.

Orange Is the New Black and as Sofia on Broadway’s The Color Purple is set to shine as the gospel legend and civil rights activist in Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story. The biopic will tell the story of the New Orleans-born Jackson, who went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLifetime has extended its partnership with journalist Robin Roberts for four new movies and they are about to fuel the soul with Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story. The movie will star Tony Award nominee, SAG and Grammy Award-winning actress Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as the titular iconic gospel legend and civil rights activist while Tony winner Kenny Leon (Broadway’s A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias) will direct. The pic comes from Rock’n Robin Productions and Lincoln Square Productions.