Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Says New ‘Jackass’ Series In The Works For Paramount+

It was recently revealed that the energy price cap is set to increase again in October, leaving millions of Brits out of pocket. In order to help with the rising cost of living, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rushi Sunak, has unveiled plans to give all UK households a £400 energy bill discount later this year.

Ruby Barker has opened up on her mental health, explaining that she's been in hospital after being "really unwell".The 25 year old first found fame back in 2020 after playing the role of Marina Thompson in the hit Netflix show Bridgerton, starring alongside the likes of Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page. But since the programme aired, the actor has revealed she's struggled and now, in a candid Instagram post, she's opened up on what's been going on. Dressed in a black hoodie, Ruby started the nearly six-minute clip by asking her 231,000 fans how they "really" are.

EastEnders legend Adam Woodyatt, best known for his portrayal of Albert Square's Ian Beale, has put any plans of returning to the show in doubt after signing up for a new BBC show. The actor, 53, was among the original cast when the soap first aired and his tenure on the show made his the longest serving male cast member in the soap's history.  In 2013, Adam was honoured at the British Soap Awards for his time on the show with a Lifetime Achievement Award. However, in 2020 he announced he would be taking an extended break from EastEnders and during an appearance on Steph's Packed Lunch, he told the Teesside presenter he had "no plan" to go back.

BLACKPINK‘s Jennie has opened up about how hectic the girl group’s lives were the first three years after their debut.The K-pop idol recently sat down with Rolling Stone as part of the girl group’s special cover edition with the news outlet, during which she recalled BLACKPINK’s first three years together and how they had “worked nonstop without resting” at the time.“I became sick, both mentally and physically, after the last world tour ended [in 2020],” she shared, before adding that she wanted to be as “vague” as possible about the details, as this wasn’t something she wished to share with fans in too much detail as they might worry.“For three years after debuting, we worked nonstop without resting,” Jennie added. “Our sleep systems were breaking down; we weren’t eating properly; I wasn’t hydrating myself – we did that for three to four years, and then started our tour.

A little girl was found and killed by the Texas school shooter after police told children to yell for help, a young survivor says.

A charity organisation’s plans to run free walking football sessions have been booted into touch by North Lanarkshire Council.

Content Warning: The following article contains discussion of violence involving children.Netflix has added a content warning to the first episode of Stranger Things season four, following the recent school shooting in Texas that left 21 dead, including two teachers and 19 children.As reported by Variety, the warning card will only appear for US viewers, at the start of episode one before the recap of season three. It reads: “We filmed this season of ‘Stranger Things’ a year ago.

MUNA have shared their new single, ‘Home By Now’ – listen below.The latest song to be previewed from their forthcoming self-titled album, ‘Home By Now’ follows a pair of singles released by the Los Angeles-based trio earlier this year: ‘Kind Of Girl’ and ‘Anything But Me.’In a statement, Katie Gavin – who forms one third of MUNA alongside Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin – said ‘Home By Now’ recalls the sounds of the band’s 2017 debut, ‘About U’, and discussed the track’s lyrics.“[‘Home By Now’] is the song on the record that we feel might be closest to our first album in that it’s a dance song with brutal lyrics and an emo bridge…While a lot of this album does seem to be about trusting my instincts, this song acknowledges the pain of not knowing if I left a relationship that I was meant to be in,” Gavin said.‘Home By Now’ arrives ahead of MUNA’s self-titled album, which was announced in March and will mark the band’s first project since their 2019 sophomore album, ‘Saves The World’. Dropping next month (June 24), the eponymous album will also be MUNA’s first full length release under a new label, having departed RCA Records in 2020.Late last year, MUNA enlisted Phoebe Bridgers to feature on ‘Silk Chiffon’, another track lifted from the upcoming album which then marked their first single under Bridgers’ Saddest Factory label.

The Kunts release their attempt at a Jubilee Number One with ‘Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontman K.The Kunts’ previous two singles, ‘Boris Johnson Is A Fucking C**t’ and ‘Boris Johnson Is STILL A Fucking C**t‘, both reached number five in the UK singles chart in 2020 and 2021 respectively as they attempted to score a Christmas Number One.Now, the Essex punks are attempting a Number One single in time with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations next week with a new single that lampoons The Duke Of York.

South Lanarkshire Council has been ranked in the top ten Scottish authorities for getting the best return on council tax.

Brooke Shieldslooked every inch the cool mom in afringed white tank top while attending an event forFashionphile in New York City on Wednesday.As she attended a launch event for the high-end consignment boutiquefor secondhand luxury handbags and accessories, the56-year-old supermodel was joined by her two children Rowan, 19, and Grier, 16.Despite more than three decades between The Blue Lagoon star and her teenagers,the trio looked more like siblings than mother and daughters. Glamorous: Brooke Shields looked every inch the cool mom in a fringed white tank top while attending an event for Fashionphile in New York City on WednesdayIn addition to a sleeveless blouse, Shields rocked a pair of fitted dark-wash jeans, which hugged every curve of her toned frame, and a quilted purse.

Laverne Cox celebrated her50th birthday at New York City's largest hotel rooftop bar on Thursday evening, following the release of her Barbie.Just 24 hours after the release of herMattel'sMattel’s first-ever transgender doll, theOrange Is the New Black actress dressed up in thefigurine's exact outfit for her A Very Barbie Birthday celebration.As she strutted down the pink with her doll in her hand, the Emmy winner struck a number of flirty poses as she played with thetulle skirt of her chic ensemble, featuring a leather corset top and shiny whitepant boots. Having a blast: Laverne Cox celebrated her 50th birthday at New York City's largest hotel rooftop bar on Thursday evening, following the release of her BarbieJust like her Barbie,Cox sported her blonde hair incascading platinum waves.

Harry Styles and James Corden set out with $300 and a dream on Thursday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden.The singer-songwriter, 28, and the talk show host, 43, took to the streets of New York City with a camera crew to make a music video for Styles' new song Daylight.Daylight is fifth track of 13 on Styles' third studio album Harry's House which was released on Friday, May 20. Big afternoon:Harry Styles and James Corden set out with $300 and a dream on Thursday night's episode of The Late Late Show with James CordenWhile they're two of the biggest stars in the world, their adventure didn't get off to a great start with the first two people they talked to being unable or unwilling to let them film in their homes.At the third location, Corden hit the buzzer and, when a voice came over the intercom, he identified himself as a pizza delivery man.

It’s Friday again, readers. Jesse Whittock here (for the first time, be gentle), taking you through the week’s top headlines.

Jackass is set to return with a new TV series at Paramount+.The news was confirmed by Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish during an earnings call, according to Variety.“Based off the success of Jackass Forever, we’re working with the creators to continue the partnership with a new series, bringing even more ridiculous antics straight to Paramount+,” Bakish said yesterday (May 3).No further details on returning cast members or potential stunts have been revealed yet, but the project would be hosted exclusively by Paramount+.Next month, Jackass 4.5 will be released on Netflix, featuring unseen footage from Jackass Forever.Like previous film extensions 2.5 and 3.5, Jackass 4.5 will feature behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes, cast interviews and never-before-seen stunts.Johnny Knoxville has previously said he’s retiring from big stunts – a decision influenced by medical advice from his doctor.Speaking to NME, Knoxville said: “I knew going into this movie that this was going to be the last time I was going to do big stunts because I’ve got kids and I’ve had so many injuries. I feel like I could go out good in this film by being my last with big stunts.

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish announced Tuesday that the network will develop a reboot of the Jackass series following the success of the fourth film, Jackass Forever.Bakish said: 'We're working with the creators [Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze] to continue the partnership with a new series, bringing even more ridiculous antics straight to Paramount+.'The R-rated four-quel amassed $80.3M at the global box office since February 1 and earned the best reviews of the franchise yet - an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 'We're working with the creators to continue the partnership': Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish announced Tuesday that the network will develop a reboot of the Jackass series following the success of the fourth film, Jackass Forever Big hit! The R-rated four-quel amassed $80.3M at the global box office since February 1 and earned the best reviews of the franchise yet - an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (cast pictured January 4)Jackass Forever was also the most violent and homoerotic of the franchise with several stunts, skits, and pranks solely aimed at the torture of male genitals.Fans can expect familiar faces from the team - Steve-O, Dave England, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Danger Ehren, and Preston Lacy - but Knoxville has officially retired from stunts.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Jackass” is heading back to the small screen, with a new series from the original creators in the works at Paramount+ after to the immense popularity of “Jackass Forever.”“Based off the success of ‘Jackass Forever,’ we’re working with the creators to continue the partnership with a new series, bringing even more ridiculous antics straight to Paramount+,” Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish said Tuesday during the company’s Q1 earnings call Tuesday.“Jackass Forever,” the fourth film in the long-running franchise, debuted at the top of domestic box office in February with a better-than-expected $23.5 million. The film included classic cast members such as Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Wee Man, Danger Ehren and Preston Lacy, as well as several new faces, including Rachel Wolfson, Sean “Poopies” McInerney and Jasper Dolphin.

Paramount+ is to launch in the UK and South Korea next month and will be in India next year, Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish has revealed in the past hour.

Paramount+ added 6.8 million subscribers last quarter, as Paramount ended the period with 62 million global streaming subs.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorParamount Global said first-quarter profit fell as the company’s investments in content and declines in its traditional business offset gains it made in streaming.The owner of CBS, Showtime and Nickelodeon said revenue for the first quarter fell 1% to $7.32 billion, compared with $7.41 billion in the year-earlier period. Paramount was crimped by comparisons to the year-earlier quarter, which included the broadcast of Super Bowl LV.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterParamount+ and Showtime topped a combined 63 million subscribers at the end of the first quarter, Paramount Global revealed Tuesday. From that new total, 6.8 million are Paramount+ sub additions from Q1.That’s up from the combined 56 million subscribers that the company reported the streamers hit by the end of 2021.