Paramount Global Drops Plan to Sell Majority Stake in BET

James Corden is to give his first industry interview since leaving the Late Late Show and returning to the UK at the RTS Cambridge Convention next month.

Australia has selected Shayda, from Iranian-Australian debut writer and director Noora Niasari, as its submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar race.

Caolan Boyd-Munce has only ever seen Scotland’s national stadium from the comfort of his couch.

A woman died after being launched into the air when she was struck by a bus that then crushed her after it was shunted from behind, a court has heard. Melissa Burr was fatally injured after being hit by the coach as she tried to cross the road outside Victoria station in London on August 10, 2021.

Grimes has shared her support for Miley Cyrus‘ recent comments on touring, saying she has “no idea” how to approach it.Cyrus confirmed back in May that she would be taking a hiatus from touring, sharing that “singing for hundreds of thousands of people isn’t really the thing that I love”.This week, she then made headlines when explaining why she has struggled with the demands of touring in her career, sharing that it “isn’t healthy for me”.In a new interview Cyrus said that “what people don’t really understand about touring” is that “the show is only 90 minutes, but that’s your life”.Now, Grimes has taken to X/Twitter to share her support for Cyrus’ comments in a now-deleted tweet, and that she has similar issues with that part of her job.“If u exist entirely for the pleasure of others there is nothing left of you,” she wrote.“It’s hard to express this without feeling ungrateful. I have no idea how to ever approach tour again, but I feel so guilty about it.”In her new interview, Cyrus said: “If you’re performing at a certain level of intensity and excellence, there should be an equal amount of recovery and rest.“There’s a level of ego that has to play a part, that I feel gets overused when I’m on tour and once that switches on, it’s hard to turn it off.

NOVEMBER24: Jersey City, New Jersey26: Chicago, Illinois29: Atlanta, GeorgiaDECEMBER01: Dallas, Texas03: Puerto Rico06: Mexico City, Mexico08: San Francisco, California10: Los Angeles, CaliforniaWHAT'S GOIN' ON #FORX!? we are so excited to bring @OmegaX_official this November and December during ✖OMEGA X 2023 US & Mexico Tour✖Mark a giant red ❌ on your calendar to save the date! Stay tuned for more information!~ #OMEGAX #오메가엑스 #OMEGAXinUSA #OMEGAXinCDMX pic.twitter.com/63Qq9Qje1i— Studio PAV (@studio_pav) August 29, 2023In other touring news, popular South Korean singing reality competition TV series Immortal Songs is headed to New York this October.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic “Based on a true story” has become one of the most overused (and misleading) labels of our time. Still, its application to “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose” is duly warranted — and no less ridiculous for being so. The “true events” drawn on here remain dumbfounding: In the 1930s, a family living in a farmhouse on the Isle of Main claimed they played frequent host to an octogenarian mongoose from New Delhi whose mysterious powers were hardly limited to human speech.

Korea’s Busan International Film Festival has announced the ten films in this year’s New Currents competition line-up, along with ten films selected for its Jiseok Section. Both competition sections feature titles from Bangladesh’s vibrant young industry as well as from Japan. 

River City is set to welcome five new characters set to shake things up in Shieldinch as the cast resumes filming following their summer break.

Marcus Rashford has been named the Professional Footballers’ Association [PFA] Premier League Fans’ Player of the Year.

Gemma Atkinson has been seen expertly clapping back at being told there's 'more to life' after sharing a glimpse at her post-pregnancy fitness regime. The Hits Radio host welcomed her second child into the world last month with her fiancee Gorka Marquez.

First Dates star Laura Tott has become a mum for the first time, after giving birth to a baby boy.The 29 year old, who got married last year, announced the little one's arrival on Instagram with an adorable black and white video as she revealed his name: Leo Clarke.The tiny baby could be seen in an elephant-printed babygrow whilst a waffle blanket was placed over his body. Laura also shared that her son was born on Monday, August 28 as she excitedly said: "He's here." Her followers were quick to offer their congratulations in the comments, as Leo's aunt wrote: "Welcome to world, you perfect little bean.

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve teamed up with Lisa Snowdon once again to create another very special OK! Beauty Box, packed full of the presenter’s favourite beauty products. A passionate advocate for self-care, Lisa knows the importance of taking little moments of me-time whenever possible – and this limited-edition box helps you to do just that.

Kim Kardashian is said to be 'embarrassed and so worried' about her ex-husband, Kanye West, after his recent spate of bizarre outings in Italy, with his new 'wife' Bianca Censori. Rapper Kanye, 46, and Bianca, 28, have been spotted out and about in Italy wearing a series of attention-grabbing outfits, including Bianca wearing nearly-nude catsuits, and Kanye covering up in baggy black clothing, often with his face covered.

The Devil’s Plan.The Devil’s Plan will feature 12 contestants of various backgrounds living together for a week and competing through a chain of bizarre events in order to win ₩500million (roughly US$370,000).Netflix’s new trailer introduces the series’ 12 contestants – including SEVENTEEN member Seungkwan, actors Ha Seok-jin, Lee Si-won and Park Kyung-lim and YouTuber Kwak Joon-bin – as they enter the different rooms where their challenges will take place.Scenes of these upcoming challenges, which appear to include card games, pattern recognition challenges and an escape room, are also shown in brief snippets. The new South Korean variety competition series will premiere on Netflix on September 26.The other cast members on The Devil’s Plan are: professional Go player Cho Yeon-woo, announcer Lee Hye-sung, US-based lawyer Seo Dong-joo, Canadian pro gamer and poker player Guillaume Patry, former Blue House policy advisor Kwedo, American orthopedic surgeon Seo Yoo-min and university student and pro poker player Kim Dong-jae.The upcoming series is produced by Jung Jong-yeon, who previously worked on game shows like The Genius and Great Escape.

Duran Duran have announced a new Halloween-themed album which will see them cover Billie Eilish, Talking Heads and more.‘Danse Macabre’ will be released on October 27 and feature a mix of new original songs, reworkings of songs from the band’s catalogue and covers.Alongside versions of Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ (featuring Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis), they will also share versions of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Paint It Black’, The Specials‘ ‘Ghost Town’, Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ‘Spellbound’ and Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’.To announce the album, the band have shared its title track, one of three original new songs for the project.Keyboardist Nick Rhodes said: “The song ‘Danse Macabre’ celebrates the joy and madness of Halloween. It is the title track of our forthcoming album, which gathers together an unusual mix of cover versions, reworked Duran Duran songs and several new compositions.

K-pop boyband Tomorrow X Together (TXT) have announced their third studio album, ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’.On August 30 at midnight KST, the five-member act unveiled a new teaser clip for ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’. The full-length album will be released on October 13 at 1pm KST/Midnight EST.The new visual features TXT’s logo for their last mini-album, ‘The Name Chapter: Temptation’ transforming into an edgy new blue and white logo for the upcoming era.At the time of publishing, the group have yet to share details like the project’s tracklist and format.

Taylor Swift has made history by becoming the first female artist to hit 100million monthly listeners on Spotify.The singer, who has released a series of new and re-released albums in the last three years, still sits behind The Weeknd, who has the most monthly listeners on the streaming service with more than 110million.Announcing Swift’s new milestone, Spotify wrote on social media: “Queen behavior.

Marks and Spencer fans are showering praise on a fleece-lined sweatshirt, which, they say, 'is lovely and warm', and 'perfect' to throw on as the weather turns chilly. The sweatshirt, which comes in three colours, has been hailed as a 'great quality' and 'perfectly sized' for autumn and winter dressing.

Helen Flanagan has been asking a question like many other holidaymakers as the recent travel chaos left her 'stranded' abroad with her three children. The actress ditched the UK last week with her three children and a pal to soak up the last of the summer holidays.

Paramount Global shares dipped 2% Thursday morning after word surfaced Wednesday night that the company had abandoned its effort to sell a stake in BET Media Group.