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EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer and executive Michael De Luca was named Chairman of the Film Group at MGM in early 2020, and hired veteran producer and executive Pam Abdy as MGM Motion Picture Group President just a few months later. The iconic studio, which includes Annapurna joint venture United Artists Releasing and a rebooted Orion, on Tuesday scored eight Oscar nominations across such films as No Time To Die, House Of Gucci, Cyrano and Licorice Pizza. The latter nabbed three mentions and also brought the studio its first Best Picture nod for a fully produced, marketed and distributed MGM title since 1988’s Rain Man.

EXCLUSIVE: In the Heights star Anthony Ramos looks to have entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as sources tell Deadline that he is set for a key role in Marvel’s Ironheart series for Disney+. Ironheart will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and  creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Naomi Watts is set to star in The Friend, based on Sigrid Nunez’s hit book about a woman’s bond with her Great Dane.

EXCLUSIVE: Rheem Kherici is directing and starring in Chien et Chat (Cat and Dog), a live-action animated hybrid film currently in production in Montreal, which she also wrote.

Another Haart family split. My Unorthodox Life star Julia Haart and her husband of two years, Silvio Scaglia Haart, are going their separate ways.

Supporting her future stepson! Kourtney Kardashian sat in the front row at Travis Barker’s 18-year-old son Landon’s AMIRI fashion show.

It’s clear Paige DeSorbo is smitten with Craig Conover, but the Summer House star isn’t shy to admit that timing plays a big part in why their relationship works.

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Goal report that the Stamford Bridge club have offered closer to his £200,000 a week demands, with Tuchel understandably desperate to keep hold of his star defender. And the German displayed his importance in this win, producing a typically-dominant performance at the heart of Chelsea's defence to ensure they head to the final with a much-needed clean sheet.

No tissues needed! Channing Tatum offered reassurance that his new film will not follow in Marley and Me’s tragic footsteps.

Unbothered! Kanye West has repeatedly said he wants to get back together with estranged wife Kim Kardashian, but it’s not a problem for his current girlfriend, Julia Fox.

urban explorer has shared a series of eerie images of an abandoned property that could soon be lost forever.The derelict Balrossie School, near Glasgow, was originally used as a home for the orphaned children of killed sailors, dates back to 1899.The building was purchased by Glasgow Corporation, in the 1960s and it served as a residential school until it was closed in the 1990s and it has lain empty for almost 25 years.More commonly known as Balrossie Orphanage, the crumbling building, which is situated 20 miles west of Glasgow, near Kilmacolm, was visited last week by an urban explorer.Leeds-based photographer and urban explorer Kyle Urbex has ventured into dozens of abandoned sites over the past 18 months and said Balrossie had been high on his list for quite some time.Kyle told Glasgow Live he was glad he got there when he did as it looks as if the old orphanage has only months left before it's gone forever.He said: "I arrived [at Balrossie] last Saturday and when I first got there I noticed that half of the building had already been demolished. There was a big massive pile of rubble in the middle"."I reckon the rest of it will be gone very, very soon," he added.

MMA mismatches of all time.The bout, which took place in the Epic Fighting Championship, saw Grigory Chistyakov face female fighter Aleksandra Stepakova. Epic Fighting Championship made headlines last month when an intergender battle between a plus-size model and a porn star took place in Russia.But surely nothing can top their latest offering as Chistyakov squared up to Stepakova in a tussle that even the most open-minded of novelty MMA fans would have struggled to get on board with.

Tipping Point viewers were left struggling to focus on the game when one stunning contestant caught their attention.The gorgeous brunette joined host Ben Shephard as the latest batch of hopefuls as they vied for a place in the final of the popular ITV quiz show.However, it wasn't the jackpot prize that had fans excited as they watched Wednesday's (February 9) episode of the arcade-inspired game where contestants answer questions in order to get counters to put into the machine.The players can then win prizes and cash sums by their counters moving through the machine and on to sliding shelves pushing them down for a prize pot drop.Would-be-winner Lydia joined the programme and as she was introduced to the audience they couldn't believe their eyes and rushed to Twitter to express their admiration for the pretty player.Posting on the social networking site one lovestruck fan posted: "Lydia's got a lovely pair of legs on her. What a girl."Another wrote: "Posh sexy voice on Lydia.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorEmbattled podcaster Joe Rogan said he isn’t planning to exit his Spotify deal to bring his popular — and controversial — show to Rumble, a video platform startup catering to right-wing personalities.Rogan, in a stand-up performance Tuesday in Austin, Texas, told the crowd he would not be moving “The Joe Rogan Experience” to Rumble, which earlier this week publicly offered him a $100 million deal. Rogan’s exclusive multiyear Spotify deal is reportedly worth more than $100 million.“No, Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably,” Rogan said in answer to an audience member’s question about whether he was taking Rumble up on its offer, as reported by THR.

Angelique Jackson America Ferrera has signed on to play opposite Margot Robbie in “Barbie,” the upcoming movie from Warner Bros., Mattel and Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment.Greta Gerwig is directing the movie, from a script she co-wrote with Noah Baumbach, with Robbie playing the titular doll and Ryan Gosling playing Ken.

Manchester United have been advised how to deal with Paul Pogba and his ongoing contract dilemma.

Angelique Jackson Bleecker Street has secured North American rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s new action-comedy, “Mafia Mamma,” starring Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci and Rob Huebel.Collette stars in the film as a suburban American woman, who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire and must learn navigate her new role as the head of the family business, defying everyone’s expectations.Based on an original idea by acclaimed French novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker Amanda Sthers, Hardwicke directs from a screenplay written by Debbie Jhoon and Michael J. Feldman (Peacock’s “AP Bio,” Hulu’s”Deadbeat”).

Wilson Chapman editorWith the Super Bowl taking place in Los Angeles for the first time in over 30 years, celebrities, NFL stars and musical acts will be descending onto the city for a week of parties, concerts, galas and private VIP events.But one can’t forget omicron. While the 2022 Super Bowl weekend once seemed like something of a return to normal for these events after a much quieter 2021, the recent COVID surge has caused several event companies to alter their plans for the upcoming celebrations.

Manori Ravindran International EditorYou can’t say we weren’t warned.When the omicron wave hit in December, the Berlin Film Festival frantically pivoted to ensure a physical event went ahead, and organizers cautioned that heavy COVID restrictions would be in place at the 72nd edition of the fest.True to form, those measures are keenly felt on the ground in Berlin, where COVID-testing buses and strict vaccination and booster checks will be de rigueur over the next week. Depending on where you’re coming from, that may be a shock to the system, but it appears to be a lot more straightforward than it looks — and rest assured you’ll be spared the indignity of spitting into test tubes.A day before Thursday’s opening ceremony, which screens Francois Ozon’s “Peter von Kant,” the main festival grounds are noticeably subdued, with the Berlinale Palast red carpet still in the process of being set up.

The British Army will join forces with police to patrol UK beaches this weekend in a bid to enforce the coronavirus lockdown.