Richard Hammond: I thought James May was dead after horror crash

There was a spark! Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Schwartz and Raquel Leviss “aren’t dating” after hooking up at pal Scheana Shay’s wedding in August, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

A model-actress who has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault finished her testimony on Wednesday, as she faced a contentious cross-examination from a defense attorney who tried to raise doubts about her version of events.

Social media reactions to the cancellation of The CW’s Nancy Drew are just starting to come in. For the fans, “absolute devastation” seems to be a popular summation of their feelings on the impending loss.

George Clooney and Julia Roberts enjoyed a box office triumph this week as their reunion movie Ticket To Paradise passed $100 million worldwide.Although the romantic comedy has been out for over a month in several foreign markets, it only opened in the United States and Canada this past Friday.Now the movie has made a whopping $102.5 million globally, with $20.6 million in the United States and $81.9 million abroad, according to Deadline. Together again: George Clooney and Julia Roberts enjoyed a box office triumph this week as their reunion movie Ticket To Paradise passed $100 million worldwideIn descending order, the most lucrative foreign audiences have been Australia, the UK/Ireland, Germany, Spain and Saudi Arabia.Ticket To Paradise opened in the top four of those markets on various dates in September before bowing in Saudi Arabia on October 9.

Love is Blind alum Lauren Speed took to Twitter with criticism of the show for not properly featuring Black women in its third season.'I don't like how LIB be cutting all the Black women,' Speed, 34, tweeted on Tuesday. 'How come they are always in the trailer but not the show…'Speed, who wed Cameron Hamilton in the Netflix show's first season finale in 2018, implied that the relationships on the show are mostly arranged for the camera.

She doesn’t make things complicated! Avril Lavigne threw caution to the wind and let Yungblud give her a fresh new haircut — while sitting on a bathroom toilet seat.

Saturday Night Live returns this weekend after a one-week hiatus, with Jack Harlow pulling double-duty as host and musical guest. It’s his first time hosting, but second appearance as a performer.

Hollywood’s Covid protocols have been extended until Jan. 31, 2023, per an agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and Hollywood’s unions. The vaccination mandate, which gives employers the limited option to require Covid vaccinations as a condition of employment, will remain in place. This is the tenth time the return-to-work protocols have been extended or amended.

 

Skechers is making it clear they want nothing to do with Kanye West amid his hateful antisemitic remarks.

Ellen DeGeneres looked loved-up with wife Portia de Rossi as the pair stepped out in Santa Barbara on Wednesday - days after the host announced a new comedy series.The TV personality, 64, whose talk show ended in May amid allegations of a toxic workplace, embraced actress Portia, 49, as the pair strolled down the street together.Ellen wore a white graphic print tee paired with beige joggers and trainers. Loved up: Ellen DeGeneres looked loved-up with wife Portia de Rossi as the pair stepped out in Santa Barbara on Wednesday - days after the host announced a new comedy seriesPortia, who was seen giving Ellen a cheeky pat on the backside, wore a white tee, jeans and a black padded jacket, completing the ensemble with beige boots. The outing comes days after Ellen debuted a teaser trailer for her new program, About Time For Yourself… with Ellen, through several different media outlets on Friday.

Omri Katz played he character Max Dennison in the 1993 Halloween cult classic Hocus Pocus.And the actor revealed he was high during portions of filming the movie, according to his new interview with Entertainment Weekly. The 46-year-old actor was 16 when he played the role, adding that filming was 'at an age where I started experimenting with cannabis. Let's just say, some of those scenes, I was having a good old time.' Shocking: Omri Katz played he character Max Dennison in the 1993 Halloween cult classic Hocus Pocus.

Gwen Stefani hit the red carpet with husband Blake Shelton during the 2022 Matrix Awards, which were held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday.The No Doubt frontwoman, 53, showed off her toned legs in a stylish pink floral mini dress.The eye-catching dress had long puff sleeves, as well as flirty ruffles at the hem and around the collar. Lovebirds: Gwen Stefani hit the red carpet with husband Blake Shelton during the 2022 Matrix Awards, which were held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday. The No Doubt frontwoman, 53, showed off her toned legs in a stylish pink floral mini dressStefani slipped into a pair of metallic gold booties and tucked her essentials away in a glittery pink flower-shaped purse with a silver chain strap. Her signature bleach blonde tresses were slicked back and worn in a curly half up, half down style.

It has become a popular meme across social media platforms just days before Halloween.And Sarah Michelle Gellar joined stars including Lil Nas X and Ryan Seacrest as she shared her own entry in a series of joking posts parodying oddly specific Spirit Halloween costumes.In a post from Wednesday, the 45-year-old actress shared a photoshopped image of costume package reading 'Bad B**** Female Protagonist' for 'anyone is in need of a last minute Halloween costume.'  Her turn: Sarah Michelle Gellar joined other celebrities on Wednesday by jumping on a Spirit Halloween meme in which people photoshopped made-up costumes onto a package for the brandThe fake package added costume might include accessories such as a 'Cocaine filled cross,' a 'Tiara and bouquet,' a 'Wooden stake,' or a 'Talking dog,' reference some of Sarah's biggest roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and the Scooby-Doo live-action movies.The popular meme format takes a standard Spirit Halloween costume package and simply adds an absurd or even humorously boring costume.

Kerry Washington brought her fashion A-game to NYC on Wednesday. The Scandal star, 45, wore a feathered purple mini dress as she posed outside The View, where she took part in a very politically-minded discussion with the hosts. She also wowed in a glossy cream leather dress that cinched into her toned waistline and showed off a hint of leg.  Arriving in style: Kerry Washington, 45, brought her fashion A-game in two different outfits in Manhattan on Wednesday The lavender mini dress was paired with chic pearl earrings and a pair of white heels.She kept the footwear while out in her second outfit, but she swapped out her pearl earrings for gold hoops. Washington left the studio alongside the actress Emayatzy Corinealdi, 42, who joined Kerry during a second segment on the show and stunned in a neon green suit. 'I always try to clean up for you ladies,' Washington told Whoopi Goldberg, 66, Joy Behar, 80, Sunny Hostin, 54, Sara Haines, 45, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, 33.

Selena Gomez reunites with a childhood friend that she grew up with in Dallas, Texas in the latest promo clip for her forthcoming Apple TV+ documentary My Mind & Me.Her visit was a total surprise to her pal's young daughter, who happens to be a huge fan of the 30-year-old singer's music.'Do you know who this is?' the woman asks the little girl, who was at first unsure of Gomez. Reunited: Selena Gomez reunites with a childhood friend that she grew up with in Dallas, Texas in the latest promo clip for her forthcoming Apple TV+ documentary My Mind & Me Surprise: Her visit was a total surprise to her pal's young daughter, who happens to be a huge fan of the 30-year-old singer's musicGomez was wearing a face mask which she slowly lowers so the little girl could get a good look at her.'It's Selena Gomez.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield apologised to This Morning after a large spider ran across television screens across the nation.The presenting duo were back on our screens to host the ITV daytime programme on Wednesday (October 5).Following a break after Lorraine Kelly's self-titled show on ITV, the This Morning theme tune began to play out and the titles followed featuring what fans can expect from the episode.READ MORE: This Morning's Phillip Schofield touched by support after getting sweet anonymous letterHowever, viewers may have noticed a rather large spider run across their screens as it came to an end."Hell, good morning and welcome to your Wednesday's This Morning," Holly said as she greeted viewers to the programme. "As you might have noticed from our titles it's all very spooky and scary in her today, especially if you're not a fan of spiders.:Phillip continued: "We will be putting up spider alerts for anyone who doesn’t like spiders throughout the show."Although we didn’t warn you that they were going to be running across your screen at the beginning." Holly, 41, let out a "sorry" as Phillip, 60, carried on speaking to viewers.He said: "I can imagine you were looking at your telly and thought, 'Oh my God, there’s a spider on the telly!' We didn’t warn you about that.""Sorry!" Holly chirped again before Phillip triggered the 'spider alert' claxon which saw a note appear on screen and a loud alarm ring out.Phillip then revealed that the upcoming spider-focused segment were the result of Richard Hammond's recent appearance on This Morning."If you were watching last week you'll remember that Richard Hammond told us how he was pinned to the back of our green room by a big, bad, Barry we called it.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, first broadcasted Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime Video last summer with the series documenting the former Top Gear presenter's attempts at running a thousand-acre farm in the Cotswolds. James May, 59, Jeremy's longterm pal and The Grand Tour co-star has admitted in a recent podcast that he finds the hit farming show "infuriatingly inept at times", while also claiming he thinks Jeremy is "putting it on".Jeremy bought the land in 2008, with the place formerly being called Curdle Hill Farm.Clarkson then decided later on to try farming the land himself and renamed the farm Diddly Squat due to its lack of money-making potential.While the Prime Video series has been a huge success, Jeremy's former Top Gear colleague James May is not sure about the show.He said on The Radio Times podcast: "I don’t know how much of the practical stuff he’s really doing."He’s obviously having a go, which is odd because I do find him infuriatingly inept at times – to the extent that I think he might be putting it on."He might think it’s cute, or it makes him seem more sophisticated.Sometimes his inability to operate the mechanism that opens a sliding door makes me think rations are wasted on this man."James and Jeremy co-hosted Top Gear, alongside fellow presenter Richard Hammong, 52, for over a decade together.After leaving the BBC show in 2015, the three went on to film The Grand Tour with Amazon Prime.When James was asked if he would ever be tempted to get into the farming business, he sternly replied: "Christ no."Farming is just big gardening in my view.

TV STAR Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has shared his thoughts on daughter Emily’s new husband, Alex Andrew, after their May wedding. The Top Gear star’s 27-year-old daughter married in a very romantic countryside ceremony at none other than Diddly Squat Farm – which is famously owned by Jeremy. Emily, who works as a writer, said Alex had made her “the happiest girl in the whole wide world” when they got engaged in 2020.