Rick Ross jokes he was refused entry into Buckingham

Tony Iommi has addressed Geezer Butler’s absence from Black Sabbath‘s mini reunion at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham.Last Monday (August 8) saw Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne take to the stage in their home city to perform Sabbath’s classic single ‘Paranoid’ alongside drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Adam Wakeman.“I love you, Birmingham – it’s good to be back!” Osbourne told the crowd at the Alexander Stadium.During a recent interview with Birmingham Live, Iommi was asked why the pair’s former bandmate Butler didn’t make an appearance.“I don’t think he wanted to come over as he hadn’t been well with COVID,” he told the outlet.“He’d been on holiday to Kenya and to Italy and had had an accident on a boat, cracking or breaking a rib about three weeks ago, so he was not quite in fine fettle to come over to play.”The musician continued: “It’s a shame because we’d talked for a long time about the possibility of playing at the Commonwealth Games.”Iommi went on to say that he was surprised Osbourne was well enough to participate in the show after recently undergoing major surgery and experiencing various health setbacks.“I never thought that Ozzy would be able to come and perform at the Commonwealth Games because of his operation,” he explained.

FOR years she has refused to be drawn on her relationships, leaving fans to fill in the blanks by scrutinising her lyrics. Now, for the first time, Adele has spoken in detail about how she wants to walk down the aisle and start a family with US sports agent Rich Paul.  The 34-year-old megastar, who kicks off her delayed Las Vegas residency in November, said: “I’ve never been in love like this. I’m obsessed with him.” In May the couple spent £42million on Sylvester Stallone’s former Beverly Hills mansion, which Adele plans to make their family home.

Fashion Nova fans know what they're in for as the Californian brand often shares its sexy styles on Instagram. From racy bikini styles to extreme cut-out dresses, there's an outfit for most occasions thanks to the retailer.Now the online website has shared a series of snaps with one of its models donning the So Seamless Mini Dress. READ MORE: Model leaves Fashion Nova fans speechless as she rocks optical illusion jumpsuit Posting on social media, where it has over 21.4m followers on Instagram, Fashion Nova wrote: "Little Miss Showstopper."So Seamless Mini Dress⁠.

Ebanie Bridges sent her followers into raptures when she told them OnlyFans star Elle Brooke had been "playing with my p***y".Both Bridges and Brooke aren't afraid to show off some skin - the former does so at her boxing weigh-ins when she wears lingerie to step on the scales, while the latter strips down online.Their paths have crossed in recent months with Brooke stepping into the ring for the first time and Bridges helping with her training.

Eliza Rose's B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All) reaches Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart today, as its stratospheric rise continues. 

Dwayne Johnson is putting up a fight just like his superhero character Black Adam. The Rock will be joining the DC universe in a feature film revolving around the antihero and it was the actor that fought to give his character his own origin movie.

Desus Nice returned to late-night for the first time since his Showtime series ended.

A tenth installment in the Saw franchise is slated to arrive in theaters next fall.Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures have revealed that the movie will be released October 27, 2023, with Kevin Greutert as director, the horror site Bloody Disgusting  reported on Monday.Twisted Pictures' Mark Burg and Oren Koules said in a statement, 'We have been listening to what the fans have been asking for and are hard at work planning a movie that Saw aficionados and horror fans alike will love. The latest: A tenth installment in the Saw franchise is slated to arrive in theaters next fall.

SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers have reached a tentative agreement covering exclusivity terms – standard provisions in TV contracts that can hold actors off the market and unable to work for long periods of time. The tentative agreement is subject to approval by the SAG-AFTRA National Board, which will meet on Saturday, Aug. 20.

Strictly Come Dancing star Rose Ayling-Ellis has teamed up with Barbie to unveil their first doll with behind-the-ear hearing aids. The EastEnders actress, who won the dance competition in 2021, features in the Rose, Barbie & Friends campaign. She is photographed alongside a cast of diverse models who reflect the new line of dolls, which includes the first Ken doll with vitiligo, a Barbie with a prosthetic limb and another with a wheelchair.

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars and, since then, the I Am Legend star has been keeping a relatively low profile. Though Smith did break his silence on the slap just a few weeks ago and apologized to Rock for the situation. (The star also addressed his “irreparable” relationship with Rock’s brother, Tony.

INXS have announced “INXS Day” to celebrate four-and-a-half decades since their first live performance, revealing a special livestream event along with the announcement of multiple vinyl reissues and more.45 years ago, on August 16, 1977, the band – then named The Farriss Brothers after members Tim, Andrew and Jon – played their first gig at a house party in Sydney. Among the celebrations planned to commemorate the date are an hour-long livestream on TikTok, which will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Kick’.The livestream event will include a track-by-track feature, interviews with the band and their executive music producer, Giles Martin, and more.

Rage Against The Machine have announced that, thanks to fans buying charity tickets to those shows, they’ve raised a total of $1million (£829,400).The political alternative metal outfit performed five shows at Madison Square Garden last week, delivering anthems like ‘Bulls On Parade’, ‘Killing In The Name’ and ‘Guerrilla Radio’ to an estimated 100,000 fans.10 percent of tickets to these shows – and all others on their North American ‘Public Service Announcement’ tour – were sold with “charity pricing”, whereby higher fees were implemented, partly in an effort to deter scalpers, with all additional funds generated being diverted to local charities.Rage announced their feat on social media overnight, assuring followers that the $1million raised by New Yorkers would be distributed between three non-profit organisations.

Fans of the “Saw” franchise have reason to celebrate.

August 13 is officially Machine Gun Kelly Day in the rock star’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.

Letting go. Will Smith is moving forward after his open apology to Chris Rock about the now-infamous 2022 Oscars slap, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Nadine Sierra is a 34-year-old acclaimed Latina soprano that has performed in the world’s top opera houses. Fourteen years ago, she made HERStory when she became the youngest singer to win the Metropolitan Opera’s vocal competition.The Florida native is considered a prodigy, and her love for opera began when she was 6 years old after seeing a VHS tape of “La Boheme,” as reported by NBC News.Sierra of Puerto Rican, Italian and Portuguese roots said her abuela was also why she became an opera singer. “My grandma, she had wanted to become an opera singer.

There’s Just One Problem,” out Tuesday.In it, Gewirtz, who worked at WWE from 1999 to 2015, gives a revealing look inside the wrestling world and the hardball management style of an embattled former CEO known for strange foibles such as despising sneezing and giraffes.Here are some of the wackiest reveals from his new book.McMahon — who suddenly left WWE this summer — paid a reported $14.6 million in hush money to multiple women who had alleged that he committed sexual misconduct between 2006 and 2022. In his book, Gerwitz recalls his own experiences grappling with the wrestling titan.

Strictly Come Dancing star Rose Ayling-Ellis has teamed up with Mattel to unveil the first Barbie with behind-the-ear hearing aids.The deaf EastEnders actress and 2021 winner of the dance competition, who recently showed off her stunning new blonde hair colour, features in the Rose, Barbie & Friends campaign.The 27 year old is photographed alongside a cast of diverse models who reflect the new line of dolls, which includes the first Ken doll with vitiligo, one with a prosthetic limb and another with a wheelchair. Rose, who has been deaf since birth, said: "It’s so important for children to be able to see themselves represented in the toys they play with.

More details are coming out about Ariana Biermann’s DUI arrest, including the fact that she allegedly refused to take both a breathalyzer and a blood test, the police report obtained by Us Weekly reveals.

EXCLUSIVE:  The star of the upcoming Bruce Willis-John Travolta re-team Paradise City, Praya Lundberg, is set for the dramatic thriller Ghosts of the Railroad, which is about the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885, the horrific event which resulted in the brutal killing of 28 Asian immigrant railroad workers. The story incorporates both historical and fictionalized aspects. V. Vansay Zanubon is directing and co-writing with Carmen C. Mosley, and Carmen Lavelle.