Ricky Gervais calls out celebrity cancel culture: ‘Trying to get someone fired isn’t cool’

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T In The Park and TRNSMT have announced the return of Scotland’s Connect Festival.The event will take place at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh Airport from August 26-28, with the first acts due to be revealed shortly.Connect Festival was previously held at Inveraray Castle in Argyll in 2007 and 2008, with the line-up over the two years including Beastie Boys, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip and Primal Scream.While this new edition of Connect is not a camping festival, there will be luxury and boutique camping facilities available, including pre-pitched bell tents. There are also four hotels all within walking distance of the festival site.Connect Music Festival ~ 26-28 August 2022.

death of Miss Alabama 2021 Zoe Sozo Bethel revealed that the beauty queen reportedly attempted to die by suicide by leaping off a building in Miami, Florida.The Miami Police Department reported that the 27-year-old model had jumped from a seven-story condo in the Edgewater neighborhood, which left her in a coma for over a week before she succumbed to traumatic brain injuries, the Daily Mail reported. A week prior to her death, family members had reported that Bethel was involved in an unspecified “accident.” However, following a standard investigation, the Miami PD ruled the incident a suicide attempt.Bethel’s family members haven’t respond to the Post’s request for comment.The Alabama native’s death originally came to light via a statement her family posted to the pageant star’s Instagram page Sunday.“On Friday, February 18, 2022, at approximately 5:30AM Eastern time in Miami, Florida, our beloved Zoe Sozo Bethel passed from this life into the next as a result of succumbing to her injuries,” they wrote.

in a statement on social media. “He was notable for his individuality, integrity and occasionally stubborn eccentricity.

love to bloom.“I need a lover to keep me sane,” he pleaded in his latest wistful power ballad “Angel Baby,” released just last fall. Yet the forlorn Australian is still missing a love connection, even as Valentine’s Day beckoned just last week.“I do not have an ‘Angel Baby’ love,” the pop crooner told The Post when asked about his dating status in a recent interview. “No, unfortunately not.”As if the 26-year-old multi-hyphenate would have time for a boyfriend anyway with his career soaring right now.He stars in the new coming-of-age film “Three Months,” which premieres on Paramount+ on Wednesday, Feb.

Lil Durk has dropped the latest single from upcoming album 7220. "AHHH HA" is streaming below and arrives alongside news that the album release date has been pushed back.

, the iconic ABC series about castaways on a mysterious island, and has since been likened to, Showtime’s surprise hit survival series about a group of teenage girls stranded in the Canadian Rockies.

Changing the game. Being the only Black NASCAR star comes with both incredible success and high-profile controversy — just ask Bubba Wallace.

Serious about self-care! Meghan King offered a bit of advice on how to put yourself first following her split from Cuffe Owens.

Kerry Katona opened up about feeling uncomfortable in her own skin as her boobs 'keep getting bigger' despite undergoing a breast reduction surgery last year.

The Mirror’s Ban Puppy Imports campaign is set to be debated in Parliament after a petition to stop the vile trade smashed its 100,000 target.

  Dua Lipa  has a lot going on in her professional life, she still makes time to play dress up and post some incredible looks onto her Instagram page. The singer looks both casual and classy in her latest flicks, wearing a custom Chanel two-piece that resembles the fashion house‘s classic tweed jackets they have long been known for.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton aren't married just yet. During Monday's episode of , Stefani corrected guest host Dua Lipa when she mistakenly referred to Shelton as her husband.The correction came when Lipa was inquiring about Stefani's quarantine due to the coronavirus, which she spent largely on her «husband Blake Shelton's» Oklahoma ranch.«Well he's not my husband, but that sounded cool when you said it,» the 50-year-old singer quipped in response.Shelton and Stefani's three sons with ex Gavin Rossdale, Kingston, 14, Zuma, 11, and Apollo, 6, have been quarantining with her, along with her brother, his family and a friend.«We had, like, 15 people,» Stefani said.

following his move back to Australia after splitting from ex-wife Miley Cyrus. Liam had married long-term girlfriend Miley in December 2018, after 10 years of dating, at her family home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Comedian and former Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais is speaking out about the dangers of cancel culture once again. The often controversial comedian and creator of the U.K.

Metro in a new interview, Gervais spoke of how he thinks cancel culture is “not cool” and objects to internet users “trying to get someone fired” because they disagree with their sense of humour.“If it is choosing not to watch a comedian because you don’t like them, that’s everyone’s right,” Gervais said. “But when people are trying to get someone fired because they don’t like their opinion about something that’s nothing to do with their job, that’s what I call cancel culture and that’s not cool.“You turning off your own TV isn’t censorship.

Metro in a new interview. "You turning off your own TV isn't censorship.

Ricky Gervais has slammed celebrity cancel culture after insisting that stars can no longer make jokes without receiving backlash.

Alesha Dixon is the latest ­celebrity to sing out in ­support of the Daily Mirror’s crusade to ban fur sales in the UK.

partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment, and the first thing we’re all wondering is, how can we sign up?The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment will offer undergraduate degrees in music, music technology, entrepreneurship and production, and sports management. The school will begin accepting applications this fall for the fall 2021 semester and Roc Nation Hope Scholarship recipients will be selected from a group of academically competitive, need-based first-time freshmen from New York.

RICKY Gervais poked fun at himself with a hilarious bath photo and a throwback snap from his 80s singing career on Twitter. The comic shared a post from a fan who placed the snaps side-by-side, and asked: "How did that happen?" The snap on the left saw a young Ricky, who is now 59, posing for a serious photo as he tried to launch his pop career as the lead singer in Seona Dancing.