Ricky Gervais says ‘The Office’ “would be cancelled” if it aired now

The return of popular American sitcom Friends to streaming services in China has provoked a significant online backlash after viewers noted numerous changes that had been made to the show, including the removal of LGBTQ references.

Dancing on Ice viewers thought they could see a little bit of tension between the judges during Sunday's episode on February 13.The remaining nine celebrities took to the ice during the fifth episode of the series to perform skate routines inspired by their favourite things.As Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Torvill and Christopher Dean sat on the judging panel during the episode, fans thought Jayne didn't seem happy.They took to social media to comment on her facial expressions when the camera was on her, with many saying she looked tense.One posted: "Jayne doesn’t look in a very good mood tonight."Another added: "JAYNE LOOKS PROPER P****D OFF TONIGHT."A third chipped in: "Jayne does not look happy tonight! When the camera isn't directly on her she looks really peed off."A fourth replied: "I thought the same. She doesn’t seem at all happy and seems really abrupt too."Fans were also left unhappy as Liberty Poole and Joe Johnson found themselves in the bottom two against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard.The Love Island star became the fourth celebrity to be axed from the competition as the judges decided to send her home.Viewers were left seriously disappointed by the decision, despite Liberty falling over during her routine.Liberty, 22, fell into Joe's arms during the performance, with members of the audience heard gasping at the unfortunate tumble, but she soon recovered and managed to get 28 out of 40 from the judges before finding herself in the bottom two.As Liberty said her goodbyes, she told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: "Even though we had that fall tonight, these things happen on ice."I've honestly enjoyed every second and I'm proud of myself because I pushed myself this week.

We're officially halfway through Dancing On Ice and the stakes have never been higher as there's no telling who will make it to the top after Liberty Poole's shock exit from the show following her fall in the rink. Bez and Regan Gascoigne both suffered a few stumbles and tumbles during their performances too, while Connor Ball shared his fear of going back on the ice after splitting his chin and suffering a shoulder injury. Now OK!'s columnist, Associate Creative Director Dan Whiston, has given us the insider scoop on each contestant's routine and shared his thoughts on who might come out on top.

Princess Eugenie is “breaking ranks” from other members of her family by being pictured with Prince Harry, a royal expert has claimed.The claim has been made after Eugenie, 31, and the Duke of Sussex, 37, were seen sitting side by side as they watched the Super Bowl in Inglewood California on Sunday. And though the pair have always been close, royal expert Duncan Larcombe says that, following Harry’s departure to the US, the public outing shows Eugenie’s endorsement of her cousin.

We've all done it: heard an old song and thought to ourselves: "That must've been a Number 1!" 

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorStudio Hamburg Enterprises has signed its first-ever co-production deal with Germany’s Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion to produce high-end documentary series “Reeperbahn Special Unit 65.” The show is the first non-fiction series to receive an invitation to present at the Berlinale Series Market showcase Up Next: Germany, which runs from Feb. 14-16.Now in production, “Reeperbahn Special Unit 65” is a cop series that tells the story of FD65, Germany’s first-ever police unit dedicated to fighting organized crime.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian multi-hyphenate Nicolò Bassetti is an urban planner and director, whose doc “Into My Name,” screening in Berlin’s Panorama Documentary section, provides an eye-opening look at the universal challenges of gender transition.The doc features Nico, Leo, Andrea, and Raff, whose ages span from their mid-20s to mid-30s, and come from different parts of Italy. They start their gender transition at different times in their lives within a tight-knit group of friends in the central Italian city of Bologna.“Into My Name,” which is being supported by Elliot Page, stems from Bassetti’s personal experience with the gender transition of his child, Matteo.

K.J. Yossman Left Bank Pictures’ CEO Andy Harries will take over as the new chair of the Film London Executive Task Force this month.Harries, whose company produces “The Crown” among other high-end dramas, succeeds the inaugural chair, Lord David Puttnam, who has been in the role since 2004.Harries established Left Bank Pictures in 2007; Sony Pictures Television acquired the company in 2012.The Film London Executive Task Force is comprised of stakeholders from both the screen industry, including Netflix, Channel 4 and The Production Guild, and the public sector, such as the Metropoliton Police.

March 21–April 19You may be busy with your adoring public or at least career commitments this week. The grind is actually a joy as long as you can balance it with spontaneity. Set regular goals as pitstops with rewards along the way so you don't go off road or lose sight of your bigger picture.

Larry David may not be a fan of much, but he loved being a part of the cryptocurrency platform FTX’s Super Bowl 2022 ad.

Alexandra Burke has revealed she is expecting her first child.

Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the 'very strong and disruptive winds' brought by Storm Dudley later this week - but will be hit by Storm Eunice on Friday.

Dancing On Ice fans think they've figured out the reason for numerous falls during the latest trip to the rink.

Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and more all wowed audiences with their performances during last night's Super Bowl.The landmark US event is one of the biggest sporting moments of the year and gains huge viewership for its entertaining sports and famous halftime entertainment.This year, NFL allowed hip-hop legends to grace the halftime performance with some rap classics - and megastar Eminem even caused a stir by symbolically taking the knee.The stage structure itself is reported to have cost over £5million, which helped Mary J Blige's soaring tones complement a surprise appearance from 50 Cent.Said stricture is known to have been funded by Dre himself and included various Compton landmarks - where the rapper hails from - such as a statue of Martin Luther King and the famous Tam’s Burger Joint.With so much invested in the performance, people have been left wondering how much the performers get paid for this once-in-a-lifetime show.Halftime show performers do not actually get paid for featuring in the NFL's biggest event, watching by millions across the globe.It may seem strange, but essentially the show is treated as one big advert.The Super Bowl is, of course, famed for its adverts and performers hope that by appearing on the show, they will still earn a huge wad of cash as impressed audiences turn to streams and music downloads during and after the performances instead.Around 118 million people are believed to have watched Katy Perry's roaring performance in 2015.Not that any of last night's performers necessarily need the extra cash. Dr Dre is already listed by Wealthy Gorilla as the fourth richest rapper in the world, and the combined net worth of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Page 3 model, who saw her face on a billboard in the Big Apple this week, is now grabbing attention again.This is because the 22-year-old decided to take to the NY streets in some rather skimpy attire - despite the city experiencing snow.The bombshell, who is sometimes known by her model name of Barbi, was seen on her @apolloniallewellyn Instagram account wearing an underboob-flashing bikini as she crossed the road in the US city.Apollonia was also wearing a white puffa jacket, however it can't have been warming her up very much as she had the coat wide open - leaving her swimwear on display.Keeping things practical when it came to footwear, Apollonia opted for some grey trainers.She was also rocking a pair of dark sunnies, while she pulled her blond locks back into a chic low ponytail.The beauty finished off her look by accessorising with a silver cross necklace.Looking every inch the star, the model appeared ambivalent as she no doubt turned heads in her skimpy look.Captioning the post, she wrote: "When it snows in NYC, there’s only one thing for me to do…" as she also included a bikini emoji.Fans were loving the snap, with it racking up more than 10,000 likes.One exclaimed: "Incredible pic," as another chimed in: "This is iconic!!!"A third agreed the photo was amazing, adding: "The best pic ever of you and you've only done it in the middle of NYC - pic goals."As well as being in New York for fashion week, Apollonia is also making the most of her time in the city with tons of sponsored posts.It's seems like she's certainly busy for Valentine's Day this year, however she made sure she treated her fans to some sexy lingerie pictures to celebrate the occasion last week.Apollonia again exposed her underboob in some racy

unveiled the tatt in an exclusive interview with the Daily Star - before attracting headlines as far as America. The design was her 72nd tattoo - and runs from her baby finger to her elbow and is measured in inches.And since then, Tracy has been “overwhelmed” with men sliding into her DMs begging for measurements.

artificial intelligence expert has been criticised for saying that AI used for finance, research or medicine could have already developed a consciousness.OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever claimed on Twitter that: "It may be that today's largest neural networks are slightly conscious."Sutskever did not mention any specific developments but was likely referring to mega-scale neural networks, which is the language processing system built by OpenAI for translations, missing words and question answering.The expert was also unclear what "slightly conscious" means for the manmade machines, because the concept of consciousness in artificial intelligence is still considered a controversial idea.While AI has performed impressive tasks like driving cars, flying aircraft and creating an artificial voice or face, many believe machines having conscious thought is just "hype".AI researcher Toby Walsh at UNSW Sidney responded to Sutskever's claims, saying: "Every time such speculative comments get an airing, it takes months of effort to get the conversation back to more realistic opportunities and threats posed by AI."Thomas G Dietterich, an AI expert at Oregon State University in the US, said that he hasn't seen any evidence of consciousness in AI and suggested Stuskever could be "trolling" those on the social media platform.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.He tweeted: "If consciousness is the ability to reflect upon and model themselves, I haven't seen any such capability in today's nets.

ghostly encounter with a foul-mouthed "woman in white" who told her to "f**ck off" while visiting a UK beauty spot. Ghosthunting couple Christine and Dave Thomas said they were investigating reports of an angry ghoul at Quantock Hills in Somerset when they were warned to back off by an eerie presence.

It’s been 20 years since The Office premiered on BBC Two, and its star said in an interview this week that the original British series “would be canceled now.” Ricky Gervais now has walked back those comments, with the erstwhile David Brent tweeting they were “clearly a joke.”

Ricky created the fly-on-the-wall mockumentary with writing partner Stephen Merchant but says: “I didn’t have huge ambitions, it was never, ‘This is going to be a massive hit.’ Ratings were rotten too.”Series one had the lowest audience of any new BBC Two show in 2001, but when it was shown again a couple of months late it doubled its figures to 2.5million.The exploits of David Brent and his long-suffering staff quickly wormed their way into the national consciousness and The Office become a cult hit.It went on to be named the best TV show of the past 20 years at the Broadcast Awards in 2015, scooped two Golden Globes and won a host of Baftas and Royal Television Society Awards.

Ricky Gervais is addressing his recent comment on how cancel culture could have affected his show "The Office." The 60-year-old comic made headlines recently when he discussed his show, which started as a British series and then was adapted into an American version starring Steve Carell. When speaking to the BBC, Gervais said the show would be "canceled" if attempted today.