Ryan Coogler Rejected Opportunity to Join Academy in 2016 - Here's Why

America’s Army: Proving Grounds – a free-to-play military shooter made by the U.S. Army in an effort to assist in recruitment – is shutting down after 20 years.With the first entry releasing in 2002, America’s Army is funded and developed by the U.S. Army and takes the team-based tactical shooter into a more realistic direction.

Sam Fender performed his single ‘Seventeen Going Under’ live at last night’s BRIT Awards (February 8) – you can watch his performance below.The North Shields singer/songwriter was one of the stand-out performers at last night’s ceremony at The O2 in London, where he also picked up the award for Alternative/Rock Act.During his acceptance speech, Fender dedicated his award in part to the North East Homeless centre, which provides support to those who are vulnerable and homeless in the north east of England.You can watch Fender’s BRITs acceptance speech below.Massive Congratulations to Sam Fender & the gang, We’re all so proud of yous. Thank You all so much for ya Support in…Posted by NEH North East Homeless on Wednesday, February 9, 2022The artist later performed ‘Seventeen Going Under’, the title track from his acclaimed second album – you can see footage of his performance below.Sam Fender performing 'Seventeen Going Under' at the #BRITs pic.twitter.com/NBluaL9vUE— sam fender files (@samfenderfiles) February 8, 2022Speaking to NME on the red carpet at the BRITs, Fender spoke about the “special experience” of attending this year’s ceremony with his bandmates in tow.“It’s such a special experience this time around because I’ve got the band with us,” he said.

When Valentine’s Day comes around, restaurants up and down the country can be seen bursting at the seams with tables of couples, wining and dining on their love for one another. But this year one eatery is breaking the mould as the world’s first restaurant designed for polyamorous couples is set to open its doors. Opening in London’s Shoreditch on 14 February, THROUPLE aims to break down the stigma surrounding non-monogamous romantic relationships.

Dune ends Ghostbusters: Afterlife’s reign at Number 1 as it climbs to the peak of the Official Film Chart.

EastEnders actress and Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis took to Instagram to share a tribute to her best friend Tobi Leigh, a BSL interpreter.The pals sat together on retro red bar stools in front of a fairground ride as they sipped on a drink.Rose wore blue jeans and white trainers, with a high-neck black top and a red and blue baseball varsity jacket. She styled her blonde hair in a sleek ponytail and played with the ends as she stared lovingly at her friend.Tobi wore loose black jeans with a black scoop necked top, styled with a red and black motocross jacket as she clutched a drink.

The Tinder Swindler tells the story of Simon Leviev, who posed as a billionaire's son to defraud three women out of thousands of dollars.The documentary follows the women on their mission to track down the man who tricked them after meeting them each on a dating app. Shimon Hayut, 31, known to his victims as Simon Leviev, is estimated to have stolen $10m (£7.4m) through expensive dates and manipulative ploys. Despite all the evidence featured in the Netflix documentary, Simon Leviev is currently dating a woman who denies all the claims.

I’d always imagined our first Valentine’s Day as a married couple would be full of romance and passion. But on 14 February in 2019, I instead found myself lying on a hospital bed next to my husband Ciaran, who was going through chemotherapy. Sweetly, he’d still managed to get me a balloon and a teddy with some help from the nurses.

Pete Davidson confirmed his relationship with Kim Kardashian has moved to the next level recently, as he sent the internet into a frenzy by calling her his "girlfriend." During an interview with American host Kay Adams, the 28 year old referred to the 41 year old star as his girlfriend for the first time in public, and everyone was living for it. Pete is a hit with famous faces, having previously been engaged to Ariana Grande and the comedian also recently dated Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck looked more loved-up than ever as they posed for photographers at a special “Marry Me” screening in Los Angeles Tuesday night.

Adele skipped the BRITs after-party to go for a McDonald's - and invited Maya Jama along. The Rolling In The Deep singer attended the glitzy awards ceremony in London – where she scooped three gongs – but said she was giving the party a miss this year.As she was interviewed by Maya on the red carpet, she admitted her night would consist of a trip to the golden arches for a burger and possibly some white wine back at her flat.Maya had asked the star if she would be heading to the post-ceremony bash, saying: "BRITs is the party isn't it?"Adele replied to the presenter: "Yes it is but no, I'm going straight back to my flat.

Thanks to his 2022 Oscar nomination for his work on the Disney movie "Encanto," Lin-Manuel Miranda could become the 17th person ever to earn an EGOT.  "EGOT" stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, the four major awards in show business. While many consider themselves lucky to nab even one, others, like Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and John Legend, can boast of winning all four.  Now, thanks to his nomination for best original song, "Dos Oruguitas," in the animated film, a win could add the "Hamilton" creator to the list of EGOT winners.

Princess Margaret had recurring nightmares about disappointing her sister the Queen as she was branded the “rebel royal.”Margaret was known for living a glamorous lifestyle before she passed away 20 years ago today at the age of 71 after months of health problems.The Queen’s sister was known as a “rebel”, a title which was used in biographies and documentaries on her life.She was known for favouring a party lifestyle and even brushed shoulders with celebrities and musicians during a visit to Hollywood that saw her banned the next time she tried to enter.According to the journalist Craig Brown, author of Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, the Princess continued to have nightmares about disappointing The Queen.When Mr Brown asked Margaret if she ever dreamt about the Queen, she confessed to having nightmares of being “disapproved of”.Margaret once told French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau that "disobedience is my joy", according to People.During a trip to the US in 1965, Margaret was reportedly partying in Hollywood till 3am and met stars such as Frank Sinatra.The results of the trip saw her banned from returning to the US in 1973 after her request was turned down by Lord Cromer, the British Ambassador to Washington, although it was reportedly due to her friends.According to the Mail: “A memo written to the Foreign Committee said: 'You will remember that Lord Cromer is not at all keen on having the Princess in the United States, possibly for some time to come.“This is mainly due to the behaviour of some of HRH's friends, who tend to take such visits very lightly.”Margaret also paved the way for divorce in the Royal Family, but when she separated from her husband Antony Armstrong-Jones, known as Lord

TikTok user rumbled a catfish after pulling off some serious detective work into his Apple Watch.Jocelyn (@justjocelyn) said she was planning to meet up with a Bumble match named Myles before she noticed something fishy in one of his text messages.After getting his number, Jocelyn texted 'Myles' from her iPhone and quickly noticed the message appear as green in her message app—which is what happens when you text an Android phone, rather than iPhones, which show messages as blue.However, the match's profile picture on Bumble clearly showed him wearing an Apple Watch, which requires an iPhone to set up.Jocelyn said: "I matched with this guy on Bumble, as one does. He was good looking, I was into it.

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family while she went to work.Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Melissa Henderson’s usual childcare arrangements weren’t available and so she asked her daughter, Linley, to babysit the four younger siblings.However, keeping an eye on four kids and doing school work isn’t easy and, while Linley was distracted, her four-year-old brother Thaddeus spotted one of his mates playing outside and went out to join him.By the time Linley realised what had happened, some 10 or 15 minutes later, Thaddeus was in his mate’s house.By which time, the other little boy’s mother had found out what had happened and called the police.Now Melissa, a single mother of five who lives in Blairsville, Georgia, is facing criminal reckless conduct charges for letting her teenage daughter babysit the four youngsters.The charges carry a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of $1,000 (£740).Deputy Sheriff Marc Pilote, who was sent to arrest Melissa two weeks after the incident, wrote in his report that little Thaddeus could have been in real danger of being run over, kidnapped, or "bitten by a venomous snake”.Five police cars were sent to her house, Melissa told Reason magazine."I almost don't have words for how low it made me feel," she said. "To truly feel in the bottom of my heart that, if I'm anything, it's a good mother and everything you do is for your kids.

BBC star Naga Muchetty has backed Anne-Marie following her dramatic fall during her performance at the BRIT Awards.The pop star took a tumble live on stage as she belted out a rendition of her hit Kiss My (Uh Oh) on Tuesday night.Naga, 46, kicked off the latest edition of her BBC Radio 5 Live show on Wednesday (February 9) by discussing the dramatic moment.The BBC Breakfast star said: "Styling it out. How good at that are you? Well Anne-Marie carried on singing and taking a little tumble at the BRITs last night.After playing a clip of the moment the pop star fell down the stairs during her performance, the presenter added: "That's properly styling it out isn't it? Really, really good."Naga went on to share her the moment she fell over during the first dance at her wedding.She continued: "I mentioned earlier on Nicky's programme, I dunno if i styled it out but I did fall over in a big, puffy wedding dress during my first dance to You're Just To Good To Be Ture."We even figured out a dance routine and everything.

Judas and the Black Messiah producer Ryan Coogler declined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' invitation to become a member in 2016, and he still has no interest.'I don't buy into this versus that, or "This movie wasn't good enough to make this list,"' the 34-year-old filmmaker said in Wednesday's edition of THR Magazine.'I love movies...For me, that's good enough. If I'm going to be a part of organizations, they're going to be labor unions, where we're figuring out how to take care of each other's families and health insurance.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Coogler talked about working on the second installment of Black Panther after the demise of the film’s legendary lead actor Chadwick Boseman. The late actor was also supposed to be play a part in the Wakanda spin-off series.

Ryan Coogler is moving forward with the sequel as he thinks the late Chadwick Boseman would want him to. In a new interview with , the film's director said he knows Boseman «wouldn't have wanted us to stop.»«You've got to keep going when you lose loved ones.

Last August, the world was shocked to learn that Chadwick Boseman passed away due to cancer. The shock came from the fact that the actor had not told anyone outside of his family about his diagnosis.