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Filmmaker Judd Apatow has hammered a multi-year production film and TV pact across NBCUniversal including Universal Pictures and Universal Studio Group. The parties’ working relationship began with the 2005 $177M-plus grossing comedy blockbuster The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Apatow’s movies have grossed close to $3 billion around the world, the studio’s most successful original comedies.

The Goldbergs‘ star Wendi McLendon-Covey is speaking out for the first time on social media on last year’s exit of Jeff Garlin, who abruptly left the show following multiple misconduct allegations and HR investigations.

Express.co.uk the TV personality admitted her leave from the show had been "articulated as a boycott" and it wasn't like that.Since Mock of the Week began in 2005, it has featured numerous female comedians including Jo Brand and Sarah Millican.However, it was not until 2017 that two women were featured on the six-person panel at the same time.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Katherine explained her decision to leave the show.She said: "It has been articulated as a boycott. I think that was the word and I certainly didn’t do that."I love Mock of the Week and I’m a huge fan and I am a huge fan of Dara Ó Briain specifically and I think Mock of the Week is a phenomenal vehicle for getting new comedians noticed.She continued: "It really helps direct people to come see me really and really opens the door for people to know about you and I love, love, love working on that show."I love the producers but there came a point in my career where I had to be careful I wasn’t being too selfish and taking all those bookings for myself."She went on: "Because at the time they only booked one comedian that was female-identifying each episode."Only one, it was never two, ever.

‘‘That’s when Brian Blessed punched me in the face. I got nine stitches.‘‘We were filming the old BBC version of Tom Jones and I was playing a fop in a powdered wig and make-up. “He was playing a squire, from the country.”Brian explained that in the scene, he was attempting to seduce Peter's character's daughter but he got “over-excited” and hit him back too hard when a fight ensued. Peter added that he woke up with two paramedics standing over him. The star was then taken to the hospital with “poor Brian” obviously distraught. Brian, who famously played Flash Gordon, still claims to be haunted by the incident. “I’d been attempting to seduce his daughter - and in the scene he punched me.

EXCLUSIVE: Norman Reedus has had a head injury on the set of The Walking Dead.

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Friends of Monkland Canal are celebrating a major investment which will make the Coatbridge beauty spot more accessible and open it up further to a constantly-growing number of visitors.

The Chase star Mark Labbett is famed in the UK for his formidable quiz show prowess, which has led to him being branded "The Beast". However, fans were left wondering whether American producers did not invite the quizzer back on to the show as he addressed his exit again today.Mark announced on Twitter that he would not be returning to the show which led to a flurry of curiosity from his almost 158,000 followers."Gutted to not be invited back," he lamented, "but really excited at the new lineup."He added of the newcomers who would replace him: "Am expecting Brandon [Blackwell] and Victoria [Groce] to wow America :)."Twitter user, @milliejoe001 quizzed: "Was it because of contract reasons from The Chase Australia?"Mark explained in a candid tweet that no reason was given and his contract was not renewed."No they just didn’t renew me," he replied, "No reason was offered."@croth4 tweeted back: "I always imagined your participation would be a limited engagement that we should enjoy as long as we could - they simply can't keep the best around forever.

Season 26 of The Bachelor concluded Tuesday with a finale twist that brought the ABC series to the top of primetime.

EXCLUSIVE: Sports content studio game1 has rounded out its executive team with the addition of Kyle Convissar, Beverly Nuako and Will Flynn as Vice Presidents of Development for both Scripted and Unscripted projects.

A family has been left feeling ‘sick and betrayed’ after finding out their new friend was a convicted paedophile.

Jack Black will once again lend his voice to Po the panda, nearly six years after Kung Fu Panda 3, for Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.

EXCLUSIVE: After a breakout year that included starring roles in HBO’s The White Lotus and Euphoria, Sydney Sweeney is now ready to jump into Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters. Sources tell Deadline that she has joined Dakota Johnson in Sony Pictures’ Madame Web. S.J. Clarkson is on board to direct the pic. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the screenplay, with Kerem Sanga also penning a previous draft.

Outlander star Sam Heughan revealed he is avoiding 'old man acting' when playing the ageing Jamie Fraser on the show.

UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: The winning projects from Netflix and Adobe’s short-film contest The Great Untold were made public Wednesday, with the three films now available on Netflix’s YouTube channel (here).

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorDowntown L.A.’s Arts District is roaring back to life post-pandemic, and Camphor is the latest addition to the lively scene. Located in the former Nightshade space, Camphor marries French technique with South Asian influences. Chefs Max Boonthanakit and Lijo George worked together at Alain Ducasse’s Blue in Bangkok, and they’re relishing the access to fresh local produce that had to be imported at their previous restaurant.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal will continue to be in the business of Judd Apatow.The company’s film and television studios announced on Wednesday that they have entered into multi-year production agreements with Apatow and his company Apatow Productions.Apatow’s relationship with Universal Pictures began in 2005 with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and has continued to be mutually successful. His films, including “Knocked Up,” “Trainwreck” and most recently “The King of Staten Island,” have grossed nearly $3 billion at the global box office.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSydney Sweeney, of “Euphoria” and “White Lotus” fame, has joined “Madame Web,” a comic book tentpole set in Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters.Sweeney’s role has not been announced. As previously reported, Dakota Johnson has been cast as the title character, a blind, paralyzed elderly woman who has myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune disorder requiring her to connect to a life support system resembling a spiderweb.S.J.

Wilson Chapman editorAfter a three-year delay, Barry Berkman is stepping back into his spotlight.HBO has released the official trailer for Season 3 of “Barry,” the critically-acclaimed comedy and crime series created by and starring Bill Hader.Hader stars as Barry Berkman, a marine-turned-hitman who attempts to abandon his deadly profession after he discovers a love for acting, joining a community of aspiring Los Angeles theater performers. But his connections to the criminal world refuse to let go, and Barry finds himself having to live a very violent double life.

Bella Hadid’s parents, Yolanda Hadid and Mohamed Hadid, have been slammed for allowing their daughter to have a nose job at the age of just 14.The model, now 25, revealed in a recent interview that she regrets going under the knife as a young teenager when she was insecure about her nose.‘I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors,’ she told Vogue US, explaining she now believes that she would have ‘grown into it’.Bella is the daughter of Dutch-American Yolanda, and Palestinian Jordanian Mohamed, who are both now facing severe criticism for letting their child have the surgery.Fans took to Twitter in their droves to slam both parents, particularly mum Yolanda, who has in the past been accused of ‘body-shaming’ her other daughter Gigi in a resurfaced clip from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.In the clip, Yolanda argued with Gigi for two minutes because her daughter wanted to eat a slice of her own birthday cake while her mum pressured her to be ‘on her best weight’.One Twitter user pointed out that Yolanda ‘didn’t want gigi eating from her own bday cake but approved and signed a parental permission for her 14yo daughter’s nose job (sic).’Another said she felt ‘so sad’ for Bella as she had spoken in the past about how ‘she always felt like a black sheep/outsider in her family,’ and her parents had ‘basically [confirmed] her thoughts by letting her get a nose job at 14.’They added that ‘every 14yo child is gonna be insecure no matter what instead of sending your daughter to a plastic surgeon maybe try being a good parent (sic).’One outraged Twitter user echoed these sentiments by asking simply: ‘who looks at their 14 year old daughter and thinks nose job??? (sic).’Others took aim at the doctor who performed the surgery

Strictly Come Dancing partner’s grandmother after she fled Ukraine and the reunion photos are emotional.Better known as Judge Rinder, the TV star travelled to Przemyśl in Poland, where many refugees have been fleeing amid attacks from Russia.He wanted to help his Strictly professional partner Oksana Platero’s grandparents safely cross the border, revealing they narrowly avoided a bomb after it hit their neighbour’s home.The 43-year-old has since reached both Oksana’s grandmother and auntie after a week of searching, sharing pics of the precious moment he got to embrace them.He wrote on Twitter: Oksana’s family: Auntie Lidya and Grandma Zoya. We managed to reach them this morning with a wheelchair & some medical supplies.