Shaka King Named Film Independent Spirit Awards’ Honorary Chair

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Adele was reportedly wearing up to £2.2million worth of jewellery during her Graham Norton appearance and on a recent night out in London.The 33-year-old songstress enjoyed a boozy night out in London's G-A-Y Heaven nightclub where she wore costly jewellery, including a £740,000 ring.The singer, who has a huge net worth of £162million, donned a pair of 22-carat earrings worth thousands as she sat down to chat with Graham Norton, 58.In the interview, Adele could be seen blinged-out as she wore 5ct, 4ct and 2ct Diamond Gypset Hoop Earrings, as well as three Ball n Chain Necklaces.The Easy on Me singer recently joined Graham in a tell-all chat where she revealed why she had to re-schedule her huge Las Vegas show.She also donned a Chain 1.5ct Kite Diamond Pendant, 3.40ct Cushion and Decagon pendants of the same kind, a Chi Chi Five Row Diamond and a Yellow Gold Bracelet.It was estimated that the amount of bling worn by the Oh My God singer was around the £2.2m mark.She also teased her £740,000 'engagement ring' after Graham quizzed her on whether she was engaged to her boyfriend of two years, sports agent, Rich Paul.In the interview, Adele opened up about how she wanted to have children with her 40-year-old rumored fiancé.Hours after her interview, Adele turned up to the London gay club alongside RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Cheryl Hole.Standing on the stage in her £3280 Fendi suit, which had ripped, Adele joked: "I've been wetting myself."At this year's BRITs Adele took home three gongs — British Album of the Year, British Artist of the Year and Best British Song.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here

Clayton Davis On Sunday night, the Writers Guild Awards handed out its screenwriting prizes in a virtual setting, signaling a historic moment for women at the Oscars, specifically the screenplay awards.Emerald Fennell won best original screenplay for her revenge drama “Promising Young Woman” over Oscar-nominated films “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, Kenny Lucas), “Sound of Metal” (Darius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance) and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Aaron Sorkin). Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” was not eligible for nomination at the annual guild ceremony.

Britons Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the winners at the Writers Guild Awards, in a major boost to their Oscars hopes. Fennell walked away with the prize for best original screenplay for her film, Promising Young Woman - her directorial debut.

FILM“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas“Palm Springs” (Hulu/Neon) –  Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow“Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Written by Emerald Fennell“Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Written by Aaron Sorkin“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios) – Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja & Dan Mazer & Jena Friedman & Lee Kern, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Nina

Judas and the Black Messiah writer-director Shaka King has been named honorary chair at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The news comes a day after Judas and the Black Messiah nabbed six Oscar nominations, including a best original screenplay nom for King.

Judas and The Black Messiah helmer Shaka King picked up two Oscar nominations this morning for Best Original Screenplay as a co-writer of the Fred Hampton and Bill O’Neal feature, alongside Will Berson, Kenneth Lucas, and Keith Lucas, as well as a Best Picture nomination as a producer on the film. “It was a wonderful surprise. I wasn’t anticipated it,” said King, speaking to Deadline after the nominations were read.

Judas and the Black Messiah screenwriters Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas will be honored with the 2021 Paul Selvin Award during the WGA Awards later this month, the Writers Guild said Wednesday.

From The Deuce to Random Acts of Flyness to The Hate U Give to Project Power, Dominique Fishback has built an acting career that has a strong foundation of perspective and point of view. With her most recent role in Judas and the Black Messiah, Fishback takes her career to a new level.