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recently took a royal-style trip to Nigeria — even though they stepped back from being working royals in 2020. Author and royal expert Tom Quinn told the Mirror that the couple’s trip “confirmed the worst fears” of Harry’s family, and made Prince William and Kate Middleton “absolutely furious.”He added, “Everything you might expect from an official royal visit was there — the receptions, the visits to schools and charities, to wounded soldiers and the disabled.” The couple were invited to Nigeria by the West African country’s chief of defense staff — its highest-ranking military official.Sources within the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office told The Daily Mail that Harry and Meghan were “visiting Nigeria in a private capacity” and that the UK Government was not involved in “arranging or facilitating” their activities.

Elle King spoke out for the first time about her drunken performance during Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday celebration at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry in January.The 34-year-old country star sparked backlash after she fumbled lyrics, cursed at the audience and admitted she was “hammered” during a tribute to Parton at the famed music venue.During an appearance Thursday on the “Dear Chelsea,” podcast, King opened up about the incident.“I haven’t spoken about it, because, one, I had to just chill. It was a big deal,” the “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer told podcast host Chelsea Handler.“I had been going through something very heavy and traumatic in my life at the time.”The Ohio native noted there were two shows celebrating Parton at the Grand Ole Opry on the day of her performance.“And that day was a really big day dealing with what I was going through, and that I’m still going through, and I suffer from severe PTSD,” King said.“I hadn’t eaten, I hadn’t slept in days and I was really overwhelmed. I was like a shell of myself.”King recalled that she was asked if she could fill in as the headliner after another singer dropped out three hours before the back-to-back shows due to a snowstorm.The four-time Grammy Award nominee told Handler that the first show was ‘f—— perfect,” but trouble ensued after she drank between performances.“I take one shot too many, and I’m just not there in my body.

Times Square casino backed by rapper Jay Z’s company is a bad idea — and would bring even more traffic and crime to the tourist-packed neighborhood, a new survey said.A whopping 71% of registered voters who live in or near Times Square oppose opening a casino at “The Crossroads of the World” pushed by partners SL Green, Caesars and Roc Nation, according to the survey, released Thursday.Only 23% of voters say they favor opening a casino in Times Square, according to the survey, which was financed by the No Times Square Casino Coalition that includes the influential Broadway League of Theater owners.“The neighborhood has spoken,” said Jeff Daniel, chief strategy officer of The Shubert Organization, a coalition member.“Too often, people forget that in addition to being a major global destination, the Theater District and surrounding neighborhood are a real community,” he added.

widely condemned commencement speech. “I like when people say what they need to say.

Rolling Stones will swing into East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium for a pair of concerts as part of their ongoing ‘’24 Hackney Diamonds’ Tour.Notably, the tour, in support of their recently released “Hackney Diamonds” album — and sponsored by AARP (!) — has a few interesting wrinkles that set it apart from your ordinary nationwide stadium trek.First, Mick, Keith and Ronnie have sprinkled in fan request songs that receive the most votes online at past shows. Based on our findings at Set List FM, they’ve incorporated classics like “Beast of Burden,” “Monkey Man,” “You Got Me Rocking” and “Wild Horses” into their set lists at recent spring 2024 gigs.Secondly, the Rock Hall of Famers are bringing different special guests to each concert.

images from the set — where he looks identical to Brando — on his Instagram Thursday. “#waltzingwithbrandothemovie #cannes the true story of Marlon as the “Godfather” of the environmental movement, spearheading sustainable, zero carbon architecture and design upon his private Island of Tetiaroa back in 1970!” he wrote in his caption.The film, directed by Bill Fishman and based on Bernard Judge’s memoir called “Waltzing with Brando: Planning a Paradise in Tahiti,” is up for sale at Cannes Film Festival.

Running time: 122 minutes. Rated R (drug use, language throughout, sexual content and nudity). In theaters May 17.A basic biopic about Amy Winehouse, the eccentric singer who recorded two albums and then died of alcohol poisoning at the devastatingly young age of 27, was never going to work.Obviously.Hers was a whirlwind, hard-lived life that ended abruptly in tragedy.

president’s son to contact Diana’s children after she was killed in a car crash while being chased by paparazzi in 1997. JFK Jr., 38, dealt with the pain of losing a parent when his father, President John F.

new Netflix documentary – and so is its 2015 hack. Now streaming, “Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal” details the rise and fall of the dating website for cheaters, and the notorious 2015 data breach when unknown hackers leaked over 30 million users’ private information. It was one of the largest hacks in internet history, and wreaked havoc on untold numbers of families.

sports-streaming service set to be launched by Walt Disney, Warner Bros.

Under My Skin.“I mean, it’s just funny to me,” she told Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast.“Like, on one end, everyone’s like, ‘You look the exact same. You haven’t aged a day.’ But then other people are like, there’s a conspiracy theory that I’m not me.”Lavigne’s image changed drastically with the debut of 2007 single Girlfriend, which saw the singer transform from an emo teen into a pink-loving “mother f**cking princess”.“Honestly, it’s not that bad. It could be worse, right?” Lavigne laughed off the conspiracy.

TikTok video shared Tuesday. “Two nights ago, Zach and I got into a traumatizing side-by-side crash,” she said. “It flipped a bunch of times, everything shattered and thank God we had our seat belts on.”“But there was a lot of blood,” Chickenfry added, “and we thought we were saying goodbye to each other.”Luckily, the social media star said the couple were not severely injured after the crash.

“Bridgerton” Season 3 in response to online body shaming comments.“I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included,” Coughlan told Stylist magazine in an interview published Tuesday. “There’s one scene where I’m very naked on camera, and that was my idea, my choice.”She continued: “It just felt like the biggest ‘f–k you’ to all the conversation surrounding my body; it was amazingly empowering.”“I felt beautiful in the moment,” Coughlan added, “and I thought: ‘When I’m 80, I want to look back on this and remember how f—ing hot I looked!’”Coughlan is the leading lady in the new season of “Bridgerton” that debuted on Netflix Thursday.

season of the Shonda Rhimes produced show has followed a different sibling in the Bridgerton family as they find love in Regency era London high society – all while navigating a “Gossip Girl” type rumor mill, spearheaded by the writings of Lady Whistledown (who is secretly Penelope). Season 3 begins with the “spinster” Penelope determined to find a husband, in part to escape her doltish family.

the Daily Telegraph Tuesday where she blamed William, 41, for the royal estrangement. She claimed that a “former palace official” who used to work with the siblings told her: “There is a public misconception about William and Harry.