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Jeffrey Epstein document dump, and it seems as though there’s “not much” his brother, King Charles, can do about it.The royal family is now facing “unprecedented” pressure, according to a royal commentator, who says the monarch made a “mistake” by inviting the disgraced Duke of York to Sandringham for Christmas.“We’re only six days into it and the pressure on Prince Andrew and the royal family is now mounting to a level which is almost unprecedented,” royal expert and commentator Charles Rae told GB News.“We have a King who is now under great pressure to do something about Andrew. There is not much he can do.

2024 Golden Globes Sunday sporting a cane after the “Succession” star was involved in a car accident in October 2023. Ruck, sporting an all-black ensemble with the dark-brown cane, attended the awards ceremony with his wife, Mireille Enos.

“So You Think You Can Dance” producer Nigel Lythgoe has stepped down from the competition dance show amid Paula Abdul suing him for alleged sexual assault. “I have informed the producers of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ of my decision to step back from participating in this year’s series,” Lythgoe, 74, told The Post in a statement on Friday.

Los Angeles court filed Thursday, per Page Six. She claims if he got his hands on his money, “Such funds will be immediately spent on drugs, leaving Elijah with no assets to provide for himself and putting his life at risk.”This is the latest development in an ongoing contentious relationship between Cher and her daughter-in-law Marieangela King. Musician Allman, 47, is Cher’s son with her second husband, Gregg Allman, who Cher was married to from 1975 to 1979.

Tom Girardi is competent enough to stand trial on embezzlement charges despite his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.The decision was announced on Tuesday and filed by U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton.

to TMZ, Christmas Day is still special for some of the most infamous faces behind bars, including reality stars, musicians and one disgraced former producer. From Cornish hens to pies, here’s a run down of what some celebrity inmates had on Christmas Day 2023. Kelly, 56, was found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering, and in 2022, the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer was convicted of three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor.

told ET on Thursday. “We’ve done something over a 50-year period of time that not many people ever can say they’ve done in their lives or careers.”“It’s been a great thing for me to do, I’m really proud of it, and I’m really happy about it,” he continued. “And I know that those songs are going to live forever.”However, Oates went on to make it clear that the group appears to be far behind him.

appeared as the star witness at the trial in June – had sued Mirror Group Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People.Harry and about 100 other claimants – including actors, sports stars, celebrities and people who simply had a connection to high-profile figures – have taken legal action over allegations of phone-hacking and unlawful information-gathering between 1991 and 2011.Harry said he was targeted by MGN for 15 years from 1996 and that more than 140 stories which appeared in its papers were the result of unlawful information gathering, though the trial only considered 33 of these.“I found that 15 out of the 33 articles that were tried were the product of phone hacking of his mobile phone or the mobile phones of his associates, or the product of other unlawful information gathering,” Judge Timothy Fancourt said.“I consider that his phone was only hacked to a modest extent, and that this was probably carefully controlled by certain people at each newspaper.”The judge concluded there had been widespread hacking and unlawful activities at the paper of which senior executives were aware, although nearly all those on the board of the company had not been told.MGN, owned by Reach had argued the accusations were not supported by the evidence.“We welcome today’s judgment that gives the business the necessary clarity to move forward from events that took place many years ago,” an MGN spokesperson said.“Where historical wrongdoing took place, we apologize unreservedly, have taken full responsibility and paid appropriate compensation.”

view includes litigation.Meghan McCain is slamming “The View” hosts for “slander” and threatening to take legal action after certain comments were made on Thursday morning’s episode. While discussing the recent authorization of the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, which allows House committee chairmen to build a case that he was improperly involved with his family’s foreign business dealings, the chat then focused on Hunter Biden.Earlier this month, Hunter was indicted on nine charges — including three felonies — partially for allegedly failing to pay more than $1 million in taxes while living an “extravagant” lifestyle over a four-year period, according to a 56-page indictment out of the Central District of California written by special counsel David Weiss.For their part, “The View” focused on Hunter’s penchant for influence peddling, or using his family name to gain power and earn favor especially in his business dealings.Co-host Ana Navarro then pointed out that influence peddling is the norm for prominent figures in D.C.“Look, did Hunter Biden influence-peddle on his last name? Yes, he did,” she said.

whisky business! “Yellowstone” star Cole Hauser announced his new brand of whisky Wednesday amid his coffee battle against the hit Paramount+ show’s creator, Taylor Sheridan.“I’m proud to announce that I have teamed up with some friends to start a whiskey brand inspired by the heritage and grit of the pioneers that built Montana,” Hauser wrote on Instagram. “The ranch, and namesake of our @lazykbarwhiskey, represents the long standing traditions and hard-fought history of ranchers in Montana.”Hauser continued that Lazy K Bar whiskey is an “8-year-old premium whiskey” now available exclusively in Montana and “was awarded 98 points by the Tasting Panel magazine.”“If you’re in big sky country, I hope you’ll grab a bottle,” he concluded.

John Oates is still performing amid his nasty court battle against former Hall & Oates music partner Daryl Hall — on “The Masked Singer.”Oates, 75, was revealed as the Anteater during the Fox show’s latest Season 10 episode on Wednesday. Although his name rhymed with his hit 1982 song “Maneater,” no one on the panel managed to guess his true identity.“That was the first thing I thought of. They were trying to make a connection between ‘Maneater’ and Anteater, but no one else seemed to get that for some reason, which I found kind of surprising,” he told Entertainment Weekly of the clue.

averages 5 million viewers per episode and saw 6.6 million viewers for its broadcast debut on CBS in September — follows Montana rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his adult children: Jamie (Wes Bentley), Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes) – as well as peripheral family members such as Beth’s husband, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) and Kayce’s wife, Monica (Kelsey Asbille). “Yellowstone” will debut its final five-episode Season 5 next November and is set to film in the spring. After that, it will have a spinoff series starring Matthew McConaughey.Here’s everything you need to know about all the off-set drama.

filed a suit against Hauser’s new company.“Morning cruise @freereincoffeecompany get up and get after it!” the “2 Fast 2 Furious’ actor, 48, penned on social media.He shared the post alongside a snapshot of himself drinking a cup of Joe while riding a sailboat by the sunrise.The picture was posted on Nov. 22 — just one day after Sheridan, 53, registered his case on Nov.

“Yellowstone” creator sued the show’s lead over his coffee brand.On Dec. 5, news broke that Sheridan’s ranch, Bosque Ranch, is suing Hauser’s coffee brand, Free Rein.

in a legal battle, a resurfaced 2022 Men’s Journal interview with Hauser saw the actor recalling his early days in Hollywood, when he worked with and befriended other up-and-comers, including Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Hauser appeared in “Good Will Hunting”). Taylor Sheridan was also in their circle. According to Men’s Journal, they got into a fight the second time they met.

brewing around the cast and crew of “Yellowstone” but it’s happening off set.The drama’s star Cole Hauser‘s coffee brand, Free Rein Coffee Company, is being sued by Bosque Ranch — which is owned by the show’s creator Taylor Sheridan.A lawsuit was filed Nov. 21 by the ranch against Free Rein in the Northern District of Texas’ federal court in San Angelo for trademark infringement.It cited unfair competition and false advertising in the filing.The suit claimed that Free Rein uses “a brand mark strikingly similar to Bosque Ranch’s registered trademark, potentially misleading consumers,” according to San Angelo Live.Both the caffeine company and the ranch use a similar logo, with the letters B and R intertwining.

Lil Wayne is being sued by one of his former bodyguards after the rapper allegedly threatened him with an assault rifle and then punched him in the head at the musician’s Hidden Hills, Calif., residence two years ago. In legal documents obtained by The Blast, Carlos Christian accused the “Lollipop” singer of assault and inflicting emotional distress.

in a public feud and legal battle. It all began when Hall filed a lawsuit against his former musical partner Oates on Nov. 16.

Piece by Piece Kelly Clarkson is scoring small victories in her legal battle against Brandon Blackstock.The “American Idol” alum’s ex husband was ordered to return the millions he allegedly overcharged the singer while booking gigs on her behalf, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.A California labor commissioner ruled that Blackstock, 46, “crossed the line” when he booked jobs for the 41-year-old talk show host as her manager, a duty that is technically usually reserved for agents, and must hand over $2,641,374 back to Clarkson.In December 2020, Clarkson alleged that Blackstock acted fraudulently as her manager. But Blackstock denied defrauding his estranged wife out of millions at the time.The gigs and completed contracts for which Blackstock took home a hefty salary include booking Clarkson as a judge on “The Voice,” in ads for Norwegian Cruise Line and Wayfair, and hosting the Billboard Music Awards.

the Hall & Oates drama continues — with Daryl Hall suing John Oates and getting a restraining order against his longtime partner to block the sale of his share of their publishing royalties to Primary Wave — it’s clear that being in one of music’s biggest duos isn’t always the stuff of making your dreams come true.In fact, being in a duo — as opposed to a band — has been a particularly difficult musical marriage to negotiate throughout pop history. It’s a curse that Hall & Oates managed to avoid for five decades until it even caught up to them deep into their 70s.Here are some other top twosomes who ultimately became out of touch.The Tennessee twosome of Don Everly and his younger brother, Phil, were early rock pioneers in the late ’50s with hits such as “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie” and “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” But all was not as smooth as their harmonies for the brothers.After they both enlisted in the Marines in 1961, they had relatively little success once they were discharged.

in a feud and legal battle. It all began when Hall filed a lawsuit against his former musical partner Oates on Nov. 16.