Tennessee’s anti-drag law temporarily blocked

cancer. The 64-year-old comedian explained that he is trying to ‘smile through the absolute agony,’ after opening up about his partner’s ‘devastating’ diagnosis. The TV personality popped the question last December after 12 years together and Vicky said at the time: ‘I’m on cloud nine.

Coronation Street and Last Of The Summer Wine actress Barbara Young has died at the age of 92. Singer Liza Pulman described her actress mother - who also starred in I, Claudius and Family Affairs - as "warm-hearted and talented". Pulman said Young died on Thursday following care at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has hit back at claims she's secretly had a boob job, insisting she's all natural.The 24 year old, who appeared on the ITV dating show last year with now boyfriend Andrew Le Page, spoke out after posting a string of stunning new bikini selfies on Instagram. Sporting a shorter hairstyle, Tasha wore a sequin bikini and silver earrings as she posed for three different snaps.

Manchester United loanee Amad bade an emotional farewell to Sunderland supporters at the Stadium of Light after their final home match of the regular season.

Over 200,000 people in the UK are living with a stoma bag - a small, waterproof pouch used to collect waste from the body. For many, adjusting to a colostomy can be extremely difficult at first, taking a toll on their mental and physical health.

Manchester City supporters want to see Aymeric Laporte return to the starting line-up against Fulham in the Premier League this weekend.

Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome Aston Villa to Old Trafford this afternoon.

Aquaman performed as well as it did at the box office in 2018.The actor, who portrayed the titular DC superhero in the film, said in a new interview that he was shocked by its reception because he’s done other “amazing” movies that few have paid attention to.Momoa told Men’s Health: “Well, to be perfectly honest, I was absolutely baffled that Aquaman was received so well. I’ve done things that are amazing that no one sees and no one gives a shit about.

Metallica played the second night of their first “no repeat” weekender in Amsterdam yesterday (April 29), with several ‘72 Seasons’ songs getting their live debut.Metallica’s ‘M72’ tour will see the band play two shows in every city they visit, and comes with the promise of two entirely unique sets.The first show of the tour took place earlier this week and saw the band play a host of fan-favourite tracks as well as ’72 Seasons’ songs ‘Sleepwalk My Life Away’ and ‘Screaming Suicide’ for the first time live.Night two saw Metallica did deeper into their back catalogue, opening with ‘Ride The Lightning’ instrumental track ‘The Call Of Ktulu’ before playing ‘Creeping Death’. The band also performed ‘Load’ track ‘Until It Sleeps’ for the first time in 15 years.The metal titans also aired a trio of songs from the recently released ‘72 Seasons’.

While mystery still surrounds the identity of the next James Bond – or exactly how producers will get round the necessary change of narrative required after 007’s last outing – fans are now convinced they have uncovered which actor will be scooping up the licence to kill. 

With King Charles III ’s coronation just around the corner, there’s plenty of ways to celebrate the historic occasion. From watching the coronation at Westminster Abbey take place on a local big screen to enjoying a street party with friends and family, you don’t have to have secured a spot on the exclusive guest list to take part in the celebrations. In fact, one easy way that you can mark the day is taking part in the Coronation Big Lunch.

Stacey Solomon and Mrs Hinch, real name Sophie Hinchliffe, enjoyed a rare night out, as they celebrated Stacey's sister Jemma's birthday.The day kicked off with a birthday brunch, with Stacey, 35, sharing a video clip of herself dancing on her Instagram Story, as she joked: "Can you tell we never go out? I've forgotten how to dance. Send help [laughing emoji]." The boozy brunch was then followed by a night out on town, as the group headed out to a drag bingo night. Keeping fans updated, Stacey shared, to which she added the text: "Somehow I have ended back out again.This hasn’t happened since I was about 17.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is tracking 452 anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S., according to data the organization has compiled through April 11. These bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the U.S. since January and represent a new record — already more than twice the number of such bills introduced all of last year.

Drag March LA, a rally in West Hollywood to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. The event, which kicked off at West Hollywood Park at 10 a.m. PT, included remarks by Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendonor, Los Angeles county supervisor Lindsey Horvath and West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Kerri Colby and Honey Davenport also performed. In response to growing rhetoric supported by the Christian Nationalist movement calling LGBTQ+ people “unsafe” for families, Drag March was organized to take place on Easter Sunday, with members of faith groups joining to show their support of the LGBTQ community.

signed into law in 2021.However, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, saying they would have granted Morrisey’s request.A federal judge previously blocked the law from taking effect while a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ban proceeds.The plaintiff in the case, 12-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, is a transgender girl who tried to join her middle school girls’ cross-country team, but was informed that she would be barred from the team due to the law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in female-designated sports.Pepper-Jackson sued state officials, her local school board, the West Virginia Board of Education, and the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, arguing that the law is unconstitutional and discriminatory.In July 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin, of the Southern District of West Virginia, issued an injunction blocking the law from taking effect on the grounds that Pepper-Jackson was likely to prevail in her claim that the law is discriminatory.Six months later, Goodwin rejected Pepper-Jackson’s claim that the law violates Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination, finding the ban constitutional and asserting that the state had a legitimate interest in ensuring cisgender female athletes are not disadvantaged by having to compete against athletes assigned male at birth.

Tennessee Holler, a progressive news site covering Tennessee politics and a former congressional candidate, issued a statement on Twitter talking about his family’s experience.“Our family’s statement on something that happened to us this weekend. Love each other,” he tweeted.In the statement, Kanew claimed that last Saturday, an unknown person shot several bullets into his home while he and his family were asleep.

 star Michael K. Williams pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple drug charges, the Justice Department announced. Irvin Cartagena, 39, who also goes by the name «Green Eyes,» pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogue, according to a news release from the U.S. District Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

A year and a half after Michael K. Williams’ death, the man who sold The Wire star the drugs that killed him has plead guilty.

McKinley Franklin author After Donald Trump’s arrest on Tuesday, many celebrities took to Twitter to express their joy on the historic moment. The former president’s arraignment in Lower Manhattan is tied to his involvement in a “hush money” scheme associated with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump has plead not guilty to all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been investigating Trump’s $130,000 payoff payment to Daniels to stay silent about her alleged affair with the former president. Michael Cohen advanced the payment to Daniels in 2016, leading to falsified business records and a false reflection of payment reimbursement from the Trump Organization. While “hush money” payoffs are not criminal offenses, the way in which the transaction was carried out has been recognized as a misdemeanor, which subsequently lead to Trump’s arrest.

Charna Flam Donald Trump has been arrested, as New York law enforcement continues its extended investigation into the former president’s involvement in a “hush money” scheme with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Although he will not be handcuffed, get a mug shot or be given a perp walk, he was effectively arrested by surrendering to the court. The April 4 arraignment is about to take place in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. Trump was spotted leaving Trump Tower in Manhattan around 1:10 pm EST and then drove downtown in a large motorcade. On the walk from Trump Tower to his vehicle, Trump held his fist up and also waved. He also addressed the crowd in the same way when walking from the vehicle to the courthouse.

Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury yesterday (March 30), in the first criminal case against a former US President. Numerous famous faces from the entertainment world have since shared their thoughts on the decision.The charges faced by the former POTUS stem back to 2016, when adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal claimed that they were paid in an attempt to silence claims of extramarital affairs.According to the charges, in late 2016 – amid his presidential campaign – Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 (£105,300) to stay silent about an incident a decade earlier.