‘The Activist’ pulled by CBS after barrage of social media activism

Todd Bridges stepped up his game and won the Head of Household competition on Wednesday's episode of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition on CBS.While Todd was pleased with himself, Carson Kressley, 52, and Cynthia Bailey, 54, were not. They had made a deal with UFC champion Miesha Tate, 35, and Todrick Hall, 36, to keep themselves safe from eviction, which was now meaningless with Todd being in charge of nominations.'So Todd has basically been napping this entire time and now all of the sudden he wants to get up in the club with us and win this competition,' said Carson.

One man trade his his life of luxury for pillaging and plundering in the new trailer for the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death.The comedy series is '(very) loosely based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby.'Stede takes control of the pirate ship known as Revenge, as he struggles to earn his crew's respect while also dealing with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). Pirate:One man trade his his life of luxury for pillaging and plundering in the new trailer for the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death Blackbeard:Stede takes control of the pirate ship known as Revenge, as he struggles to earn his crew's respect while also dealing with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi)The trailer begins with Stede describing Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, and then, 'the Gentlemen Pirate,' for Frenchie (Joel Fry) who mentions that Blackbeard and Kidd, 'are really talented pirates.'Stede mentions, 'the last one is the scariest of them all.

Romeo Miller has welcomed his first child with girlfriendDrew Sangster.The 32-year-old musician made the announcement on his Instagram on Wednesday, revealing that Drew gave birth to a healthy baby girl.'Meet Baby R! That’s my lil twin! Swipe left to see what I’m talking bout ha,' captioned Miller, who included a photo of his baby girl and a photo of himself as a newborn from 1989. Congrats!Romeo Miller has welcomed his first child with girlfriend Drew SangsterShe was swaddled in a striped blanket and she had a headband with a bow on her head.Miller also revealed that he and Drew co-founded the baby brandDrewy CO that's soon to launch.

Amanda Owen, 47, lives on Ravenseat Farm with her husband Clive Owen and her nine children, with the shepherdess regularly taking to social media to share details of farm life.The Our Yorkshire Farm star took to social media late last night to share how Storm Dudley had affected her farm, as she detailed the "diabolical conditions".Amanda shared three pictures to Twitter of herself with the farm animals.One picture showed herself smiling holding on to her hat, with the wind pulling her back.She captioned the post in view of her 190,700 followers: "Hang onto your hats as #StormDudley has arrived."Conditions have been diabolical."Some of our more outlying flocks are coming back down from the moor & into the land tomorrow in case the snow comes."At the end of her post she included the hashtags: "#shepherdess #storms #weather #watchout."Many took to the comments to share their experience with Storm Dudley and wish her and her family well.Pamela108Pam said: "I hope that you are all well and safe and sound."Kimnicholls16 added: "Real strong winds in Mid Wales - hope you guys are all ok." (sic)KenBlackwell14 commented: "Stay warm and safe."You're quite the lady to handle the weather, animals and your kids.

He's usually seen performing on stage in front of adoring crowds.But Louis Tomlinson took a break from the hustle and bustle on Wednesday night to catch the Boston Celtics playing the Detroit Pistons at the TD Garden in Boston.The 30-year-old One Direction member looked totally at ease in a gray Nike hoodie and matching sweatpants as he watched the game from a prime courtside seat. Sports fan: Louis Tomlinson, 30, relaxed with a beer on Wednesday night as he watched the Detroit Pistons narrowly defeat the Boston Celtics from his courtside seat at the TD Garden in BostonLouis was unwinding with a beer at his feet, which were covered in white trainers.The singer didn't share which team he was rooting for, but the Pistons eked out a narrow win against the Celtics by a single point.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, has opened up about his family life.The actor, 31, shared how “privileged” he has been to grow up with the Hollywood actors but admitted it also came with some “toxic” elements.Chet, who has acted previously in shows like Empire and Shameless, shared the insight in a YouTube video.He opened up in the clip called “The Truth About Growing Up As A Hanks” on February 14.Chet said while he was very “blessed” with his experiences growing up, this was a “double-edged sword”.The actor explained: "There's a lot of advantages but sometimes it can be pretty weird."I got to do a lot of cool s**t that a lot of people don't get the opportunity to do.“I got to travel the world, stay in nice hotels, fly on private planes and I'm very blessed for that.“I wouldn't change my situation."He also shared how he was able to attend private school as well, commenting on his “privilege”Although, he admitted there was also a great deal of “toxic” issues associated with being famous as well.Chet added: "My experience was even more complicated because on top of fame already being toxic, I wasn't even famous."I was just the son of somebody famous so I hadn't even done anything to deserve any sort of recognition and that created a lot of contempt."The actor also said he didn’t feel he had a “strong male role model” in his life growing up.Speaking about his perception as “arrogant, entitled and spoiled” he opened up about this.Chet said he “didn’t have a strong male role model to tell me, ‘Bro, f*** these people, they are just jealous of you’.”In his candid video, he also promised he would share the “truth” about Hollywood on his channel.Chet is the third child of Tom and his firstborn with his wife Rita.He followed his father

Piers Morgan, 56, has called for understanding for Prince Andrew’s daughters - Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie - and his former wife, Sarah, Duchess of York, following his out of court settlement with his accuser Virginia Giuffre.The Duke of York had been sued by Virginia over claims he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17.Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied these claims.According to The Telegraph, the settlement was as much as £12 million.Now former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has issued a call for “empathy” for Prince Andrew’s family following the scandal.He took to his Twitter platform, where he boasts 7.9 million followers, to defend the Duke’s daughters.Piers retweeted a post by the aforementioned news publication, that read: “Immediate family and trusted advisers still support the Duke of York.”He added: “You won’t meet nicer or more genuine people than Fergie, Beatrice and Eugenie.“This must be an agonisingly difficult time for them, and they deserve our empathy not opprobrium by association.”Other Twitter users sided with the broadcaster’s remarks as they replied to his tweet.AngelinaBen agreed: “They are absolutely lovely souls.“This is their Dad and Sarah’s ex husband and best friend.“Of course they will support and love him.”Bridget12912050 said: “The one to blame for Andrew’s mistakes is Andrew only.

Tiger Woods and his girlfriend Erica Herman looked ready for a relaxed evening on Wednesday when they stepped out for dinner in Santa Monica.The 46-year-old legendary golfer and his 38-year-old girlfriend stuck with casual but comfortable outfits for dinner at the popular Italian seafood restaurant Giorgio Baldi, where they were joined by friends.Tiger was layered up on the breezy night with a simple black zip-up hoodie over a white shirt, and he paired them with dark jeans and black trainers. Dinner date: Tiger Woods, 46, and his girlfriend Erica Herman, 38, were spotted joining friends at the Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Wednesday nightErica looked stylish in a charcoal sweater dress that was decorated with large black sequined polka dots and showcased her toned legs.She matched it with pointy black boots and livened up the look with a brilliant white handbag that was tucked under her arm.

Jen Armstrong said she had reached the breaking point with her husband Ryne Holliday and wanted a divorce on Wednesday night's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County on Bravo.The 44-year-old show newcomer told Heather Dubrow, 52, in the limo over to a luncheon at Shannon Beador's house about how Ryne stormed off after she tried to talk to him about their relationship. When Jen first got into the car, Heather told her she looked awesome.'Thank God for make-up and Botox,' said Jen. 'I almost cancelled.' Breaking point:Jen Armstrong said she had reached the breaking point with her husband Ryne Holliday and wanted a divorce on Wednesday night's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County on BravoHeather asked her if she wanted to talk about it.'Ryne packed his bags and left last night,' said Jen.

Heather Dubrow said on Wednesday's episode of Watch What Happens Live that one of the motivating factors for coming back to the Real Housewives of Orange County was to help normalize parent-child conversations about identity.'When we talked about me coming back one of the things I said to you was we have these four kids of different genders, different sexualities, this should be a normal conversation in all kinds of homes across our country and we want to help normalize that,' said Heather, 52. 'It makes me really proud.'Show host Andy Cohen, 53, told her that he really loved watching her scenes with her 14-year-old daughter Kat on the show and that it showed that she was a 'great mom.' Reality star:Heather Dubrow said on Wednesday's episode of Watch What Happens Live that one of the motivating factors for coming back to the Real Housewives of Orange County was to help normalize parent-child conversations about identity'Your kids could be disasters, but I watch them and their feet are on the ground,' said Andy, who then pointed out that Heather's husband Terry was also in the audience for the show.

Shirley Ballas, 61, has been the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing since the departure of Len Goodman in 2017.The ballroom dancer shared on Instagram that she had "one of those days", amid her recent health issues.Shirley took to Instagram yesterday evening, sharing an update to a story in view of her 238,000 followers.In her story she penned: "One of those days today."How was your day?"Along with the message she posted an enlarged sad face emoji.Shirley has since deleted the Instagram story.Elsewhere, Shirley has previously shared how she had to go to the doctors about her shoulder earlier this month, following her cancer scare in June of last year.She posted on Instagram on February 1 to thank her friend Karen Hilton for driving her to the hospital on her day off from the Strictly tour.She wrote: "A huge thank you to @Karenmarcus1960 for always being there for me."Day off from the Strictly tour, drive back to London, trip to the hospital are my shoulders." (sic)"Huge gratitude now on my way back to North Sheffield," she continued. (sic)"Thank you Karen, you are the best caring person." (sic)Last year, Shirley shared the news that she had endured a cancer scare after discovering a lump on her shoulder.Speaking on GB News last June, she described her "worrying" health issues as she revealed that she was also suffering from COVID-19 at the same time.She said: "I got the Covid virus and then they found a ganglion cyst or a tumour in my shoulder."I am going backwards and forwards to the hospital all the time."I feel I seem to be getting sicker by the minute.

Moderat have announced their fourth album and their first release since 2016’s ‘III’, ‘MORE D4TA’ – find the art and full tracklist below.The 10-track album is set to be released on May 13 on Monkeytown Records, and can be pre-ordered here. It features lyrics inspired by member Sascha Ring’s trips to Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie museum, often with his infant daughter.As the album itself was written during the pandemic era, many of Ring’s ruminations were on his worries for the future as he pondered the museum’s antique paintings, leading to many of the album’s songs dealing with “feelings of isolation and information overload”.Moderat have shared the first preview of the album in the song ‘Fast Land’, which received a striking music video directed by Ben Miethke. Watch it here:The supergroup – comprising Sascha Ring of Apparat and Modeselektor’s Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary – first announced their hiatus in 2017 to focus on their own projects, and subsequently spent two years apart before reuniting to release more music as a group.Moderat recently announced a tour including stops at London’s Alexandra Palace on October 31 and Barcelona’s Sónar Festival on June 17.

Kate Garraway was left saddened after learning a padlock that she and husband Derek Draper had placed on a famous Paris bridge had been removed.Good Morning Britain star Andi Peters had taken to the French capital to introduce this week's grand prize and during the discussion he shared news about the padlocks which had formerly been placed on the bridge.He explained to hosts Kate, 54, and Ben Shephard, 47, that the bridge had been weighed down by too many "locks of love" therefore most had been disposed of.Interjecting, Kate said: "Derek and I have a padlock on the bridge - Mr and Mrs Draper."Andi ran over to the four remaining locks that were placed in one corner and confirmed that Derek and Kate's padlock was no more.This is a live TV story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Holly Willoughby has shared a grim confession involving one of her ITV colleagues.The Dancing on Ice presenter recently appeared on her This Morning co-star Alison Hammond's By The Light Of The Moon podcast, where she shared a horrifying backstage truth.Alison, 47, and Holly, 41, were discussing the 'transformative' glam team on their shared daytime show when Holly recalled an incident which saw her text Ruth Langsford an apology.Holly revealed that she was forced to use the Loose Women star's toothbrush after being caught in "desperate" need of one backstage.Replying to Alison's compliments about the glam team, Holly said: "I haven't had to use your toothbrush yet."There was a time I had to text Ruth once. I went, 'I'm so sorry, I've just used your toothbrush.'"I was desperate.

Kanye West has seemingly extended an olive branch to Kid Cudi.The since-deleted Instagram post seen by Complex, which was a screenshot of a message from Cudi in which he asked for help to “keep my mind sane” amid the tension over SNL host Pete Davidson, Ye showed support by writing “Love you family” above. It’s not clear why the rapper has now removed it.Last week, Ye said his collaborator (whom he released a 2018 album with under Kids See Ghosts) would not appear on ‘Donda 2’ due to his friendship Davidson, who is dating his estranged wife Kim Kardashian.West posted a handwritten note to Instagram last Saturday (February 12), sharing the news with his fans.

Reading fans staged an impassioned protest against manager Veljko Paunovic following the club’s draw against Peterborough United.The Royals ended their remarkable seven-match losing streak with a 0-0 draw against fellow Championship strugglers Posh on Wednesday night.Reading have been sliding ever closer to the relegation zone during a dismal run of form, which included an embarrassing FA Cup defeat by non-league Kidderminster Harriers, but remain safe in 21st – two points above Peterborough.The team has won just one of its last 15 matches and are on the verge of sacking Paunovic, who has been in charge since August 2020.The 3-2 home defeat by Coventry City on Saturday saw fans storm the pitch in protest against Paunovic and that sentiment continued at Peterborough in mid-week.Following the full-time whistle, a few hundred away supporters refused to leave their seats and were heard chanting “we want Pauno out”, “we want our Reading back” and “we won’t go until he’s gone”.When they did eventually leave the Weston Homes Stadium, after 20 minutes, many supporters made their way to the carpark where they surrounded the away team’s coach.As Reading began the drive home, the coach was hindered by fans who sang “you’re not fit to wear the shirt”.HAVE YOUR SAY! What do you make of the current state at Reading? Comment below. According to the Daily Mail, Royals fans are about to get their wish, with Paunovic on the brink of being sacked, with the players unhappy with the 44-year-old.

mauled to death by a great white shark in Australia was training for a charity event, it has been revealed.Simon Nellist, 35, was killed in Sydney's first fatal attack in nearly 60 years on Wednesday, February 16.The British ex-pat, who was an experienced ocean swimmer, was attacked from below by the 13ft-long predator at Buchan Pooint, near Little Bay. According to witnesses, the swimmer was attacked by the massive shark who swallowed parts of his body after it had ripped him in two.His remains were tragically found in the water an hour later.The horrifying attack took place less than 500ft away from the main beach, which was packed with swimmers, paddle boarders and rock fishermen.

Darts stars are now enjoying this adrenaline rush each Thursday night in cities across the UK.But being paid to throw darts in front of raucous crowds is a remarkable contrast to the traditional jobs many players used to have.And as we approach night three of the Cazoo Premier League at The SSE Arena in Belfast, we take a look at the different gigs these darting pros paid their bills with before making it to the oche.Peter Wright’s name is now indelible in darting history after becoming a two-time world champion earlier this year.And despite now being a multi-millionaire, his journey to the top has been rocky.He said goodbye to the sport not long after qualifying for his first World Darts Championship in 1995.Desperate for cash, he fitted windows, hauled concrete fence posts and grafted on building sites and holiday camps.He then had a stint on the dole before returning to darts almost 20 years after his first appearance.And Wright - who also changed his name to 'Snakebite' - is now reaping the rewards.Who will win this year's Premier League? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section belowUnlike many of his fellow pros, Jonny Clayton has refused to become a full-time darts player – despite winning four premier events last year, including the Premier League.He still earns money on the side as a part-time plasterer even though he claimed £400,000 in prize money in 2021.But the humble Welshman still puts in a shift for Carmarthenshire County Council. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star last month, he said: "I would be a liar to say I have not considered it.

Emmerdale as some residents are about to face more heartbreak, tragedy and turmoil.After discovering that her criminal ex-husband Pierce Harris has passed away, Rhona is feeling emotional, Emmerdale spoilers can reveal.However, despite telling Marlon Dingle about his death, she feels uneasy to discuss Pierce's son Marcus who will soon make his way to the village.Elsewhere, Vinny Dingle and Liv Flaherty are making wedding plans but will they decide to enjoy their big day away from family and friends?Meanwhile, Jacob Gallagher and Chloe Harris become surprisingly intimate. But what will Noah Dingle do when he finds out the truth?While reading the Hotton Courier, Marlon spots the news of Pierce’s death and prepares to tell Rhona.

BBC Breakfast turned tense on Thursday morning (February 17) as presenter Jon Kay shut down his co-star in an awkward row.Jon was joined by co-presenter Naga Munchetty and sports correspondent Mike Bushell on the red sofa to discuss the sporting issues of the day - including the ongoing Winter Olympics.Mike began by telling his co-stars: "Team GB have a huge chance of guaranteeing a medal..."But Naga soon interrupted: "Well, you've said this..." as Mike finished: "I know, A fair few times, but this is it because they do have their semi-final against the USA at lunchtime today."Mike continued to explain his reasoning, adding: "Now the Brits have only lost one of their nine matches, and yes, that was to the USA.""Oh Mike, Mike!" Jon moaned, as Naga struggled to find the words to express what she was thinking."But there's hope!" Mike insisted, adding: "They're in better form than they were in the Round Robin match because they're top of the group, their tails are up, they've got the form and momentum. Momentum is everything in sport!"But Naga wasn't impressed, as she said: "Your narrative over the Winter Olympics has been fabulous - because in the early days it was, 'Naga - too early! You know, we started late last time, we did really well.

BBC Breakfast star Katherine Downes was left insulted during her Winter Olympics coverage, as a crew member likened her head to a 'mushroom'.The star, who sometimes steps in for Sally Nugent or Naga Munchetty on the red sofa, was presenting her daily sports segment from Beijing - but a question from Naga left her reeling.Katherine looked cosy despite the wintery chill settling over the mountains, rocking a thick black waterproof jacket and brown-and-beige bobble hat while clutching her bright yellow BBC Sport microphone.Her wavy brunette tresses were just visible underneath the chunky woollen hat, which looked like it was doing a good job at keeping the cold out.It all kicked off, though, as Naga wondered: "Impressive bobble hat! How many have you got, and are you all [presenters] having a bobble hat off?"Katherine admitted: "Well I went to PyeongChang four years ago with two bobble hats, and that was a mistake. Because it turns out you're on TV every single day and you want a bit of variety!"She went on to explain: "So I've brought seven bobble hats with me out to Beijing.