‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Blasts ‘The Rings Of Power’ & ‘House Of The Dragon’ Trolls Over Racist Backlash

A lottery winner says he regrets scooping the jackpot after being overwhelmed with pleas for financial help. Anoop, who lives in the southern Indian state of Kerala, bagged 250 million rupees (£2.9million) after his numbers came up in the state government lottery earlier this month.

Selena Gomez is addressing online hate after Hailey Bieber called out Selena's fans during her interview with Alex Cooper on Cooper's  podcast Wednesday. The  actress took to TikTok Live Thursday, calling the hate she's seen online «vile and disgusting.»«I think some of the things that I don't even need to be aware of are just vile and disgusting, and it's not fair, and no one, ever, should be spoken to in the manner that I've seen,» Selena said in the video. «All I have to say is, it's incredibly ironic that I would release something that is all about kind words, 'cause that's exactly what I want.

Billboard Latin Music Awards kicked off Thursday, and celebrated the best in Latin music over the past year.Once again, Bad Bunny lead the pack going into the star-studded awards show, with a whopping 23 nominations — - one more than last year. Meanwhile, Colombian singer Karol G nabbed 15 nominations, seven of which are for her song, “Mamiii,” with Becky G.The big show — which coincided with Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami, which began Sept.

After a decade-long absence from the world of yellow tape and bloody corpses, Marg Helgenberger reprised her role as Catherine Willows Thursday on CBS’ CSI: Vegas. It seems her character’s so-called “retirement” — which involved serving on the board of the Eclipse hotel and mentoring young women in forensic science — wasn’t that fulfilling, so the episode began with her asking Maxine (Paula Newsome) for her old gig back.

Robert Cormier’s "Heartland" co-star Amber Marshall shared a touching tribute following the actor’s unexpected death on Friday. Cormier was 33. Marshall took to Instagram on Wednesday to share several images with Cormier on-set of the family drama series.

announcement on his show Thursday, according to a clip shared on Twitter by The Daily Show’s account.“It’s been absolutely amazing, it’s something that I never expected and I found myself thinking throughout the time, everything we’ve gone through … and I realized after seven years my time is up,” Noah said to gasps from the audience.The South Africa native said he’s loved hosting the show, calling it one of his greatest challenges and joys.“I’ve loved trying to figure out how to make people laugh,” Noah said.Noah took over “The Daily Show” in 2015 after he started as a contributor the previous year.It was not immediately clear when Noah’s last show would be.The impending departure was first reported by Decider.

Mila Kunis flashed her cleavage at the New York premiere of her new movie Luckiest Girl Alive at the famed Paris Theater.The 39-year-old Family Guy bombshell arrived at the fete in a slinky high-cut black blazer dress that hugged her enviably petite frame.She balanced expertly on a kinky pair of thigh-high stiletto boots that emphasized her vertiginous legs as she walked the black carpet. Stepping out: Mila Kunis flashed her cleavage at the New York premiere of her new movie Luckiest Girl Alive at the famed Paris TheaterLetting her luxurious dark hair tumble freely over her shoulders, Mila, who is married to Ashton Kutcher, accentuated her features with makeup.Wrapping a fashionable black sash around her impressively trim waistline, she lent the ensemble a dash of glitz with a pair of glittering earrings.  Mila both starred in and helped produce Luckiest Girl Alive, which is based on a 2015 novel of the same name by Jessica Knoll.The book, whose author adapted it for the screen herself, follows a chic editor of a women's magazine based in New York City.

Two-time Emmy winner Bruce Willis can still appear in movies after selling his image rights to Deepcake, a Delaware-based company founded by Ukrainian-born CEO Maria Chmir, last year before his aphasia diagnosis.Engineers at the AI-powered content optimization web platform created a 4K ultra-realistic 'digital twin' of the German-born, New Jersey-raised 67-year-old by inputting 34K images of his face into their neural network.In August 2021, Bruce's twin made his debut by having his face 'grafted' on to understudy Konstantin Solovyov for a commercial for Russian telecoms giant MegaFon. Double take: Two-time Emmy winner Bruce Willis can still appear in movies after selling his image rights to Deepcake, a Delaware-based company founded by Ukrainian-born CEO Maria Chmir, last year before his aphasia diagnosisIt now only takes engineers 'three to five days' to recreate Willis in projects, but his estate has the final sign-off on what's created.'I liked the precision with which my character turned out.

Sarah Jessica Parker was seen stepping out in New York City on Thursday afternoon, marking the first time she was spotted since she revealed that her stepfather had died.'Our family is sad to announce that after an unexpected and rapid illness, Paul Giffin Forste passed away yesterday at age 76,' Parker's family said in a statement to Page Six earlier on Thursday.The 57-year-old And Just Like That... star was dressed casually as she left her home in the West Village, and she blocked out the outside sound with a large pair of Apple AirPods Max headphones.  Facing the world: Sarah Jessica Parker, 57, was seen stepping out in NYC on Thursday , marking the first time she was spotted since she revealed that her stepfather had diedSarah looked somber as she strolled down the street while keep her eyes glued to the pavement.She favored comfort over her usual style sense, wearing a cozy charcoal sweater with the sleeves rolled up slightly.  The film, television and theatre star paired her top with pale gray sweatpants and a simple set of black and beige mule heels.Her blond hair was tied up tight in a top knot, and she opted for a minimal makeup look while covering up with chunky black sunglasses.

All good things come to an end. Trevor Noah will be exiting The Daily Show after hosting the late-night program for seven years. 

George and Amal Clooney played host at the Clooney Foundation For Justice Inaugural Albie Awards at the New York Public Library in New York City on Thursday.The awards, which honor people who have devoted their lives to justice, were named after Justice Albie Sachs, a lawyer and former judge who was imprisoned for his fight to end apartheid in South Africa. Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber, whose been a longtime friend and business associate of the acclaimed actor and director, were among the celebrities to show off their impeccable fashion sense while lending their support to the cause. Show of support: Rande Gerber, 60, and wife Cindy Crawford, 56, showed off their chemistry when they attended the Clooney Foundation For Justice Inaugural Albie Awards at New York Public Library in New York City on ThursdayDressed to the nines, the couple also showed off their undeniable chemistry when they hit the red carpet ahead of the event.Crawford, 56, showed off her fab figure in a shiny black gown that criss-crossed around the neck while hugging her toned curves.

ran down a man on purpose as she believed he was trying to kill a cat.

Trevor Noah is ending a storied run on the famed Comedy Central late-night series,  Noah has hosted the program for seven years after taking over for Jon Stewart in 2015. The host made the announcement of his forthcoming departure to the studio audience on Thursday evening, though no official date has been announced. In a special message to the viewers, Noah revealed that on his seventh anniversary with the series, «One of the one of the overriding feelings I found myself experiencing throughout the night, and even today, waking up was was a feeling of gratitude.»He continued, «There's so many people who make this thing come together. And I want to say thank you to the audience for an amazing seven years.

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power have issued a statement condemning “the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse” levelled against some of the show’s actors.Written by the actors and shared via Rings of Power’s Twitter page today (September 8), the statement comes after the series — a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy — received racist backlash regarding the diversity of its cast.The statement addresses the treatment that “some of [the] castmates of color are being subject to”, with the lead ensemble — which includes POC actors Ismael Cruz Cordova, Sophia Nomvete and Lenny Henry — writing that they “refuse to ignore it or tolerate it.”We stand in solidarity with our cast.

The original stars of The Lord of the Rings film series by Peter Jackson are coming together to plead for inclusivity amid a racist backlash against the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Some viewers have expressed their discontent over the casting of people of color for the series as they believe it goes against the source material created by author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Not holding back! Whoopi Goldberg and her cohosts on The View reacted to fans of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon who feel the shows are too ‘woke’ — questioning if their complaints are racially motivated. 

Whoopi Goldberg and her co-hosts on “The View” tackled the racially fuelled attacks that have been hurled at HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”, with racist complaints about people of colour portraying silver-haired Targaryens in the former and elves, hobbits and other denizens of Middle Earth in the latter.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” star Ismael Cruz Córdova is the first person of color to play an elf in a screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s groundbreaking fantasy series — and as the actor himself tells it, the public reception to his casting hasn’t been all warm and fuzzy.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power premiered on Thursday, September 1, with the first two episodes dropping on Amazon Prime Video.While the new series has teased many of the show's central characters, including familiar faces like Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo), both of which also appeared in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, one fan favorite with readers has been noticeably absent from the initial storyline: Círdan.Described as 'the oldest and wisest of the elves', it turns out Círdan The Shipwright won't make an appearance during these first eight episodes of season one, but fans will be happy to know that he will make his debut in season two. Disclosure: The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power co-showrunner J.D. Payne announced the fan favorite character Círdan The Shipwright will be introduced in season two of the seriesDuring a recent interview with Time, series co-showrunner J.D.