The Weeknd Co-Writes American Dad Episode

– Pippa, KentYour letter arrived in my inbox on the same day that I was covering the whole issue of so-called ‘fat shaming’ on TV – so I’m bang up to date with the subject.One in four people in England are overweight, but research has shown that even the words ‘obese’ or ‘obesity’ can make them feel shame. Far from galvanising them into losing weight, it has the opposite effect.

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money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk she said: “I've always had really painful periods, to the point where I'm literally crippled over in pain most months.“I went to the GP and got diagnosed with endometriosis. I’d tried everything - from simple things such as paracetamol to taking 2-3 hot baths per day to ease the pain.”Beki said she found an unlikely solution to finally ease her pain.“After doing some research online, there was a link between painful periods and the chemicals in certain sanitary towels and tampons,” she said.“I saw some people had tried reusable sanitary towels and saw a massive difference in their cycles.

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Jake Paul was quick to goad Jorge Masvidal after the UFC fighter was defeated by Colby Covington.Masvidal put Covington to the canvas in the fourth round at UFC 272 on Saturday but Covington emerged victorious by unanimous decision, with Paul taking to social media to mock his foe.Paul tweeted to the beaten competitor: "First of all Masvidal you ain’t rich."The YouTube star was referring to Masvidal’s own fiery comments he had made following Paul’s rematch with Tyron Woodley in December, a bout in which Paul said got 650,000 pay-per-view buys.Masvidal said at the time: “"B**** boy can’t afford the big boys. "Never again do I want to hear my name associated with the fake.

giant rats and her street has become a hotspot for drug dealers.The woman from Finglas, Dublin has claimed that she cannot sleep properly because she can hear rats scratching in her room during the night.She fears that she cannot spend any more nights in her own home as she worries that one of her three little children might end up touching rat droppings or a discarded needle left outside their home.Speaking to Dublin Live, the mum who chose to remain anonymous said: "We are infested with rats, damp and mould. There are small children in this building from three years up to eight years of age."There's nowhere for the children to play. We live facing the drug clinic, and when you are walking out your door to bring your children to school, you have people from the clinic coming up to you asking you 'are you looking for stuff' in front of your small children."There are people smoking crack outside my front door when I'm bringing my child to school.

£9.2 billion wealth because she has grand schemes to eliminate extreme poverty.Melanie Perkins, 35, co founder and CEO of graphic design platform Canva, said "who needs all that money?" as she and her co-founder/husband Cliff Obrecht made the amazing choice.Perkins, who started out selling spray-on tattoos at fairs, currently owns 30% of the company, which is valued at around £30 billion.The businesswoman has signed up to Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge, planning to give away her wealth during her lifetime through charitable donations and other endeavours. In a pledge letter, Melanie wrote: “We have this wildly optimistic belief that there is enough money, goodwill, and good intentions in the world to solve most of the world's problems, “We feel like it's not just a massive opportunity, but an important responsibility, and we want to spend our lifetime working towards that.“Who needs all that money? Personally?”On their pledge, Obrecht told The Australian: “Mel and I are committed to giving away all our money to make the world a better place.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.“I think with running such a large company with such a significant valuation now, it's an obligation on us to use that to be a force for good and make the world a better place, rather than just hoard s**t."“We live pretty modestly, and we don't really see the need to just accrue wealth.“The priority for the company is education, because we really feel educating underprivileged people gives them the opportunity to break the cycle.”Perkins and Obrecht met whilst studying at the University of Western Australia and started out selling spray tattoos at local fairs.

Leonard Cohen is the latest artist whose song rights have been bought, after his estate reached a deal with the Hipgnosis Songs Fund for an undisclosed sum.According to Rolling Stone, the deal includes all 278 songs that Cohen wrote, including his most popular songs ‘Hallelujah’, ‘Suzanne’, ‘So Long, Marianne’, ‘First We Take Manhattan’ and more.The investment company obtained the “songwriter’s share” of 127 songs from Cohen’s Stranger Music catalogue, which covers the period of the inception of late musician’s career through to the year 2000; derivative works pushes the total to 211 songs.Hipgnosis also acquired the ownership of 100 per cent of the copyrights, “publisher’s share” and “songwriter’s share” of royalties of the latter part of his catalogue, spanning from 2001 to his death in 2016.“To now be the custodians and managers of Leonard Cohen’s incomparable songs is a wonderful yet very serious responsibility that we approach with excitement and fully understand the importance of,” Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis said in a statement.“Leonard wrote words and songs that have changed our lives, none more so obvious than ‘Hallelujah’ but there are so many more that we look forward to reminding the world of on a daily basis.

which premiered in 2005, is nearing its milestone 200th on Adult Swim.Not bad for a stop-motion animated series that began life as “Sweet J Presents” in 2001 on the now-defunct screenblast.com and was even rejected by Cartoon Network — which ultimately reversed course and added “Robot Chicken” it to its nascent Adult Swim lineup.But Seth Green, who co-created “Robot Chicken” with Matthew Senreich, says “it was just a matter of timing” regarding the show’s 15-year, Emmy-winning run — with no end in sight as it barrels along in Season 10.“There was no sense of ‘I told you so,'” Green, 46, tells The Post.

R&B star The Weeknd has set his sights on landing a “dream” cameo in The Simpsons after poking fun at himself on animated TV hit American Dad.

R&B star The Weeknd has set his sights on landing a “dream” cameo in The Simpsons after poking fun at himself on animated TV hit American Dad.

Last night, an animated version of The Weeknd guest-starred on Seth McFarlane's American Dad. But instead of just making his debut as a cartoon, the singer actually co-wrote the episode along with Asa Taccone, a producer who co-wrote and co-produced Portugal. The Man’s “Feel It, Still”. During the episode, Weeknd premiered a new song titled "I'm a Virgin," which is framed as a confession from his character.

R&B star The Weeknd has set his sights on landing a “dream” cameo in The Simpsons after poking fun at himself on animated TV hit American Dad.

Is there anything the Weeknd can’t do?

By Jem Aswad

The Weeknd's starboy status gets a special spotlight on tonight's (May 4) American Dad episode titled "A Starboy is Born." Not only does the Canadian superstar score air time, but he snags a writing credit with American Dad and Robot Chicken writer Joel Hurwitz.Ahead of his debut on Seth MacFarlane's long-running TBS animated sitcom, which he said he's "been watching since high school," The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) told Variety that one of his all-time favorite episodes -- "The One That Got Away" -- inspired him to want to write an episode.But that's not the only thing the Starboy crooner penned: He remains tight-lipped about the new song he's premiering within the 20-minute episode, but he praises Asa Taccone of LA-based pop group

Is there anything The Weeknd can’t do?

The singer will also play a character and debut a new song

Is there anything The Weeknd can’t do?

The Weeknd's next move after making history by topping five major Billboard charts in the same week? The R&B crooner will lend his talents to the Fox animated series American Dad on May 4.The Canadian superstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) posed alongside American Dad and Robot Chicken writer Joel Hurwitz via Instagram on Thursday (April 2) for his special television announcement, plus a short quarantine PSA. "Me and this guy wrote an episode of American Dad.

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