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A widow agreed to marry a medium who connected her with her late husband - six weeks after their first date.Mum-of-one Asha Rogers Webb, 43, turned to psychic Kerin Webb after the sudden death of her partner.Tragic trucker John Rogers, 64, died suddenly on Easter Sunday 2018 from a swelling on the brain.The couple had been married for 18 years and Asha and her daughter Saffron, 22, were devastated.But the former paralegal found love again with her second husband Kerin, 60 - and the pair say that John has given them his blessing.Asha, now a ‘psychic channeller’, met her medium hubby when she saw him for a reading and they tied the knot in December 2019.Kerin said: “As soon as I walked in and met Asha I felt an instant sense of comfort. She had an incredible energy about her.“We had a soul connection, and we knew each other from a different life.

Clayton Davis The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met Friday morning to discuss the consequences for actor Will Smith following his slap of presenter Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars telecast, and voted to ban Smith from all Academy events including the Oscars for 10 years.Smith, who resigned from the Academy last week, replied soon after in a statement, saying “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.”Here is the Academy’s statement:“The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith exhibit on stage.

Kate Aurthur editor“Shahs of Sunset” won’t be returning to Bravo anytime in the near future, Variety has confirmed. The reality show — which has run on the network for nine seasons after premiering in March 2012 — has been put on hiatus.Bravo rarely uses the word “canceled,” since it sometimes revives series years later.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max is developing a series version of “You Brought Me the Ocean,” the YA graphic novel about the origins of DC’s Aqualad, Variety has learned from sources.The one-hour dramedy is based on characters from DC and the graphic novel by Alex Sanchez and Jul Maroh. The series will explore the life of Jackson “Jake” Hyde, a gay teenager living in New Mexico. All his life, he has had a strange attraction to the water and yearns to escape his desert surroundings for the ocean.

Chris Willman Music WriterFor BTS’ upcoming run of stadium shows in Las Vegas, the septet will be down to… six and a half? Or maybe the math won’t work out exactly that way, but Big Hit has announced to fans that Jin’s participation in the four Allegiant Stadium shows will be scaled back, despite his “strong wish” to “participate in the performance in full.”The limited expectations being set for his part of the proceedings are due to the same finger injury that kept Jin from being as active as the other six members in the performance by BTS at the Grammys Sunday.Said the statement from Big Hit on Friday: “As we informed you on March 19, Jin had injured his left index finger as the tendons in the finer had been partially damaged and underwent surgery to repair the extensor in the finger. It was the opinion of the medical personnel that Jin should refrain from vigorous movement as any impact on his finger due to the amount of activities increased more than necessary, while he is still recovering from the injury, may cause another surgery.” Bit Hit continued, “While the artist himself strongly wished to participate in the performance in full, our company has decided to follow physician advice and minimize Jin’s movements during the ‘BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – Las Vegas’ concerts” on April 8-9 and 15-16.

Serena Williams is letting fans in on her traumatic childbirth experience. In a personal essay for Elle, the tennis legend opened up about her experience with giving birth to her daughter, Olympia.

Oscar Isaac is giving fans a deeper look at his friendship with his Moon Knight costar Ethan Hawke.During a recent conversatioin with host Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Isaac discussed the new Marvel series before turning the conversation to an adventure he took with Hawke during a break from filming.“We danced with God,” the actor told the late night host when he asked about a fun night he had with his costar. “It was my brother and Ethan.

knows those trends better than Lindsay Lohan.The early aughts teen queen, now 35, dove into her moments from her fashion history in a recent Vogue’s Life in Looks interview.She discussed her style choices from 2004, specifically when she hosted that year’s MTV Movie Awards.The “Mean Girls” alum revealed that she drove her team crazy at the time because she wanted more outfit changes than the previous host, Sarah Jessica Parker, who was at the height of her “Sex and the City” fame when she led the 2000 show.Parker, now 57, famously had 15 different costumes during the telecast’s run.“I remember Sarah Jessica Parker, she had hosted something, and I asked, ‘How many changes did she have?’ Because I wanted more,” Lohan said. “So I just put everyone through hell trying to get more looks.”The “Parent Trap” actress also touched upon her looks for the evening and noted that a skit was suggested for her opening number.

A red carpet debut? Kim Kardashian addressed whether she plans to appear at the Met Gala with Pete Davidson by her side — and nothing is off the table.

A decision has been made. Less than two weeks after the 2022 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Will Smith’s punishment for slapping Chris Rock across the face.

Eva Longoria welcomes a special guest in her new podcast from iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Network, Connections with Eva Longoria. The celebrated actress, producer, and humanitarian sat down with Huda Kattan, founder of Huda Beauty, a beauty brand valued at over $1 billion.The longtime friends connected over a candid conversation on diversity and representation across the beauty industry. Longoria and Kattan also spoke about teaching self-love to their children in a world of FaceTune and plastic surgery and how their beauty routines have changed post-pandemic.

TV Line reported.The cause of death was not available.She was remembered fondly by her scene partner Don Hastings — who played her husband, Bob Hughes — in a statement, saying that “our relationship as Bob and Kim was as close as Kathryn and my relationship, except we were not married.”Hastings also shared that the duo’s “biggest squabble was that she always wanted to rehearse and I wanted to take a nap. “This is a huge loss to all who knew her,” he said.The Illinois native Hays, who reprised the iconic character for 38 years, also touched the hearts of sci-fi lovers worldwide during a guest appearance in “Star Trek” in 1968.

recently won her first Grammy Award for her collaboration “Kiss Me More” with SZA, is up for top 100 song, top collaboration and top viral song.First-time finalist Rodrigo continues her streak of being an awards show favorite as a finalist in 13 categories, including top new artist, top female artist and top radio songs artist.Justin Bieber also is up for 13 awards, including top male artist, top Hot 100 artist and top streaming song for his song “STAY” with The Kid LAROI.Ye, who changed his name from Kanye West, is a finalist for 13 awards and a strong favorite in the Christian/gospel categories. He has four out of the five songs in both top gospel song and top Christian song categories, and his album “Donda” is also up for top rap album, top gospel album and top Christian album.Swift has a chance to surpass Drake for most wins in the show’s history.

slapped Oscars presenter Chris Rock in the face during the live broadcast on ABC last month.As of Friday, nearly half of respondents — 47% — gave the Best Actor winner an “unfavorable” rating, according to the Yahoo News/YouGov poll taken between March 27 and April 4.That’s worse than the response immediately following the event, on March 28, when just 37% made the same assessment, Yahoo reported. The torrent of statements made by celebrities and industry entities alike have debatably (looking at you, Janet Hubert) skewed toward disapproval for the 53-year-old actor’s shocking behavior, including those levied by actors Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais and even OJ Simpson.

Khloe Kardashian is sharing her thoughts on plastic surgery, revealing that the only regret she has about her nose job, is not undergoing the procedure sooner.The 37-year-old reality star discussed some personal topics during her recent interview, including her relationship with Tristan Thompson and her thoughts on Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend Pete Davidson in ‘The Kardashians: An ABC News Special’ confessing that she “always” thought about getting a nose job, but only did it before True’s first birthday.“My whole life I would say — I’ve always wanted my nose done, forever,” Khloe shared. She also responded to her fans’ comments on social media, with one person writing “Khloe got a nose job, omg” to which she responded, “Yes! I spoke about it at the reunion with Andy Cohen as well.

“possible sanctions” against the actor — who will, as it turns out, be allowed to keep his trophy.In a subsequent statement released Friday afternoon, the Board stated it has “decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards.”The virtual meeting was “contentious,” sources told Deadline.In the official statement, Board President David Rubin described Smith’s behavior as “unacceptable and harmful.” He also admitted that the Academy did not “adequately address the situation” during the live telecast.Rubin continued: “We want to express our deep gratitude to Mr.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFive agents formerly with Paradigm have launched a new agency called TBA that represents The War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Chvrches, Jose Gonzales, Guided by Voices, Jay Som, Yaeji, Omar Apollo and many other artists.The company, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles, was founded by agents Marshall Betts, Avery McTaggart, Amy Davidman, Ryan Craven, and Devin Landau.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven in a pandemic, the VMAs found a way to start off their show with a bang: The Weeknd performed his smash single “Blinding Lights” 1,100 feet above New York, from the city’s highest observation deck, Edge at Hudson Yards.Weeknd was in the guise of the busted-nose character he portrays on his latest album, “After Hours,” and the performance began in a way similar to the album’s videos, which depict the character having a surreal and absolutely terrible night in Las Vegas.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEvery week, the avalanche gets bigger: Even though we’re reaching the end of the proverbial dog days of August, the songs keep coming, in greater numbers each week. I got nearly 400 emails between midnight and noon, and easily half were about new songs or albums (NOT COMPLAINING but wow).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarvey Mason jr., interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy, and Grammy-nominated recording artist Aloe Blacc have joined the list of keynote speakers for a conversation at Mondo.NYC 2020 on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe #GlobalAidForLebanon campaign launched by Weeknd manager and XO Records CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby in collaboration with Global Citizen and World Food Program USA (WFP USA) has brought in more than $1.2 million in cash and pledges to date, exceeding $1 million in just ten days, with donations continuing to come in. Hundreds of donors have contributed, according to the announcement.The campaign was launched earlier this month to raise funds for the victims of the explosion in Beirut’s harbor that killed more than 200 people and left thousands homeless, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.