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BRIT Awards, including the first ever genderless Artist Of The Year gong.  And pop sensation Adele continued to savour her trio of triumphs on Wednesday as she took to Instagram to mark the prestigious event, while paying tribute to fellow winners and nominees. The Easy On Me singer, 33, reflected on the evening with candid photographs and a heartfelt caption - which comes after she hit back at the 'woke' ceremony.

READ MORE: Coleen Rooney's brutally honest answer about how her marriage survived Wayne's brothel visits As a teenager, stories emerged in 2004 saying Wayne, who was an Everton star at the time, had visited a brothel multiple times with pals on drunken nights out. After he married Coleen in 2008, further stories emerged in 2010 about a threesome with escorts Jenny Thompson and Helen Wood which happened the previous year, as well as date nights out with Jenny, according to the Mirror.

Jenna Dewan shared her heartbreak in an emotional tribute to her friend on Wednesday following his tragic death.MORE: Jenna Dewan shares details of working with her real-life fiance on The RookieThe Rookie star took to her Instagram Stories to pen a heartfelt statement to celebrity manager, Chris Huvane, who passed away aged 47 on Sunday after reportedly taking his own life following a battle with depression.WATCH: Jenna Dewan praises The Rookie writers for her character's 'deep' storylinesSharing a photo of Chris – who was a partner at Management 360 – Jenna wrote: "Chris was the warmest, kindest, most open-hearted man to everyone who was lucky enough to know him. Fly with the angels Chris."Jenna also commented on Entourage star, Emmanuelle Chriqui's touching tribute to Chris, replying: "So beautiful my sister…The best human and the most beloved by all who knew him [broken heart emojis]."MORE: Jenna Dewan reveals why she has put her wedding to Steve Kazee on holdMORE: Inside Jenna Dewan's stunning $4.7million family home with fiancé Steve KazeeIn her own statement, Emmanuelle said in part: "[Chris] was there for EVERYONE all the time… every conversation started with a great big 'hello my love'.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter netted 6 million new daily active users in the fourth quarter of 2021, a bit lighter than analyst forecasts, and beat Wall Street estimates on the bottom line. Revenue was in line with expectations, as the social network reported only “modest” impact from Apple’s iOS privacy changes.Twitter shares were up 3% in premarket trading, as the company also reaffirmed aggressive user and revenue growth targets for 2023 and announced a $4 billion stock buyback program.Q4 revenue was $1.57 billion, up 22% year over year, driven by “ongoing revenue product improvements, solid sales execution, and a broad, continued increase in advertiser demand,” the company said.

Naman Ramachandran Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second time he has tested positive, after a bout with the virus in 2020.“This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating,” tweeted the official handle of the Prince of Wales and his wife The Duchess of Cornwall.

cryptocurrency, which was allegedly stolen after a hacker broke into the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in August 2016 and initiated over 2,000 unauthorised transactions.Those transactions were valued at $71million (£52.3m) in bitcoin at the time of the alleged theft, but are now valued at over $4.5billion (£3.3billion). US Department of Justice officials said in a statement that they have since seized over $3.6billion in cryptocurrency (94,000 bitcoin) linked to that hack.The department’s legal complaint alleges that Lichtenstein and Morgan “employed numerous sophisticated laundering techniques” for the bitcoin, and the couple now face charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering – which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison – and conspiracy to defraud the US, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.As The Guardian reports, Anirudh Bansal, a defence attorney for the couple, described the charges as “thin” and added: “I don’t think you’ll find that billions of dollars have been laundered.”Morgan’s past as a rapper under the moniker Razzlekhan has subsequently come to light in the days following the couple’s arrest.My fucking theme song!#endometriosis #endoawarenesshttps://t.co/mktaNJ0Oco— Heather R Morgan (rzk.eth) (@HeatherReyhan) February 6, 2022On her website, Razzlekhan is described as “like Genghis Khan, but with more pizzazz” and “the infamous Crocodile of Wall Street”.“Because Razz has synaesthesia, her art often resembles something in between an acid trip and a delightful nightmare,” a description on Razzlekhan’s website reads.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTrinity Cine Asia has acquired rights to mainland Chinese blockbuster “The Battle at Lake Changjin II” for release in the U.K. and Ireland. The deal was struck with sales agency Distribution Workshop.

André 3000-narrated advert for Squarespace that will air in full at this year’s Super Bowl.The Euphoria star and musician poses as seashell-seller Sally who is struggling to make her business heard until she creates a new webstore that helps market her products. André 3000 uses parts of the famous seashell tongue-twister to detail her growth.A preview of the commercial shared yesterday (February 9) concludes with Sally’s seashells becoming so successful that “she sailed into the setting sun as a seashell celebrity”.

Snoop Dogg has acquired the brand of Death Row Records, the legendary hip hop label that released the rapper’s first two albums in the 1990s.Founded by the often controversial Suge Knight, Death Row was legendary in the 1990s for its roster and releases, and then subsequently more legendary for its eventful downfall and Knight’s many legal woes, including a massive legal battle with the label’s co-founded Lydia Harris.The company eventually went bankrupt and – after attempts to sell the thing also proved eventful – ultimately ended up in the ownership of Canadian company WIDEawake Entertainment Group. Which then went bankrupt.A period of stability followed after entertainment firm eOne bought the label and its catalogue.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Yes, there have been a number of film distributors –big ones– who’ve cut and run during the pandemic, jettisoning their movies onto PVOD or selling them outright to streamers as domestic exhibition hangs in a fractured state.And despite how prevalent it has become, from Universal/Dreamworks Animation’s Trolls World Tour to Paramount’s $125M sale of Coming 2 America to Amazon, I’ve heard often and again from studio sources that PVOD nor streaming sales simply doesn’t make up for the maximum revenues and profits that the theatrical windows downstream revenue model yields.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOpen Road’s Liam Neeson action movie The Honest Thief posted a notable first night during the pandemic of $225K in previews.Neeson’s action movies outside of Taken typically see largely double that or more than triple that in a healthy marketplace, i.e. last year’s Cold Pursuit posted $540K on its Thursday preview, The Commuter did $700K, and Run All Night grossed $455K on its first night, however, we need to keep in mind that the No.

Tayshia Adams is playing mighty coy about all things. The 30-year-old has weighed in on Clare Crawley's season premiere of, saying she «couldn't imagine» having the freedom to date like Clare is doing in quarantine. ET learned on Aug.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorDonna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, and Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of Warner Bros had the same reaction Thursday when asked if their companies had any interest in buying movie theaters.They laughed.“We have no plans to do that currently,” Langley said, appearing with Sarnoff and CBS CEO George Cheeks on a Milken Institute Global Conference virtual panel about COVID-19’s impact on Hollywood. “We have no plans either,” Sarnoff said with a light chuckle.Especially with the 1948 Paramount decree now abolished and major theater circuits on the brink of bankruptcy, the scenario of studios taking a stake in exhibition, whose stocks have plunged, is frequently floated.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Tony Goldwyn is taking over for Liev Schreiber in Warner Bros.’ King Richard which is set to return to production in Los Angeles next week after pausing due to the pandemic earlier this spring.Goldwyn is stepping in to play the role of Paul Cohen, a noted tennis coach whose clients included John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, and Venus and Serena Williams.

Huge Mad Max news!

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorGeorge Miller told Deadline about Furiosa having a deep backstory in the Mad Max universe, and now we’ll finally get to see it: Warner Bros. is in advanced development with Furiosa, a spinoff feature of Miller’s multi-Oscar winning blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road about the renegade character (played in that film by Charlize Theron) who assisted Max in the desert.The standalone movie will reveal the origins of Furiosa and be played by Glass actress Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwo of DC’s most iconic superheroes, Batman and Wonder Woman, are getting new serialized podcast stories.Under a licensing pact with Warner Bros.’ DC Entertainment, Serial Box is creating original scripted shows based on the two characters. In “Batman: The Blind Cut,” the Caped Crusader grapples with the fact that he is actually part of the 1%.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Significant Mother and Life Sentence creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith are heading back to The CW.The network has put into development mystery drama Pandora’s Box and Ship from the pair.The duo will write and exec produce via their production firm In Good Company with the Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas and iZombie exec producer Dan Etheridge exec producing. Rebecca Franko is co-producing.It will be produced by Warner Bros.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorBruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories and Keith Calder and Jess Wu Calder’s Snoot Entertainment have optioned the rights to Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. Paolini will adapt the book with his sister and collaborator Angela Paolini for the big screen.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Batman” may have been delayed until 2022, but the Batmobile is revving up for its own adventure.Warner Bros. Animation has started production on an animated preschool series called “Batwheels,” which will star some of the most iconic vehicles from across the DC universe, fighting crime in Gotham City alongside the usual squad of Batman, Robin, Batgirl and more.The show’s main crime-fighting crew is led by Bam (The Batmobile), and also includes Bibi (The Batgirl Cycle), Red (The Redbird), Jett (The Batwing) and Buff (The Bat Truck).

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThomas the Tank Engine is making a return to the big screen in a new feature being developed by Mattel Films and Marc Forster’s production company 2Dux².The new project, to be co-produced and directed by the World War Z and Quantum of Solace filmmaker, will be a mix of live-action and animation based on the popuar kids’ franchises which has spanned TV and toys.  Renée Wolfe, co-founder and co-CEO of 2Dux² will also produce.