Weightlifter who lost arm in car crash crowned world's strongest disabled woman

Six-time Daytime Emmy winner Steve Harvey 'lost a lot of respect for' Will Smith after his violent assault against Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on March 27, which he called a 'punk move.'The 65-year-old presenter told attorney Mo Ivory at Georgia State University on April 27 that he's 'very good friends with' the 57-year-old comedian, who cracked a bald joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.'I texted Rock after that and he said, "I'm okay, man. Just trying to work through it,"' Steve recalled.

Selome Hailu HBO Max and Cartoon Network has greenlit and acquired several projects for their kids and family live action slate, Variety has learned exclusively. The slate includes two specials based on Mattel’s American Girl franchise and a supernatural romance starring Peyton List.The first American Girl special has the working title “American Girl: Corinne Tan,” inspired by the doll brand’s 2022 girl of the year and the first doll of Chinese descent.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWhile measuring the success of broadcast series has largely been a job for the TV ratings among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic, that total viewer tally is still powerful and not to be ignored.With the end of the 2021-2022 season fast approaching, Variety has looked at 33 weeks of complete Nielsen data from September to May to assess what the most and least-watched primetime scripted series have been across NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox.The below total viewer averages are season-long for each show and include persons over the age of 2, which is what Nielsen counts as a viewer. The totals are based on Nielsen’s “most current” data stream through May 8, which includes a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available. For the “most” list, it is ranked beginning with the top show.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPresiding over the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, director Thierry Frémaux has assembled some serious Hollywood star power, world cinema auteurs amid indications that despite COVID, the film world is buzzing with anticipation for the films, the deals and most of all the glamour the fest brings.While Frémaux has been credited with expanding the horizons of the Cannes Film Festival since taking over the reins of its Official Selection in 2001, he’s also been praised for building relationships with American studios and filmmakers.This year, he’s lured them back in spite of the ongoing pandemic, with a lineup including James Gray’s “Armageddon Time,” David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up,” George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” and Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” “My first red carpet was for ‘Moulin Rouge!’ with Baz Luhrmann and Nicole Kidman in 2001 and it will be engraved in my memory forever,” says Fremaux. “I’m happy to reunite with Baz this year.

Zack Sharf Elizabeth Olsen has been playing Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch since her brief appearance in the post-credits scene of the 2014 tentpole “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Olsen’s character debuted more fully a year later in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” which was followed by four more Marvel tentpoles and her Emmy-nominated limited series “WandaVision” over the next seven years. All of this time spent in the MCU forced Olsen to miss out on many acting roles that she recently told The New York Times better suited the kind of actor she wanted to be and the kind of movies she loved as an audience member.“It took me away from the physical ability to do certain jobs that I thought were more aligned with the things I enjoyed as an audience member,” Olsen said.

Darren Criss and Julianne Hough are set to host, a one-hour special streaming live on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 12 ahead of the 75th annual Tony Awards on CBS.The two performers will kick off a four-hour evening celebrating the best of Broadway’s 2021-2022 season by handing out multiple awards and introducing several special performances on the streaming platform before Ariana DeBose takes over as host of CBS’s live broadcast of the Tony Awards.  Criss, meanwhile, is currently starring in the Tony-nominated production of, which is up for Best Revival of a Play.

Jennifer Aniston gifted Ellen DeGeneres a “Hello” mat as her first-ever guest. Nineteen years later, a “Goodbye” mat may be more appropriate. On May 26th, the world will watch as Aniston joins DeGeneres on her stage for the last time, as her first, and final guest.

MTV Movie & TV Awards are ready to honor the best of entertainment in an epic, one-night-only event!On Tuesday, MTV announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming awards ceremony. Originally announced as a two-night event, the show will now honor top favorites in both scripted and unscripted entertainment in one star-studded ceremony, set to air live from Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, June 5, at 8 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Nat Geo is developing a new season of explorer format Lost Cities With Albert Lin, with production switching from UK producer Blakeway Productions to The Tinder Swindler indie Raw TV.

Darren Criss and Julianne Hough – both currently starring on Broadway, he in American Buffalo, she in POTUS -will co-host the pre-Tony Awards livestream special on Paramount+ next month.

Cannes Film Festival almost 35 years ago, I was still green and naïve enough to ask long-time Cannes attendees why the famed French fest held such a powerful place in the pecking order of international film gatherings. The late Richard Corliss, Time magazine’s peerless and beloved film critic, answered warmly and succinctly, with his own more worldly query: “Would you rather be in Germany in the winter or the South of France in the spring?”Corliss had a point, but in the decades since I’ve tucked my own couple of dozen Cannes fests under my belt, I’ve compiled my own list of reasons why Cannes remains the one film festival that people who’ve never been to a film festival have heard about and wish they could go to, and know that if a film has scored there, it must be worth their time.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Euphoria,” “The Batman” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” lead this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards nominations, the network announced on Wednesday. The outlet also announced that this year’s event would combine the longrunning MTV Movie & TV Awards with its recent spinoff, the all-reality “Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted,” into a one-night event to air live on Sunday, June 5.MTV originally announced in March that the second annual reality-centric “Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted” would air on the following night, Monday, June 6; there was no explanation given on why the two shows were ultimately moved to the same night.In 2021, the “MTV Movie & TV Awards” and the inaugural “Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted” were held on different nights.

“Physical” season 2 is almost here.

married, times are changing.Some decide to go down the double-barrelled route, while others prefer to stick with the moniker they were born with.And in the name of equality, one couple decided to leave their surname decision completely up to fate.After saying their vows, the newlyweds decided whether to take the bride or grooms' last name by flipping a coin.Their precious moment was snapped by one of their wedding guests, who has put up the video on TikTok, calling it her "favourite new wedding tradition".When both Collin and Pearl faced the guests, the officiator throws the coin in the air and catches it on the back of his hand.He then announces: "I present to you Mr and Mrs Hansen!"The crowd cheered and the couple thanked them for their blessing with big smiles on their faces.Viewers commented to share some of the wildest wedding traditions they'd seen.One said: "I know a couple whose families had a paintball match to decide! Winning side determined the last name."Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletterA second wrote: "I took my husband’s because mine was boring.

BBC host announced there is no longer anything medical professionals can do for her amid her cancer battle. Kelsey said the You, Me and the Big C podcast star had been a “pillar of strength” for her The Wanted singer husband before he died following a battle with brain cancer in March.Kelsey took to her Instagram story today to share a link to Deborah’s Bowel Babe Fund donation page.The podcaster had urged her HOW MANY followers to buy “me a drink [the cost of which to be donated] to see me out of this world”.Kelsey shared a picture of Deborah as she penned: “Buying you a drink, link below”.She continued: “Sending love, light and strength to you, your family and babies.“Deborah, you are an earth angel. You’ve raised so much awareness and money, you’re a hero.“Your courage is inspiring.

A special choice! While reflecting on her connection with her daughter, Diane Kruger revealed the inspiration behind her child’s name — Nova Tennessee.

Rochelle Humes has opened up about her experience of being part of a blended family and how she was able to “resolve” her difficult relationship with her dad after having her own children.The presenter and businesswoman, 33, and husband Marvin Humes, 37, share three children together – Alaia-Mai, eight, Valentina, five, and one year old Blake. Former Saturdays star Rochelle was raised by her mum Roz after her parents split when she was a baby and, although she saw her dad occasionally growing up, is no longer in contact with him.

Halsey finally has some answers.

Rebekah Vardy has claimed she wasn’t serious about wanting to get paid for a story about Danny Drinkwater’s drink drive crash.The WAG told London’s High Court today (May 11) that selling the story was a “fleeting thought” amid the ongoing libel trial against Coleen Rooney.Rooney has accused Vardy of leaking “false stories” about her personal life to the media, after a months-long “sting operation” to discover the supposed culprit.Vardy is seeking legal action against the claims.In court, Vardy was asked by Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne about text messages sent to her agent Caroline Watt about Danny Drinkwater’s arrest in 2019.Messages sent on April 8, 2019, regarding the former Leicester and England player Danny Drinkwater’s arrest.She messaged: “Story….. Danny Drinkwater arrested.”Watt messaged back: “For what?”Vardy’s response read: “Crashed his car drunk with 2 girls in it.

World Cups are exciting as it gets for football fans and they only come around every four years, despite FIFA's best efforts.So WAG Melissa Satta made the most of it ahead of the South Africa World Cup in 2010 by posing topless in a body-painted Italy shirt to show her support for her nation.The Italian TV presenter starred in a photoshoot for magazine Sports Illustrated as part of their special swimwear edition. While she sported some painted-on yellow bikini bottoms, her top half was covered in blue and white colours of her country, which she said was "special"."Its a really hard job and they [did] an amazing job.

BBC series New Tricks and moving to Spain.The late, great TV icon died on May 8, 2022 aged 74 years old, following a two year battle with lung cancer, his ex-wife Patricia Maynard recently revealed.However in his last years before his death, Dennis admitted in an interview that he was enjoying his new life in Spain and was not actively seeking work.Instead he said he enjoyed spending time playing golf and living in a new "two up, two down" house in the country, after downsizing from his four bedroom home in the UK, admitting in a past interview with The Mirror that he was "really, really good at doing f*** all".He said at the time: "I’m not rushing about looking for work really – I’ll see how far the money goes."I’ve found out a remarkable thing about myself is that I’m really, really good at doing f*** all."I’ve always sneered at people who have gone into early retirement and thought, 'what are you going to do?', but I’ve taken to it like a duck to water."Dennis, who is fondly remembered for his roles in TV series including Minder and The Sweeney, also starred in BBC's New Tricks as Gerry Standing from 2003-2015, before starting a new life in Spain.In the interview, he had explained that he was enjoying time with his wife Pam Flint, with the couple regularly playing golf and "lolling in the sun, having a splash when it gets too hot".The legendary actor died in Spain with wife Pam by his side, with his family releasing a statement saying: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis passed away very peacefully at his home in Spain."The family kindly ask that our privacy is respected at this very difficult time."Fans and stars from the world of entertainment have since paid tribute to the star, with DIY SOS