‘Why glorify it?’ BBC faces major backlash over Michaella McCollum documentary

Snoop Dogg has announced that he is now officially the owner of Death Row Records, the iconic record label where he started his career 30 years ago.Death Row Records was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight, Dr. Dre and Michael “Harry O” Harris. Snoop was one of the three key artists responsible for the success of the legendary west coast rap label alongside Dre and 2Pac.He released his first two albums – ‘Doggystyle’ (1993) and ‘Tha Doggfather’ (1996) – via the label before leaving for Master P‘s No Limit Records in 1998.Death Row has had a number of owners over the past two decades including toy company Hasbro, which forked out a whopping $3.8billion to buy Canadian studio Entertainment One Ltd. (eOne) in December 2019.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Neil Jones has taken to Instagram to share a reflection in a cryptic post today.The 39-year-old bluntly admitted he “doesn’t really care” what others think.In a picture shared with his 241,000 followers, Neil penned: “When I was 20 I really cared what everyone thought.“Now I’m almost 40 don’t really care what you think.“When I’m 60 I will realise no one was ever thinking about me in the first place.” (sic)Following the end of last year’s series of Strictly, Neil reflected on his journey on the programme in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.He had partnered up with former EastEnders actress Nina Wadia during the competition for the coveted Glitterball Trophy.However, they became the first dance couple to leave the series after being eliminated.Responding to “fix” claims, Neil said: “I think that there's no need. It's all down to the audience.”He went on: “The audience pick who they want to go through.“So, I always say when the audience turning around saying it's fixed or anything like that.

Director Zack Snyder is moving towards his future at Netflix as the streaming giant is just about to begin filming “Rebel Moon,” his second original film that is loosely based on a sci-fi take of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece “Seven Samurai.” The project even initially started as a “Star Wars” pitch to Lucasfilm. With production about to begin, Snyder announced, on Twitter, the bulk of the cast joining Sofia Boutella (“Kingsman: The Secret Service,” “Atomic Blonde”) in “Rebel Moon.” Those new additions consist of Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E.

to Amazon Live on Feb. 8, the "Vanderpump Rules" star said she's hired a private investigator to run background checks on potential dates — this after her former fiancé, Randall Emmett, allegedly cheated on her."I will never welcome someone into my life again without a full background check, and I mean in-depth," she said. "I got to see what your credit is.

A woman was left 'shaking' after being 'grabbed into the bushes' during a broad daylight assault in Tollcross Park.

Snoop Dogg has acquired the brand that launched him, Death Row Records. He did so just days before he and the label’s co-founder Dr. Dre will take the stage during the Super Bowl Halftime Show before an audience of close to 100 million people.

Natalie Abrams, the entertainment journalist-turned TV writer behind The CW’s Supergirl and upcoming Gotham Knights, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said during the company’s Wednesday earnings call that the next Star Wars Disney+ series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, will debut on May 25, the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend.

Angelina Jolie urged the Senate to renew the Violence Against Women Act, making a plea for lawmakers to reauthorize the law she said was essential to offer basic protections to survivors of abuse.

Showtime has padded its communications leadership team, adding oversight of Paramount Television Studios to SVP Dominic Pagone and upping Amanda Cary to SVP.

Britney Spears gave fans a sneak peek at "what's to come" as she danced around in red lingerie Wednesday. Spears, 40, twirled around while dancing to her song "Get Naked" from her "Blackout" album. "This is 13 seconds of me in heels [heel emoji] before I dyed my hair purple [purple heart emoji] ….This is a tease [devil emoji] of what’s to come !!!!" Spears captioned the video.  "My song "Get Naked" [headphones emoji] !!! Hope you guys are having a great day !!!!! Pss No hair and make up [lipstick emoji] !!! Just PLAYING around folks !!!!" Britney Spears teased fans about "what's to come" with a dancing video shared to Instagram.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is doing things a little differently this season.

Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skating star from Russia who has already made history at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, has reportedly tested positive for a banned drug.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNatalie Abrams has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. She continues to be repped by attorney Patti Felker at Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson.Abrams most recently landed a pilot order at The CW for the DC series “Gotham Knights.” She serves as a writer on the pilot alongside Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux, with Greg Berlanti executive producing.Abrams is no stranger to the DC universe on The CW, having worked as a writer on “Batwoman” as well as “Supergirl.” She has also written for fellow CW show “All American.” She also write a Batwoman tie-in comic book for DC Comics, which is due to be released this spring.Prior to getting into writing for television, Abrams worked as an entertainment journalist.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterDisney plans to increase spending on Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) programming by more than $1 billion this quarter versus the same period last year.For the current quarter, the company plans to up its spending on direct-to-consumer programming by between $800 million and $1 billion versus the comparable fiscal 2021 quarter, CFO Christine McCarthy said during Disney’s fiscal Q1 2022 earnings call Wednesday. On the linear network side, content spend is expected to go up by approximately $500 million.“It’s all about content, content, content,” CEO Bob Chapek said on the call, which followed Disney’s announcement that Disney Plus had reached nearly 130 million subscribers by the end of 2021.

Black arts renaissance, with jazz’s hopping sound and joie de vivre running through the streets. Davis’ own psychedelic groove incorporated jazz, along with the blues and its seed, rock n’ roll—she cited B.B. King and Big Mama Thornton as influences.

The Kings of Napa pours creativity into the closets and walls of the King family mansion.  

Quentin Tarantino and wife Daniella Pick are expecting their second child! The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood writer-director and Daniella confirmed to E! News they do indeed have another baby on the way. The forthcoming child will join Leo, who will turn two later this month. The news was first reported by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth which revealed that Daniella would be giving birth in the next few months. It was later confirmed via Quentin’s rep although the sex of the baby was not yet revealed.

Daily Star's Inside Hot TV newsletter sees Ed Gleave send you telly's hot takes straight to your inbox every SundayMelissa Reid from Scotland and Michaella McCollum from Northern Ireland spent just two days in Peru before meeting a drug dealer who supplied them with £1 million worth of class A drugs.A five-part true crime series on BBC One called High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule will delve deep into the case.The true crime series will see Michaella tell her side of the story, as it's based on her book, “You'll Never See Daylight Again” which was published in 2018.The drug exchange in question was set up with drug dealer Davey who Michaella met in Ibiza during time as a waitress.The cocaine was packaged in porridge packets to hide and

Tonight a BBC One series will delve deep into the story of The Peru Two.The five part series, High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule, will start tonight, and will examine the case of Michaella McCollum, "a teenager from Northern Ireland who formed a relationship with a drug trafficker during her first trip abroad in Ibiza".The BBC One synopsis continued: "He persuaded her to assist him in smuggling drugs for his cartel contacts, and just a few weeks later, she was arrested at Lima airport in Peru with more than a million pounds worth of cocaine in her suitcase."Here is everything you need to know about Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid.Michaella McCollum from Dungannon, Northern Ireland was working as a part-time model and nightclub

Convicted drug mule Michaella McCollum is to feature in a new BBC true crime documentary that delves into the Peru Two scandal. The Irish woman will feature in the upcoming series which kicks off on the BBC tonight but a disclaimer at the start warns that ‘only some of the facts can be verified’.