William Blinn, Screenwriter on 'Purple Rain,' 'Brian's Song' and 'Roots,' Dies at 83

Piers Morgan had been watching BBC War Correspondent Jeremy Bowen's report of "civilians fleeing an embattled town NW of Kyiv" and feeling horrified by the graphic images he saw.

Ed Sheeran is a musical “genius” but also a musical “magpie” who borrows from other people’s work when he’s writing his pop songs. Sometimes he borrows from the work of superstars, who get their credits.

Dancing on Ice viewers have hit out at "favouritism" from the judges following the result of the latest skate-off.Paralympian Stef Reid and her partner Andy Buchanan were sent home during Sunday's (March 6) dramatic live show after finding themselves in the bottom two against BMX star Kye Whyte and his professional dancer Tippy Packard.Kye was saved by an unanimous vote from judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean after both couples danced again.This meant that Stef was given the boot from the ITV ice-skating competition.However, fans were left unimpressed with the judges' decision and took to social media to air their frustration.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Kye & Tippy have literally been in the bottom two 4 times now, so their clearly somehow still not connecting with the public."Another added: "What a fix, Kye is the weakest skater by far, the public have put him the bottom two for the past four weeks. Obvious why they are keeping him in."A third person posted: "What a flipping fix.

offender registry if they win the next election on March 19.Currently in opposition, party leader Peter Malinauskas has pledged to bring in a raft of new law reforms, all aimed at protecting children.If he wins, then child sex offenders would be named on a public list, while another pledge stated that murderers who hide bodies and refuse to give details on where they were kept could face an extra 15 years in prison.The police would also be able to give parents access to the database if it was to be used to find out more about who their child is in contact with.According to the new policy, it states: “South Australia will establish a three-level public sex offender register based on the Western Australian model to provide greater confidence and safety.“The new system will have three parts: A new missing offenders website will provide photographs and personal details of reportable offenders who have either failed to comply with their reporting obligations, provided false or misleading information to police and whose location or whereabouts is not known to police.“A local search program will allow police, subject to an approved application, to provide photographs of dangerous and high-risk offenders in your suburb or surrounding area.“A parental disclosure scheme will allow police to provide a parent or guardian of a child with information about a specific person who has regular contact with their child.It added: “Under the toughest laws in Australia, serious child sex offenders will be locked up and we will throw away the key until they can prove that they are no longer a threat to the community.”If you or somebody you know has been affected by this story, contact Victim Support for free, confidential advice on 08 08 16 89

woman was "shocked" after being slapped with a £60 fine for parking at Asda.However 51-year-old Ann Blower vowed to fight the "ridiculous" charge - and now she's won her money back. Ann landed the £60 penalty last month following two visits in 24 hours to the Wolstanton Retail Park in Newcastle-under-Lyme.According to the UK Parking Control (UKPC) fine she had left her car there for 21 hours and 41 minutes, reports StokeonTrentLive.But Ann has managed to prove that the cameras did not catch her leaving the site on February 6 and then returning there the following day.The retail worker from Hanford had filled up at the Asda petrol station on Sunday, February 6.

This Morning agony aunt Vanessa Feltz has opened up about sex life with her toyboy fiancé Ben Ofoedu.Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back on presenting duty on Monday morning.The pair welcomed Vanessa to the show to open up about "having the best sext of her life" now she's 60.However, viewers of the ITV daytime show were left divided by the segment.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "I bloody love Vanessa. Always have and I hope I always will.

he had already survived three assassination attempts.Zelensky has also already turned down rescue offers from international allies; the brave president reportedly told American forces: "I need ammunition, not a ride."It comes as Zelensky confirmed on Twitter he spoke to US President Joe Biden to discuss security, financial support and the continuation of Western sanctions against Russia. Around 70 UK elite soldiers and 150 US Navy Seals are currently in training for a rescue mission alongside Ukrainian forces, The Sun reports.

Kim Kardashian rocked the fashion world when she turned up at the Balenciaga show wearing a skintight catsuit made of yellow and black caution tape.The 41-year-old influencer made quite the entrance when she arrived, sporting a black neck to toe catsuit and stilettos covered in Balenciaga-printed tape, a matching handbag and black sunglasses.She wore her long black hair in a slicked back, wet look style as she perched next to Vogue’s Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour for the catwalk show.She shared a behind-the-scenes snap of the creation process, showing her team wrapping the Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star as she sat in a chair.

Ebanie Bridges has had a unique trajectory to the top of female boxing, qualifying as a teacher before turning to bodybuilding, and then boxing.This culminated in a clash with rival Shannon Courtenay in a world bantamweight title showdown, which left her with a horrific eye injury during a unanimous loss on points.The fiery Australian has been signed up to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom boxing agency after the fight, and various internet memes have shown the boxing icons trying to avert his gaze as the scantily-clad fighter poses for weigh-ins.Now, speaking to James English on his Anything Goes podcast, Ebanie has addressed her the furore around her racy image.“It all came about because I was a bodybuilder right? So I was used to being on stage in a f***ing G-string, flexing, posing,” she began.“And I missed bodybuilding, so I actually kind of made my weigh-ins like a little mini bodybuilding [competition]; be on stage and pose, and be cute, do my hair and makeup and show off my hard-earned body.”So although admitting that she doesn’t wander around in a bikini all the time, the ‘Blonde Bomber’ described how she felt entitled to flex her looks during fight week.The stunts have attracted attention on social media, with Eddie admitting that “looking somewhere else” is often best during racy weigh-ins.“I feel like people aren’t even f***ing looking at me anymore, everyone’s too busy looking at everyone in the background. They’re all waiting to see what Eddie Hearn does,” she laughed.“It’s another thing to connect with my fans.

Benedict Cumberbatch has a few things to say about that “The Power of the Dog” criticism.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is developing A24 and Scott Rudin Productions’ adaptation of 2020 Booker Prize winner Shuggie Bain, Deadline can reveal.

Tom Hardy’s character Alfie Solomons has made his first appearance in Peaky Blinders season six.Despite having been shot in the face in season four by Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), the season five finale confirmed Solomons was still alive and secretly living in Margate. He didn’t survive without injury though, having gone blind in one eye.In the second episode of season six, Shelby visited Solomons and convinced him to go into business together to sell opium abroad to help “shift the balance of power” against Jack Nelson (James Frecheville).It was Solomons’ preoccupation with opera, however, which provided the character’s standout line: “I always thought opera was just fat people fucking shouting.” You can check out some reactions below.Tom Hardy’s first line in the new season.

Charli XCX has recalled the time that Cardi B called her “Charli STD” on Twitter – check out the clip below.Charli appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Friday night (March 4), having released her latest single ‘Baby’ last Tuesday (March 1).At one point in the conversation, the singer looked back on her collaborative track with Cardi B and Bebe Rexha, ‘Girls’, which came out in 2018.“It was one of those scenarios where we never actually met when we made the song,” Charli told Fallon. “We shot the music video separately, and we were sending verses and whatever.”She continued: “And then she tweets the song, and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, Cardi B tweeted my name! This is huge!’ And then I check the tag, and instead of ‘Charli XCX’ it’s ‘Charli STD’ [Laughs].“There is an account called Charli STD… I think Cardi tagged it not once, but twice.”A post shared by Charli (@charli_xcx)Charli went on to say that she “felt honoured” by the rapper’s mishap, adding: “If anyone is gonna make this kind of online error, it’s gotta be Cardi ’cause it’s iconic and I’m almost happy it happened.“She can call me Charli STD whenever she wants.”Charli later posted a clip of the conversation on Instagram, captioning it: “Thank u @iamcardib for creating this iconic piece of Twitter history – I love you.” You can watch the video in the above post.

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright travelled to Los Angeles on Sunday and went straight to a sports bar to meet up with friends for a fun night out.MORE: Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's huge walk-in wardrobes are too dreamy for wordsFormer TOWIE star Mark has been keeping his followers updated throughout the trip and revealed his excitement to cross the pond after almost two years.WATCH: Michelle Keegan stuns in jeans and crop top as she dances with friendsFilming from inside the plane, he said via his Instagram Stories: "It's been a long time since I've done this route. On a BA plane on the way to LA.

Music rights firm Reservoir has renewed its deal with songwriter Ali Tamposi, extending an agreement that began in 2017.“Ali has written some of the most popular songs in the world”, says Reservoir EVP, Global Creative Director Donna Caseine. “Her creativity, friendship, and generosity are boundless.

Cardi B has returned to court in a bid to get an injunction forcing YouTuber Latasha Kebe to take down a number of the videos that featured in the rapper’s recent defamation lawsuit against the video maker.At the end of a January court case, Kebe was ordered to pay Cardi B – real name Belcalis Almanzar – $4 million in damages in relation to various defamatory claims she previously made on her YouTube channel. That included that Almanzar “was a prostitute … was a user of cocaine … had and still has herpes … had and still has HPV … engaged in a debasing act with a beer bottle and … committed infidelity”.During the court hearing Kebe basically admitted that she didn’t fact-check any of the allegations made about Almanzar on her YouTube channel, even when the rapper was actively denying those allegations, and even when they were being made by a guest that she suspected was lying.

Dua Lipa is facing a second song theft lawsuit over her 2020 hit ‘Levitating’ which, it’s alleged, rips off not one but two songs. Well, three if you also count the allegations made in the first of the lawsuits filed over ‘Levitating’ last week.The legal cliche, of course, is that “where there’s a hit there’s a writ”.

Dan Walker has taken to Instagram to make a candid confession!MORE: BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker shares intimate glimpse inside family 'escape' with wife and kidsThe BBC Breakfast star issued a tongue-in-cheek apology to his Strictly partner Nadiya Bychkova as he joked about his former dance experience before taking part in the show.WATCH: Dan Walker admits he had dancing experience ahead of StrictlyDan, 44, shared a short clip filmed in 2019 when he took part in a Comic Relief challenge to climb Kilimanjaro. He explained: "I have a confession to make… I have remembered that I did have some dancing experience before I did #Strictly.READ: Dan Walker makes surprise revelation about his future on BBC BreakfastMORE: Dan Walker speaks out following BBC Breakfast 'absence' rumours"It's 3 years since we climbed Kilimanjaro with an incredible team to raise money for @comicrelief and, on one occasion, I tried to lift @shirleyballas' spirits with a spot of paso [laughing emojis].

Post Malone is having another go at dismissing a legal claim made by a former collaborator who reckons he co-wrote the 2019 hit ‘Circles’. This time the rapper is arguing that the contribution made by Tyler Armes during a recording session in 2018 was not sufficiently original to be protected by copyright.Armes – a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and member of Canadian rap-rock outfit Down With Webster – claims that he co-wrote ‘Circles’ during an all-night jamming session with Malone and producer Frank Dukes back in August 2018.When the track was released he contacted Malone’s manager who allegedly conceded that Armes co-wrote the track, offering him 5% of the copyright.

K.J. Yossman Renowned singer Shirley Bassey is set to open this year’s BAFTA film awards with a James Bond tribute.

Hipgnosis Song Management has announced a big old deal via its Blackstone-backed venture Hipgnosis Songs Capital ICAV to acquire a stack of rights in the songs catalogue of Leonard Cohen for an undisclosed sum.In total, the deal covers 278 songs and derivatives, including the all-important ‘Hallelujah’ – which has been covered more than 300 times. For songs written from the start of Cohen’s career through to 2000, Hipgnosis has acquired the writer’s share of royalties.