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When is the BBC iPlayer app closing down? It was recently announced that the BBC had decided to close down a huge feature on the iPlayer app. And it’s safe to say, TV viewers were not at all happy. As it stands, people are able to access the broadcaster’s catalogues of TV shows and films on iPlayer, whether they access it on smart TVs, on laptops or desktop computers, on smart tablets or on smartphones, including iPhones and Androids. The streaming platform allows members of the public to download programmes so that they can watch them when they’re offline without…

Netflix viewers shaken by ‘unnecessary’ naked Prince Andrew scene in no holds barred Scoop Netflix viewers have been rocked by an ‘unnecessary’ moment in the Prince Andrew drama Scoop, starring Rufus Sewell as the Duke of York. The no holds barred drama, also starring Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Billie Piper as former Newsnight booker Sam McAlister, goes behind-the-scenes of that car crash interview which ultimately put an end to public duties. While Scoop does play with the truth, creating certain moments for dramatic effect, there was one scene which left viewers shaken. As the interview finally airs on…

Isla Fisher awkwardly quizzed about Valentine’s Day plans with Sacha Baron Cohen months after secret split Isla Fisher was quizzed about her Valentine’s Day plans with Sacha Baron Cohen before it was revealed they had secretly split after 20 years together. The Borat actor, 52, and fellow actor Isla, 48, shocked the showbiz world this week when they announced they had secretly filed for divorce last year. They married in 2010 and had been together for six years before tying the knot; they also share children Olive, 16, Elula, 13, and Montgomery, nine. While on the outside their marriage appeared…

How all celebrities are on the verge of having their lives ruined – forever Celebrities have long spoken out against the frightening potential of Artificial Intelligence, and it seems like every day another unsettling story emerges. Last week, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish and Stevie Wonder were among over 200 names from the music industry who signed an open letter warning about the threats AI poses to artistry. Submitted by Artist Rights Alliance non-profit, the letter said: ‘We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem.’…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson responds to speculation he could run for US President Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson hit out against cancel future and ‘woke’ as he was asked if he was planning a move into politics. The WWE legend and actor, 51, who had an electrifying win at WrestleMania on Saturday night, spoke out against modern-day culture while denying he had any plans to run for President of the United States. And in the lead-up to Wrestlemania 40, he appeared on Fox News in the US where he hit out at ‘today’s easy cancel culture world’. ‘Cancel culture, woke culture,…

Vasco Rossi Spotted Relaxing at the Beach in Livorno Fans of Italian rock star Vasco Rossi were in for a treat when a story on Instagram revealed that the singer was enjoying a day at the beach in Livorno, specifically in the town of Quercianella. The iconic musician was seen strolling along the promenade with friends, taking in the beautiful seaside views. This leisurely Sunday outing comes just before Vasco Rossi is set to kick off his summer tour, which will see him performing in stadiums and arenas across Italy. The tour will begin with a concert in Bibione on…

The Absence of Eden: Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego’s Powerful Immigration Film Hollywood power couple Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego have teamed up to bring audiences a gripping new film, “The Absence of Eden,” which delves into the heart-wrenching realities of immigration from both sides of the Mexican border. The film follows Saldaña’s character, Esmee, as she is forced to flee Mexico and becomes a guardian for a young girl in a group led by a “coyote.” Perego, in his directorial debut, vividly portrays the dangers faced by illegal immigrants crossing into the US, particularly women. In Arizona, Garrett Hedlund’s…

All the misogyny and scandal plaguing iconic comedy blockbuster with A-list cast Cast your minds back to 2010, when rape jokes were considered the height of risqué comedy and when Get Him to the Greek’s biggest shining stars – Russell Brand, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and Jonah Hill – were at the peak of their Hollywood fame. Directed by Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel, Brand starred in the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off film in his reprised role of rockstar Aldus Snow, with Combs posing as Sergio Roma, the chief of fictional record label Pinnacle Records. Enter Hill as budding executive Aaron…

Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori struggles to protect modesty in another bum-exposing outfit Bianca Censori has donned yet another barely there outfit during a date night with a fully clothed Kanye West. The controversial couple turned heads after enjoying dinner at Gigi’s in Los Angeles as they left the eatery hand-in-hand. No stranger to an eye-popping outfit, Bianca, 29, hit the streets in just a black bra and white lace tights, covering her modesty with a small black clutch bag. She completed the outfit with sky-high wedges and scraped her brown locks into a tiny bun.

Billie Eilish shares glimpse of bold new tattoo after adding her 115,000,000 Instagram followers to exclusive list Billie Eilish has shown off her new tattoo in a sultry shot on her Instagram page after adding millions of fans to her close friends list. The Oscar-winning musician, 22, posted a glimpse of her new midriff ink in a shot lying on her side in grey underwear shared to her Instagram Stories. The new tattoo says ‘Hard and Soft’ in a cursive font, and joins the singer’s already impressive collection of body art. Her first tattoo included her middle name, Eilish, on…

Lily Allen savages Beyonce’s ‘hip hop’ cover of Jolene and fans are livid Lily Allen may have really overstepped with her latest podcast as she took aim at Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, infuriating fans. The much hyped country album from the beloved singer has stormed up the charts, although her re-writing of Dolly Parton’s Jolene has caused quite a stir. Following a discussion about virginity on her Miss Me? podcast with long-time pal Miquita Oliver, 39, the latest episode saw Lily brand Beyonce’s new record ‘weird’ and ‘calculated’. After debating whether or not Jay Z is attractive enough to…

Mystery Dorothy artwork appears in Birmingham – but is it Banksy? A mysterious new mural spotted on a wall in Birmingham city centre has prompted speculation it may be a new Banksy piece. The mural depicts a shoeless Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz reaching for her iconic ruby high-heels, which have been hung over a nearby electric cable. It appeared overnight on the side of Gay Village Bar Sidewalk in Birmingam’s Kent St, prompting director Phil Oldershaw to say he planned to protect the mural whether it was a Banksy original or not. He said: ‘It wasn’t there when…

Billie Piper reveals heartbreaking reason Amy Winehouse was bullied at school Billie Piper and Amy Winehouse both attended a prestigious school for the arts, but bullying was as rife there as anywhere else. The Sylvia Young Theatre School in London has produced some of the biggest artists in the UK, including musicians Dua Lipa and Rita Ora and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Nicholas Hoult. Two of the school’s most recognisable alumni are pop star and actress Billie, and legendary musician Winehouse. Winehouse died in 2011 aged just 27 after struggling with addiction issues for years, and left an incredible impact…

Stranger Things fans ‘disturbed’ after discovering wild conspiracy theory inspired Netflix series Stranger Things fans have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the hit Netflix series. First hitting screens in 2016, the science fiction horror drama show was created by the Duffer Brothers and stars actors including Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard and Sadie Sink in the cast. One of the streaming platform’s most popular shows, it’s gone on to release another three seasons since then, with a fifth and final outing currently in production. For the uninitiated, the show is set in the 1980s and…

Lewis Hamilton wants acting career following F1 retirement after turning down Top Gun Maverick Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed what career path he will take when he retires from Formula 1 – though he’s yet to put a timeframe on when that will be. At 39-years-old, Hamilton is entering the twilight years of his highly-successful career with the British sporting legend the most successful driver in F1 history, with seven titles and 103 race wins. Since controversially losing the 2021 championship to Max Verstappen, he has suffered the worst few years of his career and has not tasted victory since…

Joe Cole makes top-four prediction after Tottenham miss chance to overtake Aston Villa with West Ham draw Joe Cole has backed Tottenham to ‘nick’ the final top-four spot in the Premier League despite missing the chance to overtake Aston Villa after drawing with West Ham. Spurs took an early lead at the London Stadium through Brennan Johnson but were pegged back by Kurt Zouma’s header on 19 minutes. Both sides created openings but failed to show cutting edge and had to settle with a share of the points, leaving Tottenham fifth – two points behind Villa – with eight games…

Rufus Sewell reveals biggest ‘temptation’ he had to resist playing Prince Andrew in Scoop Rufus Sewell and Keeley Hawes have, perhaps, an unenviably delicate balance to strike when it comes to talking about their involvement with Scoop, the Netflix adaptation of Prince Andrew’s disastrous Newsnight interview. The Duke of York’s televised sit-down with former BBC journalist Emily Maitlis in 2019, where she probed him about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ended up signalling the end of his public life as a working royal. Less than five years later and we already have a star-studded film version of…

90s Hollywood actress denied wetsuit while filming movie as producers ‘wanted to see her nipples’ Minnie Driver has said she was not allowed to wear a wet suit when filming 1998 movie Hard Rain because producers ‘wanted to see my nipples’. The Hollywood star appeared as Karen in the heist flick, also starring Christian Slater and Morgan Freeman, which is set during catastrophic flooding caused by a major storm. However, the Good Will Hunting Actress alleges she was not afforded the same comforts as her male co-stars when making the movie and given a wetsuit for under her costume. Recalling…

Kanye West ‘threatened to lock school children in cages’ claims ex-employee Kanye West has been accused of threatening to lock children in cages at his Donda Academy school in a startling lawsuit filed by an ex-employee. The controversial star, who now goes by Ye, has been hit with a lawsuit as concern for his wife Bianca Censori’s revealing outfits continues to grow. A former Yeezy employee has claimed Ye praised Hitler and made other antisemitic remarks to students at the school he founded in 2022 for under 18s. In another shocking accusation, Trevor Phillips accused the 46-year-old rapper of threatening…

TV star’s missing nephew ‘named suspect in domestic violence case’ Yellowstone actor Mo Brings Plenty’s nephew has been reported as a suspect in a domestic violence investigation after going missing. Cole Brings Plenty, 27, is a media student at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. He is also an actor himself, having appeared twice in Yellowstone spin-off series 1923 as Pete Plenty Clouds, as well as in The Tall Tales of Jim Bridger and Into the Wild Frontier According to 12 News in Kansas, local police are appealing to the public for any information they have regarding his whereabouts.

Inside the private life of JK Rowling, including net worth, books, and controversy Years after writing the global phenomenon that is Harry Potter, author JK Rowling has become a contentious figure particularly around transgender rights. The 58-year-old author has amassed a staggering net worth of £875million ($1billion) thanks to the continued success of the Harry Potter franchise. She recently declared she ‘looks forward to being arrested’ as she voiced her opposition to a hate crime law which has come into effect in her home country of Scotland. Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act was actually passed in 2021, creating…

Netflix star dealt huge blow as advert banned for ‘misleading consumers’ Nationwide adverts featuring The Crown star Dominic West have been banned for misleading consumers into thinking that the bank – unlike its rivals – would not be closing its branches. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated the TV, radio and press ads, in which West plays the boss of a fictional rival of Nationwide, following 282 complaints. One of those was from Santander, who understood that Nationwide had recently closed or reduced opening hours at a number of branches, and challenged whether the ads were misleading. In the television…

The Inbetweeners star left his testicle hanging out during filming as he was ‘so broken’ One of the stars of The Inbetweeners has harked back to one of his most iconic scenes on the TV show, when he strutted his stuff on a catwalk with his testicle on full display. What makes the memory of the episode even more hilarious is the new revelation that he didn’t even try to conceal his genital area when the cameras stopped rolling, as he was ‘so broken’ by the end of the day. In a new episode of Rob Beckett’s Smart TV, actor…

Is Florence Pugh’s spoiler-heavy Marvel video proof the franchise is finally dying? The internet is in awe of Florence Pugh as she seems to have got away with breaking Marvel’s number one rule: no leaking secrets and spoilers. Following in the footsteps of spoiler king Tom Holland, Florence took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video of her next venture – Marvel’s Thunderbolts. ‘Hey guys, how you doing?’ the Dune star began as she exited her trailer – which had helpfully been labelled ‘Yelena’ – in full costume to the thrill of viewers. Never before has a cast member given…

Billie Eilish insists she didn’t single anyone out in rant against ‘wasteful’ artists As the world celebrates Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter and gears up for Taylor Swift’s new album, Billie Eilish is ‘frustrated’ at the music industry. The What Was I Made For hitmaker had an incredible chart topping year with Barbie but she is disappointed in her fellow artists over their sustainability. While private jets remain contentious, the 22-year-old singer has taken aim at the ‘wasteful’ production of endless physical album variants. Even die-hard Swifties have lamented at Taylor, 34, and her multiple releases for The Tortured Poets Department with…