<p>Scarlett Johansson took home the American Cinematheque Award at the Beverly Hilton earlier this week. The award honours artists in Hollywood who are devoted to their craft and have made significant contribution to motion pictures.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
At the event, the actress spoke to a leading news website about her upcoming MCU project and the lawsuit with Disney over 'Black Widow' digital release.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><br />
Talking about the lawsuit and all the statements that were fired from both the sides, Johansson said, "I feel mostly very fortunate that nobody will have to go through what I went through and that it’s made, I think, a positive impact in the industry and hopefully for artists and creatives’ lives and livelihood.” She went on to add that she was hopeful that fighting for the proper compensation would allow for a wider conversation about the talent's deal within the streaming war; hoping that her suit would have a long-lasting impact, saying, “It’s an evolving time where there’s this huge sea change happening, and as my daughter [Rose] told me the other day, you can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs."</p>

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<p><br />
While the settlement details are not out yet, it must have ended on a good note as Johansson will continue working with Disney and is collaborating with the studio on 'The Tower of Terror'.<br />
Johansson is self-admittedly "already in the thick of it" on 'Terror' and is involved with other Disney projects, including a top-secret MCU work that she will produce.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
Marvel President Kevin Feige, who was there to honour the actress, said that they have collaborated on "another non-Black Widow-related top-secret Marvel Studio project."</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-photographer-mick-rock-whose-images-helped-define-70s-rock-dies-at-72-430655" hreflang="en">Photographer Mick Rock, whose images helped define 70s rock dies at 72</a></p>


Scarlett Johansson took home the American Cinematheque Award at the Beverly Hilton earlier this week. The award honours artists in Hollywood who are devoted to their craft and have made significant contribution to motion pictures.

Scarlett Johansson took home the American Cinematheque Award at the Beverly Hilton earlier this week. The award honours artists in Hollywood who are devoted to their craft and have made significant contribution to motion pictures. At the event, the actress spoke to a leading news website about her upcoming MCU project and the lawsuit with Disney over 'Black Widow' digital release. Also read: Jared Leto wants Warner Bros. to release the ‘Suicide Squad’ David Ayer cut Talking about the lawsuit and all the statements that were fired from both the sides, Johansson said, "I feel mostly very fortunate that nobody will have to go through what I went through and that it’s made, I think, a positive impact in the industry and hopefully for artists and creatives’ lives and livelihood.” She went on to add that she was hopeful that fighting for the proper compensation would allow for a wider conversation about the talent's deal within the streaming war; hoping that her suit would have a long-lasting impact, saying, “It’s an evolving time where there’s this huge sea change happening, and as my daughter [Rose] told me the other day, you can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs." Also read: Ranbir Kapoor starrer crime-drama 'Animal' to release on this date While the settlement details are not out yet, it must have ended on a good note as Johansson will continue working with Disney and is collaborating with the studio on 'The Tower of Terror'. Johansson is self-admittedly "already in the thick of it" on 'Terror' and is involved with other Disney projects, including a top-secret MCU work that she will produce. Marvel President Kevin Feige, who was there to honour the actress, said that they have collaborated on "another non-Black Widow-related top-secret Marvel Studio project." Also read: Photographer Mick Rock, whose images helped define 70s rock dies at 72

Scarlett Johansson is working on 'top secret' Marvel project after feud over 'Black Widow'

<p>So far this season, five plays by Black authors have opened on Broadway, each with something urgent to say. Whether despairing (“Pass Over”) or lighthearted (“Chicken &amp;amp; Biscuits”), broadly representative (“Thoughts of a Colored Man”) or laser-beam specific (“Lackawanna Blues”), they are talking to us now, like a newspaper come to life. Like newspapers, too, they are remade every day; when I caught up with “Thoughts of a Colored Man” recently, it had been updated with a hot take on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.</p>

<p><br />
Yet for sheer crackling timeliness, the play most of the moment is in fact the oldest: Alice Childress’ “Trouble in Mind,” which opened Thursday at the American Airlines Theater. Originally produced in 1955 in Greenwich Village, but derailed on its path to becoming the first play by a Black woman to reach Broadway — a distinction that went to Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” four years later — it is only now getting the mainstream attention it deserves, in a Roundabout Theater Company production that does justice to its complexity.</p>

<p><br />
And justice, both broadly and narrowly, is the point. What begins as a backstage satire of white cluelessness and Black ingratiation gradually broadens and darkens into something far more mysterious: a peculiarly American tale of lost opportunity.</p>

<p><br />
Because Childress uses the play’s structure to express her theme, the ingratiation naturally comes first, and Charles Randolph-Wright’s lively staging leads with warmth and humor. As a mostly Black cast assembles on a perfectly period set (by Arnulfo Maldonado) to begin rehearsing an “anti-lynching” melodrama called “Chaos in Belleville,” their high-spirited chatter is often about fabricated résumés, mutual acquaintances and glorious triumphs past.</p>

<p><br />
Yet for Wiletta Mayer (LaChanze) — and for us as we listen — that past is already beginning to crack open. Though she rhapsodizes to the stage doorman (Simon Jones) about a song she once performed in a show called “Brownskin Melody,” she and her colleague Millie Davis (Jessica Frances Dukes) have more often been reduced to “flower” or “jewel” roles: stereotyped Black women with names like Gardenia, Magnolia, Crystal and Opal. In her most recent job, Millie says, “All I did was shout ‘Lord, have mercy!’ for almost two hours every night.”</p>

<p><br />
“Chaos in Belleville,” by a white playwright, is no better, despite its supposedly sympathetic theme. In it, Wiletta is set to play Ruby, and Millie to play Petunia: women working for a white family in the Jim Crow South. When Ruby’s son, Job, gets in trouble after daring to vote, the women are left, as usual, to wail and sing.</p>

<p><br />
Wiletta has no question that the play “stinks.” But then so does any mainstream play she can reasonably hope to book. An idealistic young actor like John Nevins (Brandon Micheal Hall) — who has been cast, in his first Broadway outing, as Job — may feel pride on becoming a part of the theater, but Wiletta knows better.</p>

<p><br />
“Colored folks ain’t in no theater,” she says. They are merely in a business.</p>

<p><br />
As such, she and Millie — soon joined by Sheldon Forrester (Chuck Cooper), an old hand playing Ruby’s husband — are experts at not rocking the boat. They dress beautifully (in costumes by Emilio Sosa) and feign enthusiasm. In a hilarious yet devastating scene, Wiletta advises John that, in order to feel comfortable, white producers and directors need Black actors to be walking contradictions. They should be “natural” talents yet experienced, not too needy and yet not too cocky, have no opinions except good ones and laugh at every joke.</p>

<p><br />
If this seems extreme, read about the experiences of Black theater artists today. The question they have been asking, in manifestoes and Twitter threads, is whether the systemic imbalance of power backstage is in any meaningful sense different from racism.</p>

<p><br />
Some 66 years ago, that was precisely Childress’ question as well, and once the white characters appear it starts to get answered. We see that even the most powerless of them — a put-upon stage manager (Alex Mickiewicz), a Yale-trained ingénue (Danielle Campbell) and a neurotic journeyman (Don Stephenson) — have more agency in their profession than any of the Black characters do.</p>

<p>The journeyman, though not very good, never lacks for work. (Stephenson, though, is expert.) The ingénue complains that if “Chaos in Belleville” fails she’ll have to move back to her parents’ house in Connecticut, blithely unaware that Sheldon is probably one week’s salary short of homelessness.<br />
But it is of course the director, Al Manners (Michael Zegen), who sits at the top of the pecking order, pecking away at everyone’s nerves. An egoist whose veneer of open-mindedness is easily stripped away, he regularly explodes in nasty snits that today would be understood (and yet perhaps tolerated) as big-man harassment. Though he calls Wiletta “darling” and “my sweetheart,” his growing intransigence in response to her growing dissatisfaction is the primary source of conflict within the play.</p>

<p><br />
Their fight is a fascinating knot of racial politics and dramatic theory. In Zegen’s apt take, Manners has the reptilian insouciance of a would-be Elia Kazan, bringing to the stage the new techniques of Method acting he has learned as a hack in Hollywood. Yet Manners’ demands are completely incoherent, and as Wiletta fails to satisfy him despite “justifying” and “relating to” the nonsensical dialogue she’s given, she realizes that “Chaos in Belleville” is in fact racist — and, in defending it, so is he.</p>

<p><br />
LaChanze gets that arc just right in a wonderfully rangy and compelling performance. At first confident that she can continue to game an unfair system, her Wiletta becomes almost existentially confused as insight floods in; when finally she regains her clarity and resolves not to participate in her own degradation, it has the weight of both victory and defeat in one choice.</p>

<p><br />
By then, we understand that “Trouble in Mind,” its title taken from a classic blues song about suicide, is, for all its backstage comedy, a tragedy of waste — not, like lynching, the waste of what happens so much as the waste of what doesn’t.</p>

<p><br />
All the Black characters, but none of the white ones, know that tragedy intimately. At one point, Sheldon, who spends most of “Chaos in Belleville” saying “Yes, sir” and “Thank you, sir” and whittling pointlessly at a stick, casually remarks that unlike that play’s author and director he has actually witnessed a lynching. Cooper then gives us a brilliant, horrific aria, filled with Method detail, that makes you see as if you were behind his eyes, and at the same time makes you understand how much of America’s talent has been squandered.</p>

<p><br />
That includes Childress, a figure who looks in hindsight a lot like Wiletta. It was because she refused to license a softened ending that “Trouble in Mind” did not make the move to Broadway after its off-Broadway success; none of her later work made it to Broadway either. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t important — or that, in our day, as this eye-opening production demonstrates, we can’t make it important again.</p>


So far this season, five plays by Black authors have opened on Broadway, each with something urgent to say. Whether despairing (“Pass Over”) or lighthearted (“Chicken &amp; Biscuits”), broadly representative (“Thoughts of a Colored Man”) or laser-beam specific (“Lackawanna Blues”), they are talking to us now, like a newspaper come to life.

So far this season, five plays by Black authors have opened on Broadway, each with something urgent to say. Whether despairing (“Pass Over”) or lighthearted (“Chicken &amp; Biscuits”), broadly representative (“Thoughts of a Colored Man”) or laser-beam specific (“Lackawanna Blues”), they are talking to us now, like a newspaper come to life. Like newspapers, too, they are remade every day; when I caught up with “Thoughts of a Colored Man” recently, it had been updated with a hot take on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Yet for sheer crackling timeliness, the play most of the moment is in fact the oldest: Alice Childress’ “Trouble in Mind,” which opened Thursday at the American Airlines Theater. Originally produced in 1955 in Greenwich Village, but derailed on its path to becoming the first play by a Black woman to reach Broadway — a distinction that went to Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” four years later — it is only now getting the mainstream attention it deserves, in a Roundabout Theater Company production that does justice to its complexity. And justice, both broadly and narrowly, is the point. What begins as a backstage satire of white cluelessness and Black ingratiation gradually broadens and darkens into something far more mysterious: a peculiarly American tale of lost opportunity. Because Childress uses the play’s structure to express her theme, the ingratiation naturally comes first, and Charles Randolph-Wright’s lively staging leads with warmth and humor. As a mostly Black cast assembles on a perfectly period set (by Arnulfo Maldonado) to begin rehearsing an “anti-lynching” melodrama called “Chaos in Belleville,” their high-spirited chatter is often about fabricated résumés, mutual acquaintances and glorious triumphs past. Yet for Wiletta Mayer (LaChanze) — and for us as we listen — that past is already beginning to crack open. Though she rhapsodizes to the stage doorman (Simon Jones) about a song she once performed in a show called “Brownskin Melody,” she and her colleague Millie Davis (Jessica Frances Dukes) have more often been reduced to “flower” or “jewel” roles: stereotyped Black women with names like Gardenia, Magnolia, Crystal and Opal. In her most recent job, Millie says, “All I did was shout ‘Lord, have mercy!’ for almost two hours every night.” “Chaos in Belleville,” by a white playwright, is no better, despite its supposedly sympathetic theme. In it, Wiletta is set to play Ruby, and Millie to play Petunia: women working for a white family in the Jim Crow South. When Ruby’s son, Job, gets in trouble after daring to vote, the women are left, as usual, to wail and sing. Wiletta has no question that the play “stinks.” But then so does any mainstream play she can reasonably hope to book. An idealistic young actor like John Nevins (Brandon Micheal Hall) — who has been cast, in his first Broadway outing, as Job — may feel pride on becoming a part of the theater, but Wiletta knows better. “Colored folks ain’t in no theater,” she says. They are merely in a business. As such, she and Millie — soon joined by Sheldon Forrester (Chuck Cooper), an old hand playing Ruby’s husband — are experts at not rocking the boat. They dress beautifully (in costumes by Emilio Sosa) and feign enthusiasm. In a hilarious yet devastating scene, Wiletta advises John that, in order to feel comfortable, white producers and directors need Black actors to be walking contradictions. They should be “natural” talents yet experienced, not too needy and yet not too cocky, have no opinions except good ones and laugh at every joke. If this seems extreme, read about the experiences of Black theater artists today. The question they have been asking, in manifestoes and Twitter threads, is whether the systemic imbalance of power backstage is in any meaningful sense different from racism. Some 66 years ago, that was precisely Childress’ question as well, and once the white characters appear it starts to get answered. We see that even the most powerless of them — a put-upon stage manager (Alex Mickiewicz), a Yale-trained ingénue (Danielle Campbell) and a neurotic journeyman (Don Stephenson) — have more agency in their profession than any of the Black characters do. The journeyman, though not very good, never lacks for work. (Stephenson, though, is expert.) The ingénue complains that if “Chaos in Belleville” fails she’ll have to move back to her parents’ house in Connecticut, blithely unaware that Sheldon is probably one week’s salary short of homelessness. But it is of course the director, Al Manners (Michael Zegen), who sits at the top of the pecking order, pecking away at everyone’s nerves. An egoist whose veneer of open-mindedness is easily stripped away, he regularly explodes in nasty snits that today would be understood (and yet perhaps tolerated) as big-man harassment. Though he calls Wiletta “darling” and “my sweetheart,” his growing intransigence in response to her growing dissatisfaction is the primary source of conflict within the play. Their fight is a fascinating knot of racial politics and dramatic theory. In Zegen’s apt take, Manners has the reptilian insouciance of a would-be Elia Kazan, bringing to the stage the new techniques of Method acting he has learned as a hack in Hollywood. Yet Manners’ demands are completely incoherent, and as Wiletta fails to satisfy him despite “justifying” and “relating to” the nonsensical dialogue she’s given, she realizes that “Chaos in Belleville” is in fact racist — and, in defending it, so is he. LaChanze gets that arc just right in a wonderfully rangy and compelling performance. At first confident that she can continue to game an unfair system, her Wiletta becomes almost existentially confused as insight floods in; when finally she regains her clarity and resolves not to participate in her own degradation, it has the weight of both victory and defeat in one choice. By then, we understand that “Trouble in Mind,” its title taken from a classic blues song about suicide, is, for all its backstage comedy, a tragedy of waste — not, like lynching, the waste of what happens so much as the waste of what doesn’t. All the Black characters, but none of the white ones, know that tragedy intimately. At one point, Sheldon, who spends most of “Chaos in Belleville” saying “Yes, sir” and “Thank you, sir” and whittling pointlessly at a stick, casually remarks that unlike that play’s author and director he has actually witnessed a lynching. Cooper then gives us a brilliant, horrific aria, filled with Method detail, that makes you see as if you were behind his eyes, and at the same time makes you understand how much of America’s talent has been squandered. That includes Childress, a figure who looks in hindsight a lot like Wiletta. It was because she refused to license a softened ending that “Trouble in Mind” did not make the move to Broadway after its off-Broadway success; none of her later work made it to Broadway either. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t important — or that, in our day, as this eye-opening production demonstrates, we can’t make it important again.

Review: ‘Trouble in Mind,’ 66 years late and still on time

<p>It is a sad day in the world of music as global stars and celebrity couple, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, have decided to part ways after over two years of dating.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
On Wednesday, both the singers took to their respective Instagram Stories to share the sad news of their break-up.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-new-poster-for-the-matrix-resurrections-teases-whats-in-store-for-fans-430142" hreflang="en">New poster for 'The Matrix Resurrections' teases what's in store for fans</a></p>

<p><br />
"We’ve decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever. We started our relationship as best friends and will continue to be best friends. We appreciate your support from the beginning and moving forward," they both wrote.</p>

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Cabello and Mendes crossed paths for the first time back in 2014 while she was still a member of the band Fifth Harmony. At the time, the former couple was opening for Austin Mahone. Mendes has said in interviews that he was in love with Cabello since the first time they met and revealed that all his songs were about her.</p>

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<p><br />
"My song comes on the radio or something and I’m like, ‘Everything’s about you. They’re all … They have always been about you,'... She goes, ‘What do you mean?’ I’m like, they’re all about you. Like every song I’ve ever wrote," Mendes revealed in his documentary 'In Wonder'.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
After a friendship filled with romantic tension, the duo released their monster hit 'Señorita' that led to rumours of them dating in June of 2019. In September, Mendes confirmed that they were a couple.</p>

<p><br />
On James Corden's show, Cabello recalled when Corden insisted five years before “there’s no way you two aren’t a couple.”</p>

<p><br />
Cabello said, "He was like ‘I like her, she’s the one that doesn’t like me’ or something like that."</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/adele-returns-with-new-ferocity-on-30-album-430117" hreflang="en">Adele returns with new ferocity on '30' album</a></p>

<p><br />
"I was completely in love with him. And he was the one I thought wasn’t in love with me back," she added.&nbsp;<br />
Mendes and Cabello are pet parents to dog Tarzan. They have not revealed who gets to keep the dog now that they are headed in different directions in life.&nbsp;</p>


It is a sad day in the world of music as global stars and celebrity couple, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, have decided to part ways after over two years of dating.

It is a sad day in the world of music as global stars and celebrity couple, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, have decided to part ways after over two years of dating. On Wednesday, both the singers took to their respective Instagram Stories to share the sad news of their break-up. Also read: New poster for 'The Matrix Resurrections' teases what's in store for fans "We’ve decided to end our romantic relationship but our love for one another as humans is stronger than ever. We started our relationship as best friends and will continue to be best friends. We appreciate your support from the beginning and moving forward," they both wrote. Cabello and Mendes crossed paths for the first time back in 2014 while she was still a member of the band Fifth Harmony. At the time, the former couple was opening for Austin Mahone. Mendes has said in interviews that he was in love with Cabello since the first time they met and revealed that all his songs were about her. Also read: Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed in cookie shop "My song comes on the radio or something and I’m like, ‘Everything’s about you. They’re all … They have always been about you,'... She goes, ‘What do you mean?’ I’m like, they’re all about you. Like every song I’ve ever wrote," Mendes revealed in his documentary 'In Wonder'. After a friendship filled with romantic tension, the duo released their monster hit 'Señorita' that led to rumours of them dating in June of 2019. In September, Mendes confirmed that they were a couple. On James Corden's show, Cabello recalled when Corden insisted five years before “there’s no way you two aren’t a couple.” Cabello said, "He was like ‘I like her, she’s the one that doesn’t like me’ or something like that." Also read: Adele returns with new ferocity on '30' album "I was completely in love with him. And he was the one I thought wasn’t in love with me back," she added. Mendes and Cabello are pet parents to dog Tarzan. They have not revealed who gets to keep the dog now that they are headed in different directions in life.

Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello break up, will continue to be 'best friends'

<p>Slowly but surely, Gigi Hadid is moving on with her life.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
On Tuesday, the supermodel debuted her new hairdo--bangs--by posting a photo on Instagram.<br />
Hadid was sporting red hair and eye-length, pointy bangs.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/zayn-malik-and-gigi-hadid-call-it-quits-as-the-singer-is-accused-of-hitting-the-models-mother-424905" hreflang="en">Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid call it quits as the singer is accused of hitting the model's mother</a></p>

<p><br />
Reportedly, Hadid's posts were from an advertisement shoot for high-street fashion brand H&amp;M in which she can be wearing a white vest and matching trousers.</p>

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<p>“You look STUNNING. The fringe is🔥,” commented Tan France, while Jonathan Van Ness said, “I’m obsessed w this fringe and these looks.”</p>

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It is yet to be seen whether Hadid’s new look is permanent or just clip-ons for the ad. Recently, she was spotted with her usual middle-parted hair.</p>

<p><br />
The supermodel broke up with her musician partner Zayn Malik, with whom she shares 1-year-old daughter Khai.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/zayn-malik-denies-hitting-gigi-hadids-mother-yolanda-model-issues-statement-425006" hreflang="en">Zayn Malik denies hitting Gigi Hadid's mother Yolanda, model issues statement</a></p>

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The duo, who allegedly always had a tumultuous relationship, with them breaking up every once in a while, came to an explosive end after allegations from Hadid’s mother, Yolanda Hadid, that the 'Pillowtalk' singer had “struck” her during an argument in September surfaced.&nbsp;</p>

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Malik pleaded no contest to four counts of harassment for allegedly calling Yolanda a “f—king Dutch slut,” among making other derogatory remarks and pushing her into a dresser.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-zayn-malik-charged-with-harassment-against-yolanda--gigi-hadid-425229" hreflang="en">Zayn Malik charged with harassment against Yolanda &amp; Gigi Hadid</a></p>

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Zayn Malik has vehemently denied Yolanda Hadid's claims. Gigi, however, is yet to publicly comment on the allegations and the subsequent break-up. The only statement she's made via her spokesperson is that she is “solely focused on the best for Khai.”</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/zayn-malik-will-fight-to-avoid-custody-battle-over-khai-with-gigi-hadid-425463" hreflang="en">Zayn Malik ‘will fight to avoid custody battle’ over Khai with Gigi Hadid</a></p>


Slowly but surely, Gigi Hadid is moving on with her life. On Tuesday, the supermodel debuted her new hairdo--bangs--by posting a photo on Instagram. Hadid was sporting red hair and eye-length, pointy bangs.

Slowly but surely, Gigi Hadid is moving on with her life. On Tuesday, the supermodel debuted her new hairdo--bangs--by posting a photo on Instagram. Hadid was sporting red hair and eye-length, pointy bangs. Also read: Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid call it quits as the singer is accused of hitting the model's mother Reportedly, Hadid's posts were from an advertisement shoot for high-street fashion brand H&M in which she can be wearing a white vest and matching trousers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) × “You look STUNNING. The fringe is🔥,” commented Tan France, while Jonathan Van Ness said, “I’m obsessed w this fringe and these looks.” It is yet to be seen whether Hadid’s new look is permanent or just clip-ons for the ad. Recently, she was spotted with her usual middle-parted hair. The supermodel broke up with her musician partner Zayn Malik, with whom she shares 1-year-old daughter Khai. Also read: Zayn Malik denies hitting Gigi Hadid's mother Yolanda, model issues statement The duo, who allegedly always had a tumultuous relationship, with them breaking up every once in a while, came to an explosive end after allegations from Hadid’s mother, Yolanda Hadid, that the 'Pillowtalk' singer had “struck” her during an argument in September surfaced. Malik pleaded no contest to four counts of harassment for allegedly calling Yolanda a “f—king Dutch slut,” among making other derogatory remarks and pushing her into a dresser. Also read: Zayn Malik charged with harassment against Yolanda & Gigi Hadid Zayn Malik has vehemently denied Yolanda Hadid's claims. Gigi, however, is yet to publicly comment on the allegations and the subsequent break-up. The only statement she's made via her spokesperson is that she is “solely focused on the best for Khai.” Also read: Zayn Malik ‘will fight to avoid custody battle’ over Khai with Gigi Hadid

Amid nasty break-up with Zayn Malik, Gigi Hadid debuts new hairdo

<p>More trouble for Travis Scott and Astroworld organisers.</p>

<p><br />
According to latest reports on Astroworld crowd-surge tragedy, more than 125 people, who were caught up in the stampede, have sued the festival's headliner Travis Scott and event organisers for $750m (£556m).</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-astroworld-magazine-desperate-to-stop-the-print-version-of-travis-scott-kylie-jenner-cover-429978" hreflang="en">Astroworld: Magazine 'desperate' to stop the print version of Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner cover</a></p>

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The family of Axel Acosta, one of the 10 victims to have lost their lives, are among those slamming a legal case in the US.</p>

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The lawsuit claims Scott and guest star Drake kept performing despite accounts of "lifeless bodies being passed through the crowd in full view of the stage."</p>

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Scott, on the other hand, maintains he was not aware of the tragedy until after he came off stage.<br />
In his official statement, the rapper said he was "distraught" by the events of 5 November, and promised to "provide aid" to every affected family.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-astroworld-tragedy-travis-scotts-collaboration-with-popular-shoe-brand-put-on-hold-429937" hreflang="en">Astroworld tragedy: Travis Scott's collaboration with popular shoe brand put on hold</a></p>

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Drake, too, said his "heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone else who is suffering."</p>

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Court Papers filed in the US also named festival promoters Live Nation; tech mogul Apple, which streamed the concert, Scott's record labels Epic and Cactus Jack, the operators of Houston's NRG Park venue and firms that provided security and medical services at the venue in Houston, Texas.&nbsp;</p>

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The case also states that Acosta was "crushed by the incited, unruly and out-of-control crowd" and lay dead on the ground for 40 minutes while the concert was still on.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-astroworld-tragedy-did-the-simpsons-know-all-along-about-travis-scotts-concert-mishap-428968" hreflang="en">Astroworld tragedy: Did 'The Simpsons' know all along about Travis Scott's concert mishap?</a></p>

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"Certainly, neither Travis Scott nor his handlers, entourage, managers, agents, hangers on, promoters, organizers or sponsors cared enough about Axel to make even a minimal effort to keep him and the others at the concert safe," it said.</p>

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After the tragedy, Scott said on Instagram that he "could just never imagine the severity of the situation" while he was performing.</p>

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Live Nation said in its statement, "We continue to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation, so that both the fans who attended and their families can get the answers they want and deserve, and we will address all legal matters at the appropriate time."</p>

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Other defendants in the legal cases are yet to respond to media requests.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-astroworld-disaster-rekindles-fears-about-music-festival-safety-428942" hreflang="en">Astroworld disaster rekindles fears about music festival safety</a></p>

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Reportedly, dozens of cases have already been filed by survivors and families of those who died during the stampede.&nbsp;</p>

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Lawyer Tony Buzbee has reportedly said that he intends to file another case soon with 100 more plaintiffs.</p>


More trouble for Travis Scott and Astroworld organisers. According to latest reports on Astroworld crowd-surge tragedy, more than 125 people, who were caught up in the stampede, have sued the festival's headliner Travis Scott and event organisers for $750m (£556m).

More trouble for Travis Scott and Astroworld organisers. According to latest reports on Astroworld crowd-surge tragedy, more than 125 people, who were caught up in the stampede, have sued the festival's headliner Travis Scott and event organisers for $750m (£556m). Also read: Astroworld: Magazine 'desperate' to stop the print version of Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner cover The family of Axel Acosta, one of the 10 victims to have lost their lives, are among those slamming a legal case in the US. The lawsuit claims Scott and guest star Drake kept performing despite accounts of "lifeless bodies being passed through the crowd in full view of the stage." Scott, on the other hand, maintains he was not aware of the tragedy until after he came off stage. In his official statement, the rapper said he was "distraught" by the events of 5 November, and promised to "provide aid" to every affected family. Also read: Astroworld tragedy: Travis Scott's collaboration with popular shoe brand put on hold Drake, too, said his "heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone else who is suffering." Court Papers filed in the US also named festival promoters Live Nation; tech mogul Apple, which streamed the concert, Scott's record labels Epic and Cactus Jack, the operators of Houston's NRG Park venue and firms that provided security and medical services at the venue in Houston, Texas. The case also states that Acosta was "crushed by the incited, unruly and out-of-control crowd" and lay dead on the ground for 40 minutes while the concert was still on. Also read: Astroworld tragedy: Did 'The Simpsons' know all along about Travis Scott's concert mishap? "Certainly, neither Travis Scott nor his handlers, entourage, managers, agents, hangers on, promoters, organizers or sponsors cared enough about Axel to make even a minimal effort to keep him and the others at the concert safe," it said. After the tragedy, Scott said on Instagram that he "could just never imagine the severity of the situation" while he was performing. Live Nation said in its statement, "We continue to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation, so that both the fans who attended and their families can get the answers they want and deserve, and we will address all legal matters at the appropriate time." Other defendants in the legal cases are yet to respond to media requests. Also read: Astroworld disaster rekindles fears about music festival safety Reportedly, dozens of cases have already been filed by survivors and families of those who died during the stampede. Lawyer Tony Buzbee has reportedly said that he intends to file another case soon with 100 more plaintiffs.

Astroworld tragedy: Travis Scott, organisers sued for $750m

<p>Of all people she could have said it to, Adele wants showbiz's popular bachelor John Mayer to get married.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
The 'Easy On Me' singer, whose debut song from the upcoming album '30' is ruling music charts the world over, said in an interview that the 'Your Body Is A Wonderland' singer should consider getting married at some point in his life. The interviewer was Mayer himself.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/20-years-of-harry-potter-a-look-at-the-cast-members-where-they-are-now-430237" hreflang="en">20 years of Harry Potter! A look at the cast members &amp; where they are now</a></p>

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“Oh yes,” she exclaimed, when he asked her if he should go for it. “You should get married. Yes, I think it is a really incredible thing, marriage," she said.&nbsp;</p>

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“Yes, I think you should. I can’t really say why, but I’m definitely open to marriage again. I definitely am, and the feeling I had in being married was the safest feeling I’ve ever had in my life... and sadly it didn’t work out, but I miss being married," she continued.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-dune%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98no-time-to-die%E2%80%99-get-theatrical-extensions-in-china-read-details-430261" hreflang="en">Dune,’ ‘No Time to Die’ get theatrical extensions in China; read details</a></p>

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Mayer, too, said he’d get married “one of these days.”</p>

<p><br />
In January, Adele and former husband Simon Konecki had reached a settlement in their divorce.<br />
The former couple share 9-year-old son Angelo together and were rumoured to be married for years. Adele confirmed they were married during the 2017 Grammys.</p>

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Of all people she could have said it to, Adele wants showbiz's popular bachelor John Mayer to get married. The 'Easy On Me' singer, whose debut song from the upcoming album '30' is ruling music charts the world over, said in an interview that the 'Your Body Is A Wonderland' singer should consider getting married at some point in his life.

Of all people she could have said it to, Adele wants showbiz's popular bachelor John Mayer to get married. The 'Easy On Me' singer, whose debut song from the upcoming album '30' is ruling music charts the world over, said in an interview that the 'Your Body Is A Wonderland' singer should consider getting married at some point in his life. The interviewer was Mayer himself. Also read: 20 years of Harry Potter! A look at the cast members & where they are now “Oh yes,” she exclaimed, when he asked her if he should go for it. “You should get married. Yes, I think it is a really incredible thing, marriage," she said. “Yes, I think you should. I can’t really say why, but I’m definitely open to marriage again. I definitely am, and the feeling I had in being married was the safest feeling I’ve ever had in my life... and sadly it didn’t work out, but I miss being married," she continued. Also read: Dune,’ ‘No Time to Die’ get theatrical extensions in China; read details Mayer, too, said he’d get married “one of these days.” In January, Adele and former husband Simon Konecki had reached a settlement in their divorce. The former couple share 9-year-old son Angelo together and were rumoured to be married for years. Adele confirmed they were married during the 2017 Grammys. Also read: Pete Davidson rings in 28th birthday with rumoured girlfriend Kim Kardashian

Adele asks John Mayer to get married: I think it is an incredible thing

<p>'American Underdog', which is slated to come out on Christmas on Lionsgate, is a movie that is sure to make us all cry.</p>

<p><br />
The film is the true story of underdog Kurt Warner, who, despite many attempts to make it to the plush NFL, was unable to secure a spot. However, after meeting his future wife, Warner starts to concentrate more on building a future around his family and move away from the allure of a football stadium. To support his family, Warner gets a job at a nearby supermarket. Later, he is asked to take part in arena football, which he agrees to show respect towards his favorite game. While playing for the arena, he leads his team to one win after the other.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-adele-asks-john-meyer-to-get-married-i-think-it-is-an-incredible-thing-430269" hreflang="en">Adele asks John Meyer to get married: I think it is an incredible thing</a></p>

<p><br />
Warner is then approached by a recruiter for the St. Louis Rams, who wants him to join the team. Although old for the position, among other problems, Warner makes it to the team that launches his 12-year long, super-successful career for as a quarterback.</p>

<p><br />
'American Underdog' boasts of a stellar cast, including Zachary Levi, Academy award winner Anna Paquin and Dennis Quaid. As per reports, Levi was trained by Andrew and Jon Erwin.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-dune%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98no-time-to-die%E2%80%99-get-theatrical-extensions-in-china-read-details-430261" hreflang="en">Dune,’ ‘No Time to Die’ get theatrical extensions in China; read details</a></p>

<p>The story of Warner is truly extraordinary as the legendary quarterback not only plays for the Rams but also the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. He also won one Super Bowl, and played in two others, collected MVP awards and his contribution is recorded in both the Arena League Hall of Fame and the NFL Hall of Fame.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-lady-gaga-on-boyfriend-michael-polansky-he-is-my-whole-life-430226" hreflang="en">Lady Gaga on boyfriend Michael Polansky: He is my whole life</a></p>

<p>Check out the new trailer here:</p>

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'American Underdog', which is slated to come out on Christmas on Lionsgate, is a movie that is sure to make us all cry. The film is the true story of underdog Kurt Warner, who, despite many attempts to make it to the plush NFL, was unable to secure a spot.

'American Underdog', which is slated to come out on Christmas on Lionsgate, is a movie that is sure to make us all cry. The film is the true story of underdog Kurt Warner, who, despite many attempts to make it to the plush NFL, was unable to secure a spot. However, after meeting his future wife, Warner starts to concentrate more on building a future around his family and move away from the allure of a football stadium. To support his family, Warner gets a job at a nearby supermarket. Later, he is asked to take part in arena football, which he agrees to show respect towards his favorite game. While playing for the arena, he leads his team to one win after the other. Also read: Adele asks John Meyer to get married: I think it is an incredible thing Warner is then approached by a recruiter for the St. Louis Rams, who wants him to join the team. Although old for the position, among other problems, Warner makes it to the team that launches his 12-year long, super-successful career for as a quarterback. 'American Underdog' boasts of a stellar cast, including Zachary Levi, Academy award winner Anna Paquin and Dennis Quaid. As per reports, Levi was trained by Andrew and Jon Erwin. Also read: Dune,’ ‘No Time to Die’ get theatrical extensions in China; read details The story of Warner is truly extraordinary as the legendary quarterback not only plays for the Rams but also the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals. He also won one Super Bowl, and played in two others, collected MVP awards and his contribution is recorded in both the Arena League Hall of Fame and the NFL Hall of Fame. Also read: Lady Gaga on boyfriend Michael Polansky: He is my whole life Check out the new trailer here:

'American Underdog' trailer: Zachary Levi walks us through an inspiring journey

<p>Lady Gaga seems to be head over heels in love with boyfriend Michael Polansky.</p>

<p><br />
In a recent interview, the 'House of Gucci' star revealed that her personal life comprises her man and three French bulldogs.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
“My dogs and the man that I love are my whole life,” the singer-actor was quoted as saying by a leading news website.&nbsp;</p>

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Two of Lady Gaga’s pets--Koji and Gustav--were taken from her after her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot in February of this year. However, they were safely returned to her later. Gaga's third dog, Asia, was not taken by the armed men. They were identified and arrested by police. The culprits revealed they did not know the pets belonged to Gaga and targetted them only for their high market value.&nbsp;</p>

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“Everybody’s OK. Everybody’s healing. I pray for Ryan all the time. I’m so grateful that we did not lose him. And every day I thank God for the safe return of my dogs," she said, sharing updates on Ryan and her dogs.&nbsp;</p>

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Gaga was shooting for 'House of Gucci' when the attack happened and she later learned that her dogs were chosen at random.&nbsp;</p>

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“It’s what reminds me that I’m just like everybody else in some ways. We’re all susceptible to these things," she said.&nbsp;</p>

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The news of Lady Gaga dating Polansky--who is in charge of Facebook co-founder Sean Parker’s various charities and businesses--were, in fact, dating. Although they have confirmed their love, the couple likes to lay low with Gaga rarely talking about him other than the occasional Instagram post.</p>

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<p>“When your bf sends you all the flowers in Rome for your birthday,” she captioned a photo in March with roses. “I love you honey 💕 I can’t wait to be home with you and our dogs, that’s all I need.”</p>

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Interestingly, after 'A Star Is Born' released, rumours of Gaga’s romancing her co-star and director, Bradley Cooper, were put to rest. Turns out, their intense Oscars performance of 'Shallow' was scripted.&nbsp;</p>

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“Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level. They kind of fall in love in that scene in the film. It’s that explosive moment that happens to happen to them on a stage in front of thousands of people. … It would have been so weird if we were both on stools facing the audience," Cooper had previously said of their on-stage chemistry.&nbsp;</p>


Lady Gaga seems to be head over heels in love with boyfriend Michael Polansky. In a recent interview, the 'House of Gucci' star revealed that her personal life comprises her man and three French bulldogs.

Lady Gaga seems to be head over heels in love with boyfriend Michael Polansky. In a recent interview, the 'House of Gucci' star revealed that her personal life comprises her man and three French bulldogs. “My dogs and the man that I love are my whole life,” the singer-actor was quoted as saying by a leading news website. Also read: Pete Davidson rings in 28th birthday with rumoured girlfriend Kim Kardashian Two of Lady Gaga’s pets--Koji and Gustav--were taken from her after her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot in February of this year. However, they were safely returned to her later. Gaga's third dog, Asia, was not taken by the armed men. They were identified and arrested by police. The culprits revealed they did not know the pets belonged to Gaga and targetted them only for their high market value. “Everybody’s OK. Everybody’s healing. I pray for Ryan all the time. I’m so grateful that we did not lose him. And every day I thank God for the safe return of my dogs," she said, sharing updates on Ryan and her dogs. Gaga was shooting for 'House of Gucci' when the attack happened and she later learned that her dogs were chosen at random. Also read: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to skip Christmas celebrations with Queen Elizabeth “It’s what reminds me that I’m just like everybody else in some ways. We’re all susceptible to these things," she said. The news of Lady Gaga dating Polansky--who is in charge of Facebook co-founder Sean Parker’s various charities and businesses--were, in fact, dating. Although they have confirmed their love, the couple likes to lay low with Gaga rarely talking about him other than the occasional Instagram post. “When your bf sends you all the flowers in Rome for your birthday,” she captioned a photo in March with roses. “I love you honey 💕 I can’t wait to be home with you and our dogs, that’s all I need.” Interestingly, after 'A Star Is Born' released, rumours of Gaga’s romancing her co-star and director, Bradley Cooper, were put to rest. Turns out, their intense Oscars performance of 'Shallow' was scripted. Also read: Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed in cookie shop “Just from a personal standpoint, it reduces the anxiety level. They kind of fall in love in that scene in the film. It’s that explosive moment that happens to happen to them on a stage in front of thousands of people. … It would have been so weird if we were both on stools facing the audience," Cooper had previously said of their on-stage chemistry.

Lady Gaga on boyfriend Michael Polansky: He is my whole life

<p>Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Pete Davidson rang in his 28th birthday with rumored new girlfriend Kim Kardashian, according to media reports and pictures shared by Flavor Flav.</p>

<p><br />
On Wednesday, the 'Flavor of Love' star shared two pictures of himself with the rumoured couple just a day after Davidson's birthday on November 16.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-prince-harry-meghan-markle-to-skip-christmas-celebrations-with-queen-elizabeth-430194" hreflang="en">Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to skip Christmas celebrations with Queen Elizabeth</a></p>

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The gang was also joined by Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, who showed up to the private party wearing brown and black SKIMS loungewear.</p>

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Kardashian looked hot as she was seen wearing only the bottom half, with Davidson wearing its matching top.</p>

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“FLAVOR FLAV::: celebrating my adopted son Pete Davidson’s birthday wit the legendz @kimkardashian and @krisjenner 🥳🎂,” the rapper captioned his photos.</p>

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“Pete,,, I never took a clock off my neck to give to someone and you will be the last person I do this for,,, it lookz real good on you,,,, happy birthday,,,,”</p>

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<p>Kim Kardashian was first spotted holding hands with Pete Davidson at Knott’s Scary Farm in Southern California. Interestingly, this eye-rolling event happened just days after her 'SNL' debut. The pair had also locked lips during a sketch.</p>

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Reportedly, Kardashian then flew off to Davidson’s home in NYC, where the pair went on solo as well as group dates in Staten Island and Manhattan.</p>

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"This is not a stunt. Kim doesn’t need to do that, that’s not her style. There’s plenty of other things she could do to get attention. It’s super early, but there’s interest from both sides. The hard thing is putting a label on whatever this is," a source close to the reality star said of the duo's blossoming connection.&nbsp;</p>

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Pete Davidson rang in his 28th birthday with rumored new girlfriend Kim Kardashian, according to media reports and pictures shared by Flavor Flav.

Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Pete Davidson rang in his 28th birthday with rumored new girlfriend Kim Kardashian, according to media reports and pictures shared by Flavor Flav. On Wednesday, the 'Flavor of Love' star shared two pictures of himself with the rumoured couple just a day after Davidson's birthday on November 16. Also read: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to skip Christmas celebrations with Queen Elizabeth The gang was also joined by Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, who showed up to the private party wearing brown and black SKIMS loungewear. Kardashian looked hot as she was seen wearing only the bottom half, with Davidson wearing its matching top. “FLAVOR FLAV::: celebrating my adopted son Pete Davidson’s birthday wit the legendz @kimkardashian and @krisjenner 🥳🎂,” the rapper captioned his photos. “Pete,,, I never took a clock off my neck to give to someone and you will be the last person I do this for,,, it lookz real good on you,,,, happy birthday,,,,” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Flavor Flav ⏰ (@flavorflavofficial) × Kim Kardashian was first spotted holding hands with Pete Davidson at Knott’s Scary Farm in Southern California. Interestingly, this eye-rolling event happened just days after her 'SNL' debut. The pair had also locked lips during a sketch. Also read: Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' to get postponed yet again? Reportedly, Kardashian then flew off to Davidson’s home in NYC, where the pair went on solo as well as group dates in Staten Island and Manhattan. "This is not a stunt. Kim doesn’t need to do that, that’s not her style. There’s plenty of other things she could do to get attention. It’s super early, but there’s interest from both sides. The hard thing is putting a label on whatever this is," a source close to the reality star said of the duo's blossoming connection. Also read: HIMYM spinoff 'How I Met Your Father' finally has a premiere date

Pete Davidson rings in 28th birthday with rumoured girlfriend Kim Kardashian

<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Christmas plans doesn't involve being in the UK for the holidays, reports claim.</p>

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The couple will not be with Queen Elizabeth II’s despite this being her first Christmas without husband, Prince Phillip, who passed away in April. The 95-year-old is also grappling with health problems lately.&nbsp;</p>

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly been sent an invitation to join the royal family for the holidays at their Sandringham residence but they will not be attending, multiple royal sources told media outlets.&nbsp;</p>

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"There’s a lot that goes into the logistics and the planning of the family Christmas, so of course, staff know that Harry and Meghan are not coming. If they were, they would have communicated it to their family by now. But this is Her Majesty’s first Christmas without her husband, so one would have hoped they would want to be with her," one royal source told a news website.</p>

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not going despite the invitation is believed to avoid the headlines that would soon follow.&nbsp;</p>

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“I think everyone understands there will be a frenzy when they both come back to the UK, but they need to rip the [Band-Aid] off and get on with it.” the source added.</p>

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Traditionally, the Queen is joined by family at Sandringham, her country estate, who accompany her to a church service. The holidays is usually spent with Prince Charles, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Prince William and wife Kate Middleton.&nbsp;</p>

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Harry and Markle are also are not expected to attend the Queen’s annual Christmas lunch for her extended family to be held at Buckingham Palace. This year, however, sources say the same will be hosted at Windsor Castle, where the Queen spends most of her time these days as she's recovering from a bad back at the moment.&nbsp;</p>

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“If that is the first time they are back in the country since Megxit, and they suck all the oxygen from the Queen, that will be just terrible,” the source said.</p>

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The spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were unavailable for comment, reports an outlet.&nbsp;</p>


Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Christmas plans doesn't involve being in the UK for the holidays, reports claim. The couple will not be with Queen Elizabeth II’s despite this being her first Christmas without husband, Prince Phillip, who passed away in April.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Christmas plans doesn't involve being in the UK for the holidays, reports claim. The couple will not be with Queen Elizabeth II’s despite this being her first Christmas without husband, Prince Phillip, who passed away in April. The 95-year-old is also grappling with health problems lately. Also read: New poster for 'The Matrix Resurrections' teases what's in store for fans The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly been sent an invitation to join the royal family for the holidays at their Sandringham residence but they will not be attending, multiple royal sources told media outlets. "There’s a lot that goes into the logistics and the planning of the family Christmas, so of course, staff know that Harry and Meghan are not coming. If they were, they would have communicated it to their family by now. But this is Her Majesty’s first Christmas without her husband, so one would have hoped they would want to be with her," one royal source told a news website. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not going despite the invitation is believed to avoid the headlines that would soon follow. Also read: Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello break up, will continue to be 'best friends' “I think everyone understands there will be a frenzy when they both come back to the UK, but they need to rip the [Band-Aid] off and get on with it.” the source added. Traditionally, the Queen is joined by family at Sandringham, her country estate, who accompany her to a church service. The holidays is usually spent with Prince Charles, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Prince William and wife Kate Middleton. Harry and Markle are also are not expected to attend the Queen’s annual Christmas lunch for her extended family to be held at Buckingham Palace. This year, however, sources say the same will be hosted at Windsor Castle, where the Queen spends most of her time these days as she's recovering from a bad back at the moment. Also read: Preity Zinta and husband Gene Goodenough are now parents to twins “If that is the first time they are back in the country since Megxit, and they suck all the oxygen from the Queen, that will be just terrible,” the source said. The spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were unavailable for comment, reports an outlet.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to skip Christmas celebrations with Queen Elizabeth

<p>Sung by a pack of slithering paparazzi amid an explosion of flashbulbs, so begins “Diana, the Musical,” which seems to exist to answer the question. Digging deep into the celebrity-bio-musical barrel, there to squabble for preeminence with pop divas and Jersey boys, it may well win the prize as the tawdriest and least excusable wholesaling of a supposedly true story ever to belt its way to Broadway.</p>

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I doubt that was the intention behind the show, which opened on Wednesday at the Longacre Theater after somehow surviving two disasters: the pandemic, which knocked it down in March 2020; and a filmed version for Netflix (“the year’s most hysterically awful hate-watch,” wrote The Guardian) that did much the same thing earlier this fall. Still, it’s worth asking, as the poor woman’s corpse is forced to rise again, what its authors could possibly have been thinking.</p>

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The cynical answer, as always, is money. The Princess of Wales, in her short life and long death, has been dragooned into any number of commercial entertainments, including memoirs by her household staff, thinly sourced biographies, a multi-season story line on “The Crown” and, most recently, the movie “Spencer.” Whether middlebrow or low, these works reshape Diana to their own needs, borrowing her familiar, eventful yet unknowable story to sell mere gossip as relatable real-life tragedy.</p>

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But at least none of those involved any of the following, as “Diana” counterfactually does: the title character getting jiggy with Mstislav Rostropovich to an electrified version of Bach’s first cello suite; Barbara Cartland, the romance novelist, lasciviously pawing Diana’s lover James Hewitt as he arrives half-naked on a horse; a man with AIDS consenting to have his photo taken with the princess by singing, “I may be unwell, but I’m handsome as hell”; and a sort of boxing match between the rivals for Prince Charles’ affections set to the words: “It’s the thrilla in Manila but with Diana and Camilla!”</p>

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I wish propriety would allow me to tell you as well about the song in which Diana and her butler, Paul Burrell, choose the low-cut, off-the-shoulder “revenge” dress she wears in response to Charles’ 1994 interview blaming the failure of their marriage on her. Only for turning a common vulgarity into an uncommon one could the number be regarded as clever.</p>

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Yet these are merely the most extractable of the horrors that “Diana,” as directed by Christopher Ashley, has on display. The real problem is intrinsic, arising from the choice to tell the story in song at all. Musicals, like laws, are often compared to sausages: You don’t want to know what goes into them. In this case, you don’t want to know what comes out, either; if you care about Diana as a human being, or dignity as a concept, you will find this treatment of her life both aesthetically and morally mortifying.</p>

<p><br />
Granted, the authors did not make it easy on themselves. In choosing to cover the entire arc of her fame — from 1980 to ’96, with an epilogue about her death tacked on — they probably doomed themselves to the narrative scrawniness that makes the show so twitchy. (“Spencer” limits itself to three days in 1991.)</p>

<p>Roughly, and I do mean roughly, Joe DiPietro’s book touches on Diana’s rise from meek kindergarten helper to surprise candidate for what one song calls “the worst job in England,” to fairy-tale bride, to scorned wife, to doting mother, to England’s favorite royal, to unfaithful wretch, to carousing divorcée, to martyrdom and points beyond.</p>

<p><br />
Once you add songs into the mix — and Diana (Jeanna de Waal) sings in 17 of them — there’s no time for coherence, let alone subtlety. De Waal is left to embody each new incarnation of the character as quickly and superficially as she swaps William Ivey Long’s trick costumes, which could tell the story better on their own. They are, at any rate, wittier and sparklier than the score; with music by David Bryan of Bon Jovi, and lyrics by Bryan and DiPietro, the songs are cold and crass — and so, not surprisingly, their Diana is, too.</p>

<p><br />
This is not just a matter of de Waal’s bravura yet resolutely unthrilling performance, but also of the framing. In her introductory number, looking back on her life from some point presumably after the divorce but before her death, Diana suggests that it was tactically valuable to be “underestimated” — a word that doesn’t scan as a lyric no matter how mercilessly the songwriters flog it. It doesn’t scan as an idea either; rather, it sets up Diana as a kind of English Evita, a schemer who triumphed, which is bizarre on both counts.</p>

<p><br />
Indeed, there is something seriously wrong with a Diana story whose most believable and sympathetic character is Camilla Parker Bowles. But other than the degrading “thrilla” scene, Camilla is mercifully underwritten, allowing Erin Davie room to find something human in her that the real Camilla never could.<br />
The other two central players have no such room. Roe Hartrampf’s Charles is basically a Prince of Wails, complaining bitterly and at the top of his voice for the entire show; Judy Kaye’s already one-note battleship of a performance as Queen Elizabeth II is further undercut by her popping up occasionally as Cartland — Diana’s step-grandmother — for supposed comic relief.</p>

<p><br />
Choices like these suggest that the authors simply did not know what tone to take and so took every one they could think of. Wanting us to engage with the story seriously, they nevertheless ham it up with randy grannies and cheesy catfights. Seeking to cover 16 years in little more than two hours, they condense or flat-out fictionalize with a wink. In this context, it counts as a kind of discretion that the portrait of Burrell as a trusted confidant (and dress wrangler) neglects to mention that he was later prosecuted for stealing from the princess’s estate — a case hastily dropped after the queen interceded — and, for an encore, wrote a tacky bestselling memoir.</p>

<p><br />
Ashley’s staging follows suit, going for grandeur but, in its haste, reaching only the clamminess of farce. (The chilly sets are by David Zinn.) And in Kelly Devine’s bizarrely noncontextual choreography, the ensemble — whether representing palace flunkies, Knightsbridge snobs or worshipful Dianaphiles — performs the same frenzied gymnastics.</p>

<p><br />
Musicals are difficult and expensive. No one says they have to be serious, too. “The Cher Show” and “Jersey Boys,” among many others, would have been much better with less drummed-up significance. Nor will an insufficiency of craft and proportion necessarily sully a modest, invented tale like the one told in “Memphis,” the 2010 Tony Award winner from the “Diana” creative team.</p>

<p><br />
But if you decide to write a musical about a real woman, known worldwide, who died tragically while still a young mother, something more rigorous is demanded. “Diana,” though, is lazy and thus neither entertaining nor insightful. Although audiences talk back to it at will, it’s not even campy fun. It’s just exploitative, doing to the Princess of Wales pretty much what the tabloid press — let alone the monarchy — did to her in the first place.</p>


Sung by a pack of slithering paparazzi amid an explosion of flashbulbs, so begins “Diana, the Musical,” which seems to exist to answer the question. Digging deep into the celebrity-bio-musical barrel, there to squabble for preeminence with pop divas and Jersey boys, it may well win the prize as the tawdriest and least excusable wholesaling of a supposedly true story ever to belt its way to Broadway.

Sung by a pack of slithering paparazzi amid an explosion of flashbulbs, so begins “Diana, the Musical,” which seems to exist to answer the question. Digging deep into the celebrity-bio-musical barrel, there to squabble for preeminence with pop divas and Jersey boys, it may well win the prize as the tawdriest and least excusable wholesaling of a supposedly true story ever to belt its way to Broadway. I doubt that was the intention behind the show, which opened on Wednesday at the Longacre Theater after somehow surviving two disasters: the pandemic, which knocked it down in March 2020; and a filmed version for Netflix (“the year’s most hysterically awful hate-watch,” wrote The Guardian) that did much the same thing earlier this fall. Still, it’s worth asking, as the poor woman’s corpse is forced to rise again, what its authors could possibly have been thinking. The cynical answer, as always, is money. The Princess of Wales, in her short life and long death, has been dragooned into any number of commercial entertainments, including memoirs by her household staff, thinly sourced biographies, a multi-season story line on “The Crown” and, most recently, the movie “Spencer.” Whether middlebrow or low, these works reshape Diana to their own needs, borrowing her familiar, eventful yet unknowable story to sell mere gossip as relatable real-life tragedy. But at least none of those involved any of the following, as “Diana” counterfactually does: the title character getting jiggy with Mstislav Rostropovich to an electrified version of Bach’s first cello suite; Barbara Cartland, the romance novelist, lasciviously pawing Diana’s lover James Hewitt as he arrives half-naked on a horse; a man with AIDS consenting to have his photo taken with the princess by singing, “I may be unwell, but I’m handsome as hell”; and a sort of boxing match between the rivals for Prince Charles’ affections set to the words: “It’s the thrilla in Manila but with Diana and Camilla!” I wish propriety would allow me to tell you as well about the song in which Diana and her butler, Paul Burrell, choose the low-cut, off-the-shoulder “revenge” dress she wears in response to Charles’ 1994 interview blaming the failure of their marriage on her. Only for turning a common vulgarity into an uncommon one could the number be regarded as clever. Yet these are merely the most extractable of the horrors that “Diana,” as directed by Christopher Ashley, has on display. The real problem is intrinsic, arising from the choice to tell the story in song at all. Musicals, like laws, are often compared to sausages: You don’t want to know what goes into them. In this case, you don’t want to know what comes out, either; if you care about Diana as a human being, or dignity as a concept, you will find this treatment of her life both aesthetically and morally mortifying. Granted, the authors did not make it easy on themselves. In choosing to cover the entire arc of her fame — from 1980 to ’96, with an epilogue about her death tacked on — they probably doomed themselves to the narrative scrawniness that makes the show so twitchy. (“Spencer” limits itself to three days in 1991.) Roughly, and I do mean roughly, Joe DiPietro’s book touches on Diana’s rise from meek kindergarten helper to surprise candidate for what one song calls “the worst job in England,” to fairy-tale bride, to scorned wife, to doting mother, to England’s favorite royal, to unfaithful wretch, to carousing divorcée, to martyrdom and points beyond. Once you add songs into the mix — and Diana (Jeanna de Waal) sings in 17 of them — there’s no time for coherence, let alone subtlety. De Waal is left to embody each new incarnation of the character as quickly and superficially as she swaps William Ivey Long’s trick costumes, which could tell the story better on their own. They are, at any rate, wittier and sparklier than the score; with music by David Bryan of Bon Jovi, and lyrics by Bryan and DiPietro, the songs are cold and crass — and so, not surprisingly, their Diana is, too. This is not just a matter of de Waal’s bravura yet resolutely unthrilling performance, but also of the framing. In her introductory number, looking back on her life from some point presumably after the divorce but before her death, Diana suggests that it was tactically valuable to be “underestimated” — a word that doesn’t scan as a lyric no matter how mercilessly the songwriters flog it. It doesn’t scan as an idea either; rather, it sets up Diana as a kind of English Evita, a schemer who triumphed, which is bizarre on both counts. Indeed, there is something seriously wrong with a Diana story whose most believable and sympathetic character is Camilla Parker Bowles. But other than the degrading “thrilla” scene, Camilla is mercifully underwritten, allowing Erin Davie room to find something human in her that the real Camilla never could. The other two central players have no such room. Roe Hartrampf’s Charles is basically a Prince of Wails, complaining bitterly and at the top of his voice for the entire show; Judy Kaye’s already one-note battleship of a performance as Queen Elizabeth II is further undercut by her popping up occasionally as Cartland — Diana’s step-grandmother — for supposed comic relief. Choices like these suggest that the authors simply did not know what tone to take and so took every one they could think of. Wanting us to engage with the story seriously, they nevertheless ham it up with randy grannies and cheesy catfights. Seeking to cover 16 years in little more than two hours, they condense or flat-out fictionalize with a wink. In this context, it counts as a kind of discretion that the portrait of Burrell as a trusted confidant (and dress wrangler) neglects to mention that he was later prosecuted for stealing from the princess’s estate — a case hastily dropped after the queen interceded — and, for an encore, wrote a tacky bestselling memoir. Ashley’s staging follows suit, going for grandeur but, in its haste, reaching only the clamminess of farce. (The chilly sets are by David Zinn.) And in Kelly Devine’s bizarrely noncontextual choreography, the ensemble — whether representing palace flunkies, Knightsbridge snobs or worshipful Dianaphiles — performs the same frenzied gymnastics. Musicals are difficult and expensive. No one says they have to be serious, too. “The Cher Show” and “Jersey Boys,” among many others, would have been much better with less drummed-up significance. Nor will an insufficiency of craft and proportion necessarily sully a modest, invented tale like the one told in “Memphis,” the 2010 Tony Award winner from the “Diana” creative team. But if you decide to write a musical about a real woman, known worldwide, who died tragically while still a young mother, something more rigorous is demanded. “Diana,” though, is lazy and thus neither entertaining nor insightful. Although audiences talk back to it at will, it’s not even campy fun. It’s just exploitative, doing to the Princess of Wales pretty much what the tabloid press — let alone the monarchy — did to her in the first place.

‘Diana, the Musical’ review: Exploiting the people’s princess

<p>Things are not looking well for Travis Scott.</p>

<p><br />
On Monday, global high-street footwear and apparel brand Nike made an announcement about their upcoming customised shoe launch with the rapper: they are pushing its release otherwise scheduled for December 16.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
This move comes just days after Travis Scott's gig at Astroworld turned into a bloody stampede, claiming young lives and leaving hundreds injured.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><br />
As per reports, the brand will be postponing the release of its Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack shoe--which was done in collaboration with Scott--"out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival."</p>

<p><br />
Nike is yet to delve more details.</p>

<p><br />
Travis Scott and Nike started collaborating back in 2017 with Air Force 1 custom-designed shoe collection being their first project together. It was then followed up with AF-1 with his baby blue Cactus Jack Air Jordan 4 with red accents in June 2018.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
Travis Scott has worked on other partnerships with the brand other than the shoe collection in the last few years. His other&nbsp;Nike collaborations include the Air Jordan 33, the Air Jordan 1, Air Jordan 6, another pair of Air Forces, and the SB Dunk.</p>

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<p><br />
On November 5, a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival proved fatal for 10 attendants and left more than 300 people were injured.&nbsp;</p>

<p><br />
Reportedly, over 36 lawsuits have been filed against Scott and concert organisers following the tragic incident.</p>

<p><br />
The victims who lost their lives to the stampede were Ezra Blount, 9, Jacob Jurinek, 21, John Hilgert, 14, Brianna Rodriguez, 16, Franco Patino, 21, Axel Acosta, 21, Rudy Pena, 23, Madison Dubiski, 23, Danish Baig, 27, and Bharti Shahani, 22.</p>

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Things are not looking well for Travis Scott. On Monday, global high-street footwear and apparel brand Nike made an announcement about their upcoming customised shoe launch with the rapper: they are pushing its release otherwise scheduled for December 16.

Things are not looking well for Travis Scott. On Monday, global high-street footwear and apparel brand Nike made an announcement about their upcoming customised shoe launch with the rapper: they are pushing its release otherwise scheduled for December 16. This move comes just days after Travis Scott's gig at Astroworld turned into a bloody stampede, claiming young lives and leaving hundreds injured. Also read: Puneeth Rajkumar to be honoured with Karnataka Ratna award As per reports, the brand will be postponing the release of its Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack shoe--which was done in collaboration with Scott--"out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival." Nike is yet to delve more details. Travis Scott and Nike started collaborating back in 2017 with Air Force 1 custom-designed shoe collection being their first project together. It was then followed up with AF-1 with his baby blue Cactus Jack Air Jordan 4 with red accents in June 2018. Travis Scott has worked on other partnerships with the brand other than the shoe collection in the last few years. His other Nike collaborations include the Air Jordan 33, the Air Jordan 1, Air Jordan 6, another pair of Air Forces, and the SB Dunk. Also read: Watch new 'Spider Man: No Way Home' trailer as it unveils villainous multiverse On November 5, a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival proved fatal for 10 attendants and left more than 300 people were injured. Reportedly, over 36 lawsuits have been filed against Scott and concert organisers following the tragic incident. The victims who lost their lives to the stampede were Ezra Blount, 9, Jacob Jurinek, 21, John Hilgert, 14, Brianna Rodriguez, 16, Franco Patino, 21, Axel Acosta, 21, Rudy Pena, 23, Madison Dubiski, 23, Danish Baig, 27, and Bharti Shahani, 22. Also read: Malian rapper Dr Keb freed three months after kidnapping

Astroworld tragedy: Travis Scott's collaboration with popular shoe brand put on hold

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