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Lively 1 Baldoni 0
A New York judge has dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400m (£295m) defamation lawsuit against his former co-star Blake Lively. The staggering figure claimed is simply the

Manchester gets The Brits.
Next year’s Brit Awards are to be held in Manchester – the first time the ceremony has taken place outside London since the awards began

Lively drops some of the legals.
Actress Blake Lively is abandoning some of her claims against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. This includes a request to withdraw and

#Diddydidit, of course he did.
#Diddydidit is currently trending on social media amid speculation that President Trump is considering a pardon if he is found guilty. We call bullshit on

Last orders for Norm.
George Wendt, who starred as Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers, has died at the age of 76. The beloved actor and comedian
Celebrity meltdown for Swift, Reynolds and Lively.
Taylor Swift’s representatives have told the BBC she is being brought into a legal row between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively to create “tabloid clickbait”.

Pay to be British.
Netflix, Amazon and other major streaming services should pay a levy to fund the crisis-hit UK TV drama sector, a cross-party committee of MPs has

Mendes gets a Beatles green light.
Mendes gets a Beatles green light Film director Sir Sam Mendes is to make four separate films about The Beatles – one from each band

Gene Hackman and wife died naturally.
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, a New

Rowetta bust-up with Happy Mondays
A public row has erupted within the Happy Mondays – with backing singer Rowetta claiming frontman Shaun Ryder “punched her”. In a series of explosive

Alan Partridge gets off lightly.
Steve Coogan has been banned for driving for two months instead of six, after telling the judge that a lengthier ban would impact the filming
Badger meet Banksy badger.
A badger appearing to admire a Banksy – of a badger – has won the Natural History Museum’s 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s

You can’t touch Coronation Street!
ITV has confirmed a reduction in the weekly output of its flagship soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale. The decision follows audience research, which revealed that 30-minute episodes consistently
Aubrey Plaza husband found dead.
Popular filmmaker Jeff Baena has been found dead aged 47. Baena was married to actress Aubrey Plaza in 2021, is best known for Indie movies

Panto roars back.
Panto roars back. Pantomime producers have reported increased ticket sales since the pandemic lockdowns began, hailing the increases as being “back to business” for the

What’ya listening to?
Spotify tells us what we have been listening to over the last year. It’s revealed more about each of us than we’d care to admit.
other Arts news

Lively 1 Baldoni 0

Manchester gets The Brits.

Lively drops some of the legals.

#Diddydidit, of course he did.

Last orders for Norm.
Celebrity meltdown for Swift, Reynolds and Lively.

Pay to be British.

Mendes gets a Beatles green light.

Gene Hackman and wife died naturally.

Rowetta bust-up with Happy Mondays

Alan Partridge gets off lightly.
Badger meet Banksy badger.

You can’t touch Coronation Street!
Aubrey Plaza husband found dead.

Panto roars back.

What’ya listening to?

“Because we fucking can!”

HMV suspends new store openings following Budget tax raid.

The House Of Mouse is rolling in dough.

Paddington bear at a town near you.

This porn site is Wicked

Liam Payne death – three charged.

Diddy did Bad Things.

New controls on ticket pricing for music gigs.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces UK tour.

To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.
