The Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South Korean officials say. The 78-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching a woman in 2017, according to prosecutors. The woman first filed a complaint in December 2021 but the case was dropped in April without charges being brought. …
Read More »Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan on the BBC licence fee, Channel 4 privatisation, and Matt Hancock on I’m A Celebrity | Ents & Arts News
The culture secretary has told Sky News that the BBC is a “national asset”, that she’s “working very closely” with Channel 4 to decide whether it should be sold off or not and that she’d be “too hangry” to follow Matt Hancock into the I’m A Celebrity jungle. For Michelle …
Read More »Emma Corrin: ‘Questions about class, sex and pleasure are still relevant today’ | Ents & Arts News
Emma Corrin says putting female pleasure at the centre of the latest adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover – the scandalous novel that led to a landmark obscenity trial in 1960 – was “exciting”, with the film asking questions that are still very relevant today. The Crown star told Sky News: …
Read More »Jay Leno pictured leaving hospital after being badly burned in car fire | Ents & Arts News
Jay Leno has been pictured leaving hospital after being treated for facial burns he sustained in a garage fire. The former US talk show host, 72, said last week he’d been left with “serious burns from a gasoline fire” when one of his vintage cars burst into flames. Leno was …
Read More »Remnants of 17th century shipwreck thought to have inspired The Goonies discovered off US coast | US News
Archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck they believe inspired the movie The Goonies. Spanish galleon, the Santo Cristo de Burgos, sailed from the Philippines in 1693 across the Pacific Ocean towards Mexico loaded with goods for trade, but sunk en route, off the Oregon coast. The story of …
Read More »Pulp are getting back together for gigs in 2023, Jarvis Cocker confirms | Ents & Arts News
Pulp are getting back together for a series of reunion shows next year, Jarvis Cocker has confirmed. During their 1990s heyday, the Sheffield band were regarded among the “big four” bands of Britpop, along with Oasis, Blur and Suede. Speaking at a Guardian-hosted talk and Q&A for his new memoir …
Read More »Full Frontal With Samantha Bee cancelled by TBS after seven seasons as Warner Bros Discovery cuts back | Ents & Arts News
Full Frontal – the first late night satirical news show to be hosted by a woman – has been cancelled after seven seasons. The show’s creator and host, Samantha Bee, confirmed the news on Twitter on Monday, writing: “After 7 seasons, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will not be returning …
Read More »Mercury Prize 2022 nominations: Harry Styles, Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Little Simz and Self Esteem among acts revealed for this year’s shortlist | Ents & Arts News
Chart-topping acts including Harry Styles, Sam Fender and Wet Leg are among the nominees revealed to be in the running for this year’s Mercury Music Prize. The 2022 shortlist also features rapper Little Simz, who is nominated for the second time for her fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, …
Read More »Wagatha Christie: Vardy v Rooney libel trial to be turned into Channel 4 drama | Ents & Arts News
The Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney libel trial is being made into a TV docudrama, Channel 4 has confirmed. The High Court case, which saw Rebekah Vardy take Coleen Rooney to court over a 2019 social media post which accused her of leaking Rooney’s private stories, took place in May, …
Read More »Lauren Goodger requests post-mortem after death of baby daughter Lorena | Ents & Arts News
Lauren Goodger says she “needs to understand” why her newborn baby died just hours after birth, following a “textbook” pregnancy and labour. The former The Only Way Is Essex star says she’s asked for further medical tests to find out why her daughter Lorena died. While she had planned a …
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