Alex James says going back to Blur was more “relaxing” than parenting

Steve Martin is pretty set on retiring after “Only Murders in the Building” wraps.

Kerry Washington is opening up about her life in her new memoir, Thicker Than Water — and she’s leaving no detail untold.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rob Lowe said on a recent episode of the “Podcrushed” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that exiting “The West Thing” after four seasons was “the best thing” he ever did since his run on the show was “super unhealthy.” Lowe starred as White House communications director Sam Seaborn in Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed NBC drama. He was written out of the show in Season 4 amid rumors of behind-the-scenes salary disputes. He said on the podcast that he felt “undervalued” during his time on the series.

Kaitlyn Bristowe is opening up about her recent breakup with Jason Tartick in the latest edition of her “Off the Vine” podcast.

Blur‘s Damon Albarn has hit out at AI, branding it “absurd”.He criticised covers of the band’s hits featuring AI versions of Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble and Snoop Dogg.Albarn told The Sun: “It’s absurd. Anyone who has so much time to sing songs through a Michael Buble filter and put them on the internet is a fucking idiot.

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a short video posted to Instagram yesterday. “Great at lunchtime, great at dinner time, great at breakfast time, great in the Great British summertime”.The latter claim is a slightly tongue in cheek nod to the fact it’s pouring down with rain behind him as he records the promo.

Blur bassist Alex James has launched his own brand of ‘Britpop’ sparkling wine.The musician and professional cheesemaker announced the news of his latest venture on social media yesterday (August 2) – sharing a clip of himself on Twitter (X), showcasing the finished product.“Britpop sparkling wine. Perfect for the good times,” James began in the clip.

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Blur bassist Alex James played to the band's biggest-ever crowds at Wembley this summer - but he says it was nothing compared to raising five children.The 54-year-old shares Geronimo, 19, twins Artemis and Galileo, 17, and daughters Sable, 14, and 13-year-old Beatrix with his wife Claire Neate, and the whole family live on a 200-farm in Oxfordshire. As of Beatrix's birthday in June, Alex is now officially the dad of five teenagers, all of whom were at home when OK! visited his farm for a sneak peek at his life off-stage. "“Playing bass in a rock band is the easiest f*****g job in the world,” he told us.

Alex James was a rockstar of the nineties with his Britpop band Blur , crafting the soundtrack to a decade with the likes of Parklife and Girls & Boys. Life now is very different though, he tells OK! in an exclusive chat and walkabout his farm, as he spends his days tending to the land, feeding his army of five teenage children, and organising their annual on-site music festival.

Alex Salmond has said Margaret Ferrier was "thrown to the media wolves" by a disloyal SNP, though Humza Yousaf has dismissed his views as being in a "minority".

LeBron James is carrying on. The day after his 18-year-old son, Bronny James, was released from the hospital, the 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star took to Instagram to reflect on his family's challenging time.In his post, LeBron is focused as he plays basketball with his 16-year-old son, Bryce.

Fans have been left asking 'why' as Alison Hammond shared a brilliant backstage video from This Morning. The presenter was seen alongside Dermot O'Leary as they continued their behind-the-scenes antics which they filmed for viewers to be able to see.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island's Scott Van Der Sluis was dumped from the villa on Wednesday night's episode, 26 July, alongside Abi Moores, after putting the brakes on their romance. Since leaving the villa, Scott has spoken about his biggest regrets on the show, and declared 'there's no going back' about a certain ex-Islander. The 22 year old Welsh professional footballer had an uncertain experience on the show, after first striking up a romance with Catherine Agbaje, before being left standing alone at the fire pit when she chose to recouple with Elom Ahlijah Wilson during Casa Amor, with that couple later dumped from the villa.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Before Christian Bale landed the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy, the filmmaker screen-tested his “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy. Both men have since admitted that Murphy was never a real threat to steal the part from Bale, and Murphy told GQ Magazine UK in a recent interview that it “was for the best” that Bale won the coveted role over him anyway. “Yes, I think it was for the best because we got Christian Bale’s performance, which is a stunning interpretation of that role,” Murphy said.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Two labor strikes may be upending Hollywood’s awards season and the film festivals that serve as launching pads for many Oscar contenders, but the Toronto International Film Festival signaled Monday that it still plans to showcase the best in cinema, unveiling its 2023 slate of movies. Alexander Payne, Richard Linklater, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Justine Triet are among the auteurs who will be screening their latest works at the festival. Payne will be on hand with “The Holdovers,” a comedy set in a boarding school that reunites him with “Sideways” star PaulGiamatti, while Linklater is showing “Hitman,” an action-comedy with Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. Kore-eda and Triet will screen “Monster” and “Anatomy of a Fall,” both of which premiered at Cannes, where the latter won the Palme d’Or.

Brave Girls) are set to sample a classic Rick James song for their new single ‘One More Time’.Today (July 24), BBGirls revealed the tracklist for their upcoming single ‘One More Time’. The title track will notably sample Rick James’ hit 1981 song ‘Give It to Me Baby’.Aside from the title track, ‘One More Time’ will also feature the B-side song ‘Lemonade’.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Former TOWIE star Gemma Collins has vowed that she will no longer "waste her life striving to be thin" and that she is finally happy with her body. The reality TV star, 42, who is happily engaged to boyfriend Rami Hawash, has been very open with her fans in the past about wanting to lose weight, even using controversial Skinny Jab injections.