Anti-LGBTQ Bills Pass and Stall in Georgia Senate

Megyn Kelly, in Monday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” revealed that Florida governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been turning down her requests to interview with her on the program – because, she said, “he’s afraid.”“I will say, we did ask Ron DeSantis to come on the show. He has not said yes, and I find that very interesting,” Kelly began, noting that the politician previously sat with Piers Morgan for an interview. “I love Piers Morgan.

Kentucky Gov. Any Beshear, at a bill signing on Wednesday, vetoed a sweeping GOP bill on Friday that would have regulated the lives of trans youths, including banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use. The bill also would have also banned discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools with students of any age and allowed teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use. Photo: Gov. Andy Beshear Flickr page

Kentucky Gov. Any Beshear, at a bill signing on Wednesday, vetoed a sweeping GOP bill on Friday that would have regulated the lives of trans youths, including banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use. The bill also would have also banned discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools with students of any age and allowed teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by the pronouns they use. Photo: Gov. Andy Beshear Flickr page

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have issued a warning to fans that they don't want to miss Saturday Night Takeaway tonight (March 25) as they have an announcement to make. The Geordie duo have been back on the small screen with the 'happiest ninety minutes of the week' since last month.

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is aiming to expand the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, officially known as the Parental Rights in Education Act, such that it would apply to public school classrooms from pre-K through grade 12.

Taking cues from an icon! Ariana Madix seemingly channeled Mariah Carey while throwing shade a Pump Rules costar — and former friend — Raquel Leviss.  

 star Brianne Howey and her husband, Matt Ziering, have a baby on the way! The Netflix star took to Instagram on Thursday to surprise fans with a photo of her growing bump before attending the Hugo Boss Fashion Show in Miami, Florida. “@boss show with my forever new +1.

Brianne Howey just revealed that she is bringing a baby into the world!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Not too long ago, Jen Psaki spent her days trying to explain the inner machinations of Washington to a crowd of skeptical journalists. On Sunday, she will become part of that horde. But if the former White House press secretary has her way, her new MSNBC program, “Inside With Jen Psaki,” won’t be as grizzled or as cynical as the reporters with whom she often parried. Instead, she says in an interview, “the hope is that when people watch the show, they come away and they learn something they didn’t know before, whether it’s about a person or an issue.” In doing so, Psaki may have to answer a question as complex as anything she had to respond to at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Is there really room for nuance on one of the nation’s cable-news outlets?

A Monk followup movie will be coming to Peacock. The NBCU streamer has ordered Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, starring Tony Shalhoub in a reprisal of his titular role from the USA series, along with original series cast members Ted Levine (On Becoming a God in Central Florida), Traylor Howard (Boston Common), Jason Gray-Stanford (Percy Jackson and The Olympians), Melora Hardin (The Office) and Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman). The project hails from the original series creative team including creator, executive producer and writer Andy Breckman, executive producer David Hoberman, executive producer/director Randy Zisk. The studio behind the movie is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.   

Out on the town! Ariana Madix partied in Mexico days after she split from Tom Sandoval over his affair with their Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.

If Chelsea Handler had to take a guess as to who would survive for the GOP Presential ticket, it would be Florida governor Ron DeSantis over former President Donald Trump.

Florida Republican Congressman Greg Steube, wants to amend Title IX — the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on sex — to carve out an exception and discriminate by recognizing one’s sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” Photo: Office of Greg Steube

Nicola Peltz Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham’s nuptials at her wealthy father Nelson’s glorious £76m oceanfront Palm Beach home last year certainly was a dream wedding by anyone’s standards.But new court documents obtained by HELLO! further shed light on what turned out to be a behind-the-scenes nightmare for the bride.Nicola's father Nelson is suing Plan Design Events (PDE) – the second wedding planner of three to get involved in the spectacular $3million, three-day celebrations – for the return of his $159,000 deposit.WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz wedding explainerAnd now Mr Peltz is defending his daughter as he battles to have her and his wife Claudia removed from a counter-suit filed by the events company.HELLO! has obtained new court documents filed in Florida on Thursday, which describe the move to dismiss the counter-complaint made against Nicola and Claudia. Nelson Peltz and his family, including daughter Nicola, in 2008.

Making her onscreen return. Kristen Doute is shooting new footage of Vanderpump Rules season 10 after cameras went back up amid Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal, Us Weekly confirms.

She’s back! Ariana Madix reactivated her Instagram account — and she seemingly has already sent a message about where she stands with the Vanderpump Rules cast amid Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s affair scandal.

The calm before the storm. Tom Sandoval gushed about Ariana Madix and their strong bond on Vanderpump Rules — which was filmed months before news broke of his affair with Raquel Leviss.

Keeping her distance?  Raquel Leviss  reportedly filed a restraining order against Vanderpump Rules costar Scheana Shay amid news of her affair with Tom Sandoval. 

seven broad issues including schools and education, healthcare, free speech, access to accurate IDs, public accommodations, weakening of civil rights laws, marriage, and more. The number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced has more than tripled since mid-January, and far exceeded the total number of bills introduced in all of 2022, which was 278.Oklahoma has the most anti-LGBTQ bills so far at 35, followed by Missouri (34), Texas (29 bills), Tennessee (26), Iowa (28), Mississippi (24), Indiana.

Antonio Ferme editor More than 1,600 books were banned during the 2021-22 school year — and 41% of them featured LGBTQ content.   At PFLAG’s 50th anniversary gala on Friday night, host Amber Ruffin encouraged the audience to belt out thunderous boos while she read off statistics about school book bans.  An actor playing a drunk teacher with an exaggerated Southern accent stumbled into the middle of Ruffin’s monologue. Waiving a pile of banned books in her arms, she declared her mission to eliminate LGBTQ content from her school library. “I’m a public school teacher in Florida and I won’t stop until I’ve had every single book banned that has LGBTQ content in it,” the actor proclaimed before sifting through her pile of books with “inappropriate” content. “‘Frog and Toad.’ Two male frogs who hang out all the time and they’re just friends? I don’t think so!”