DWP set to announce update on ESA underpayments of up to £5,000 this week

It’s safe to say Colton Underwood’s Bachelor contestants likely had mixed feelings when he came out as gay earlier this year. Katie Morton, who is close with season 23 winner Cassie Randolph, opened up to Us Weekly about her reaction to the news, which came after the former Bachelor was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentMultiple Oscar-winning Chinese-American director Chloé Zhao, whose “Nomadland” launched from the Venice Film Festival last year, is set to return to the Lido as a member of the upcoming fest’s main jury, which will comprise four women and three men.As previously announced, “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho, another recent multiple Oscar winner, will preside over the jury of the event’s upcoming edition.They will be serving jury duty on the Lido alongside

The Internet vocalist Syd has released the new single ‘Fast Car’, her second track of the year.The R&B song’s accompanying music video, directed by Ethan Nelson and Graham Epstein, shows Syd and a romantic partner heading out on a road trip.“I wanted to make something for the gay Black girls,” Syd said of the single in a statement. “I want them to see themselves in this and in me.”Watch the clip below: ‘Fast Car’ follows Syd’s February single, ‘Missing Out’.

Valerie Bertinelli, 61, and Demi Lovato, 28, are set to portray mother and daughter in an upcoming TV pilot, and the duo were spotted filming together in Los Angeles for the first time — see all the pics here. The Disney alum and the former sitcom star were all smiles as they filmed their new show Hungry outdoors, while rocking workout gear.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticCANNES — The awards show for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival competition is underway.Jury president Spike Lee presided over a majority-female group that included French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop, American actor-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, French actor-helmer Mélanie Laurent, Brazilian helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho, French actor Tahar Rahim, South Korean actor Song Kang-ho and cult French singer Mylene Farmer.The prizes

Ben Platt has released his new single “Happy to Be Sad” and he also just announced that his second studio album is on the way!

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and wife Nicole Pantenburg are calling it quits.

The nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards are being announced Tuesday beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT, the climax of a season in TV almost fully impacted by the pandemic. To be eligible, programs must have aired between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021.

Making a change. Braunwyn Windham-Burke and husband Sean Burke revealed they are separating after 26 years together.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro” are both Cannes prizewinners, will direct her first TV series that, similarly to her fable-like films, will explore the world of Italian folk tales.The Alice Rohrwacher-directed series, which is scheduled to start shooting next year, is titled “Ci Sarà Una Volta,” which translates as “There Will Be a Time.” Casting and other details are still being decided.Rohrwacher is back

The Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner. This series has the fashion bona fides of its predecessor.Former Constance Queen Bee Blair Waldorf wore her headband like a crown…but current school ruler Julien shaves her head, establishing a new look.

HBO Max has announced casting for the leading roles of the upcoming Pretty Little Liars reboot series.

The #FreeBritney movement isn’t over just yet. One week after Britney Spears broke her silence at her bombshell conservatorship hearing, a judge signed an old petition to keep her father, Jamie Spears, as her co-conservator.

Hitting the campaign trail. Vicki Gunvalson‘s fiancé, Steve Lodge, announced he’s joining the race for governor of California.

Antonio Ferme editorThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced that Eva Longoria has been appointed to its board of trustees, while Sid Ganis will become the museum’s first honorary trustee.Since starring in “Desperate Housewives,” Longoria has led the charge for female representation in Hollywood and cemented herself as an entertainment industry staple known for her work both in front of and behind the camera.

No matter how you look at it, James Cameron is one of the biggest filmmakers working today. Though he doesn’t make films every couple of years, when he does release a feature, it is always an event and often shatters box office records.

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DMX‘s private funeral service was reportedly paid for by his record label Def Jam.The New York rapper, whose real name was Earl Simmons, passed away in April at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack.TMZ have reported this week that Def Jam, who recently released the posthumous DMX album ‘Exodus’, spent over $35,000 (£25,000) to cover the bill from Brooks Memorial Home Inc.