It's been some week at work for Holly Willoughby as she and co-host Phillip Schofield continue to fend off rumours they are in the midst of a huge "feud" behind the scenes at the ITV studios.
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suing the Florida governor for politically motivated “retaliation” — and Jimmy Fallon has a pretty good guess of which lawyer will be representing Disney in court.In the complaint filed this week, Disney cited a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” from DeSantis, as a result of the company’s response to the governor’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill last year. According to the complaint, the “targeted campaign of government retaliation – orchestrated at every level by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney’s protected speech – now threatens Disney’s business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region and violates its constitutional rights.”During Wednesday night’s monologue on “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon read an additional statement from “the head of Disney’s legal team”: Donald Duck.“We will not give in to this outrageous government overreach,” the duck’s signature angry voice squawked.But just because Donald Duck is apparently the head of Disney’s legal team doesn’t mean he’ll be the one in the courtroom.
No, according to Fallon, that honor will fall to an actual lawyer — one that fans met last year.“DeSantis will be represented by the Florida attorney general, while Disney will be represented by She-Hulk, attorney at law,” Fallon joked.Now, for those who don’t keep up with all of Marvel’s shows or characters, this is at least plausible. She-Hulk, who’s actually named Jennifer Walters, is indeed a lawyer who handles high profile cases.
It's been some week at work for Holly Willoughby as she and co-host Phillip Schofield continue to fend off rumours they are in the midst of a huge "feud" behind the scenes at the ITV studios.
Basking in the applause. Johnny Depp was taken aback after receiving a standing ovation during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Priscilla Presley is taking some time to meet with her friends in Los Angeles, amid her legal battle with granddaughter Riley Keough. The 77-year-old star was spotted wearing an all-black outfit and having a casual conversation during a recent dinner outing.
Guillaume Esmiol is gearing up for his first edition flying solo as the executive director of the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film, which kicks off in less than a week to run from May 16 to 24.
Two months later, around the same time Cosmo was cracking his first smiles, Johansson and Disney settled the suit. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Johansson’s payout reportedly eclipsed $40 million. In the history of Hollywood, the stars who have successfully sued studios are few and mostly men, from Burt Lancaster to Kevin Costner to Sylvester Stallone, with Olivia de Havilland and Elizabeth Taylor being rare exceptions.
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ed Sheeran’s victory another high-profile headline-grabbing song-theft legal battle – this time over whether or not he ripped off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote his 2014 song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ – plus two sets of proposals for better regulating the sale of tickets put forward in US Congress late last month and another industry-led campaign launched last week that says it will advocate for “a ticketing experience better than the nightmare many fans and artists currently navigate”.SECTION TIMES01: Ed Sheeran (00:05:36)02: US tickets (00:18:52)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Non-idiot (allegedly) Ed Sheeran testifies on first day of Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial• Ed Sheeran gets his guitar out in court as song-theft case continues• Ed Sheeran calls musicologist’s actions “criminal” in Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial• Ed Sheeran losing will remove “an essential element in every songwriter’s toolkit”, argues lawyer in song-theft case• Ed Sheeran did not rip off Let’s Get It On says jury in song-theft case• Live Nation responds to proposed new ticketing regulations in the USALSO MENTIONED• The Great Escape conferenceMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news
Details are emerging after Tiger Woods‘ ex Erica Herman filed new court documents that accuse him of sexual harassment.
An SNP MP is threatening to sue a leading Scottish comedy club for cancelling an event over her views on trans rights.
There was one close family member Serena Williams kept her pregnancy from for a long time: her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Much of the music industry heaved a collective sigh of relief when the news broke Thursday that Ed Sheeran was found not liable on a copyright claim alleging that he copied key elements from the Marvin Gaye ‘70s hit “Let’s Get It On” for his own song “Thinking Out Loud.” The case is one of countless similar infringement cases that have been brought before courts, settled, or continue in seemingly endless loops of appeals. But there’s little question that recent ones — at least the ones that followed the 2015 “Blurred Lines” decision that shook the industry — have sided with creators. The lawsuit around Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” went on for five years before being decided initially in favor of Christian rapper Marcus Gray — who claimed her song was substantially similar to his earlier track “Joyful Noise” — but was overturned in 2020 when a judge ruled that the eight-note “ostinato” Perry allegedly copied lacked the “quantum of originality” to warrant copyright protection (Gray’s appeal was unsuccessful). Later in 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the long-running copyright battle over Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” leaving in place a ruling that rejected infringement allegations over the 1971 song. The justices denied a petition aimed at reviving the case, ending six years of litigation over claims that the song’s writers, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, plagiarized the song’s iconic intro from the 1968 song “Taurus” by the group Spirit.
Ed Sheeran has been no stranger to hard times in recent years as the star opens up about his mental health battles in a new four-part documentary which airs today.
Kate Bush, who re-emerged in the public eye after ’80s song “Running Up That Hill” appeared on Stranger Things, and Willie Nelson, who just turned 90 last weekend, are now in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Cardi B is thinking about Karl Lagerfeld at the Met Gala. The 30-year-old rapper spoke to ET's Rachel Smith and other reporters at Monday's event, and she reflected on the late designer, whose works serve as this year's theme, «Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.»«I hope everybody made him proud,» Cardi said of the late Chanel designer, before joking, «He's probably in Heaven like, 'Yes! No.'»As for what it means to Cardi to be at the event, the rapper quipped, «I spent so much money in Chanel, like, I might as well be here.»Cardi rocked two looks for the annual event.
Serena Williams is pregnant! The tennis superstar announced her child on the way on Monday, before debuting her baby bump at the 2023 Met Gala.To share the news, Williams posted pics of herself and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, ahead of the annual event. She revealed her surprise in the caption, writing, «Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.»A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams)The couple, who shares a 5-year-old daughter, Olympia, walked the Met Gala couple shortly thereafter.
Ethan Shanfeld Coachella parent company AEG is threatening legal action against a filmmaker who created a concert movie using found footage of Frank Ocean’s controversial April 16 set at the festival. Brian Kinnes, who did not attend Coachella, stitched together about 150 videos uploaded by concertgoers to YouTube, TikTok and Twitter to make an unofficial, multi-cut film that accounts for the entirety of Ocean’s set, which spanned about one hour and 20 minutes. Kinnes launched his film online Tuesday and, that same day, received a cease and desist order from entertainment company AEG, demanding that Kinnes “remove and destroy all audio and video content […] of musical performances from the Festival.”
Whether you’re celebrating King Charles III’s coronation with a street party with your neighbours or with a dinner party with friends, no celebration is complete without having something sweet to devour. But while it may be tempting to reach for traditional puddings like a trifle and Eton mess, there’s plenty of other showstopping options to give a go - and you don’t have to be a master in the kitchen to whisk them up either.
Nick Cannon knows how to roast his friends.
Days after revealing to her concerned fans that she's been forced to miss several episodes of This Morning due to contracting shingles, presenter Holly Willoughby has issued a health update. Having ventured outside for the first time since being struck down with the painful condition, Philip Schofield's co-host Holly, 42, took to Instagram on Saturday morning to share a snap of her dog Bailey. She captioned the snap, "And I’m out of the house!", indicating that she's now fine and well.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter F. Murray Abraham is apologizing publicly for what happened on the Apple TV+ series “Mythic Quest.” “This is a sincere and deeply felt apology,” he said in the statement. “Though never my intention to offend anyone, I told jokes, nothing more, that upset some of my colleagues and as a result lost a great job with wonderful people. I have grown in my understanding from this experience, and I hope they will forgive me.” Abraham’s statement comes after a Rolling Stone report claimed that the veteran actor was fired from the series following two allegations of misconduct. According to the report, Abraham was given a warning after the first complaint and let go from the series after a second complaint was brought to the attention of series co-creator and star Rob McElhenney.
Disney said today that “affordable and attainable housing” around Walt Disney World, which it first announced a year ago, will be ready to open in 2026. “This type of land contribution is unique and is one of many ways we are making a lasting impact in Central Florida,” according to a post on the Disney Parks Blog. It comes two days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis included a lack affordable housing on his list of reasons to slam the House of Mouse.