Harry Potter wand among more than 800 showbiz items being auctioned

Mark Sutherland Below is Variety’s inaugural UK music industry column covering the need-to-know stories from across the pond…Anyone searching for a gripping new TV show to watch during lockdown could do a lot worse than stream the evidence sessions from the UK Parliament’s investigation into the economics of music streaming.

EastEnders star Davood Ghadami had a magical evening last week, when he threw his daughter Grace a Harry Potter themed sixth birthday party.The star, who plays Kush Kazemi on the hit BBC soap, transformed the living room of his home to include a wide range of merchandise based on the world created by writer JK Rowling. As the birthday girl could not have her school mates round, the star created a party for four; himself, wife Isobel, and daughters Grace and Eva.

While it may have been ten years since the final part of the Harry Potter films released, the actors from the franchise remain the same for their fans who can't shake away their HP image. It's hard to think about Daniel Radcliffe and not make a mention of Harry Potter and the same goes for other characters.

Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes made This Morning presenters Phil and Holly blush as she admitted to creating multiple sex tapes during her life. Miriam whose dad is from the Gorbals left the telly hosts in stitches as she spoke from her villa in Italy where she has been spending lockdown.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint recently welcomed a daughter with girlfriend Georgia Groome and it was a huge moment for Potterheads who celebrated the arrival of a new 'Weasley member'.  Grint, who is popularly known for his character of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, recently opened up about experiencing fatherhood amid a pandemic with Esquire.

Just before women’s history month comes to an end, Lifetime will honor a number of iconic women with is Women Making History special. Vice President Kamala Harris and Oscar-nominee Andra Day are among trailblazing women to be featured in the television event.

may be gone, but his favorite pistol lives on.The late actor’s Walther P5 from his final James Bond flick highlights a treasure trove of Hollywood blockbuster movie memorabilia up for auction next month.Along with the $100,000 heater from Connery’s final 007 star turn in the 1983 flick “Never Say Never Again,” the Bond memorabilia includes the Walther P99 used by Pierce Brosnan in “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), and a .38 Smith and Wesson carried by Brosnan in “Die Another Day.”The cast resin

Harry Potter alum Katie Leung recently appeared on the Chinese Chippy Girl podcast and got candid about the dark side of her Harry Potter fame. In a new interview, the 33-year-old actress, who essayed the role of Cho Chang in the movies, revealed she was subject to racist bullying as soon as news of her casting was leaked online.

Chinese Chippy Girl” podcast. “Somebody had actually created a website — a hate site.

A look behind the curtain. Actress Katie Leung opened up about how she handled a barrage of “racist s–t” being written about her online during her time starring in the Harry Potter franchise.

Katie Leung will forever be Cho Chang.

We hear it time and again: that child actors sometimes don’t have the most favorable experiences starring in movies or on television.

Rupert Grint is getting candid about the decade of his childhood he spent on the set of the films. The 32-year-old actor, who played the boy wizard's lovable bestie, Ron Weasley, spoke about the huge chunk of his life during an interview with Dax Shepard on his podcast. «There was definitely a time where it felt quite suffocating,» he said of his time with the franchise.

Setting the record straight. Meghan Markle clarified that she and Prince Harry were not behind the decision to not give their 22-month-old son, Archie, a royal title.

The 2021 Grammy Awards might have been postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic but the show has definitely been worth the wait, with stars including Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Cardi B now set to perform on Sunday, March 14.

READ MORE: Daniel Craig movie tops poll of Bond movies based on Ian Fleming booksWhile now more famous in the movies, James Bond was created by author Ian Fleming who penned 14 novels about the MI6 spy during the 1950s and 1960s. Since his death in 1964, a number of different authors have written 007 novels too.

Not here for the hate. Silver Tree, who worked on Suits with Meghan Markle, shared candid details of her friendship with the duchess amid her and Prince Harry’s drama with the royal family.

WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar talked about expanding the world of Harry Potter for HBO Max and Warner Bros. during an appearance at an investors conference Thursday.

2020 was an important year for WarnerMedia. After many were concerned that the studio was late to the streaming game with its (horribly titled) HBO Max streaming service, WarnerMedia wowed people with its platform that has a deep bench of library titles and a very aggressive lineup of originals.