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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese streaming video platform iQiyi has announced plans to raise $285 million from a private placing of shares, part of which will be taken up by parent company Baidu.The move comes in the same week that the NASDAQ-listed company said it was suspending its weekend live broadcasts of English Premier League football (soccer) due to the sport’s public displays of solidarity with Ukraine.iQiyi is understood to have informed the Premier League that it would be removing the coverage following the league’s announcement that a “moment of reflection and solidarity” would be held before matches at the weekend. Several teams also displayed armbands in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Olga Smirnova, a prima ballerina from Russia, is speaking out against the country’s invasion of Ukraine. A lead dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Smirnova said she is "ashamed of Russia" and publicly denounced its president, Vladimir Putin, for giving the order to invade the neighboring country.

Walt Disney CFO Christine McCarthy said the entertainment giant’s total exposure to Russia and Ukraine combined is about 2% of its total operating income — with Ukraine about 10% of that 2%.

A resident of under-siege Kyiv downed a Russian drone with a jar of cucumbers from her balcony, it has been claimed.

Gordon Brown has called for Vladimir Putin to face a Nuremberg-style war crimes tribunal.

Get the latest updates in the Russia-Ukraine conflict with The Post’s live coverage.“I’m well aware what happens when you’re only able to see one part of a small picture. It becomes your whole world.

Peter Andre has moved to share how one of his kids is shunning showbiz. Instead, the child wants to follow in mum Emily’s footsteps as a doctor.

Queen Elizabeth II is «on the mend,» a source tells ET. After testing positive for COVID last month, the 95-year-old British monarch had postponed several virtual events, but she was back to her regular duties on Tuesday. The source tells ET that in addition to her light duties, the queen has also been «Zooming with family members» from her apartment in Windsor Castle, while recovering from the coronavirus. Her Majesty had a sore throat and was «a bit croaky» with cold-like symptoms but is doing better, ET has learned.She also postponed a diplomatic reception planned to take place at Windsor Castle on Wednesday due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In addition to Zooming with family members, the queen also got to see some in person over the week, according to the On Sunday, she met with her grandson, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, and their three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — outdoors at Frogmore on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Cannes Film Festival has released a statement in response to the war in Ukraine saying it will not accept “Russian delegations” this year. Scroll down to read it in full.

Succession actor Brian Cox claims that Russian actors have been banned from speaking about Ukraine.

Receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Benedict Cumberbatch delivered a serious acceptance speech, saying, “There’s more for us all to do,” to support Ukraine.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper gave each other a warm embrace when they were reunited at the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday 27 February. The duo were nominated for a host of awards for their performance together in 2018 film A Star Is Born, but didn't win at the SAG awards in 2019 after losing out to Glenn Close (The Wife) and Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody). Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, won a Critics Choice Awards for her performance, however.

Succession won the Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series gong at last night’s (February 27) SAG Awards.Taking to the podium, the actor spoke about the ongoing crisis following the Russian invasion last week, calling it “truly, truly awful”.“One other thing I would like to add, which I think is important to me and I hope important to you, and I think as actors and performers and writers and directors… this is a thing that’s come to me about what’s going on in Ukraine,” he said. “It’s truly, truly awful. Really, really awful what’s happening.Succession actor Brian Cox says his fellow actors in Russia are being told they can't speak about the invasion of Ukraine #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/LdlHXrlwr7— The Chat  (@LiveOnTheChat) February 28, 2022“It’s particularly awful in terms of [how] it’s affecting people, particularly in our profession.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion was on everyone’s minds at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. Stars wore pins of the Ukrainian flag on the red carpet and shared their prayers with the people of the nation.