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Gerard Piqué had fans buzzing at Super Bowl LIV and he wasn’t even present at the big game, in which his partner Shakira took over the stage with her sultry halftime performance! It turns out, the pro athlete had to miss out on his lady love’s big gig due to a work committment scheduled on the same day. Learn more about Shakira’s longtime partner with these five facts!

When Shakira hit the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime stage on February 2, there was one person noticeably missing from the audience: Gerard Piqué. The Colombian singer’s longtime love did not attend the epic show, but he had a valid excuse.

Jenna Dewan’s time at Netflix has been cut short., the scripted musical drama series created by Joshua Safran, was canceled after one season, ET has learned. 

Gerard Piqué was missing from the adoring crowd at Super Bowl LIV when Shakira slayed the halftime show, but he definitely had an acceptable excuse. As the “She Wolf” singer, 43, took the stage with Jennifer Lopez, 50, and a sea of dancers to perform their greatest hits, the camera panned to celebrity fans, like Beyonce and Jay Z, Cardi B, Lizzo, Emily Ratajkowski, Paul Rudd, and Jennifer’s fiancé, Alex Rodriguez.

In this week’s International TV Newswire, Variety shares the trailer for “Cable Girls’” final season, the Platino Awards adds a market, VIS and Diagonal team on a “Gypsy Bride” series adaptation, and CTV announces new comedy series “Children Ruin Everything.”

Michael Stipe was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night (January 30). During his visit, Stipe chatted about Patti Smith, Donald Trump, his favorite Radiohead song, Greta Thunberg, and more. Watch Stipe’s full interview below.

By Matt Grobar

In this week’s International TV Newswire Variety recaps more NATPE news from All3Media, Comedy Central Latin America, AMC’s Acorn TV, VIS, El Deseo, Globo and Univision, ZED pre-sales from Realscreen and Aardman’s latest distribution pickup.

In this week’s special NATPE: Miami International TV Newswire, Variety looks at the AVoD revolution through a new deal between Tubi and Mexico’s Azteca, ITV and Kew Media sell big across the Americas and two high-profile HBO Latin America series join Hulu Japan’s Latin American showcase.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, 57, claimed to not know who Greta Thunberg is before insulting her at the World Economic Forum. The former film producer lashed out at the 17-year-old climate activist after she gave impassioned speech urging business leaders to stop investing in fossil fuels immediately.

Netflix added nearly 8.8 million subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2019, a period when the company faced increased competition as new streaming entries from Disney and Apple entered the market.The streaming giant now has 167 million global members, up 20 percent from the same period last year. That includes 420,000 new subscribers in the U.S., where Netflix has the most market saturation, and 8.3 million new subscribers abroad.

By Matt Grobar

By Matt Grobar

Thundercat has announced a new album titled It Is What It Is, set to be released April 3 via Brainfeeder Records. The follow-up to 2017’s Drunk features collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole, Zack Fox, and Flying Lotus.

By Mike Fleming Jr

Today marks the 62nd birthday of legendary US comedian and motivational speaker Steve Harvey. From great sitcoms, comedy specials and talks shows, the man has given us everything. As he readies to share the wealth of experience he’s accumulated over the years with the African continent we celebrate the man that is Steve Harvey.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame today announced its 2020 inductees: they are Mariah Carey, Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart), the Isley Brothers (Ernie, Marvin, O’Kelly, Ronald, Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper), Steve Miller, the Neptunes (Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams), Rick Nowels and Motown great William “Mickey” Stevenson. The inductees will be honored at the organization’s 51st annual induction and awards dinner on June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.

Manchester City Women's captain Steph Houghton has compared Kevin De Bruyne to Steven Gerrard.