Jussie Smollett Loses Appeal of Hoax Conviction, as Court Upholds 150-Day Jail Sentence

The Duke of Sussex has said his £140,600 damages award after bringing a phone hacking claim against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) at the High Court was a “great day for truth as well as accountability”.

Depeche Mode Day in Los Angeles, California yesterday (December 13) – check out the footage below.The synth-pop duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – were honoured during a special event at LA’s City Hall, where Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez gave an impassioned speech.“I am so proud to be here on what we have officially declared in the city of Los Angeles as Depeche Mode Day in LA,” she told a crowd of fans who cheered and applauded in response.“I wanna thank you all for coming out to honour a very treasured band that has meant so much to Los Angeles. Meeting us where we are with their lyrics and their musical stylings that helped to keep us whole when sometimes the world was falling apart.”Rodriguez continued: “And I couldn’t be more proud to be here in solidarity with all of you to recognise a global sensation that has not only made an indelible mark in Los Angeles but around the globe.“Ladies and gentlemen, help me welcome Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – Depeche Mode!”The band, who are due to play a show at LA’s Crypto.com Arena tomorrow night (December 15), then made their way down the City Hall steps before Gore took to the mic.

John Oates is still performing amid his nasty court battle against former Hall & Oates music partner Daryl Hall — on “The Masked Singer.”Oates, 75, was revealed as the Anteater during the Fox show’s latest Season 10 episode on Wednesday. Although his name rhymed with his hit 1982 song “Maneater,” no one on the panel managed to guess his true identity.“That was the first thing I thought of. They were trying to make a connection between ‘Maneater’ and Anteater, but no one else seemed to get that for some reason, which I found kind of surprising,” he told Entertainment Weekly of the clue.

Nicki Minaj has announced her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ 2024 world tour in support of her LP of the same name.Kicking off in the US on March 1, 2024 at the Oakland Arena in California, the ‘Roman’s Revenge’ rapper will make her way through North America, making stops in major cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta, Orlando, Newark, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C., Brooklyn, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Houston and Dallas. The US leg of the tour will wrap up on May 12, 2024 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.From there, Minaj will make her way across the pond to the UK to play shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London.

EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age) is set to appear opposite Lauren Lapkus in Another Happy Day, a postpartum depression comedy marking the feature debut of writer-director Nora Fiffer, which wrapped production last summer in Chicago and will make its world premiere at the Vail Film Festival this Saturday, December 9th.

Kim Kardashian is wishing her son a happy birthday!

Stacey Solomon took to Instagram on Saturday to share an adorable video of herself and her family buying a huge Christmas tree.The influencer and television personality, 34, is married to Joe Swash and shares Rex, three, Rose, one, and baby Belle, nine months with him. She also has sons Zachary, 14, and Leighton, 11, from previous relationships. In her new video, the whole family went to a Christmas tree farm together to pick out one for their home, Pickle Cottage.They all wrapped up for the day out and were seen walking through a massive array of Christmas trees.

Love Island winners Millie Court and Liam Reardon have enjoyed a romantic trip to Ireland after rekindling their relationship. Millie, 26, who won the hit ITV2 dating show in 2021 alongside Liam, 24, took to Instagram to share a number of loved-up snaps of their short stay in Dublin.They were in the city to launch the Christmas season at an ice skating attraction.

John Oates has filed a first-person declaration defending himself after his longtime music partner and one-half of Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall, has accused him of trying to sell his part of their music rights.“Far from becoming ‘adversarial and aggressive instead of professional and courteous,’ as Daryl has claimed, over the last 50 years I have always devoted my energy to ensuring that both the public and the music industry perceive the Hall & Oates music and brand in the most positive light,” Oates, 75, said in his court documents, obtained by Billboard.Oates claims that the pair “have not seen eye to eye,” but he has presented “opportunities to improve and protect the business and artistic integrity of the partnership.”“In fact, Daryl has become unwilling to work with me to try to protect the marks and other intellectual property that we spent decades building,” he continued to allege.“[Just Hall has] consistently and publicly been adamant about being perceived as an individual rather than as part of a duo or group,” he went on,” and “now [I] must act with truthfulness and make decisions that are right for myself, my family, and my artistic future.”On Nov. 16, Hall, 77, and his organization, the Daryl Hall Revocable Trust, filed an initial lawsuit against Oates’ trust, the John W.

Shawn Mendes is enjoying some gorgeous weather in Santa Monica, Calif.

Tyler, The Creator‘s fashion label Golf Wang have announced worldwide holiday pop ups.The musician will launch 12 holiday pop up stores on December 2, along with their current permanent locations in Los Angeles, New York and London.Golf Wang will travel across the world to Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong, Toyko, Melbourne, and London. A store will also arrive in Seoul, South Korean, however its location will be announced in the future.In the US, further pop ups will be found in Austin, Atlanta, Bay Area, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.The stores will contain portions of the FW23 collection, along with a graffiti airbrush-inspired art piece that will be featured on different items like tees, fleece, jackets and accessories.

Rolling Stones fans just did.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band just announced they’re adding three shows to their ‘The Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds’ run next spring and summer due to overwhelming demand.That includes a huge concert at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday, May 26 in addition to their Thursday, May 23 gig.They also added second shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field and Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium.And if you want tickets to sing along to “Gimme Shelter,” “Street Fighting Man,” “Let’s Spend The Night Together,” “Tumbling Dice,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” as well as tracks from from their recently released, rapturously received record, you can grab them as soon as today.Although inventory for all shows aren’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Dec.

Wowcher, a popular deals website, has dropped the price of its biggest-ever Mystery Holiday deal for Black Friday. For only £89, you could find yourself jetting off to top destinations like Dubai, New York, Cancun, Egypt, Las Vegas or even the Maldives. If you're not one of the lucky ones to get a long-haul trip, don't worry! You could still bag a short break to a European city like Venice, Rome, Amsterdam, Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, Krakow, Budapest, Prague, Lake Como or Disneyland Paris.This deal also includes beach holidays to places like Crete, Ibiza, Portugal, Cyprus, Malaga, Malta and more.

Kris Wu has had his appeal against a rape conviction denied by a court in Beijing.Last November, Wu, 33, who rose to fame as a member of the K-pop group EXO, was sentenced by the Chaoyang District People’s Court to 13 years of jail time – 11 and a half years for rape and a consecutive 22 months for “group lewdness”.As reported by Reuters, the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court issued a statement on Friday (November 24) saying: “Wu violated the will of women and took advantage of the drunkenness of multiple victims to have sexual relations with them.

OK! has put together a comprehensive guide to the shopping event with answers to common questions like when is Black Friday 2023. Introducing Vitamin C products into beauty skincare routines seems to be the trend that never goes away, and all for a good reason! It is one of those actives that are widely loved by both dermatologists and skincare enthusiasts because of its incredible set of abilities that go from fighting hyperpigmentation to protecting the skin barrier and fighting inflammation.

Jaden Thompson Every year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade promises larger-than-life floats of widely beloved characters, an appearance by Santa Claus himself and, of course, an abundance of musical performances. This year’s iteration of the longstanding holiday tradition features an extensive lineup of artists, including Cher, Brandy, Jon Batiste, Bell Biv DeVoe and Pentatonix. Find a full list of the 18 artists below: Alex Smith: Smith is a rising country singer hailing from Louisiana, known for songs like “A Few Beers Ago” and “Rhythm of the Rain.” Amanda Shaw: Also from Louisiana, Shaw is a fiddler, singer and songwriter fusing country and pop.

The 2023 Thanksgiving Day Parade is here!

Katharine McPhee has revealed that she and husband David Foster have not yet started decorating their house for the holidays and it’s all due to a legal reason.

Shirley Ballas has said she had one of the 'best days of her life' as she ditched Strictly Come Dancing for another TV role. The BBC One dance contest's head judge, known as the 'Queen of Latin', has swapped the ballroom for the Tardis, it has been revealed.

97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is finally here, bringing holiday cheer, musical performances and giant floats of new and returning characters. This year’s parade will have 16 giant character balloons, 26 floats, 32 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns and eight performance groups (but no partridge in a pear tree). Over 3.5 million people in NYC and more than 50 million viewers at home typically watch the parade, and 5,000 volunteers usually help keep it running smoothly.