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Billie Shepherd and Sam Faiers have pulled out all the stops for their mum Suzie Wells as she celebrated her 53rd birthday in style.The glamorous former TOWIE star sisters, who recently admitted on their podcast that they would 'have a baby anyway' even if partners were unsure, checked into five-star Knightsbridge hotel, The Berkeley, for a luxurious staycation in London. Suzie, who turns 53 on Tuesday 15 February, was surprised with gorgeous pink and white balloons along with pink bubbly, chocolates, strawberries and flowers, courtesy of Cupid Creative, as she kicked off her celebrations with her daughters Sam, 31, and Billie, 32.

Nine Inch Nails have shared details of a US tour this year – their first shows since 2018.Last year the band cancelled their planned live shows as uncertainties around the COVID pandemic remained. Now, the Trent Reznor-fronted group will hit the road in America.The tour kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina this April and includes appearances at the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and the inaugural Primavera Sound Los Angeles.It wraps with a date in Cleveland featuring special guests Ministry and Nitzer Ebb.

Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michales and Tim Armstrong have reunited during a live performance yesterday (February 6).The event took place at the Music Rock N’ Roll Carnival in Los Angeles and saw the two members of Operation Ivy perform one of the bands signature songs, ‘Sound System’. They were backed up by The Interrupters.Armstrong was the festival back-up for The Specials, while Michales was in attendance as an audience member.You can watch the moment below:It comes after Michaels spoke out about the prospect of Operation Ivy reuniting last month, saying that he “wouldn’t object to it”.The Berkeley, California band – whose comprise of singer Michaels, drummer Dave Mello, Rancid‘s Armstrong and Matt ‘McCall’ Freeman – were only active between 1987 and 1989, releasing just the one studio album – 1989’s ‘Energy’ – during their time together.However, Operation Ivy’s music endured since their split, with Green Day regularly covering the band’s track ‘Knowledge’ during their live shows (and often inviting members of the crowd on stage to play the song) and Against Me!‘s Laura Jane Grace launching a petition in 2020 calling for an Operation Ivy reunion at Riot Fest.Speaking on a new episode of The Hard Times Podcast, Michaels was asked about why the members of Operation Ivy hadn’t yet considered the prospect of a reunion.“Well, for a long time we weren’t really talking – it wasn’t because there was bad blood.

Facebook page, calling him a “prolific writer, a profound thinker, a progressive political activist, and a respected and revered mentor to several generations of activists, writers, and scholars.”A Manhattan native, Gitlin was a onetime president of one of the leading campus organizations of the ‘60s — Students for a Democratic Society — and helped organize one of the first major protests against the Vietnam War, in Washington, D.C. in 1965.

He may be a two-time Olympian, but to Nathan Chen’s parents, father Zhidong Chen and mother Hetty Wang, he’s just their son.

Bill Cosby, 84, and his wife Camille Cosby, 77, have had five children during their 58-year marriage. Once affectionately dubbed America’s dad, the comedian’s reputation was tarnished after 60 women have spoken out and claimed that he sexually assaulted them, with the claims ranging from groping to rape. While many of these instances had happened too long ago for him to be convicted, he was able to be tried for sexually assaulting his former friend Andrea Constand in 2004 and was found guilty on three counts of 2018. The decision was reversed due to a legal technicality and he was freed in 2021.

Michael Bublé is back with new music.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn the day after the 2022 Grammy Awards’ move to Las Vegas was confirmed, the Recording Academy announced on Wednesday that Jennifer Jones has joined the organization as executive vice president of Legal Affairs, effective immediately. Reporting to CEO Harvey Mason jr., Jones will oversee the Academy’s day-to-day legal matters and is the advisor to the Academy’s Board of Trustees, senior Recording Academy staff, the senior leadership of its affiliates, and other areas within the organization, according to the announcement.She will also act as the liaison between the Academy’s business units and outside counsel, and supports and facilitates these interactions to enforce the Academy’s intellectual property rights.

No labels! Ava Phillippe didn’t hold back when speaking about her sexuality and dating preferences during a fan Q&A.

reports. She was 87 years old.Didion began her career in the '60s, when she won a magazine essay contest.

THR is reporting that Benny Safdie is also newly joining the cast and will play Edward Teller, a Hungarian physicist known as the father of the hydrogen bomb.“Oppenheimer” is set at Universal Pictures and Nolan’s Syncopy. The film already has a release date in theaters on July 21, 2023.Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Kamala Harris is one of the busiest people on the planet but she took the time last week to surprise an old friend with a phone call just to have a "chat".MORE: The View thrown into chaos ahead of Kamala Harris' 'historic' appearanceKamala grew up with Stacey Johnson-Batiste in Berkeley, California, and their parents were also close friends.WATCH: Joe Biden surprises VP Kamala Harris for her birthdayDespite Kamala's new role as Vice President of the United States, the 57-year-old still finds

shocking new video “Students Fund the Taliban,” New York filmmaker Ami Horowitz hits up the campus of legendarily leftist school University of California, Berkeley, with a modest pitch: raise money for the Taliban to perpetrate its attacks on Americans.“We’re raising money for the Taliban!” “Get your Taliban here,” Horowitz, 46, crows in the revealing three-minute “gotcha” clip, canvassing for terror with the blitheness of someone handing out coupons for a sandwich shop.

A doomsday cult in Northern California known by wine lovers for their vintage is set to be the subject of a new podcast series from Blumhouse Television and Vespucci.

A Boston boy through and through. Ben Affleck has been a Hollywood A-lister for more than two decades, but he’s never forgotten his New England roots (or his love of Dunkin’ coffee).

Once a family, always a family. Lauren Graham, Mae Whitman and more of the Parenthood cast have kept a close bond since the beloved series came to an end.

OMFG —  Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe‘s daughter Ava has taken the term “mini-me” to a whole new level!

press release on July 2, praises Wong as a “leading authority in international development policy with over 30 years of experience in the multi-disciplinary field that includes finance, technology, and the environment.”Wong, who holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a master’s in environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, previously served as chief financial officer of the Millennium Challenge

Allison Mack and her attorneys have asked a federal judge to forgo jail time for her crimes in connection with Keith Raniere and the NXIVM sex cult case, saying that her life has been “turned around” after reconnecting with her family and pursuing studies at University of California at Berkeley.Mack’s sentencing memo emphasizes that the former “Smallville” star has fully renounced her belief in Raniere.

Akin Akinözü, a handsome, award-winning Turkish actor, with whom viewers will fall in love. Akin, who is 31 years old, is not only a talented actor, he is also a film buff with a degree in Applied Mathematics from the prestigious University of California, Berkeley .

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have once again rescheduled their planned US and Canadian tour dates.The Australian psych rockers were originally set to tour the States last year, but were forced to push dates back to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dave McNary, a veteran film reporter for Variety, died Saturday in Pasadena. He was 69.

The "NorCal Rapist" who terrorized nine women in a 15-year crime spree has been sentenced to 897 years in prison. Roy Waller, 60, a safety specialist at the University of California at Berkeley until his arrest, was convicted last month in Sacramento of being the notorious serial rapist.

President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Deputy Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs referred to Palestinian suicide bombings as "the last resort of a desperate people" in 2002. "The suicide bombers were the last resort of a desperate people," Reema Dodin said while speaking at a church in Lodi, Calif., according to the Lodi News-Sentinel.

A former University of California at Berkeley employee nicknamed the "NorCal Rapist" was convicted Wednesday of attacking women in a string of sexual assaults and kidnappings dating back almost 30 years.   Roy Charles Waller, 60, was found guilty on 46 counts, including rape, sodomy and kidnapping in connection with attacks on nine women between 1991 and 2009 in six counties throughout Northern California.

A former University of California at Berkeley professor nicknamed the "NorCal Rapist" was convicted Wednesday of attacking women in a string of sexual assaults and kidnappings dating back almost 30 years.   Roy Charles Waller, 60, was found guilty on 46 counts, including rape, sodomy and kidnapping in connection with attacks on nine women between 1991 and 2009 in six counties throughout Northern California.

The Postal Service have announced that their ‘Everything Will Change’ concert is coming to streaming platforms.The Seattle duo – comprised of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (DNTEL) – recorded the 15-song collection at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California as part of their 2013 reunion tour.First released in 2014 as a feature-length documentary/concert film, the comeback show has now been remixed and remastered by Don Gunn and Dave Cooley respectively.Ahead of the

One Day at a Time or Party of Five, or even the upcoming Animaniacs. Then other times, it's Saved by the Bell.

Ben Affleck started his career from humble beginnings, but he worked his way toward becoming one of the most sought after leading men in Hollywood.The actor was born in Berkeley, California, but his family moved to Massachusetts when he was 3 years old. He met his lifelong friend Matt Damon during his childhood years and the pair bonded over their mutual passion for acting.

The family and former volleyball teammates and coaches of a San Francisco-area college freshman missing since last month are hoping for her safe return, a former coach said.  Sydney West, 19, a student from North Carolina who attends the University of California, Berkeley campus, was last seen Sept. 30 near Crissy Field, located near the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Police Department said.

Lana Del Rey has explained how her live duet with Joan Baez last October came about, revealing that Baez “fucking outlasted me” when they went out to a club together after the show.Baez joined Del Rey on stage at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on October 6, with the two performing Baez’s 1975 song ‘Diamonds & Rust’ and a cover of Bob Dylan‘s ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right’ on the night.Speaking about how the Baez duet came about in a conversation with her producer Jack Antonoff for Interview

Jess Glynne has accused Mayfair restaurant Sexy Fish of “discrimination” after they allegedly turned her away for wearing a hoodie.The singer, 30, said that she and a friend were refused entry to the upmarket Asian restaurant in Berkeley Square after staff made “a decision based on [their] appearance.”The singer shared a photo of herself wearing a grey hoodie, leggings, a black baseball cap and a pair of trainers on Instagram, and wrote a lengthy caption detailing the experience.Sexy Fish’s

pub after three months of lockdown beat the crowds by waking at 5.15am.Martin Sherrell wanted to make the most of ‘Super Saturday’ and had an early night in preparation of bars reopening in England on July 4.The 63-year-old set his alarm for 6am but woke up 45 minutes before it meaning he was one of the first customers through the doors of a Wetherspoons pub.The carer, who was joined by two pals, joked that had it not been raining, he’d have camped outside The Berkeley in Bristol.After arriving

boost morale during World War 2.She is often dubbed 'the Forces' sweetheart' for her amazing popularity among troops during that era.Also known as the Queen's favourite singer, she’s most remembered for her songs “We’ll Meet Again”, “The White Cliffs of Dover”, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and “There’ll Always Be an England.”Born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March, 1917 in London, Vera began performing at the age of seven in the local working men’s clubs, and she was 11 when she adopt

boost morale during World War 2.She is often dubbed 'the Forces' sweetheart' for her amazing popularity among troops during that era.Also known as the Queen's favourite singer, she’s most remembered for her songs “We’ll Meet Again”, “The White Cliffs of Dover”, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and “There’ll Always Be an England.”Born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March, 1917 in London, Vera began performing at the age of seven in the local working men’s clubs, and she was 11 when she adopt

Showgirls. Since my first viewing, it has been one of my guilty pleasures.