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Liam Gallagher has claimed that his brother Noel Gallagher has “done a lot of damage to Oasis as a brand”.The former Oasis lead singer was seemingly responding to an interview that Noel, who played guitar and sang in the ’90s juggernauts, had conducted recently with French outlet France Inter.In the interview Noel was asked for his thoughts about fans fantasising over an Oasis reunion. “Yeah, I understand it, yeah. No one has really come along to take our place,” he said.

Former NFL player Rob Gronkowski has joked he and girlfriend Camille Kostek are "ready for a kid" after welcoming their French Bulldog Ralphie into their life two years ago. The four-time Super Bowl champion and Camille, who have been dating since 2015, have "definitely learned many things about ourselves" in the years since welcoming the pup, Gronk told HELLO! in an interview Wednesday March 22,Camille is "a loving dog mother, she just does such a great job," said Gronk, who played Tight End position for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Buccaneers.

Made In Chelsea's Maeva D’Ascanio has shown off her dramatic new hair transformation ahead of her wedding to James Taylor later this year.The 30 year old star has had several inches of her brunette locks chopped off, as she took to Instagram to document the her new do. In a video shared by the mum of one, she could be seen sat in her stylist's chair as her wet long hair was fanned out around her.The clip, which had Aretha Franklin's R.E.S.P.E.C.T as a backing track, then cut to her going for the chop, before a boomerang shot showed the stylist pulling away the cut hair to show off the very short new style.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the drama On Our Way, the feature directorial debut by Sophie Lane Curtis, toplined by Micheál Richardson, Keith Powers, James Badge Dale and Jordana Brewster. Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Ben-Victor, Ruby Modine and Franco Nero also star. Gravitas will release the film in theaters and on demand on Friday, May 19.

“Bridgerton” star Simone Ashley is confirming her romance on social media.

Tom Hiddleston and his fiancée Zawe Ashton were spotted out and about with their first child as they enjoyed a walk in France. Marvel Cinematic Universe star Tom, who has played the Asgardian God Loki since 2011 and is awaiting the second season launch of his standalone show, recently welcomed his first child into the world.The secret birth was announced in October last year, with the family unit making their first public appearance last month during a walk in London.

Paris-based Mediawan, Elefantec Global and Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment are teaming up to co-produce a Spanish-speaking Americas version of the hit series Call My Agent!.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The International Emmy-winning French series “Call My Agent!” is getting a Spanish-language remake, with Eva Longoria on board to produce and direct. Announced during Series Mania Festival in Lille, the adaptation will be co-produced by Mediawan, Elefantec Global and Longoria’s banner UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. It will mark the first adaptation targeting Latin America and the U.S., following successful remakes in Italy, Canada and the U.K., among others. In addition to producing through UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, Longoria will direct the first two episodes. The news comes right on the heels of Longoria’s feature directorial debut “Flamin’ Hot,” which premiered at SXSW and won the Audience Award.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian director Susanna Nicchiarelli, whose trilogy of female biopics, “Nico, 1988,” “Miss Marx,” and “Chiara” all launched from the Venice Film Festival, is set to direct the TV series “Fireworks” depicting the struggle of Italy’s partisans against Nazis and Fascists through the point of view of a twelve-year-old girl named Marta. Shooting is set to start on May 8 in the Piedmontese Alps on “Fireworks,” which is being produced by Domenico Procacci’s Fandango and Rome shingle Matrioska. Fandango, who is the show’s lead producer, is in advanced talks with Italian state broadcaster RAI to come on board. Fandango is also talking up the six-episode limited series at the Series Mania confab in Lille, France, where they are seeking prospective international partners.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LILLE, France —  “Yours, Margot,” from  “Compartment No 6’s” Juho Kuosmanen, Guatemalan Cannes Camera d’Or winner César Díaz (“Our Mothers”) and Brazil’s Beatriz Seigner (“Los Silencios”) have won the three prizes on offer at the first edition of Seriesmakers. A mentoring program for filmmakers making their TV creator debut, after an inaugural edition delivering one of the most talent-packed project lineups at any festival, film or TV, in 2023, Seriesmakers backers Beta Group and Series Mania opened on Wednesday a call for admissions for a second edition.   Though all three series range hugely in setting and creators, all three see their protagonists go back to a recent past to explore events that have impacted their family (“Yours, Margot”), their modern-day country (“The Invisible Ink”), or traumas in the present (“Amigas”). 

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Trés chic! Olivia Wilde unveiled a major hair transformation inspired by stylish women from the City of Love.   

Netflix teased its slate of European series, including part 3 of its hit heist show “Lupin,” starring Omar Sy, during its showcase at Series Mania in Lille. The panel was attended by Katja Hofem from Germany, Damien Couvreur from France and Jenny Stjernströmer Björk from the Nordics, who each discussed their editorial strategies. The streamer also announced season 2 of its off-beat comedy series “Represent” starring Cesar-winning actor-director Jean-Pascal Zadi (“Tout simplement noir”) as an ordinary man from a project becomes President of France. The show, whose French title is “En Place,” launched earlier this year and was one of the service’s biggest local hits. Other new French titles in the pipeline include “Thicker than Water,” “Tapie,” “Fury” and “Anthracite.”

Ben Croll Disney+ will move forward on two new French series, tackling questions of euthanasia with “Lambert v. Lambert,” and intimacy in the social media age with the literary thriller “Les enfants sont rois.” Adapted from a recent page-turner by “Based on a True Story” author Delphine de Vigan, “Les enfants sont rois” (“The Children Are Kings”) follows a reality-TV has-been turned mommy vlogger who fills her social media feeds with daily updates about her two precocious children. When her older daughter disappears and is thought kidnapped, the bereft momfluencer faces a police investigation that calls into question the very existence of child.

After the launch of its first original content in 2022, Disney+ France is expanding and announced a slate of new productions at the Series Mania festival in Lille Wednesday afternoon.

Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler have 30 years of friendship behind them, so it's no surprise that the 56-year-old comedian likes to poke fun at the 54-year-old actress.Aniston was on Tuesday's episode of  where she opened up about first meeting Sandler at a young age."[We've been friends for] over 30 years. We met at Jerry's Deli on Ventura Boulevard when we were 20 and 22," Aniston shared of Sandler.She said that though she and «the Sand Man» don't give each other advice, she does get her fair share of grief from her pal.«If I get anything from him, it's, 'What are you doing?!' usually based on someone I'm dating,» Aniston quipped, imitating Sandler shouting, "'What are you doing?! What's wrong with you?!'«Aniston has previously been married to Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux, and has had A-list romances with John Mayer, Vince Vaughn, and Tate Donovan.On Wednesday's episode of  Aniston and Sandler -- who are currently starring in the Netflix sequel,  spoke again about their friendship.»We do love each other.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LILLE, France — Paramount+ will be bowing “Drag Race Italia” Season 3 on the streaming service in Italy, followed by the U.S. and Latin America later this year.  The Italian Season 3 follows on the recent announcement of three new “Drag Race” editions in Brazil, Germany and Mexico and a “Global Drag Race All Stars,” which will air on Paramount+ in their respective territories this year, Paramount+ announced Wednesday. “As we expand Paramount+’s global footprint, it was important to recapture ‘Drag Race’ in key international markets and also build an interconnected competition series with a new ‘Global Drag Race All Stars’ – it’s like a global Super Bowl for Drag,” said Chris McCarthy, president-CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks.

Lise Pedersen “A Sense of Place,” a collection of six short films by young Iranian directors, had its world premiere this week at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX. The films are inspired by Wim Wenders’ eponymous 2005 book, and the Oscar nominated director – best known for “Paris, Texas,” “Wings of Desire,” “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Pina” – served as the project’s “godfather,” he explained at the festival. Curated by Iranian producer Afsun Moshiry in collaboration with The Wim Wenders’ Foundation, which supports young directors and innovative filmmaking, the anthology takes viewers on a journey that starts in Iran, travels to the country’s southern border, onto a plane to Germany, and ends up in France, where two of the films are shot.

Megan McKenna has shared a glimpse into a loved up trip to Paris with her new boyfriend and footballer Oliver Burke. The former The Only Way is Essex star and now singer took to Instagram to share snaps of their Parisian break as they visited famous landmarks, shared some romantic moments and enjoyed a series of date nights in matching attire.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Lisa Joy, showrunner of “Westworld” and “The Peripheral,” says the Writers’ Guild of America is “acting for [writers’] collective good” in its negotiations with studios, even if it could potentially lead to a strike in May. Joy, who runs production company Kilter Films, is being honored at French TV drama festival Series Mania this week. She took part in a keynote conversation on Wednesday, at which she quipped that a strike will mean “more time with my kids.” “It’s a little stressful because I’ve reached a point where I can manage without work for a while,” said Joy. “As it is, we have shows coming out and we’re in the editing process. We have a rotation of shows that aren’t dependent on writing at the phase they’re in. But I always stand by the decision of the Writers’ Guild — I know they’re acting for our collective good.”

ITV's much-loved Italian chef Gino D'Acampo quit his popular travel series alongside hospitality mogul pals Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix because he was denied lie-ins, according to reports. The former I'm A Celebrity winner, 46, announced his departure from the show at the weekend and it's now been claimed that he made a string of demands during contract negotiations for the widely-adored series, Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip.The father-of-three and This Morning special guest chef is also reportedly in the midst of a battle to save his friendship with his two co-stars amid his shock exit from their joint project.

EXCLUSIVE: Mediawan Rights Managing Director Valérie Vleeschhouwer says the French company’s €100M ($107M) co-development agreement with Entourage Ventures allows the Zorro seller to “seize opportunities” and significantly expand its slate.

Ten outstanding students from Xaverian College have received offers to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

Many daily grocery items have more than doubled over the last year, according to experts.

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the former adviser to Melania Trump in the early days of her time as first lady, has called out reporting that the revelations about Stormy Daniels in early 2018 caused a split between the Trumps. Reporting by DailyMail.

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The stars of the new Dungeons & Dragons movie are continuing their press tour across Europe!

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LILLE, France — The gauntlet thrown down by the opening stretches of Viaplay banner title “The Fortress,” one of nine series in main competition at Series Mania, is to believe that this is fiction.  News footage plays of a pandemic, then a war; huge protests rage around the world as Norway’s prime minister addresses his nation to announce that Norway is building a wall to keep everybody else out. That’s been done before (Israel) and in metaphorical terms (Brexit).  Cut to nine years later: Norway is a bucolic paradise, Sweden next door a refugee camp hell, until strange bacteria kills fish and then humans, and Norway will, foreseeably, need international help and “what starts as a wall, ends as a prison,” comments Filippa Wallestam, Viaplay Group chief content officer.

Riot officers were dispatched to the violet carpet yesterday in Lille as nationwide protests against pension reforms hit Series Mania.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Vanessa Hudgens, the Asian American actor whose career kicked off in Disney’s “High School Musical” series, is set to shoot a travel documentary in the Philippines, the country of her mother’s birth. The untitled project will shoot in Palawan and Manila in March. Paul Soriano is attached as a director, producer and executive producer. Mark A. Victor of TEN17P will also serve as executive producer. No distributor, broadcaster or streaming platform has yet been disclosed. Soriano’s recent credits include directing the 2019 film “Mañanita” and Manny Pacquiao biopic “Kid Kulafu.”

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Civil unrest in France is hitting drama event Series Mania as transit strikes and protests begin to impact festival goers. The popular European drama festival is held annually in Lille in northern France, and has this year drawn its largest number of delegates to date. But the event’s usually tranquil city setting has taken an unexpected turn amid national turmoil in France due to President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform. Macron’s government is raising the minimum retirement age in France from 62 to 64 years, and prolonging the years of contributions required for a full pension. The reforms were passed last week without a parliamentary vote, prompting widespread protests around the country that have only built upon months of hostilities and strikes by groups such as rail and waste disposal workers.

Marcia Cross steps out in a chic overcoat for the 2023 Series Mania Festival on Tuesday (March 21) in Lille, France.

Peter Werner, Emmy-nominated TV director who won a Best Short Film Oscar in 1977, died suddenly this morning in Wilmington, NC from heart complications following a torn aorta.

Piers Morgan Uncensored: "I rung [the bell] three times. It's very hard not to cry, sorry. I'm crying just looking at it again because you wait, you just can't wait to ring the bell and I'm still in God's hands, whether or not you're going to be 100 per-cent or not but you hope for the best because you have.

Sofia Coppola has been married for nearly 12 years, but she has kept her relationship very private so you might not know much about her husband Thomas Mars.

Marta Balaga After playing Kimberly Shaw in “Melrose Place” and Bree Van de Kamp in “Desperate Housewives,” Marcia Cross is ready for her next iconic role.  “I always assumed that after ‘Desperate Housewives’ there will be a third act. It has not happened yet. That’s the double-edged sword of being an ‘icon.’ Everybody thinks you are that character and by the time they forget about it, you are not on anybody’s list anymore,” she said at Series Mania in Lille, France.    “I am at this funny crossword: I am this incredibly ripe human and yet Hollywood is not particularly interested. We are tackling LGBTQ+ issues, although there is still a long way to go, we are talking about people of color, but – and I hate to say it – we don’t love to see older women. We were 40-year-old women doing ‘DH’ and that was a big deal. Now, I want to see 60-year-old women.”