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Fred again.. has finally released his collaboration with Baby Keem, ‘leavemealone’.The DJ and producer has been teasing the collaboration for a while in his acclaimed live shows, which NME have praised as “astonishing”. Today (December 8), the D&B banger – which samples Keem’s track ‘south africa’ – is out for release.“I fuckin love keem.

EastEnders star Dean Gaffney has suffered a break-in in his car just weeks before Christmas, as the soap star confided in his fans on Instagram after the traumatic incident. The BBC actor, who starred on EastEnders between 1993 and 2003 and again from 2017 to 2019, shared the horrific damage to his Audi sports car on his stories. Dean, 45, had chosen to park his vehicle on a street in London while he ran errands, but when the actor returned he discovered the window on the driver's side had been smashed in.

Fred again.. has dropped a new track titled "leavemealone." The song is billed as a collaboration with Baby Keem but, like all of the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh Agency bosses have backed a new African streamer with a seven-figure investment.

Elon Musk takes a lot of space in the world. The South African-Canadian-American citizen is involved in all manner of companies dictating the future of the planet, whether we’re talking about X, the social media and tech platform previously known as Twitter, or SpaceX, the spacecraft manufacturer that hopes to colonize Mars. He comes from a family of interesting people, filled with entrepreneurs and business owners.

Former Coronation Street stars Michelle Keegan and Helen Flanagan were all-smiles as they reunited at the British Fashion Awards on Monday evening.The two former soapstars posed for a selfie inside the venue after walking the red carpet, with Helen, 33, sharing the photo to her Instagram Story, alongside the text: "Love you @michekeegan [pink heart emoji]" For the event Michelle, 36, donned a black and white satin dress, which featured a tigh-high split, which she paired with a pair of lace-up boots, and gold and silver studded bag. Meanwhile, Helen sported a black maxi-length dress, which featured a semi-sheer lace corseted bodice. She paired the glam dress strappy metallic heels and metallic jewellery.

Thania Garcia Tyla has always wanted to be the world’s first global South African pop star — and she’s already well on her way. In the past month, Tyla’s summer single “Water” became her first Top 10 hit in the United States and also landed her a Grammy nomination for Best African Music Performance. “It makes sense,” she tells Variety nonchalantly over the phone.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Queen Bey got the weekend off to a hot start. “Renaissance,” a concert film written, directed and produced by Beyoncé, earned $5.1 million in previews on Thursday. The film is expected to earn between $17 million to $20 million in its opening weekend from approximately 2,539 domestic locations.

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Ellise Shafer Last month, Beyoncé made a surprise visit to the L.A. premiere of Taylor Swift‘s “Eras Tour” film. Now Swift has returned the favor, appearing in London on Thursday night for the debut of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” movie.

A prolific sex offender dubbed “Scotland’s Savile” was allowed to continue teaching kids for 40 years after multiple opportunities to stop him were missed.

He won I’m A Celebrity back in 2008 and went on to present its spin-off show for ten years, so Joe Swash certainly knows a thing or two about what it’s really like in the Australian jungle. Letting us in on some show secrets, he’s revealed what actually happens when cleaning the camp’s toilet – also known as the dunny – and it’s not as bad as you might think. “With the dunny, you’ve got to take out a big barrel from underneath – and you’ve got to be careful in case it slops up – and then you’ve got to put a lid on it and drag it around the corner,” the former EastEnders star, 41, explained to OK! .

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Queen Bey is about to take on the box office. “Renaissance,” a concert film written, directed and produced by Beyoncé, is expected to bring in $17 million to $20 million in its opening weekend. The film will play in approximately 2,539 domestic locations, as well as 94 international territories, including Mexico, the U.K., South Africa, Kenya, Australia and Germany.

EXCLUSIVE: CJ Yu, who was Head of Unscripted Development, Global Formats at Amazon Studios, has left the company.

Strictly Come Dancing fans are 'gutted' as Annabel Croft revealed she's set to swap out her dance partner.The former tennis star has been impressing the judges and viewers on the BBC One dance contest as she wows with her routines alongside dance partner Johannes Radebe.The last show saw the duo make it through to week eleven of the 2023 run of the competition, after they performed a paso double to Espana Cani by Trad. Annabel and Johannes were colour-coordinated in black and yellow Latin-inspired outfits, impressing the public and sending them through to the quarter-finals.

Variety. Shooting on the historical epic was delayed when the actors went on strike in July. But the Nov.

Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo became Miss Universe 2023, Miss Spain Athenea Paulinha Pérez was named Miss Congeniality. This award goes to the friendliest contestant and is the only honor determined by a contestant vote.Miss Philippines Michelle Dee, one of the top 10 finalists, won the award for Voice for Change alongside Miss Angola Ana Coimbra and Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú.

Johannes Radebe penned a gushing tribute to his Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partner Annabel Croft ahead of Saturday's show. Next to shots of the pair enjoying the sights of Blackpool, the South African choreographer, 36, wrote on Instagram: "You dance so beautifully, and each week you bring such strength and joy to this journey. It has been wonderful to see you grow and I am so incredibly proud of you for everything you have achieved.

Oscar Pistorius will soon be out of prison.

Baby Queen has revealed that Courtney Love gave her a “full rundown” of her debut album ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ “track by track”.The record was released earlier this month and received three stars from NME in a review which said that “beyond thoughtful moments of introspection about growth and friendship, the wit of [Arabella] Latham’s previous work feels largely absent on her debut”.The singer struck up a friendship with Love after she hailed her work as “SO good” in 2021, singling out the tracks ‘Pretty Girl Lie’ and ‘Want Me’ as being some of her favourites.“I’ve just discovered Baby Queen @queenofthebabies today (thanks to the always discerning @britishgq, link in bio to 2021 artist picks. Not one is bad so far),” Love captioned a clip of Baby Queen performing at the time.“Lyrics SO good. Death and guns and beating the gay kids up, it doesn’t happen to you so why give a fuck.

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison soon, almost ten years after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.The Olympian and double amputee has been in a South African prison since Valentine's Day 2013 when he shot his model girlfriend four times, claiming he thought she was an intruder. Despite being originally sentenced to five years, this was later increased to 13 years and five months after his conviction was upgraded to murder.

Ellise Shafer Former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole and will be released from prison next year. Pistorius, who was serving a 13-year sentence in a South African jail for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be released on Jan. 5.

The former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail.

Naman Ramachandran South Africa‘s Quizzical Pictures has commissioned eight-part crime series “Murder By The Sea.” The series is set in Blaasgat, a fictional coastal town named after its giant blowhole. When Lennart Cato, a local man-made-good, is found dead inside a papier-mâché whale on the opening night of a new Whale Museum that he’s funding, the locals turn to town resident and retired old-school thespian Lawrence Mantooth for answers.

Garry Keane and Stephen Gerard Kelly’s documentary In The Shadow Of Beirut, which is Ireland’s Oscar category this year, is headed to the Red Sea International Film Festival, running November 30 to December 9 in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.

He's well-known for his role as Jimmy Perez in Shetland but after his shock exit last year, Douglas Henshall has moved on to a new job.The actor appeared in Who is Erin Carter? on Netflix earlier this year and he'll soon be back on the BBC in an adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy. Douglas is taking on the role of Major Horton and will star alongside David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam and Penelope Wilton as Miss Pinkerton.The series takes place in England, 1954, where on a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.

Ex-gangster Dave Courtney took his own life months after a previous attempt, an inquest has heard. Inner London South Coroners' Court was told that three months prior to his death, the reformed criminal had attempted to kill himself after recording a five-minute video explaining his plan, the Mirror reports.

Lea Glob’s documentary Apolonia, Apolonia earned a leading four nominations today as the IDA Documentary Awards revealed its nominees for the 39th edition of the prestigious event.

EXCLUSIVE: The behavior of a close compatriot of convicted South African rapist and paedophile Dawie de Villiers will be placed under the microscope in a Showmax true crime series airing next month.

ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! has been a staple of our telly schedules since 2002, with famous faces braving everything from skydives to munching on bugs in locations as diverse as the Aussie jungle, South Africa's Krueger Park and even rainy Gwrych Castle in Wales.This year, Jamie Lynn Spears, Sam Thompson, Josie Gibson, Fred Sirieix, Nella Rose, Nigel Farage, Grace Dent, Marvin Humes, Danielle Harold and Nick Pickard were all dropped into camp on Sunday, 19 November. As a new group of celebrities enter camp and the 23rd series gets underway, OK! remember some of the jungle favourites who are no long with us.

Darren Day has revealed that Robbie Williams saved his life after he was given just six months to live. During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Darren, 55, candidly opened up about his battle with alcohol and drug addiction, and how he credits Robbie, 49, with saving his life. Speaking to hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid, he revealed that he had relapsed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, after which he broke down to Robbie.The former I'm A Celebrity...

Former EastEnders star Shana Swash celebrated her baby shower alongside her sister-in-law, Stacey Solomon, on Saturday, ahead of her due date next month. Like her brother Joe Swash, Shana used to star on the BBC soap and she is now expecting her first child with her fiancé Nick Jones. Ahead of the little one’s arrival, the 33 year old was joined by the people closest to her to celebrate on Saturday, 19 November.

told The Sun Saturday that he wants to meet with critically acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky, who will helm and produce a film about the life of the world’s richest man.The movie will be based on Walter Isaacson’s biography, which did not treat Errol Musk particularly kindly. He has expressed his disapproval of the book since its September publishing, believing he was portrayed as a villain in his eldest son’s life.

Bob Geldof has revealed that there are plans to release a new Live Aid IMAX film.Geldof, a former member of The Boomtown Rats turned activist, and ex-Ultravox co-lead singer Midge Ure, organised the concert held on July 13, 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.Live Aid was attended by about 72,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium, and, simultaneously more than 89,000 people at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, US. An estimated 1.9billion people from across 130 countries watched the TV broadcast.A 20th anniversary event called Live 8 was held in 2005 at venues in G8 countries and South Africa.Speaking at this week’s EnergaCamerimage cinematography film festival, Geldof reflected on his career and the concert before revealing that an IMAX film about Live Aid could be on the way to cinemas soon.

It’s been claimed that the Queen enjoyed one traditional British takeaway when she was spending time at her beloved Balmoral estate.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Thomas “Eromose” Ikimi, director of the Tribeca Film Festival player “88,” has been tapped to write a new drama about a fierce wildlife preservationist and activist. Eromose will write the screenplay for “Manaka,” a story inspired by the organization Saving the Wild and its founder Jamie Joseph. The Zimbabwean-born South African founded the charitable foundation to help protect rhinos from poaching, as well as to tell authentic stories about frontline workers protecting the species from going extinct.