Naman Ramachandran The proposed privatization of U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 could become a reality by the spring of 2023 as the government has decided to go ahead with the process.
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An LGBTQ “conversion” app, created by the Malaysian Government, has been removed from Google Play after it was found to violate Google Play guidelines.According to the Independent, the app falsely claims to help the LGBTQ community “return to the right path.”The app also included a 146-page e-book about the “true experience of a gay man who migrated during Ramadan to abandon homosexual behaviour.”In a statement to the Guardian, Google said, “Whenever an app is flagged to us, we investigate against our Play store policies and if violations are found we take appropriate action to maintain a trusted experience for all.”According to Human Rights Watch, “successive governments in Malaysia have employed anti-LGBT rhetoric as a political tool, calling on LGBT people to ‘change’ their gender identity or sexual orientation to ‘return to the right path’ or risk retribution.”This is not the first LGBTQ conversion app removed by Google Play.
In 2019, Google removed a US-based “pray away the gay” app created by Living Hope Ministries.© Star Observer 2022 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTIQ) news in Australia, be sure to visit
.Naman Ramachandran The proposed privatization of U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 could become a reality by the spring of 2023 as the government has decided to go ahead with the process.
While we’ve heard from The Academy and two out of three co-hosts about the slap that occurred at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, producer Will Packer has finally chosen to speak out publicly on the events. Packer seemed to defend the choice of letting Will Smith stay by suggesting that Chris Rock was “fine” with the actor not being removed.
New ink! Amanda Bynes added a trio of tattoos to her collection shortly after removing the heart-shaped one from her face.
Kourtney Kardashian is a woman of many skills! The 42-year-old reality star has her own wellness site,, is a mother of three, is starring on her family's new series,, and now can add nurse to her resumé. It seems she recently helped her fiancé, Travis Barker, with an injury he had. «Fiancée, best friend and now nurse. @kourtneykardash just removed my stitches,» Barker tweeted on Wednesday, with an emoji of a needle and some thread. Fiancée, best friend and now nurse.
Volunteers of a lifesaving Loch Lomond charity have thanked the public for backing plans to relocate their rescue boat to Balloch, with calls now being made on the Scottish Government to support the move.
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan are enjoying a day out together!
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney has hired Jeremy Doig, an 18-year veteran of Google, as the new chief technology officer of its streaming organization, leading the global technology teams that run Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus and Star Plus.Doig takes over for Joe Inzerillo, a key architect of Disney Plus and the Mouse House’s other streaming services, who joined SiriusXM as chief product and technology officer in January.Doig will start at Disney next month and report directly to Michael Paull, president of Disney Streaming.At Google, where Doig was most recently VP of engineering, he led development of new standards for video technologies powering YouTube and the Chrome browser. That included adoption of compression approaches for audio and video, media streaming protocols for real-time and on-demand delivery, and spatial experiences.
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Reese Witherspoon, praising the actress for being "brilliant, joyful, fiery" and "thoughtful" on her 46th birthday.MORE: 7 Reese Witherspoon Book Club reads for your 2022 reading list - including her latest pickSharing a picture of her mom holding onto a bouquet of flowers, Ava left fans emotional with the sweet tribute in which she shared how "lucky" she felt to call Reese mom. WATCH: Reese Witherspoon's throwback marks big milestone"With every year, her bright light shines even brighter, and I find even more reasons to love her and a greater appreciation for all that she does," she captioned the post."Happy happy birthday to the brilliant, joyful, fiery, thoughtful, and gorgeous woman that I am lucky enough to call my momMORE: Reese Witherspoon makes major announcement: 'Dreams really do come true'"I love you ...
Reese Witherspoon is receiving a special birthday greeting from a very special person in her life: daughter Ava Phillippe, whom she shares with ex-husband Ryan Phillipe.
Jamaica is making a potentially huge move.
P&O Ferries has been blasted in an scathing letter by the UK Business Secretary who has warned the company they could be facing "criminal" offences and an unlimited fine for laying off hundreds of workers.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSubscription streamer Starz Play Arabia is getting a major cash injection from a consortium of Abu Dhabi-based companies that are acquiring a roughly 57% stake in the SVOD service.A group comprising E-Vision, which is a Hollywood and Bollywood content aggregator, and United Arab Emirates sovereign fund ADQ, has purchased a controlling stake in Starz Play Arabia, which has been valued at $420 million, according to a statement.“Starz and its parent company Lionsgate will maintain commercial agreements for content licensing to the venture,” the statement said. The deal still needs to clear regulatory approval and some administrative procedures. Starz Play Arabia, which was launched in 2015 as the first Starz-branded SVOD outside the U.S., is now available in 19 countries across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMatt Bomer will play one of Leonard Bernstein’s lovers in Bradley Cooper’s upcoming Netflix biopic about the late music giant.Multiple sources confirmed the casting opposite Cooper, who stars as the “West Side Story” composer. Cooper also co-wrote the screenplay and directs, making it his follow-up to the Oscar-winning “A Star Is Born.”Bernstein, who died in 1990 at age 72, was married to artist Felicia Montealegre and they had three children together.
J K Rowling is back to spreading harmful transphobic rhetoric and the LGBTQI community has responded saying she does not speak for them. The hashtag JKRowlingDoesntSpeakForMe was trending on social media following the author’s claim that “lesbians are under attack”.Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic and transphobic language, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.JK Rowling attempts to speak on behalf of a minority community that she isn’t part of, while sending “big love” to those who consider being gay to be a sin #JKDoesntSpeakForMe https://t.co/Rp79g0RxsK pic.twitter.com/ObL0VSxELp— Benjamin Cohen (@benjamincohen) March 13, 2022Strarmer’s comment was seized upon by Rowling to post transphobic rhetoric.
J K Rowling is back to spreading harmful transphobic rhetoric and the LGBTQI community has responded saying she does not speak for them. The hashtag JKRowlingDoesntSpeakForMe was trending on social media following the author’s claim that “lesbians are under attack”.Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic and transphobic language, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.JK Rowling attempts to speak on behalf of a minority community that she isn’t part of, while sending “big love” to those who consider being gay to be a sin #JKDoesntSpeakForMe https://t.co/Rp79g0RxsK pic.twitter.com/ObL0VSxELp— Benjamin Cohen (@benjamincohen) March 13, 2022Strarmer’s comment was seized upon by Rowling to post transphobic rhetoric.