New National Insurance, Tax Credits and fake HMRC refund scams to watch out for this month

“Hannity” this week as California Governor Gavin Newsom countered host Sean Hannity’s assertions that the Golden State is still experiencing a population exodus by telling him, “You’re on a doom loop about California.”The U.S. Census Bureau previously reported that California’s total population declined by more than 500,000 between April 2020 and July 2022. In the interview, Newsom — citing “three new independent studies” including one from UCLA — said that the migration has slowed significantly.“You look at a UCLA study? Seriously,” laughed Hannity.

Wes Anderson has stated that Netflix was the perfect place for his new short film, because “it’s not really a movie”.The director, whose new film Asteroid City will arrive in cinemas later this month, has directed a Roald Dahl adaptation for the streaming service, which is set to be released later this year.Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, which is based on Dahl’s short story collection from 1977, stars Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ben Kingsley.In a new interview with IndieWire, the director revealed that his new film will be just 37 minutes long. He said that he had wanted to adapt the short story collection for 20 years, but “by the time I was ready to do it”, the rights to Dahl’s works had been sold to Netflix.“Suddenly, in essence, there was nowhere else you could do it since they own it,” Anderson said, suggesting he only worked with Netflix because he had no choice.The director then added: “But beyond it, because it’s a 37-minute movie, [Netflix] was the perfect place to do it because it’s not really a movie.”Anderson said that he “had only a good experience with Netflix”, but added: “I’m very happy to be putting Asteroid City in cinemas.

As drama on Vanderpump Rules has come and gone, so have the restaurants.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The California Legislature this week agreed to a significant change in the state’s film and TV tax credit, and one company in particular appears poised to benefit: Netflix. The state issues $330 million in tax credits every year to keep production jobs in California. The credits can be used to offset corporate income tax and sales tax. But some companies either have no California tax liability, or not enough to make full use of the credits. Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed this year to help those companies out by making the credit “refundable,” so that those companies can get cash back. The Legislature released details of a budget deal on Monday, which indicated that it had approved Newsom’s refundability proposal.

have disputed such calculations, saying the economic benefits of tax credits are often overstated.The tax credit program applies to filming anywhere in California, including a growing number of projects outside the traditional Los Angeles 30-Mile Studio Zone.  To date, more than 60 feature films and television series spent close to $208 million outside the zone under the first three versions of the tax credit.

Emily Ratajkowski is hanging out with Orazio Rispo again!

A.D. Amorosi When listeners look back at what was their favorite late-spring/early-summer 2023 anthem, for many, it will surely be New York rapper and vocalist Toosii’s warmly embraceable “Favorite Song.” A spare, banging ballad with a gorgeous, sinewy melody, a subtly contagious chorus and a positive, romantic message (“You look good without no make-up, no lashes, even better when you wake up”), it has spent 15 weeks on the Billboard chart to date, most of that in the Top 10. Along with reaching No. 5 on the Hot 100, “Favorite” hit No. 1 on the Rap Streaming Songs Chart, the Hot Rap Songs Chart and the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart, all with 400-million-plus combined global streams. To go with its platinum-certified victory, “Favorite Song” has also accumulated over 61 million YouTube video views, and is currently the centerpiece of “Naujour” Toosii’s just-released debut album.

Stassi Schroeder is following in the footsteps of such stars as Demi Moore, Cindy Crawford and Christina Aguilera by taking it all off for a nude photo shoot celebrating her pregnancy.

Remembering a friend. Celebrities paid tribute to Treat Williams after the actor’s shocking death in a motorcycle accident.

She’s officially a married woman! Naomi Watts was spotted for the first time since she and actor Billy Crudup tied the knot.

The stars came out in force for Chanel’s Through Her Lens Program lunch during the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival held at Odeon on Friday (June 9) in New York City.

Tom Holland is still in the Big Apple and he’s enjoying some down time!

has taught us anything, it's that signs of cheating can be hard to spot until after an affair has been revealed. That's because most of us, included, tend to give our partners the benefit of the doubt as far as fidelity goes.

Ethan Shanfeld Despite the air quality crisis in New York due to the Canada wildfires, as of Wednesday afternoon the Governors Ball festival is still set to take place this weekend in Queens. “We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a representative for the music festival said in a statement to Variety. “As always, the health and safety of New Yorkers is our top priority. At this time, the festival is continuing as planned. We are hopeful that conditions will improve in the coming days and are looking forward to a great weekend!” The three-day music fest, often referred to as Gov Ball, is scheduled for June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows with headliners Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar. Lil Nas X, Haim, Lil Uzi Vert, Rina Sawayama, Diplo, Lil Baby, Omar Apollo, Pusha T, Aespa, Giveon and Sofi Tukker are also set to perform.

fans even suggested that he should be “put on pause” from the show for a while. Another person called his yelling “belittling” to women.But Cohen said he doesn’t agree with fans who believe he lost control of himself, that fans don’t understand what he has to deal with when it comes to managing several housewives.“I think for all of you who are upset, have a seat in the middle of that for eight or 10 hours and then let’s see how you handle it,” Cohen said.

Hailey Bieber to relaxed activewear championed by Olivia Wilde, there are plenty of sartorial themes to tap into this season. June is the hottest month for horseracing, Midsomer, and royal birthdays, so we can expect a blanket of stars to descend for each occasion. From Hailee Steinfeld to Emily Ratajkowski, we’ve rounded up the best celebrity snaps for you to enjoy and hopefully gain a style trick or two from… Justin and Hailey Bieber were spotted hand-in-hand as they hit the streets of Los Angeles.

Amanda Seyfried is speaking out amid Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence. ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the 37-year-old actress in New York City on Thursday, and she reacted to news that Holmes, whom she portrayed in , has begun her 11-year prison sentence.«Those kids, it sucks for them. It sucks that there's two human beings that don't have a mom for a really long time,» Seyfried said of the two children that the Theranos founder, who was convicted on fraud charges in January 2022, is mom to.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Vimeo is ending support for its existing TV apps — with the video management and hosting provider telling customers they’ll have a “better ongoing experience” by using video-casting features instead. The company is ceasing support for Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and Roku as of June 27, 2023. “That means we will remove the TV apps from the app stores and we will not publish any new releases, security updates or provide technical support for TV apps,” Vimeo says in a notice on its help site. Why is Vimeo ending support for its TV apps? According to the message on the customer-support site, “Occasionally, we retire legacy products and features that are no longer consistent with our standards. We believe that our users looking to view Vimeo videos will receive a better ongoing experience by casting via our mobile app, enabling customers to enjoy Vimeo content on their TV.”

Bam Margera has lost all contact with his son as his legal battle with estranged wife Nikki Boyd heats up!

Tom Sandoval is lucky Lala Kent didn’t hear this disgusting comment he made about her daughter Ocean during the Vanderpump Rules reunion filming — because she would have gone into full-on momma bear mode!