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Every year, former President Barack Obama drops his list of the best movies of the year, always showing a man of interesting taste and, at the very least, a prominent, globally renowned figure who puts a big spotlight on underseen movies.

BBC following “medical advice”.His departure from the corporation comes nine months after it was claimed that he had paid a young person for sexually explicit images.Following the reports last July, Edwards’ wife shared that he had been hospitalised with “serious mental health issues”, and was subsequently suspended by the corporation.Now, according to a statement released by the BBC today (April 22), the broadcaster has resigned, citing medical advice as the basis for his decision.The statement read: “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC.”“After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors,” it continued.“The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow all parties to move forward,” the statement added.The Metropolitan Police did not take action against the Welsh reporter, on the grounds that there was “no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed”.Edwards was reportedly the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader, having covered some of the biggest global news stories of the last three decades. Some of these events included the inauguration of Barack Obama, the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middeton, and the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.Between 1994 and 2003, Edwards presented the BBC Six O’Clock News, which was at the time the most-watched news programme in the United Kingdom.

Michelle Obama is celebrating a special occasion. Her latest book, “The Light We Carry” was just published on paperback, prompting her to go on an undercover mission to Target to sign some copies and get some stuff for herself and her husband Barack Obama. Malia Obama shows off her cool style with the perfect Spring lookMalia Obama looks fashionable for an afternoon hikeA post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)Obama shared her mission on an Instagram video, showing her wearing a sweater, a hat and some sunglasses to maintain her identity hidden.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC Signature has acquired The Redemption of Al Sharpton, the recent Esquire profile of the civil rights activist by Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson, to develop as a limited series. No talent is attached at this point but the intention is for Anthony Anderson to star as Sharpton and executive produce. Artists First’s E. Brian Dobbins (black-ish) also is expected to executive produce the project, now in very early stages, with Jackson getting a producing credit.

Iran is "within minutes" of developing a nuclear capability and "mad enough to use it", the Government has been warned.

Malia Obama is getting in some exercise.

Barack Obama has been keeping up with March Madness. Today, he shared his congratulations to Dawn Staley, the coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks, who just took their third NCAA championship. Dawn Staley makes fashion statement on the sidelines during March MadnessMarch Madness: Meet the female Basketball players making their markObama shared the congratulations on his Instagram, adding a photo of the South Carolina Gamecocks to his story.

I’m not overly fond of politics. Given a choice, I’d rather talk food, or faraway places.

returning to the storied late-night franchise for the first time since he dramatically left it in 2010 after his public spat with NBC: the Nimrod Broadcasting Corporation.To quote that network in the 1990s: It’s must-see TV. Why? Conan is one of the last hosts who purely entertained us before the format devolved into tedious, partisan political lectures — and is always a riot. (Fallon doesn’t act like Rachel Maddow, but he’s not entertaining either).More grippingly, though, revenge is in the air.

Beyoncé‘s new album, ‘Cowboy Carter’ – see what she had to say about the album below.Last night (April 2), Michelle Obama took to social media to share the cover art of Beyoncé’s new country album, ‘Cowboy Carter’. In the post, Obama praised the singer and the album, and also urged fans to register for voting.Obama wrote to start her post: “@Beyonce, you are a record-breaker and history-maker.

Colin Jost and Michael Che took shots at Donald Trump and Ronna McDaniel on Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update.”

One month ago, all eyes were firmly fixed on Rochdale for a by-election like no other. Firebrand former MP George Galloway, who won a thumping majority with 40 per cent of the vote, returned to Parliament for a seventh time in his career the following week.

Joe Biden was joined by his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton today for a taping of the Smartless podcast, a prelude to a large-scale showbiz filled fundraiser this evening at Radio City Music Hall.

Jaden Thompson On March 28, the Biden-Harris campaign is hosting a fundraiser at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, featuring former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in addition to prominent figures from the entertainment industry. Described by Biden’s campaign as “historic” and the “most successful political fundraiser in American history,” the event is set to raise more than $25 million. Mindy Kaling will host the event, which includes musical performances by Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele.

Joe Biden‘s New York fundraiser this evening with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is expected to raise more than $25 million, an enormous haul for a one-evening event.

EXCLUSIVE: Tonia Davis, who has been the Head of Motion Pictures for five years at Higher Ground, is transitioning out of the role. She will remain a producer on upcoming projects at the studio.

Coco Gauff has shared her March Madness bracket picks. In an interview with the Tennis Channel, Gauff shared her predictions for winning teams in both the men and women’s basketball teams, and how President Barack Obama inspired one of her choices. Coco Gauff talks about playing with Rafa NadalCoco Gauff celebrates her birthday by the beach in white bikini: ‘I’ve been beyond blessed in this life’The interview was shared on The Tennis Channel’s Instagram stories.

Barack Obama loves to share a list. The former President of the United States is known for them, whether he’s sharing his favorite books, his favorite songs, or his favorite films. Today, he’s shared his March Madness picks, a basketball tournament that pits Division I college basketball teams against eachother.

Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have shared why Barack Obama declined being in their upcoming Netflix series.The pair, who created the eight-part series 3 Body Problem, reportedly asked the former US President to appear in a cameo role.The series –which is based on Liu Cixin’s best-selling novel, The Three-Body Problem – is set during an alien invasion which threatens to wipe out humanity.

EXCLUSIVE: Andscape, the Black multimedia platform from Disney and ESPN, on Monday revealed &360, a new documentary anthology intended to explore the influence of Black culture on American society, expanding perspectives, telling previously untold stories, and revealing truths about some of the biggest sports and cultural moments of our time.

Ethan Shanfeld “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss pulled out all the stops for their new series “3 Body Problem” — which even included asking Barack Obama to appear in the Netflix fantasy about an alien invasion. “He did sign a very funny note though, when we tried to get him for a cameo,” Benioff told USA Today about trying to get the former president on board.

David Benioff and DB Weiss, having conquered the fantasy genre with Game of Thrones, could have recruited pretty much any talent they desired for their latest project – a big-budget adaptation of Liu Cixi’s sci-fi novel, Three-Body Problem, which comes to Netflix this week.

Prince Harry may still be quarrelling with his family and the British courts, but Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has put a dispute with one of her relatives behind her.

The U.S. economy continued its robust pace of job growth in February, adding 275,000 jobs while unemployment rose to 3.9%.

A+E Networks operates 10 linear networks, the company made sure to note Wednesday during its virtual upfront, but execs said the company’s reach goes beyond the diminishing horizons of pay-TV.

Tom Hanks will host and narrate a 20-part documentary series about World War II on the History Channel.

Michelle Obama’s office has shared a statement following rumors that suggested she might run for office in this year’s elections. Despite the fact that she’s a beloved figure by many, it seems like she’s not interested of getting involved in politics any time soon. Michelle Obama talks about embracing a new stage of parentingMalia Obama is enjoying her LA life after premiering first short“As former First Lady Michelle Obama has expressed several times over the years, she will not be running for president,” said the director of communications of her office, Crystal Carson to NBC News.

It’s been 20 years since Simon Cowell set out on a mission to put together his own popular version of The Three Tenors and “operatic boy band” Il Divo were the result. His team at what was then Syco Music scoured music halls around the world before bringing together California native David Miller, Frenchman Sébastien Izambard, Urs Bühler from Sweden, and the late Carlos Marin, from Spain. As the original Il Divo, the foursome pioneered a new classical-meets-pop sound, earning a No1 in the UK charts with their first release, followed by a further 30 million album sales worldwide.

President Joe Biden is taping an interview today with Seth Meyers for his NBC late-night show.

Leave the World Behind.”Callers on the Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile networks have experienced a drop in service and the reason has yet to be determined. Many AT&T customers reported that they were stuck in “SOS Mode,” a system used for emergency services, and some police departments have been unable to receive 911 calls.

Hill Harper, running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, returned to Los Angeles earlier this month, where the actor headlined a fundraiser co-hosted by John Legend, as well as other figures including Vivica A. Fox and Mike Tollin.

a resurfaced clip produced by Sundance in which she describes the movie, Malia dropped her globally recognized last name and is credited on the project as Malia Ann.Malia described “The Heart” as “an odd little story, somewhat of fable, about a man grieving the death of his mother after she leaves him an unusual request in her will.”She studied filmmaking at Harvard University as a visual and environmental studies major and landed a job as a writer on Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Amazon Prime series “Swarm,” which premiered in March 2023.Still, fans on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, were conflicted about Malia, who lived in the White House during her dad’s two presidential terms from 2009 to 2017, seemingly trying to distance herself from her famous moniker. “Nepo baby strikes again,” one hater tweeted on Wednesday.

Anna Tingley Bobbi Althoff feels misunderstood. That’s why when we talk on the phone about the second season of “The Really Good” podcast, which has so far featured interviews with Bobby Lee, Michael Cera and Wiz Khalifa. She’s eager to clear the air.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be in her dream blunt rotation.The Democrat politician was speaking to the Pod Save America podcast on the subject of the legalisation of marijuana, a policy that the Massachusetts representative supports.Host Jon Favreau – the former Barack Obama speechwriter, rather than the Elf and Iron Man director – then took Warren by surprise by asking her who would be in her dream blunt rotation.“For those who aren’t familiar,” Favreau offered by way of explanation, “a dream blunt rotation is a group of people you’d hypothetically like to smoke week with, because they’d be a really fun time.”@ewarren chooses her dream blunt rotation and talks about legalizing marijuana.#PodSaveAmerica #CrookedMedia #ElizabethWarren #Marijuana pic.twitter.com/DGln5IEv9B— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) February 19, 2024“Oh OK, hypothetically,” replied Warren. “So, all I’m really telling you, this has nothing to do with weed.

Country singer Toby Keith died Monday at the age of 62, his family wrote in a statement posted to his website and social media accounts early Tuesday. "Toby Keith passed away peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family," the statement read. "He fought his fight with grace and courage," it continued.

Oprah Winfrey undoubtedly has a lot to be thankful for, but as she marks her 70th birthday on 29 January, we take a look at what she says has given her all that she has - gratitude.The media mogul and Oscar-nominated actress once famously said she wasn't grateful because she's "a gazillionaire", but her habit of practising gratitude was "the way I got to be a gazillionaire". While she has almost unprecedented levels of wealth and success (particularly for a woman), she came from very humble beginnings and was raised by her maternal grandmother on a pig farm in Mississippi for the first six years of her life.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Rustin” star Colman Domingo has just been named an Oscar nominee for best actor for his powerhouse performance in the biographical drama. As he arrives to record the latest episode of Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, Domingo says he wants to stay present in this moment, noting that he was “waiting around for a certain call for a few hours.” That “certain call” would former President Barack Obama, who is the founder of the production company Higher Ground, which financed the George C. Wolfe drama.