‘Ruthless’ Star Melissa L. Williams Signs With CGEM Talent

BBC Strictly Come Dancing has announced its first wave of contestants who will be taking part in the show, which begins next month.

It's nearly time to dust off those sequins as Strictly Come Dancing nears its return. The hit BBC show has signed up a whole new cast of celebrities who are brave enough to take on the challenge in an attempt to walk away with the famous glitter ball trophy. During Friday night's episode of The One Show, the first celebrities for the 2023 series were confirmed as Sherlock star Amanda Abbington, broadcaster Angela Rippon and actor Layton Williams.

The first three stars set to take part in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing have been revealed. The contestants were announced on Friday's episode of The One Show (August 4).

Dancers Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez aren’t impressed with Lizzo’s response to their lawsuit.

Just like the rest of the internet, Lizzo’s ex-backup dancers aren’t thrilled with her response to their lawsuit!

Lizzo’s former backup dancers are responding to the “Juice” hitmaker’s statement that she posted Thursday.

three dancers who have filed a lawsuit against Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of her dance team, are sharing more about the experiences they claim they faced while working with the singer.According to court docs filed on Tuesday and obtained by ET, the former backup dancers — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — claim they faced sexual harassment, as well as religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, among other allegations.«The stunning nature of how Lizzo and her management team treated their performers seems to go against everything Lizzo stands for publicly, while privately she weight-shames her dancers and demeans them in ways that are not only illegal but absolutely demoralizing,» the women's attorney, Ron Zambrano, said in a press release.Davis, Williams and Rodriguez are asking the courts for damages, including unpaid wages, loss of earnings, deferred compensation, employment benefit, emotional distress, medical expenses and attorneys' fees.Speaking with Chris Cuomo for on Wednesday, the trio expanded on the alleged hostile incidents that led to their filing a lawsuit against the 35-year-old GRAMMY winner.Davis emphasized that the trio's experiences are not unique.«It doesn't matter who the employer is.

Lizzo has defended herself against claims made in a lawsuit by three dancers she worked with, including allegations of sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. On Tuesday Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the singer and her Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc (BGBT) as well as Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.

Lizzo has issued a statement after being accused of engaging in sexual harassment and creating a hostile working environment among other allegations.The ‘Special’ pop star is being sued by three of her former backup dancers – Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez – in a lawsuit that names Lizzo, her production company Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., and her dance team captain Shirlene Quigley as defendants.It is said that all three of the aforementioned performers named in the suit danced for Lizzo until earlier this year, when Davis and Williams were fired before Rodriguez resigned shortly afterwards.Davis and Williams both competed on the reality TV show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls to win the chance to join the singer/rapper’s troupe of backing dancers. Rodriguez, meanwhile, began dancing with Lizzo after appearing in the ‘Rumors’ music video.The alleged incident of sexual harassment supposedly took place in a strip club in Amsterdam, which Lizzo and her dancers visited after a concert in the Dutch capital this February.

killed Treat Williams in June was cited for “grossly negligent operation with death” Tuesday as the “Everwood” actor’s cause of death was revealed by Vermont police. Williams, 71, was driving a motorcycle on Vermont Route 30 in Dorset when Ryan Koss, 35, turned into his path, causing the actor to strike his SUV and be tossed off his bike, according to a police report. Koss was attempting to turn left into a parking lot in his 2008 Honda Element when he crossed directly in front of the Hollywood star driving a 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle.“Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle,” Vermont State Police said in the report.

A driver has been charged for the tragic motorcycle accident that killed Treat Williams.  

Lizzo's former dancers have filed a lawsuit against her. According court docs obtained by ET, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez claim they faced sexual, religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, among other allegations.The women filed the lawsuit against Lizzo, whose legal name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc. (BGBT), and Shirlene Quigley, the captain of Lizzo's dance team.

Lizzo is being sued by three former backup dancers for creating a hostile work environment and engaging in sexual harassment among other allegations.NBC News named the dancers involved as Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams, and Noelle Rodriguez. Davis and Williams both competed on the reality show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls to win the chance to join her troupe of backing dancers, while Rodriguez started dancing with Lizzo after appearing in the ‘Rumors’ video.

Three of Lizzo’s former dancers are suing the singer, accusing her of creating a hostile work environment and allegedly pressuring them to participate in a nude photoshoot, Us Weekly can confirm.

Lizzo has been sued by a trio of her former touring dancers for sexual harassment, assault, discrimination and fostering a “hostile work environment.”

Prince William made a surprise appearance on a food truck and — yes chef!In a new video shared on the Sorted Food YouTube account, the Prince of Wales used the opportunity to promote his Earthshot prize and the recent winners of the competition — geared towards promoting climate activism.William first appeared in the 14-minute video in the beginning, when he brought in three items created by previous winners of the Earthshot prize competition for the hosts of the web series, Benjamin 'Ben' Ebbrell, Michael 'Mike' Huttlestone, Jamie Spafford and Barry Taylor, to use in order to create an environmentally-friendly burger. «I don't know if you guys have heard about the Earthshot Prize, but it's an initiative I started about two years ago now although it's been about four years in the making — I had hair when it started,» the future king quipped while explaining the initiative.

The Prince of Wales left diners opened-mouthed when he unexpectedly dished up veggie burgers made with Earthshot Prize-winning products. Prince William handed over the meals to supporters of popular YouTube channel Sorted Food, invited by the heir to the throne to try out three winning entries from his environmental prize.

Donald Glover is headed from Atlanta back to a galaxy far, far away!ET can confirm that Glover and his brother, Stephen — who have worked together on and more — are developing a spinoff series for Disney+. Glover will write and star in the series, following up on his character from director Justin Simien was originally attached to the project, but confirmed this week that the Glover brothers will be writing the series on their own. Glover first played the younger version of the space smuggler — originated by Billy Dee Williams in the first trilogy — in back in 2018, and he told ET at the time that the role was a dream come true.«My dad, he really grew me up on [], so like this is an apex of a lot of feelings, so it's great,» he marveled, adding that getting to see the film finally hit screens across the country «really is a dream.»«To be a part of this family and to be able to play young Lando, a hero of mine, you know, it's stuff dreams are made of, so I feel really blessed,» he added.Earlier this year, Glover opened up about possibly returning to the character, telling that the timing and material had to be just right.«It just has to be the right way to do it,» he noted.

The Cleveland Guardians have placed ace pitcher Shane Bieber on the 60-Day IL. Bieber will now be sidelined until at least mid-September. Not only does this affect Cleveland’s playoff hopes it also cripples their trade market.

America Ferrera found her Ken in now-husband Ryan Piers Williams after they met as film students at the University of Southern California.