Strictly's Motsi Mabuse reduced to tears ahead of special milestone

Ted Johnson Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled a coronavirus relief package that reduces the size of enhanced unemployment benefits — in the short term to an extra $200 per week, from the current $600.Their proposals also include COVID-19 liability protections for businesses so they “can spend their next months actually reopening rather than fighting for their lives against frivolous lawsuits,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticActors’ Equity Association is calling the pending expiration of federal pandemic unemployment benefits “inexcusable” and says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “dithers” as theater workers “stare down an uncertain future.”“Equity members want to go back to work, but the industry has been shut down since March because in most states, it is still not safe for mass gatherings,” said Kate Shindle, Equity President.

At the start of July, rising hip-hop artist Tkay Maidza tweeted: “Being an introvert is weird bc nothing ever seems important enough to share lol.” Over Zoom from her parents’ home in Australia, the Zimbabwe-born artist elaborates, saying, “I just want to be in my little cocoon, but I’m in the middle of dropping a project, so that’s the last thing I should do right now.”

Mitch Slater, an industry pioneer who helped shape the modern concert promotion business, died on Tuesday after an extended illness. He was 59.“Our bond was as strong as it gets,” Slater’s older brother, former Capitol Records CEO Andrew Slater, tells Billboard.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicMitch Slater, a trailblazer of the concert promotion business, died on July 21 following an extended illness. He was 59.His brother, former Capitol Records CEO Andrew Slater, commented:“To most people he was one of the architects of the modern concert era, but to me he was my baby brother.

Jamie Lang An open letter calling for the immediate release of Egyptian film producer Moataz Abdelwahab was published Friday, cosigned by the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) and its founding institutions, which include the European Film Academy, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Human Rights Film Network, among others.The letter claims that Abdelwahab disappeared from his Cairo office on May 5 and wasn’t seen

Things aren't any better between Brad Pitt and his oldest son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Us Weekly reports—nor has his strained relationship really improved with his 16-year-old son Pax. The outlet was told by a source that Pitt isn't speaking to Maddox or Pax right now.

Things aren't any better between Brad Pitt and his oldest son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Us Weekly reports—nor has his strained relationship really improved with his 16-year-old son Pax. The outlet was told by a source that Pitt isn't speaking to Maddox or Pax right now.

It’s a hard pill to swallow, but Brad Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt’s “nonexistent” relationship doesn’t seem like it will be getting better anytime soon. Years after Brad, 56, and ex-wife Angelina Jolie, 45, got their divorce, the messy fallout of their separation has still left behind some major wounds for their eldest son to heal.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has penned an emotional message ahead of her daughter's second birthday, just days after with husband .The judge took to her Instagram Stories to reveal that "tears were rolling" down her face as she looks ahead to the new milestone. she wrote.Motsi and her husband run a dance school together in Germany, where the mum-of-one has been based for over 20 years.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterEpic Records has signed South African rap sensation Sho Madjozi. The critically lauded artist first came on the scene in 2017 garnering instant attention for her unique delivery of Xitsonga lyrics and colorful fashion that mixes traditional African dress with modern flourishes.