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Naman Ramachandran The European Union will ban Russian media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.Saying that the EU will ban “Kremlin’s media machine,” von der Leyen added that “state-owned Russia Today and Sputnik, as well as their subsidiaries, will no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war and to sow division in our union.”“We are developing tools to ban the toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe,” von der Leyen said.The 27 nations in the EU will also close their airspace to Russian airlines. “We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russians,” von der Leyen said.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Sky News has decided to air two daily, hour-long specials dedicated to covering the crisis across its TV, radio and digital/social media platforms.Starting on Monday (Feb. 28), the British outlet will air the specials each day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m — with programming coming from Sky News’ team of correspondents both on the ground and at home.

the day’s invasion by Russia.The 61-year-old “Dead Man Walking” star has apparently been working on a documentary about escalating tensions in the country since last year, and flew to Ukraine early this week to get a first-hand look at the war.Wearing sunglasses and a bomber jacket, a haggard-looking Penn appeared to be listening closing to the briefing held at the President’s Office, although it wasn’t clear if he speaks Ukrainian.Penn has already spoken to the deputy prime minister and military members since landing, Newsweek reported. “Sean Penn demonstrates the courage that many others, especially Western politicians lack. The more such people in our country now, true friends of Ukraine, who support the struggle for freedom, the sooner it will be possible to stop Russia’s treacherous attack,” the Ukrainian embassy told Newsweek in a translated statement, expressing its gratitude for his visit and approval of the documentary.Get the latest updates in the Russia-Ukraine conflict with the Post’s live coverage.Last November, the actor was seen wearing a flak jacket and helmet to talk to fighters on the border of Russia and Ukraine, months before war officially broke out.The two-time Oscar star has a reputation for showing up to danger zones.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCNN has switched into full-battle mode to cover the fast-moving implications of the fighting in Ukraine, the first large-scale invasive war in Europe in more than 70 years.After months of preparation, the invasion by Russian forces began before dawn, following a TV address from Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was followed just minutes later by explosions in several towns across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv (aka Kiev).The WarnerMedia-owned CNN had similarly readied its own troops at points inside Ukraine and across the border in Russia, from where the invading forces sprang.“We’ve had a ‘dynamic live experience,’ what we would previously have called a live blog, operating for a few days already, and will of course keep up the digital news operations.

Aaliyah’s casting in highlighted her career's game-changing transition in the early 2000s. And unlike her character, a mere fictional monarch from the mind of best-selling fantasy author Anne Rice, Aaliyah was held up as real-life royalty in the R&B community by the time she landed her second big-screen role. Crossing over from music artist to movie star was an organic, if not expected, evolutionary step for Aaliyah’s trajectory. But Akasha, the adaptation’s other-worldly antagonist, became the singer's final role on the silver screen (following the previous year’s Jet Li vehicle ).

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Hoppin, who oversaw animal-based programming across Nat Geo and Disney+, has joined Red Rock Films, the company behind Signourney Weaver-narrated Secrets of the Whales.

Angelique Jackson As the Met Gala sets its return to the first Monday in May, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced plans for the 2022 spring exhibition themed “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.”The Met curators, led by Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu curator in charge of the Costume Institute, have enlisted eight film directors —- Janicza Bravo, Sofia Coppola, Julie Dash, Tom Ford, Regina King, Martin Scorsese, Autumn de Wilde and Chloé Zhao — to help bring the exhibition to life.“Anthology” is the second of a two-part presentation saluting designers and dressmakers who worked in the United States from the 19th to the mid-late 20th century. It follows Part One, titled “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” which opened in September 2021.

Manchester United were pegged back for the third game in succession during their 1-1 draw with Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.

Fall Out Boy, High On Fire and Russian Circles have covered Van Halen – listen to it below.It’s part of Jordan Old’s video series Two Minutes To Late Night, which sees musicians gather remotely to cover classic songs.Jordan Olds brings together Matt Pike, frontman of Sleep and High On Fire, alongside Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley and Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan.You can listen to the cover of Van Halen’s 1981 ‘Unchained’ here:Back in October, Wolfgang Van Halen paid tribute to his father Eddie to mark the first anniversary of his death.The Van Halen guitarist died from throat cancer on October 6, 2020. He was 65 years old.He said he was “trying to my best here without [Eddie], but it’s really fucking hard”.“You fought so hard for so long, but you were still taken away,” Wolfgang added, “It’s just so unfair.”A memorial plaque to Eddie Van Halen was unveiled in his hometown of Pasadena, California later that month.

The Amazing Race finally returned to CBS last month after being off the air for more than two years and this season is unlike any other.

Elle Fanning is unrecognizable in the first official look at the true-crime series . In the upcoming limited Hulu drama, the actress portrays Michelle Carter, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the “texting suicide” case surrounding the events leading up to the death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III (played here by Colton Ryan).

Adele’s boyfriend Rich Paul, 40, knows how to throw a party! Before heading to London for Adele’s performance at the 2022 BRIT Awards, which is taking place on Feb. 8 at the O2 Arena in London, Rich celebrated at his home in West Hollywood, Calif., with some famous friends, including Meek Mill, 34, Kevin Hart, 42, and LeBron James, 37.

He’s taking it easy on her! After Adele, 33,  broke down in tears announcing the cancellation of her highly-anticipated Vegas residency, rumors swirled about where boyfriend Rich Paul, 40, fell in the situation. After The Sun reported that the singer was in Beverly Hills working to ‘fix’ her ‘strained’ relationship, Adele clapped back on Instagram, stating that Rich “sends his love.” Now, HollywoodLife has EXCLUSIVELY learned that contrary to reports, Adele and Rich’s relationship is stronger than ever, and he’s been her “rock” through the entire “ordeal.”

The premiere of Paris in Love is set to air tonight on E! and during the episode, Paris Hilton asks her (then fiance, soon to be husband) Carter Reum if there’s anything he’d change about her.

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was impressed with what he saw from Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo after his goalscoring debut.

Tracee Ellis Ross has given fans a right old treat as she shared a promo video for her episode of Hot Ones, a YouTube series that sees celebrities eat a variety of hot sauces and try to answer questions.MORE: Black-ish fans all saying same thing after Michelle Obama joins Tracee Ellis Ross in season 8 premiere"My episode of #hotones is out! Time to see if I go down in flames," Tracee captioned the hilarious video which sees her making a series of noises as she tries to control her breathing. "Now I feel really frightened," she jokes at one point before getting serious and adding: "I'm so scared… it's out of control."WATCH: Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross surprises fans with 'Hot Ones' video"This was hilarious," commented one fan as others left laughing emojis."I didn’t think it was possible to enjoy you even more… yet here we are," shared another fan as one follower added: "This is amazing and I am here for it! What a great sport you are!"MORE: Tracee Ellis Ross steps out in statement dress with a twistMORE: Everything you need to know about Black-ish star Tracee Ellis RossThe video comes as Tracee's hit comedy show Black-ish comes to an end.The series is on its eighth season and the cast recently celebrated the incredible news that it has been nominated for eight NAACP awards including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Anthony Anderson and Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Tracee.

Wednesday primetime was a pretty tame one, with NBC’s Chicago trio and ABC’s sitcom slate in reruns. Instead of the NBC series topping the nightly ratings as they tend to do, Wednesday belonged to CBS with its broadcast of Let’s Make a Deal.