‘The Many Daughters of Afong Moy’ TV Adaptation in the Works From Jenna Bush Hager, UCP

Instagram.“So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share,” she wrote. “I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments.“This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky.”Fonda is soon to star alongside friend and collaborator Lily Tomlin in “Moving On,” which premieres at the Toronto Film Festival.

Jane Fonda is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Elton John has a lot to celebrate this week; not only has his new collaboration with Britney Spears, Hold Me Closer, clinched this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart (3) and landed the UK’s best-selling single of the week, but the Official Charts Company can reveal that his greatest hits collection Diamonds has now passed the impressive 1 million chart units mark in the UK too. 

Zack Sharf It’s been nearly five years since Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opened in theaters to rave reviews from critics (many of whom called it one of the best “Star Wars” movies ever made) and a far more divisive response from the fandom. Just before the film opened in theaters, Lucasfilm announced Johnson would be sticking with the studio to develop a brand new “Star Wars” trilogy with fresh characters, but it’s been radio silence on the plan ever since. Fans have speculated that the controversial reception to “The Last Jedi” killed Johnson’s chances of making another trilogy, but the director recently told Empire magazine that his talks with Lucasfilm continue about the project.

The last surviving member of The Monkees, Micky Dolenz, has sued the FBI demanding access to documents it possesses about the band. In a lawsuit filed this week, he says that he has attempted to gain this information via a Freedom Of Information Act request, but has so far had no response beyond an acknowledgement that his request was received in June.Dolenz has launched the lawsuit because, he says, he has exhausted all other avenues, despite being “entitled to timely receipt of nonexempt copies of all records responsive to his [request]”, according to Law360.He also hints in the lawsuit at what he plans to do with the information he seeks, saying that he “has the ability to disseminate information on a wide scale and may use information obtained through his request in an original work, particularly an independent film, documentary or book”.Now, you might be thinking, “Pfft! The FBI probably doesn’t even have any files on The Monkees”.

Britney Spears has accused her family of having "literally killed" her by placing her under a restrictive conservatorship for more than a decade. In a 22-minute audio message published to her YouTube channel but subsequently deleted on Sunday, the Toxic singer slammed her dad Jamie and her mother Lynne for the legal arrangement brought in following her 2008 breakdown that lasted until November 2021. "How did they get away with it?" Spears, who recently returned to music with an Elton John duet on Hold Me Closer, asked.

Police are appealing for help to find a teenager reported missing from Ayrshire overnight. Charlie Crichton was last seen at around 11.30pm on Saturday, August 27, in Kilwinning but has failed to make contact since.

three-decade-long journey to get made, Gaiman said in a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that top brass at Warner Bros. told him of the King of Pop’s interest in the part. “By 1996, I was being taken to Warners, where the then-president of Warner Bros.

Talks aimed at ending a council worker strike that has seen rubbish pile up in Scottish streets are continuing amid warnings over the impact on public health. Bosses at Public Health Scotland have told local authorities the “decontamination of public areas where bins have overflowed may be required”.

Police have launched a probe after a body was found on a beach in Nairn yesterday morning.

Autumn has officially arrived because Greggs has announced the grand return of the long-awaited seasonal drink - The Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.

A man has appeared in private at court for a second time on a charge of murdering his brother-in-law.

Scotland's largest teachers' union has said a revised 3.5% pay offer is "profoundly disappointing", adding it is likely to ballot members on their willingness to take industrial action.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticSinger-songwriter Joseph Arthur has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times, saying the newspaper’s use of the term “anti-vax” in a headline a year ago was defamatory, because the artist has strongly crusaded against COVID shots but has not expressed a position opposing all kinds of vaccines.Arthur is represented in the suit by Steven S. Biss.

The first-ever dedicated specialist Pastelaria – a Portuguese Pastel de Nata bakery – to open in Scotland will launch this week.

An energy boss has called for the government to do more to help customers struggling with the cost of living crisis.

The drama between the Beckhams and Peltzes goes WAY beyond Victoria Beckham and her new daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz!

Thania Garcia Iggy Azalea’s last release, 2021’s “The End of an Era,” marked the Australian rapper’s final bow — or so we thought. On Monday morning, Azalea seemingly retracted that sentiment.“A year ago I was willing to walk away from music because I was tired of the negative energy it attracted,” she tweeted. “But what I’ve learned is that even when I’m minding my business, y’all gonna be negative and nosey.