TikTok CEO Defends App’s Practices in Congressional Hearing and Argues Against Ban: Company ‘Is Not an Agent of China’

in the U.K., which is set to release its first part over Thanksgiving weekend in 2024. (“Wicked Part 2” will premiere in 2025 with a specific date to come).Meanwhile, Sanders and Jacobs are currently in post-production for the musical feature adaptation of “The Color Purple.”“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” itself is based on the Bible’s book of Genesis and originates from a cantata written for a school choir.

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu will direct a new film version of the famed Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Amazon Studios.

Stacey Solomon admits she felt 'worried' about sharing photos from her lavish family holiday to Abu Dhabi due to the cost of living crisis.

Stacey Solomon has admitted that she worries about sharing too much content from her expensive holidays due to the cost of living crisis. Stacey, husband Joe Swash, and their blended family of seven jetted off to Abu Dhabi for a sun-soaked Easter getaway.The trip was the first time they had gone away with new additions Rose and Belle and it looks like the family have certainly been making the most of it.

Stacey Solomon has been pretty active on her social media over the last week, giving her 5.6 million Instagram followers an insight into her family holiday over the Easter break. The TV personality jetted off to Abu Dhabi with her husband Joe Swash, 41, her father, David, and their kids, Rex, three, Rose, one, baby Belle, plus Stacey’s two older children, Zachary, 15, and Leighton, 10. Joe’s other son, Harry from his previous relationship with Emma Sophocleous - also 15 - didn’t look to be on the trip with the rest of his brothers and sisters.

By now, you may have seen the SNL clip floating around on TikTok of Weekend Update anchor Michael Che‘s April Fools Day prank on Colin Jost.

Michael Che got his «Weekend Update» co-anchor, Colin Jost, good on . The episode happened to take place on April Fools' Day, and Che decided to play a prank on his pal during the live broadcast.As the «Weekend Update» co-anchors started sharing their jokes about the recent headlines, there was a noticeable difference between the laughter and applause Jost and Che were each receiving.Finally, Che burst out laughing, sharing, «I told them not to laugh at you for April Fools',» as Jost put his head in his hands, cracking up.«I was like, 'Am I not mic'd?' And then I was like, 'Oh, I just suck,'» Jost said, laughing.

Michael Che got his Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost good during this week's .The episode happened to take place on April Fools' Day, and Che decided to play a prank on his pal during the live broadcast.As the Weekend Update co-anchors started sharing their jokes about the recent headlines, there was a noticeable difference between the laughter and applause Jost and Che were each receiving.Finally, Che burst out laughing, sharing, «I told them not to laugh at you for April Fools',» as Jost put his head in his hands, cracking up.«I was like, 'Am I not mic'd?' And then I was like, 'Oh, I just suck,'» Jost said, laughing. And when Che tried to continue with the headlines, Jost declared, «You're evil!»As the segment continued, Jost wiped away tears, laughing and unable to get over it, saying, «That's the meanest thing you've ever done.

Stacey Solomon couldn’t hide her delight on Sunday as she shared a series of photos from her holiday to Abu Dhabi alongside her family. The Sort Your Life Out star is currently enjoying a well earned break and it marks the first time she has enjoyed a family holiday with husband Joe Swash and their five children since prior to the pandemic.

Thanks to the 2023 calendar year, April Fool's Day happened to fall on a Saturday, giving the cast of "Saturday Night Live" ample opportunity to be extra silly. During the "Weekend Update" segment with Colin Jost and Michael Che, things went awry when Jost's jokes were not well received by the audience.

During the April 1 edition of  “Saturday Night Live”, Michael Che celebrated April Fool’s Day by pulling an epic prank on fellow Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost.

The Saturday, April 1, episode of Saturday Night Live started like any other — until Colin Jost did not receive any laughs during his “Weekend Update” segment.

“Saturday Night Live” was strangely quiet, leading co-anchor Colin Jost to look visibly bewildered by the lack of laughter at his jokes – only to learn he’d been pranked by co-anchor Michael Che.Jost’s first few jokes during Weekend Update, which took shots at Donald Trump’s indictment, received only a smattering of laughter from the in-studio audience, and Jost was starting to look uncomfortable.“At this point, it feels like even conservatives have moved on. I mean I went down to the courthouse today and I was the only protester there,” Jost said, revealing an image of himself in a MAGA hat with a sign that read “Let Our Boy Go.”After Jost told the joke, someone in the audience yelled, “You stink!” At this, Che finally cracked and said, “I told them not to laugh at you for April Fools.”An extremely relieved Jost started laughing and admitted the lack of laughter was rattling him.

Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che celebrated April Fool’s Day by pulling a prank on his “Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost during the live segment.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Zenia Mucha, formerly Disney’s top spokesperson for almost two decades, was recruited to be part of the team that coached TikTok’s CEO for his congressional hearing earlier this month, according to a new report. In addition to Mucha, TikTok tapped former Obama advisers David Plouffe and Jim Messina to prep Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, for more than a month before Chew’s March 23 appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee — which observers said only reinforced anti-TikTok attitudes among both Republican and Democratic lawmakers concerned about the app’s Chinese ownership by parent company ByteDance. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mucha could not be reached for comment.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor About half of Americans are in favor of the U.S. government banning TikTok, the hugely popular video app owned by China-based internet giant ByteDance. Amid intensifying scrutiny of and antagonism toward TikTok, a newly released survey by Pew Research Center found that 50% of Americans support a U.S. government ban on the app, with 22% opposed and a sizable share (28%) unsure, according to a newly released survey conducted by Pew Research Center. Among those who actually use TikTok, just 19% support a ban. Given TikTok’s popularity among teens, it’s worth noting that Pew’s survey was fielded among U.S. adults (those 18 and older). Americans who are aware that TikTok is owned by the ByteDance are particularly likely to support banning it: About 60% of those surveyed who know TikTok’s parent company is based in China support the U.S. government banning the app, compared with 27% of those who are unaware of TikTok’s Chinese ties, according to the Pew survey.

EXCLUSIVE: Night Kitchen Films and Phillm Productions have announced Emmy and Grammy nominated comedian Margaret Cho (Showtime’s Margaret Cho: PsyCHO) has joined DJ Qualls (The Man In The High Castle, Hustle & Flow) and Marisé Álvarez (Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi) in the dark comedy Evilou. 

We knew Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were friends, but we didn’t know that they were so close that they shared a bank account for years!

Al Franken ended his week hosting “The Daily Show” with a bang on Thursday night — or rather, with a chant. The former senator led the audience in chanting “USA” after joking TikTok should be banned in the country, because only American companies should be able to steal user data and spy on them.Franken’s comments, of course, came in light of the congressional hearing held on Thursday, in which TikTok’s CEO was grilled about safety concerns.

NCT Dream members Mark Lee and Chenle have revealed which UK artist they would like to work with.The boyband recently sat down to speak with the Official Charts Company ahead of the upcoming London show of their ongoing ‘The Dream Show 2: In a Dream’ world tour.During the interview the interview, the boyband were asked if there were any UK artists they would like to collaborate with at the moment. Mark Lee showed his love for London-born Central Cee, saying: “[He] is a rapper I recently got to listen to, and I imagine that it’d be interesting if we got to be on a song together.”Meanwhile, member Chenle said they he would like to work with English singer and television personality HRVY again.