TV Baftas 2022: Time wins best miniseries as social issues take spotlight

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMillions of people have watched Penney Azcarate, the chief judge of the Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court, as she has presided over the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for the last six weeks.Azcarate has maintained a low-key presence, accepting or rejecting evidence and occasionally admonishing witnesses to focus on the question. But the most consequential decision Azcarate made may have come weeks before the trial, when she allowed Court TV to operate two pool cameras in the courtroom.Viewership increased exponentially as the trial went on, according to Law & Crime, which livestreamed the entire thing.

Newlywed official! Kourtney Kardashian has taken Travis Barker’s last name on Instagram.

Whoa. Talk about a change in public perception!

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are doing better than ever. A source tells ET that the couple «are doing great» and that Kim foresees a «strong, healthy and promising future» with him.«Kim and Pete are doing great.

Johnny Depp's former psychiatrist is shedding light on the actor's alleged drug use and mental health issues. On Thursday, Dr.

Actress Ellen Barkin has testified in the Johnny Depp defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard.

A video of a Texas teenager being choked by a classmate is going viral and sparking outrage on social media.

Gayle King and her colleagues will be following Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard until its conclusion. However, the veteran newswoman says there's no positive light to the entire spectacle.King and her CBS Mornings co-stars Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil walked the carpet at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Most Powerful People in New York Media event on Tuesday, and they spoke with ET about the court case that has been dominating the spotlight in recent months.«It's all very sad to me,» King said of the ongoing case, which has been broadcast on TV since the trial began in April. I don't know how anybody wins in that case.

Kate Bock has officially made the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for a decade. The model is making her 10th appearance in the 2022 issue, which features Kim Kardashian, Maye Musk, Ciara and Yumi Nu as the latest cover girls. "It feels wild," the 34-year-old admitted to Page Six Style on Monday.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava will direct a film about Pakistani model and social media star Qandeel Baloch, who was murdered in an honor killing in 2016. Shrivastava, along with producers Vikas Sharma (“Toba Tek Singh”) and Sunny Khanna (“Why Cheat India”), has acquired the rights to the book “The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch,” by Sanam Maher, published by Aleph, it was revealed ahead of the Cannes Film Market.Shrivastava’s credits include feminist films “Lipstick Under My Burkha,” which was briefly banned in India in 2017, Busan selection “Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars” and Netflix series “Bombay Begums.”Baloch, whose real name is Fouzia Azeem, had stoked controversy in Pakistan by living a Westernized lifestyle and posting her thoughts on social media, including Facebook and Twitter. Divorced from her husband, she had been nicknamed “Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian” and “Pakistan’s first social media star.” “When Qandeel Baloch was murdered in Pakistan in 2016, I was shaken up,” Shrivastava said.

Amber Heard denied defecating on her and ex husband Johnny Depp’s bed as she returned to the stand in the libel case against her by him on Monday, turning attention to her dog Boo instead as the likely culprit.The 36 year old gave her response to the accusations made by Johnny in February 2016 as the defamation trial involving the former couple continued in Virginia following a week’s hiatus. Johnny, 58, alleged Amber had soiled their bed at their Los Angeles penthouse after an argument they’d had the night before her 30th birthday.The actor’s chauffeur Starling Jenkins previously told the court that Amber had told him it was a “practical joke gone wrong”, which she negated on Monday. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is set to resume Monday after a weeklong recess. When the trial reconvenes May 16 in Fairfax, Virginia, Depp's legal team will cross-examine Heard about her tumultuous 15-month marriage to Depp.