Twitter Is Testing a Way to Let Users Write More Than 280 Characters in One Post

DEALSDeath metal band Defleshed have signed to Metal Blade to release their first album since 2005.Music licensing platform Lickd – previously mainly focused on helping YouTube creators license music – has partnered with decentralised metaverse Decentraland’s entertainment and commercial district Vegas City. “This is a huge step for Lickd both in terms of expanding our offering into the metaverse and for the metaverse itself in terms of being able to simplify the music licensing solution”, says Lickd CEO Paul Sampson.

Netflix Greenlights Swedish Comedy ‘One More Time’ Starring Hedda Stiernstedt

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTiny yellow creatures are taking over the international box office.“Minions: The Rise of Gru” ignited to $93.7 million from 61 overseas markets and notched one of the biggest pandemic-era opening weekends for an animated film in many of those territories.Those returns take the fifth installment in Universal and Illumination’s popular “Despicable Me” franchise past $200 million at the global box office. In North America, “The Rise of Gru” debuted to $108 million over the weekend and looks to reach $127.9 million through Independence Day on Monday.Outside of the U.S. and Canada, “Minions: The Rise of Gru” enjoyed the strongest showing in the United Kingdom and Ireland with $12.9 million, followed by Mexico with $12.4 million and Germany with $4.8 million.

Back in business! Hayden Christensen put his former Darth Vader suit on in Obi-Wan Kenobi, but it took some serious work to get there.

APPOINTMENTSDowntown Music has named Scott Williams President of its CD Baby and Soundrop businesses. He was previously Chief Technology Officer. “Leading the skilled and dedicated technology teams at CD Baby and Soundrop for the last decade has been a great honour”, he says.

Nash Bridges, ER and Ray Donovan actor Mary Mara’s cause of death has been determined. Mara, who was found dead Sunday in the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent, NY, died of asphyxiation due to drowning, according to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy report. Her death was ruled accidental and an investigation is continuing, New York State police said.

Mary Mara’s cause of death has been revealed after she passed away at the age of 61.

BritBox International, the streamer run by the BBC and ITV, has restructured, talked up U.S. growth and communicated its desire to avoid “transatlantic puddings” to a room of some of the UK’s most successful drama producers.

A heartbreaking loss. Actress Mary Mara died at age 61 on Sunday, June 26, after an apparent drowning.

Character actor Mary Mara, known for her work on ER, Law & Order: SVU, and Nip/Tuck, and dozens of other TV shows and films, drowned Sunday in the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent, NY, according to New York State Police. She was 61.

Coronation Street fans have been left floored to discover the age gap between Audrey Roberts and Gail Platt stars, who play mother and daughter, on the ITV soap. Only recently, Audrey has been leaving her family concerned with her drinking and Wednesday's episode saw the cobbles legend suffer a drunken fall in the barbers.

Arrow Strikes For UK & U.S. Rights To Horror Pic ‘The Leech’

Power plays! Candace Cameron Bure, Erin Andrews and more celebrities found love with professional hockey players.

Lauren Graham and her longtime partner, Peter Krause, called it quits after more than 10 years together.A rep for the alum told that the 55-year-old actress and 56-year-old actor «quietly ended their relationship last year.» It's unclear what led to the breakup or why they decided to keep it private until now. ET has reached out to the actress' rep for comment.Graham and Krause's relationship romantic after they co-starred as siblings on the NBC dramedy,, which ran for six seasons from 2010 to 2015.During an appearance on  in 2014, Graham struggled to answer when asked what the future held for the couple at the time.«I never know how to answer this question,» she quipped.

9-1-1 star Peter Krause and Gilmore Girls actress Lauren Graham have split after 10 years together. The pair, who both starred in the award-winning drama Parenthood "quietly ended their relationship last year", sources have confirmed.MORE: See the cast of Gilmore Girls and their real-life childrenThey met in 1995 and were friends for years before their friendship turned romantic when they starred as brother and sister video Adam and Sarah Braverman on the show between 2010 and 2015.WATCH: 9-1-1 season five finale closerThe two had long kept their relationship private but in recent years had opened up on their romance, with Lauren, 56, sharing that "nobody knew about it for a while because we like to be at home, cooking and not going out".In 2016 Peter made a cameo in the Gilmore Girls revival, A Year in the Life, playing a park ranger Lauren's character Lorelai meets during a camping trip.Exclusive: 9-1-1: Lone Star's Ronen Rubinstein on life after coming out and finding his 'calling'Since 2018 Peter has starred in the hit Fox drama 9-1-1.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRaffaele Annecchino, president of Paramount International Studios, Networks and Streaming, is leaving the company.A terse internal Paramount memo obtained by Variety says that JC Acosta, president, International Studios, Streaming and Networks for Southern Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa; Maria Kyriacou, president, Australia , Canada, Israel and UK; and Mark Specht, EVP and managing director, Central and Northern Europe and Asia, “will be stepping in as interim heads to lead the international business.”There was no immediate comment from Paramount International on Wednesday.As he rose through the ranks at what is now Paramount Annecchino is known to have had a close rapport with Paramount CEO Bob Bakish, but it appears that this rapport has suddenly gone sour.

Adorable additions! Stephen Amell, Colin Donnell and more stars from the superhero series have expanded their families off screen.

Comedy is coming back to Canada’s biggest city.