UK counter-terror officers working with US authorities after Brit 'hostage-taker' shot dead

When Chinese President Xi Jinping helps open the Winter Games in Beijing on Friday, dozens of world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also are expected to attend.

Matthew Dowd has joined MSNBC as political contributor and analyst, in a role that will include field reporting about the threats to U.S. democracy.

Gone but not forgotten. Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst’s mother, April Simpkins, spoke out shortly after her daughter’s cause of death was confirmed.

For most of the world, the Gabby Petito case turned irreversibly tragic when, after an exhaustive search, the 22-year-old’s remains were found in the Grand Teton National Park in Jackson, Wyoming.

was crowned Miss USA in 2019, and used her platform as the winner to speak out on social justice issues and bring light to causes that she felt passionate about.Details regarding the circumstances surrounding her fatal fall are still being investigated by police.  Chris Daughtry's Stepdaughter Hannah Price Died by Suicide Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Crowned Miss USA 2019 Melanie Ham, YouTube Star, Dead at 36 After Battle With Cancer Michael Madsen's Son Hudson Dead at 26  

Beauty pageant winner, TV correspondent and activist Cheslie Kryst has died. She was 30.

was crowned Miss USA in 2019, and used her platform as the winner to speak out on social justice issues and bring light to causes that she felt passionate about.Details regarding the circumstances surrounding her fatal fall are still being investigated by police.  Chris Daughtry's Stepdaughter Hannah Price Died by Suicide Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Crowned Miss USA 2019 Melanie Ham, YouTube Star, Dead at 36 After Battle With Cancer Michael Madsen's Son Hudson Dead at 26  

Chelsie Kryst, 30, was reportedly found dead on Sunday, January 30. A woman had jumped to her death from the 60-story Orion at 350 West 42nd Street around 7:15 AM, as per the New York Post. That woman is believed to be Miss USA 2019 winner Chelsie Kryst. “In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie,” her family told HollywoodLife in a statement. “Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength. She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined. Cheslie embodied love and served others, whether through her work as an attorney fighting for social justice, as Miss USA and as a host on EXTRA. But most importantly, as a daughter, sister, friend, mentor and colleague – we know her impact will live on. As we reflect on our loss, the family asks for privacy at this time.”

Seth Meyers used to hold the most appearances behind Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update desk.

Tiger King star Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, has been resentenced to spend 21 years in prison.The former zookeeper, who ran the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma for 20 years until 2018, has been campaigning for his jail sentence to be reduced ever since the smash hit documentary Tiger King was released on Netflix in 2020. Joe Exotic, 58, was originally imprisoned for 22 years after he was convicted for attempting to hire two different men to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood and London-based talent agency WPA is expanding its international and domestic teams with the hires of June Dowad and Daniel Starikov.

Actor Michael Madsen and his family are in mourning.

EXCLUSIVE: The devil got into Hollywood this weekend as seven bidders waged a head-spinning auction battle for a star-studded exorcism movie package that was won late last night by Netflix.

responded to the first trailer for the new Tiger King-inspired drama series, Joe vs Carole.The forthcoming show will follow the fierce rivalry between Big Cat business owners Baskin and Joe ‘Exotic’ Schreibvogel, which was documented in Netflix‘s hit series Tiger King (2020) and its 2021 sequel.Written and executive produced by Etan Frankel, Joe vs Carole will star Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) as Baskin’s husband Harold Baskin, with Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) taking on the role of Carole. John Cameron Mitchell, meanwhile, will appear as Exotic.The first trailer for the series, which is set to arrive on Sky and NOW on March 4, was released over the weekend.

EXCLUSIVE: The devil got into Hollywood this weekend, with seven bidders waging a head-spinning auction battle for a star-studded exorcism movie package was won late last night by Netflix. Lee Daniels will direct, reuniting with his Oscar-nominated The United States Vs Billie Holiday star Aundra Day, who’ll star with Octavia Spencer, Glenn Close, Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin and Aunjanue Ellis. Day will play the mother of an Indiana family whose children purportedly became demonically possessed in a thriller inspired by an actual case. Sources tell Deadline that the package closed upwards of $65 million, covering the film’s budget and buyouts. Daniels and Tucker Tooley are producing. It is fast tracked to begin production by the middle of this year.

Tiger King-inspired drama series, Joe vs Carole, is set to arrive on UK screens in March – check out the first official trailer below.The forthcoming show will follow the fierce rivalry between Big Cat business owners Carole Baskin and Joe ‘Exotic’ Schreibvogel, which was documented in Netflix‘s hit series Tiger King (2020) and its 2021 sequel.It serves as a scripted adaptation of the 2020 Wondery podcast Joe Exotic: Tiger King.Written and executive produced by Etan Frankel, Joe vs Carole will star Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) as Baskin’s husband Harold Baskin, with Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) taking on the role of Carole. John Cameron Mitchell, meanwhile, will appear as Exotic.Yesterday (January 21) Sky TV shared the “first look teaser” for Joe vs Carole on YouTube.

A Blackstock baby has arrived! Brandon Blackstock’s daughter, Savannah Blackstock, gave birth to her and boyfriend Quentin Lee’s first child on Monday, January 17.