‘Walker: Independence’ Pilot at CW Casts Gabriela Quezada (EXCLUSIVE)

Piers Morgan appears to have reignited his feud with fellow TV presenter Dan Walker in light of him leaving BBC Breakfast for a new position at Channel 5. In recent years, Piers, 56, and Dan, 45, have hosted two of the UK’s most popular breakfast news programmes, sparking the pair to have some competition with one another. With this in mind, they would often take to Twitter to “joust” with each other.

Manchester City will give injury doubts Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker until matchday to prove their fitness for the FA Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool. And that is good news for the Blues' season as it implies that the two respective injuries, both picked up in the goalless draw with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, are not serious.

Sasha Urban editorMeera Simhan has been cast in ABC’s comedy pilot “The Son in Law,” Variety has learned.Simhan will play Khushi Mehta, Asha’s (Reema Sampat) high-strung philanthropist mother. The show follows Asha’s relationship with Jake (Chris Sullivan), a plumber who is older and significantly less wealthy than Asha and her family, of which Asha’s mother disapproves.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Levine (Nine Perfect Strangers) has been tapped to direct the pilot and executive produce Hulu limited series Tell Me Lies, based on Carola Lovering’s novel. Additionally, Gabriella Pession (Station 19), Edmund Donovan (Gossip Girl) and Natalee Linez (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) have been cast in recurring roles opposite Grace Van Patten in the series executive produced by Emma Roberts.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe estate of the late Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel has signed an exclusive, worldwide agreement with Virgin Music US Latin and extended its agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group. Under the new deal, Virgin Music US Latin will now represent Juan Gabriel’s post-2008 catalog and future recordings, while UMPG will represent his entire catalog through an extended, exclusive global publishing agreement, bringing Gabriel’s music under the Universal Music roof.New music will be released “in the coming months,” the announcement continues, including the highly anticipated “Los Duo 3, including duets with Mon LaFerte and Gloria Trevi as well as posthumously recorded duets. Billboard notes that Gabriel, who died in 2016, left behind dozens of unreleased recordings, including new songs and re-recordings of older ones.

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series heading to Disney+ has found its lead!

Gabriel Jesus rewarded Pep Guardiola with a goal against Liverpool on Sunday after he was handed his first Premier League start since New Year’s Day.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney Plus has cast Walker Scobell in the lead role, Variety has learned exclusively.The series adaptation of the Rick Riordan book series was ordered at the streamer back in January. The live-action show tells the fantastical tale of the titular 12-year-old modern demigod (Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.Percy is described as a smart and compassionate kid with a sharp sense of humor.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWriter, director, and actor Gabriela Ortega has signed with M88, Variety has learned exclusively. Ortega will continue to be represented by Dean Panaro Talent, KMR Talent, and Meyer & Downs.Ortega was selected to be a 2021-2022 Sundance Institute “Art of Practice” fellow, at which time she debuted her short film “Huella.” The film was produced as part of Lena Waithe’s Rising Voices fellowship during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.2021-2022 Sundance Institute “Art of Practice“ fellow Ortega debuted her short film “Huella,” which was produced as part of Lena Waithe’s Rising Voices fellowship, at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Selome Hailu Spencer Boldman has been cast in the recurring role of Lance McCrae in “Immigrant,” Hulu’s upcoming limited series based on the story of Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Kumail Nanjiani).The series, which is written, executive produced and co-showrun by Robert Siegel, follows Banerjee’s darkly comedic, crime-ridden journey as an Indian-American immigrant creating what became a wildly popular male revue show.Lance McCrae is described as “the ultimate specimen” and the hottest Chippendales dancer of them all. He is also the inspiration and star of choreographer Nick De Noia’s (Murray Bartlett) greatest, most ambitious routine yet.Along with Nanjiani and Bartlett, previously announced cast members include Andrew Rannells, Dan Stevens, Juliette Lewis, Robin De Jesús, Annaleigh Ashford, Quentin Plair and Nicola Peltz.

Coldplay tours across Latin America, they’re giving fans some live moments they’ll truly never forget.On Sunday April 3, during their concert in Mexico City at the Foro Sol, the rock band delivered a touching tribute to Juan Gabriel by covering his beloved 1990 song, “Amor Eterno.”Before they started playing the cover, frontman Chris Martin spent a special moment with the audience by having them send love from Mexico City to “anywhere in the world that will benefit from this amazing energy that we’ve created.”Coldplay cantando Amor Eterno de Juan Gabriel, por favor esto es hermoso

Chicago Med season seven has begun to slowly wrap up several ongoing storylines ahead of the big finale - but one storyline we've yet to see properly play out is Dr Daniel Charles' relationship with his former shrink.MORE: Chicago Med bosses sign Steven Weber as series regular for season eightThat may be about to change if star Oliver Platt gets his way, as he told HELLO! that he is keen to "explore" this potential romance with Dr Lonnie Richardson, who is played by former Saturday Night Live star Nora Dunn.WATCH: Chicago Med: Maggie confides in Dr. Charles"For myself, this jumping off point with the relationship I am having with Dr Lonnie Richardson is so wonderfully awkward," he shared during a press day for One Chicago."You have your shrink awkwardly terminate [your appointments] because you found out they have feelings for you, and then you see Dr Charles process this in real time and I am interested to see where that goes.MORE: Chicago Fire's Taylor Kinney sparks mixed reaction with new behind-the-scenes photoMORE: Chicago Fire showrunner reveals Jesse Spencer will return to show very soon"Maybe one of those questions we need to ask is, 'What is it like to date someone who has been your shrink for 20 years and knows everything about you?' I would love to explore that."Fans recently saw Dr Charles left flummoxed when Lonnie told him she had cut down her patient list with plans to retire.

Manchester City's decision to loan Julian Alvarez back to River Plate has been explained by the South American club’s technical secretary.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnna Lore has joined the “Gotham Knights” pilot at The CW.Lore will play Stephanie Brown. Described as possessing sarcasm matched only by her intellect, Stephanie was raised on a steady diet of brain teasers and puzzles. She’s honed her skills to become a formidable coder.

Stephen Sondheim is due to be remembered in song at the upcoming Grammy Awards by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler, sources tell Variety.The performances, which have not yet been officially announced, are said to be part of the show’s traditional In Memoriam segment, rather than a separate moment during the telecast.Sondheim died on Nov. 26 at age 91.