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The ghostwriter behind Prince Harry’s book has revealed he shouted at the royal in a row over an anecdote that referenced Princess Diana. John Moehringer recalled the pair having a 2am Zoom call over some of Harry’s edits for Spare, with one story sparking a heated disagreement. He said it involved a hostage scenario during

Bruce Norris’s Downstate and Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt were named this season’s Best Play and Best Foreign Play, respectively, by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle today. Downstate opened last October in an Off Broadway production at Playwrights Horizons. Set at a downstate Illinois group home for men convicted of sex crimes, the play explored what

Stars including Jennifer Coolidge and Pedro Pascal have voiced their support for striking Hollywood writers at the pre-recorded MTV Movie and TV Awards. The annual event had been due to return to LA’s famous Barker Hangar in Santa Monica live on Sunday night but the live show and red carpet were scrapped at the last

From Ibiza classics to opera via Olly Murs and Disney’s Mulan – if the King wanted diversity to be the buzzword of the coronation, the eclectic concert line-up certainly lived up to it.  It went down a treat with the audience – from Prince George and Princess Charlotte waving their Union flags in the front

The Lord Of The Rings villain Sauron has become the namesake of a new group of butterflies, chosen by scientists in a bid to draw attention to their beauty. Saurona was picked as the butterflies’ genus name thanks to the black rings on their vivid orange wings, reminiscent of the all-seeing eye described in JRR

Star-studded concerts have become a mainstay of royal celebrations, with Queen, Rod Stewart and Diana Ross all making an appearance for the Platinum Jubilee concert.  Buckingham Palace has promised “global music icons and contemporary stars” for the King’s coronation concert. Here’s everything we know so far about the concert. When and where is the coronation

Celebrities including Ant and Dec, Dame Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry and Dame Judi Dench have all arrived to celebrate the King’s coronation. More than 2,000 people have been invited to Westminster Abbey, including around 100 heads of state, kings and queens from across the globe and everyday heroes. Image: Ant and Dec Image: Stephen Fry

Hit Australian children’s TV show Bluey has edited an episode after concerns that it was potentially fat-shaming characters. A co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and BBC Studios, Bluey is set in Australia and is about the life of an eponymous blue heeler puppy, her little sister Bingo and her parents Bandit and Chilli. The

Melanie Lynskey has been a face on screen since she was 16, when she made her debut alongside Kate Winslet in the 1994 psychological drama film Heavenly Creatures. However, in the last 18 months she has arguably had more attention than ever thanks to the hit mystery series Yellowjackets, about a group of teenage girls

RuPaul’s Drag Race and We’re Here star Shangela has been accused of rape in a civil lawsuit. Filed in Los Angeles, it alleges that Darius Jeremy ‘DJ’ Pierce, who goes by the stage name Shangela, raped a former We’re Here production assistant while filming the first season of the hit HBO show. Daniel McGarrigle, 39,

A neighbour of British actor Stephen Tompkinson has told a jury she witnessed him slapping and punching a drunk man in the head during an incident outside his home. Caroline Davidson gave evidence on the second day of the 57-year-old’s trial at Newcastle Crown Court, where he is accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on

Actor Stephen Tompkinson slapped and punched a man who was drunk and making noise outside his home, leaving him with traumatic brain injuries, a court has heard. The 57-year-old, best known for shows including Ballykissangel and DCI Banks, is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm in the early hours

Threats to voting at the Eurovision song contest in Liverpool from Russian agents or cyber attacks will be dealt with by the UK’s security experts, MPs have been assured. MPs in the Commons flagged concerns to the government that Russia could seek to disrupt the voting during the contest, which is viewed globally by more

Adam Brace, the British playwright and director who was set to make his Broadway debut this summer with longtime collaborator Alex Edelman, died Saturday following a short illness. He was 43. The news comes less than a month after the announcement that Brace and Obie Award-winning writer and performer Edelman would bring the award-winning solo

Sir Michael Palin has announced the death of his wife, Helen, after 57 years of marriage. The 79-year-old TV star, who is best known for his part in irreverent comedy group Monty Python, shared news of her death on his official website. Image: The couple were married for 57 years He wrote: “My dearest wife

The Broadway box office report won’t register the impact of this morning’s Tony Award nominations for a week or two, but today’s news certainly comes as welcome and promising signs for Shucked, Kimberly Akimbo, Fat Ham and other well-reviewed productions doing their best to compete against blockbusters like Sweeney Todd and Parade. Shucked in particular

Ed Sheeran says he has received encouragement from other singers, as he faces the second week of a copyright trial alleging he ripped off iconic Marvin Gaye hit Let’s Get It On in his song Thinking Out Loud. The 32-year-old star, who denies copying the hit 1973 soul track which was written by Marvin Gaye

Some Like It Hot, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo and Sweeney Todd were among the big winners in today’s Tony Award nominations, while stars such as Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, Ben Platt, Corey Hawkins, Sean Hayes, and Jessica Hecht each are now in the Tony running. See below for the complete list of nominees. With 13

With the Eurovision Song Contest just days away, the preparations in the stand-in host city of Liverpool are well under way. The Eurovision Village is under construction, and there’s a distinctly Ukrainian feel down at Pier Head. Eurovision will take place in Liverpool after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of