5 h. ago Kennedy Center events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration have been canceled, organizers say

Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D

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3 d. ago Sharon Osbourne cancels entire talk show tour at the 11th hour

The former X Factor judge should be in Scandinavia this week but has cancelled four shows at the last minute

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4 d. ago Martin Brundle cancels grid walk interview as American celebrity breaks Sky rule

Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle was left red-faced at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after he was forced to cut short an interview on his grid walk after violating Sky rules

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8 d. ago Fyre festival 2 ‘postponed’ just weeks before it was scheduled to start

Event was meant to kick off 30 May to follow failed 2017 festival that resulted in Billy McFarland’s wire fraud convictionFyre festival 2 has been “postponed”, according to messages sent to ticket holders, just weeks before it was scheduled to start.The event, advertised as a luxury music festival, was supposed to take place in Mexico from 30 May to 2 June. It was intended as an improved followup to the failed Fyre festival in 2017, which experienced problems with security, food, accommodation, medical services and artist relations, resulting in the festival being indefinitely postponed and eventually cancelled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kennedy Center director snipes at musician for ‘vapidness’ over DEI concerns

Trump ally Richard Grenell sends series of hostile emails to Yasmin Williams despite saying he was ‘too busy’ to do soThe Kennedy Center’s interim executive director, Richard Grenell – a staunch ally of Donald Trump – accused a professional musician of “vapidness” after she emailed him over concerns of the now Trump-controlled center’s rollbacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.Earlier this week, Yasmin Williams, an award-winning musician who has performed multiple times at the Washington DC-based performing arts center, emailed Grenell regarding the center’s DEI plans, pointing to the cancellations of a concert by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington as well as Finn, a children’s musical about a shark who feels different from other sharks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Richard Grenell engages in ‘bizarre’ email exchange with musician

‘Yes I cut the DEI ******** because we can’t afford to pay people for fringe and niche programming that public won’t support,’ Trump’s acting head of the John F. Kennedy Center reportedly wrote

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2 w. ago Russell Brand's first public appearance since being charged with rape postponed

EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand was scheduled to appear at an event to speak about 'Free Speech, Censorship, and Cultural Power' just days after he was charged with sex offences

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2 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother star Chesney Hawkes expresses his fatherly pride towards JoJo Siwa after homophobic remarks as he admits she reminds him of his daughter

Celebrity Big Brother star Chesney Hawkes has weighed in on Mickey Rourke's homophobic remarks towards JoJo Siwa which aired during Wednesday night's episode. 

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2 w. ago Usha Vance was asked about JD calling for rehiring of DOGE staffer who posted ‘normalize Indian hate.’ Here’s how she responded

Usha Vance also described what it was like to be booed alongside her husband at the Kennedy Center

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2 w. ago Protesters rally for the fourth week against Hungary's law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events

Thousands are rallying in Hungary's capital for the fourth week against a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events in the country

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2 w. ago Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts

Speaking after his best actor victory, Lithgow said Donald Trump’s administration ‘has done some shocking, destructive things’ especially its takeover of the Kennedy CenterThe actor John Lithgow has described Donald Trump’s second presidency as “a pure disaster” for the arts in the US. Lithgow, speaking after his best actor victory at the Olivier awards in London on Sunday, singled out Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Washington DC’s national institution for the performing arts. “Our administration has done some shocking, destructive things,” he said, “but the one that grieves me most is taking over the Kennedy Center.”The US president is now chair of the prestigious cultural complex (which was founded as a government-funded, bipartisan venue) and has installed new board members and a new interim leader, loyalist Ric Grenell. The board had been in the process of selecting a successor to outgoing leader Deborah Rutter, who in January announced her intention to step down after ...

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2 w. ago Kerry Katona's daughters beg her to cancel boob job surgery amid safety issue

Kerry Katona confessed that her daughters begged her not to rebook her boob job and asked her to 'leave it' after a surgery setback left her unable to go under the knife

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2 w. ago Kerry Katona's daughters urge her to cancel boob job surgery amid safety issue

EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Katona admitted that her daughters have begged her not to rebook her planned boob job and asked her to 'leave it' as she updates on her surgery setback

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3 w. ago Red Arrows full 2025 schedule confirmed as over 50 events planned

The RAF aerobatic display team will be performing across the UK and beyond

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3 w. ago First US state issues LGBTQ+ pride flag ban at schools and government buildings

The move could set a national precedent

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4 w. ago Zayn Malik cancels Mexico concert just hours before going on stage as he suffers illness

Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik has shared his heartache at needing to cancel a concert hours before going on stage after suffering illness

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4 w. ago Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools

Utah has become the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings

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4 w. ago Strictly stars upset fans as by cancelling show just moments before they were due on stage

Professional dancers Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez left fans gutted after they cancelled their performance just moments before they were due on stage

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4 w. ago ‘We won’t be deterred or scared’: Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community fights for right to march in Pride

Some want to oppose ban, others are nervous, but all see it as a warning sign under Viktor Orbán’s governmentMarching with a pink, white and baby blue transgender flag, Corvus gathered with thousands of others in a central square of Budapest this week. The 20-year-old started transitioning last August but cannot change their gender or name legally in Hungary, where an authoritarian rightwing government is cracking down on LGBTQ+ rights.Corvus wasn’t asking for an overhaul of transgender policy or anything particularly radical, however. They were asking simply for the right to be able to take part in a Pride parade. “The government wants to silence our voice and deny our existence,” they said. “They will not succeed.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Sydney Sweeney cancels wedding after major issues with Jonathan Davino

Sydney Sweeney was set to marry Jonathan Davino this spring, but has called off the wedding at the last minute due to 'stress' as the couple tries to patch up 'issues' in their relationship

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