27 h. ago Blake Lively's astronomical salary for starring in It Ends With Us alongside Justin Baldoni revealed amid ongoing legal battle

Blake Lively's salary for starring in the now-infamous movie It Ends With Us has finally been revealed. 

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28 h. ago Blake Lively's astronomical salary for starring in It Ends With Us alongside Justin Baldoni  revealed amid ongoing legal battle

Blake Lively's salary for starring in the now-infamous movie It Ends With Us has finally been revealed. 

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28 h. ago Sam Fender releases new song with Elton John, one day after Mercury prize win

John plays twinkling piano part in new song Talk to You, and says he ‘truly loves’ the Geordie singer-songwriterSam Fender has released a new song with Elton John entitled Talk to You, the day after winning the 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching.It features a twinkling piano line laid out by John, amid Fender’s full-bodied guitar-led songwriting. Fender sings on the chorus “Just wanna talk to you / Wanna talk with my best friend / Wanna let go of everything that I carry”, and has said the song is about: “the end of a long relationship – about the regret, the mistakes and the lessons that come with it. It’s that feeling of losing your best friend, and coming to terms with that. I was playing around with the riff and thought, ‘What I need is a really good pianist’, and then, ‘Hmmm, I wonder who I can call?’ And of course, who better than Elton John?” Continue reading...

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31 h. ago The state of Taylor Swift's friendship with Blake Lively revealed after singer released song about 'cancelled' pals

This comes after fans speculated that Lively is the subject of or, at the very least, partially the inspiration for Swift's song Cancelled off her new album, The Life Of A Showgirl.

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6 d. ago Find a £45 lookalike of Taylor Swift's £5k initial tennis bracelet for Christmas gifting

Taylor Swift's diamond-encrusted friendship bracelet from Travis Kelce is the perfect way to show off your friendship, and we've found a lookalike for just £45

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9 d. ago ‘They didn’t even read the book’: How children’s authors are being canceled over Palestine

Authors tell of book bans, cancellations and harassment – ‘they’re trying to disconnect us from our stories’Jenan Matari had just begun promoting her debut children’s book this summer when the cancellations began. First, Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles called off her event after what Matari described as pressure from local community members. The employee who had booked the event refused to cancel it, and the bookstore fired her. Two days later, another employee quit in solidarity.Then came New Jersey. Watchung Booksellers, a community bookstore in Montclair, was set to host her next reading but abruptly canceled, explaining in an emailed statement it was “to ensure the safety of our staff and customers”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dolly Parton's furious response after sister asks for prayers

Dolly Parton's younger sister Freida sent fans into a tailspin by declaring that she was "up all night praying" for the singer, who just canceled her winter Caesars' Palace shows

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1 week ago Taylor Swift fans spot sign Blake Lively rift is over with The Life of a Showgirl nod

The two are thought to be feuding but eagle-eyed fans have noticed a detail about Taylor Swift's new album that might prove their friendship is back on track

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1 week ago Palestine Action protest latest: 442 arrested as demonstrators defy calls to cancel

Palestine Action protest latest: 442 arrested as demonstrators defy calls to cancel  The Independent

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1 week ago Palestine Action protest latest: 175 arrested as demonstrators defy calls to cancel

Palestine Action protest latest: 175 arrested as demonstrators defy calls to cancel  The Independent

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2 w. ago Palestine protests live: Arrests as demonstrators gather despite calls to cancel

Palestine protests live: Arrests as demonstrators gather despite calls to cancel  The Independent

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2 w. ago Palestine protests latest: Hundreds to rally despite calls to cancel after attack

Palestine protests latest: Hundreds to rally despite calls to cancel after attack  The Independent

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2 w. ago Palestine protests LIVE: Calls for marches to be cancelled after Manchester horror

Thousands of people are set to turn out for pro-Palestine marches today despite being urged 'recognise and respect the grief of British Jews' by Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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2 w. ago Palestine Action demo to go ahead in London despite calls to cancel

Palestine Action demo to go ahead in London despite calls to cancel - latest updates  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago 'Not a time to stoke tension': PM issues warning over Palestine protest in wake of Manchester terror attack

It comes after Met chief Sir Mark Rowley demanded a pro-Palestine protest planned for Saturday in central London be cancelled

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2 w. ago Met chief calls for rally backing Palestine Action to be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack

"They are drawing valuable resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most"

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2 w. ago Palestine protests should be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack, say Scots MPs

Labour’s Joani Reid and the Lib Dems’ Christine Jardine said the demonstrations should be cancelled as a mark of “respect” and “solidarity” with British Jews

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2 w. ago Taylor Swift leaves fans on the edge of their seats as she FINALLY reveals her true feelings about Blake Lively in new song Cancelled!

Taylor Swift appears to finally reveal her true feelings about Blake Lively in her new song Cancelled! from the singer's 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl.

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2 w. ago Met Police demand huge Palestine Action protest is cancelled in wake of Manchester terror attack

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has also slammed demonstration going ahead in central London after synagogue attack

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2 w. ago Home secretary urges activists to cancel Palestine Action protest after Manchester attack

Shabana Mahmood calls on Defend Our Juries to call off London rally in wake of Thursday’s terrorist incident

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