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Felicity Huffman's daughter admitted to university after college admissions scandal

Huffman served 11 days in jail in 2019 for paying to have her daughter's SAT results doctored




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MasterChef star John Torode causes fire live on This Morning cooking segment

Chef inadvertently started a blaze in his kitchen as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield looked on in shock




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Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar jokes that he is 'worried' about cast's weight gain while series 6 filming is suspended

'I'm kind of worried about what's going to happen because a lot of us are eating quite a lot'




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Paul Hollywood Eats Japan: Viewers call new Channel 4 show 'racist' and 'cringeworthy'

Channel 4 show saw Bake Off judge ask if the Japanese eat bread, and give a Michelin-starred chef a Pot Noodle




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Tiger King: Amanda Knox condemns 'rush to judgement on Carole Baskin'

'What do I know of Carole Baskin – or any of these people – aside from what I've seen in this documentary?'




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Big Bang Theory: Jim Parsons had 'no idea' where career would go after saying goodbye to Sheldon Cooper

Parsons stars in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series, Hollywood




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Ricky Gervais jokes about toilet paper shortages: 'as long as I've got booze, I don't care'

'If people are fighting over toilet rolls instead of booze, there's something wrong,' laughed the comedian




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Steph McGovern stops daily Channel 4 show so family can get 'our home back'

TV host joked she may still be wearing slippers when show returns to Channel 4 studio in the coming months




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Snoop Dogs: New Channel 4 show will see dogs with cameras give tours of celebrities' houses

Programme was announced at the Edinburgh Television Festival




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Will Smith hosts Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast reunion on Snapchat show

DJ Jazzy Jeff has recovered from coronavirus-like symptoms




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Love Island: ITV boss feels 'uneasy' about filming in Mallorca with 'couples slathering all over each other'

Cornwall was considered as a new location for the 2020 series




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Will Smith and rest of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast pay moving tribute to late Uncle Phil actor James Avery

Avery died in 2013 of complications following heart surgery




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Billy Bush says p**** tape scandal made him a 'much nicer person'

'Of course you want to delete it, but you can't'




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Grayson Perry's Art Club has a radical, essential message – your art doesn't need to be good

Many of us need a modern-day Bob Ross in the shape of Grayson Perry, writes Lucy Jones, to help us reconnect with the child within who just wants to push paint around the page




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Normal People sparks huge debate on Irish radio over 'immoral' sex scenes: 'It's fornication'

BBC series has been widely praised for its depiction of consensual sex between main characters Marianne and Connell




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BBC could quarantine casts and crews of shows including Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty together if lockdown continues

The casts of the company's top dramas could soon be isolating together




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'Unhealthy' BBC show The Restaurant That Burns Off Calories receives 1,200 complaints

Experts accused programme of being 'triggering' for people who struggle with eating disorders




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Sam Lloyd death: Scrubs cast members, led by Zach Braff, pay tribute to co-star

'He made me crack up and break character every single time we did a scene together'




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Sopranos and Bad Boys actor Joe Pantoliano suffers 'severe head injury' in car accident

Actor was struck by vehicle during family walk




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Normal People's Paul Mescal: 'I was really nervous portraying Connell's depression – there were three suicides at my school'

The actor bringing Sally Rooney's smash-hit novel to life talks to Ellie Harrison about experiencing tragedy at a young age, how Normal People's depiction of sex is the antidote to porn and Hollywood, and what it's like to promote the biggest role of his life in lockdown




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Ellen DeGeneres' Oscars bodyguard accuses host of being 'cold, sly and demeaning'

He claimed only approved celebrities were permitted to talk to host at awards after party




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Gangs of London viewers outside UK call for subtitles as they can't understand British accents

'Without subtitles and the British accent, its a no from me'




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The Apprentice's Lottie Lion apologises after impersonating fellow candidate in 'racist' Instagram video

Lion says she meant it as 'light entertainment for fans during these difficult times'




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Tiger King star Carole Baskin tricked into first interview since show aired

Sanctuary owner has avoided the media after revealing she was unhappy with how she was portrayed on the show




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Race Across the World finalist Jo reveals her cancer has returned

Physiotherapist competed on BBC series with her son, Sam




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Homeland: Who the makers originally wanted to play Carrie and Brody (and why they rejected Damian Lewis several times)

Show's creators were told 'he will never play this role – please do not bring him up ever again'




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Homeland season 8 showrunner reveals 'contentious' Carrie and Saul story that was scrapped after several tries

'We tried to tell that story, but it defeated us every time'




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Love Island cancelled: ITV axes summer series over coronavirus risk

Producers have reportedly found it impossible to arrange filming amid the coronavirus pandemic




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Normal People star Paul Mescal addresses criticism of 'pornographic' sex scenes

'We worked very hard to make it feel like it was a real, accurate and truthful representation of sex amongst young people today,' said the actor




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American Horror Story star Leslie Jordan claims Lady Gaga 'rode him and howled at the moon' before filming

Actor alleged singer wanted to 'sexualise' him ahead of their scene




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Nicolas Cage to play Tiger King star Joe Exotic in new scripted TV series

Cat trader previously said he wanted Brad Pitt to portray him




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Hollywood: Cast of Netflix series were fitted for prosthetic penises ahead of full frontal sex scenes

'Uber-salacious' scenes were ultimately not filmed, with star Darren Criss revealing the show chose to instead emphasise 'the heart and the hope'




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Captain Tom Moore receives gold Blue Peter badge after raising more than £30 million for NHS

Captain Moore was presented the award by his grandchildren




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ITV viewers outraged by advert showing squirrel 'humping' Lynx Africa can

The Advertising Standards Authority received 155 complaints




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Kirstie Allsopp defends decision to film in Devon during lockdown after accusations she put locals at risk

Presenter said she is 'proud' of craft show despite criticism




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How Ryan Murphy convinced Macaulay Culkin to star in American Horror Story

Murphy pitched the role to the 'Home Alone' star over the phone




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Courteney Cox 'loved playing overweight Monica' in Friends because she 'felt free'

Actor also revealed her favourite episodes of the sitcom




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Space Force: Real chief wanted to be played by Bruce Willis instead of 'shaggy' Steve Carell

Series is a humorous response to Trump's actual Space Force




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For all its absurdity, Netflix's Dead to Me captures the grief, anger and sadness of losing a partner

The first season ended with a cliffhanger – did Jen kill Steve or not? But what is most poignant about the second season is not who killed him, but how well the show deals with grief, writes Charlotte Cripps




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Donald Glover to reunite with Community cast for virtual table read and Q&A

The show ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015




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Elon Musk says he's selling all his possessions so people can't attack him for being a billionaire

Tesla CEO is back on Joe Rogan's podcast




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Normal People's Paul Mescal was once in an advert for sausages, and fans have only just found out

The 'Normal People' star played an Irish teenager whose sausage inspires him to travel the world




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Andrew Scott took Fleabag role to stop being typecast as a villain

Scott was best known for playing Moriarty opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Sherlock'




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From 'Glee' to 'The Eddy', why are TV musicals so few and far between?

In our current climate, we need the escapism of musicals more than ever, writes Isobel Lewis. So why haven't television networks jumped on the bandwagon?




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Comedian Will Hislop goes viral for NHS clap for carers parody

Will Hislop engaged in a pretend argument with his neighbour, 'Karen', over whether one of them had broken lockdown rules




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Car Seat Headrest: Making a Door Less Open review – Will Toledo in yet another guise

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The indie maverick is a purveyor of all styles on his studiously eclectic 12th album

There’s a strange psychological cross-pollination going on behind the mask that Will Toledo, the artist mostly known as Car Seat Headrest, sports on the cover of his 12th album. Indulging an alter ego called Trait, Making a Door Less Open seeks out deliberately eclectic hybrids of his wry, lo-fi indie rock style (heir to the likes of Beck, Lou Barlow and Eels) and the satirical EDM he and his drummer Andrew Katz make as 1 Trait Danger. The result is much better than anyone who’s heard the latter, who often veer perilously close to a Bloodhound Gang remix project, might expect: Can’t Cool Me Down has a sultry 80s electropop feel, while the roil of self-deprecation and naked emotion on There Must Be More Than Blood underlines Toledo’s debt to LCD Soundsystem.

The new styles don’t all gel. The sleazy, fuzzy synth-rocker Hollywood is pleasingly punchy, but brought down by facile lyrics (apparently Tinsel Town isn’t the dreamland it’s cracked up to be – who knew?). Two sister songs – the lumpen alt-rock Deadlines (Hostile) and the Hot Chip-with-extra-dour Deadlines (Thoughtful) – fail to charm, while What’s With You Lately is a wan, mopey strum that seems to have wandered in from an entirely different, very bad record. But on the likes of the pulsing, uplifting Famous and Life Worth Missing, Toledo finds new energy.

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Car Seat Headrest: Making a Door Less Open review – cult indie star in middle of the road | Alexis Petridis' album of the week

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Will Toledo’s alt-rockers have emerged out of lo-fi fuzz, but seem unsure of where to turn as they drift toward the mainstream

Anyone wondering how things have changed in the world of lauded US alt-rockers Car Seat Headrest might consider the four years that separate Making a Door Less Open from their last album of new material. Ordinarily there would be nothing unusual about that gap – but in the first four years of Car Seat Headrest’s existence, its mastermind, Will Toledo, released seven albums (one of them a two-hour double), four EPs (one of them as long as an album) and two compilations of outtakes. That’s more than 150 songs and 12 hours of music: a lo-fi spewing forth of ideas that won Toledo a cult following, which then grew exponentially, both in size and rabidity, when he recruited a band and signed to the august US indie label Matador.

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Car Seat Headrest: from indie recluse to gas mask-wearing party starter?

US indie rock maverick Will Toledo is back with an experimental album that finds him collaborating with his own electronic side project

You cannot accuse Car Seat Headrest, AKA Will Toledo, of taking the easy route. Four years on from the release of breakthrough record Teens of Denial, Toledo is back with new album Making a Door Less Open, only now he is going under the name Trait and is wearing a gas mask in photos. Toledo’s restless and impassioned indie rock is looking a little different, too. The new album blends his classic songwriting chops with a bold exploration of electronic textures. This is the result of essentially making the album twice: once as Car Seat Headrest, and again alongside producer Andrew Katz as their jokey EDM side project 1 Trait Danger, before landing on a middle ground.

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50 Cent on love, cash and bankruptcy: ‘When there are setbacks, there will be get-backs’

Curtis Jackson was shot nine times before becoming one of the world’s biggest rappers. He discusses growing up, getting rich and the art of the hustle

Curtis Jackson has downsized. The rapper/actor/businessman, better known as 50 Cent, used to live in a palace of a house formerly owned by Mike Tyson. Not any more. He has been in self-isolation for six weeks and is more than happy to make do with a three-bed apartment (on four floors, mind) in New York. He can’t remember when he was last in one place for so long, he says, and is learning about himself. “I’ve become a bit more comfortable with being in my own space. I don’t think being at home is a punishment.”

He bought the Tyson house after his triumphant first album; Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ shifted 12m copies in 2003, making it the bestselling album of the year. It was explosive – growling rap packed with threats, boasts and great songs such as In Da Club and Many Men.

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