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Chris Evans has announced he will be leaving the Radio 2 breakfast show after eight years at the helm, and 13 years at the station. “I’m going to leave. I’m leaving Radio 2,” he told listeners, but promised he’d stay on air until Christmas. Explaining the decision, he said: “Some of us are mountain climbers [but] if you get to ...

Multichoice Zambia has for the second time partnered with the National Association of Media Arts (NAMA) and the National Arts Council of Zambia in hosting the Zambia Film and Television Awards(ZAFTA). The Six Hundred Kwacha ZAFTAs will take place at the Mulungushi International conference Centre on the 3rd of November, 2018. Individuals who have stood out in various categories will ...

Louis CK has performed stand-up comedy for the first time since he admitted last year to several instances of sexual misconduct. In November 2017, the month after the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment began, the comedian released a statement confirming allegations made against him by five women were true. “There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for,” he ...

Thousands of fans are expected to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, the so-called Queen of Soul, who died nearly two weeks ago. Franklin’s body will lie in state for two days at an African American museum in her home town, Detroit, before her funeral there on Friday. The museum also hosted civil rights activist Rosa Parks’s viewing in 2005. ...

The release date of the next James Bond film is widely expected to be put back following Danny Boyle’s abrupt decision to exit the currently untitled project. “Bond 25” is scheduled to arrive in UK cinemas on 25 October 2019 and open in US cinemas two weeks later. But the film may not now be released “until late 2020”, according ...

Declan Donnelly will have a new co-host on the next series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as Ant McPartlin takes time off. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo said they have decided on Dec’s co-host, but would not reveal who it was. Ant stepped down from his TV work in ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has nearly doubled his 2017 earnings, making $119m (£92m) in the past 12 months, according to Forbes highest paid actor list. The top spot was awarded to George Clooney, whose $239m (£180m) was already disclosed in last month’s celebrity rich list. Scarlett Johannson was revealed as the highest paid actress last week, earning $40.5m (£31.9m). That ...

Ariana brought her Nonna on stage, Cardi had a message for the doubters, Logic united immigrant families and Millie Bobby Brown was the life and soul of the party. The MTV VMAs were as star-studded as ever, and with so many talents and egos in the room, there were some attention-grabbing moments. 1. St Ariana is here Thanks to the ...

One of the leading figures in the #MeToo movement has reportedly been accused of sexual assault herself. Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first to speak out against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The New York Times reports that legal documents, which the BBC has not seen, show she paid a former co-star $380,000 after he alleged she had ...

Paris Jackson has apologised for appearing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Singapore. It comes after an article criticised the model for appearing on the title in a country where gay sex is illegal. The star took down an Instagram post of the cover, saying: “I don’t want to be hypocritical or hurt anyone.” The daughter of the late Michael ...