Monday, July 6, 2026

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Fleetwood Mac won’t headline Glastonbury


Michael Eavis insists Fleetwood Mac and Queen will not headline Glastonbury 2015.
Both bands have been heavily rumoured to be closing the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, South West England, next June but the event organiser insists the speculation is false.
Asked about rumours regarding both bands potentially headlining in 2015, He told Music Week: "Queen? Not Queen, no. Fleetwood Mac don't seem to be available at the moment. But we've got three excellent headliners for next year."
The farm boss went on to confirm one of the headline acts has "been around for a long time" and that all three of the artists will be announced on April 1.
Michael's comments will come as a shock because Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks recently admitted the group had been in negotiations to headline the festival.
She said: "Glastonbury? You never know. You have to weave festivals in. It's being discussed."
Noel Gallagher recently indicated he was keen to step in and take a headline slot.
Asked if he is eyeing up a headline slot at the event, he said: "Am I eyeing it up? If I was asked if do it yeah - I'd headline the spoken word tent...
"If Michael Eavis is watching, yeah I'll do it ... I'm up for doing it and I'm going to be going anyway."

Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta cast in Go With Me

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Seth Rogen to star in Steve Jobs biopic

Seth Rogen is in talks to star in Sony's Steve Jobs biopic. The 'Bad Neighbours' star is in negotiations with the studio to take on the role of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - who created the Apple I computer and co-created the Apple II computer in t...

Prince Charles recalls anguish over Lord Mountbatten’s death


Britain's Prince Charles spoke of his "anguish" over the death of his beloved uncle Lord Mountbatten yesterday (30.10.14).
The 65-year-old royal and his wife Duchess Camilla showed their support for Colombia's peace process at the Peace and Reconciliation Centre in Bogota and Charles recalled his own devastation when his uncle was killed in a bomb blast in Ireland in 1979.
He said: "It is an immense tragedy that violence has cast such a long shadow across the whole of this remarkable country for the past five decades. Many of you here today will have experienced unimaginable suffering, and our hearts go out to you as you struggle to come to terms with all that has happened to you and your loved ones.
"I suspect that many of you will probably not know that my own much-loved great uncle, Lord Mountbatten, and members of his family including one of my godsons were murdered in Northern Ireland just over 30 years ago. So I feel I do understand something of the bewildering and soul-destroying anguish that so many of you have had to endure."
Charles spoke as government representatives and members of the FARC revolutionary group have been meeting to try to end conflict between paramilitary organisations, as well as security forces, and said he was hopeful the country will be able to find "a lasting and durable peace".
He added: "It is my earnest hope and prayer that Colombia will soon find a lasting and durable peace. Of course, as we have learnt in the UK from the Northern Ireland peace process, and the Good Friday Agreement, building conditions for peace takes time - and there are pitfalls along the way.
"Great political and moral leadership is required from all parties to the conflict; and from society at large, which must also strongly feel the need for truth, reconciliation and forgiveness.
"As one who has himself experienced the intense despair caused by the consequences of violence, it is my fervent hope that Colombians might find the strength to continue cultivating a commitment to peace and reconciliation in their own hearts. For this must surely be the key to a lasting solution in Colombia."

Game of Thrones stars get pay rise

'Games of Thrones' cast members will be paid $300,000 an episode. Five of the shows biggest stars - Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - have landed bumper payrises after a series of talks with show pro...

Mike Tyson: I was abused


Mike Tyson claims he was sexually abused as a child.
The 48-year-old retired boxer was "snatched" off the street when he was seven by an "old man", who he never saw again after the shocking one-time incident.
Speaking on SiriusXM's Opie Radio show, he said: "He snatched me off the street. I was a little kid...[he was an] old man.
"He bullied me, sexually abused me and stuff. Never seen him again."
Mike - who has been married three times and has six children - managed to escape but never told anyone what had happened.
He said: "I just went on with my life."
And the controversial sportsman - who spent three years in jail after being convicted of rape in 1992 - is unsure whether or not the attack changed him.
Asked if he had changed as a result of the abuse, he said: "I don't know if it did or not.
"I don't always remember, but maybe I do but I don't. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed by it."
The 'Hangover' actor recently admitted he used to share a drug dealer with the late Robin Williams, who committed suicide in August.
He said: "I knew Robin. We'd meet each other. People that deal with this situation, we know each other. We all know each other. We meet each other. I've been at a meeting with him, yes.
"This is very interesting. When I met him he said, 'I was waiting for you.' And he started telling me about somebody I was purchasing something from ... You look up to Robin so in my mind I'm saying to myself, 'How does he know this low-life dealer that I know?' "

Katie Price expecting house to be haunted


Katie Price expects her house to fill with ghosts because her previous homes have been haunted.
The 36-year-old star recently moved into a nine-bedroom mansion in west Sussex, south east England, with her husband Kieran Hayler and five children, and is convinced the plush property will soon become plagued with ghouls because the spirits seem to follow her.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "All my other houses have been haunted.
"It seems to follow me round. This house probably soon will be."
However, the mother-of-five seems to be doing everything she can to welcome the ghosts into her home, having recently thrown an elaborate Halloween party for her friends and family which saw her dress up as a terrifying skeleton.
The outspoken businesswoman decided to take up residence in the new property, just 30 metres from her previous abode, to escape negative memories after Kieran cheated on her with her pals Jane Pountney and Chrissy Thomas.
She recently said: "I left my stress at the old house with all the memories of Jane Pountney and Kieran in there, so I was glad to leave. I hate the old house, there are so many bad memories of Kieran cheating.
"I wanted to get out of the house because I hate walking in the kitchen and knowing they'd been in there together. I was finding things like that hard."

Amanda Bynes released from psychiatric facility


Amanda Bynes has been released from a psychiatric treatment facility.
The 'Easy A' actress was spotted walking around Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, last night (30.10.14), 19 days after she was admitted to the hospital in Pasadena, California, for 30 days.
According to gossip website TMZ, Amanda asked a hearing officer if she could be released from the facility on Thursday and the official granted her wish.
The 28-year-old star was said to have headed to a diner, where she ate a meal consisting of fried chicken, salmon and two types of salad with various dressings.
This comes after it was reported on Monday (27.10.14) that doctors had convinced a judge to extend her 30-day treatment for another 30 days because she is "very ill".
What's more, Amanda's parents Lynn and Rick Bynes are said to have obtained a conservatorship for their daughter in court after telling a judge she had been spending "alarming amounts" of money on gifts of jewellery for strangers.
In the legal documents, recently obtained by TMZ, the actress' parents say she is a "substantial risk" to herself and others, explaining her recent erratic behaviour, including shoplifting and an arrest for driving under the influence (DUI) last month.
Amanda spent five months in a treatment facility in July 2013 when she was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold.
She was released in December and appeared to be getting her life back on track until a conservatorship giving her mother control of her affairs came to an end last month.

X Factor plan shock elimination


An 'X Factor' finalist will be booted off the show tomorrow (01.11.14).
Head judge Simon Cowell wants to give the remaining contestants a "wake-up call" because he is furious with the poor quality of some performances so warned the acts in a 20-minute rant that the one with the lowest number of votes at the end of Saturday's live show will be going home, with another following on Sunday (02.11.14).
During a crisis meeting on Wednesday (29.10.14), Simon told the hopefuls: "The biggest problem I've got is the sing-offs, which have been horrendous, and there's no excuse.
"Michael Jackson was once asked the three things which make you into a star. And he said, 'rehearse, rehearse, rehearse'. "That's what it's all about. It's not about mucking around with your friends in the house.
"There are no second chances. This is how important the performance is on Saturday and Sunday. You all need a bit of a wake-up call. You've all got to build up your game and you've got to be the best you've ever been as this is what the music business is like.
"You put out a rubbish record, it doesn't chart. You do a rubbish performance on the night, you're out."
The contestants were said to be "shell-shocked" by the 55-year-old music mogul's outburst and have vowed to work harder.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Simon was fuming. He cares deeply about this show and if the acts aren't performing, that reflects badly on him.
"Viewing figures haven't been great recently and Simon is desperate to do something about it.
"It's safe to say the contestants got the message loud and clear.
"They were shell-shocked. Just because they have made the live shows, it does not mean they are superstars. If they get booted off at this stage, they will probably just fade off into total obscurity."

Orson Welles last film to be released


Orson Welles' final movie will finally be released next year.
The acclaimed filmmaker had worked on 'The Other Side of the Wind' - which chronicles a temperamental film director battling with the Hollywood establishment - for 15 years until his death in 1985 but legal battles among the rights holders meant it has never been finished or screened.
However, Royal Road Entertainment claim they have now agreed to buy the rights and aim to have the film finished for a screening on May 6, 100 years since the director was born.
'Other Side of the Wind' line producer Frank Marshall said: "We will set up a cutting room and Peter Bogdanovich and I will assemble the film.
"We have notes from Orson Welles. We have scenes that weren't quite finished, and we need to add music. We will get it done. The good news is that it won't take so long because of all of the technology today."
Royal Road spent five years negotiating to buy the picture from rights holders Beatrice Welles - the director's daughter and sole heir - his longterm collaborator and companion Oja Kodar, and production company L'Astrophore.
For Oja - who claims to have a 45-minute edited work print made of the film by Welles - she felt the time was right for the movie to be made.
She said: "I am going to sign the contract. The catalyst is the hundred-year anniversary and everybody is moving in a kind of wave. When I finally see it on the screen, then I will tell you that the film is done."
Meanwhile, Beatrice said it took the "right people" to come along and persuade her of their vision.
She told the New York Times newspaper: "It took the right people to come along. They wanted to talk to me and did not want any outsiders.
"Until now this movie has been under lock and key under French law. I had the good fortune to be able to protect it.
"When we talked, we laughed and joked. It was just this amazing rapport. What came through to me was their true love of art.""

Louise Thompson wants to go on date with Eminem


Louise Thompson would love to go on a dinner date with Eminem.
The 'Made In Chelsea' star has confessed if she were to go for a romantic meal with any celebrity it would be the Real Slim Shady, because she has a thing for blondes - despite having dated dark-haired co-stars Spencer Matthews, Andy Jordan and Alik Alfus.
Quizzed on who her dream dinner date would be, she said: "Eminem - I'm weirdly into blondes."
The 24-year-old beauty also revealed her favourite meal would consist of aubergine Parmigiana for the starter, steak and chips for the main course and lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Louise went on to admit that she struggles to maintain a healthy diet because she often orders takeaway pizzas after a night out.
When asked if she has a guilty foodie pleasure, she confessed to new! magazine: "Yes - Domino's, every time! I think I actually need to call them up and tell them to stop delivering to my house."

Simon Webbe wanted Blue competition on Strictly Come Dancing


Simon Webbe wishes he could've gone up against one of his bandmates on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The Blue singer has confessed that while he's loving the experience of being on the BBC One celebrity dance contest, he would've loved to compete against one of his bandmates - Duncan James, Lee Ryan or Antony Costa.
He said: "They would all love to do Strictly. It would have been great if one of them was doing it with me as that kind of competition would be amazing."
The 36-year-old star also confessed that his experience of dancing on stage during concerts with his fellow 'One Love' singers in no way prepared him for how hard Strictly is.
Quizzed on whether it was more difficult than performing with Blue, he said: "Oh my God, yes, it's much tougher. Being in Blue is part of my make-up now. I have spent years with my brothers and it is in our blood.
"Strictly is out of my comfort zone, but it's a massive privilege to be part of it."
Meanwhile, Simon is looking forward to his 17-year-old daughter Alanah - from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Nicola Jones - coming along to see him dance soon.
He added to new! magazine: "I am hoping she and her mother will come watch me in the next week or so. We've remained the best of friends and they have both told me to go out there and show everybody what I can do."