Highlights From Disney Upfront; Serena Williams & Damar Hamlin Promote ESPN; Samurai Warriors Battle On Stage For ‘Shogun’

British actor Hugo Speer, who appeared in the hit film The Full Monty, has given his account of how he believes he was unfairly sacked from the forthcoming Disney spin-off television series. 

Baby on board! Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian are gearing up to be proud parents of two — and they could not be more excited.  

Forbes has unveilied the list of the 15 richest self-made women celebrities in America! Including some of the most fan-favorite A-List stars, celebrities, and athletes, the publication reports that they are worth a combined $10.8 billion.From Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Madonna and Beyoncé on the top spots when it comes to women in the music business to Shonda Rimes and Reese Witherspoon in the film and television industry, and two members of the Kardashian-Jenner family entering the list.

Serena Williams proudly displaying her growing baby bump while also making a playful reference to the size of her buttocks. The retired tennis champion, currently on vacation in Italy, shared two photos on Instagram that captured her posing confidently in a sleeveless black body-con dress accessorized with pink shoes.“CAUTION: Things are not always as they appear,” she joked in the caption. “I am seriously trying to figure out if the baby is in the front or....back....slide right #summer #italy #vacation.”Una publicación compartida por Serena Williams (@serenawilliams)The initial photograph shows Williams standing upright, facing the camera, while in the second shot, she poses to accentuate her growing belly.

Serena Williams is bumping around Italy!On Monday, the former tennis champion took to Instagram to give the world a glimpse at baby number two. «CAUTION: Things are not always how they appear. I am Seriously trying to figure out if the baby is in the front or….back.

Blue Ivy stole the Twitter spotlight as she joined her superstar mom Beyoncé on stage during The Renaissance Tour.

Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, set up a hidden camera to capture their 5-year-old daughter's reaction to soon becoming a big sister, and it appears they got more than what they bargained for when she exploded with excitement!The tennis great on Tuesday posted a video on YouTube in which they sit Olympia down to relay mom's pregnancy news. But, before the big reveal, Williams shared that Olympia had a strong opinion about Mom's physical appearance changing.«Olympia does not know right now that I am pregnant, but she did call me fat and then she got really stressed out,» Serena says at the start of the video before the big reveal.

Serena Williams had some big news to share with her daughter.

Disney+ is set to remove a number of movies, TV series and specials from the streaming service at the end of the month — you can find the full list of titles below.The decision was first announced on May 10 during a Disney earnings call, and now all of the impacted titles have been revealed.

Disney seems to be following a similar strategy as HBO Max and other streaming services that have removed content to take a write off.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Andrew Ross Sorkin is the co-creator of the Showtime series “Billions,” but he isn’t really known for drama in his professional life, just financial reporting. So it came as something of a surprise on Monday, when the CNBC and New York Times journalist got up on stage at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall to tout some of the dramatic fare that NBCUniversal was able to cobble together for the advertisers and media buyers assembled in the audience. It was all part of the industry’s annual “upfront,” when U.S. media companies try to sell the bulk of their advertising inventory before the release of their next cycle of programming.

ESPN is giving tennis great Serena Williams the episodic documentary treatment with In the Arena, a series co-produced with Religion of Sports, 199 Productions and Williams and Caroline Currier’s Nine Two Six Productions.

McKinley Franklin editor The life, legacy and journey of tennis superstar Serena Williams will be put on full display in the upcoming ESPN docuseries “In the Arena: Serena Williams.” The new series was announced at the Walt Disney Company upfront presentation held in New York on Tuesday. With a longstanding career in the world of tennis spanning over the past two decades, Williams has accumulated 23 Grand Slam titles, making her one of the most decorated tennis players of all time. Her dominance in the sport has undoubtedly shifted both the athletic and cultural American landscape.  Williams’ presence not only as an athlete but a cultural cornerstone will be put on display in ESPN’s “In the Arena: Serena Williams.” The docuseries will highlight some of Williams’ most defining career and personal moments with accounts from Williams and other figures in her life.

It was standing-room only crowd at the Fox upfront — mostly because there was no place to sit. But there were cocktails and lots of f-bombs from Gordon Ramsay, who helped to keep the 55-minute presentation moving at NYC’s Manhattan Center Monday.

Despite the WGA picketers outside, NBC held its upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Missed the star-free event that was hosted mostly by news personalities, Real Housewives and Mario Lopez? Here were the highlights:

The concert is scheduled to feature big-name performers including Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Andrea Bocelli. In the new video, Prince William, 40, is seen smiling in a forest-green button-down shirt as it cut to clips showing preparations before the concert, like audio cords being plugged in and people scribbling on clipboards.The 12-second reel then shows the Prince of Wales coming off of an elevator and taking the stage on the grounds of Windsor Castle, where the show is set to be held.

There was one close family member Serena Williams kept her pregnancy from for a long time: her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.

Serena Williams is sharing new details about her pregnancy!

Keeping it top secret! Serena Williams initially hid her second pregnancy from nearly everyone — including 5-year-old daughter Olympia.  

Serena Williams surprised more than her fans with her baby news on Monday. The tennis superstar revealed that she and husband Alexis Ohanian kept the secret of their second child from a very important person in their home — their 5-year-old daughter, Olympia!In a video posted to her Instagram page on Friday, Williams shares a brief look behind the scenes of the couple's journey to the 2023 Met Gala.