John Cleese Defends Monty Python Manager After Eric Idle Called Group’s Income Disastrous; Cleese Says ‘We Always Loathed and Despised Each Other’

Jenne Casarotto, who co-founded leading British talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in 1989 and repped some of the nation’s greatest talents, died Thursday following complications from a short illness. She was 77.

Alex Ritman Pathé has defended its 2022 film “The Lost King” — starring Steve Coogan and produced by his company Baby Cow Productions — after legal action was launched by the one of the real-life characters it depicts. Richard Taylor, a former deputy registrar at the U.K.’s University of Leicester, is suing Coogan, alongside his BBC Studios-owned Baby Cow, and Pathé Productions over his depiction in the feature, which chronicles the story of how the remains of British monarch King Richard III were eventually discovered in Leicester in 2012.

Negotiations are underway to bring Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt to the Dwayne Johnson film vehicle The Smashing Machine.

Emily Blunt is in talks to join Benny Safdie’s solo directorial debut “The Smashing Machine,” an A24 feature film starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA and UFC champion Mark Kerr, Variety has confirmed. The film will begin production this summer.

Married At First Sight star Jordan Gayle has broken his silence after his shock split from co-star Erica Roberts. It comes after months of reported fallouts and arguments which reportedly caused their relationship to turn toxic.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, 28 February after news broke of their split, Jordan said: "Yes sadly we are not together anymore but not because of the reunion. "It's very sad the way this has come out and I'm not sure where it's come from.

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Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson went mono-a-mono as Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, mocking the former president’s new sneaker line in a parody movie trailer called “White Men Can Trump.”In the skit — which aired amid Gillis’ sheepish return to Studio 8H after getting hired, then immediately fired from the sketch show in 2019 — the 36-year-old guest host plays an average guy named Gordon Dwyer who “can’t catch a break” in anything whether it be in love or basketball. However, things seem to change when Gillis is gifted a pair of the 45th president’s branded sneakers.

Viewers of ITV's This Morning are split about the newest furry friend joining the team.The show shared a lovely photo of host Dermot O'Leary cuddling a cute new puppy, with Alison Hammond and vet Dr Scott Miller smiling next to him.They all looked really happy as they showed off the sweet dog to everyone watching.The photo was posted on Instagram with the words: "Welcome to our #ThisMorning family Buddy!" In the comments, the show's cook Julie Sear said she can't wait to meet Buddy and give him some yummy food. She wrote: "Awwww buddy!! How cute!! Hope to meet him next week." Some viewers were excited that the team is looking after a service dog.

Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival last year, “Daddio” seemingly came out of nowhere with a starry cast and a minimalist logline. Starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, the film is essentially just a two-hander set in a taxi cab, where a driver (Penn) and the rider (Johnson) basically strike up a long and provocative conversation about life, politics, and their outlooks on the world.

Josie Gibson broke down in tears during today's edition of This Morning, 20 February, as she was faced with an incredibly emotional situation when a grieving mother phoned in for one of the viewer segments.The ITV presenter, who was hosting today's programme with Craig Doyle, struggled to hold back as she listened to the caller's account of losing her 19 year old daughter. The pair were joined by two contributors, agony aunt Deidre Sanders and Strictly Come Dancing star and tennis champion Annabel Croft for the chat. Annabel is well-versed on grief having lost her beloved husband unexpectedly last year, and she talked opened about her struggles during her appearance on the BBC competition.

We know her best for offering up her expert critique on The Great British Bake Off alongside co-host Paul Hollywood, but away from our screens Prue Leith leaves a far more private life, with her husband John Playfair. Yet unlike most married couples, Prue and John didn’t actually live together for much of their married life - something which often surprises many fans at home. However in a recent appearance on Good Morning Britain, Prue, 84, finally clued viewers in on why the couple made the decision to maintain separate homes despite their eight year long marriage - and it actually makes perfect sense.

John Cleese, 84, and Eric Idle, 80, has taken another turn — with Cleese calling for a ceasefire (of sorts).The spat started over the weekend, when Idle went on a rant on X about still needing to work at his age — and took potshots at “Python” trouper Terry Gilliam and his daughter, Holly, who manages the “Python” brand.“We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously,” Idle wrote. “But I guess if you put a Gilliam child in as your manager you should not be so surprised. One Gilliam is bad enough.

Monty Python famously performed a sketch about a joke so funny, it was lethal. Well, it turns out that John Cleese‘s latest attempt at a gag has been somewhat lost in translation.

Steve Wright was found dead at his home after paramedics were called to attend an "incident" Monday morning, 12 February. The Radio 2 star sadly passed away at the age of 69, his family then confirmed a day later. Emergency services rushed to the DJ's Marylebone home just after 10am, where they pronounced him dead at the scene.

BBC Radio 2 legend Steve Wright was found dead at his home on Monday morning following a call to emergency services.

made comments on social media which criticised manager Holly Gilliam – also the daughter of Python co-founder Terry Gilliam – for the decreasing finances of the comedy troupe, formed in 1969.Idle wrote on X/Twitter on Saturday: “We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously.”“But I guess if you put a Gilliam child in as your manager you should not be so surprised,” he continued. “One Gilliam is bad enough. Two can take out any company.”He added: “I don’t know why people always assume we’re loaded.

John Cleese is making it clear that he – and a few other Pythons – are in complete disagreement with long-ago co-star Eric Idle, who last weekend slammed manager (and daughter of Python co-founder Terry Gilliam) Holly Gilliam for what Idle suggested were the troupe’s dwindling finances.

A woman was raped by a former Manchester United youth team footballer and a friend of his after a night out, a jury has been told.

Madame Web has been branded an “embarrassing mess” in the first reactions to the fourth instalment in the Sony Spider-Man Universe.The premiere for the film, which stars Dakota Johnson in the lead role as a woman who develops psychic abilities, was held in Los Angeles last night (February 12).Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the movie also stars The White Lotus’ Sydney Sweeney, as well as Emma Roberts and Adam Scott. It is released in cinemas on February 14.Following the screening, the film was roundly panned with one critic describing it as an “embarrassing mess” and “probably the worst comic book movie I have ever seen”.#MadameWeb is an embarrassing mess. Talented stars wasted on probably the worst comic book movie I have ever seen.

Monty Python star Eric Idle has said that he must continue to work at the age of 80 for financial reasons, saying he’s not “loaded” and that he has “to work for my living.”The comedian and actor, most well-known for his role as Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot in Monty Python And The Holy Grail, said he had to sell his home last year in a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter.He wrote: “I don’t know why people always assume we’re loaded. Python is a disaster. “Spamalot made money 20 years ago. I have to work for my living.