John Cleese shares rejection letter for 'dire' Fawlty Towers branding it a ‘disaster'

John Travolta shared a video on Monday of his daughter, Ella, working to recreate the famous Tom Cruise cake, which the star reportedly sends to a long list of celebrities each year. The cake, supposedly the White Chocolate Bundt Cake from Doan's Bakery in Woodland Hills, California, is a sour cream-based cake with coconut and white chocolate. Cruise is known to have sent the delicious package to celebrities across Hollywood, including co-stars Miles Teller and Jon Hamm, as well as Angela Bassett, James Corden, Kirsten Dunst, Cobie Smulders, Jimmy Fallon and Rosie O'Donnell. In Travolta's video, Ella, 23, stands in the kitchen as she prepares the cake, icing the top and covering it with coconut shavings.

Kris Fade, who is regionally known as the “Ryan Seacrest of Dubai” is the host of his own Radio Show, The Kris Fade Show which airs on Virgin Radio Dubai and on KIIS in Australia, with over 4,000,000 million listeners weekly.

"The Idol," starring Johnny Depp's daughter Lily Rose Depp and The Weeknd, has been criticized for going "overboard" with sex as the show's stars defend their work. HBO's latest show premiered Sunday, taking over the prime time slot left open by the conclusion of "Succession." However, fans didn't seem impressed with the new drama. "The idol was so creepy, no plot, just vibes (not good ones), all sex, and The Weeknd's wig is so unserious," one user wrote.

star and celebrity investor Daymond John is seeking a temporary restraining order against former contestants/entrepreneurs who appeared on the ABC reality series.John is requesting the TRO against Al «Bubba» Baker, his wife, Sabrina and daughter, Brittani, who have made claims in recent months that John attempted to take over their business -- Bubba Q's Boneless Baby Back Ribs — and cut them out of potential profits, following their appearance on .Zach Rosenfield, a spokesperson for John, released a statement to ET denying the claims made by Baker and explaining their decision to file for a restraining order.According to Rosenfield, there have been «repeated attempts to give the Baker's [sic] the ability to correct their violations.»«It is unfortunate that it has come to this,» the statement adds. «This temporary restraining order is due to the Baker’s [sic] blatant actions to undermine a business partnership and the legal parameters they agreed to 4 years ago.

per an investigation by the Los Angeles Times. The family appeared on Season 5 of “Shark Tank.” John has since moved to file for a temporary restraining order to stop the the family from publicly sharing details about the matter. Rastelli Foods Group, a meat manufacturer that produces the meat the restaurant uses for its ribs, Rastelli is also seeking a restraining order against the Bakers, saying the family made “false” and “defamatory” statements about the company.In the L.A.

Jana Kramer put pen to paper and documented the most difficult year of her life after filing for divorce from ex-husband Mike Caussin. Kramer, 39, found strength through the tumultuous time by journaling and announced her latest novel to be released this year, "The Next Chapter: Making Peace with Hard Memories, Finding Hope All Around Me, and Clearing Space for Good Things to Come." The country singer filed for divorce from the former professional football player in 2021 after years of his public and private infidelities.

wrote in a tweet on Thursday. “I said that we’d had a table-reading of the latest draft in NYC a year ago, and that all the actors — several of them Tony winners — had advised me strongly to cut the Loretta scene. I have, of course, no intention of doing so.”A recent example of this misreporting !A few days ago I spoke to an audience outside London.I told them I was adapting the Life of Brian so that we could do it as a stage show ( NOT a musical ).

William Earl Monty Python star John Cleese has expressed disdain for modern sensibilities and “PC culture” on several occasions in recent years. The comedian found a new battleground for those convictions by claiming that his plans to mount a stage adaptation of the 1979 comedy “Life of Brian” have been “misreported” by the Daily Mail (in a now amended article), particularly in regards to the potential decision to revive a controversial scene involving a transgender character. Cleese shared his thoughts in a series of unthreaded posts on Twitter last Thursday. “A few days ago I spoke to an audience outside London. I told them I was adapting the ‘Life of Brian’ so that we could do it as a stage show (NOT a musical). I said that we’d had a table-reading of the latest draft in NYC a year ago,” Cleese wrote. “All the actors — several of them Tony winners — had advised me strongly to cut the Loretta scene. I have, of course, no intention of doing so.”

Watch Below: Liam Payne discusses a One Direction reunion with James CordenAlthough it's clear 1D isn't reuniting anytime soon, we're still holding out hope that the boy band will get together once more. In the meantime, here's everything the guys have said themselves about a possible reunion! Niall is the latest 1D member to give details on where the band stand now.Niall sent 1D fans into a frenzy in May 2023 after revealing that a WhatsApp chat between him and his ex-bandmates was "louder" than ever. "We've had three or four group chats," he shared with E! News."Some of them have been more quiet than others. This new one is definitely louder than most, and it's been great.

John Cleese has said the reboot will be 'hugely different' from the original.  The Monty Python star, 83, told GB News there will be a lot of 'open-air' scenes which the original series 'never got'.  The original show, written by John and Connie Booth, ran on BBC Two for two series in 1975 and 1979.

The Monty Python crew always looked on the bright side of life when it came to its classic film parody, Life of Brian.

British comedy legend John Cleese has lashed out at the press in recent days for allegedly reporting that he will be removing a politically incorrect scene from future adaptations of his movie “Life of Brian” to avoiding offending the trans community.In recent statements on Twitter, Cleese claimed that a reporter had “misreported me” when claiming the entertainer was planning to cut the famous “Loretta” scene for an upcoming stage adaptation of the classic religious satire film.He corrected the reports, claiming that he was merely illustrating what others had advised him to do with the potentially controversial scene. He declared he has “no intention” of removing it.The scene in question features a male character from the 1979 British comedy telling his associates that he wants to be woman named “Loretta” and demands the right to bear a child.

UK director Molly Manning Walker’s first film How To Have Sex won the top prize in Cannes Un Certain Regard on Friday evening.

Julio Torres stars and directs “Problemista,” his debut film. The film has released its first trailer, depicting a surreal yet grounded take on an immigration story, with the many wrinkles and charms that are expected from a Torres-led project. What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - May 19Arnold Schwarzenegger drives a tank to Netflix HQ in new ad‘Los Espookys’ creators discuss the show’s unique Latin American perspectiveA post shared by Julio Torres~* (@spaceprincejulio)“Problemista” tells the story of Alejandro (Torres), a toy maker from El Salvador whose visa is running out.

Blake Shelton is ready to kick back and enjoy some time off!ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the country star backstage on night one of season 23 finale on Monday, where he opened up about his plans to relax with his wife, Gwen Stefani, her three sons and the rest of his family after saying goodbye to the singing competition.«I want to finally have the opportunity to say yes to more stuff in my personal life,» he shared, «and not say, 'Let me check,' or just flat-out no.»Thankfully, Blake has family close by as he prepares for his send-off from Gwen and her boys — Kingston, 16, Zuma, 14, and Apollo, 9 — were on hand to celebrate Blake receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this month, though the country singer joked that he's more than ready to stop celebrating himself.«I've had enough parties thrown for me in the last few weeks,» he shared. "[Gwen] goes, 'We're just celebrating you, you're good right?' Yeah, I'm good.

Anyone heading out on a road trip this summer is urged to be aware of the ways in which they can cut down on their fuel costs.

Gemma Atkinson has left fans asking 'where can I get one?' as she showed the genius leaving gift she got for her Hits Radio co-host before jokingly admitting the 'intimidating' reason behind it.

Billy Ray and Todd Garner are back after the third week of the WGA standoff on Deadline’s Strike Talk podcast.

If there's one person we're going to take beauty notes from it's Victoria Beckham.Today, we've been watching her Instagram eagerly with a pen and paper in hand to pick up some of her latest tips on contouring. Sharing a new tutorial Reel with her 30 million followers, VB takes the time to both explain how she achieves her signature nose contour and to drop the details of an exciting new product launch: her Victoria Beckham Beauty Stylus, £32 here.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Cannes Film Festival’s chief Thierry Fremaux asked journalists Monday if they really believed Cannes was celebrating rapists, as recently suggested by “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” actor Adele Haenel in an open letter published last week in Telerama. Haenel, who quit acting in films after Roman Polanski won best director at the Cesar Awards in 2020, said she retired from the film industry for political reasons, and said Cannes was “ready to do anything to defend their rapist chiefs,” citing Polanski, Gerard Depardieu and Dominique Boutonnat, the president of the National Film Board (CNC). Fremaux told journalists at a press conference ahead of the 2023 festival’s opening night that Haenel, who was at Cannes to present “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” in competition in 2019, was making “radical” comments that were “false.”