Kay Benbow Dies: “Legendary” Leader Of BBC Preschool Channel CBeebies Was Champion Of Kids TV

Stacey Solomon laughed as she told fans that her husband Joe Swash and their children were keeping her trapped in a caravan after enjoying a last-minute trip to the local holiday park.

Rico Wade, part of the production group Organized Noize and the founding member of the Dungeon Family collective, has died at 52. No location or cause of death has been disclosed.

The mum of a teenager who died after a six-week battle with cancer has launched a charity in her name to fund free MRI scans for other youths.

Brent Lang Executive Editor There was something fitting about the setting. Paramount Pictures unveiled the first footage from “Gladiator II” on the stage of The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a hotel that reimagines Ancient Rome in all its decadent splendor, albeit with a few more slot machines. Ridley Scott seems to be offering a bloodier version of that distant age, one that finds Paul Mescal enter the arena as a nobleman who has renounced his privilege.

Ice Spice will soon be making her acting debut alongside Denzel Washington in an upcoming Spike Lee film.According to a Variety report, Ice Spice has already begun shooting her scenes for the film, though details on her role are currently under wraps. The film, titled High And Low, is an upcoming English remake and reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime drama of the same name.The original film is based on Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom and stars Toshiro Mifune as a wealthy man who is forced to pay the ransom money for his employee’s kidnapped son.The remake of High And Low will be released in cinemas by A24 before heading to Apple TV+ (as reported by The Guardian), though a release date for both cinematic release and on streaming have yet to be announced.Spike Lee’s version of High And Low will mark his fifth collaboration with Denzel Washington.

Radio and club DJ Mister Cee, real name Calvin LeBrun, has died, according to a statement released by New York radio station Hot 97. He was 57. No cause or location was given.

Ice Spice is set to appear in Spike Lee‘s upcoming English-language reinterpretation of the Akira Kurosawa crime thriller “High and Low.” “High and Low” will mark Ice Spice’s acting debut, and she’s already begun shooting for the project starring Denzel Washington. The rapper skyrocketed to fame following the release of her breakthrough single, “Munch (Feelin’ U),” and subsequent collaborations with Pink Pantheress, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. She was nominated for four Grammys this year, including best rap song and best new artist.

Michael Douglas and Scarlett Johansson are related. Douglas made the discovery on an episode of “Finding Your Roots,” where it was revealed that he’s a distant cousin to Johansson. Michael Douglas shares why Catherine Zeta-Jones makes him take his pants off on the golf courseMichael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and their daughter stun at Cannes red carpetDouglas was featured on an episode of the PBS series “Finding your Roots,” where his DNA was mapped.

Vontae Davis has sadly passed away.

Two heavyweights of prestige TV, Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Kerry Washington (“Scandal”) are teaming up for a new high-profile streaming series titled “Imperfect Women.” Apple TV+ announced yesterday that the limited series is based on the gripping novel by Araminta Hall, which is sure to leave audiences eagerly anticipating its release. Annie Weisman will adapt “Imperfect Women” as both writer and executive producer for television.

Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss are teaming up for a new series on Apple TV+.

Annie Weisman, creator of Apple TV+’s Rose Byrne comedy Physical, is heading back to the streamer with her latest project – a series adaptation of Araminta Hall’s novel Imperfect Women that will star Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington.

CBeebies icon Kay Benbow has passed away aged just 63.

CBeebies legend Kay Benbow has passed away aged 63. Kay was CBeebies controller from 2010 until 2017, during which time the network won the BAFTA Children's Channel of the Year five times. Following the sad news, the BBC released a statement, which read: "Everyone in the BBC Children’s & Education department is incredibly sad to hear the news that Kay Benbow has passed away.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Christine Blasey Ford received a Hollywood welcome on Sunday night when Kerry Washington, Elizabeth Banks, Busy Phillips, Marisa Tomei and more gathered to toast the release of her new memoir, “One Way Back.” “We stand with you because you have stood with us so courageously, and we honor you and we celebrate you. We lift our glasses to you tonight,” Washington said. “To your courage, to your beauty, to your generosity as you continue to do more than you have to.

Angelina Jolie stunned loyal fans when she revealed to an interviewer that a steamy scene with Denzel Washington was "the best sex I ever had".

Coming off his recent Best Actor nomination for “American Fiction,” Jeffrey Wright has landed a high-profile part opposite Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera (“Billions“) in Spike Lee‘s (“Da 5 Bloods“) “High & Low,” according to a report from THR. The ransom thriller is a remake of the acclaimed Akira Kurosawa film from 1963.

Hot on the heels of his first Academy Award nomination for his lead role in American Fiction, Jeffrey Wright has been set to join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in Spike Lee’s High and Low, an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller, for Apple and A24.

EXCLUSIVE: Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather of Harlem) has been tapped to star opposite Denzel Washington in Apple and A24‘s High and Low, an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller, from filmmaker Spike Lee.

BBC Studios has acquired Werner Film Productions, the company behind Australian drama hit The Newsreader.