U.S. House Committee Passes Bill That Would Ban TikTok in the U.S. If Chinese Parent Company Doesn’t Sell the App

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse have welcomed their first child together.The model, 32, and the Twilight actor, 37, confirmed they had become a family of three as they stepped out on a family stroll in LA this week. Robert was seen looking like a proud dad as he pushed their newborn in a light pink pram, while Suki walked happily beside him in pictures obtained by MailOline.

Keith Urban is joining the U.S. version of The Voice.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Streaming video services continue to face challenges like high costs, high churn rates and competition from other media — while a good chunk of U.S. audiences still questions whether the price of their subscriptions is worth it. On average, Americans households that subscribe to streaming video entertainment services said they spend $61 per month for four services, according to Deloitte’s 18th annual Digital Media Trends report.

Financial expert Martin Lewis has criticised a key part of the modern tax system that has ballooned in recent years and can affect the poorest households the most, Council Tax. Despite the tax being based on bad data, some of which was collected by two people driving around in second gear and guessing the value of each property, most homes are still taxed based on their value more than 30 years ago.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor China hawks in the House have propped TikTok on a political football tee, passing legislation that threatens to kick it off the phones of millions of Americans unless TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, sells its ownership in the app. Right now, there appears to be much less urgency in the Senate to move forward on a measure aimed at forcing TikTok to cut its China ties, while President Biden has said he would sign such a bill (even as his re-election campaign just launched an account on TikTok). Meanwhile, to China, the saber-rattling looks like a trade dispute — wherein the U.S., on the pretext of “national security” concerns, is looking to thwart a successful overseas internet app that has been grabbing share of viewing time and ad dollars from American tech companies.

Netflix has shared the first teaser for Joy, the historical drama starring James Norton, Bill Nighy, and Thomasin McKenzie about the birth of IVF treatments. 

Josh Homme has said he “would love” to reunite his supergroup Them Crooked Vultures.The band (also consisting of Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones) released their self-titled debut album in 2009, and have not release any new music since then.However, in a new Reddit AMA series, the Queens of the Stone Age frontman has said he “would love to get the band back together”. In a video response to a question asking about the supergroup’s comeback, Homme stipulated: “It’s sort of not my job to put Vultures back together, that’s Dave [Grohl]’s job.

The stars of the new Road House movie are promoting the film in London!

The Who‘s Roger Daltrey has opened up about the one time he smashed a guitar and compared it to “killing his wife”.The rock icon has shared that he has only broken one of his instruments in his life which he regrets and likened the moment to the idea of murdering his wife. While appearing as a guest on Shawn Keaveny’s Daily Grind podcast, the 80-year-old musician said: “[Fans] never came to hear the music, they came to see the guitar being broken.”He continued: “The trouble is the guitar was worth 50 gigs.

Jaden Thompson Lionsgate has debuted the trailer for Rupert Sanders’ remake of “The Crow,” starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs. The film is set for release on June 7. Both the 1994 version starring the late Brandon Lee and the upcoming remake are based on the graphic novel by James O’Barr.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Steven Mnuchin, former treasury secretary under President Trump and Hollywood producer, said he’s assembling an investor group to acquire TikTok — although there’s no clear indication he could swing a deal with TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, to buy the popular app. Mnuchin’s comments come a day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a fast-tracked bill — by a wide margin — that would effectively ban TikTok unless China-based ByteDance sold off its ownership stake.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Rebel Moon” star Sofia Boutella made headlines earlier this month when she told Vulture that critics bashing on Zack Snyder‘s space epic impacted her emotionally. The same wasn’t exactly true for Snyder. The writer-director recently spoke to Empire magazine ahead of the second “Rebel Moon” film coming to streaming and said he doesn’t have much of a reaction to the negative reviews for “Part One.” He seems a bit perplexed over how anything in the first “Rebel Moon” could warrant such hostile reviews.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok, the massively popular video app owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, apparently has an ally in Donald Trump. The former U.S. president expressed opposition to a national ban of TikTok not for, say, First Amendment reasons but because such a move would likely boost the fortunes of Meta’s Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Meryl Streep said “saved the movies” in 2023 – may have been snubbed in some of the major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. (Shout-out to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig!)But there is no stopping that arch-footed doll in at least one category — Best Original Song — where Billie Eilish is the overwhelming favorite to win her second Oscar for her brooding ballad “What Was I Made For?”Only another “Barbie” ditty, “I’m Just Ken,” even stands a chance at an upset.Just like “No Time to Die” — Eilish’s Bond theme that took the song-penning prize in 2022 — the tune that hauntingly humanizes Barbie was co-written by the singer’s producer brother Finneas.

TikTok users have reported getting push notifications urging them to contact their members of Congress to protest newly proposed legislation that would require that parent Chinese-owned ByteDance divest the app.

Our guide to the best romantic weekend breaks on a budget will show you how to rekindle the spark without emptying your wallet. From cozy countryside retreats to charming city getaways, we've handpicked destinations where love and affordability go hand-in-hand. You'll discover hidden gems and insider tips on how to make the most of these sweet escapes, all while keeping an eye on your finances.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Vince McMahon, the founder of WWE who resigned from the board of TKO Group earlier this year amid sexual assault allegations against him, filed to sell $411.95 million worth of TKO stock, according to a regulatory filing. McMahon’s sale comprised 5.35 million shares of TKO, per an SEC filing Monday. That came after he sold 8.4 million shares of Class A common stock in TKO — in sale worth $670.3 million — last November.

Jaden Thompson Indigenous stories aren’t always told with the care, nuance and authenticity they deserve in Hollywood, and, more often than not, their stories aren’t told at all. While “Killers of the Flower Moon” has certainly prompted discourse within indigenous communities about who should tell what stories, the Osage Nation Congress has unanimously endorsed the creative contributions that Lily Gladstone and Scott George made to the film. The tribal governing body recently passed bills expressing support for their roles in Martin Scorsese’s historical epic.

Love stories on all of our favorite soap operas are usually riddled with drama, and they certainly aren’t all built to last.

only returned to the United Kingdom a handful of times since their dramatic departure from the royal family back in 2020. But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may soon travel back to the country to spend more time with King Charles in light of his recent cancer diagnosis.