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Frank Rizzo In Peter Morgan’s tantalizing but disappointing new play “Patriots,” Boris Berezovsky is presented as a larger-than-life oligarch in a post-Soviet Russia who transforms Vladimir Putin from a middling “nobody” to an autocrat who will transform his country in ways unforeseen at home or globally. There’s an expectation that in Morgan’s latest merging of historic fact and fiction that the writer of “The Crown” on TV, “The Audience” on stage and “The Queen” on film will once again provide an intimate and revealing look behind another well-guarded curtain, this time one that is made of iron.

Morgan Wallen broke his silence Friday, nearly two weeks after he was arrested in Nashville for allegedly throwing a chair off a rooftop bar. The country star took to X, formerly Twitter, to denounce his actions while reassuring fans his One Night at a Time tour will continue as planned. "I didn't feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks," Wallen wrote on social media.

Morgan Wallen has apologized for his arrest in connection with a chair-throwing incident from the roof of a Nashville bar.

Huey Morgan has recalled the reason for his infamous mug-smashing episode on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.The Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman recently spoke to NME in our latest series of Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, where we quiz musicians on memorable moments from their career.In our latest installment, we asked Morgan about his noteworthy appearance on music quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Morgan previously appeared as a guest host in 2006, and then in his own fabled episode as a guest in 2013 with Rizzle Kicks as the hosts.During a round of ‘Next Lines’, where guests have to guess the next line of a given song, Morgan smashed the mug after failing to recall the lyrics to Dr.

“The Who’s Tommy” on Broadway, Townshend’s musical in which the young phenom rocks out as the title “deaf, dumb and blind kid” who becomes a worldwide sensation.Bourzgui is on the verge of major things as well — thankfully less dramatically so than Tommy.His Broadway debut is a knockout — the most exciting of the last several years. The actor’s reviews last month were euphoric (including a four-star rave from The Post), and it’s impossible to find a theater agent in town who doesn’t desperately wish he was their client.Townshend, who first watched Bourzgui tackle the complex role of Tommy Walker at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre in the summer of 2023, said he was born for the part.“Ali hasn’t required the kind of rock ’n’ roll anointment that I have provided to some of the actors in Tommy in the past,” Townshend told The Post.

allegedly throwing a chair off the sixth story of rooftop bar in Nashville, Tennessee.Rich, 50, who is one half of the duo Big & Rich with Big Kenny, shared his advice for the embattled 30-year-old “Wasted on You” singer, who was arrested on Sunday night and later charged with three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct.In a post he shared on X, the “Save A Horse” hitmaker explained that he empathized with Wallen due to his own past struggles with fame.“Reading about Morgan Wallen this morning, and I can’t help but recall all the destructive, crazy things I did early on in my career,” Rich wrote in a post that he shared on X on Monday.He continued, “The combo of intense pressure, expectations and over the top success is a dangerous cocktail.”“Thank God I had great mentors who helped guide me out of that mindset, and I hope Morgan has some people around him who care about him enough to help him find a new approach to life,” Rich added.“It takes a lifetime to build what he’s built, and one second to destroy it all. I’m rooting for him to turn it around.”The Metro Nashville Police Department shared Wallen’s booking photo on social media along with an arrest report stating he was “booked early today on 3 cts of felony reckless endangerment and 1 ct of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief’s Bar Sun night.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Think the market for adult-focused specialty films is dead? Peter Kujawski, chairman of Focus Features, explains why you’re wrong on the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.” As the film biz gathers in Las Vegas this week for CinemaCon, Kujawski, an industry veteran who has headed NBCUniversal’s Focus Features unit since 2016, discusses the state of moviemaking and exhibition and he walks through the key lessons learned from the strike-challenged 2023 box office. Takeaway No.

Morgan Wallen‘s ex-fiancée KT Smith is speaking out after the country singer was arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off the rooftop of a Nashville bar on Sunday. Smith, who shares son Indigo, 3, with the singer, stated that she firmly believes that the outburst caused by Wallen, 30, was not related to her surprise marriage to Luke Scornavacco.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Luke Combs leads the nominees for the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods, followed by Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen, who are tied with six each. Following behind with five nominations apiece are Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton. Although the results aren’t a surprise for most of the multiply nominated artists, they provide a particularly big look for Moroney, a critical favorite who is still promoting her debut album, which produced a No.

Luke Combs leads the field with eight nominations for the 59th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which were revealed this morning. Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney are next with six apiece, followed by Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson with five each. See the full list below.

allegedly hurled a chair off the rooftop of a Nashville bar Sunday night, narrowly missing cops on the ground. The blurry clip, obtained by TMZ, shows an unidentifiable object fly over the side of the roof of the Chief’s Bar and quickly plummet to the ground below on the busy downtown street. Wallen, 30, was arrested for allegedly tossing the chair over the edge of the sixth-floor rooftop of the Broadway bar, owned by fellow country singer Erich Church, just after 10:45 p.m.

Going HARD today!

Morgan Wade took preventative measures and got a double mastectomy.

Piers Morgan had a laugh on his 59th birthday, even though he was the butt of the joke! The TV presenter and former GMB anchor pulled out all the stops with a fancy dinner at his favourite Beverly Hills restaurant, Via Alloro. Surrounded by his loved ones, he polished off a meal of steak and wine, before being handed a giant plate piled high with cake, ice cream, and fruit.

Alex Ritman French TV giant Banijay is losing its second C-suite exec in just over a month. The company has confirmed to Variety that COO Peter Langenberg is departing, with his last day set to be March 31. Langenberg will remain with Banijay on a consultancy basis in the ESG (environment, social and governance) space.

Joe Lieberman has passed away.

Kyle Richards continues to fuel those romance rumors with Morgan Wade! And don’t tell us this isn’t on purpose!

BBC's Death in Paradise is seemingly on the hunt for a new detective after Ralf Little was confirmed to be leaving the show after five years.

Piers Morgan has hit out at Meghan and Harry following Kate Middleton announcing she has cancer. The 42-year-old Princess of Wales released an emotional video on Friday 22 March confirming she’d undergone a serious but successful abdominal surgery in January.

Piers Morgan has lashed out at Meghan and Harry after Kate Middleton announced the sad news that she has been diagnosed with cancer.