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Disgraced reality television star Josh Duggar has been denied an appeal for his child pornography conviction by a federal court. The "19 Kids and Counting" alum’s request for a new trial was rejected by the 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals on Monday.

An Arkansas woman has had enough of her neighbor’s s**t!! Literally!

Gerald Darmanin has defended Marlene Schiappa's playboy cover photoshoot. The minister for the social economy was fully clothed for the shoot for the April edition of the magazine in France.

Seth MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door production company have signed with WME for representation. The move marks MacFarlane’s return to the agency following a move to CAA in 2017.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House press secretary and newly elected governor of Arkansas, will deliver the GOP response after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Fox’s new crime anthology drama Accused launched behind the Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL game on Sunday. The twisty legal thriller from Howard Gordon kept some 8.4M viewers for the duration, setting a ratings record for Fox. But a number of them were left fuming after local Fox stations across the country accidentally cut away in the final minutes, denying them the resolution of the story starring Michael Chiklis.

Pharoah Sanders, the revered tenor saxophone player who was part of John Coltrane’s band in the 1960s and helped popularize the spiritual jazz movement, died Saturday in Los Angeles, his label announced. He was 81.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Pharoah Sanders, an American jazz saxophonist whose career sprawled across six decades, has died at the age of 81. His death was confirmed to Variety by a representative for his label, Luaka Bop. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away,” the label’s statement reads. “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace.” His soulful playing and leading role in the style often described as spiritual jazz placed him at the edge of the genre’s innovation for many years, initially in bands with such explorers as Sun Ra (who dubbed him “Pharoah”) and John Coltrane and later by leading his own ensembles.

local channel KATV reported. A spokesperson for the Little Rock police department said that Ron Dunlap had been out drinking with his nephew and a few friends before trying to force his way into apartment 12D instead of his own 15C apartment.

BBC Breakfast icon Bill Turnbull kept a secret for his co-presenter Sian Williams for over 25 years, she has now revealed. Bill, who passed away aged 66 on Wednesday, acted as a listening ear for Sian when she suffered an accident in the '90s and asked him to keep it to himself.

Kane Brown is fresh off making history as the first male country singer to perform at the VMA's and just announced the U.S. leg of his "Drunk or Dreaming Tour."  The tour has 24 stops, starting on March 16, 2023 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and closing out in Greenwood Village, Colorado on June 10, 2023.  Brown will be joined by Dustin Lynch, Gabby Barrett and LoCash during his 2023 tour.  Kane Brown announced the U.S.

Bobbie Faye Ferguson, an actress who had credits in television and film, died June 25 of natural causes, according to a news report. She was 78 and lived in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Veteran stage and screen actress Rebecca Balding, best known for her roles on TV series Soap and the original Charmed, died July 18 in Park City, UT. Balding passed away following a battle with ovarian cancer, her husband, actor-director James L. Conway tells Deadline. She was 73.

Carson Burton Abigail Breslin and Aisha Dee have signed on to guest star in the new crime anthology series “Accused” from Fox and Sony Pictures Television.Breslin, most known for her Academy award nomination as Olive in the 2006 film “Little Miss Sunshine,” will play the character of Esme Brewer, a waitress who left home when she was 15 years old to escape her toxic past. Dee is set to play Brewer’s girlfriend Aaliyah Harris, and together the couple takes justice into their own hands after a white nationalist plows his car into a peaceful demonstration and gets away.

A man has denied being involved in an alleged armed robbery of a group of football agents at a Moss Side café. Talleko Lemonious, 26, pleaded not guilty to the robbery of five men, including the brothers of United forward Marcus Rashford and Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.

A man and a woman who were found dead in neighbouring flats have been named as David Harry and Monika Eisen.

Hillary Rodham Clinton to tackle Sondheim? Well, in a way. The former First Lady will voice an off-stage role for an upcoming Arkansas Repertory Theatre production of the musical Into The Woods.

A man appeared in court on Monday after a group of football agents were allegedly held at gunpoint in an armed robbery in Moss Side. Among those included Dane Rashford, the brother to Man United star Marcus Rashford.

Brent Renaud has sadly died.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A judge has set an April sentencing date for former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who was convicted last year of federal child pornography charges.Duggar — whose family was featured on TLC's “19 Kids and Counting” — was convicted of one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.

Elton John returned to the stage on Saturday following his Covid battle, much to the delight of fans.MORE: Elton John's husband David Furnish pays tribute to singer following health battleThe award-winning singer is currently in the USA for the much-anticipated, sold-out Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, where he likely recovered from the virus rather than at home in the UK.What's more, the dad-of-two made a surprising revelation about his home life in a recent interview CBS Mornings.VIDEO: Elton John shares health update with his fansThe Rocket Man hitmaker revealed on the news show that he very rarely gets to spend time at his house in Windsor, as a result of his busy schedule.SEE: 10 rare photos of Elton John's children with husband David FurnishMORE: David Furnish sends fans wild with new photo of Elton John ahead of farewell tourHe revealed: "Oh boy. I'm never at home.

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen contemporary Nashville artists and songwriters talk about perfect modern country songs, many of them wind up circling around one in particular: the Miranda Lambert-sung “The House That Built Me.” The co-writer of that and other classics over the last few decades, Tom Douglas, is the narrator and subject of a film, “Love, Tom,” just announced as coming out exclusively via the Paramount Plus streaming service on Feb. 24.A trailer for the project has the world-class songwriter appearing in a variety of Nashville locales, including the Ryman Auditorium, the Shelby Street Bridge downtown, a truck and a front porch, as he offers narration derived from a well-remembered, inspirational acceptance speech he gave upon being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.

“Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.“It is with great regret that the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour dates in Dallas set for Tuesday, January 25 and Wednesday, January 26 must be postponed due to Elton recently testing positive for COVID-19,” the center posted on its website. The statement continued, “Fortunately, Elton is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is experiencing only mild symptoms. Fans should hold on to their tickets as they will be honored at the rescheduled dates to be announced soon. Elton and the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour look forward to returning to the stage shortly.“There is no word yet on when the dates will be rescheduled. His next tour stops include Little Rock, Arkansas, and Oklahoma City on Saturday and Sunday.The “Tiny Dancer” singer posted on his Instagram Stories Tuesday and broke the news to his fans.

Bob Dylan has announced details of a spring run of dates for his ‘Never Ending Tour’.The tour resumes in Phoenix on March 3 and will run for 27 dates over five weeks.Dylan’s website hints that more dates will be announced after this, saying that the tour will run until 2024.A ticket pre-sale for this run of dates begins on January 27, with a general on-sale beginning on January 28.

Josh Duggar has asked a federal judge for a new trial or an acquittal, six weeks after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. In a court filing Wednesday, Duggar's attorneys argued that prosecutors failed to present evidence that Duggar "knew that the visual depictions were of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct," which they say is a necessary element for a conviction. A jury found Duggar guilty last month on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.

No matter where you walk in the UK, chances are the area has a long and rich history behind it.

A year after NAACP’s production partnership with CBS Studios formally launched with the hire of Sheila Ducksworth as President, the venture has sold its first projects. The five shows — spanning platforms (broadcast and streaming) and genres (drama, dramedy, comedy, limited series), include a reboot of cult 1991 movie Soapdish for Paramount+, with original co-star Whoopi Goldberg reprising her role and Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman co-writing the dramedy adaptation.

Josh Duggar was seen smiling in his mugshot photo after being convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Duggar was immediately taken into custody Thursday following the conclusion of his trial.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A federal jury in Arkansas on Thursday convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography.The jury in Fayetteville, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, found the 33-year-old Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.