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EXCLUSIVE: Lion Forge Entertainment is expanding the studio’s management team under President and Chief Content Officer Stephanie Sperber, with the addition of three key executives. Former Hello Sunshine exec and multi-award-winning executive producer Kirsten Newlands joins as Executive Vice President of Production and Content Partnerships; Emmy-nominated children’s media creative Koyalee Chanda serves as Senior Vice President of Animation; and seasoned kids distribution and sales executive Jonathan Abraham joins as Director of Distribution.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle indulged in some German beer at a brewery bar in Dusseldorf to celebrate the Duke’s 39th birthday, amid The Invictus Games. The royals were seen drinking lager and eating traditional German dishes, including sausage, Wiener Schnitzel, red cabbage and mashed potato before they left a “big tip” for the staff. The couple were all smiles as they posed for a picture at the end of the evening.

Everyone wants the Duchess of Sussex’s style.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle looked so in love as they put in another PDA-filled appearance at the Invictus Games. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could barely keep their hands off each other as they watched the Ukraine vs Nigeria volleyball match at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Thursday.The couple, who stepped back from senior royal duties in 2020, were seen embracing and gazing at each other lovingly during the appearance - while also posing for selfies with fans. During the outing, Meghan comforted a German volleyball player who had been left devastated after breaking his leg when he slipped on a wet court.

Manchester United and Adidas are 'celebrating culture beyond football' with the release of a new lifestyle range.

Nigerian rapper MohBad has sadly passed away.

2023 MTV VMAs, with many controversial and incredible moments taking place at the highly anticipated ceremony, and with many fan-favorite artists and celebrities, some things were taken out of context and made rounds on the internet.TAYLOR SWIFT MOVES HER HIPS AND DANCES TO SHAKIRA DURING HER VMAS PERFORMANCESHAKIRA AND KAROL G’S EMOTIONAL SPEECH IN SPANISH AFTER WINNING BEST COLLABORATION AT THE VMASThis was the case for Selena Gomez’s reactions during the award show, starting with Olivia Rodrigo’s performance, in which Selena can be seen visibly shocked with one of her hands covering her ear. Online users were quick to indicate that she was not a fan of the young singer, however, like many others, Selena was not aware of the references to Olivia’s music video where the stage is destroyed.“I heard a loud noise and it scared me,” Selena went on to write on Instagram after seeing outlets reporting about her reaction to the performance.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are supporting the competitors!

Selena Gomez can’t help being in awe of Taylor Swift.

Two people have been charged in connection with a fatal road crash in Glasgow city centre.

Calvin Harris has been slammed by people living near the location of his wedding, which took place at Hulne Priory, Alnwick, Northumberland. DJ Calvin, 39, and his beau Vick Hope, 33, are thought to have tied the knot over the weekend, culminating in an afterparty and a ten minute firework display. Whilst their celebrity guests, including Big Brother presenter AJ Odudu and BBC radio DJs Vernon Kay, Scott Mills and Jordan North, most likely enjoyed the huge celebration, the neighbours were less than impressed.

Prince Harry is getting his high-fives in early!

They are in different training surroundings but the mission remains the same for Michael Beale and Rangers ahead of a return to domestic duty.

There’s some stiff competition in the Sussex household!

DJ Calvin Harris and Vick Hope have reportedly tied the knot in a Glastonbury-themed wedding that was attended by some of their celebrity pals. World-famous DJ Calvin, 39, and TV presenter Vick, 33, said 'I do' at Hulne Priory, Alnwick, Northumberland, according to The Sun. Naturally, it was a star-studded event as the couple's celeb pals turned out in their droves to help them celebrate, including Big Brother presenter AJ Odudu and BBC radio DJs Vernon Kay, Scott Mills and Jordan North.The pair are said to have exchanged personal vows at the ceremony, and after that, guests enjoyed dinner and drinks surrounded by huge plants and wicker chandeliers.

Scots DJ Calvin Harris and Radio 1's Vick Hope tied the knot over the weekend at a glamorous bash surrounded by some of their A-lister pals.

Prince Harry teased a “competition” with his wife Meghan Markle at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games 2023, ahead of their reunion. During his opening speech, Harry revealed that the Duchess of Sussex will be cheering for Nigeria this year after discovering that she is of Nigerian descent.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Luca Guadagnino, whose Zendaya-starrer “Challengers” was pulled as Venice Film Festival opener due to complications from the SAG-AFTRA strike, is on the Lido wearing his producer hat on several films. One, especially close to his heart, is animation short “The Meatseller” by debuting director Margherita Giusti.

Naman Ramachandran After a record-breaking first season, “The Real Housewives of Lagos” is returning for Season 2. Season 1 of the reality TV series saw the first episode break the first-day streaming record on Showmax Nigeria and become the only African title to crack the top 10 most-watched shows on the streaming service in 2022 across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

Queen Elizabeth II held a unique position, for never before in history was a monarch so ardently admired the world over.This was made all the more evident when even countries that were in the past opposed to the British government and its policies released touching, heartfelt tributes upon her death. In New York the Empire State Building was illuminated in her honour, in Brazil the famous Christ the Redeemer statue glowed the red, white and blue of the Union Jack and the flag was also projected on to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Many other monuments around the world were lit up in the late Queen’s honour.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Cinemalovers has acquired all rights in Germany and Austria for “Mami Wata,” which world premiered in the World Cinema – Dramatic section of the Sundance Film Festival, and won the cinematography award. The film, written and directed by C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, with cinematography by Lílis Soares, is based on West African mermaid folklore and mythology.

Naman Ramachandran Africa-based filmmaker development organization Realness Institute has unveiled its next wave of initiatives as part of MIP Africa and FAME (Film, Arts, Media and Entertainment) Week. As part of the event, which is now in its second year in Cape Town, South Africa, alumni of six Realness Institute programs will pitch their films and television series to the market in The Film Pitch and The Episodic Pitch forums. Alongside this, the current cohort of the Institute’s Southern Africa Locarno Industry Academy (SALIA) have programmed and co-organized the FAME Week Africa Short Film Festival.

Luca Guadagnino is putting a brave face on the sudden pulling last month of new movie Challengers from the prestigious opening slot of the Venice Film Festival, after the actors’ strike grounded its U.S. cast led by Zendaya.

. In the clip, Angela and Michael meet with a sex educator, and warning, it's NSFW.The couple is presented with a toy that Angela can put on her body and Michael could use an app to control the device.

Burna Boy has shared his thoughts on the Afrobeats genre, criticising it for lacking any “substance”.The Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer made the comments in a new interview with Apple Music. Speaking with host Zane Lowe, he recalled his less-than-fond take on the genre, and pointed out how he believes the majority of Afrobeats music is lacking in any deeper meaning.This, he explained, is because he sees many of the artists as lacking any real “life experience”, which results in their final product being about “nothing”.“Half of them, [actually,] 90 per cent of them, have almost no real-life experiences that they can understand,” he claimed in the discussion. “That’s why you hear most Nigerian music, African Music, or Afrobeats, as people call it, is mostly about nothing, literally nothing.”“There is no substance to it, like nobody is talking about anything.

Burna Boy has enlisted Dave on his latest single, ‘Cheat On Me’ – taken from his upcoming seventh album ‘I Told Them’ – and announced details of an intimate London show.The ‘African Giant’ has teamed up with the Streatham rapper before on the latter’s smash hit ‘Location’ from his 2019 Mercury Prize-winning debut ‘PSYCHODRAMA’. The track currently has over 456 million plays on Spotify and is one of Dave’s most popular tracks.

After their engagement in the season finale of “The Bachelorette”, Charity Lawson and new fiancé Dotun Olubeko spoke with ET Canada’s Keshia Change about their wedding plans.

Asake has played his first UK concert since the fatal crush at his gig in Brixton last year, and started the show off by paying tribute to the two fans who were killed.The tragic event took place at his show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton last December and saw two fans – Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson – lose their life after there was a crowd surge at the venue.An investigation by the Metropolitan Police is still under way and, following the incident, the South London live music venue had its licence under review by Lambeth Council and has remained closed since.A 21-year-old woman also remains in critical condition in hospital after being caught in the crush, and police continue to appeal for information.Now, the Nigerian singer-songwriter and Afrobeats star has returned to the stage for his first live UK show since the event, and paid his respects to the victims.The returning gig took place in the city’s O2 Arena last night (August 20) – a venue which has four times the capacity compared to Brixton. Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, arrived on stage approximately an hour and 20 minutes later than planned and kicked off the show with a three-minute tribute poem to Ikumelo and Hutchinson.Backing performers dressed in white walked into view, before he appeared on stage, with flowers as a spoken word poem was recited in the background.“Up at 02:30 thinking Gaby Hutchinson could be me,” the poem read (via The Independent).

Spain have defeated England’s Lionesses to win the women’s soccer World Cup.

The players starting in England women's first ever World Cup final have been named ahead of their historic fixture against Spain.