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Police officers who investigated a notorious paedophile murder have called for the authorities to change the way sex offenders are housed.

The Righteous Gemstones will be back for a fourth season. HBO announced today it has renewed the critically acclaimed comedy series ahead of its Season 3 finale.

Pact Hires International Boss From UK Government

flip phones, tramp stamps, low-rise denim and an unfortunate case of body shaming.Back then, Kate Moss chic was in — if you weren’t sickly thin, you were considered egregiously plus size, even if you were barely midsize — and millennials will never forget how the body standard scrutiny maimed their formative years.On Twitter, users have dug deep into their pop culture psyche to regurgitate the regrettable remarks about celebrities made by commentators and media alike, rebuking mainstream fatphobia.“If gen-z wants to understand millennials they first need to understand that for the entirety of 2008 we were told that this was the most disgusting a person could EVER look,” tweeted Caroline Moss alongside a photo of Jessica Simpson in 2009.At the time, Simpson was crucified as “Jumbo Jessica” for her curvier appearance.

BBC Unveils Trio Of Animation Series As It Steps Up Search For British ‘Simpsons’

Daddy Issues, the podcast hosted by NFL announcer Joe Buck and The Cleaning Lady star Oliver Hudson, is being developed into a TV series.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor “The Simpsons” occupies a unique perch in the history of global television. At 36 seasons and 750-plus episodes and counting, the Fox animated franchise been a steady engine of employment for writers, producers, directors, actors and other Hollywood artisans for more than a generation. The show’s legacy was saluted Friday morning with a “Simpsons”-themed Writers Guild of America picket gathering outside Fox Studios that drew dozens of staffers past and present. In the context of labor battles over the future of TV, “The Simpsons” is seen as an example of the kind of employment and the kind of series that is disappearing in the new era.

A video has emerged of a mouse scuttling around a Glasgow music venue before it was ordered to close by environmental health.

You'd think that the Desert Island Dumpling were an Affleck's Palace staple with how busy it is. But the quaint little vegan café drenched in Simpson's memorabilia is just over a week old - and it's already a hit.

Tom Waits has supposedly made his return to writing, according to his longtime music agent.The update came from the singer-songwriter icon’s longtime Irish music agent Paul Charles — discussed as part of his new memoir Adventures In Wonderland.In the book, as mentioned in the Irish Examiner, Charles discusses his transition into being one of the most important agents in the music industry, as well as his time working with artists including Van Morrison, Dire Straits, The Kinks, U2 and more.At least one section of the book also discusses his longtime relationship with Waits, and includes a discussion of the last performance Waits did back in 2008 — in a tent venue in Dublin named the Rat Cellar.“We all hope he will tour again,” Charles writes. “After he did the three nights in the Rat Cellar, he went home.

K.J. Yossman Bitpix TV and Myco have partnered on a feature film development fund. Open to filmmakers worldwide, the fund, which was launched on Friday at Cannes, aims to support three films a year each with a budget of up to $2 million per feature. Bitpix TV is the official streaming arm of HollyShorts Film Festival while Myco is a decentralized content ecosystem. A number of short-form genre films will be showcased on Myco’s streaming platform where viewers can vote on their favorites, which will be selected for feature film development with the fund’s help. Among the package of help available is funding, consulting, mentorship, and production support from finance and production company Goldfinch.

The Simpsons being “the bane of my life”, owing to the fuelling of racial stereotypes.The Indian actress said in a new interview that Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu’s “exaggerated” Indian accent would lead people to question why hers wasn’t as pronounced.Chopra Jonas, who is married to Jonas Brothers‘ Nick Jonas, made a cameo in the long-running cartoon in an episode that showed the pair getting married.She said that the feature was ironic, given how the cartoon impacted her teenaged years growing up in the US.“To be on The Simpsons in my wedding dress was really fun and ironic considering Apu was the bane of my life when I was growing up,” she told British Vogue as she looked back at some of her key Instagram photos.“Everybody kept asking why don’t I speak like Apu [Nahasapeemapetilon], why my accent wasn’t like Apu?”She added, “Apu had a really exaggerated Indian accent as we all know now,” before noting that the cameo was “bittersweet and funny because obviously The Simpsons are an iconic part of most of our childhoods”.Chopra Jonas also noted the “irony of me in an Indian dress marrying a white guy”.The character of Apu was previously voiced by American actor Hank Azaria.In 2021, he apologised on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert podcast for his longtime portrayal of Apu while also acknowledging the show’s participation in “structural racism”.Four years previously, widespread calls for Azaria to stop voicing Apu began, following Hari Kondabolu’s criticism of the portrayal of the character in his documentary The Problem With Apu.Elsewhere in Armchair Expert, Azaria called for greater and more diverse racial and ethnic representation in entertainment.“If it’s an Indian character or a Latinx character or a Black character, please

A long time ago in a Springfield far, far away…

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Maggie and Grogu are teaming up for a galactic adventure in honor of May the 4th. Disney+ announced this week a new crossover short film between “The Simpsons” and “Star Wars.” Titled “Rogue Not Quite One,” an obvious play on the franchise’s 2016 film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the animated short will star the Springfield toddler as she evades the Empire in her very own aeronautical pram inspired by Grogu’s in “The Mandalorian.” In the four minute short, per the release, “Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu’s hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial TIE fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield in this epic short celebrating all things ‘Star Wars.'”

Hank Azaria has previously expressed his regret for playing the character Apu in The Simpsons, with a stereotypical Indian accent. 

It’s been 12 years since the iconic MTV show Geordie Shore landed on our screens, making household names of cast members including Charlotte Crosby, Vicky Pattison, Gaz Beadle and Holly Hagan. But now, the series is back with a bang, and a major rebrand, as a handful of the OG stars have jetted off for filming in sunny Cyprus.

Lary Simpson, who launched a career in entertainment law at Tri-Star Pictures before leaving legal practice to join older brother Don Simpson in motion picture production, died Jan. 25 of cancer at his home in Noank, Connecticut. He was 77.

Keeping up with Kylie Jenner! The reality star has had a busy love life since entering the spotlight at a young age, thanks to her relationships with Travis Scott, Tyga, Jaden Smith and more celebrities.

Cody Simpson is in incredible shape right now and he’s putting his fit body on display.

Jessica Simpson is enjoying her time out and about in New York City.

A North Ayrshire nightclub and five other premises have been given licence variations as they aim to enjoy bumper trade with summer approaching.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” got its first look out of London’s Star Wars Celebration convention. The series, which focuses on a group of kids and is said to evoke classic Amblin films, stars Jude Law, who introduced his young castmates at the Celebration, including Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smith. The first footage from the series was also shown, including shots of the children on speeders, in school, on spaceships and a tease of a familiar villain from “The Mandalorian.” The clip ended with a first look at Law as a Jedi. The “Star Wars” spinoff was first announced at the 2022 Star Wars Celebration, held in Anaheim, Calif. Details are scarce for the show, other than the following description: “The show takes place during the post–’Return of the Jedi’ reconstruction that follows the fall of the Empire, the same as ‘The Mandalorian,’ but its plot remains a secret. It’s created and executive-produced by director Jon Watts and writer Chris Ford, who made ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ for Marvel. A casting notice was called for four children, around 11 to 12 years old. Inside Lucasfilm, the show is being described as a galactic version of classic Amblin coming-of-age adventure films of the ’80s.”

Jordan Moreau After directing the medieval fantasy film “The Green Knight” and the upcoming Disney remake “Peter Pan and Wendy,” filmmaker David Lowery is going to a galaxy far, far away. He is one of the directors on board for “Skeleton Crew,” the upcoming “Star Wars” series on Disney+ starring Jude Law, Variety has confirmed. Lowery joins “Skeleton Crew” alongside directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the recent Oscar winners for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” “Skeleton Crew” stars Jude Law and is created by Jon Watts, who directed all three of Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man” movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While “Skeleton Crew” story details are still under wraps, the Disney+ series will take place in the New Republic era, following the events of 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.” “The Mandalorian” team of Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni serve as executive producers.

The spotlight has sometimes been glaring for Nick Lachey, who has dealt with both career ups and downs and personal highs and lows during his two-plus decades of fame.

Cody Simpson is showing off his fit physique while raising awareness for beach safety.

The Simpsons is set to bring back a major season one character who almost ruined Homer and Marge’s marriage.Titled ‘Pin Girl’, the seventeenth episode of season 34 is set to air on Fox on Sunday, March 19.A synopsis for the episode reads: “A mysterious figure from Marge’s past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.”On Twitter, The Simpsons co-showrunner Al Jean confirmed the mystery character to be Jacques, with voice actor Albert Brooks reprising the role.This will mark the first time Brooks has voiced Jacques in over 30 years, although he has previously performed as a number of other characters, including Homer’s former Bond-villain-esque boss Hank Scorpio.Fans were first introduced to Jacques, a French bowling instructor, in the season one, episode nine episode ‘Life On The Fast Lane’..@TheSimpsons Don’t nap on new episode Sunday. Pin Gal with the return of Jacques! pic.twitter.com/XpoxICBDyA— Al Jean (@AlJean) March 13, 2023The episode centres on Marge, who after becoming frustrated in her marriage, almost pursues an affair with Jacques.

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Jessica Simpson is heating things up with her "lover" Eric Johnson. The fashion designer took to Instagram on Monday to share a slideshow of images of her getaway weekend with her former football player husband and their friends, Lauren and Bret Harrison. "Stole my lover and friends for the weekend," Simpson captioned the post, adding a heart emoji.

The return of a legend! Marc Jacobs is bringing back one of its most iconic accessories with the help of early 2000s It Girls.