Hollywood studios defend film sets being allowed to continue operating in LA during lockdown

Hollywood executives defended the continued operation of film crews during the COVID-19 pandemic while other Los Angeles-area businesses like bars and restaurants need to shut down. The issue came to the fore this past weekend when a restaurant owner from Sherman Oaks blasted Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Gavin Newsom for shutting … Read more

Noah Cyrus apologizes for using a racist remark to defend Harry Styles amid Candace Owens row

Noah Cyrus said Thursday she was mortified after using a racist remark to defend Harry Styles after Candace Owens’ call to ‘bring back manly men.’ The 20-year-old sister of Miley Cyrus was defending the Watermelon Sugar singer when she made the remark, presumably at the expense of conservative commentator Candace Owens. Owens said Styles did … Read more

1,000 fans will be allowed in to watch Anthony Joshua defend his world titles against Kubrat Pulev

BREAKING NEWS: 1,000 boxing fans will be allowed in to watch Anthony Joshua defend his world titles against Kubrat Pulev at the O2 on December 12 By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 11:35 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 11:53 GMT, 26 November 2020 1,000 fans will be allowed in to watch Anthony Joshua‘s world … Read more

Ant and Dec DEFEND Beverley Callard over ongoing ‘fake veganism’ claims

Ant and Dec DEFEND Beverley Callard over ongoing ‘fake veganism’ claims… as they confirm THAT Scotch Egg was animal product-free By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 08:56 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 08:56 GMT, 25 November 2020 Ant and Dec have come to Beverley Callard‘s defense after she has been repeatedly accused of ‘faking … Read more

BBC Radio 1 bosses defend decision to play its ‘alternative version’ of Fairytale of New York

BBC Radio 1 insiders have defended a decision to play its ‘alternative version’ of Fairytale of New York to avoid offending younger audiences who are ‘particularly sensitive’ to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.  The station decided to edit the words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ from the track – sung by Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and … Read more

Hedge fund tycoon wants bank bosses to defend dividends

Hedge fund tycoon Jeremy Hosking calls on bank bosses to defend dividends after payouts were suspended in March By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 Hedge fund tycoon Jeremy Hosking has called on bank bosses to defend dividends after payouts were suspended … Read more

WWII pilot’s daughter takes to the skies in Hurricane he flew to defend Britain

WWII pilot’s daughter takes to the skies in Hurricane he flew to defend Britain in WWII to honour his memory and his ‘mates who didn’t come back’ Eugenie Brooks, 55, flew her father John’s Hawker Hurricane over RAF Manston  John flew the plane with the 174 (Mauritius) squadron during Second World War Fighter pilot also … Read more

Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. defend Chris Pratt after actor is roasted on social media

Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. defend Chris Pratt after actor is roasted on social media for lack of political discourse Social media users questioned why he was not more engaged politically  Pratt’s costars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were quick to defend him   Pratt’s married to Katherine Schwarzenegger, a member of the extended Kennedy … Read more

Cold water swimming may help defend the brain from dementia, scientists say

Taking a dip in cold water could help defend the brain against dementia and other degenerative diseases, research suggests.  Scientists monitoring swimmers in London‘s Parliament Hill Lido discovered elevated levels of the ‘cold-shock’ protein — RBM3 — in their bloodstream. The compound is also produced by hibernating mammals, triggering the destruction and regrowth of synapses … Read more

Australians defend The Wiggles after the group was blasted for ‘not making skirts for boys’

‘Absolutely ridiculous!’ Now parents DEFEND The Wiggles after the children’s group was blasted for ‘not making skirts for boys’ in their latest Emma costume pack By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:50 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 02:18 BST, 16 October 2020 Australians have defended The Wiggles after the children’s group was … Read more