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BBC News - Entertainment

Seinfeld actor apologises to reality star for 'inappropriate' sketch when she was 17 -- Jason Alexander said he "truly regrets" the Funny Or Die sketch he appeared in with Courtney Stodden.

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Love Island: All Stars winners Molly Smith and Tom Clare marry - The couple won the first series of the spin-off edition of the hit dating show in 2024. 7 hrs ago

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Fatboy Slim helps to save 'lifeblood' music venue -- The DJ is among investors including Andy Burnham helping to buy the Brighton home of The Pipeline.

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Ex-Coronation Street actor to receive 'substantial' libel damages from the Sun publisher -- Qasim Akhtar is to receive "substantial" damages to settle a High Court libel claim from a story last eyar.

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Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more -- A group including the former England footballer write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

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Bonnie Tyler's funeral to be broadcast online to fans around the world -- The service in Swansea on 17 August will be live streamed on the star's official website.

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The Odyssey film fans inspired to go back to the source -- Book sales and audiobook figures for Homer's original poem rise sharply after the film's release.

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Oasis overtake The Beatles in all-time UK album chart -- The Gallagher brothers surpass their idols on a list published for the 70th anniversary of the album chart.

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'Devastated' Millie Bobby Brown leads tributes to Kaylee Hottle -- The 18-year-old Godzilla vs Kong actress died in a car crash in the US.

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Gruesome images in D4vd hearing are 'worst nightmare' for teen girl's family -- The court hears the singer ordered a body bag, chainsaws and an inflatable pool to dispose of the teen's body.

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Rebel Wilson cleared in defamation case brought by actress in her own film -- Wilson was accused of defaming young Australian actress Charlotte MacInnes, but cleared by a Sydney court.

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How a singer's chance encounter led to an alien experience in Hollywood -- Winnie Ama couldn't believe her luck when she had the chance to sing her original song in the new Supergirl movie - but there was a catch.

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How different is watching a film in IMAX? -- BBC Verify examines viral claims the new film will be distorted if not seen on a dedicated screen

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Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber and BTS perform at colourful World Cup half-time show -- Robbie Williams and Jennifer Hudson also performed, with Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet among the celebrities in the crowds.

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Bruno Mars has an unexpected opening before Wembley party starts -- After an eight-year absence from UK stages, Bruno Mars returned to Wembley Stadium with a polished, hit-filled show.

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16 World Cup viral moments - from Posh Spice's nonchalance to Haaland's bromance -- We look at some of the most memorable scenes during the 2026 World Cup that set the internet alight.

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Oldest Odyssey manuscript taken from Manchester for film stars to see -- The oldest version of The Odyssey was flown from Manchester for the film's stars to see

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Actress Jaime Winstone joins Strictly line-up -- Winstone, known for EastEnders and Made in Dagenham, is the eighth celebrity to be confirmed.

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Why 2026's buzziest book is dividing readers -- Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear is the book of the season – and quite likely the year, too. Here's why the satirical novel about tradwives and womanhood has everybody talking.

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'Not really a pathway' for state school pupils into opera -- A new organisation to help young people from working-class backgrounds get into opera

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10 of Japan's most cleverly designed homes -- From an ingenious home with guest annexe attached, to a micro house in Tokyo that opens like a shell, and a home for both cats and humans – here are 10 innovative Japanese dwellings.

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