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Australian schools ban Craig Silvey’s books after he pleads guilty to possessing child exploitation material

Australian schools ban Craig Silvey’s books after he pleads guilty to possessing child exploitation material

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Schools in Western Australia have permanently removed books by Craig Silvey after he pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material. Silvey, 43, entered guilty pleas to a pair of offences related to possessing images of child exploitation on Tuesday, according to the ABC. Prosecutors dropped two other charges, including an allegation that he produced child exploitation material between February and June 2022. Silvey, who has three children, was arrested in January after detectives from the police’s child abuse squad raided his home in Fremantle, near Perth, and seized electronic devices. The court heard the writer had communicated online with child exploitation offenders over several days in January and had refused to provide passwords giving police access to his phone, laptop, and other devices, according to WA Today. He was granted bail on a A$100,000 (£53,348) surety on the condition that he report to police three times a …

Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé break Met Gala rule with their children

Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé break Met Gala rule with their children

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé appeared to defy a longstanding protocol at the Met Gala by bringing their respective teenage daughters to the red carpet. In 2018, Vogue confirmed that under-18s weren’t allowed to attend the fashion extravaganza, after 15-year-old Maddie Ziegler told The Hollywood Reporter she wasn’t “old enough” to go. Met Gala organizers told the outlet that “it’s not an appropriate event for people under 18.” However, Met Gala co-chairs Beyoncé and Kidman were the exceptions to the rule last night. The Moulin Rouge! star walked the blue carpet in a deep cherry red gown with a feathered hip trim by Chanel, while holding hands with her 17-year-old daughter, Sunday Rose, whom she shares with ex-husband Keith Urban. At the event, where the …

Timothée Chalamet faces Met Gala dilemma as his beloved Knicks open Sixers playoff series in New York

Timothée Chalamet faces Met Gala dilemma as his beloved Knicks open Sixers playoff series in New York

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Timothée Chalamet will once again have to choose between his partner, Kylie Jenner, and his beloved New York Knicks on Monday as the team’s first game of their second-round playoffs series clashes with the Met Gala. Last year, Jenner, 28, walked the storied Fifth Avenue steps solo as Chalamet, 30, stayed home to watch the Knicks play the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their series. In a subsequent podcast appearance, the Marty Supreme star said he was too “locked in” with the Knicks to attend fashion’s biggest night with his partner of three years. “That Knicks run last year, I think that was the most fun period of my life. Those four months, I’m not even kidding. Just the Garden being electric,” he …

Whitney Leavitt announces Secret Lives of Mormon Wives exit amid Taylor Frankie Paul drama

Whitney Leavitt announces Secret Lives of Mormon Wives exit amid Taylor Frankie Paul drama

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Whitney Leavitt is leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, she announced during her final performance in Chicago on Broadway Sunday. The Hulu reality series is currently embroiled in drama amid an alleged domestic violence incident involving stars Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen. In video footage obtained by TMZ, Leavitt was shown on stage reading a note announcing her departure from the show. Her representatives have since confirmed her exit to multiple outlets. Since starring SLOMW, which follows a group of Mormon momfluencers caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal, Leavitt has gone on to compete on Dancing With The Stars — finishing as a semi-finalist last year — before landing her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. “I’ve always loved the entertainment industry,” Leavitt, 32, said in an interview with running influencer Kate Mackz …

Tommy Dorfman exposes man sending transphobic texts about her on recent flight

Tommy Dorfman exposes man sending transphobic texts about her on recent flight

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman took to Instagram over the weekend to call out a fellow airplane passenger who sent transphobic texts about her on their flight. In the post, the actor, 33, who came out as transgender in 2021, shared a series of photos and a video showing a middle-aged man texting various contexts about sitting next to Dorfman. “I am in the first aisle of first class. Guess what is sitting next to me? A f***ing transsexual in the midst of going from a man to a woman,” the man’s text message read. “Just my luck. I was hoping for a hot babe!!” He added, “Two and a half hours of sitting next to this freak!!” Dorfman’s photos showed some of the man’s friends responding to his messages, which the actor poked fun at. Tommy Dorfman shared photos …

Paul Merton says Ann Widdecombe moment was ‘lowest point of my career’

Paul Merton says Ann Widdecombe moment was ‘lowest point of my career’

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Paul Merton has described an interaction with former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe as being “the lowest point of my professional life”. In a Q&A with The Telegraph, the comedian and longtime Have I Got News for You panelist recalled an episode of the BBC series in which Widdecombe featured as guest host. At the time, Widdecombe was a Tory MP; the notoriously eccentric politician later served as a member of European Parliament for the Brexit Party, and is currently Reform UK’s Immigration and Justice spokesperson. Paul Merton on ‘Have I Got News For You’ (left) and Ann Widdecombe (right) (BBC/Getty) Asked about his worst moment on Have I Got News for You, Merton, 68, responded: “Ann Widdecombe hosting, who obviously is the queen of comedy. At one point she turned to me and said, ‘Come on, be funny. That’s what you’re …

Rita Wilson shares requests she made to Tom Hanks after breast cancer diagnosis

Rita Wilson shares requests she made to Tom Hanks after breast cancer diagnosis

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Rita Wilson has recalled the two things she asked her husband, Tom Hanks, to do for her if she died, after receiving her breast cancer diagnosis in 2015. The 69-year-old actor and singer was open about her treatment at the time, undergoing a bilateral mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, before sharing last year that she was “10 years cancer free.” Wilson, who’s been married to Hanks since 1988, looked back on her health journey on Tuesday during an on-stage conversation with Demi Moore in New York to discuss her sixth studio album, Sound of a Woman. The Sleepless in Seattle star told Moore: “I said to Tom, ‘Okay, if something happens and I go first, I just have two requests. And one is that you …

John Robins shares moment he realised he was an alcoholic: ‘Lou Sanders said I needed help’

John Robins shares moment he realised he was an alcoholic: ‘Lou Sanders said I needed help’

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter John Robins has opened up about giving up alcohol after decades of heavy drinking – revealing that after a string of failed relationships, Last One Laughing star Lou Sanders told him to get help. The comedian and broadcaster announced in 2023 that he was an alcoholic, sharing the news in an episode of his podcast with Elis James, How Do You Cope. He’s now detailing his journey to sobriety in his new book, Thirst. Speaking about his relationship with alcohol in a new interview, Robins said that he finally accepted that he was an alcoholic after meeting up with friend and fellow comedian Lou Sanders. According to The Guardian, he told her: “I want to die. I want alcohol to be the thing that kills me. I’m going to drink myself to death.” Sanders then held his hand, the pair cried …

Friends star Lisa Kudrow shares ‘brutal’ experience on set: ‘There was mean stuff going on behind the scenes’

Friends star Lisa Kudrow shares ‘brutal’ experience on set: ‘There was mean stuff going on behind the scenes’

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Friends star Lisa Kudrow has shared the darker side of her time on the hit sitcom, revealing that the female cast faced “intense” scrutiny from its mostly male writers’ room. Kudrow, 62, is best known for starring as free spirit Phoebe Buffet in all 10 seasons of the comedy, which has become one of the highest-grossing TV shows of all time since it first aired in 1994. Over twenty years on from Friends’ finale, Kudrow admitted in a new interview that there was “mean stuff going on behind the scenes” in the writers’ room, which was mostly men and made up of 12 to 15 staff members. David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc on ‘Friends’ (NBC) “Don’t forget we were recording in front of a live audience of 400, and if you messed up …

Jelly Roll admits he’s ‘lost his way’ in fitness journey as he reveals weight gain

Jelly Roll admits he’s ‘lost his way’ in fitness journey as he reveals weight gain

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Jelly Roll has had a setback in his weight loss journey that has seen him lose 275 pounds in three years. In a recent YouTube video, the 41-year-old singer confessed that he hadn’t been on track with his diet since the 2025 holiday season. “Kind of got off the rails, and I broke my collarbone a few days before Christmas,” he explained. “I had to quit running, quit walking, quit exercising for some extended period of time. “I said all that to say, I have, to some degree, lost my way,” Jelly Roll continued. “I’m still about 40 or 50 pounds, maybe 60, [away from my goal]. I don’t know. I haven’t weighed in. I’ve been avoiding the scale. I’m afraid to see what …