US film and TV giant Tyler Perry has been sued for $260m (£194m) by an actor who has accused the mogul of sexually assaulting him while working on his TV shows. Derek Dixon has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing Perry of using his influence in the entertainment industry to create a “coercive, sexually...
A California doctor accused of giving Friends star Matthew Perry access to ketamine in the weeks before the actor’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, according to federal prosecutors. Dr Salvador Plasencia will plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement on Monday. The plea carries a maximum...
Getty Images Earlier this week American singer Katy Perry, best known for her bubblegum pop, said she felt like a “human Piñata” after weeks of online backlash. The description felt suitably colourful – but the acknowledgement was serious. A decade on from headlining the Superbowl, Perry’s part in a much-derided Blue Origin spaceflight has seen...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Katy Perry said the “online world” had tried to make her a “human Piñata” Singer Katy Perry has admitted feeling “battered and bruised” by the backlash following her recent space trip, but reassured fans she is OK as would “keep looking to the light”. Writing two weeks after the...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter EPA Kary Perry bore the brunt of the ridicule after the flight Lily Allen has apologised to Katy Perry for “being mean” about her when she joined in the backlash against the recent space flight carrying the US singer. “There was actually no need for me to bring her name into...
Since pop star Katy Perry returned to Earth earlier this week, the number of memes referencing her brief trip to space has skyrocketed. After weighing in with jokes of its own, American fast-food chain Wendy’s has clarified that its now-viral tweets weren’t meant to cause offense. Following criticism from followers, the company put out a...
This week saw more talks to agree a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, Hollywood star Mickey Rourke kicked out of Celebrity Big Brother, and scientists find new evidence of possible life on another planet. But how much attention did you pay to what else has been going on in the world over the past seven...
8 minutes ago ShareSave ShareSave Tuesday’s Metro is one of a number of newspapers which features news of singer Katy Perry being part of an all-female crew which enjoyed 10 minutes in space on Monday. “Look at the moon … oh my God we’re in space”, is Metro’s headline. Perry is pictured holding a daisy...
Singer Katy Perry kissed the ground after her Blue Origin space flight returned to land on Monday. Blue Origin’s founder, Jeff Bezos, opened the capsule door to welcome the all-female crew back to Earth. The first to leave the capsule was his fiancé Lauren Sánchez, who was also on board. Bezos greeted her with a...
Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science reporter Getty Images The singer will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket Pop star Katy Perry and five other women are set to blast into space aboard Jeff Bezos’ space tourism rocket. The singer will be joined by Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sánchez and CBS presenter Gayle King. The...
Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry says she is “really excited about the opportunity” to play for Hampshire this summer and that she spoke with former coach Charlotte Edwards about the move. The 34-year-old signed on Thursday as an overseas player for the Hawks in the inaugural Women’s T20 Blast. She will join up with the squad...
Australia international Ellyse Perry has signed as an overseas player for Hampshire in the inaugural Women’s T20 Blast. The 34-year-old all-rounder has won two World Cups, six ICC Women’s World Twenty20 championships and a Commonwealth Games gold medal with Australia. Perry is a two-time winner of the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy, awarded to the best...