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Names in the News June 2015

 

June 30 2015

 

Comedian Jack Carter has sadly died at the age of 93 in his Beverly Hills home due to respiratory failure.


NBC has officially cut all ties with Donald Trump and will not air Trump’s Miss USA or Miss Universe pageant on their network.


Sky is releasing a new TV series titled First and Last 24 Hours in which they will go behind bars documenting real life in prison.


Aislinn Paul has joined the cast of the NBC show Heroes Reborn and in a currently unknown recurring role.


Miles Jupp will take over the BBC radio 4 show The News Quiz next week after Sandi Tovskig steps down after 9 years of hosting.

 

 

June 24 2015

 

British actor Tom Holland has been cast as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 


Missy Elliott has just been announced as Sunday’s headliner for Bestival on the Isle of Wight.


French DJ David Guetta has become the third artist ever to reach two billion streams on Spotify. Other artists include Eminem and Ed Sheeran. 


Michael C Hall has announced that he will be starring in David Bowie’s off broadway musical Man Who Fell to Earth. 

 

 

June 23 2015

 

Oscar winning composer James Horner has tragically passed away in a small plane crash in Santa Barbara, California. 


Super Furry Animals will be one of the main headliners for Brighton’s Together the People Festival. 


Director Roland Emmerich has announced that the much anticipated sequel to Independence Day will be titled Independence Day: Resurge.


Patrick Schwarzenegger and Bella Thorne are teaming up for new movie Midnight Sun, based on the Young Adult 2006 Japanese film of the same name.


Lianne La Havas has released the music video for ‘What You Dont Do’ from her new album Blood.


Ed Sheeran’s hit single ‘Thinking Out Loud’ has made history, becoming the first single ever to spend 52 weeks in a row on the UK Top 40.

 

 

June 22 2015

 

Kim Kardashian has revealed on Instagram that she and her husband Kanye West are expecting a baby boy. 


Home and Away actress Emily Symons has announced that she is expecting a boy with long time partner Paul Jackson. 


Lily Allen states she is grateful to be alive and in good health after there was a gas explosion in her caravan. She only suffered from minor burns.


For the fourth consecutive week Jason Derulo’s single ‘Want to Want Me’ has hit the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart. 


The new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke records having had 30.8 million views in the first 24 hours of its release. 

 

 

June 19 2015

 

After a suspension from The Only Way is Essex, Mario Falcone has returned to film. 


Taylor Swift has confirmed that fans will not be able to stream her music off the new streaming service Apple Music. 


Breaking bad actor Aaron Paul is starring in the new movie Come and Find Me, directed by Zack Whedon.


Tom Hanks is in discussions with Warner Bros about starring as heroic Captain “Sully” who landed the USAirways Flight into the Hudson River. 


Robyn has released the track ‘Love is Free’ off of her newest music project La Bagatelle Magique. 


After announcing that she wont be returning to American Horror Story, Jessica Lange said that she wouldn’t mind guest appearing on the show.

 

 

June 18 2015

 

Melissa Rivers will follow in her late mothers foot steps in co-hosting E! News hit show Fashion Police.


Jack and Lisa Osbourne have welcomed their beautiful baby girl Andy Roe Osbourne into their family. 

Richard Hammond and James May will present a one-off Top Gear special and their final episode of the show without Jeremy Clarkson.


Florence + The Machine have announced that they will be replacing the Foo Fighters on the Friday night at Glastonbury. 


Piers Morgan is set to host Good Morning Britain for a week while Ben Shephard is on holiday.

 

 

June 17 2015

 

Empire actor Terrence Howard and his wife Mira Pak welcomed their fourth child last night. 


Foals have released their comeback single What Went Down from their new album of the same title, which is set to be released August 28th. 


Sky Atlantic and Showtime announced that they have renewed the hit series Penny Dreadful for a third season. 


Martin Henderson has replaced Patrick Dempsey as the male lead in the medical drama Greys Anatomy, after Dempey's character was killed off after 10 years on the show. 


The Foo Fighters are forced to cancel the rest of their tour dates after frontman David Grohl broke his leg during a show in Sweden.


NBC confirmed that another season of The Celebrity Apprentice has been contracted although host Donald Trump is running for president.  

 
 
 

June 16 2015

 

Dan Osborne has announced his engagement to EastEnders actress Jacqueline Jossa. 


Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora are joining the judges panel for the next season of The X Factor, alongside Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. 


American Country Band Dixie Chicks have announced a European tour for April 2016.


Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of the Star Wars spin off, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One.


True Detective actress Adria Arjona will star as Dorothy in NBC’s show Emerald City. 

 

 

June 15 2015

 

The opening weekend of Jurassic World was a massive success! This film was number one in all 66 of the world markets that it debuted in. 

  

Demi Lovato is confirmed to voice Smurfette in Sony’s new movie Smurfs, reportedly titled Get Smurfy. 

 

Nicole Kidman is starring as Gertrude Bell in the new film Queen of the Desert, along side James Franco and Robert Pattinson. 

 

WWE hall of famer Dusty Rhodes was given an emotional tribute on last nights Pay Per View fight after his sudden death last Thursday.

 

Rock band Muse have claimed their fifth UK Number 1 album with the release of Drones.

 

 

June 12 2015

 

Rod Stewart announced this morning that he will be performing this summer at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. 


Jazz icon Ornette Coleman unfortunately passed away this morning in his Manhattan home after suffering from a cardiac arrest. 


Bradley Cooper will be working alongside Graham King and Todd Phillips as executive producers to bring Dan Simmons’ hit book Hyperion to the TV screen. 


Netflix released season 3 of the hit series Orange is the New Black earlier than expected last night! A fourth season of this show has already been commissioned and is set to be aired in 2016.


Indie-rock band Foals announced that they will be releasing their new album What Went Down on August 28th. 


Modest Mouse announced that they will be touring the UK this summer to promote their first album release in 8 years, Strangers to Ourselves.  

 

 

June 11 2015

 

Carrie Underwood snagged three more CMT Music Awards last night for Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, and Female Video of the Year, also becoming the most awarded artist in the history of the CMT Music Awards.  


Star War’s director JJ Abrams has confirmed that Star Wars will be in appearance at the International Comic-Con convention that takes place in San Diego in just a month.


Chris Hemsworth has joined the cast of Ghost Busters as the receptionist, alongside Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones.  


The BBC Two’s Great British Menu is confirmed to be returning for a new series late this summer. 


After the success of the first two Pitch Perfect films, writer Kay Cannon is reportedly in discussion with Universal about writing a third sequel.  

 

 

June 10 2015

 

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he will be releasing a documentary in which viewers will follow his life and see never before seen footage of his friends, family, and teammates. 


Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett were forced to cancel their show at London’s Albert Hall last night (June 9th) due to illness.


Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back has returned to the top 10 at the UK box office after screenings of the film began at the Secret Cinema last week.


EL James' new spinoff of 50 Shades of Grey has been stolen ahead of its release; police are currently investigating. 


The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence has revealed that he is in talks with Lionsgate about expanding the series beyond Suzanne Collins's novels.

  
 
 

June 8 2015

 

America Ferrera and Vera Farmiga have joined the cast of Ricky Gervais's Netflix original film Special Correspondents.


Mark Wright is to host TOWIE special All Back to Essex, which will feature the cast sharing the gossip from their recent trip to Marbella.


Jackie Chan is reportedly in final talks to star in upcoming action thriller The Foreigner, based on Stephen Leather's book The Chinaman.


Disclosure have announced their forthcoming album is titled Caracal and will be released September 25.


Melissa McCarthy and Jude Law’s new comedy Spy has knocked San Andreas off the top of the US box office, taking $30m in its opening weekend.

 

 

June 4 2015

 

Five of the top 10 best-selling albums worldwide in 2014 came from British artists: One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Pink Floyd and Sam Smith. Taylor Swift’s 1989 took the top spot followed by One Direction’s Four. 


FOX UK has acquired the rights to the 8-part first season of Marvel’s Agent Carter starring Hayley Atwell, which will premiere this July. 


Community star Joel McHale has been cast the anchor of a conservative news network in Fox's revival of The X-Files.


Furious 7 director James Wan will officially direct the DC cinematic universe movie Aquaman, starring Game of Thrones’ Jason Momoa.


Disney's latest live-action remake will be based on the 'Night on Bald Mountain' sequence from 1940 animated classic Fantasia.

 

 

June 3 2015

 

Fox is reportedly developing a Prison Break revival, possibly re-teaming Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell.


X Factor finalist Andrea Faustini will release his debut album Kelly on July 17, one week after the launch of his single Give a Little Love.


Little Mix have announced their debut perfume will be called Gold Magic.


Dwayne Johnson’s new disaster movie San Andreas knocked Pitch Perfect 2 off the top spot at the UK Box Office this weekend, taking in £4.6m.


Chin Han has joined the cast of Independence Day 2 alongside Liam Hemsworth.


A spinoff of 24 is confirmed to be in the works with a new male lead; Kiefer Sutherland will reportedly only make a guest appearance in the series.  

 
  
 

June 2 2015

 

Eddie Redmayne has officially been cast in the role of Newt Scamander in the Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.


Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James has announced plans to release ‘Grey’ – a retelling of the original Fifty Shades of Grey story from Christian Grey's point of view.


Guinness World Records has confirmed that Caitlyn Jenner became the fastest person to reach 1 million Twitter followers at just over four hours, after she joined Twitter to reveal her new look yesterday.


Sofia Coppola will reportedly no longer direct the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid due to creative differences.


UK medical comedy starring Martin Clunes is getting a US remake from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman.

 

 

June 1 2015

 

Kim Kardashian West has revealed that she is expecting her second child with husband Kanye West.


Will Young has scored his fourth UK number one album with 85% Proof.


Jason Derulo has landed his fourth UK number one single with Want to Want Me.


The 1975 have sparked rumours of splitting up after singer Matt Healy posted a cryptic cartoon on Twitter. 

 

James Marsden and Thomas Middleditch have reportedly joined the voice cast of animated comedy Henchmen.


Key original cast member Eric Close is leaving Nashville after three seasons on the show.

 
 
  

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