British actor Tom Holland, best known for his role of Spider-Man in the MCU, is facing homophobic backlash after a scene from his Apple TV+ series, The Crowded Room, went viral. The scene from Episode 8 “Reunion” depicts Holland receiving anal sex from another man that he meets up with in a gay nightclub bathroom. As the scene gained attention on Twitter, many viewers decided to air their homophobia on social media: Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Many said they either Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield were now their favourite Spider-Man actors, however fans were quick to point out that both actors have portrayed gay characters in the past, and both are supporters of the LGBTQ+ community. Holland has made efforts to diversify his acting credits and move away from his superhero character, and The Crowded Room is no exception to this. Holland also acted in graphically violent scenes in The Devil All The Time in 2020. Speaking of his experience filming The Crowded Room, Holland stated that it had been a “tough” and “emotional” experience, and as a result he would be taking a hiatus from acting. Despite the Apple TV+ series only have a critics score of 30 per cent of Rotten Tomatoes, the audience score is drastically different with a positive 90 per cent. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has issued a promise to supporters that the summer months will be spent trying to bring “on-pitch success” to the club. Spurs have endured a difficult campaign with boss Antonio Conte departing in March, before Fabio Paratici resigned from his managing director of football position last month following a worldwide ban for allegations of false accounting during his time at Juventus. The club’s trophy drought has also extended into a 15th consecutive season and any hope of another top-four finish has long gone with unrest amongst the fanbase growing amid a perceived lack of direction or transparency from the board. Ryan Mason is the third head coach this season, after Cristian Stellini was sacked following a disastrous four-game spell, and with the managerial search set to extend into a third month next week, Spurs fans’ have repeatedly chanted for Levy to leave the club in recent fixtures. But in his programme notes for the final home match of the season against Brentford, Levy said: “This has been an immensely difficult season. “We made footballing decisions over recent seasons based on ambition and a desire to bring success to our club and they have not delivered what we had hoped. “Your frustration has been understandable and all of us at the club have shared it. “We have undertaken a thorough and rigorous review of our footballing operations. Scott Munn joins us in the summer as our new chief football officer and we look forward to sharing further news with you post-season. “We shall spend the period ahead of next season working relentlessly to position our club for on-pitch success and football you will love to come and watch. “Every element of the club’s operations is geared toward delivering that.” Levy did make similar promises in 2021 with talk of Spurs returning to their “DNA” amid the hunt for Jose Mourinho’s successor. A lengthy managerial search ended with Nuno Espirito Santo being appointed in June, but he was sacked four months later. Feyenoord boss Arne Slot has been installed as the new bookies’ favourite to replace Conte in the current head coach hunt. Earlier this month Julian Nagelsmann was ruled to no longer be a contender while recent weeks have seen Xabi Alonso and Vincent Kompany commit to staying at Bayer Leverkusen and Burnley respectively. Chairman Levy did pay tribute to Mason for stepping up for a second time in interim charge and women’s caretaker Vicky Jepson, who replaced Rehanne Skinner in March. He added: “I should like to thank everyone at the club – all our staff, across all our locations, and our players – for their dedication and hard work during what has been a busy and often challenging season.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Sir Mo Farah preparing to push himself to the limit in Great Manchester Run 10K Eddie Howe says Elliot Anderson is ready to fly with Magpies Sam Allardyce says West Ham game is ‘do or die’ in Leeds’ survival fight

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. ————————— ONLY ON AP ————————— VICTIM COMPENSATION-REFORMS — Thousands of violent crime victims turn to compensation programs in every state for help with medical bills, relocation, funerals and other expenses. The programs disperse millions of dollars each year, but The Associated Press found racial inequities and other barriers in how claims are denied in many states. By Claudia Lauer and Mike Catalini. SENT: 1,580 words, photos, video. With VICTIM COMPENSATION-REFORMS-TAKEAWAYS. ————————— TOP STORIES ————————— DEBT LIMIT — Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback from conservatives and some progressive dissent. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and Stephen Groves. SENT: 930 words, photos, videos. DEBT LIMIT-WORK RULES — A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years — far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had envisioned. By Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 1,040 words, photos. KOSOVO-SERBIA-TENSIONS — Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers wounded. Hundreds of ethnic Serbs began gathering in front of the city hall in Zvecan in their efforts to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week. SENT: 220 words, photos. With BOSNIA-WAR CRIMES — U.N. court issuing appeal ruling in trial of two Serbs accused of crimes in Balkan wars. ELECTION 2024-DESANTIS — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis begins his first full day of presidential campaigning with a blitz through Iowa, trying to prioritize personally connecting with voters while proving he can handle the scrutiny of the national spotlight. By Thomas Beaumont and Will Weissert. SENT: 380 words, photos. UPCOMING: 700 words after 10 a.m. event in Sioux City. SUPREME COURT-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses. But after years of experimentation — often prompted by state-level bans on considering race in admissions — there’s no clear solution. By Education Writer Collin Binkley. SENT: 1,240 words, photos. CHINA-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE — China’s ruling Communist Party is calling for beefed-up national security measures, highlighting the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence. Scientists and tech industry leaders recently issued a new warning about the perils that AI poses to humankind. SENT: 330 words, photo. ————————— MORE NEWS ————————— NEW ZEALAND-AIRLINE WEIGHING PASSENGERS — New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights. SENT: 320 words, photos. MANSON FOLLOWER-PAROLE — Manson follower should be paroled, California appeals court rules. SENT: 790 words, photo. JAM MASTER JAY KILLING — Third man charged in 2002 shooting death of Jam Master Jay. SENT: 270 words, photo. WARHOL FORGERY SCHEME — Florida art dealer sentenced in Warhol forgery scheme. SENT: 180 words. GAZA-WATERMELON SALAD — Gaza’s Palestinians polarized by unorthodox watermelon delicacy. SENT: 520 words, photos. ————————— WASHINGTON ————————— CONGRESS-OVERSIGHT-BIDEN — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said he is moving forward with holding FBI Director Chris Wray in contempt of Congress because the department has not turned over a bureau record that purports to relate to Biden and his family. SENT: 600 words, photos. ————————— NATIONAL ————————— CHILDREN REMOVED-LAWSUIT — A Massachusetts couple whose young children were taken by social workers and police in the middle of the night are suing, arguing they were unconstitutionally removed without a warrant or court order. SENT: 1,170 words, photo, video. FLORIDA BEACH SHOOTING — Police launched a search for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded Florida beachside promenade on Memorial Day, wounding a 1-year-old and eight others while sending people frantically running for cover. SENT: 610 words, photos, video. SCHOOL SHOOTING-FLORIDA DEPUTY — A former Florida sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 17 at a Parkland high school five years ago. SENT: 390 words, photos. TRUMP-INDICTMENT — Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City criminal case, Manhattan prosecutors are turning the former president’s words against him in a tug of war over precisely where he will be tried. SENT: 790 words, photo. BORDER PATROL-CHIEF — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced that he was retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 pandemic restrictions. SENT: 590 words, photo. ABORTION PROTECTIONS-NEVADA — Nevada’s Joe Lombardo became one of the first Republican governors to enshrine protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers, adding the western swing state to the list of those passing new laws to solidify their status as safe havens for abortion patients. SENT: 590 words, photo. MISSING DOCTOR-MISSOURI — The body of a Missouri emergency room doctor who has been missing for more than a week has been found in northwest Arkansas, his brother told The Associated Press. SENT: 410 words, photos. BUILDING COLLAPSE-IOWA — Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside rubble that was too dangerous to search. SENT: 1,270 words, photos, video. ————————— INTERNATIONAL ————————— VATICAN-MISSIONARY MONEY — Pope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest. SENT: 1,720 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,240 words is also available. SOUTH SUDAN-DEMINING A COUNTRY — Many South Sudanese are returning to areas riddled with mines left from decades of conflict as they trickle back into the country after a peace deal was signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions. SENT: 640 words, photos. KOREAS-TENSIONS — North Korea’s attempt to put the country’s first spy satellite into space failed in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. JORDAN-ROYAL WEDDING-BRIDE AND GROOM — He’s heir to the Jordanian throne and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. She’s a Saudi architect with an aristocratic pedigree of her own. Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Rajwa Alseif are to be married Thursday. SENT: 870 words, photos. BRAZIL-REGIONAL SUMMIT — The Brazilian president’s strong support of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader marred the unity at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region’s 12 politically polarized countries. SENT: 980 words, photos. —————————— HEALTH/SCIENCE —————————— SPACEX-CREW FLIGHT — A private SpaceX flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 210 words, photos, video. ————————— BUSINESS/ECONOMY ————————— CEO PAY — Pay packages for the men and women who run companies in the S&P 500 saw the smallest increase in eight years, according to a survey compiled for the AP by Equilar. By Business Writer Alexandra Olson. UPCOMING: 1,260 words, photos, graphics by 5 a.m. THERANOS-FRAUD-HOLMES-PRISON — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes entered a Texas prison where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley. SENT: 910 words, photos, video. 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Newcastle United face a brutally tough draw on their return to the Champions League after being dropped in group F with Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan. Manchester United are up against Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich in group A along with Turkish champions Galatasaray, and new striker Rasmus Hojlund will also face his old side Copenhagen. Arsenal will play Europa League champions Sevilla as well as PSV Eindhoven and Lens, while holders Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Young Boys and Red Star Belgrade. Like Newcastle, Celtic were in pot four and also face a tricky group against Dutch champions Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid and Lazio. The fixtures will begin on Tuesday 19 September and wrap up on Wednesday 13 December. Champions League 2023/24 group stage schedule Matchday 1 19 September AC Milan vs Newcastle (17:45) Young Boys vs Leipzig (17:45) Feyenoord vs Celtic (20:00) Lazio vs Atlético de Madrid (20:00) Paris vs Dortmund (20:00) Man City vs Crvena zvezda (20:00) Barcelona vs Antwerp (20:00) Shakhtar Donetsk vs Porto (20:00) 20 September Galatasaray vs Copenhagen (17:45) Real Madrid vs Union Berlin (17:45) Bayern vs Man United (20:00) Sevilla vs Lens (20:00) Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven (20:00) Braga vs Napoli (20:00) Benfica vs Salzburg (20:00) Real Sociedad vs Inter (20:00) Matchday 2 3 October Union Berlin vs Braga (17:45) Salzburg vs Real Sociedad (17:45) Man United vs Galatasaray (20:00) Copenhagen vs Bayern (20:00) Lens vs Arsenal (20:00) PSV Eindhoven vs Sevilla (20:00) Napoli vs Real Madrid (20:00) Inter vs Benfica (20:00) 4 October Atlético de Madrid vs Feyenoord (17:45) Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk (17:45) Celtic vs Lazio (20:00) Dortmund vs Milan (20:00) Newcastle vs Paris (20:00) Leipzig vs Man City (20:00) Crvena zvezda vs Young Boys (20:00) Porto vs Barcelona (20:00) Matchday 3 24 October Galatasaray vs Bayern (17:45) Inter vs Salzburg (17:45) Man United vs Copenhagen (20:00) Sevilla vs Arsenal (20:00) Lens vs PSV Eindhoven (20:00) Braga vs Real Madrid (20:00) Union Berlin vs Napoli (20:00) Benfica vs Real Sociedad (20:00) 25 October Feyenoord vs Lazio (17:45) Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk (17:45) Celtic vs Atlético de Madrid (20:00) Paris vs Milan (20:00) Newcastle vs Dortmund (20:00) Leipzig vs Crvena zvezda (20:00) Young Boys vs Man City (20:00) Antwerp vs Porto (20:00) Matchday 4 7 November Dortmund vs Newcastle (17:45) Shakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona (17:45) Atlético de Madrid vs Celtic (20:00) Lazio vs Feyenoord (20:00) Milan vs Paris (20:00) Man City vs Young Boys (20:00) Crvena zvezda vs Leipzig (20:00) Porto vs Royal Antwerp (20:00) 8 November Napoli vs Union Berlin (17:45) Real Sociedad vs Benfica (17:45) Bayern vs Galatasaray (20:00) Copenhagen vs Man United (20:00) Arsenal vs Sevilla (20:00) PSV Eindhoven vs Lens (20:00) Real Madrid vs Braga (20:00) Salzburg vs Inter (20:00) Matchday 5 28 November Lazio vs Celtic (17:45) Shakhtar Donetsk vs Antwerp (17:45) Feyenoord vs Atlético de Madrid (20:00) Paris vs Newcastle (20:00) Milan vs Dortmund (20:00) Man City vs Leipzig (20:00) Young Boys vs Crvena zvezda (20:00) Barcelona vs Porto (20:00) 29 November Galatasaray vs Man United (17:45) Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven (17:45) Bayern vs Copenhagen (20:00) Arsenal vs Lens (20:00) Real Madrid vs Napoli (20:00) Braga vs Union Berlin (20:00): Benfica vs Inter (20:00) Real Sociedad vs Salzburg (20:00) Matchday 6 12 December Lens vs Sevilla (17:45) PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal (17:45) Man United vs Bayern (20:00) Copenhagen vs Galatasaray (20:00) Napoli vs Braga (20:00) Union Berlin vs Real Madrid (20:00) Inter vs Real Sociedad (20:00) Salzburg vs Benfica (20:00) 13 December Leipzig vs Young Boys (17:45) Crvena zvezda vs Man City (17:45) Atlético de Madrid vs Lazio (20:00) Celtic vs Feyenoord (20:00) Dortmund vs Paris (20:00) Newcastle vs Milan (20:00) Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk (20:00) Antwerp vs Barcelona (20:00) When is the Champions League final? The final will take place at London’s Wembley Stadium on 1 June 2024. Read More Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino understands Thiago Silva’s frustration Kyle Walker says Man City ‘start at the bottom of the mountain’ this season AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori relishing clash with former team-mate Sandro Tonali Pep Guardiola challenges Man City to win back-to-back Champions League titles Aaron Wan-Bissaka injury adds to Manchester United’s list of problems Manchester United are a mess — and it could be about to get even worse

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