
BBC defends refusal to name top presenter at centre of scandal
BBC chief Tim Davie on Tuesday insisted on allowing a high-profile presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit images to remain anonymous, despite mounting calls...
1970-01-01 08:00

What is Robert Downey Jr's take on cancel culture? 'Oppenheimer' star baffled by 'unnecessary humiliation'
After years of battling addiction, the 'Oppenheimer' star recounted his personal rehabilitation
1970-01-01 08:00

Does Drake have a crush on Salma Hayek? Singer fawns over actress' 'bikini workout' video celebrating 25M followers
Salma Hayek's Instagram post with a Lana Del Rey soundtrack, quickly garnered over 2.1 million likes
1970-01-01 08:00

Cardi B gifts daughter a $20,000 Hermes Birkin bag for her 5th birthday
Cardi B and her husband Offset went above and beyond for their daughter's fifth birthday by gifting her a Hermes Birkin bag. Birkins are the holy grail of the fashion world. Not just anyone can walk in and purchase one, they must have a purchase history with Hermes. They're so exclusive that people are sharing tips online on how to be offered the chance to buy a bag, costing anywhere from $11,000 to $2 million. It's safe to say it's come a long way since its $2,000 price tag in 1984 when it was first released. Now, Cardi's daughter Kulture is now a proud owner of a pink Birkin. In a string of wholesome birthday photos, the rapper wrote: "My baby is five….Happy birthday to my pretty princess," she wrote as the Instagram caption. "It’s beautiful seeing my girl grow yet makes me a lil sad that my baby is not my little baby no more... light lil turn up today till the weekend???. [sic]" One photo saw Kulture sitting at a grand hot pink piano with the Birkin in shot. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter On the auction site Sotheby's, the bag was described as "Bubblegum Pink epsom leather with palladium hardware and has contrast stitching, front toggle closure, clochette with lock and two keys, and double rolled handles". It retails at a staggering $20,000 (£15,500). Cardi has recently arrived home from Paris Couture Fashion Couture Week. In a video, she hilariously told Vogue: "Everybody thinks I came here for Couture Week, but I really came here to buy a Birkin bag. I cannot find it nowhere in the States." "Let me tell you something," she continued. "I’ve been looking for this Birkin for two months, and then my Hermès plug said that it was coming to New York, and I think she sold it to somebody else." "It’s ok because I came here to get it myself." 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.
1970-01-01 08:00

'Sound of Freedom': Who is Tim Ballard? Man who inspired film slams critics for calling it QAnon propaganda
'It's very difficult to make that connection when it's actually based on a true story,' Tim Ballard said, lashing out at several media houses
1970-01-01 08:00

Who are Kevin Costner's lawyers? Actor's legal team also representing his tenant Daniel Starr amid bitter divorce battle
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are expected to appear in court again on July 12
1970-01-01 08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline Global Citizen Festival to fight inequality
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival, as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for girls and young women around the world
1970-01-01 08:00

Sweden deal crowns Erdogan's post-election shift West
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has performed one of his trademark policy U-turns on Sweden's accession to NATO that culminates a gradual pro-Western tilt of...
1970-01-01 08:00

Tom Holland candidly admits he was previously 'obsessed' with alcohol
Tom Holland has opened up about his journey to sobriety in a candid chat on Jay Shetty's podcast 'How To Find Purpose' where he admitted he was "obsessed" with alcohol before he quit drinking. The 27-year-old Spider-Man actor has been sober for over a year and four months and initially decided to put give up alcohol for Dry January after a "very, very boozy December." "I didn't one day wake up and say 'I'm giving up drinking'. I just, like many Brits, had had a very, very boozy December, Christmas time, I was on vacation, I was drinking a lot," Holland explained. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter After giving up the booze, he noticed over the course of the next month that he was thinking a lot about having a drink. "It was all I could think about. I was waking up thinking about it, I was checking the clock, 'When's it 12?' And it just really scared me." As Holland came to the realisation that he may have "a little bit of an alcohol thing," he decided to stay off the drink for February too in order to prove he doesn't have a "problem" and shared how this impacted his daily life. "I couldn't be social, I felt like I couldn't go to the pub and have a lime soda, I couldn't go out for dinner, I was really, really struggling and I started to really worry that I had an alcohol problem," the actor added. After getting to the sixth-month mark on his 26th birthday (June 1), Holland described how he saw notable and positive changes in his life. "I felt healthier, I felt fitter and I just sort of said to myself, 'Why am I enslaved to this drink? Why am I so obsessed by the idea of having this drink?'" Watch Holland's appearance on Jay Shetty's podcast 'How To Find Purpose' in full on YouTube. 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.
1970-01-01 08:00

Live Updates | Zelenskyy slams 'absurd' lack of timetable for Ukraine's invitation to join NATO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s “absurd” that no timetable has been set for his country to be invited to join NATO or become a member one day
1970-01-01 08:00

Tom Holland slams media for distorting his mental health issue amid 'The Crowded Room' promotions, says 'that's not for you to report on'
Tom Holland said, 'I just wanted to be in one place for a while. I wanted to be with my friends, be with my family, move into my house'
1970-01-01 08:00

Israelis Blockade Highways, Face Water Cannons to Protest Netanyahu Plan
Israelis have taken to the streets en masse to protest the government’s attempt to weaken the power of
1970-01-01 08:00