The lead judge on the UK’s most popular entertainment show, Strictly Come Dancing , has hinted she may quit her role after receiving huge amounts of online abuse during the 2022 season. Shirley Ballas , who has been a judge on the show since 2017, has revealed she received unprecedented criticism during last year’s run, with trolls slamming her decisions and accusing her of ageism and sexism in her choices of which contestants to send home. Now Ballas, a former world Latin dancing champion whose son Mark used to appear on Dancing with the Stars , tells the UK’s Daily Mirror newspaper that the 2022 season could be her last, after the abuse “snowballed out of control” and that, for the first time in five decades of her professional dancing career, she was forced to seek medical help to manage her anxiety. The judge said that, of all the social media messages she received after announcing her decisions on the show, “one in five were hateful” – accusing her of … [Read more...] about Dancing Show Judge ‘May Quit Hit Show’ After Abuse By Online Trolls Forced Her To Seek Medical Help
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Andrew Getty — Burglars Steal Silverware after Death
Andrew Getty -- the grandson of billionaire titan J. Paul Getty -- was targeted in death by thieves who stole some very expensive flatware. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, within 2 weeks of his death at the end of March, burglars broke into his gated home near Mulholland Drive and stole his silverware. Cops tell us the thieves gained entry by forcing open a door. The 47-year-old heir, whose father was reportedly worth $2 billion, had all sorts of eccentric items, including mechanical devices for a horror film he was producing. We're told as far as cops know, the only thing the thieves took was silverware. Weird. … [Read more...] about Andrew Getty — Burglars Steal Silverware after Death
Ray Liotta’s Facebook Hacked, Team Trying to Wrestle Back Control
TMZ.com Ray Liotta 's Facebook account is no longer posting celeb death hoaxes and sending out weird links to fake news ... at least that's what his team's hoping, but seems like the mystery hacker isn't giving up that easily. Here's the deal ... the late actor's Facebook account started posting a ton of strange things last week, like death hoaxes, news links and fake stories about Ellen DeGeneres, Bruce Willis , and Arnold Schwarzenegge r -- all of which confused and alarmed fans who followed the late "Goodfellas" star. Late this week, a rep for Ray's team told TMZ they'd finally resolved the issue by reaching out to Facebook and working with them to address the problem. Or, so they thought. Shortly after we were told the account was secured ... another bizarre post -- for Ray's page, at least -- went up promoting a porn scene. It has since been removed. We've reached out regarding the porn post, but no word back yet. … [Read more...] about Ray Liotta’s Facebook Hacked, Team Trying to Wrestle Back Control
Dick Van Dyke Shows Off Crash Injuries In New Photos
SplashNews.com / Coleman-Rayner Dick Van Dyke showed off his battle wounds Friday after his recent car accident, claiming the airbags didn’t deploy during the crash. The beloved “Mary Poppins” icon, 97, was spotted out and about with his wife, 51-year-old Arlene Silver , and a younger pal. Van Dyke pointed out two stitches in his chin after his car accident last week ... “I’m fine — just sore all over” ... assuring people he was doing “pretty good.” “The airbags did not deploy, so I just had a face plant right in the steering wheel and it just made me a little dumber,” he quipped, with his infamous grin. He brushed off the concerns about his well-being, saying he’s doing relatively ok ... “I’m 97 — all my friends are dead.” The famed actor crashed his silver Lexus earlier this Month into a gate in Malibu while driving in wet conditions, apparently losing control of the wheel. SplashNews.com / Coleman-Rayner Photos from … [Read more...] about Dick Van Dyke Shows Off Crash Injuries In New Photos