Rihanna, Usher, Wonder honor Lionel Richie on Grammy weekend

Rihanna, Usher, Stevie Wonder and John Legend paid tribute to Lionel Richie in a musical tribute touching on his roots in R&B to his string of sentimental, simple listening songs that administered the wireless transmissions in the 1980s.

They joined The Band Perry, Demi Lovato, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton and Ellie Honoring so as to goulding in propelling Grammy weekend Saturday night Richie as the MusiCares Person of the Year.

Richie was toasted for his musical accomplishments and charitable work two days before the Grammy Awards. The 66-year-old artist lyricist dispatches a string of South American visit dates in the not so distant future.

Rihanna, wearing red shoes with her red and white botanical outfit, sang "Say You, Say Me" sponsored by a string area.

Usher flaunted his move proceeds onward the light "Woman (You Bring Me Up)."

"You truly got the white individuals up and moving," broke host Jimmy Kimmel, who turned out donning a gigantic Afro and a white jumpsuit. Subsequent to seeing old clasps of Richie in sequined jumpsuits, Kimmel kidded, "He has such a large number of shocking outfits."

Lenny Kravitz, Florence Welch and Dave Grohl gave the most erratic variants of Richie hits. Kravitz commenced the 2 ½-hour show with a stone form of "Running With the Night" that incorporated a guitar solo. Welch's interpretation of "Moving On the Ceiling" highlighted guitar-strumming and cadenced hand-applauding from the unmoving string area.

Grohl, lead vocalist of Foo Fighters, flaunted an uncommon sentimental side with a cheerful rendition of "You Are" that had the group on its feet moving. He disclosed his association with Richie came to fruition a year ago after Grohl broke his leg on visit. Richie sent the rocker an immense crate of biscuits as relief, and Grohl saluted him as the "Biscuit Man."

Legend performed "Simple" on piano, and Wonder touched on Richie's initial days with the Commodores by doing "Three Times a Lady."

Yolanda Adams and a choir infused capable gospel into the procedures, procuring one of the night's overwhelming applauses.

Pharrell and the Roots were joined by Little Big Town, Leon Bridges, Tori Kelly and Corrine Bailey Rae for a mixture that finished in the Commodores' work of art "Block House."

Oscar-winning on-screen character Kevin Spacey did a cappella bit of "Mr. Bojangles" before presenting Richie, who gave a yell out to his "awesome" main residence of Tuskegee, Alabama, where he met the Commodores in school.

Richie said that from his soonest hits he didn't understand how the music business functioned, with R&B, pop and nation in partitioned classifications.

"I didn't realize that there were classifications until I strolled into a station one day and they said, 'We can't play your record since it's excessively dark,' " he said. "So I went home and composed "Simple" and I brought it back. They said, 'We can't play the record since it's excessively white.' I was confounded."

"The motto in those days was, 'Lionel Richie traversed and can't get dark,' " he said, drawing giggling. "Today I am remaining here praising every one of the tunes they let me know would destroy my vocation."

In his acknowledgment discourse, Richie jabbed fun at his notoriety for murmuring infant making music.

"I am the father of humankind," he said. "More men have come up to me and said, 'Lionel, I have had intercourse to you commonly.' "

Richie took to the piano to play and sing "Hi" before finishing things off with "Throughout the Night (All Night)" as confetti impacted the stage.

Among the group were makers Quincy Jones and David Foster, Motown originator Berry Gordy, David Crosby and Joe Walsh.

Saturday's supper and closeout earned $7 million, the most astounding netting evening in the tribute's 26-year history, Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said.

"I can't be more glad for every one of you," Richie told the group at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

MusiCares, keep running by the Recording Academy, gives monetary help to people in the music business amid times of need

UK band Viola Beach 'killed in Swedish car crash'

Five British nationals have kicked the bucket in a pile up in Sweden, the Foreign Office has said.

It is seen every one of the four individuals from the independent band Viola Beach kicked the bucket in the mishap, which happened on Saturday close to the Swedish capital Stockholm.

The auto dove more than 25m (82ft) from a roadway span into a trench, the police say.

The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the neighborhood powers and supporting the groups of the casualties.

The Warrington-based band individuals were Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin.

They were because of play a gig in Guildford in Surrey on Saturday, however it was wiped out. They had been a piece of the line-up for Swedish music celebration Where is the Music? on Friday.

The four-piece discharged their introduction single Swings and Waterslides a year ago and had highlighted on BBC Introducing, which showcases best in class music craftsmen.

Tributes have been pouring in on online networking for the band.

Long Island Artist Sues Martin Shkreli Over Wu-Tang Album

A Long Island craftsman has sued ex-pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli and others over utilization of his specialty in a Wu-Tang Clan collection.

Craftsman Jason Koza says pictures of individuals from the New York-based hip-bounce bunch he put on a fan website were utilized without approval on a collection Shkreli purchased for $2 million. The claim in Manhattan government court Tuesday comes after Shkreli argued not blameworthy to securities misrepresentation charges in Brooklyn elected court.

Koza, of Copiague, New York, says he never approved utilization of the pictures in the bundling of the collection titled "Quite a long time ago in Shaolin."

He looks for unspecified harms from Shkreli, a Wu-Tang pioneer, a music maker and the collection's barker.

Shkreli lawyer Benjamin Brafman declined remark. Different litigants did not promptly remark.

A week ago, Shkreli irritated officials on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee by declining to affirm why he climbed the cost of a possibly life-sparing medication by more than 5,000 percent.

Shkreli seemed to smile during his time long appearance. Four times the brash business person and previous multifaceted investments administrator articulated before the board of trustees, "On the exhortation of direction I summon my Fifth correction benefit against self-implication and deferentially decrease to answer your inquiry."

Carry On writer Norman Hudis dies aged 93

Norman Hudis, best known for composing the initial six Carry On movies, has kicked the bucket at 93 years old. 

The screenwriter kicked the bucket encompassed by his family in California on Monday following a few weeks of hospice consideration.

His dowager Rita Hudis said in an announcement: "He kicked the bucket calmly at home with myself and Stephen and Kevin, his two children.

"He did well to reach 93. We will miss him. Our 60th commemoration would have been on the 28 April."

Hudis was conceived in London and started his vocation as a columnist before composing for stage and screen.

He composed the primary Carry in movie form, 1958's Carry On Sergeant, when he was 34. The cast included future Doctor Who on-screen character William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.

Hudis went ahead to pen Carry On Nurse, Teacher, Constable, Regardless and Cruising - the principal Carry On film in shading.

Carry On movies - the Norman Hudis years

Carry On Sergeant - 1958

Carry On Nurse - 1959

Carry On Teacher - 1959

Carry On Constable - 1960

Carry On Regardless - 1961

Carry On Cruising - 1962

Carry On Nurse was enlivened by stories from his wife, a previous medical attendant. In a BBC meeting in 2008, Hudis said: "I used to call down the stairs to Rita and say 'put on the old medical attendant's top and let me know something clever'."

In 2008, Hudis distributed a personal history titled No Laughing Matter: How I Carried On.

In it, he uncovered that he kept on composing Carry Ons after he cleared out the arrangement in the mid 1960s with the expectation that he may be asked back one day, drafting Carry On Under the Pier If Wet and Carry On Shylock Holmes.

In the wake of moving to the US, his TV composing credits incorporate The Wild West, The Man From UNCLE and Hawaii Five-O.

Morris Bright, administrator of Elstree Studios and a nearby family companion, said: "Without him we wouldn't have had the Carry On movies, since he composed the initial six - and look what that generated throughout the years.

"We owe the man a great deal. He leaves an incredible legacy of delight, stimulation and chuckling - something we can think back on and say, 'We're exceptionally thankful for him'.

"He was an awesome fellow, I should miss him an extraordinary arrangement."

Hudis is made due by his dowager, two children, and two grandchildren, Veronica and Cameron.

Brie Larson, Sylvester Stallone, Rachel McAdams attend Oscar nominees luncheon

The selective Oscar chosen people lunch get-together on Monday was likely the last time the "class of 2016" will be in the same room before the Academy Awards Feb. 28.

The yearly occasion held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Hollywood toasts the named performing artists, producers and groups behind a portion of the year's greatest movies.

Room, around a mother and her child living in imprisonment, is one of the designated motion pictures. Brie Larson, who has effectively won a Golden Globe, Critics' Choice honor and a SAG grant for her part in the film, couldn't speak enough about her young Canadian co-star, Jacob Tremblay.

"The impression of the world, that blamelessness, that amusingness, that light he conveys to the motion picture is the same thing he conveys to each second of his real life," she said in regards to the nine-year-old Vancouver native."I'm continually with this kid who has this simple method for taking a gander at things and doesn't feel the master plan of it. He's fair truly amped up for the present minute."

Alternate movies named for best picture are:

The Big Short.

Scaffold of Spies.

Brooklyn.

Distraught Max: Fury Road.

The Martian.

The Revenant.

Spotlight.

Canadian Rachel McAdams is named for a supporting part in Spotlight, taking into account the genuine anecdote around a tyke misuse sex outrage in the Catholic archdiocese of Boston. She offered credit to the genuine Boston Globe investigative columnist she played in the film, Sacha Pfeiffer, whom she depended on for pointers.

"I just got the chance to venture into those shoes," she said in regards to Pfeiffer. "I owe this designation to her altogether and I trust that we keep on telling the stories of awesome ladies out there."With no acting candidates of shading for a long time in succession, the absence of assorted qualities at the current year's Oscars, which set off the online networking hashtag #OscarsSoWhite when the selections were initially reported Jan.14, has been a proceeding with talk.

Sylvester Stallone, designated for best supporting performing artist in the film Creed, said he felt the star of the Rocky spinoff film, Michael B. Jordan, "ought to have been given significantly more regard, significantly more consideration."

Stallone said he asked movie producer Ryan Coogler whether he ought to go to the honors in the wake of getting the selection, yet at last, he said, Coogler urged him to speak to the film.

"I do trust things will change. It's simply an issue of time. In the end, all ability will ascend to the top."

There are less columnists welcomed to this lunch get-together than to different honors season occasions and the littler venue makes it feel more easygoing than the formal recompenses. Infrequently, it permits the stars to be somewhat more open.

"It's an enormous honor and it's such an incredible approach to praise the greater part of our movies," said supporting performing artist candidate Rooney Mara about her film Carol and the acknowledgment it has gotten this recompenses season.

"Be that as it may, then again it can be extremely overpowering, and some of the time it feels like we've been commending the same individual's birthday for quite a long time and it's fair never going to stop. In some cases it can feel a smidgen much, similar to I need the birthday gathering to end."

'OITNB' actress Taryn Manning sues NYC for $10M for 'false arrest'

"Orange Is the New Black" star Taryn Manning needs the city to hack up $10 million, saying she was dishonestly captured in 2014 and blamed for undermining the very individual who had been stalking her, as indicated by a request recorded Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court.Manning, who plays previous meth-head Tiffany "Pennsa­tucky" Doggett in the hit Netflix arrangement, was cuffed on Nov. 18, 2014, at the Fifth Precinct station in Chinatown — despite the fact that the Manhattan DA's Office had informed analysts she would not have been indicted, court papers claim.

The capture topped a meeting with Manning, her lawyer, Stacey Richman, and cops over claims by ex-buddy turned-stalker Jeanine Heller that the petite star sent her undermining instant messages, infringing upon a request of assurance.

"The meeting finished when I was bound by a criminologist and secured a little room adjoining the meeting room," Manning, 37, said in a sworn testimony. "Around 20 minutes after the fact, I was evacuated . . . still cuffed and walked through the area. I was prepared and at last set in a holding cell."

By then, Heller — who was not distinguished by name in the new recording — had as of now been busted twice before for purportedly stalking and bothering Manning, reports say.

Keeping an eye on says she needed to hold up hours to be discharged from guardianship once the DA's Office issued a formal declination of arraignment.

Her capture was voided and fixed, yet the NYPD spilled points of interest of it to the media, she charges. "My harms incorporate lawyer's charges, hours of detainment, enthusiastic misery and reputational hurt," Manning said.

By documenting the request, Manning is looking for authorization to record a late notice of case against the city in the wake of neglecting to do as such inside of the 90-day due date.

Heller would later be captured a third time before confessing to abusing a contingent release by ceaselessly messaging Manning. She was sentenced the previous summer to six months in prison.

Keeping an eye on, who reignited her acting vocation as the God-dreading redneck criminal on "OITNB," has a past filled with legitimate burdens.

She was blamed under two weeks back for thumping her cosmetics craftsman Holly Hartman, who said the on-screen character head-butted her, whipped her with a wet towel and splashed her in the eyes with Windex last November, TMZ reported.

Keeping an eye on additionally as of late scattered gossipy tidbits she's a second cousin of Super Bowl 50 champion quarterback Peyton Manning and his sibling, Eli, the two-time Super-Bowl-winning QB with 

Stars at Super Bowl 2016

Everyone was a football fan on Sunday, Feb. 7, when the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers went head to head amid Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California. Woman Gaga commenced the merriments and Coldplay, with assistance from Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, claimed the halftime appear, however they weren't the main stars commending the pigskin confrontation. See stars from Kate Hudson to Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones getting their football on

2016 DGA Awards: The complete winners list

A obviously enthusiastic Alejandro G. Inarritu acknowledged the honor for extraordinary directorial accomplishment in highlight film for his work on "The Revenant" at the 68th yearly Directors Guild Awards, which were held Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

Customarily, the victor of the earlier year's DGA Award does the distinctions of declaring the new year's champ, yet since Inarritu himself won the honor a year ago for "Birdman," Tom Hooper, who won the recompense in 2011 for "The King's Speech," was drafted to open the envelope, since this year Inarritu was designated at the end of the day — alongside Spotlight's Tom McCarthy, "The Big Short's" Adam McKay, "Distraught Max: Fury Road's" George Miller and "The Martian's" Ridley Scott.

Based on the acclaim level in the room as the chosen people's names were perused, Miller was the prevalent top choice, however at last, it was Inarritu who was called to the stage, turning into the principal chief to ever win consecutive DGA Awards.

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Holding back tears, Inarritu noted, "Extreme men don't cry. That is the thing that Ridley Scott said today, and he's privilege." But the producer seemed overcome as he recognized his dad, who passed on two years back, saying, "I believe he's getting some business up there to get this going, and I miss him a ton." The Mexican-conceived executive talked about going to the lodging's kitchen, where "there were more than 120 Mexicans that serve you hot nourishment and that was the best party I ever had — that is not the general population that Donald Trump has depicted by any stretch of the imagination." Inarritu went ahead to say, "This embrace, this grasp you're providing for me today, is setting off to an entire nation, an entire Latin American group in this nation. The general population who live here contribute a considerable measure to this nation."

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The DGA Award is viewed as one of the key harbingers of Oscar triumph, following there have been just seven events in the historical backdrop of the recompense when the DGA victor has not gone ahead to win the Oscar for best chief. The tension was especially high this year since nobody picture has risen as the undeniable Oscar leader. While the Golden Globe for best dramatization went to "The Revenant" (and the best comic drama Globe was recompensed to "The Martian"), each of the societies have picked an alternate film. The Producers Guild of America gave its top prize to "The Big Short" and the Screen Actors Guild Award for best group went to Spotlight. Be that as it may, the DGA Award now gives a support to Paramount, New Regency and Plan B's "The Revenant," the story of a nineteenth century hide broker battling for his life.

The top TV recompenses — a scope for HBO — were exhibited to David Nutter in the emotional arrangement class for the "Mother's Mercy" scene of "Round of Thrones"; Chris Addison in the comic drama arrangement race for the "Decision Night" scene of "Veep"; and Dee Rees in films for TV/miniseries for "Bessie," the biopic about Bessie Smith.

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The recompense for best narrative component coordinating went to Matthew Heineman for "Cartel Land," which takes a gander at vigilante bunches battling the medication cartels on both sides of the U.S./Mexican fringe. "I trust this film will offer voice to those caught by the cycle of viciousness with the expectation that one day the cycle will end," said Heineman.

The DGA additionally presented another recompense this year, a prize for a first-time highlight film chief, and Steven Spielberg was close by to display the inaugural prize to author turned-executive Alex Garland for "Ex Machina," his science fiction story of an android nearly cognizance. In his acknowledgment, Garland refered to Steven Soderbergh as his motivation, calling him "a beacon who's demonstrated the way."

Productive and powerful business executive Joe Pytka was respected with the society's Lifetime Achievement Award in Television, and later at night, when Scott showed up in front of an audience to acknowledge his selection, he gave a yell out to both Pytka and his late sibling Tony Scott as the two most compelling chiefs throughout his life.

The DGA likewise exhibited its Franklin J. Schaffner Award to Tom McDermott and its Frank Capra Award to Mary Rae Thewlis.

In his inviting comments, DGA president Paris Barclay insinuated assorted qualities, the issue of the day, by talking about the significance of persuading "the industry that equivalent open door implies only that. Measure up to circumstance implies a level playing field." Jane Lynch, who served as the night's emcee, drew commendation when she called attention to that 14 of the night's chosen people were ladies. Also, James Corden, who served as a moderator, got one of the night's greatest snickers when he proposed that as a result of the difference in pay offered to men and ladies, "Eddie Redmayne needed to take a pay slice part of the way through 'The Danish

Emily Ratajkowski Talks Super Bowl and ‘Feelin’ the Bern’

 


Although he is not the biggest football fan, Emily Ratajkowski Super Bowl 50 runs a ticket, we find ourselves between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos their first Super Bowl commercial for Levi's showdown in the stadium provides access to display are doing.
Gone Girl actress, 24, the first Super Bowl ad and the New York Giants Pro Bowler Odell, Jr. star Beckham to trade on the New Buick Buick Cascada convertible, the "big day." In addition, promoting Emily a guest at a wedding where the bride's bouquet, it is a hand-held O'Dell strategy that has become famous for its use. Naturally, football players and witnesses as well as the guest should be treated. "When we shoot, Odell, gave me a very good sign," Ratajkowski said. "Although I certainly am ready to become a professional football player I have the ball a few times! Once proud," "Blurred Lines" video star celebrity Yahoo said, "I certainly do not believe a basketball fan, so when I received a call about the commercial got off the phone was really fun. my father, my boyfriend texted, 'you Odell Beckham Jr. about what you think? "they have both, 'what?' They were so stoked that [ad shoot] was really fun for me. "He said ,," [O'Dell] super sweet. Really, really down to earth and mature. He made fun of the shoot. "Ratajkowski this year's Super Bowl is not a horse in the race, he has to catch up with the live action was excited about." I'm not sure of the way, but Manning will be retiring soon, and that his last Super Bowl, I think I'm going to Broncos. I just hope that it's going to be a good game. "(And he said he was not a football fan.)
Most of us in the couch to watch, Ratajkowski believes that three things are necessary for a Super Bowl party.
"Well, you definitely need to get better beer," he said. "You need a lot of beer. You do not know how many people will drink a lot, so you should be or how long they are going to stay. Second, a good place to sit or TV, so people to stand around. placement is the key. you do not want the TV to block people. and finally, barbecue. you need to eat some good barbecue. "

Leonardo DiCaprio Has a Rogue Hair at the 2016 SAG Awards and It's Driving People Insane

 
  

Goodness, my! It would appear that Leonardo DiCaprio conveyed a date to the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards. You folks, we absolutely have another couple to prattle about! We're discussing course about Leo and the rebel hair on his head that nobody could quit taking a gander at. Take a gander at the thing! The all important focal point. Posturing. Working the points. Simply eclipsing Leo as he discusses his work in The Revenant. It's simply floundering around on his brow such as it's gunning for its own particular specialists. Leo's rebel hair, who are you wearing?! Could somebody please advise Leo to do the ol' spit-and-swipe-back to understand that hair off his brow? On the other hand was this Oh, my! It would appear that Leonardo DiCaprio conveyed a date to the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards. You folks, we thoroughly have another couple to talk about! We're discussing course about Leo and the rebel hair on his head that nobody could quit taking a gander at. Take a gander at the thing! The all important focal point. Posturing. Working the edges. Simply dominating Leo as he discusses his work in The Revenant. It's simply floundering around on his brow such as it's gunning for its own operators. Leo's rebel hair, who are you wearing?! Will somebody please advise Leo to do the ol' spit-and-swipe-back to understand that hair off his temple? On the other hand was this a decision by his style group to make him look somewhat crunched and defective? Fun certainty: that is the reason Disney gave Belle a rebel hair in Beauty and the Beast. Did we simply look at Leonardo DiCaprio, one of our finest living on-screen characters, to a Disney princess? Yes. Beyond any doubt did.

Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace's Celebrity Big Brother 'spilt champagne' row with Farrah Abraham costing CPS £15,000

The two conflicted live on air amid twist off show Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side



A trial against Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace is allegedly costing citizens £15,000 - after she was blamed for tossing champagne at Farrah Abraham on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side in September. 

The 37-year-old confronts trial taking after a five month test into the occurrence, which saw the Brit TV star and US reality star get into a physical altercation, exchanging affronts on the live appear. 

Another evictee, Janice Dickinson, 60, professedly tossed a seat at Farrah and has already gotten a police alert. 

Aisleyne declined to acknowledge an alert at the time and the CPS proceeded with an attack charge. 

Farrah cases to have been harmed by the champagne occurrence at Channel 5's Elstree Studios. 

Aisleyne, who will likewise confront charges of criminal harm to Farrah's dress, denied charges at a hearing in Stevenage last Monday.



A trial is set to happen in March with host Rylan Clark, performing artist Vicki Michelle and two makers anticipated that would give proof. 

Farrah, who lives in the US, could be flown back to the UK to affirm in the hearing, as citizens' cost on the grounds that a videolink would be at 2am in Los Angeles, the report claims. 

The line prompted CBBBOTS being pulled off air for 10 minutes and 'Allo star Vicki Michelle, who was additionally on the board, being hurried to healing center. 

At the time Hertfordshire police affirmed they had propelled an examination concerning what happened on the appear. 



An announcement given to Mirror Celeb at the time read: "Hertfordshire Constabulary got a report at 10.55pm on the night of Tuesday, September 22nd with respect to an occurrence which is asserted to have happened in the Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. The occurrence happened a brief timeframe before the call. 

"Officers are at present making request to set up the accurate circumstances of what happened and will discharge further points of interest when suitable." 

The CPS told the Sun: "We consider all cases as per the Code for Crown Prosecutors.

Michael Bublé's wife Luisana Lopilato gives birth to their second child

MICHAEL Bublé's wife has given birth.

The singer and Luisana Lopilato introduced their second child to the world last night.
Taking to Instagram Michael shared an adorable picture of his newborn son at the hospital.

Freshly born, the little one looked beautiful as his mother wrapped him up in blankets.
"And then there were 4. Introducing Noah's little brother Elias Bublé #family #blessed #brothers," he captioned the shot.


Elias is the couple's second child, they also have a 2-year-old son, Noah.
The gorgeous couple used the help of their son Noah to announce they were expecting back in July.

"Noah has some news for to tell you …” Michael captioned a video of his son on Instagram.

"Who's that in there?" he asks Noah in the video, to which his adorable little boy replies: "Baby!"

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery devastated over Irish fiancé’s death

 
 The Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery has been left devastated after John Dineen, who she reportedly got engaged to in February, passed away in Marymount Hospital in Cork, Ireland after an illness on Sunday.

According to the Irish Examiner, John had been ill for some time. A private funeral for the Irishman is expected to take place in Cork, where he is from.

Michelle, 34, has been dating John since May 2013. The brunette beauty didn't like to comment publicly on their relationship but did once praise him as being a "wonderful man".
She said: "I have a wonderful man in my life from Ireland. We were introduced by ['Downton Abbey' star] Allen Leech. That’s all you need to know."

Michelle is known for playing Lady Mary Crawley in period drama Downton, which will end this year after its Christmas special.

The actress recently revealed plans to go backpacking to Australia and India.

She said: "I never had a year out. I want to go traveling. I've never been to Australia. I'd love to go to India. I want to go backpacking."

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X Factor 2015: Has Simon Cowell wooed Rita Ora to The X Factor with £1.5million?
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Simon Cowell is reportedly offering Rita Ora everything but the kitchen sink to persuade her to ditch The Voice and become a judge on The X Factor
The Poison singer has previously claimed she turned down Simon’s invitation to join the panel on the ITV talent show in favour of its BBC rival.
But The Mirror reports Simon is determined to win the 24-year-old star over, with a lucrative £1.5 million pay deal, along with the use of his private jet and “unlimited” clothes.

Rita previously said she chose The Voice because “it is well received and respected by other artists.”
But she reports say she may be considering The X Factor as her friend Nick Grimshaw is said to have signed up to replace Louis Walsh.

Rita appeared as a guest judge on one episode of The X Factor in 2012, but is said to be worried about the impact working full-time on the show might have on her music career in the US.

She has also reportedly had an offer from the BBC to return to The Voice.
Simon and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini are expected to return to the panel for the 12th series, which will air on screens later this year. The first round of auditions have already begun, with the judges’ stages expected to start filming in July.

Radio 1 DJ Grimmers has verbally agreed to become a judge after rumours began swirling that he was to replace Louis.

The TV mogul is expected to make his final decision in coming days.

A show spokesman said: “No formal decision has been made yet.”

By Shah Murad Hassan