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Carrot Top rushed to hospital as he cancels Las Vegas show

Carrot Top rushed to hospital as he cancels Las Vegas show

Published by Daniella Wilson

American comedian Carrot Top has cancelled his Las Vegas show after being rushed to hospital. The 61-year-old, who was born Scott Christopher Thompson, is currently recovering in hospital after being admitted on Friday night. He had been due to perform at the Luxor in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday, however the gigs were cancelled as a result. Thompson’s representative said in a statement to TMZ: “Mr. Thompson is recovering in the hospital and is receiving the care and support he needs. “His family and those closest to him are deeply grateful for the concern, prayers and respectfully ask for privacy.” Carrot Top has a long-running residency at the Luxor in Las Vegas (Getty) MGM Resorts International, which owns the Luxor, added: “Scott is a beloved member of the Luxor and MGM Resorts family, and we are relieved to hear that he is recovering. “We are thinking of him and wish him strength as he receives the care and support he needs.” The Independent has contacted Thompson for comment. Known for his prop comedy and …

Hulu Cancels Not Suitable for Work After One Season

Hulu Cancels Not Suitable for Work After One Season

Published by Daniella Wilson

Hulu has decided not to renew the Mindy Kaling-created series Not Suitable for Work for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The comedy series, which premiered in June and ran for nine episodes, starred Ella Hunt (AJ), Avantika Vandanapu (Abby), Will Angus (Davis), Jack Martin (Josh), Nicholas Duvernay (Kel) and Jay Ellis (Bill). It centered on “five work-obsessed 20-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan’s most glamorous neighborhood, Murray Hill,” per the show’s logline. Warner Bros. Television, which produced Not Suitable for Work, plans to shop the show around for a potential new home. When THR chatted with Martin about the show in June, he said he wanted a role in Not Suitable for Work the minute he learned about the show. “I really wanted to be in it, and I just got really lucky,” he said after getting cast as Josh. As for Hunt, after getting the role of AJ, she told THR, “Being part of the Mindy-verse was exciting to me.” When Duvernay, who …

Barry Manilow, 83, cancels more concerts after ending Las Vegas show early

Barry Manilow, 83, cancels more concerts after ending Las Vegas show early

Published by Daniella Wilson

Barry Manilow is canceling more shows amid his treatment for lung cancer. On Thursday, Manilow cut his performance at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino short after just 40 minutes on stage, citing “technical difficulties.” Later, the 83-year-old announced that Friday and Saturday nights performances would be canceled as well. “We’re very sorry, but we have to cancel tonight and tomorrow’s performances,” a statement on the “Mandy” singer’s Instagram page read. “Due to technical and vocal problems, we’re unable to put on our show.” Fans were told in the comments that refunds for the canceled shows would be issued automatically. Barry Manilow announced two show cancelations in Las Vegas on his Instagram page (barrymanilowofficial/Instagram) Manilow revealed his diagnosis with lung cancer in December last year (Getty) Manilow’s representatives did not immediately respond to The Independent’s request for comment. The pop icon has been performing in Vegas for his “The Hits Come Home!” concert residency since May 2018. The news comes just weeks after he was forced to cancel his show in Lexington, Kentucky, hours …

Belgian government cancels Katy Perry show at last minute

Belgian government cancels Katy Perry show at last minute

Published by Sam Flores

Katy Perry has announced that her set at the Werchter Boutique festival in Belgium has been cancelled.Perry was backstage at the show on Saturday, in the middle of hair and makeup, when this news was delivered. “Sadly, my set @WerchterBoutique tonight can’t happen due to a government-mandated cancellation because of the incoming inclement weather and crowd safety concerns,” the singer wrote via Instagram. “Unfortunately, this is beyond my control. But the safety of all 55,000 of you always comes first and foremost.” Perry was set to perform in Werchter as part of a lineup that included Pitbull, Mika, Pommelien Thijs, James Arthur, Roxy Dekker and Emmy d’Arc. “I am sorry I can’t change the weather, and even sorrier that all of us can’t be together tonight,” Perry concluded. “I was looking forward to being back after 17 years. I was even gonna wear the same outfit from that 2009 show again. I love you all, and please get home safe.” Perry also shared a statement from the festival, announcing that her set was cancelled and …

Netflix Cancels Duffer Brothers Series The Boroughs After 1 Season

Netflix Cancels Duffer Brothers Series The Boroughs After 1 Season

Published by Daniella Wilson

Netflix has swiftly canceled the Duffer Brothers series The Boroughs after just one season, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The show premiered less than a month ago. The Boroughs was highly anticipated as it represented Matt and Ross Duffer‘s first series after Stranger Things, which is iconic in Netflix’s history. Stranger Things was sci-fi with kids, The Boroughs was sci-fi with seasoned adults. Part of the problem here, a source tells THR, is that sci-fi is expensive. Another piece surely is that the Duffers are taking their talents to Paramount. (The Boroughs wouldn’t have followed, but sometimes breakups are hard.) “In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their ‘golden years’ are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects,” the logline for The Boroughs reads. The Boroughs starred Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman. It had Cocoon (1985) vibes. “In the sun-drenched expanse of the …

Cleaners consider strike as Ark cancels wage agreement

Cleaners consider strike as Ark cancels wage agreement

Published by Miika Tikkanen

One of England’s most influential academy trusts has stopped offering the real living wage to staff this year, blaming stretched budgets and falling rolls. Ark Schools, which runs 39 schools, made the admission as cleaners in one of its London academies vote on whether to strike over the move. The union representing the workers argued that the pay changes have forced the lowest paid “to shoulder the burden of financial pressures while others higher up the organisation remain protected”. Source link

Booz Allen Shares Hammered After Treasury Cancels Consulting Contracts

Booz Allen Shares Hammered After Treasury Cancels Consulting Contracts

Published by Jenni Sidey

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton tumbled the most in months during late Monday morning trading after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent canceled dozens of contracts tied to the consulting firm. Secretary Bessent said 31 contracts with Booz Allen were terminated, representing $4.8 million in annual spending and $21 million in total obligations. “President Trump has entrusted his cabinet to root out waste, fraud, and abuse, and canceling these contracts is an essential step to increasing Americans’ trust in government,” he said, adding, “Booz Allen failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data, including the confidential taxpayer information it had access to through its contracts with the Internal Revenue Service.” Treasury pointed to an incident with Booz Allen in recent years: Most notably, between 2018 and 2020, Charles Edward Littlejohn — an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton — stole and leaked the confidential tax returns and return information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers. Last spring, Booz Allen said it was undergoing a major restructuring and planned to cut roughly 2,500 jobs, about 7% of …