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Actress Rosamund Pike ruffled feathers talking about America’s “broken legal system” while accepting her Golden Globe – yet she hit the nail right on the head. The British star referred to private guardianship, which allows officials to take charge of the affairs of the elderly. Rosamund has learned first hand how the system has led to shocking exploitation of the elderly. Her character in hit Netflix movie I Care A Lot is based on one of the worst offenders – a monstrous fraudster called April Parks. The profiteering guardian ruined thousands of lives by taking elderly people from their homes under duress then robbing them blind. Families later said their parents were effectively kidnapped. Parks, 55, would consign her victims to care homes, where they were heavily sedated to ensure compliance. Then she would steal their worldly possessions – often priceless heirlooms – and access hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings. Parks got super rich off her exploits … [Read more...] about Real life fraudster behind Rosamund Pike film character who conned and robbed elderly

Groundbreaking FX show Pose is coming to an end with season three which will premiere on May 2. Co-creator and Executive Producer Steven Canals announced the news via GMA on Friday as he said in a video statement 'Our new season will be its last,' calling it a very difficult decision to make. The show — which stars Billy Porter — follows the lives of Black and Latino LGBTQ and gender non-conforming residents of NYC in the drag ball scene — the first network show of its kind. End of an era: FX's Pose is to end with season three as co-creator Steven Canals shares in a statement 'we reached the intended ending of our story,' while announcing the final season's premiere on May 2; Dominique Jackson pictured in Pose Canals continued to share that the third season will have seven episodes, and will come to an end on June 6. 'This has been an incredible journey and we have told the story we wanted to tell, the way we wanted to tell it,' he said. He additionally posted a … [Read more...] about FX’s Pose will end after season 3 as co-creator Steven Canals says: ‘We told the story we wanted to tell’

A nna Quayle, who has died aged 86, thrilled early-1960s theatre audiences in London and New York when she starred as Evie and the other women in Anthony Newley’s life in the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off. “Broadway’s new comedy queen,” enthused one American critic. The subject matter was breezily racy for the time, with Newley’s character Littlechap marrying his boss’s daughter (Anna Quayle) after she falls pregnant. Then during business trips carrying on with Anya, a Russian hostess, Ilse, a German domestic help, and Ginnie, an American cabaret singer – all revue-sketch cameos brought to life by Anna Quayle, whom The Daily Telegraph’s Eric Shorter found “delightful”. The musical, written by Newley and Leslie Bricusse, opened in the West End at the Queen’s Theatre (1961-62) and moved to Broadway (Shubert and Ambassador, 1962-4) where the two stars reprised their roles. … [Read more...] about Anna Quayle, Tony-winning actress best known on film for her roles in ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ – obituary

Police are "increasingly concerned" about the welfare of a missing woman who disappeared while walking home in London. Sarah Everard, 33, went missing while walking to her home in Brixton, south London , from the nearby Clapham Junction area on Wednesday evening. The marketing manager had been at a friend's house in Clapham when she left the property in Leathwaite Road around 9pm, exiting through the back gate onto the A205 South Circular. She is thought to have walked across Clapham Common and was expected to arrive home around 50 minutes later. Friends of Ms Everard said she spoke to her partner en route around 9.30pm, but has not been heard from since. Her last known location was near Clarence Avenue. Advertisement In a statement, Ms Everard's family said: "With every day that goes by we are getting more worried about Sarah. "She is always in regular contact with us and with her friends and it is totally out of character for her to … [Read more...] about Sarah Everard: Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for welfare of missing Brixton woman

GOGGLEBOX has amused viewers with its fun and friendly bunch of families since 2013 – but not all of them have survived on the show. While the Channel 4 hit which shows families from across the country reacting to the most popular TV shows of the day has made stars of the likes of Scarlett Moffatt and the Malone family . But some of its stars were forced off our screens and lead very different lives to when they were fan favourites on Gogglebox . Scarlett Moffatt The Moffatt family rose to fame as Gogglebox’s warm and witty northern family in the award-winning reality show. Known for their strong opinions, laugh-out-loud humour and down-to-earth characters, the Moffatts have been firmly embraced as one of the nation’s stand–out favourites from the Channel 4 show, encompassing everything that we love about the cult TV hit. Scarlett, now 30, went on to host I'm A Celeb spin off show Extra Camp as a co-presenter as well as Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. … [Read more...] about What happened to Gogglebox cast members after they quit – from a prison stint to weight loss