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RADIO star Paul Gambaccini has reportedly won a five-figure payout from prosecutors over a botched sex abuse probe. The 69-year-old said he lost £200,000 in earnings and legal fees after he was falsely accused of molesting two men in the 1970s and ’80s. Sources claim the case against him contained “howling factual errors”, with one accuser describing him as a “light- skinned Asian”. Gambaccini, known as the Professor of Pop, was kept on bail for a year and replaced by the BBC before he was finally cleared in October 2014.When the case was dropped, the Crown Prosecution Service wrongly suggested the two complainants had been under-age. Gambaccini began legal proceedings last year and has accepted a five-figure payout, according to the Daily Mail. The CPS also agreed to cover his legal fees, which are likely to be much higher. MOST READ IN NEWScampaignGET BOOKING 3,000 schools have joined Books For Schools — sign-up now & get kids reading … [Read more...] about Paul Gambaccini has ‘won a five-figure payout from prosecutors’ over a botched sex abuse probe

NICK Boles resigned from his local Conservative Party after a row over Brexit amid attempts to have him deselected at the next election. But how did he get into trouble over the UK's departure from the EU? Here's the lowdown... Who is Nick Boles? Nick Boles is a politician from the Conservative Party. He is also the Member of Parliament for the Grantham and Stamford constituency in Lincolnshire and was the Minister of State for Skills from 2014 - 2016.His father is Sir Jack Boles, who was the Head of the National Trust from 1975 to 1983. The 53-year-old was a Westminster City councillor and the Director of Policy Exchange before he entered parliament. He is the brother-in-law of former Conservative MP Dudley Fishburn. What has the Tory MP said about Brexit? Boles vowed to quit and bring down Theresa May if she goes for a No Deal Brexit.The influential ex-minister said he would resign the Tory whip rather than accept the policy. Today, after No Deal has been brought perilously … [Read more...] about Who is Nick Boles, why has the Tory MP been forced to quit and what has he said about Brexit?

She's an Oscar-winning actress with a string of critically-acclaimed performances under her belt. But Jennifer Lawrence previously had her eye on a role as a teen TV queen bee and auditioned to play the role of privileged Serena van der Woodsen in hit drama, Gossip Girl, before the show made its debut back in 2007.  Although she lost out on the part to Blake Lively, 30, show creator Josh Schwartz confirmed the then-unknown actress, now 27, was 'bummed not to get' the role.   Teen queen: Jennifer Lawrence auditioned to play the role of privileged Serena van der Woodsen in hit drama, Gossip Girl, before the show debuted in 2007 (pictured on Wednesday) Schwartz, who also created The O.C., told Vulture: 'We did not realize this at the time, but Jennifer Lawrence really wanted to play Serena and auditioned.  'This story came to us secondhand, but we were told she definitely auditioned and was bummed to not get it.' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next … [Read more...] about ‘She was bummed not to get it’: Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role of Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl but lost out to Blake Lively

The first trailer of Jennifer Lawrence's new film Red Sparrow was released on Thursday. The 27-year-old actress stars in the racy film as a spy named Dominika Egorova, a former ballerina who now seduces enemies for the Russian security service. The trailer shows Jennifer strutting by a pool in a revealing cut-out bathing suit before sharing a smooch with her co-star Joel Edgerton. Scroll down for video  Ultimate seductress: The new trailer for Jennifer Lawrence's new film Red Sparrow was released on Thursday The Academy Award winning star revealed her cleavage in the bold one-piece, revealing her slender frame. Her character is forced into a training program to become a Russian spy and seductress, with the job of eliminating enemies of the state by using her body as a weapon. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Jennifer Lawrence, 27, and director boyfriend Darren... 'OMG is this real?' Kim Kardashian in shock while watching... La La Lovely! Emma Stone wows in a … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lawrence slips into a racy swimsuit and locks lips with Joel Edgerton as she portrays a deadly Russian seductress in chilling first trailer for Red Sparrow

She has been busy promoting and celebrating her new horror film Mother! over the last few weeks. And Jennifer Lawrence proved she has been making the most of the project's success on Thursday night, as she admitted to being hungover during her appearance on the Late Night Show. The giggly actress, 27, confessed to host Seth Meyers she had partied too hard at the movie's NYC premiere the previous evening, before recalling a time she had thrown beer over an aggressive fan in a bar - all while sipping on a glass of red wine. Scroll down for video  Wine not! Jennifer Lawrence proved she has been making the most of her new film's success on Thursday, as she admitted to being hungover on the Late Night Show Honest: The actress confessed to Seth Meyers she had partied too hard the previous evening, before revealing she was once involved in a bar brawl - all while sipping on a glass of red Update your LBD with a lace mini like Jennifer Lawrence Alexander Wang lace dress Shop a … [Read more...] about ‘Something just snapped inside me!’ Jennifer Lawrence reveals she once doused rude fan with BEER during bar brawl… as hungover actress drinks her way through Late Night interview