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The New Pornographers drummer, Joseph Seiders, has been charged with possessing child sex abuse images with the band saying they are ‘absolutely shocked’ by the news

Indie rock band The New Pornographers have spoken out after their drummer, Joseph Seiders, was charged with possessing child sex abuse images.

The 44-year-old musician was arrested for allegedly filming young boys in a Chick-fil-A bathroom on multiple occasions, according to police. His band mates have released a statement following the arrest, in which they expressed their horror at his alleged crimes.

A spokesman for the New Pornographers said in a statement: “Everyone in the band is absolutely shocked, horrified and devastated by the news of the charges against Joe Seiders – and we have immediately severed all ties with him. Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted… “

The spokesman also added that the arrest did not affect the band’s plans moving forward and they will continue with their schedule without Seiders.

The drummer was arrested after an employee at Chick-fil-A reported to the police that a man had been going in and out of the toilets at the restaurant with underage children. This followed an 11-year-old boy reporting two days earlier that he was filmed by a man while using the toilet at the same restaurant, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Office in California.

After police allegedly found evidence linking Seiders to the two incidents as he was taken into custody. Search warrants were issued on April 9 and police went to his home and seized his car and mobile phone.

The sheriff’s department confirmed after the search that Seiders was charged with possession of child sex abuse materials, molesting a child, and invasion of privacy. The drummer has been held behind bars with a $1 million bail set, and will be due again in court on April 22.

Seiders became drummer for the New Pornographers in 2014, after playing with a number of other bands. The authorities have said that they are still investigating whether there are any more victims in the case.

The latest single by the band, called Ballad Of The Last Payphone, was released a week before their drummer’s arrest. Describing the inspiration behind the tune, the band wrote on Instagram: “This song was inspired by a Raymond Carver story called ‘Fat’, and tells the story of a person visiting the last payphone in NYC where it currently sits, in the Museum of the City of New York. The narrator doesn’t know why they are so fascinated by it, but to us it should be obvious. Obvious to me, at least. “

Rochelle Humes has showed off her stunning toned body in sensational snaps from her family holiday in the Maldives

Rochelle Humes has showed off her stunning toned body in sensational snaps from her family holiday in the Maldives. The 36-year-old TV presenter posted the photos to her Instagram as she showed that she was enjoying a sun-soaked holiday, with her sharing a number of bikini photos from a tropical getaway.

The former Saturdays pop star posed in a black bikini along with a black and orange beach skirt. In another pic, Rochelle proved that her gym routine was tantamount, as she joined sister, Lili Piper, 29, for a workout. The family holiday also saw Rochelle’s husband Marvin join them, along with children Alaia-Mai, 11, Valentina, seven, and son Blake, four.

This is the couple’s fourth holiday this year after they were slated by fans for enjoying 12 getaways abroad during 2024. This year, Rochelle and Marvin have jetted off to the Maldives for New Year before heading to Dubai in February. The following month, the family were in Miami before heading to the Maldives again this month. This has led to accusations about their carbon footprint due to the their jetset lifestyle.

Rochelle previously responded to her critics saying that they are having renovations on their property and once they have been completed, then they would be staying in the UK more. She wrote on Instagram: “Once it’s ready that might be a different story. “

The This Morning presenter said they had an unexpected offer on their house which they couldn’t turn down and have bought a plot nearby where they are having a house built. She said at the time: “We are moving. Can you believe? I actually must be crazy. And I’m moving in every single sense of the word. So first of all, with the house, we’ve found ourselves in a position where we got an offer on our house. Anyway, crazy. It happened out of the blue, but we have found a plot that is in a spot that we have always loved so badly.”

Rochelle continued to say that they had taken inspiration from Grand Designs: “So we’re going to build a house. I’ve never built a house before. I’m so excited but we are now in a rental for eighteen months to two years. I think more two years probably… plus, whilst we build hopefully the forever home.

“We love moving. It’s become our favourite pastime. I’m not sure why, how or whatever but we’re definitely a little bit gypsy at heart. I love embarking on a new adventure. “

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Astroworld star, Travis Scott, who is performing at Coachella again today, is best known for his music and for dating Kylie Jenner – but he’s also hit the headlines for other reasons

Travis Scott fans can’t wait to watch the Astroworld star perform at Coachella again tonight. The dad-of-two, 33, will be on stage at the Californian festival for the second time this week having performed to a starry-eyed crowd in the Colorado Desert last Saturday.

Having had five number one hits on the US Billboard chart as well as an impressive 10 Grammy nominations, Travis – born Jacques Bermon Webster II – is also well-known for dating Kylie Jenner with whom he shares daughter, Stormi, and son, Aire. However, he’s also hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons reasons, including the devastating Astroworld tragedy…

Astroworld tragedy

In 2021, the music world was left in mourning when 10 people died and hundreds of people were injured following Travis’ Astroworld festival.

The rapper founded the annual festival in his hometown of Houston, Texas in 2018, and had headlined every year since. But in 2021, the crowd surged during his performance, tragically leaving 10 people dead, aged from 14 to 27.

A criminal investigation was launched following the tragedy, with Travis and the festival organisers facing criticism for not having stricter security measures.

Following the tragedy, the rapper made a public statement on Twitter, now, X about the fatal festival – but didn’t apologise, saying: “I am absolutely devastated by what took place last night,” he tweeted, adding: “My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival. Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.”

Attends Astroworld after-party

In the wake of the tragedy, it was soon revealed that Travis attended an after-party immediately after the Astroworld festival.

However, the Nightcrawler star defended himself, claiming not only was he not able to see what was going on in the crowd while on stage, he said he also didn’t know the gravity of the injuries and fatalities until after he’d already arrived at the star-studded after-party.

Arrested at Lollapalooza festival for ‘inciting chaos’

Astroworld wasn’t Travis’ first music festival, which was marred with trouble. In 2015, he made headlines after reportedly encouraging fans to jump the barricades during his performance.

Billboard said he “fled the scene” shortly after the concert but was arrested soon after. Travis was then charged with disorderly conduct.

He was sentenced to one year of court supervision after pleading guilty to reckless conduct charges handed down after the incident in Chicago at the Lollapalooza music festival. At the time, Chicago officials said Travis encouraged fans to jump security barricades. However, no one was injured.

Charged with causing a commotion at his concert

In May 2017, Travis was accused of causing a commotion at his concert after a riot broke out while he was performing in Rogers, Arkansas. Things got out of hand, leaving multiple audience members injured.

Travis was held responsible for the riot that broke out, with authorities claiming he encouraged the commotion while addressing the crowd.

Travis was charged with three counts “of inciting a riot, disorderly conduct and endangering the welfare of a minor after he invited fans to overpower security and rush the stage. ”

Several people were injured during the concert, including a security guard and a police officer. Travis pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and he was ordered to pay court fees to two injured people.

Sued after Travis’ security allegedly assaulted fan outside his concert

Earlier this year, the Mirror reported that Travis was being sued by a man who claims one of the music star’s security guards violently injured him.

Legal documents obtained by the Mirror US reveal that a man named Omar Muhanna claims he was outside of a “concert venue” where Travis was performing when one of the rapper’s security guards allegedly made violent physical contact with him.

Omar claimed in the lawsuit that he was allegedly assaulted “without cause, provocation, or justification.” Court documents listed that Omar alleged the attack, which he said left him “seriously and permanent injured,” happened on Aug. 17, 2024 in Manhattan.

The Sicko Mode rapper was performing at Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center in Manhattan on that day. Omar claims that the alleged assault occurred a few blocks away from the venue.

Omar’s lawsuit doesn’t allege that Travis personally did anything wrong to him. Instead, he claims that, since Travis hired the company, he is the one, “liable” for the alleged conduct — accusing that security guard of “violently contacting [Omar] without cause, provocation, or justification while in the course of his employment as those acts were committed within the scope of the employee’s employment,” according to court documents.

The Mirror has contacted Travis’ reps for comment on this story.

Googlebox star Izzi Warner shared a touching tribute to her lookalike sister Ellie Warner as she gave an insight into their lives off the popular Channel 4 show

Izzi Warner has shared a look at her life away from the Googlebox sofa with her sister Ellie as she shared a touching message. The TV stars have been on screens for 10 years and have entertained the nation with their close bond and sassy remarks to each week’s telly.

They were initially worried about whether viewers would be interested in them when they joined the hit Channel 4 show back in 2015. However, the Leeds based sisters have racked up their own fans and share insights into their life off the show.

Ellie works as a hairdresser while Izzi is a qualified mortgage advisor and runs her own business. Their closeness carries on off Googlebox as Izzi made sure to share a gushing tribute to her sister on her birthday.

Izzi, 31, shared a series of snaps of the lookalike pair throughout the years alongside a sweet message as Ellie turned 35. She shared: “A huge happy birthday to my favourite sister! !

“If you have a sister you understand there’s no relationship like the one you have with your sister, you can hate them and love them in equal measures all at the same time! “

Izzi added: “Hope you have a clucking fantastic mid 30s style weekend! Love from us all always xxx. ” She included photos of the pair looking stunning as they dressed up for a fancy event and posed in front of a balloon and flower display.

Moments from their trips away together and time with family were also shared to mark the occasion. Ellie and long-term partner, Nat Eddleston, welcomed their first child, Ezra, into the world in 2023 while Izzi also shares son Bobby and daughter Bessie Rose with ex Grant.

Izzi made sure to include photos with their children as Ellie was flooded with birthday messages. The pair have had their challenges while they have been on screens, as Izzi has been there to support sister Ellie.

In 2022, Ellie’s partner Nat was left fighting for his life when he was hit outside the Woodman Pub in Halton in March 2022. He needed life support after being thrown onto the bonnet of a Seat Ibiza and into the air.

CT scans in the hospital revealed fractures to his neck, damage to his brain nerve fibres and bruising to both lungs. Nat spent 11 days in intensive care before being fitted with a surgical halo brace. The sisters took time off the Channel 4 show so they could be there to support their family.

Ellie has also provided support to Izzi, as she helped her with her heartbreak following the breakdown of her relationship with the father of her two children. Izzi shocked viewers in October last year when she dropped the bombshell she had split from her boyfriend of 10 years.

And what was even more surprising was that she’d kept it a secret for 18 months. Viewers only found out the mortgage advisor was single again after she shared her ‘ideal man’ criteria with Ellie, which she dubbed her ‘Mary Poppins’ list.

However, Izzi has found love once more as she revealed her new man to viewers in February. She shared her new beau’s name is Toby as she excitedly told big sister Ellie: “Wait till you see what Toby got me for Valentine’s – a card in a box!”

Ellie read out the card: “To Izzi, our first of many. Thank you for being the absolute best. I bloody adore you. Happy Valentines Day. I love you loads and lots more. Toby. ” Izzi hugged the card to her chest and asked Ellie: “How sick are you feeling now? “

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Katie Price has been performing in a production of Pinocchio this Easter and ahead of her latest performance, the former glamour model showed off her glowing tan

Media personality Katie Price showed off her glowing tan ahead of performing the latest date of her Easter pantomime tour. The mum-of-five, 46, is currently starring as Fairy alongside comedy legend Bobby Davro in a production of Pinocchio.

Ahead of taking to the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Halls in Oldham on Friday night, Katie looked ready to step under the theatre lights as she rocked a strong tan. Dressed in casual white trousers and a huge black coat, the former glamour model completed her look with a pair of white sunglasses.

Katie, who did a pantomime stint over the festive period with pal Kerry Katona, was announced as a Pinocchio cast member in February. “We are delighted to announce that KATIE PRICE and Casualty’s AMANDA HENDERSON will be sharing the role of Fairy across the dates of this year’s Easter Panto tour,” Anton Benson Productions announced on Instagram.

“They will join the previously announced casting of BOBBY DAVRO as Stromboli plus Easter Panto favourites RYAN GREAVES, KATE SALMON and PHYL HARRIES. ” Katie has clearly been enjoying her time on the road. Earlier this month, the reality TV star shared a snap of herself in character ahead of a performance and shared her excitement.

Last month, Katie announced that both of her bankruptcies have been discharged. The former glamour model, 46, who has fronted various Channel 4 and BBC documentaries about her life, was declared bankrupt for a second time last year over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.

Her first bankruptcy from 2019 was discharged earlier this year, after a hearing at the Insolvency and Companies Court. A representative for the mum-of-five confirmed at the end of March that the second bankruptcy has been discharged.

Katie told The Sun: “I’m so happy. I can finally move on and put these bankruptcies behind me and now only focus on the positive. Thank you to everyone that has supported me through this process. ” Her solicitor Chris Keane, from Fieldfisher LLP, told the newspaper that Katie had been “fully compliant with her Trustee in Bankruptcy and has been discharged from both bankruptcies in short order”, after attending a private interview.

Katie was first declared bankrupt in November 2019, and in February last year was ordered to pay 40% of her monthly income from the adult entertainment website OnlyFans until February 2027 to help pay off her debts. The court previously heard if the second bankruptcy remained in force she must pay money from OnlyFans to the trustee.

In February, barrister Darragh Connell, representing the trustee of Katie’s bankruptcies, told the Insolvency and Companies Court: “As to the second bankruptcy, the trustee’s position is that pursuant to information provided by Ms Price, the trustee has been undertaking inquiries with third parties. The outcome of those inquiries is not yet known. “

He added: “It may well transpire to be the case that an application is made to suspend discharge for a limited period, but that is not before the court today. “

Katie had previously failed to attend a court date related to her bankruptcy, and an arrest warrant in July was issued. At the time, the two-time I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star said on Instagram that she was “not running from matters” and was “neither embarrassed or ashamed”, and was “fully aware of the severity of my current personal financial situation”.

A private interview took place on September 24, according to a court hearing, where “sufficient provision of information” was made to avoid the need for a public examination concerning her first bankruptcy.

According to the Government, a person is usually released from a bankruptcy within 12 months, meaning they are discharged from the restrictions and debts from the bankruptcy. However, the former bankrupt must pay debts that were not included in their bankruptcy, and a trustee continues to deal with the bankruptcy debt settlements.

A Mission: Impossible star was paid a staggering amount for their 39-second role in a film in the hit franchise, and fans are saying he deserved the money for his brief appearance

A star in Mission: Impossible made a record-breaking cameo, with fans saying he may be the “highest-paid actor for smallest amount of screen time” thanks to the role. The final instalment of the action-packed franchise, The Final Reckoning, will conclude the action-packed series later this year, and fans will bid goodbye to cast members including Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, and Kristin Scott Thomas.

But it’s one astonishingly brief appearance at the end of the fourth movie, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, which has sparked debate in Hollywood circles. Their 39 seconds on the silver screen earned this actor a hefty paycheck, packing two days’ work into one of cinema’s most lucrative per-second rates. Fans believe this makes up for the lack of cash he was paid in the first film.

A viral post on Reddit’s r/TodayILearned subreddit reads: “Ving Rhames earned $7. 7million for roughly 39 seconds of screen time in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), which makes him the highest-paid actor for the smallest amount of screen time. He had just two days of work on set. “

Playing Luther Stickell in the famed saga, Rhames’ fleeting cameo in the fourth film sent waves of excitement through fans, garnering heaps of admiration for his performances across the series.

Echoing fan sentiments, one commentator wrote: “It makes up for the fact that he got paid basically peanuts for the first M:I movies. Tom Cruise got the big bucks for the first one, and with its limited budget (75M? ), there wasn’t a whole lot left for the other actors.

“With Tom Cruise doing his own stunts, by the time Ghost Protocol came out, there was no guarantee the movie was going to get finished (if Tom got hurt doing a stunt) -PLUS- no guarantee of future movies (if Tom got hurt doing a stunt) meant if Ving was going to do Ghost Protocol, he needed to be sure that he got the money now. “

Other fans have highlighted that another enjoyed a hefty payday for a film he did not even appear in in a separate franchise. One fan remembered: “Jack Nicholson got paid for Batman Returns, a film he wasn’t even in. He got a ‘pay or play deal’ in case they wanted the Joker to return for the sequel. “

Another fan noted that the Batman films also gave a lucrative payday to another actor too, after they opted for a different star in the third film.

They commented: “Billy Dee Williams also got a huge payday from the 1989 Batman when he played Harvey Dent in a few scenes. He was promised the role of Two Face later on and when they recast it he got paid the same as Tommy Lee Jones. “

Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey would serve as the villainous duo in the third Batman film, with both Nicholson and Williams left out of future screen adaptations.

Confirmation of Rhames’ lucrative payday comes from The Guardian, who reported: “Ving Rhames is rewarded handsomely for his dedication to the blockbuster franchise.