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A menu that is said to have been featured at the Oscars recently was shared by the likes of Ben Shephard and a former Traitors star.

The Oscars ceremony will take place on Sunday night in the US this year. A host of celebrities, including nominees, will be at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the annual film awards ceremony that evening.

It will be followed by the Governors Ball, which is a post-ceremony “celebration” at the venue. Restaurant owners Wolfgang Puck and Eric Klein have previously revealed that they have “created” a weekend menu for the occasion.

Chef Elliott Grover, who runs Wolfgang’s restaurant CUT in London’s 45 Park Lane, has revealed that he will work on the occasion. Elliott’s involvement was celebrated at a party in the UK ahead of the role’s departure.

Ben and Nathan Khider, who hosted the most recent episode of the Traitors on Good Morning Britain, were among the guests at Bar 45 at 45 Park Lane. Mhari Aurora from Sky News joined them.

It’s been speculated that Elliott’s party earlier this month was a part of the upcoming Governors Ball of the Oscars’ “cooking three signature British dishes.” The three dishes are reportedly knickerbocker glory, tartar sauce, and fish and chips.

In photos shared on social media, some of the attendees posed with Oscars at the restaurant, which was also launching a new art exhibition at Bar 45. In a photo taken with Elliott and other guests, Ben was seen holding the award. While Nathan posed alongside Mhari in a photo she shared with her followers, promoting the award.

45 Park Lane has since shared the event’s footage on Instagram. The hotel’s video on the platform showed what attendees at the party were getting at the party, including some attendees who appeared to have had the three dishes’ apparent appetizers.

Alongside the video, it wrote in the caption last week: “A Taste of Hollywood. At the 97th Oscars Governors Ball in Los Angeles, Wolfgang Puck and Eilliott Grover celebrate three enduring British dishes at the prestigious new art exhibition Icons of the Silver Screen at BAR45’s party. Up until March 9th, 2018, BAR45’s award season menu is also available to purchase.

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Really, you want to hate me, right? asks Boy George.

The Culture Club star says he can’t understand why some people aren’t a fan – insisting he’s not “dislikable”. Over the years, the singer has engaged in numerous extremely public altercations, including ones with famous people like Madonna and George Michael. When people really don’t like me and I’m like, he said to his pal Lulu, “I’m actually shocked when people just roll their eyes,” he said. “If you knew me, you couldn’t possibly dislike me because I’m not likeable but there are some people who just roll their eyes.”

Boy George, whose real name is George O’Dowd, has had some very public relations rifts. People he’s feuded with include Madonna, former bandmate Jon Moss and reality star Vogue Williams.

He once branded the Material Girl a “hypocrite” for supporting Kabbalah, but later said it was out of jealously and apologised. Moss was George’s former bandmate and ex-boyfriend in the 1980s band Culture Club. Moss was fired in 2018 and the band members sued George and the others for unpaid wages. The band settled the case by paying Moss £1.75 million. George was once described by Vogue Williams as “having a personal grudge against me” because he hadn’t responded to her on social media.

He only cherished David Bowie, though. “I used to send him emails – I’d send these tirades of love and worship, and I’d get a line back”, he said.

The 63-year-old Karma Chameleon singer admits being a diva as an up and coming musician. “Sometimes it’s avoiding that default behaviour – don’t tell me what to do and all that stuff”, he explains. There was a point in my early career when I would always kick off and throw up in the air, which I remember because I believed I was in charge if I refused to say no and that I would never do it, which I always did.

Boy George revealed his criminal past in the jungle when he first appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2022. After handcuffing Audun Carlsen to a wall during a drug-crazed night, the singer was imprisoned in 2009 for an attack on him. George has consistently refuted a court’s claim that he beat Audun with a chain, pleads not guilty to false imprisonment. However, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being found guilty of assault and false imprisonment.

Boy George continued to perform with the band and set the new wave group Culture Club’s top chart dominance in the 1980s. He says he dreams of a new career. “I want to learn to act”, he revealed on The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points, out today. “Be a bit more confident, I don’t want to feel those nerves when I’m on stage… and I didn’t realise you could get better at that, you have to practice”.

He is set to feature in new Apple TV+ show Kpopped, alongside Spice Girls Mel B and Emma Bunton. According to reports, the series, which is scheduled to air later this year, will feature a different Western artist in each of the eight episodes, working with household names in K-pop to reimagine one of their biggest hits. Megan Thee Stallion and Gangnam Style singer Psy will also be featured in the film, which is executive produced by Lionel Richie.

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reveals its 2021 Inductees, celebrating the most diverse list of Inductees in the history of the organization. They are:

Performer Category:

• Tina Turner
• Carole King
• The Go-Go’s
• JAY-Z
• Foo Fighters
• Todd Rundgren

Early Influence Award:

• Kraftwerk
• Charley Patton
• Gil Scott-Heron

Musical Excellence Award:

• LL Cool J
• Billy Preston
• Randy Rhoads

Ahmet Ertegun Award:

• Clarence Avant

“This diverse class of talented Inductees reflects the Rock Hall’s ongoing commitment to honor artists whose music created the sound of youth culture”, said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “It will make for an unforgettable live celebration of music in October at this year’s Induction Ceremony in Cleveland.”

To be eligible, artists are required to have released their first record 25 years prior to induction. Learn more about the qualifications and categories here: rockhall.com/inductees/categories

Ballots were sent to an international voting body of more than 1,200 artists, including current living Inductees, historians and members of the music industry. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.

The 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio with a radio simulcast on SiriusXM’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio channel 310. The Induction Ceremony will air at a later date on HBO and stream on HBO Max. Tickets go on sale to the public and members in July at ticketmaster.com.   Select Rock Hall donors and members get exclusive Induction ticket opportunities. Donate or join by June 30, 2021 to be eligible. Visit rockhall.com/join to learn more.

l-r: Actor,  Somto Akanegbu; Co-owner Urban Vision Limited, Akins Akinkugbe, Actor, Sharon Ooja ; Group Head Corporate Communications/ Executive Producer, The Men’s Club, Bola Atta; Director The Men’s Club, Tola Odunsi;  Actor, Adebukola Oladipupo, during the Season 2 Premiere of the movie in Lagos

Lagos, Saturday 18^th of May, 2019 was the definition of entertainment success. From the lights to setup, the atmosphere was filled with the euphoria of excitement. The wait was finally over, almost 6 months after the first season hit YouTube, The Men’s club, season 2 is set to launch.

In anticipation, a private screening was held at the IMAX Filmhouse cinema, Lekki. In attendance were the cast, crew and industry supporters. A little waiting room held a re-enacted set from the show’s opening montage, signature cocktails, mock tails  and delicious canapés were served. The Crème-de-la Crème of Lagos entertainment elites including Kemi Adetiba, Noble Igwe, Eku Edewor, Ashionye Raccah, Bola Atta and guests mingled and re-lived their favourite scenes from Season 1 through pictures and interviews.

At 7:30 pm, all guests were ushered into the main screening hall by the Creative Director of REDTV, Obinna Okerekeocha, intimating fans and guests present that the new Season was about to bring on a different dimension. ‘REDTV has taken drama to a different level and we aren’t scared to push the boundaries. Our vision at REDTV is to continually produce premium content for entertainment. The new season of The Men’s Club is real. Its aspirational and relatable. The cinematography and scores are top class and its wonderful to see how the lead actors have grown. This is going to be a bigger hit than Season one’ said Okerekeocha. He reminded everyone to spread the message and invite friends to subscribe on the REDTV.

As end credits from the show reeled on the screen, the room was filled with resounding applause. In a thank you address, Bola Atta the Executive Producer expressed her uttermost joy as the show more than surpassed expectations. She thanked the United Bank for Africa(UBA) for the endless support to ensure the success of REDTV and congratulated Tola Odunsi and Akins Akinkugbe, co-producers of The Men’s Club.

The curtains drew with a final address from Tola Odunsi and Akins ‘AK’ Akinkugbe returning immense gratitude to every single actor and crew behind the scene reminding guests that ‘it’s easy to see the finished show but every single person who contributes to the show makes the job worthwhile’.

The Men’s Club starring Daniel Etim Effiong, Ayo Ayoola, Efa Iwara, Baaja Adebule, Mimi Chaka, Sharon Ooja, Segilola Ogidan, Enado Odigie. This season hosts some new faces including Shawn Faqua, Ijeoma Aniebo, Somto Akanegbu as we follow the lives of 4 young men in Lagos, discovering love, breaking hearts and trying to find meaning to life through their daily experiences and encounters.

The new season drops on YouTube this Thursday 23^rd, May on the REDTV channel.

REDTV is a fast paced lifestyle channel that puts Africa on the global stage. Proudly powered by the  United Bank, UBA.

The network is here to entertain and inform with rich content that feature the very best of Africa focused on entertainment, fashion, news, design,
music, sport, movies and travel and much more. 

REDTV collaborates with the most talented visionaries, creative minds daring to believe in a New Africa, putting together content that reflects it. Feel the Heat on REDTV.