The Devil May Cry series has been going for 18 years now and has picked up a lot of story baggage along the way, but getting up to speed on all the characters is still relatively easy.

Picking up several years after the events of Devil May Cry 4, the fifth entry follows a mysterious man known as V who hires Dante to solve a series of demon attacks across the world.

Nero meanwhile, who has his own demon hunting agency, is searching for a hooded individual who stole his original robotic prosthetic arm, called the Devil Bringer.

Both their causes bring them together to Red Grave City which is believed to be the centre of the demon attacks, where a powerful demon named Urizen hopes to become king of the Underworld.

But what brought them up to this point? And who on earth is Nero and Dante? Here’s a catch-up guide with all the characters from Devil May Cry 5.

Wondering whether to pick up Devil May Cry 5? You can check out the GameCentral review here.

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Stepping into the Carpool Karaoke seat – or rather seats – with James Corden this week are the recently-reformed Jonas Brothers – although their stint in the hot seat(s) won’t have been the most comfortable journey that the band have ever taken.

The trio, who returned last week with their comeback single Sucker, have taken over Corden’s Late Late Show in the US this week and they topped it off last night (7 February) with their debut appearance on the viral karaoke series.

Nearly six years on from their messy October 2013 break-up, Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas seem to be back on song and over their creative differences.

Not that Corden was going to let them get away without any mention of their split, though.

Amid renditions of old songs (Burnin’ Up) and new (Sucker) – and a resurrection of their cover of Busted’s Year 3000 – the host pried into past wounds by getting the band to discuss the steps which led to their return.

Talking about the band’s upcoming documentary, Nick revealed that the brothers had to do some ‘very necessary healing’ during the process of making the film.

‘Forced therapy, on camera,’ he wryly added, before disclosing that the band built up trust again through – what else? – a drinking game.

‘It really helped open things up. We wrote down questions and put them in a bowl, like: “Why do you think the band ended, and what do you think your role in it was?”

Nick then took the ultimate responsibility for that particular burning query: ‘I broke the band up – but I got them back together!’

Later in the skit, Corden got the brothers Jonas to take a lie detector test to further complete the ‘healing process’ – with a series of jibes being aimed at Nick in regards to his recent marriage to Priyanka Chopra.

‘At any point while you were at Nick’s wedding, did you ever think: “How much longer is this going to be?”‘ Corden asked Kevin, whose ‘yes’ reply was confirmed by the lie detector as being a truthful answer.

Nick was then asked: ‘Was there a point during your many weddings where you thought: “I’m done with these weddings”?’ And, not only did he reply ‘yes’, but he revealed why: ‘It was when I looked at the bill!’

A revealing Carpool Karaoke if there ever was one.

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Captain Marvel star Brie Larson has been making a number of bold sartorial statements on the red carpet as she promotes the highly-anticipated blockbuster.

The Oscar winner, 29, has been seen in gorgeous sweeping gowns, dazzling sequins, ab-baring crop tops and bold colour options.

Speaking about the series of looks, the leading actress revealed it’s very important to feel confident and comfortable when she steps on to a red carpet and has all eyes her way.

Brie told People: ‘Clothes are a form of expression and they can be something that makes you feel empowered. I’m introverted, and for me having something that makes me feel good in these very public moments is imperative.’

The star went on: ‘But, because we have a really long press tour and a lot of looks, it gives me a lot of opportunities to kind of meditate on what empowerment really means when it comes to fashion.’

At the New York premiere on Wednesday night, Brie spoke again about ‘owning her body’.

‘That’s been the theme of this whole press tour is owning my body and understanding that it changes from day-to-day what feels empowering to me and what makes me feel good,’ Brie explained.

It comes as the actress made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel where she opened up about how she prepared for the role.

‘I trained for nine months and got super strong,’ she told the TV host.

‘But then you also have to learn weird things, like how to make a cool face.’

Boasting a host of familiar acting names, Captain Marvel also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law.

The Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck directed film tells the story of Carol Danvers and her journey to becoming Captain Marvel, after the earth is caught in the centre of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds.

Captain Marvel is being released in the UK today.

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BTS ARMYs in the UK have been spoilt this year, with the band playing not one, but two dates at Wembley Stadium.

But while there’s 180,000 chances to get your hands on a prized ticket, of course, there’s always touts coming to ruin the party.

Fifteen minutes after tickets went on sale at 8.30am for BTS’s second date at Wembley, tickets began popping up on resale sites for nearly £2,000.

Metro.co.uk found that VIP tickets were being sold on Viagogo for £1,805 – that’s £1,575 more than the most expensive ticket available on Ticketmaster.

Other tickets on the resale site, which were next to the stage, were being sold for upwards of £1,600, with other seated tickets being priced at £900.

However, there were also tickets being sold for face value.

Viagogo previously told us: ‘Viagogo told us: ‘Viagogo does not set ticket prices, sellers set their own prices, which may be above or below the original face value. Where demand is high and tickets are limited, prices increase.

‘The reality is that any tickets listed at silly prices rarely if ever sell. All tickets on Viagogo are valid and it is perfectly legal to resell a ticket or give it to someone else if you want to.’

Despite some non-ARMYs snapping up tickets, it seems a lot of fans were very happy today as they managed to bag a ticket to see the IDOL singers in the flesh.

When Metro.co.uk tried to access tickets on Ticketmaster, we were repeatedly kicked out as the ‘connection’ was lost – however, many ARMYs learned from their mistakes last time and reported a much smoother process on the Ticketmaster app.

A second Wembley date was added due to insanely high demand, with BTS also playing Sunday 2 June after their first date on 1 June.

RM, Jimin, Jin, V, Suga, J-Hope and Jungkook – or should we say Jungkook hyung – sold out the 90,000 capacity stadium in just 90 minutes last week.

This is far from where the K-pop superstars started – as evidenced by an adorable tweet from 2014, in which they promoted a free gig for 200 fans. 

Look how far they’ve come!

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Justin Bieber has hit back at suggestions that Shawn Mendes has been flirting with Hailey Baldwin, insisting that they’re ‘friends’.

It all kicked off among the fandom when Justin shared several pictures of his wife Hailey, one of which was her sat in her car.

Shawn liked the picture – which, may we remind you, was on Justin’s page – but as Shawn and Hailey are rumoured to have previously dated, people instantly wondered if his double tapping had a hidden meaning.

A fan page then shared the grab of Shaun’s ‘like’ but Biebs found the account (stalker) and quickly commented: ‘Their friends relax (sic).’

That told them.

In 2017, it was speculated that Shawn and Hailey were dating after they were seen holding hands as they left Kendall Jenner’s Halloween party together.

Months later they then walked the Met Gala red carpet together but Shawn insisted at the time they were ‘not making our big debut’.

‘Obviously Hailey and I are friends, and it was just really cool for me to be able to walk with her because she’s a vet and it was my first year, so it kind of took the pressure off a little bit,’ he told People.

But by late June, Hailey appeared to have deleted all her Instagram photos of herself and supposed former flame, amid rumours at the time that she was back with the Biebs; months later, the pair wed in a small ceremony in New York City.

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From watching Leaving Neverland and hearing and reading comments, it’s clear that opinions are sharply divided.

They’re divided between whether to listen to Michael Jackson’s music ever again, or why his accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, should be making these claims now, when Jackson can’t defend himself.

It’s made more complex by them still speaking about him, their alleged abuser, with affection and adoration. Unfortunately, these conflicting bits of information don’t make a coherent story that we can fit into our otherwise tidy lives.

People might disagree on some parts of the story, but we know for a fact that in the 1970s and 1980s, two boys aged between five and 10, and their two families, courted MJ’s attention, who reciprocated.

The young boys revelled in the attention, the friendship, the gifts, the love of their favourite superstar; and their parents, equally starstruck, allowing them to spend hours alone with Jackson, and to share his bed at night unchaperoned.

Within hours of meeting. It’s strange. It’s also true.

The allegations against Jackson aren’t proven, but the process described by the two alleged victims in the documentary was horribly familiar.

I’ve worked with hundreds of adult sex offenders since the 1980s. Not all were convicted but all admitted their crimes. Part of my job is to understand what they’d done, to whom, how and why – and then to help stop this behaviour ever happening again.

It’s important to say that the allegations against Jackson aren’t proven, but the process described by the two alleged victims in the documentary was horribly familiar.

Children are harmed by abuse. But most abusers don’t intend to cause harm and many don’t think they have. But they do know it’s against the law.

This piece contains descriptions of child sexual abuse

Often there is a seemingly genuine affection or love for the child before the sexual misconduct. They then persuade themselves that their abusing is a natural expression of affection and of care, that it does no harm, and that there’s some level of agreement from the child.

And mostly the sexual abuse isn’t overtly violent, so a confused child might not recoil from what’s done or proposed.

If the physical sensations cause physical arousal in the child then this adds to the child’s confusion, while being taken by the abuser as confirmation of the child’s enjoyment of the abuse.

Later, if life goes on as normal – a bowl of cereal the following day, playing the games normally played, chatting with other family – then the abuse starts to be seen as part of a new normal.

Telling and showing the child that they are ‘special’; that this is ‘our secret’; that people would react badly if they ever found out – in my experience, this was standard behaviour in most who abused.

Which is why only 1 in 8 victims speaks out about their abuse at the time. Such complicated feelings and emotions can take many years or a lifetime to deal with – I’m not surprised that the allegations against Jackson are surfacing now, for reasons that may involve the alleged victims’ own family circumstances, or feelings of safety, or as part of a journey of recovery.

Given that abusers know their behaviour is illegal, they make sure people who might notice and stop them are either kept in the dark or can’t do or say anything.

This can involve threats, blackmail or intimidation; but more often than not abusers rely on people being embarrassed, or confused or just not certain.

This is especially the case when the abuse is carried out by someone respected or celebrated. There are high stakes involved. Knowledge and confidence are vital. Each is often in short supply.

Whether or not we believe Jackson committed the crimes he is accused of, and whether we still listen to his music or not, we can still take some vital lessons from this tragic story.

We need to educate children from the age of five and six about boundaries, respect and appropriate physical contact.

We can reassure all children that if they’re ever upset or hurt by what another person does, that they can tell a trusted adult who will take them seriously and keep them safe.

But those trusted adults can make sure they make smart choices for children – like not having them share a bed with an adult they barely know, celebrity or not, or not being left alone for hours with relative stranger.

We can speak up if something troubles us or doesn’t seem right – not to accuse, but to make safe and sensible arrangements that keep both the child and the adult safe from harm, or even the appearance of harm.

The Children’s Commissioner reported that up to 450,000 children were likely to have suffered sexual abuse in the UK from 2012-14 – we have to take this seriously. And if we do, we can keep children safe.

Anyone concerned about child protection issues can contact the anonymous and confidential Stop It Now! helpline on 0808 1000 900 or visit stopitnow.org.uk 

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It’s the million-dollar question which Game of Thrones fans worldwide will be asking themselves (and anyone else who’ll listen) when the show’s eighth and final season begins next month – just how is it all going to end?

Well, you can at least take comfort in learning that Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow, went for a long time without knowing the ending, too.

Speaking ahead of the grand premiere on 14 April (that’s just a mere five weeks away now), Harington told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show this week that he was the last person on the cast to find out how it ends – because he was too lazy to read the scripts, obviously.

‘We had a table read and I was the one person who hadn’t read the episodes,’ Harington explained.

‘Everyone else had them like, three days before and read them and… I think I told everyone it was because I didn’t want to know what happened but I think it was just laziness that I didn’t read them.

‘Anyway, I got to the table read and they used me as a litmus test. [Creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss] were looking at me to see how the events unfolded, and they got some pretty good reactions,’ he said – adding that his reaction was filmed for some upcoming behind-the-scenes content.

And how did Kit react to being confronted with the end of GoT? He had a good cry, of course.

‘I was very shocked and surprised at certain events unfolding,’ he told Colbert. ‘And then I blubbed my eyes out. I cried. I cried, yeah.’

It’s gonna get emotional, people.

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The Big Bang Theory has just seven more episodes to go and we’re starting to think there might be a new addition to the fam – are Amy and Sheldon going to have a baby before the finale?

Young Sheldon confirmed the scientist will eventually become a father one day, but throughout the course of the past 12 seasons there’s he’s shown no sign of longing for a wee sprog of his own… until now.

During last night’s instalment, The Conference Valuation, Howard (played by Simon Helberg) had the kids to himself while Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) was away and Amy (Mayim Bialik) encouraged Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to chip in, so now he has plans. Big plans – like ‘five sets of triplets or three sets of quintuplets’ sort of plans.

‘As long as they’re healthy and divisible by three,’ he assured his wife, who, understandably, appeared terrified.

So with seven more episodes to go, is there time for one more Big Bang baby?

As for Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki), TBBT’s producer Eric Kaplan exclusively told Metro.co.uk why he’s in no rush to introduce a child for the Hofstadters.

‘To me personally I feel strongly that women don’t have to have children to have fulfilling lives,’ Eric told us.

‘I don’t think we should send that message out to the world.’

He continued: ‘I didn’t want it to be heavy handed – “you must have babies otherwise you’re wasting your life”. I don’t agree with that and I think it’s a poisonous message to send out to the world.

‘It’s a little bit of a bummer because the next natural progression [after children] is death. Nobody wants to think about that.

‘So we don’t want our characters to feel this train from meeting, falling in love and then dying, that seems like a rather hopeless message for our little show to be sending out into the world.

‘We have to take into account that both sides [Penny and Leonard] have a point, the pro-baby and the pro-no-baby.’

The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays on CBS in the US and E4 in the UK.

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The ending of Game Of Thrones is one of the most closely guarded secrets in television history, with the cast sworn to secrecy.

But apparently, that vow doesn’t extend to significant others.

Sophie Turner has admitted that she told her fiance Joe Jonas how GOT ends – and he’s not happy about it.

We don’t blame him.

The 23-year-old, who plays Sansa Stark in the fantasy epic, told Glamour: ‘I’ve just told Joe. But he’s so mad at me – he loves the show.

‘Well, I have to tell someone, otherwise I’ll burst.’

However, she may be telling porkies, as Sophie previously claimed she had told a number of people the ending, while stone cold sober.

Speaking to W Magazine, Sophie said: ‘I don’t think people tell me things anymore because they know that I can’t keep them.

‘I’ve already told the ending of Game of Thrones to a few people.’ I was like, “Hey, if you want to know, I’ll tell you.” But it’s people that I know, not random people. It’s people that I know will keep the secret.’

So it could be that Sophie’s pals knew who ends up on the Iron Throne before actual Jon Snow – who really does know nothing.

Kit Harington has revealed he was the last cast member to find out what happens at the end of Game Of Thrones, because he was too lazy to read the script.

Game Of Thrones season eight kicks off in just five weeks’ time, with the finale expected to break viewing records.

And even author of A Song Of Ice And Fire – the novels on which GOT is based – George RR Martin is in the dark about what will happen, as the series leapfrogged the books at the end of season five.

Game Of Thrones season eight begins on 14 April on HBO and Sky Atlantic.

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Looks like DC Comics finally have another movie hit on their hands as Shazam has been compared to ‘parts Home Alone, parts Big’ and ‘an absolute blast’ after first reviews were released.

Starring Zachary Levi, the film is about a 14-year-old boy who turns into a large adult superhero whenever he says the word ‘Shazam!’ and lucky ducks who saw the film early are now raving about the film, which is part of the wider DC universe that also includes Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.

‘I’ve seen #Shazam. I LOVED Shazam. It’s an absolute blast, very much carried by a strong cast of kid actors and an awesome performance from @ZacharyLevi,’ said Terri Schwartz, editor-in-chief of IGN.

‘There’s so much heart and humor in this film — not to mention a positive message and great twists. It’s a needed burst of joy.’

Ash Crossan, a host on ET Now, added: ‘#Shazam was damn near PERFECT in my book. My FAVORITE DC movie (DCEU? What are we saying now?) by far.

‘Pure of heart, incredibly funny, full of in-jokes and references. Brought me a childlike joy to watch. This role was MADE for @ZacharyLevi… & Jack & Asher & the entire cast.’

Steven Weintraub, editor-in-chief of Collider said that the film was ‘very funny’ and ‘exactly what they set out to make: Big meets Superman’ while Perri Nemiroff called it ‘an absolute delight’.

‘#Shazam is parts Home Alone, parts Big, a crowd pleasing family-friendly joy-filled wish-fulfillment superhero film which gets a bit over the top and cheesy at times,’ suggested Peter Sciretta.

‘It’s fun and funny, and I was surprised at how much it wears it’s heart on its sleeve.’

The classic storyline that Shazam! has been built on since the superhero first made his appearance in the forties sees young Billy Batson gifted with the power of the wizard Shazam! to fight against the forces of evil.

Armed with the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and speed of Mercury, he is the holder of the power of S.H.A.Z.A.M.

Mark Strong is taking on the role of Shazam!’s nemesis Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana.

One of the comic’s oldest regulars, after having first appeared in a storyline with the superhero back in Whizz! comics issue number two, back in 1940, Sivana was at first a good man who wanted to help humanity, but that pesky old thing called capitalism, corporate bosses and other social barriers blocked his progress.

Left bitter at his critics turning the public and other influential figures against him he turned against humanity and moved to Venus, where he lived among an advanced race, though he later returned to earth and established himself as a new-breed of super villain.

Shazam is out in the UK on 5 April 2019.

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Pauley Perrette is moving on to pastures new after her exit last year from NCIS.

Perrette is best known for her role on the long-running police drama as fan favourite Abby Sciuto, who she played between 2003 and 2018.

The actress has now landed her next role, with Deadline reporting that Perrette has been cast as the co-lead in the upcoming comedy pilot Broke, which will air on CBS – the same network that is home to NCIS.

Perrette will star alongside Jane The Virgin actor Jaime Camil in the pilot, which has been devised by Jennie Snyder Urman (the creator and executive producer of Jane The Virgin) and Will & Grace producer Alex Herschlag.

Broke will centre on Camil’s character Miguel, who is described as ‘an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby who is cut off by his father, so he and his wife move into the Reseda condo of her estranged sister, Jackie’.

Perrette’s character Jackie, who is the manager of a bar, is described as ‘a tough, sharp-witted, loving but struggling single mom with a nine-year-old son.’

‘She’s not thrilled when her snobby rich sister and husband suddenly show up on her doorstep, but she comes to remember how much she loves her sister and learns to appreciate them both in her life,’ a synopsis promises.

While it remains to be seen if Perrette’s new venture will make it past the pilot stage, it seems like Perrette is intent on moving on from her NCIS days – and that’s despite reported approaches by producers to lure her back for a new series.

The door doesn’t seem to have totally closed on Abby, though – after all, the character had this to say as she exited the show: ‘It’s not goodbye for good. It’s goodbye for now.’

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Michael Jackson has been at the centre of sexual abuse allegations, after the release of HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland.

Following Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s claims the Thriller singer abused them when they were younger, his music has been called into question, with BBC Radio 2 recently revealing they would no longer be playing his songs.

And the 1991 episode of The Simpsons he starred in has also been removed from circulation.

After the claims came to light, DJ Afua Adom has insisted we should stop listening to the 50-year-old’s music altogether.

Speaking about the allegations during a debate on Good Morning Britain, she explained: ‘He didn’t separate himself from that music. That charisma he brought into his music is the same charisma he used to bring young people, young boys, into his bed. He never kept the children separate from the music.’

Addressing Leaving Neverland, she continued: ‘He had kids at the beginning of Black And White, he had kids at the beginning of Smooth Criminal, he danced on stage with those children on stage as everybody saw during the Bad tour.

‘Listening to those songs now, and being shown what happened in the documentary, them talking about what happened to them after being on stage with him, it just makes me feel uneasy, uncomfortable.

‘As someone who plays music on the radio, I play music to make people feel good. I don’t play music for people to feel triggered.

‘His music will go down in history and so will he, as an absolute legend, but you have to put an asterisk beside his name and you cannot forget these allegations, these accusations. I know nothing has been proved and he’s not here to defend himself. However, it’s so compelling, the evidence against him.’

While writer Nina Myskow admitted she was ‘shaken to her core’ by the documentary, and allegations against the singer, she disagreed that fans should stop listening to his music.

‘I think listening to the music is not condoning the crime,’ she said. ‘Appreciating art, if you look at art or music, is not condoning the crime. You can appreciate the music.

‘Listening to Thriller now is the same as listening to Thriller before, except you know what the allegations are.

‘I watched that documentary and it absolutely shook me to the core. It’s horrendous and we should always listen to victims of abuse and give them a voice. I was so close to tears, those poor men seem really, really damaged.

‘Of course it goes into your head, you can’t get that out of your head… Looking at a video of him dancing is actually worse.’

She added: ‘If the art is so great, it will continue.’

Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.

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If you know Chip, formerly known as Chipmunk, then you’ll know he’s one of the most connected artists in the UK.

Over the past 10 years, the Oopsy Daisy rapper has collaborated with the likes of Chris Brown, Ella Mai, Stormzy and Stefflon Don, proving his wide-ranging reach in the music industry.

His new single, How It Is, sees Chip team up with the UK’s very own Yxng Bane and Roddy Ricch all the way from Compton.

It’s a great fusion of flows from both sides of the pond but Chip insists he will always support homegrown talent first.

The 28-year-old rapper told Metro.co.uk before his show on Chicken Shop Date’s The Hot Sauce Tour: ‘You’ve got to take it into perspective that before Chris Brown etc, I’d done a lot of groundwork in England with a lot of artists.

‘I just work with anyone that’s sick, you might not even speak English but if you’re sick I’ll work with you.’

Chip’s second album, Transition, featured a slew of US artists including Chris Brown, Keri Hilson and Trey Songz, and was released around his signing to T.I.’s Grand Hustle record label.

Reflecting on that era, Chip said: ‘There was definitely a time when I was living in Atlanta and thought I’d go home and do more work during the T.I. situation.

‘When I was working with Chris Brown, I was still living in England and going on trips [to America] to record songs.

‘People just pay attention to what they want to pay attention to but I’ve always worked with UK acts the whole time.’

Last year, Chip dropped his critically-acclaimed fourth album Ten10, celebrating his 10 years in music since the release of his debut single and album.

On the album’s release, Chip said: ‘I didn’t feel like I had something to prove. I had six years with no album so it’s just fun to be back out there.

‘Once you’re past that 10-year mark, not a lot of people have survived, there were a lot of people in the charts popping when I had my debut album and they’re just not around anymore.

‘It’s good to still be appreciated.’

He added light-heartedly: ‘Some people think I’m actually good, that helps.

‘I work so hard at my craft and because people don’t post about it, people just see me chatting shit and having a laugh. It takes a lot of practice to get to a point where you can do it just like breathing. I’ve really put in a lot of work in the studio.’

Chip may be putting in the hard work behind the scenes but the smoke and mirrors of social media means the new generation of artists can make the climb to success look easy.

Sharing his gripe with social media, Chip explained: ‘It can blow you up quicker and get you caught out quicker.

‘Not to say I’ve seen it all but I was saying to someone, artists now they start their career with shooting the music video. They leave studio with a song and shoot the music video.

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‘I had to do years of youth club and pirate radio back then just hoping to be seen. There were so many stages before I actually got to shoot a music video and appreciated it.’

Grafting through each stage means Chip’s had to learn some tough lessons along the way.

‘The hardest learning curve of my career is confusing love and money. That can really unfold your life. People that I thought were brothers [weren’t],’ he admits.

The downfalls are probably the reason for Chip’s thick skin and ability to address the trolls directly on Twitter, laugh at the negativity and keep it moving.

He said of the trolls: ‘It’s just someone else’s opinion of me. Imagine me losing sleep over what someone thinks of me? I need to be happy with me.’

So after making it to 10 years in the game, is Chip ready to step out of his comfort zone and try a completely new challenge? Strictly or I’m A Celebrity, perhaps?

‘Well I wouldn’t go on I’m A Celeb because I don’t like animals, I wouldn’t do Big Brother because I don’t like what it represents, so if they made one that was actually cool and the bag was right, then I’d do it but I just don’t think any of those shows are cool,’ he said.

In other words, don’t count on it.

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Ireland has unveiled former The Voice Of Ireland finalist Sarah McTernan as their Eurovision Song Contest entry.

Sarah, 24, and her song 22 beat out 430 entries to be selected as Ireland’s entry, with a panel of journalists, music experts and Eurovision fans choosing her to represent in Tel Aviv.

The Clare-born singer said: ‘It’s like an early birthday present! My 25th birthday is next Monday and if you’d told me last year that I’d be chosen to represent my country at Eurovision, performing the song for the first time on Dancing with the Stars this Sunday, and then flying to Tel Aviv on my birthday to record a postcard, I would have told you – you were crazy!

‘My Mum, Nana, family and friends are super excited for me – they’re shocked and very proud. I can’t wait to teach my biggest fan – my 2 ½ year old daughter Mia- all the lyrics to 22!’

Irish Head of Delegation Michael Kealy added: ‘We received a huge amount of entries for this year thanks in part to Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s great performance in Lisbon last year. Sarah has an amazing voice which stood out the minute I heard it and she fits perfectly with our chosen song 22.

‘I think the Eurovision audience will love her, now it’s full steam ahead preparing for her performance in Tel Aviv in May.’

Sarah – who came third in The Voice Of Ireland in 2015 after being mentored by Rachel Stevens – has some Eurovision experience already, having competed to represent San Marino last year.

Ryan O’Shaunghessy gave Ireland their first appearance at the Eurovision grand final in five years in Lisbon last summer, where he finished in 16th place with Together – which featured a beautiful dance performance from two men.

While Ireland haven’t had the best luck at Eurovision of late, they still hold the record for most Eurovision wins – even winning for three consecutive years in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, after Netta won in Lisbon with her song Toy.

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Fans of The Simpsons are threatening to boycott the show after bosses announced they were removing the Michael Jackson episode from rotation.

The decision was made in the wake of sexual abuse allegations made against the late singer in HBO documentary Leaving Neverland. Jackson’s estate has strongly denied all allegations.

The 1991 Stark Raving Dad episode, which features the voice of Jackson as Leon as Leon Kompowsky – a man Homer meets in a mental institution who believes he is the Billie Jean singer, is widely considered one the most iconic from the show’s early run, and the move has resulted in some fans threatening to boycott the show.

‘Never again will I watch another episode,’ one fan declared on Twitter after the news was announced.

While a second commented, ‘The Simpsons have had lots of problematic special guest voice stars.

‘Start pulling them all and they’ll lose most of the best episodes.’

Never again will I watch another episode. #TheSimpsons

— Kiesha (@Bubs_27) March 8, 2019

#TheSimpsons may be the most cucked show of 2019. first they ruin the apu character, now they're pulling the michael jackson ep from syndication. simpsons, you used to be cool…

— Rick Kind (@UnkindToRicky) March 8, 2019

They pulled the Michael Jackson episode of The Simpsons from circulation 😑. That’s a classic episode man

— Tvvitter Tom (@EricBisPrez) March 8, 2019

HORSE SHIT…..Michael Jackson Episode Removed From ‘The Simpsons’#IMDb #TheSimpsons https://t.co/PjJkIMlnG0

— Derek Means (@meansderek) March 8, 2019

A third said: ‘The Simpsons may be the most cucked show of 2019. first they ruin the apu character, now they’re pulling the michael jackson ep from syndication. simpsons, you used to be cool…’

Other fans said bosses were right to remove the episode, but were still sad to see the ‘classic’ go.

‘I get why, but man that sucks! Classic episode with a classic song,’ another fan wrote.

Executive producer James L. Brooks, creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean decided to pull the episode from recirculation after watching Leaving Neverland – in which Wade Robson and James Safechuck put forward troubling allegations of sexual abuse against the late King of Pop.

Brooks told the Wall Street Journal: ‘It feels clearly the only choice to make/ The guys I work with — where we spend our lives arguing over jokes – were of one mind on this.’

He added: ‘This was a treasured episode. There are a lot of great memories we have wrapped up in that one, and this certainly doesn’t allow them to remain.’

Leaving Neverland aired in the States on HBO on Sunday and Monday night, while Channel 4 aired the Dan Reed directed documentary on 6 and 7 March.

The Michael Jackson estate has denied the allegations, calling them ‘character assassination’, while Michael’s nephew Taj claimed that his uncle was ‘a child at heart’ and accused Robson of ‘100% lying’. They’re also reportedly planning to sue HBO for $100 million.

Wes Nelson is edging closer to the Dancing On Ice crown, with the final just days away.

But the Love Island star revealed his body is ‘completely breaking down’ in his push to secure the win, with partner Vanessa Bauer.

Which sounds a little painful, to be honest.

In a chat with Richard Arnold on Good Morning Britain, the 20-year-old confessed: ‘This is the first week my body has started to break down completely.

‘I’ve lost 10kg of muscle, it’s a lot. But even though I’ve got smaller in size I think I’ve got stronger.’

Luckily, the former nuclear systems student only has a few days left of intense training.

While Wes has been soaring on the ice – and is second favourite to win the competition behind James Jordan – he’s had a tough time away from the rink, following his split from Megan Barton Hanson.

The couple, who met on Love Island last summer, called time on their relationship just a week into the live Dancing On Ice shows, after the model felt she was ‘losing him to the show’.

Not over their break-up, Wes teared up about the brief romance in the latest instalment of the show, telling the camera: ‘Me and Megs we had a really, really good bond and it makes me upset now to talk about it but it isn’t great, and it was really, really difficult at the time.’

However, it seems as though the pair have put all the drama behind them, and are back to being flirty pals.

In fact, Meg shared a screenshot of just how flirty their texts have been getting, which could mean a reunion is on the cards soon.

In pictures of their conversation she shared on her Instagram story, her former beau could be seen sending her a topless selfie, telling her: ‘Extremely annoying that you’re not with me after watching that.’

To which she replied: ‘Them lips… miss you telling me that it’s all mine and that I’m a “good girl.”’

A little too much information for us all but if it means a Wegan reunion is on the cards, we’re on board.

Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.

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An official intro to Battlefield V’s battle royale mode has been discovered online, giving the first detailed look at DICE’s rival to Blackout.

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It still seems incredible that EA and DICE prioritised the single-player campaign of Battlefield V over that of a battle royale mode, but they always promised that it would be released in March and it seems a reveal must be imminent.

The video below (assuming EA hasn’t had it taken down) gives an overview of the mode and how it works, which is pretty much the same as any battle royale except with many more vehicles than normal.

Battlefield is already known for its large maps and player numbers so it’s an obvious match for battle royale, although coming out so long after the underperforming main game it’s hard to say what kind of impact it’ll have against free-to-play games such as EA’s own Apex Legends.

The tutorial was found on a public part of EA’s servers, and strangely hasn’t yet been taken down. That may mean that an official reveal is imminent, perhaps even today.

The video confirms a number of expected features, including support for solo, duo, and four-player squads.

You can also spot a Second World War era helicopter and confirmation that classes don’t have any special advantage in Firestorm.

You can also see players opening safes to get higher-tier loot and trying to capture objectives in order to unlock more powerful vehicles.

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SPOILERS SPOILERS EVERYWHERE.

Marvel’s post-credit scenes are almost as famous and anticipated as the films themselves and Captain Marvel is no exception.

Now the film has hit cinemas, we can discuss the sequences fans will get at the end of this film – and yes, there are two.

The first takes place after the main title sequence ends, and features Captain America, Black Widow and War Machine.

Yes – we have an Avengers: Endgame reference.

The scene sees Cap (played by Chris Evans) with the pager that Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson) dropped at the end of Infinity War.

If you cast your mind back to that post-credit scene, we saw Nick and Maria (played by Cobie Smulders) turn to dust as Thanos completed the snap, and Fury dropped a pager which showed he had just sent a message to Captain Marvel.

Now Cap has the pager and is trying to figure out who is receving the messages that Fury had sent – and then seconds later, Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel arrives in the room.

A message then appears on screen to reveal that Captain Marvel will return in Avengers: Endgame.

The second scene, at the very end of all the credits, featured Goose the cat, who hops onto Fury’s desk… and regurgitate the Tesseract.

As if we needed another reason to be excited for International Women’s Day, Captain Marvel is released in the UK on 8 March.

Avengers: Endgame is in cinemas 26 April.

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Ronda Rousey is really doubling down on her heel persona – perhaps a bit too much.

The MMA star turned wrestler has angered WWE fans by claiming that all wrestling is fake and scripted in an F-bomb riddle rant.

The 32-year-old hit out at the WWE Universe following her explosive speech at RAW on Monday night, where she took a personal shot at the audience, accusing them of not showing her the respect she deserves.

RAW also saw her attacking her rivals Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.

Speaking on her Ronda On The Road YouTube series, Rousey said: ‘I’m tired of just being here to entertain people, and not taking any more directions or notes or orders. Every time I go out there, I’m going to do whatever the hell I want to do, and they’re just going to have to keep filming and cashing the cheques I bring in.’

Referring to Becky Lynch by her real name, she continued: ‘Rebecca Quinn talked shit about my husband, and I told her I’d beat the fuck out of her next time I saw her.

‘And guess what — I beat the fuck out of her, didn’t I?’

Ronda was then asked about her RAW promo – which she claimed was not a promo.

She fumed: ‘They gave me other things to say. I didn’t fucking say it. It’s not a promo, it’s not an act.

‘I’m not going out there and doing their fucking act anymore. I’m going out there and doing whatever the hell I want. And they can explain it however they want, but … fuck ’em. Everybody. WWE Universe included. I meant that I’m going to disrespect the sport that they all love so much.

‘”Ohhhh don’t break kayfabe Ronda!” Wrestling is scripted. It’s made up. It’s not real. None of those bitches can fucking touch me. The end.’

Many wrestling fans have called on Ronda to leave WWE following her comments.

Meanwhile, Charlotte Flair tweeted: ‘Can someone please remind Captain Badass here that her last two fights before coming to WWE ended with her unconscious and sobbing in the cage?

‘Four years ago, you were untouchable. Now? Not so much. You’re a class act, @RondaRousey .’

Rousey is set to fight Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania 35, with rumours circulating that she could leave WWE after the April event.

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Oh what a time we will have!#BrooklynNineNine #BrookLIN99 pic.twitter.com/tmwaoU25Va

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 7, 2019

Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s fandom are a notably powerful and passionate bunch, so it’s little surprise to find out that they lapped up Lin-Manuel Miranda’s guest appearance on last night’s episode.

The Hamilton creator played David Santiago, the brother of Melissa Fumero’s character Amy, on the episode as the two characters exhibited plenty of sibling rivalry throughout.

And it looks like Miranda had a blast filming his guest spot as he tweeted his way through the episode, providing fans with a healthy serving of behind-the-scenes tidbits through his Twitter account.

#SiblingGoals #Brooklyn99 #BrookLIN99 pic.twitter.com/tVGrYgLO6r

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 8, 2019

Telling his followers that his time at ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine fantasy camp was not wasted’, Miranda said that he’d been a fan of the recently-resurrected show since it debuted back in 2013.

‘I met Joe [Lo Truglio, who plays Charles Boyle] randomly in the Time Warner center after season one and tortured him w/ 99 and Wet Hot American Summer questions,’ he wrote in recollection.

As well as dispensing these gems of information, Miranda was also given full access to a new set of Nine-Nine GIFs, which you can fully expect to be using soon.

I waited my whole life (6 seasons) to bust out my Santiago moves. #Brooklyn99 #BrookLIN99 pic.twitter.com/Rdpn0hwVCu

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 8, 2019

Miranda began wrapping up his live tweet-along session by posting a clip of himself on set rhapsodising about how the whole experience of guesting on the show had been ‘a dream come true’.

‘I kinda feel like I won a contest, and they’re putting this on for me,’ he explained in jest. ‘And it’s never actually gonna air – it’s just for my benefit.

‘And if that’s all it is, then I really appreciate that.’

For real though #Brooklyn99
thank you @djgoor pic.twitter.com/fZ7lVNYD0r

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 8, 2019

Unsurprisingly, Miranda also voiced his desire to one day return to the show, asking Fumero to ‘give a holler when you need me back’.

We’re sure everyone at Brooklyn Nine-Nine would welcome Lin-Manuel back with open arms – and, with a seventh season having just been commissioned, it could be sooner rather than later.

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