Entertainment Live: Stan Lee finds out Iceman is gay; Red Button 'closure' reaction

Summary

News and updates for 18 November 2015
BBC Radio 4 outs Marvel character Iceman to his creator Stan Lee
Reaction to possible BBC Red Button closure
Martin Sheen praises son Charlie's 'courage'
Zayn Malik gives first interview since One Direction split

Live Reporting

Frances Cronin and Genevieve Hassan

Martin Sheen praises son Charlie after HIV diagnosispublished at 16:39
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Martin Sheen has praised his son Charlie following the Platoon star's confirmation he is living with HIV.
Speaking at an event in Florida, the West Wing star said:
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I couldn't believe the level of courage I was witnessing. I hope that this day is the first day of the rest of Charlie's life as a free man.
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He had been leading up to this... for several months, and we kept encouraging him to do it. He kept backing away and backing away because it was like going to his own execution, I guess. It was the most difficult thing he'd ever done.
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I left him a message, and I said that if I had that much courage, I would change the world.
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Eagles of Death Metal 'bonded in grief'published at 16:16
US band Eagles of Death Metal, who were performing at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Friday where gunmen killed 89 people and injured more than 100, have spoken for the first time since the attacks.
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GBBO winner Nadiya meets a Teletubbypublished at 15:24
Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya is enjoying her new found fame.
She was in the audience at Strictly at the weekend and today's she's tweeted about meeting another celebrity.
Zoolander 2 trailer sees Benedict Cumberbatch as a modelpublished at 15:05
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The first trailer for Zoolander 2 has been released - which sees Benedict Cumberbatch as you've never seen him before.
Ben Stiller returns as model Derek Zoolander who finds out he's not so hot anymore. The Sherlock star plays his model rival.
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Justin Bieber also has a role playing himself.
The film is out on 12 February next year.
Derren Brown's 'amazing' new show reviewedpublished at 14:06
Derren Brown seems pretty happy with the reviews for the first night of his new show Miracle.
Bruce Dessau in theEvening Standard gave it 4 stars, externaland called it a "show of gobsmackingly wonderful moments".
"Some of his patter may be mildly cheesy, but Derren Brown's latest show is full of deft quickfire illusions and spell-binding entertainment."
The showgets 5 stars in the Telegraph, external - Dominic Cavendish called it "completely astounding".
"The show is called Miracle, and by God, or Whoever, it lives up to that title."
Here are a couple that Brown tweeted himself.
Jeremy Vine fans are really missing himpublished at 13:27
Seems like some Strictly fans are really struggling with the fact Jeremy Vine was voted off at the weekend - and the broadcaster is being very sweet about it.
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Star Wars spin-off Rogue One character name revealedpublished at 13:06
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Next year’s Star Wars spin-off movie Rogue One is set in the run up to the original Star Wars: A New Hope, and it revolves around a plan by a band of resistance fighters to steal the plans to the Death Star.
There have been few details released so far, but now the character played by actor Riz Ahmed - one of the resistance fighters - has been revealed on his agent's website, external. Meet Bodhi Rook!
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Here's a look at him in character from the first official image of the film released earlier this year.
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Ricky Gervais heads out on the roadpublished at 12:48
While Stephen Merchant is working on a show with John Krasinski - his comedy partner Ricky Gervais has returned to The Office to start filming David Brent: Life on the Road.
The movie sees Brent attempting a music career with a self-financed tour.
A picture has been released to mark the first day of filming and sees Gervais as David Brent in the recording studio.
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Stephen Merchant and John Krasinski create animated comedypublished at 12:27
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More TV news - Stephen Merchant has teamed up with John Krasinski to create an animated comedy.
Merchant created The Office, while Krasinski starred in the US version of The Office and this show is based where?... yes, an office - although this one is a dream therapy centre.
Production will start later this year and will air on Adult Swim.
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Sarah Jessica Parker teams up with Sharon Horganpublished at 11:48
News now on some great sounding TV coming soon..ish.
Sharon Horgan, the woman behind the fab Channel 4 Comedy Catastrophe (with Rob Delaney), has got herself a new job in Hollywood and has created a show with Sarah Jessica Parker.
The HBO show should hit screens next spring or summer.
Variety have a few more details - they say the show is “the story of a very, very long divorce”.
SJP will play Frances, a woman reassessing her life and her marriage, who finds making a clean break and getting a fresh start are harder than she thought.
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Your views: Red Button 'at risk from BBC cuts'published at 11:27
You've been telling us your thoughts on the possible closure of the BBC's Red Button service as part of £150m worth of cuts.
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Richard Ayoade to host British Independent Film Awardspublished at 11:04
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It's been announced IT Crowd star Richard Ayoade will host this year's British Independent Film Awards (Bifa).
The actor and director won the best screenplay Bifa in 2011 for his directorial debut film Submarine.
The awards will take place on Sunday 6 December at Old Billingsgate in London.
We love his quote about taking on the job:
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I have come to accept that I am now contracted to host this year's Moet British Independent Film Awards, following in the esteemed footsteps of whoever dropped out. I've been told it's been an outstanding year for British film, but I remember people saying very similar things last year. Let's celebrate regardless.
Lesley Manville's OBE is 'ultimate pat on the back'published at 10:23
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River actress Lesley Manville was at Buckingham Palace yesterday to received her OBE for services to drama from Prince William.
The star said the honour was "the ultimate pat on the back" in recognition of her lengthy career.
She said:
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It is nice to be formally honoured in this kind of way. There is less of a judgement on a single performance, like a Bafta is, or an Olivier. This is a statement about the body of my career, which is very, very nice.
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Upon collecting her OBE, the actress said she discussed the merits of English drama with the Duke of Cambridge.
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I talked to him about how well we do it here in this country, and even when I work in the States I think there's small wonder that English actors are so revered in America. I think we do do it better than anyone else. Our theatre especially is rightfully the world leader.
Zayn Malik reveals new musicpublished at 10:05
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik says being a solo artist is "fully liberating".
In an interview with US magazine Fader, external - his first since quitting the band earlier this year - the singer talked about the influences for his new album and life as a Muslim pop star.
A snippet of a new track, called Befour, was also revealed in the video interview.
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Other topics covered in the interview included his break-up with Little Mix star Perrie Edwards - he strongly denies he dumped her by text; how he wanted to leave One Direction "from the beginning" and his (lack of) relationship with the remaining members of 1D.
Stan Lee 'had no idea one of his comic book characters was gay'published at 09:46
Comic book legend Stan Lee had a bit of a surprise on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning when he was asked about one of his characters, Ice Man, coming out as gay.
He admitted he had no idea it had happened because he doesn't read the comics any more due to his poor eyesight.
He told presenter Sarah Montague he "tries not to think about" the fact he earns no royalties from the Spider-Man film franchise and his proudest achievement was playing a part in making comic books a legitimate art form.
It's a good listen and started with the tale of how he came up with the character Spider-Man.
Sir Bruce Forsyth recovers from oppublished at 09:04
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Get well soon to Sir Bruce Forsyth - he's returned home from hospital after having keyhole surgery.
A statement issued by his manager, Ian Wilson, said the 87-year-old entertainer underwent a procedure on an abdominal aortic aneurysm last Thursday.
It was discovered he needed the operation when he underwent extensive medical checks following a recent fall.
Mr Wilson said:
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The procedure was a complete success and while Sir Bruce needs to rest and recuperate, it is anticipated, given the minimally invasive nature of this operation, he will make a speedy recovery.