there s even greater points looming out there, it s celebrities who lost their status. i m referring to the blue checks. i m not talking about someone choking on their steak in prague. yeah yn can. i debated internally whether to leave that joke in or not. it s terrible. it s one of the worst jokes we ve ever heard so i left it in. last week twitter removed the user verification symbols known as blue checks from any account that doesn t cough up eight bucks to subscribe to twitter blue. the cash will go towards replacing elon s rocket that ec loaded. it s a shame he only had two more payments to go. celebs saw their blue checks go away including kim kardashian, tom lose, the rock, and of course greg gut feld. and my personal favorite, the pope. try getting eight bucks out of that guy. he always said he left hey wallet in his other casic. on saturday, twitter reverifies many users with massive following including dead people like michael jackson and kobe bryant. of course ac
voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whether for you there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder we founded the company together but then, i think the ot
plus, an update on the other investigations he s facing and were economic for 2024 then, an arrest warrant good evening, i am alici menendez in for stephani ruhle. we may be days away, but we re finding out whether donald trump will be indicted by grand jury in manhattan. tonight, nbc news has learne exclusively that local state and federal law enforcement is preparing for a possible indictment as early as nex week five senior officials to nbc that they ve conducted preliminary security assessments and assess the potential security plan. here is more no charges have bee announced, but behind th scenes, officials are focusing on how to secure the are around the criminal cour building in norman and for wha could be an unprecedente moment, a former president i court arranged before a judge. nbc news reached out to all of the agencies involved, all hav declined to comment. the crux of the grand jury investigation, it 130,00 dollar payment that cohen made to stormy daniels bef
stephanie s one-on-one with two time winner of rupaul drag race james monsoon. her message for those attackin members of her community 11th hour gets underway on thi friday night good evening. i m alicia menendez in for stephanie ruhle. we might be just days away fro finding out whether donald trump will be indicted by grand jury in manhattan. tonight, nbc news has learne exclusive state and federal la enforcement are preparing for possible indictment as early a next week. five senior officials tell nbc this involves conducting preliminary security assessments and discussing potential security plans nbc s laura jarrett has more no charges have bee announced but behind the scene officials are focused on how t secure the area around the criminal court building in lower manhattan for what could be an unprecedented moment - a former president in cour arraigned before a judge nbc news reached out to all of the agencies involved. all have declined to comment the crux of the gr
judicial reform plans. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre portasio said he passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming a talk show presenter. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongued as ever. so i m stood having a drink and i looked over and here s ulrika walked in the door, wearing the same frock as me. i didn t even know she had a littlewoods catalogue, i was flaming. lily fast became an audience favourite, hosting some of tv s best known shows. it s thursday, it s 7pm, it