Lady Gaga's dog walker says he is recovering "from a very close call with death", after being shot by kidnappers who took two of the pop-star's three dogs.
Key points:
Ryan Fischer has made his first statement since being shot by kidnappers
He was walking Lady Gaga's three dogs before being attacked
Two of the three dogs were taken, but have now been returned
Ryan Fischer, in his first public comments since the incident last Wednesday evening in Hollywood, detailed his recollections from that night and thanked family, friends, first responders and Gaga, who has been in Italy to shoot a movie.
Mr Fischer was shot several times before kidnappers took two dogs, named Koji and Gustav.
Posting on Instagram, Mr Fischer said he promised the remaining dog, Asia, that he would try to save the other two.
"I cradled Asia as best I could, thanked her for all the incredible adventures we'd been on together, apologised that I couldn't defend her brothers, and then resolved that I would still try to save them ... and myself," he wrote.
He thanked Gaga for her support while he was fighting for life in hospital.
"Your babies are back and the family is whole … we did it!" he said.
"You have shown so much support throughout this whole crisis to both me and my family.
"I look forward to the future and the moment when I get bombarded with kisses and licks (and maybe even an excitement pee?) from Asia, Koji, and Gustav."
Koji and Gustav were returned unharmed to police on Friday by an unidentified woman.
Gaga had offered a $500,000 reward for her dogs' return.
The Golden Globes are done and dusted for another year and as crazy as some of the nominations were, at least the winners are largely unsurprising.
Sure, the Globes snubbed the likes of I May Destroy You and Insecure completely, something that may have been alluded to in Daniel Levy’s acceptance speech, but it’s hard to argue with the winners from what was nominated.
In case you missed any of these six officially award-winning series this past year, here’s how you can watch them in Australia – but more importantly, why.
The fourth season of The Crown, centred on the British royal family, is a return to form for a show that floundered in the previous season. With the arrival of era-defining women Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher, the show dialled up the drama while still anchoring its emotions in something heartbreakingly human.
Based on a fictional book from the 1980s, The Queen’s Gambit is the story of addict and chess prodigy Beth Harmon, a woman in a world that didn’t take women seriously. From its sumptuous production design to Anya Taylor-Joy’s riveting performance, it’s the kind of prestige drama we don’t see much of anymore.
A breezy comedy about a cluelessly cheerful American coach taking the reins of an English football team is setting you up to hate it, but Ted Lasso has such a generous and compassionate heart, it’s impossible to do anything but totally love it. Extreme kudos also to Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple for performances that encapsulate character growth.
Small Axe is technically an anthology series but it’s really five movies from prodigious filmmaker Steve McQueen. All five films are stories from the West Indies community in London with John Boyega’s performance the centrepiece of Red, White and Blue, an exploration of the factitious relationship between police and an unfairly targeted community.
Won: Best Comedy Series, Catherine O’Hara – Best Actress TV Comedy
When Schitt’s Creek kicked off in the first season, few expected the awkward and absurd comedy about a rich family that loses everything would morph into a series that would give you the warm and fuzzies. It was a beautiful send-off for the Roses and for the audience.
Mark Ruffalo’s emotionally heavy miniseries sees him pulling double duty as identical twins – even just one of these roles would’ve been intense enough but two, no wonder he won here and at the Emmys. Derek Cianfrances’ drama is about a man trying to save his schizophrenic brother from a mental institution.
Watch it: Binge/Foxtel
*Binge and Foxtel are majority owned by News Corp, publisher of news.com.au
The Golden Globes are done and dusted for another year and as crazy as some of the nominations were, at least the winners are largely unsurprising.
Sure, the Globes snubbed the likes of I May Destroy You and Insecure completely, something that may have been alluded to in Daniel Levy’s acceptance speech, but it’s hard to argue with the winners from what was nominated.
In case you missed any of these six officially award-winning series this past year, here’s how you can watch them in Australia – but more importantly, why.
The fourth season of The Crown, centred on the British royal family, is a return to form for a show that floundered in the previous season. With the arrival of era-defining women Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher, the show dialled up the drama while still anchoring its emotions in something heartbreakingly human.
Based on a fictional book from the 1980s, The Queen’s Gambit is the story of addict and chess prodigy Beth Harmon, a woman in a world that didn’t take women seriously. From its sumptuous production design to Anya Taylor-Joy’s riveting performance, it’s the kind of prestige drama we don’t see much of anymore.
A breezy comedy about a cluelessly cheerful American coach taking the reins of an English football team is setting you up to hate it, but Ted Lasso has such a generous and compassionate heart, it’s impossible to do anything but totally love it. Extreme kudos also to Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple for performances that encapsulate character growth.
Small Axe is technically an anthology series but it’s really five movies from prodigious filmmaker Steve McQueen. All five films are stories from the West Indies community in London with John Boyega’s performance the centrepiece of Red, White and Blue, an exploration of the factitious relationship between police and an unfairly targeted community.
Won: Best Comedy Series, Catherine O’Hara – Best Actress TV Comedy
When Schitt’s Creek kicked off in the first season, few expected the awkward and absurd comedy about a rich family that loses everything would morph into a series that would give you the warm and fuzzies. It was a beautiful send-off for the Roses and for the audience.
Mark Ruffalo’s emotionally heavy miniseries sees him pulling double duty as identical twins – even just one of these roles would’ve been intense enough but two, no wonder he won here and at the Emmys. Derek Cianfrances’ drama is about a man trying to save his schizophrenic brother from a mental institution.
Watch it: Binge/Foxtel
*Binge and Foxtel are majority owned by News Corp, publisher of news.com.au
Prince Philip has been transferred to another London hospital to undergo testing for a heart condition and continue treatment for an infection.
An ambulance carrying the Duke of Edinburgh was seen leaving King Edward VII hospital on Monday morning (local time) after he was loaded in while being shielded from the media by umbrellas.
Watch Royal Editor Rob Jobson provide an update on Prince Philip above
Buckingham Palace has confirmed the 99-year-old was being transferred to nearby St Bartholomew’s Hospital, which has a specialist heart ward.
“The Duke of Edinburgh was today transferred from King Edward VII’s Hospital to St Bartholomew’s Hospital where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition,” the statement said.
Prince Philip being taken away via ambulance from King Edward VII hospital. Credit: WireImage
The royal is responding to treatment and “remains comfortable”, it added.
Prince Philip, who turns 100 in June, was taken to King Edward VII’s hospital in London on 16 February as a precaution after feeling unwell.
This latest stint in hospital is his longest stay ever.
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Philip summoned Charles to hospital
The development comes after it was revealed that Prince Philip would have asked Prince Charles to attend his hospital bedside last week so they could discuss the “future of the royal family”.
The Queen’s former press secretary Dickie Arbiter said that the Duke of Edinburgh would have “requested” his eldest son’s presence at the King Edward VII Hospital in London.
“Look the man is 99, he is in with an infection. My guess is that he will come out, he will walk out and he will go back to Windsor,” Arbiter said.
“But eventually he is going to die and he was just saying to Charles, “one day you are going to be the leading man of the family.”
Prince Charles appeared teary-eyed when he visited his father in hospital in London on Saturday 20 February.
As ailing Prince Philip endures his longest-ever stay in hospital battling an infection, it’s been claimed he summoned his son, Prince Charles, to his side to “plan the future of the Royal Family”. Credit: Getty/7NEWS.com.au
Charles arrived at the hospital, stepping out of a Tesla car wearing a face mask.
His visit lasted less than an hour.
Philip, who turns 100 in June, had been admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital the previous Tuesday as a precautionary measure and he walked unaided into the medical centre.
Charles was the first member of the royal family to visit Philip since he was admitted for observation and rest.
The visit comes the day after Charles’s son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were stripped of their prestigious patronages as the couple confirmed Megxit was permanent Credit: Kate Green/Getty Images
The hospital’s website states visitors will “only be considered in exceptional circumstances”.
It is thought Charles had not seen his father since before Christmas because of the nationwide coronavirus restrictions.
Prince William has since spoken to reporters about his grandfather’s condition - telling media he was “OK”.
“Yes, he’s OK, they’re keeping an eye on him,” William said on a visit to a vaccination centre in eastern England.
Royal reporters said he delivered his message with a wink.
First glimpse of Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview
American television network CBS has shared a first-look at Oprah Winfrey’s highly-anticipated tell-all interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The short clip shows Prince Harry holding hands with wife Meghan Markle at their Californian mansion while he speaks about his late mother, Princess Diana.
Watch the just-released video in the player below
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“For me, I’m just really relieved to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side, because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago,” Harry tells Winfrey as images of Diana flash across the screen.
“Because It’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have each other,” he continued.
‘I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself’
Harry and Meghan’s sit-down with Oprah is set to air in the United States on Sunday March 7, which is midday Monday AEDT.
The 90-minute special will see Winfrey question pregnant Meghan about everything “from stepping into life as a royal, marriage, motherhood, philanthropic work to how she is handling life under intense public pressure,” according to a statement.
Harry will then join the ladies, and the pair will then tell Winfrey about “their move to the United States and their future hopes and dreams for their expanding family.”
Toxic press made Harry leave UK
Meanwhile, Prince Harry has revealed exactly why he stepped back from royal duties.
In an uncharacteristically candid interview with James Corden, Harry said the “toxic” British press had been destroying his mental health, adding he had not walked away from public service.
Last month, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and his American wife Meghan had made a final split with the royal family, and would not be returning as working members and would lose their patronages.
Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, sent shockwaves through the monarchy in January 2020 when they announced their intention to step back from royal duties and embark on a new life across the Atlantic.
Prince Harry opened up about his thoughts on The Crown during a candid one-on-one interview with James Corden. Credit: The Late Late Show with James Corden
“It was never walking away. It was stepping back rather than stepping down, there was a really difficult environment as I think a lot of people saw,” Harry told Corden, host of the “Late Late Show” while cruising around LA on the top of a tour bus.
“We all know what the British press could be like, and it was destroying my mental health, I was like this is toxic. So I did what any husband and what any father would do is like, I need to get my family out of here.”
‘I need to get my family out of here’
Before they moved to California, the couple had complained about the British tabloids’ treatment of Meghan, whose father is white and mother is African-American, some of which they said amounted to bullying or racism.
Earlier this month, Meghan successfully sued one tabloid for breaching her privacy by printing extracts of a letter she wrote to her father while last month Harry won a libel case against the same paper over a story which said he had turned his back on the military.
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Critics of the couple, who announced this month they were expecting their second child, have said they are keen for publicity but only on their own terms. An in-depth interview they have given to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey is due to be aired on March 7.
Commentators have said Harry was unhappy with losing his treasured royal patronages, particularly those connected to the military in which he served for 10 years.
“But my life is public service so wherever I am in the world it’s going to be the same thing,” Harry said in the interview.
Harry picks his choice for The Crown
Season four of the royal drama, “The Crown,” gave viewers a brief peek at a young Prince Harry as the plot focused on his parents’ rocky relationship. But there are still two more seasons of the hit series to go, and eventually, they’re going to need a grown-up Harry to tell the whole tale.
And the real Duke of Sussex knows just who should play the part — another noteworthy, London-born redhead.
Harry told host James Corden that his pick is “Homeland” and “Billions” star Damian Lewis. It’s easy to see why when you see them side by side Credit: Max Murphy/Getty, Karwai Tang/WireImage
During an appearance on “The Late Late Show” Thursday night, Harry told host James Corden that his pick is “Homeland” and “Billions” star Damian Lewis. It’s easy to see why when you see them side by side.
But there is one problem casting Lewis as the prince. Harry is just 36 years old, while Lewis is 50. Of course, when compared to Corden’s idea for the part of Harry’s brother, Prince William, that age gap doesn’t seem like much of a hurdle.
After all, Corden, 42, named himself as right for the role.
“I think Damian Lewis as you and me as William, that’s casting,” Corden raved.
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Harry responded dryly, noting that, “It’s not great casting, but it is casting.”
All jokes aside, Harry took the opportunity to tell Corden just what he thought about “The Crown” and its portrayal of the British royal family.
“They don’t pretend to be news,” he said of the Netflix show. “It’s fictional, but it’s loosely based on the truth. Of course, it’s not strictly accurate, but loosely, it gives you a rough idea about what that lifestyle, what the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come from that.”
The Golden Globes are done and dusted for another year and as crazy as some of the nominations were, at least the winners are largely unsurprising.
Sure, the Globes snubbed the likes of I May Destroy You and Insecure completely, something that may have been alluded to in Daniel Levy’s acceptance speech, but it’s hard to argue with the winners from what was nominated.
In case you missed any of these six officially award-winning series this past year, here’s how you can watch them in Australia – but more importantly, why.
The fourth season of The Crown, centred on the British royal family, is a return to form for a show that floundered in the previous season. With the arrival of era-defining women Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher, the show dialled up the drama while still anchoring its emotions in something heartbreakingly human.
Based on a fictional book from the 1980s, The Queen’s Gambit is the story of addict and chess prodigy Beth Harmon, a woman in a world that didn’t take women seriously. From its sumptuous production design to Anya Taylor-Joy’s riveting performance, it’s the kind of prestige drama we don’t see much of anymore.
A breezy comedy about a cluelessly cheerful American coach taking the reins of an English football team is setting you up to hate it, but Ted Lasso has such a generous and compassionate heart, it’s impossible to do anything but totally love it. Extreme kudos also to Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple for performances that encapsulate character growth.
Small Axe is technically an anthology series but it’s really five movies from prodigious filmmaker Steve McQueen. All five films are stories from the West Indies community in London with John Boyega’s performance the centrepiece of Red, White and Blue, an exploration of the factitious relationship between police and an unfairly targeted community.
Won: Best Comedy Series, Catherine O’Hara – Best Actress TV Comedy
When Schitt’s Creek kicked off in the first season, few expected the awkward and absurd comedy about a rich family that loses everything would morph into a series that would give you the warm and fuzzies. It was a beautiful send-off for the Roses and for the audience.
Mark Ruffalo’s emotionally heavy miniseries sees him pulling double duty as identical twins – even just one of these roles would’ve been intense enough but two, no wonder he won here and at the Emmys. Derek Cianfrances’ drama is about a man trying to save his schizophrenic brother from a mental institution.
Watch it: Binge/Foxtel
*Binge and Foxtel are majority owned by News Corp, publisher of news.com.au
Los Angeles: Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after she and Prince Charles divorced.
Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. Credit:Harpo Productions via AP
“I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side, because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago,” Harry said, adding, “because it’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us”.
“But at least we have each other,” Harry said, in a clip from the interview special, which is scheduled to air March 7 on CBS and the following day in Britain. Diana was shown in a photo holding toddler Harry as he made the comments. His mother died in 1997 of injuries suffered in a car crash.
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Harry and Meghan sat opposite Winfrey and side-by-side, holding hands during the interview that was conducted in a lush garden setting. The couple lives in Montecito, California, where they are neighbours of Winfrey. Meghan, who recently announced she is pregnant with the couple’s second child, wore an empire-style black dress with embroidery. Harry wore a light gray suit and white dress shirt, minus a tie.
As Meghan Markle, the actor starred in the TV legal drama Suits. She married Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson at Windsor Castle in May 2018, and their son, Archie, was born a year later.
The brief promotional clip was one of two of that aired on Sunday during CBS’s 60 Minutes. Winfrey’s questions and comment were predominant in the other clip, including her statement that, “You said some pretty shocking things here,” without an indication of what she was referring to. Meghan was not heard from in the clips.
Harry and Meghan stepped away from full-time royal life in March 2020, unhappy at media scrutiny and the strictures of their roles. They cited what they described as the intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media toward the duchess, who is African American.
It was agreed the situation would be reviewed after a year. Last month, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the couple will not be returning to royal duties and Harry will give up his honorary military titles – a decision that makes formal, and final, the couple’s split from the royal family.
The pair, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, verified “they will not be returning as working members of the royal family”.
A spokesperson for the couple hit back at suggestions that Meghan and Harry were not devoted to duty.
“As evidenced by their work over the past year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain committed to their duty and service to the UK and around the world, and have offered their continued support to the organisations they have represented regardless of official role,” the spokesperson said in a statement
Prince Philip has been moved to a different hospital in London, and is expected to stay there until at least the end of this week, according to Buckingham Palace.
“The Duke of Edinburgh was today transferred from King Edward VII’s Hospital to St Bartholomew’s Hospital where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition,” the palace announced today.
“The Duke remains comfortable and is responding to treatment but is expected to remain in hospital until at least the end of the week.”
Photographers captured images of the ambulance transporting Prince Philip around 10am this morning, local time, though the Duke himself was shielded by umbrellas as he left via a back exit.
His move comes a day after the Queen’s former press secretary claimed Prince Charles had been asked to visit his father’s bedside to discuss the royal family.
Dickie Arbiter, who served the Queen from 1988 to 2000, said the Duke of Edinburgh would have “requested” his son’s presence when Prince Charles visited him the weekend before last.
Mr Arbiter told True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat that the father-son visit was likely an emotional one.
“I think it was at the request of the Duke that the Prince of Wales visited,” Mr Arbiter said.
“To lay the ground. Look the man is 99, he is in with an infection. My guess is that he will come out, he will walk out and he will go back to Windsor.
“But eventually he is going to die and he was just saying to Charles, ‘One day you are going to be the leading man of the family.’”
Prince Charles was seen leaving the hospital last weekend with tears in his eyes after spending around 30 minutes with his father.
Last Tuesday, the palace said Prince Philip was likely to remain in hospital for “several days”. That statement also described his condition as “comfortable”.
The Earl of Wessex said the 99-year-old was “a lot better thank you very much indeed, and he’s looking forward to getting out, which is the most positive thing. So we keep our fingers crossed.”
Edward said the family had received “brilliant and lovely messages” and that “we really appreciate that and so does he”.
