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CNN host Abby Phillip has explained why the guest targeted during a panel discussion that turned vile never returned after a break.

The network has banned future appearances from writer Ryan Girdusky, after he made comment amid the disorder appearing to say he hoped that Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan got blown up in a bomb attack. Hasan defended his support for Palestinian rights after accusations of being an antisemite.

Video of the exchange and Phillip and other panelists attacking Girdusky quickly went viral. Phillip issued an apology after a commercial break clarifying that the writer had been asked to leave. However, viewers were left confused after Hasan, founder of media platform Zeteo, also didn’t return to the panel.

In a video posted to social media, Phillip clarified the reasons behind Hasan’s absence.

“Hey I’m sure everyone has seen what happened on the show tonight, I just wanted to address one quick thing.

“As you may have seen Ryan was asked to leave the show and we have put out a statement saying that he’s not welcome back on our air. There is a line here on this program and it was crossed but I want to be clear as well that we did not ask Mehdi to not come back.

“In fact we really wanted him to come back and finish the show, we had a lot to talk to him about and we really hope that he’ll join us again soon. But for those of you who are wondering why he did not come back I just want to be super clear that that was not in any way because we did not want him back at all.

“I won’t speak for him but I just wanted to make sure that you all knew that that was not what happened there.”

Viewers were left shocked at the exchange that began as the pair discussed Donald Trump’s recent rally at Madison Square Garden and accusations that the Trump campaign is spreading Nazi-style ideas.

The conversation rapidly descended into chaos as the issue of Israel and Palestine was brought up with Gidursky suggesting Hasan supported Hamas.

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“Yeah, well, I hope your beeper doesn’t go off,” Girdusky then said in the exchange, referencing the Hezbollah beepers exploded by Israel in a sneak attack.

The exchange left viewers shocked over the comment.

“Oh my God I have never seen a brawl like this on CNN,” wrote one shocked viewer.

“My blood is BOILING,” wrote another. “The fact that this was allowed to go on for as long as it did is insane. This is disgusting.”

CNN also quickly issued a statement about the incident and tried to explain why Girdusky was on the air in the first place.

“There is zero room for racism or bigotry at CNN or on our air,” the network stated. “We aim to foster thoughtful conversations and debate including between people who profoundly disagree with each other in order to explore important issues and promote mutual understanding.

“But we will not allow guests to be demeaned or for the line of civility to be crossed. Ryan Girdusky will not be welcomed back at our network.”

FANS of the Great British Bake Off were left absolutely enraged by the latest elimination from the competition.

Viewers tuned into Channel 4 to watch the bakers compete in the autumn themed week of the show.

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Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding fronted the latest edition, whilst Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith served as the judges.

On the recent edition of the Great British Bake Off, the amateur cooks were tasked with a series of autumnal themed challenges.

They had to make delicious autumnal pies in the signature and cook up the perfect Parkin in the technical.

For the showstopper, they were tasked with baking a cake which featured autumnal vegetables as a main ingredient.

Dylan struggled with his Diwali themed showstopper which the judges did not find to be illuminating.

However, it was Nellie who struggled the most throughout the week as Paul and Prue found her multilayered cake to be too dense.

As soon as Noel revealed the news, the effervescent baker elaborately stood up in front of everyone.

The fan favourite personality joked: “I’m not going anywhere,” which received a round of laughter from everyone in the gingham tent.

However, many viewers were not laughing, as they took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to vent their rage at her elimination.

“I genuinely just shouted ‘no!’ at that bake off eviction 🙁 caught me off guard,” exclaimed one viewer.

As a second fan stated: “RAGING. Nelly was the life of the tent.”

While a third raged: “I don’t think I can watch this now Nellie is gone.”

As someone else angrily posted: “Oh no! Nelly has been one of the best contestants of all time!”

And a fifth user was incandescent with rage at the judges as they added: “Oh Paul Hollywood, you will pay for getting rid of THE queen.”

Great British Bake off cast 2024

The Great British Bake Off is back for another series of the heartwarming Channel 4 show.

Legendary judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith are back to give their expert opinion, while hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond are on hand to lift the bakers spirits.

Here are the amateur bakers all taking part in 2024.

• Andy, 44, car mechanic.
• Christiaan, 33, menswear designer.
• Dylan, 20, retail assistant.
• Georgie, 34, paediatric nurse.
• Gill, 53, senior category manager.
• Hazel, 71, former nail technician.
• Illiyin, 31, birth trauma specialist midwife.
• Jeff, 67, former university lecturer.
• John, 37, NHS directorate support manager.
• Mike, 29, farmer.
• Nelly, 44, palliative care assistant.
• Sumayah, 19, student.

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The Great British Bake Off is available to watch on Channel 4.

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Anna Maxwell Martin has laid bare the grief and fear she went through following the death of her husband and Notting Hill director Roger Michell.

The couple first met when Michell directed Martin in the 2004 adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel Enduring Love. The actor was 26 at the time, while the director was 48.

Marrying in 2010, they went on to have two daughters. In 2020, the Line of Duty actor announced that the pair had separated. A year later, Michell suddenly died of an undisclosed cause, aged 65.

The Motherland star, now 47, said that the experience had left her in a state of “financial terror”.

“My husband died three years ago and things were really difficult on every aspect of our lives,” she told BBC Woman’s Hour on Tuesday (29 October).

“One of those was that there’s a lot of stuff that comes with grief, and one of them is financial terror. And then there are real practicalities around your children and their mental health, and supporting them, which is your priority.”

Describing the aftermath of the death, the mother-of-two said, “Looking back, I was probably in a state of shock, and fear, and a heightened state, for a long time actually, until very recently.”

She continued, “I’ve tried this road before, of grief, and sudden traumatic death. I’ve done it before, and so in a way I could pick myself up and do it again.

“It was horrible to have to see my children walk that road, but I’m pretty gritty, I’m pretty strong, and I think I’m quite deft, I hope, at navigating life. And I thought, ‘I’ve just got to keep the motor chugging on.’”

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Describing her first experience of loss, she explained: “When it happened to me [for the first time] and I was 24, I was very lonely. I was very isolated because no-one had been through what I’d been through. I didn’t know those people.

“And then when it happened with Rog, I saw it more as, ‘We’ve all got to keep it together for the kids.’”

Martin explained that as a woman in her 40s she was grateful for “having the best friends and best people around”.

She added, “You’ll have stopped making mistakes in that area of your life. And I really did, I had exceptional friends, an exceptional support network.”

MARRIED At First Sight star Ryan has revealed he’s returned to his day job after his shock exit from the show.

Ryan tied the knot with Sionainn Carmichael before they quit show.

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Yesterday it was revealed he would be making a dramatic return for the reunion with fellow co-star Hannah Norburn.

Just a week after Ryan’s exit was aired, the groom has revealed that he’s returning to his job as a bin man.

During an Instagram Q&A, one fan asked: “What’s next for Ryan?”

He simply replied: “Back on them bins.”

While Ryan also insisted that he was currently single, despite his recent romance with Hannah.

A fan quizzed him on his relationship status.

He revealed: “I’m very much single, most single I’ve ever been actually. It’s hard work.”

It comes after the news that Ryan and Hannah were an item.

Hannah was initially paired up with Stephen Nolson but cheated on him with Orson Nurse who was married to Richelle Cade.

But the other brides and grooms were left shocked when Hannah and Ryan arrived to the reunion hand-in-hand, in scenes yet to air.

Now fans think they’ve found proof it was third time lucky for Hannah as Instagram posts revealed she and Ryan attended the same festivals over the summer after the cameras had stopped rolling.

Snaps show them at Forbidden Forest in Leicestershire in June and that same month they were also both at Parklife in Manchester.

Yesterday MailOnline revealed Hannah and Ryan stunned their fellow brides and grooms with the shock relationship reveal.

A TV source told the website: “The entire cast was left openmouthed when Hannah walked into the reunion hand in hand with Ryan.

“She had made a big point about her friendliness being taken the wrong way and how the female members of the group had misjudged her intentions.

“But after kissing Orson in secret and growing close to Ryan off camera, it seems some of the suspicions from her co-stars were accurate.”

Hannah and Stephen’s marriage was short-lived after their furious fights on honeymoon.

Ryan and Stephen previously went head-to-head in dramatic scenes as Stephen revealed plans to make a move on Sionainn.

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The new Netflix series Territory is earning rave reviews from critics while fans on social media have compared it to hit shows Yellowstone and Succession.

The Australian series arrived on the streaming service last week.

An official synopsis says: “When the world’s largest cattle station is left without a clear successor, generational clashes threaten to tear the Lawson family apart.

“Sensing this once great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions – rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders and billionaire miners – move in for the kill.”

On reviews aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes the series is rated 80% fresh, with Hollywood Reporter critic Daniel Fienberg declaring: “The cattle in Territory may not have a lot of genetic diversity — it’s a plot point! — and the hats may look a bit worn around the edges. But whatever you’re looking for, this series has a lot of it.”

On social media, viewers pointed out the similarities to Yellowstone with one writing: “I’m just 1,5 episodes in, but if #Netflix cancels this Aussie Yellowstone gem of a show, they are damn fools and we all should cancel subscription and renew it for a month when a particular show comes out, because COME ON! #Territory”

Another viewer added: “the new Netflix show ‘Territory’ is a mixture of Yellowstone and Succession. 9/10”

Others were less complimentary about the parallels, with one writing on X: “Territory is just Yellowstone with accents.”

Another said: “Netflix just dropped a new series called Territory that’s basically Yellowstone (hate to admit, it’s an admittedly great show)…”

In a B- review for AV Club, critic Todd Lazarski said he found the show both “bloody” and “soapy.”

“With such a shotgun-and-pickup-truck swagger, and a plot in conversation with season two of Fargo, Netflix seeks to get in on the wide-open-spaces itch of fans of Yellowstone, or Tulsa King, or whatever else Taylor Sheridan is cooking up under the expansive stars of his ranch,” wrote Lazarski.

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“But it’s not long before the tough-guy-and-girl schtick runs a bit toward pulpy, ending frequently in the realm of soapy. And for stretches, it can read as downright sudsy, with a love story sparked around an awkward request to take iPhone vids of some sweet horseback-riding moves. A Road House-esque brawl is precipitated by the kind of bar entrance where you hop on your buddy’s back and jostle his hat down over his eyes and then start a for-fun quarrel with bottles smashed over heads.”

Territory is on Netflix now.

EASTENDERS has aired a horrifying sex blackmail plot in today’s episode as Nish Panesar plunges to new lows.

The killer businessman – who is played by actor Navin Chowdhry in BBC soap – discovered the truth about The Six and Christmas this week.

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And he quickly used it to his advantage in a sickening new development.

Viewers know that Nish is dying and has a very short amount of time to live, but that hasn’t stopped him from enacting his most twisted plan yet.

After confronting The Six – minus Sharon – Nish told Suki that she knows him well-enough to know what it would take to buy his silence.

A horrified Suki first called Eve and left a voicemail: “We’ve been through our ups and downs but we’ve always come through it. I want you to know I don’t want to be with anyone else, not ever. I love you and I miss you.”

After leaving the voicemail, Suki called Nish downstairs and put her plan into motion.

“I’ve been thinking about what you want, what it will take to keep you quiet,” she said.

“Revenge. Eve took me from you, and I know what that did to you, so I’m offering you the chance to take me back, for one night, tonight.”

“One night?” he said.

Suki told him: “One night in our bed, so that every time you see her, you’ll know something that she doesn’t. 

“That you had me. I would do that to keep you quiet. After the way you treated me Nish, it’s more than you deserve. Well?”

But Nish hit back: “I don’t know what disgusts me the most. That you would debase yourself to satisfy my revenge on that woman or that you think that sex is all that I want from you. 

“You know what your problem has always been Suki? You’ve never truly appreciated everything that I’ve sacrificed for you. 

“So I’ve got better and more permanent terms to keep your merry band out of prison. It’s your turn to make a sacrifice for me.”

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.

Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.

Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.

Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.

Nish wants Suki to spend his last months with her as his wife – and all that entails.

Will she go through with it? Or does she have another way to beat Nish?