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The Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Carrie Bradshaw returns for And Just Like That season 3 – here's how to watch episode 2
Sex and the City fans, rejoice – the hit spin-off series, And Just Like That, has returned to our screens, with season three set during one searingly hot summer in New York. The prequel follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte, as well as Seema and Lisa, but minus Mr Big (RIP) and Samantha (though Kim Cattrall did make a small cameo at the end of season two). The season three trailer says that there's 'nothing like summer in New York City' and sees Carrie turning her hand to fiction writing ('romantasy', perhaps?), tackling a rat infestation in her home and, of course, dealing with the twists and turns of her love life (will Carrie and Aidan revisit their relationship?) The long-awaited new season officially landed on our screens late last night (30 May). Here's where to watch season three, and how to catch up on the first two series of And Just Like That. Where to watch 'And Just Like That' season three in the UK The new season of The Sex and the City spin-off premiered on Thursday, 29 May 2025, on Sky TV and Now. New episodes will air weekly until 13 August. The next episode of And Just Like That will air on 6 June. In the UK, episodes are available to stream at 2:05am and are repeated on Sky Comedy at 9pm. If you aren't a Sky customer, you can get a Sky Stream box (£15 per month, which comes with a Sky TV entertainment package and a free subscription to Netflix's standard plan with ads, as well as a free subscription to Discovery+ (the home of Eurosport). If you don't want to buy the Sky Stream box, but still want to watch And Just Like That, you can stream it on the Sky-owned Now streaming service (formerly Now TV). You'll need an entertainment membership to watch the show (£9.99 per month, Watch the 'And Just Like That' season three trailer The And Just Like That trailer sees the return of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte navigating life in New York City during the summer. While little is revealed about what's to come, it's set to be another great season – we learn of Carrie's latest project, see her deal with new challenges (rat infestations), and, of course, there is a cameo from Aidan.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sarah Jessica Parker turns heads in a quirky lace shirt dress at the Paris premiere of And Just Like That
Sarah Jessica Parker turned heads in a quirky outfit as she attended the premiere of the third series of And Just Like That in Paris on Wednesday. The actress, 60, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex And The City spin-off, wore a white shirt dress for the event. Complete with puffed sleeves and a Victorian style collar, her dress was finished off with a tiered lace skirt. Sarah teamed her look with a pair of heels, a studded leather clutch bag and pulled her hair back into a sleek low ponytail. Walking the red carpet at Le Lido, she flashed a smiled for the cameras before heading inside. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. In an interview this week, Sarah revealed Mr. Big's death on And Just Like That was 'really hard' for her to film. The actress addressed the shocking moment in the show where Carrie's husband Mr. Big (Chris Noth) died of a heart attack after working out on his Pelaton bike. Mr. Big had been a staple character of Sex And The City and Carrie's main love interest so it was a risk for writers to kill him off. Speaking on The E! News Sitdown with Bruce Bozzi, Sarah gave her thoughts on the storyline. She said: 'Big dying was really, really hard to do both professionally and personally. That's not just a thread. It's one of the main arteries that you would struggle to do without.' 'It was really sad to say goodbye to that. It's not like I needed it for my own health or wellbeing. But that was a hugely wonderful story to tell for a lot of years.' Although Sarah does agree with some of the online 'objections' over how Carrie and Big ended up together, she still admires the couple's relationship. 'All of it was a mess, and all of it was wonderful,' she said. 'It was romantic, and it was a disaster. It was destructive, and it was healthy. It just felt really untethered. It was really sad to say goodbye to that.' Sarah teamed her look with a pair of heels, a studded leather clutch bag and pulled her hair back into a sleek low ponytail Since Big's death, Carrie has rekindled her romance with old flame Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) who she was involved with in seasons three and four of Sex And The City. Chris Noth had his career upended in 2021 when he faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has since staunchly denied. The 70-year-old has confessed that he 'strayed on my wife,' which was 'devastating to her,' but added: 'What it isn't, is a crime.' Last year, he firmly denied multiple allegation allegations of sexual misconduct in his first interview about the charges that infamously put his career on hold. Chris, who has insisted he is still close to his former Sex and the City co-stars, told USA Today that any encounters he has had outside his marriage were consensual. 'I strayed on my wife, and it's devastating to her and not a very pretty picture,' he told the outlet. 'What it isn't, is a crime.' The former Law and Order star has been married to his wife, Tara Wilson, 45, since 2012. The couple were together for 10 years before tying the knot and are parents to two children - Orion, 16, and Keats, four. Noth said he has spoken to his teenager about the situation.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sarah Jessica Parker reveals how she really feels about Mr. Big's shocking death on And Just Like That
Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed Mr. Big's death on And Just Like That was 'really hard' for her to film. The actress addressed the shocking moment in the show where Carrie's husband Mr. Big (Chris Noth) died of a heart attack after working out on his Pelaton bike. Mr. Big had been a staple character of Sex And The City and Carrie's main love interest so it was a risk for writers to kill him off. Speaking on The E! News Sitdown with Bruce Bozzi, Sarah gave her thoughts on the storyline. She said: 'Big dying was really, really hard to do both professionally and personally. That's not just a thread. It's one of the main arteries that you would struggle to do without.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'It was really sad to say goodbye to that. It's not like I needed it for my own health or wellbeing. But that was a hugely wonderful story to tell for a lot of years.' Although Sarah does agree with some of the online 'objections' over how Carrie and Big ended up together, she still admires the couple's relationship. 'All of it was a mess, and all of it was wonderful,' she said. 'It was romantic, and it was a disaster. It was destructive, and it was healthy. 'It just felt really untethered. It was really sad to say goodbye to that.' Since Big's death, Carrie has rekindled her romance with old flame Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) who she was involved with in seasons three and four of Sex And The City. Chris Noth had his career upended in 2021 when he faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has since staunchly denied. The 70-year-old has confessed that he 'strayed on my wife,' which was 'devastating to her,' but added: 'What it isn't, is a crime.' Last year, he firmly denied multiple allegation allegations of sexual misconduct in his first interview about the charges that infamously put his career on hold. Chris, who has insisted he is still close to his former Sex and the City co-stars, told USA Today that any encounters he has had outside his marriage were consensual. 'I strayed on my wife, and it's devastating to her and not a very pretty picture,' he told the outlet. 'What it isn't, is a crime.' The former Law and Order star has been married to his wife, Tara Wilson, 45, since 2012. The couple were together for 10 years before tying the knot and are parents to two children - Orion, 16, and Keats, four. Noth said he has spoken to his teenager about the situation. The SAG nominee admitted his infidelity saying, 'You give yourself the same excuses that many men do; it's just a little side dance, and it's fun. He said he justified by telling himself, 'You're not hurting anybody. No one's going to know about this, you know, and sex is just enjoyable.' 'And suddenly, a lot of people want to have sex with you. It's like, 'Well, I'm not going to get this chance again.'' Four women have told very different stories about their experiences with the Sex and the City star. In Dec. 2021, just weeks after his character was killed off on the in the SATC spin-off And Just Like That, two women went public with their allegations of sexual misconduct. One claimed he raped her in 2015 after she met the actor while working as a server at a nightclub. The second told The Hollywood Reporter Noth raped her in 2004. The actor's rep called the allegations 'categorically false.' A third woman came forward shortly after the THR article, and told The Daily Beast she had been assaulted by the Gone actor when she was 18 and working at a restaurant in New York. Noth denied those allegations, along with the claims of a fourth woman who also accused him of misconduct. Noth's character, Big,' was killed off in the first episode of the Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That, a move that was planned as part of the plotline. The veteran star was fired from his job on the CBS drama The Equalizer shortly after the allegations were made public. Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis issued a joint statement saying, 'We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences. We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it.' No criminal charges have been filed yet. New York does not have a statute of limitations on rape. The actor hinted the women who accused him may have a financial motive. 'That's a money train for a lot of people,' he said. No lawsuits against the Manhunt actor have been filed. 'There's nothing I can say to change anyone's mind when you have that kind of a tidal wave,' he claimed. 'It sounds defensive. I'm not. There's no criminal court. There's no criminal trial. There's nothing for me to get on the stand about and get my story out, get witnesses.' The Good Wife actor had at the time been directing and performing at a theater in Massachusetts. He was working for Samuelsohn, a suit company launching a campaign to raise awareness about men's mental health when he spoke with the reporter from USA Today. 'I'm an actor,' he stated. 'I have other things that I want to do creatively. And I have children to support. I can't just rest on my laurels,' he said of his limited opportunities. 'I have enough to let a year drift, but I don't know how to gauge or judge getting back into the club, the business, because corporations are frightened.' 'Fear is the overriding operative word when it comes to whether they believe it or not,' he explained.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Review of Sobotiak murder conviction revealed undisclosed police evidence, court filing says
The murder conviction stemming from the 1987 disappearance of an Edmonton woman has been thrown out, in part because there was undisclosed evidence from the police investigation. Roy Sobotiak's lawyers filed written arguments in support of his bail application on Friday, which shed light on issues they raised with the investigation and trial that ended in 1991, convicting Sobotiak of second-degree murder in the death of Susan Kaminsky. Namely, they outline issues around undisclosed evidence, an undercover "Mr. Big" police operation in the late 1980s and additional forensic evidence linked to the case — some of which was discovered after Sobotiak's conviction. "In 1991, the case against Mr. Sobotiak was seemingly very strong. He was with Ms. Kaminsky the night before her disappearance and it was believed that she never left his mother's house alive because of his confessions to [the undercover officer] and his further confession on arrest," the brief says. "Today, the factual landscape has fundamentally changed. There is a reasonable likelihood that the murder charge will be stayed on account of non-disclosure and/or due to the manner in which the Mr. Big operation was conducted." Kaminsky, a 34-year-old mother, vanished in February 1987 and her body was never found. Sobotiak, who was in his early 20s at the time, was the last known person to see her alive. He had told police that Kaminsky drove him home from his mother's house, where the two had spent time together after running into each other at a bar after midnight. The federal justice minister ordered a new trial for Sobotiak this year, nearly 36 years after Sobotiak was arrested and imprisoned. Court of King's Bench Justice Eric Macklin granted Sobotiak's release Friday. He is under a curfew and other court-ordered conditions. James Lockyer, a founding director of Innocence Canada and one of Sobotiak's lawyers, called him "the longest-serving wrongly convicted man in Canadian history." He noted the only other comparable case is Romeo Phillion, who spent nearly 32 years in prison before his murder conviction was quashed in 2003. A new trial was also ordered in that case, but Crown prosecutors in Ontario withdrew the murder charge against him in 2010. Sobotiak, now 61, applied for the justice minister to review his conviction, Lockyer told the court. A subsequent investigation by federal officials unearthed undisclosed evidence from police files, including evidence of other possible suspects in Kaminsky's disappearance, according to a written memorandum from Sobotiak's legal team. "Its impact on the outcome of the applicant's trial and the fairness of his trial had to be assessed," the brief says. The document, filed in the Court of King's Bench earlier this month, says the lawyers can't disclose specifics from the investigative report due to a confidentiality agreement. Sobotiak's lawyers argued the Mr. Big operation that was used to elicit Sobotiak's original confession was abusive, and can't stand up to legal scrutiny. In a Mr. Big sting, undercover police officers draw a suspect into a fictitious criminal organization. A Supreme Court of Canada ruling in 2014 set new standards for how this evidence can be used, with stricter rules about the legal admissibility of confessions made during these kinds of investigations. In this case, the written arguments say, the operation came with implicit threats of violence and induced Sobotiak to confess by portraying membership in the fake criminal group as a path to emotional and financial security. "The officers preyed on his vulnerabilities: his poverty, his mental health problems and his addictions," the brief says. "It is surprising that Mr. Sobotiak held out as long as he did." Sobotiak consistently denied any involvement in Kaminsky's disappearance over nearly 11 months of the Mr. Big sting — which started after police investigated Sobotiak through surveillance, wiretaps and a police informant who lived with him for several months. Details of the investigation were revealed in court during the original trial. Starting in October 1988, an undercover Edmonton Police Service detective befriended Sobotiak and took him along to staged drug deals and fake scouting trips to search for places to hide a dead body. The detective also bought Sobotiak food and alcohol, and paid him for being a "lookout" during drug transactions. By September 1989, police decided to try getting Sobotiak drunk "to see if it would cause him to 'say something.'" The undercover officer then pushed for details about Kaminsky's death in a hotel room, while Sobotiak drank an entire 26-ounce bottle of vodka. WATCH | Edmonton man gets bail with murder conviction overturned after 36 years in prison: In the videotaped meeting, Sobotiak becomes visibly intoxicated. The officer continued to press him with statements including, "'Our circle' knew he had killed Kaminsky and he needed to be honest if he wanted to be in their organization." Sobotiak then "adopted" the officer's suggestion that Kaminsky died by accident, the lawyers' brief says. He said she fell and broke her neck while he was trying to carry her down the stairs at his mother's house. The undercover detective prompted Sobotiak for details of Kaminsky's death in three more meetings over the following week. Sobotiak told a variety of stories, first repeating the death was an accident but adding that he'd transported her body from his mother's home in a duffel bag, dismembered it in his apartment, and disposed of it in two dumpsters. Then, he said he'd strangled her after a sexual encounter. The fourth and final time, after the officer told Sobotiak about "the importance of his confession as a means of entry into their criminal organization," he repeated the story, claiming he "just went berserk." Sobotiak was arrested the next day. The man he had been spending time with was officially revealed to him as a police officer. There's limited evidence about what was disclosed during Sobotiak's original trial, since the Crown and former defence lawyer's files have been destroyed, according to the brief filed in court. But the brief alleges "substantial" non-disclosure of evidence, saying the "most striking" examples are statements Sobotiak's mother and sister gave to police that suggested Kaminsky was alive when she left the home, before she disappeared. Another witness told police she saw a woman who resembled Kaminsky walking with a man, who wasn't Sobotiak, later on the day she disappeared — after the time police contended Sobotiak killed her. A young neighbour also told police about possible sightings of Kaminsky and her car on that day, later than the time Sobotiak told the undercover police officer he killed her. "Their statements would have undermined the veracity of Mr. Sobotiak's Mr. Big confessions and his further confession on arrest," the brief says. During the original trial, the defence received a police investigation report that mentioned "several ex-boyfriends" of Kaminsky had allegedly been violent to her, including one who an RCMP officer suggested should be considered a suspect in her disappearance. "No further information was provided about these partners of Ms. Kaminsky and what steps were taken to investigate them," the brief says. It adds that DNA analysis done in 2023 also doesn't support claims Sobotiak made during his confession in the Mr. Big sting, about putting Kaminsky's body in a duffel bag he owned and dismembering her in his apartment. The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service has yet to make a decision about whether they will put Sobotiak on trial a second time, nearly four decades after Kaminsky disappeared. The province has applied for a judicial review of the decision to order a new trial. There's no date yet when it might be heard in Federal Court, and Sobotiak's lawyers say it could take years to resolve.
Wales Online
20-05-2025
- Wales Online
Teenager's brazen response after being caught out yet again
Teenager's brazen response after being caught out yet again A judge said Ashton Banfield "thought he was Mr Big" and had "no moral compass" growing up Teenager Ashton Banfield was sentenced to four years detention after being caught dealing Class A drugs in Swansea for the third time (Image: South Wales Police ) A teenager has been convicted of dealing Class A drugs for the third time in two years, a court has heard. Ashton Banfield was arrested on Swansea's High Street with a stash of cocaine, a Nokia burner phone and £582 in cash. Swansea Crown Court heard that when the 19-year-old was arrested and cautioned he told the plain-clothes police officer: "I don't give a f***". Sending the defendant back to detention a judge told him he had reverted to his "old habit" of peddling Class A drugs, adding: "I dare say you thought you were Mr Big again". Craig Jones, prosecuting, told the court that on March 27 this year police received information that the defendant was supplying drugs in Swansea city centre, and a plain-clothes police officer located him on High Street. He said the officer followed the defendant along the street as he headed towards the railway station before approaching and stopping him. The teenager was found to have 3.93g of cocaine, 6.5g of cannabis, a small Nokia "burner-style" phone and £582 in cash, and when arrested and cautioned by the PC replied: "I don't give a f***". The court heard that when the Nokia was examined officers found messages relating to the supply of drugs including a bulk text sent to multiple contacts on the day of the defendant's arrest. Read about the Swansea skipper of a fishing boat who was "at the heart2 of a £100million cocaine smuggling operation Article continues below Ashton Banfield, formerly of of Rheidol Court, Clase, Swansea but now of Pomeroy Street, Butetown, Cardiff, had previously pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of criminal property - namely cash - and the simple possession of cannabis when he returned to the dock for sentencing. The court heard the teenager has two previous convictions for dealing Class A drugs. In February 2023 Banfield was given a 12-month referral order for being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to supply. He was subsequently resentenced to a youth referral order with a curfew for those offences and then resentenced again to a youth referral order with intensive supervision before being resentenced once again, this time to six months detention. In August 2024 the defendant was sentenced to 30 months' detention in a young offenders institution after pleading guilty to possession of crack with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of crack, possession of criminal property, and possession of cannabis. That conviction came after Banfield was caught in the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea with a bag containing 29g of crack - worth almost £2,900 - and £445 in cash. Dan Griffiths, for Banfield, said the defendant was released from his 2024 sentence on February 10 this year and was placed in accommodation in Cardiff where he found himself living with people he did not know and who were significantly older than him and who were abusing Class A drugs. He said his client repeatedly raised concerns about his living arrangements but, they were his instructions, those concerns "fell on deaf ears". The advocate said Banfield eventually left his Cardiff accommodation and returned to live in Swansea in breach of his licence conditions and said that without any family support or legitimate income his client "reverted to the only behaviour he knows". Article continues below Judge Geraint Walters said Banfield was a persistent offender who had been caught "up to the old habit" of peddling Class A drugs. He told the defendant: "I dare say you thought you were Mr Big again" and told him the courts treat such offending seriously because simply: "It kills people". The judge said given everything he had read about the defendant it appeared he had had "no moral compass" during his upbringing in Seven Sisters, and he asked rhetorically how someone could grow up in a village like Seven Sisters with no life skills "or at least none that will assist you". With a discount for his guilty plea Banfield was sentenced to four years detention in a young offenders institution. The judge said he would "implore" those responsible for Banfield after his release from the sentence to manage him in a more meaningful way than the last time.
