Zara McDermott has damaged her silence after her ‘awkward’ remaining TV look with ex Sam Thompson on Michael McIntyre’s Massive Present on Saturday, filmed simply days earlier than their shock break up.

It was revealed by MailOnline the Zara and Sam had parted final month after 5 years along with the Strictly stunner, 28, lately revealing has has moved out of their Chelsea residence the place the scenes have been shot.

Taking to her Instagram Tales she shares a clip of herself watching the second host Michael, 48, stunned the couple in mattress in the course of the evening as a part of his notorious Midnight Gameshow skit.

Watching because the comic’s plans have been scuppered because of the former flames locking their bed room door, Zara was in hysterics because the mayhem unfold.

Laughing: ‘I’m not joking after I say, we thought that it was a burglar, we thought we have been being robbed.

As Michael shouted via the door ‘housekeeping’ Zara added: ‘This was the scariest factor in my life!’.  

The ‘awkward’ look left followers cringing because the couple have been awoken by Michael alongside an entire host of well-known company. 

Sam was reunited with Superstar SAS’ Jason Fox who challenged him with holding large weights whereas being quizzed over his relationship with Zara. 

However he failed to recollect what the Strictly star had purchased him as presents over time, Jason requested forcefully: ‘Do you truly love her?’.

The awkward scenes which continued again within the studio with Sam and Zara showing happier and extra beloved up than ever.  

Taking to X followers wrote: ‘Now that Sam and Zara have break up up that is completely awkward’: ‘Properly, Michael McIntyre’s huge present is awkward to observe contemplating Sam and Zara have damaged up’: ‘Awww bit awks having Sam Thompson and Zara on Micheal McIntyres huge present seeing as they’re not collectively’: ‘Did Michael break up Sam and Zara?!’.

‘Seeing Sam and Zara jogs my memory when me and my then spouse purchased Michael McIntyre tickets and time the present got here round we had break up’: ‘This explains why Sam and Zara broke up lol’.

Through the section, the exes have been stunned on the Chelsea residence they as soon as shared by the comic and his crew, who woke them up.

The gobsmacked pair are filmed sitting in mattress collectively as they’re tasked with answering questions from three custard pie wielding Love Island stars – Jessy Potts, Harriett Blackmore and Ayo Odukoya.

Host Michael beforehand admitted the skit nearly by no means occurred as a result of the previous couple had locked their bed room door from the within. 

He informed viewers: ‘They have been terrified as I needed to knock on the door – however fortunately they then had the time of their lives.’ 

Sam, 32, and Zara, 28, secretly filmed the TV present weeks earlier than their break up and have been reportedly unsure about whether or not the BBC would air their look.

A supply informed The Solar final week: ‘Zara and Sam have been actually pleased and in love after they agreed to participate within the Midnight Gameshow’.

Sam has opened up concerning the latest break as much as pal Pete Wicks on the newest episode of their podcast Staying Related.

Strictly star Pete requested Sam ‘What’s been occurring?’ in regard to the information of his relationship.

Sam admitted it has been a ‘actual powerful month’ managing the break-up as he opened as much as Pete and listeners.

He mentioned: ‘It was powerful. It’s been a troublesome month. An actual powerful month.’

 Zara appeared to substantiate she’s moved out of the house she shared with ex Sam, as she gave her followers a glimpse at her busy day on TikTok.

Simply hours earlier than Michael McIntrye’s present aired Zara ‘appreciated’  Sam’s newest Instagram Video, which additionally revealed who her Instagram alternative was.

Throughout their 5 12 months romance, Zara usually joined Sam in his humorous reels and adverts, with the Love Island stunner usually the sufferer of her ex beau’s pranks.

Nevertheless, whereas Sam’s greatest pal Pete Wicks – who commonly joins within the enjoyable – makes an look within the clip, Sam’s mum Karen has seemingly been drafted in to switch Zara.

Taking over a job which might possible have been crammed by Zara had the pair nonetheless been collectively, Karen is seen sitting throughout the desk from an unseen Pete whereas a suspicious Sam spies on them. 

The foolish skit then exhibits Karen and Pete seemingly flirting up a storm as they attain out to carry palms throughout the desk.

In what looks like the start of a steamy affair, Pete asks Karen: ‘why have not we finished this earlier than?’, to which she replies: ‘I do not know, however I am so excited!’

‘It will style so good, get me some extra!’

Pete then says: ‘I will type it out, it is our secret’, as she seductively responds: ‘It is our sizzling secret, Pete!’

The scene then cuts to a horrified Sam shaking and breaking right into a sweat behind the door, horrified at what his mom and greatest buddy may very well be as much as.

Increase the braveness to confront them, he then bursts via the door yelling: ‘Get away from my mum!’, solely to be met with the 2 of them having fun with a bowl of Heinz tomato soup.

Pete then innocently tells him: ‘We’re simply having some soup mate, I did not assume it might be your factor?’

The scene then ends with Sam pulling out his personal spoon and asking: ‘Room for yet one more?’

If the unnamed sources and showbiz insiders are to be believed, actuality TV star Zara McDermott known as time on her five-year relationship with actuality TV star Sam Thompson over his “infantile” behaviour. Clearly, with me not being a part of their interior circle I can’t actually say whether or not that may be a honest summation of occasions or not.

Nonetheless, whether it is and it seems that the straw that broke the camel’s again was Thompson’s behaviour throughout filming of their look on The Midnight Gameshow on Michael McIntyre’s Massive Present then six million viewers might instantly discover themselves taking McDermott’s facet this weekend.

As a result of I’m afraid Thompson’s most important response as McIntyre and his crew have been getting settled in was to let one rip. Actually loudly. If we have been being charitable, I suppose we might speculate that the, um, surprising fart of the present might have been purely right down to nervous pleasure.

To be sincere, I’m nonetheless too busy attempting to work out why the hell McDermott and Thompson gave the go forward for the BBC to broadcast this episode — or how on earth the BBC persuaded them to let or not it’s aired. Certainly the very last thing anybody going by way of the ache of a break-up wants is for the ultimate knockings of their relationship to be proven on nationwide TV.

I’ve two theories, one among which makes for extra palatable studying than the opposite. One, McDermott and Thompson have had an amicable parting of the methods and so they had a lot enjoyable taking part in McIntyre’s notorious night-time recreation they wished everybody to see it.

Or two, McDermott and Thompson are so determined to be on tv they don’t seem to be going to let the small matter of a damaged coronary heart get in the way in which of additional prime time publicity. I’ll allow you to make your personal minds up on that one. (Watching a number of outdated episodes of Made In Chelsea would maybe offer you a steer.) All I’ll say is that McDermott and Thompson’s bed room shenanigans are certainly loads of enjoyable to observe.

Furthermore, had the BBC received chilly toes about airing this episode that might have been a terrific disgrace for Massive Present followers. Not least as a result of, presumably, it might have meant binning the remainder of this collection eight opener as effectively.

Which in flip would have meant viewers lacking out on a model new — and extremely entertaining — superstar recreation known as Keep in mind Me?

We’d even have been denied the extremely well-conceived and superbly-executed Sudden Star Star Of The Present section, that includes Jamie Oliver and Marti Pellow, which is so good it’s going to certainly quickly be talked about in the identical breath as the various fantastic hidden digicam stunts Ant & Dec pulled off on Saturday Evening Takeaway. Talking of Takeaway, the truth that Ant & Dec have popped it on ice for the foreseeable future is sweet information for McIntyre.

It implies that Massive Present is now clear within the battle to be Britain’s finest and hottest conventional Saturday evening household leisure present, which form of makes a mockery of the present promo marketing campaign through which McIntyre bizarrely claims nobody even is aware of what it’s known as. The even higher information is that if the remainder of the collection is nearly as good as this opener, he’ll keep effectively away from the pack for some time but.

It will get straight into the motion with McDermott and Thompson’s nocturnal flip and doesn’t let it up till Marti Pellow instantly finds himself dealing with a full theatre on the finish.

The Midnight Gameshow part is a present for anybody who may want to make mild of McDermott and Thompson’s present plight. For instance, when McIntryre spots a load of full black bin baggage outdoors the entrance door of their home it’s possible you’ll be tempted to muse “Sam’s belongings?”

Then, when their Made In Chelsea colleague Mark-Francis Vandellie pops as much as ask “What occurs each Thursday evening at Wetherspoons?”, the phrases “Singles evening?” might cross your thoughts. Nonetheless, by the point SAS man Jason ‘Cunning’ Fox begins screaming “Do you really love her?!” proper in Thompson’s face you’ll in all probability be on the “Er, that is getting a bit awkward now” stage.

There’s additionally loads of potential for awkwardness in McIntyre’s new recreation Keep in mind Me? It’s a easy thought. A celeb sits up within the royal field and random individuals who have crossed their path through the years pop up on stage to ask them “Keep in mind me?”

Alan Carr is the proper selection as McIntyre’s first sufferer, however I think it might be simply as a lot enjoyable with visitors who maybe don’t look as completely responsible as Carr does. It may also do the job as a long run alternative for Ship To All, which doesn’t work so effectively now that nearly everybody in showbiz is aware of the sport.

The opposite drawback with Ship To All is that it doesn’t lend itself very simply to a rejuvenating tweak, in contrast to Sudden Star Of The Present which has added a second Star to its title and begun to shock celebrities in addition to proficient civilians.

Moist Moist Moist frontman Pellow is the primary Star Star of the brand new collection, and it’s honest to say the manufacturing workforce threw all the pieces at this one. It has parts of Blind Date, First Dates, Prepared Regular Cook dinner and I’m A Celeb… Get Out Of My Ear, and it’s fantastically performed by all concerned.

The truth is, the one bits that lack subtlety are the fairly apparent plugs for Oliver’s restaurant chain and Moist Moist Moist’s upcoming anniversary tour.

Fortunately, Massive Present is such a joyful tour de power of leisure that it’s pretty simple to carry your nostril for a number of seconds while you spot a celeb visitor’s ulterior motive for participating.

Apart from, on this present McIntyre at all times makes them sing for his or her supper.

In Pellow’s case, actually.

Michael McIntyre’s Massive Present airs on BBC One at 6:50pm on Saturday.

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Houston Texans are locked into an in depth sport within the opening matchup of the NFL divisional spherical playoffs. The host Chiefs are again in motion after a first-round bye to open the playoffs.

Chiefs fan Taylor Swift is in attendance for Saturday’s sport along with her mother and father, Scott and Andrea Swift. She took her spot within the one of many suites the place she normally watches Chiefs video games and was joined by a shock visitor: Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.

Eagle-eyed viewers could have seen pictures of the Fever star in Swift’s suite early on within the sport.

Throughout the third quarter, the published reduce to Swift and Clark sitting subsequent to one another and taking within the motion.

Clark is a fan of each the Chiefs and Swift. She met with Swift in the course of the pop star’s stops in Indianapolis again in November.

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Since she began courting Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce in the course of the 2023 NFL season, Swift has ceaselessly attended Chiefs video games, particularly within the playoffs. She shared a collection with actress Blake Vigorous throughout Tremendous Bowl 58 and has grow to be a part of nationally-televised Chiefs video games.

Is Caitlin Clark a Chiefs fan?

Sure. The Fever guard and Des Moines, Iowa native stated on an episode of the “New Heights” podcast with Travis and Jason Kelce that she’s been a lifelong Chiefs fan.

“I had household in Kansas Metropolis, and I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, which is simply three hours from Kansas Metropolis,” Clark stated on the present. “That is simply the closest NFL workforce.”

The fandom in her household included admiration for one more legendary Kansas Metropolis tight finish.

“My brother cherished Tony Gonzalez,” she stated. “We might, like, go to at least one sport a 12 months rising up as a result of my cousin was down in Kansas Metropolis.”

Some 200m of the digital tokens have been issued and one other 800m might be launched within the subsequent three years, the coin’s web site mentioned.

“This Trump Meme celebrates a pacesetter who does not again down, irrespective of the chances,” the web site mentioned.

It included a disclaimer noting the coin is “not supposed to be, or the topic of” an funding alternative or a safety and was “not political and has nothing to do with” any political marketing campaign, political workplace or authorities company.

Critics accused Trump of cashing in on the presidency.

“Trump proudly owning 80 % and timing launch hours earlier than inauguration is predatory and plenty of will seemingly get harm by it,” Nick Tomaino, a crypto enterprise capitalist, mentioned in a social media put up.

Such digital tokens are infamous for speculators utilizing hype to pump up the worth earlier than promoting on the high of the market, leaving latecomers to depend their losses as the value crashes.

Cryptocurrency traders are hoping the Trump administration will increase the business.

President Joe Biden’s regulators cited issues about fraud and cash laundering as they cracked down on crypto corporations by suing exchanges.

Trump was beforehand skittish about cryptocurrency, however at a Bitcoin convention in Nashville final yr he mentioned America could be “the crypto capital of the planet” as soon as he returned to Washington.

His sons Erik and Donald Jr introduced their very own crypto enterprise final yr.

A woeful West Ham efficiency, which noticed Konstantinos Mavropanos despatched off and Lukasz Fabianski give away a penalty, highlighted the issues going through Graham Potter as Jean-Philippe Mateta fired Crystal Palace above them within the Premier League with a 2-0 win on the London Stadium. 

West Ham had been fortuitous to beat Fulham of their midweek outing however this was a damning show, with their overly cautious strategy within the opening 45 minutes finally punished. They did not handle a shot on course and their finest probability – a horribly sliced shot from Lucas Paqueta – summed up their attacking play.

On the again, they may not deal with Mateta. Max Kilman stood off him to permit the Palace man to fireside into the underside nook at first of the second half and hit the online for a 3rd Premier League recreation in a row.

Mavropanos was booked for 2 fouls on him both aspect of that opener after which Lukasz Fabianski introduced down Eddie Nketiah after Mateta had launched his strike associate within the field. The Frenchman squeezed within the spot-kick within the 89th minute to seal a win that strikes Palace as much as twelfth.

It’s now a club-record seven video games unbeaten away from dwelling within the prime flight for Palace, who’ve gained 4 of their final 5 on the street. They’ve gained back-to-back video games within the Premier League for the primary time this time period, too. West Ham’s path of journey is way much less optimistic.

They’re 10 factors away from third-bottom Ipswich however the boos that rang out at full-time right here underlined the temper. Jarrod Bowen, Niclas Fullkrug, Crysencio Summerville and Michail Antonio are out with accidents so there are mitigating elements. However with journeys to Aston Villa and Chelsea subsequent on their schedule, West Ham’s state of affairs may worsen earlier than it will get higher.

Potter: We lacked depth

West Ham boss Graham Potter:

“I believe Palace performed properly. Credit score to them. We had been in all probability a bit passive. We regarded a bit leggy, unable to play with any actual depth to place the strain on I would like us to. We had been unable to maintain lengthy sufficient assaults.

“Whereas the sport was 0-0 Palace had been the higher staff and we had been hanging on. We began the second half not properly, conceding. The subs gave us extra vitality, we had been on the entrance foot however the sending off affected us. Even then we nonetheless went for the equaliser and that led to the penalty on the finish.

“Palace are in a special second to us. They have been working collectively for a very long time. I would not say it was an excuse but it surely regarded prefer it was [one game too far in a tough week].

“Is defence or assault the precedence? It is that finish and the attacking finish, we have to enhance each issues. When you’re conceding targets it makes it troublesome to assault properly and if you happen to’re not pushing groups again you find yourself defending loads.”

Evaluation: Blunt West Ham ship alarming attacking show

Sky Sports activities’ Peter Smith:

West Ham followers may smile on the stat that they’d scored from all three of their pictures on course in opposition to Fulham on Tuesday. However few noticed the humorous aspect of their staff’s attacking play in opposition to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

No pictures on course and subsequent to no menace in any respect within the ultimate third. Mohammed Kudus led the road this time as an alternative of Lucas Paqueta however no matter Graham Potter had deliberate, this was an alarming show.

There have been groans across the floor as Lukasz Fabianski and his centre-backs repeatedly exchanged passes within the first half, with seemingly no intention of going forwards. Palace will be exhausting to interrupt down however at occasions West Ham regarded uninclined to even strive. Higher to maintain possession than assault and threat dropping it?

After all, the absences of Jarrod Bowen, Niclas Fullkrug, Crysencio Summerville and Michail Antonio have diminished their attacking choices. However West Ham followers count on way more thrust from their groups, no matter who is obtainable.

It’s nonetheless early days in Potter’s reign and he’ll hope extra coaching floor time will result in extra cohesive performances. However, on this proof, the mentality of the group must shift right into a extra attacking mindset.

Glasner: A superb efficiency

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner:

“I believe it is the identical consequence, twice successful 2-0 [also against Leicester], however I believe it is a large distinction within the efficiency. As we speak was a superb efficiency, I believe we managed the sport over the entire time and we did not give West Ham a transparent probability to attain.

“We scored our targets in the precise moments straight after half-time after which once they tried once more to get the equaliser, we determined the sport with the penalty. So I am more than happy with the consequence and the efficiency at this time, whereas at Leicester I used to be simply happy with the consequence.”

Mateta continues red-hot kind in entrance of purpose

Sky Sports activities’ Will Bitibiri:

Nook flags beware, Jean-Phillipe Mateta is in red-hot kind.

His brace in opposition to a dismal West Ham signifies that Crystal Palace’s marksman now has 4 targets in his final three video games. It is a run that began because the flip of the 12 months with these 4 matching his return for the season previous to 2025. After a gradual begin to the marketing campaign, he seems again to his domineering finest, linking up with Eberechi Eze to burst West Ham’s new supervisor bubble as they linked up for one more purpose.

By organising Mateta once more, Eze has now supplied eight Premier League assists for Mateta, with no Palace participant helping a teammate extra usually within the competitors’s historical past. The tally matches the earlier file with Michael Olise additionally helping Eze eight occasions.

“He at all times wants the gamers round him who may give him the ball,” stated Glasner afterwards. “However then when he will get it in the precise areas, and that is what we’re engaged on daily with the entire staff, then we all know that he has a tremendous end.”

Story of the match in stats…

What’s developing within the Premier League?

Barcelona are again in LaLiga motion on Saturday away at Getafe, with the hosts battling relegation forward of the Estadio Coliseum matchup. Hansi Flick’s males have misplaced their final two within the Spanish prime division to drop to 3rd within the standings, however this will likely be their first La Liga fixture since earlier than Christmas.

Getafe are on a three-game profitable streak, having overwhelmed Granada and Pontevedra within the Copa del Rey and La Palmas within the league. Jose Bordalas’ outfit have solely spent one season exterior of LaLiga since 2004 and they are going to be determined to reach their battle towards relegation this 12 months. Barca received this recreation 1-0 in Catalonia earlier this time period however Getafe are unbeaten towards the Blaugrana at dwelling since late 2019.

Barcelona have been held goalless on every of their final three visits to Estadio Coliseum and their current league kind means that this may very well be difficult too. Flick’s facet have performed 4 instances in 2025 throughout the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de Espana which they received towards Actual Madrid in Saudi Arabia. Having thumped Actual Betis within the final 16 of the Copa del Rey, the Catalans return to La Liga motion earlier than the UEFA Champions League subsequent week.

Here is our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra.

Methods to watch and odds

• Date: Saturday, January 18 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
• Location: Estadio Coliseum – Getafe, Spain
• Watch: ESPN Deportes | Stream: Fubo (strive at no cost)
• Odds: Getafe +550; Draw +320; Barca -200

This season up to now

Getafe are fifteenth with 4 wins, seven attracts and eight losses from 19 video games for 19 factors which locations them three above the relegation zone. Bordalas’ males have LaLiga’s third-best defensive document, having conceded simply 16 objectives which is barely bettered by Actual Sociedad and Atletico Madrid. Nevertheless 13 objectives scored from 19 video games is the worst attacking document within the Spanish topflight together with Actual Valladolid. Barca have solely received on of their final seven video games in La Liga, which got here in early December towards RCD Mallorca. Only one level from three video games has dropped them to 3rd within the desk and 5 factors behind Actual Madrid with Atletico Madrid six factors away from Flick’s facet.

Staff information

Getafe: Diego Rico and Alvaro Rodriguez are suspended whereas Yellu Santiago, Allan Nyom and Juan Berrocal are uncertain. Bordalas ought to carry Djene Dakonam, Borja Mayoral and Carles Alena again into the XI. David Soria ought to return in aim after the Copa del Rey with Coba persevering with out huge additional up the sector.

Potential Getafe XI: Soria; Dakonam, Duarte, Alderete, Iglesias; Alena, Milla, Arambarri, Coba; Uche, Mayoral.

Barca: Marc Bernal, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Inigo Martinez are all injured however Andreas Christensen may return. Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado and Robert Lewandowski may return and Ronald Araujo ought to begin within the protection. Dani Olmo is obtainable and will begin on the bench with Gavi a doable No. 10 choice on the sector.

Potential Barca XI: Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski.

Prediction

This one needs to be edged out nearly by Barca who’re used to discovering Getafe very troublesome to come back up towards. Decide: Getafe 0, Barca 1.

And regardless of Ings and Mo Kudus each threatening from headers inside the ultimate 5 minutes, the consequence was sealed – once more on the counter – when Mateta charged throughout the midway line and slipped Nketiah in with an inch-perfect move, the No. 9 getting cleaned out by the greedy Fabiański.

Up stepped Mateta once more. And though his kick seemed to be saved by Fabiański, it rolled over the road in entrance of the away supporters, with Mateta strolling over the ship one other nook flag into the stratosphere.

Palace had been then snug as the sport went into harm time, with their second 2-0 away win within the area of 4 days marking the Eagles’ first back-to-back wins of the season – and a primary London derby away win since our late winner on the identical floor in November 2022.

West Ham: Fabiański (GK), Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Cresswell (Scarles, 57), Emerson (Orford, 57), Rodríguez (Soler, HT), Álvarez (Luis Guilherme, 83), Souček, Kudus, Paquetá (Ings, 57).

Subs: Areola (GK), Coufal, Casey, Irving.

Palace: Henderson (GK), Muñoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guéhi, Mitchell, Kamada, Hughes (Clyne, 90), Eze (Nketiah, 78), Sarr (Devenny, 68), Mateta (Schlupp, 90).

Subs: Turner (GK), Riad, Kporha, Rodney, Doucouré.

As It Occurred

Donald Trump has mentioned TikTok will “most certainly” be handed a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban – only a day earlier than the corporate mentioned it might “go darkish”.

Laws was handed final April forcing the social media platform, owned by Chinese language firm ByteDance, to be bought or be banned by 19 January.

Whereas President Joe Biden mentioned he doesn’t intend to implement it, ByteDance mentioned the app “shall be compelled to go darkish” on Sunday after a Supreme Courtroom ruling unanimously upheld the ban.

Talking to NBC Information‘ Meet The Press moderator Kristen Welker on Saturday nonetheless, the president-elect mentioned he was contemplating giving TikTok extra time to discover a purchaser.

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Mr Trump informed Sky’s US accomplice community in a cellphone interview: “I feel that may be, definitely, an possibility that we take a look at.

“The 90-day extension is one thing that shall be most certainly completed, as a result of it is acceptable. You recognize, it is acceptable. Now we have to take a look at it fastidiously. It is a very massive state of affairs.

“If I resolve to do this, I am going to most likely announce it on Monday.”

Beneath the bipartisan legislation on TikTok – signed by Mr Biden – the president can grant a one-time extension of 90 days below three circumstances:

• There’s a path to divestiture of the app

• There may be “vital progress” towards executing a sale

• There are in place “the related binding authorized agreements to allow execution of such certified divestiture throughout the interval of such extension”

No authorized agreements on the sale of TikTok to a non-Chinese language proprietor have been made public, and Mr Trump didn’t say if he was conscious of any current progress towards a sale.

CNBC later reported Perplexity AI made a bid for the app’s mum or dad firm on Saturday to permit it to merge with TikTok US and create a brand new entity, which might additionally embrace New Capital Companions.

Throughout his first time period within the White Home, Mr Trump tried to ban TikTok in addition to the Chinese language-owned messaging app WeChat however was blocked by the courts. It was later revoked by Mr Biden.

Final yr, he briefly met with the app’s chief govt Shou Zi Chew, who will attend the inauguration on Monday.

He is anticipated to take a seat with fellow tech executives Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, a Trump transition official informed NBC.

And on Friday, Mr Chew thanked the president-elect for his efforts to maintain TikTok operating and for standing towards “towards arbitrary censorship”.

It comes because the White Home known as TikTok’s menace to close down its app on Sunday “a stunt”, whereas the platform known as for higher “readability and assurance” about potential authorized points.

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White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned: “We see no cause for TikTok or different corporations to take actions within the subsequent few days earlier than the Trump Administration takes workplace on Monday.

“Now we have laid out our place clearly and straightforwardly: actions to implement this legislation will fall to the following administration. So TikTok and different corporations ought to take up any considerations with them.”

FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick will make two large modifications to his facet when it faces Getafe away in La Liga on Saturday.

The German imposed a number of midweek, because the Catalans adopted on from smashing Actual Madrid 5-2 within the Spanish Tremendous Cup last in Jeddah to internet the identical quantity of targets previous Actual Betis and advance to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.

Reminded at his prematch press convention that placing the ball in onion bag in El Coliseum is usually an arduous job, Flick answered that, “What we all know from the previous is that it is exhausting to attain there. We have talked about this subject and hopefully our plan will work.”

Barca beat Getafe by a slim margin of 1-0 final day trip in Montjuic, and Flick revealed {that a} lack of targets and rhythm in opposition to Jose Bordalas’ robust outfit has already been mentioned.

“That is what we mentioned throughout the staff assembly. The vital factor is to play the way in which we would like,” Flick said.

The ex-Bayern boss was tight-lipped on whether or not there will probably be rotations, answering: “For us, the following recreation is at all times crucial. I do know there are extra video games forward of us, however we at all times say that we deal with the following video games.”

Even so, he will definitely make modifications with Alejandro Balde first taking his place again from Gerard Martin at left again.

As Wojciech Szczesny continues to be suspended, Inaki Pena continues in objective after returning to the fold for the talked about 5-1 victory over Actual Betis.

The remainder of the protection can also be as earlier than, with brace scorer Jules Kounde the precise again whereas Ronald Araujo and Pau Cubarsi kind a central partnership.

In midfield, Marc Casado groups up with Pedri as soon as extra in a double pivot, on the expense of Frenkie de Jong – who Flick praised for his displaying in opposition to the Andalusians.

Dani Olmo will get minimize as effectively, as Gavi is the CAM flanked by wingers Raphinha and a Lamine Yamal many are calling the very best on the earth, with a beforehand rested Robert Lewandowski the central quantity 9.

FC Barcelona First XI Vs. Getafe: Pena; Balde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Kounde; Pedri, Casado; Raphinha, Gavi, Lamine; Lewandowski

Washington — The 170 million TikTok customers within the U.S. have been in for a impolite awakening late Saturday evening when the enormously well-liked video-sharing app turned inaccessible due to a legislation handed by a bipartisan majority in Congress final yr.

TikTok voluntarily shut down service to its customers forward of Sunday’s ban. Customers within the U.S. who opened the app have been greeted with a message with the headline, “Sorry, TikTok is not out there proper now.”

 “A legislation banning TikTok has been enacted within the U.S.,” the message reads. “Sadly, which means you’ll be able to’t use TikTok for now. We’re lucky that President Trump has indicated that he’ll work with us on an answer to reinstate TikTok as soon as he takes workplace. Please keep tuned!”

TikTok was additionally not out there within the Apple or Google Play shops. CBS Information has reached out to TikTok for remark. 

Lawmakers and U.S. officers have sounded the alarm for years concerning the supposed dangers that TikTok’s ties to China pose to nationwide safety, and Congress moved final yr to power TikTok’s Chinese language dad or mum firm, ByteDance, to promote its stake within the app or be minimize off from the U.S. market. The legislation gave the corporate a deadline of Jan. 19 — in the future earlier than a brand new president would take workplace.

With no signal of a sale in sight, TikTok’s last-ditch authorized problem failed on Friday when the Supreme Court docket mentioned the legislation doesn’t violate the First Modification. 

The Biden White Home mentioned it should go away enforcement of the legislation to the incoming Trump administration, and President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to “save” the app. On Saturday, Trump informed NBC Information he was contemplating an choice to increase the deadline for the legislation to enter impact. 

“The 90-day extension is one thing that shall be most definitely achieved, as a result of it is applicable,” he mentioned within the cellphone interview, including, “if I resolve to try this, I am going to in all probability announce it on Monday.”

The legislation permits the president, below some circumstances, to grant a one-time extension of as much as 90 days concerning the date when the legislation goes into impact.

TikTok had hinted it could take itself offline, a transfer that leaves content material creators and customers within the lurch as the corporate seeks a technique to get again on agency authorized footing. 

In a press release offered to CBS Information Friday night, TikTok mentioned that the Biden administration had “failed to offer the mandatory readability and assurance to the service suppliers which are integral to sustaining TikTok’s availability to over 170 million People. Until the Biden Administration instantly offers a definitive assertion to fulfill probably the most essential service suppliers assuring non-enforcement, sadly TikTok shall be compelled to go darkish on January 19.”

White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had earlier Saturday known as TikTok’s newest assertion “a stunt.”

“We have now seen the latest assertion from TikTok,” Jean-Pierre mentioned. “It’s a stunt, and we see no purpose for TikTok or different corporations to take actions within the subsequent few days earlier than the Trump Administration takes workplace on Monday. We have now laid out our place clearly and straightforwardly: actions to implement this legislation will fall to the subsequent administration. So TikTok and different corporations ought to take up any considerations with them.”

Here is what to know concerning the TikTok ban and the way we obtained right here:

Why did Congress need to ban TikTok? 

U.S. officers have repeatedly warned that TikTok threatens nationwide safety as a result of the Chinese language authorities may use it as a car to spy on People or covertly affect the U.S. public by amplifying or suppressing sure content material. 

The priority is warranted, they mentioned, as a result of Chinese language nationwide safety legal guidelines require organizations to cooperate with intelligence gathering. FBI Director Christopher Wray informed Home Intelligence Committee members final yr that the Chinese language authorities may compromise People’ units by means of the software program. 

Because the Home took up the divest-or-ban legislation in April 2024, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, in contrast it to a “spy balloon in People’ telephones.” Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, mentioned that lawmakers realized in categorised briefings “how rivers of knowledge are being collected and shared in methods that aren’t well-aligned with American safety pursuits.” 

“Why is it a safety risk?” Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri mentioned Friday. “In case you have TikTok in your cellphone at the moment, it will possibly observe your whereabouts, it will possibly learn your textual content messages, it will possibly observe your keystrokes. It has entry to your cellphone data.” 

If the Chinese language authorities will get its arms on that info, “it is not only a nationwide safety risk, it is a private safety risk,” Hawley mentioned. 

In 2022, TikTok started an initiative often known as “Mission Texas” to safeguard American customers’ knowledge on servers within the U.S. and ease lawmakers’ fears. The Justice Division mentioned the plan was inadequate as a result of it nonetheless allowed some U.S. knowledge to circulate to China. 

Although the divest-or-ban legislation handed with bipartisan help, some lawmakers have been essential of the measure, agreeing with TikTok that it infringes on People’ free speech rights. 

“A lot of the causes the federal government banned it have been based mostly on accusations, not proof,” Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky mentioned Friday. “[TikTok has] by no means been tried and located responsible of sharing info with the communist authorities.” 

Others have modified their tune because the deadline for a ban neared, together with Trump, who tried to ban the app with an govt order throughout his first time period that was struck down within the courts. 

“The irony in all of that is that Donald Trump was the primary one to level on the market’s an issue,” Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the highest Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, mentioned Thursday. Warner mentioned the Trump administration “did an excellent job of convincing me and overwhelming members of Congress” concerning the dangers. 

TikTok has its day on the Supreme Court docket 

Throughout arguments earlier than the Supreme Court docket on Jan. 10, TikTok’s lawyer didn’t deny the potential nationwide safety dangers because the justices appeared essential of the corporate’s authorized problem.

“I feel Congress and the president have been involved that China was accessing details about tens of millions of People, tens of tens of millions of People, together with youngsters, folks of their 20s, that they’d use that info over time to develop spies, to show folks, to blackmail folks, individuals who a era from now shall be working within the FBI or the CIA or within the State Division,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh mentioned. “Is that not a practical evaluation by Congress and the president of the dangers right here?” 

Noel Francisco, who represented TikTok, responded, “I am not disputing the dangers. I am disputing the signifies that they’ve chosen.” 

Solicitor Common Elizabeth Prelogar asserted that TikTok collects “unprecedented quantities” of non-public knowledge that will be “extremely precious” to the Chinese language authorities by giving it “a robust instrument for harassment, recruitment and espionage.” 

“For years, the Chinese language authorities has sought to construct detailed profiles about People, the place we reside and work, who our buddies and coworkers are what our pursuits are and what our vices are,” she mentioned, citing main knowledge breaches that the U.S. has attributed to China during the last decade, together with the hack of the Workplace of Personnel Administration that compromised the private info of tens of millions of federal staff.

The Supreme Court docket’s TikTok choice

In defending the legislation earlier than the Supreme Court docket, the Justice Division pointed to 2 primary nationwide safety justifications: countering China’s assortment of knowledge from TikTok’s 170 million U.S. customers and its purported means to govern content material on the app to additional its geopolitical pursuits.

The Supreme Court docket’s unanimous ruling hinged on the primary justification: that China, by means of the app and its dad or mum firm, Beijing-based ByteDance, can amass huge quantities of knowledge from American customers. The justices discovered that Congress didn’t violate the First Modification by taking motion to deal with that risk. Congress, it mentioned, “had good purpose to single out TikTok for particular therapy.”

The courtroom kept away from backing the federal government’s curiosity in stopping China’s purported covert manipulation of content material, which the Biden administration had cited as a nationwide safety justification for the legislation.

“One man’s ‘covert content material manipulation’ is one other’s ‘editorial discretion,'” Gorsuch wrote in an opinion concurring in judgment. “Journalists, publishers, and audio system of every kind routinely make less-than-transparent judgments about what tales to inform and methods to inform them. With out query, the First Modification has a lot to say about the best to make these decisions.”

Grace Kazarian,

Alan He and

Melissa Quinn

contributed to this report.