The “Hamilton” actor who addressed Mike Pence from the stage shortly after the presidential election said Saturday he expects politics to play a role in the acceptance speeches of this year’s Oscar winners. Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr in the award-winning Broadway musical, made headlines in November when he read a message to Pence, then the vice president-elect, during a curtain call after learning the politician was in the audience.

Univision will air “Bao de Sangre,” which translates to “Blood Bath,” a special that features gory re-enactments of the mass shooting inside Orlando’s Pulse nightclub despite public outcry to scrap the show. The special re-enacting the massacre that left 49 people dead and many more injured will air today at 6:55 p.m. ET on the Spanish-language channel despite the condemnation of parents of victims, survivors, the club’s owner and GLADD.

Beauty queen Amy Willerton has said she feels like a cat that has lost one of its nine lives after a horrific crash during training for The Jump. Beauty queen Amy Willerton has said she feels like a cat that has lost one of its nine lives after a horrific crash during training for The Jump.

Bella Hadid could add acting to her already-impressive resume in the future. The model revealed last night that she’s interested in appearing on the big screen at some point in her career.

The city and the Downtown Detroit Partnership say Toronto-based urban design and landscape architecture firm PUBLIC WORK will create a plan and concept designs. Those will be presented to the community this spring for input and comment.

The mayor of Madison is proposing a task force aimed at making Wisconsin’s capital a more welcoming place, especially for hip-hop artists and audiences. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed Equity in Music and Entertainment task force comes after years of efforts by the hip-hop community to address city policies and policing.

NPD BookScan gathers point-of-sale book data from about 16,000 locations across the U.S., representing about 85 percent of the nation’s book sales. Print-book data providers include all major booksellers and Web retailers, and food stores.

Actress Shannen Doherty has completed a major hurdle in her cancer battle.

Dear Abby : Recently, while making a purchase at a local store and handing the cashier my money, she asked, “How many months along are you?” I was confused for a moment, until I realized she had assumed I was pregnant. When I told her I wasn’t, she just shrugged and said, “Oh.”

Autorama 2017 is at Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit through Sunday, February 26. Hours are 9am – 10pm Saturday and 10am – 7pm Sunday. There’s also celebrity appearances from Catherine Bach and Tom Wopat of the “Dukes of Hazzard.”

Radio 2 presenter Brian Matthew has said he is “saddened to leave” as he signed off as host of the long-running Sound Of The Sixties programme. Matthew, 88, has presented the staple Saturday morning show for 27 years and the BBC faced fierce criticism after they announced he would be leaving the station as a regular host in January.