DJ Fat Tony has weighed in on the most explosive drama of the year (so far!), the Peltz-Beckham family wedding debacle.

Speaking on ITV’s This Morning on Friday (23 January), DJ Fat Tony, whose real name is Tony Marnoch, shared his first-person eyewitness account of what exactly went down on the fateful night of Brooklyn Beckham’s much-discussed wedding.

In a series of Instagram story posts, Brooklyn claimed his mother, Victoria Beckham, “humiliated” him when she “danced very inappropriately on me.”

Speaking on This Morning, Fat Tony said “the whole situation was really awkward for everyone in the room,” as he recounted the events.

“There was no s**tdropping, there was no black cat PVC catsuits, there was no Spice Girl action.”

Pop star Marc Anthony performed at the wedding reception and Fat Tony claimed that he called Brooklyn to the stage.

“The next minute, everyone was expecting it to be Nicola to go up and do the first dance,” he said. Anthony then asked for “the most beautiful woman in the room” to join Brooklyn, then said Victoria’s name, instead of Brooklyn’s partner, Nicola.

‘The whole situation was very awkward.’

“Victoria is by the stage, she goes onto the stage, and of course at that point Brooklyn is suddenly, literally, devastated because he thought he was going to do his first dance with his wife.

“Then Nicola leaves the room crying her eyes out. Brooklyn is stuck there on stage.

“And then they do this dance and Marc Anthony’s going, ‘Put your hands on your mother’s hips’. It was a Latin thing.

“The whole situation was very awkward for everyone in the room.”

Fat Tony was asked if the actions were “inappropriate.” He responded: “If [Brooklyn] feels that it was inappropriate and awkward, it was inappropriate and awkward.”

Fat Tony also furthered that the newlyweds were “devastated” but the dance “is a very small part of a bigger problem” for the Beckham family.

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Who is DJ Fat Tony?

DJ Fat Tony, otherwise known as Tony Marnoch, is a notable British DJ and author.

He’s best known for his work during the ‘80s and ‘90s club scene, where he was a prominent voice in house music. He continues to have influence today.

Fat Tony has DJ’d for the likes of Madonna and Prince, as well as the Beckham family.

In his 2022 memoir, I Don’t Take Requests, Marnoch shared his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and his HIV diagnosis.

Today, the DJ continues to platform LGBTQ+ communities and works as an activist.

Fat Tony married his partner, creative director Stavros Agapiou, in June 2025. Boy George officiated as master of ceremonies.

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A former Space Force colonel fired by the Trump administration over her gender identity has raised over $100,000 less than 24 hours after launching a political campaign.

Retired astronautical engineer Bree Fram’s campaign to represent Virginia in US Congress has already skyrocketed into outer space less than a week after she made the announcement.

The 46-year-old Colonel announced her intention to run for the Congressional seat in a Tuesday (20 January) Instagram clip.

“Too many Americans are afraid of what their own government is doing to them, instead of being confident in what it can do for them,” she said in the clip. “That’s why I’m running for Congress.”

Following the announcement, Fram launched a 24-hour fundraising haul aimed at raising funds for her campaign. In less than a day, it received more than $102,000 from at least 400 donors across 46 states, according to MetroWeekly.

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She thanked donors in a social media post after the fundraising haul closed, saying they had helped to “turn the page on chaos, vengeance, and attacks on personal freedom.”

Fram was infamously removed from her position as an active duty officer of the United States Space Force in June 2025 after the US government enforced its ban on transgender military personnel. She is believed to be the highest ranking trans officer to have been fired under the executive order.

During her 23 years of service, Fram was deployed in Iraq and Qatar as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, eventually serving in both the US Air Force and Space Force. She came out as trans in 2016 and later became the first trans woman to reach the rank of Colonel.

She was among thousands of personnel ejected from their positions in the United States armed forces over the executive order, despite Trump administration officials struggling to justify the action.

Following her campaign announcement, Fram told InsideNoVa that she was not running “on a platform that is about identity” but rather on the basis of defending Americans’ “basic rights, particularly freedom of speech [and] freedom of assembly.”

“This is the calling”

The mother of two emphasised the need to restore democratic freedoms dismantled by the Trump administration in an interview with The Advocate, promising not to back down from the fight.

“No matter what rock we might look under, you can find something this administration has [done] that is worthy of not only an investigation but being held accountable,” she said, accusing Donald Trump of failing to “faithfully execute the laws of the United States and to fulfil his oath to support and defend the Constitution.”

Her focus is on ensuring Congress focuses on protecting Americans by investing in issues like social security, disease prevention, housing, and more.

“This is the calling,” she said. “If we don’t stand up now, we might not have anything to stand up for in the future.”

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Following the 2026 Oscar nominations announcement, many movie fans were disappointed at the lack of LGBTQ+ representation on the list, with Out.com labelling the event “Oscars so straight.“

Very few queer films and actors made it onto nomination lists for the iconic golden statuette. Notable LGBTQ+ favourites like Sorry Baby, Hedda and Wicked: For Good received no nominations.

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the body which awards the Oscars, will now vote on the winners ahead of the ceremony on March 15.

One particular disappointment for LGBTQ+ film buffs was Wicked: For Good being snubbed. Neither Cynthia Erivo nor Ariana Grande were up for the actress categories despite the fact that, last year, they were both nominated for 2024’s Wicked.

Another snub that movie fans were disappointed about was that Daniel Craig has once again been overlooked for his role in Knives Out. In Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man, Craig returns to play queer detective Benoit Blanc.

“Daniel Craig getting snubbed for Queer and then his next movie does even worse, getting shut out of the Globes and Oscars despite higher critic and audience scores than Glass Onion,” one fan wrote.

Daniel Craig getting snubbed for Queer and then his next movie does even worse, getting shut out of the Globes and Oscars despite higher critic and audience scores than Glass Onion. He’s still never won a single individual award for playing Benoit Blanc. pic.twitter.com/v68TfvgLKy

— DCOpics (@DCraigOscarPics) January 23, 2026

They also continued: “He’s still never won a single individual award for playing Benoit Blanc.”

Additionally, Eva Victor’s acclaimed directorial debut, Sorry, Baby, was completely shut out. Many were convinced that the film, at the very least, would receive a best original screenplay nod.

‘It’s infuriating if they’re ignored any longer…’

“Sorry, Baby didn’t earn any Oscar nominations this morning, but I’m extremely confident in making the following statement: Eva Victor will be back,” one fan posted.

Sorry, Baby didn’t earn any Oscar nominations this morning, but I’m extremely confident in making the following statement: Eva Victor will be back. She will get her Oscar moment. Sure, a few nominations would’ve been great today. But this feels like the start of something great. pic.twitter.com/4vFbFjlLOy

— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) January 23, 2026

“She will get her Oscar moment. Sure, a few nominations would’ve been great today. But this feels like the start of something great.”

In the film, Victor (who uses she/her and the/them pronouns) plays a non-binary, queer literature professor recovering from sexual assault.

Another highlighted that the performances in the dark romantic drama Hedda should have been recognised.  

Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss play ex-lovers Hedda and Eileen, respectively. Taking place in one night, the film sees Hedda, a bisexual woman, torn between her comfortable but unfulfilling marriage and the lure of a former, all-consuming love.

“Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss deserve full Oscars for their performance in Hedda, there’s zero hyperbole here,” a fan shared.

Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss deserve full Oscars for their performance in Hedda, there's zero hyperbole here. They knocked just about everyone who acted in a movie in 2025 out of the park. It's infuriating if they're ignored any longer…

— maria ماريا (@mariamazjerin) January 16, 2026

“They knocked just about everyone who acted in a movie in 2025 out of the park. It’s infuriating if they’re ignored any longer…”

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Here are the projects that did get 2026 Oscar nominations:

Though there were a lot of LGBTQ+ snubs, there are some nominations to celebrate at the 2026 Oscars.

To begin with, KPop Demon Hunters got a nod for Best Original Song for “Golden”. The track was co-written by queer songwriter Mark Sonnenblick.

Furthermore, Come See Me in the Good Light was nominated in the Best Documentary category. 

Ryan White’s documentary chronicles the terminal cancer diagnosis of the late poet Andrea Gibson and their wife, Megan Falley.

Also in the documentary category is Mr Nobody Against Putin. Gay creative Pasha Talanki starred, co-directed and narrated the film. The documentary follows Talankin working at a school in Karabash, set against the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

Elsewhere, queer filmmaker Adrian Molina earned a nomination for co-directing Pixar’s Elio. Following the film’s release, it came out that the titular character was explicitly “queer-coded” but that got “sanded down.”

Ethan Hawke earned a nomination for Best Actor for his performance as closeted playwright Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon. The biopic follows Lorenz Hart’s life as he reckons with losing his creative partner, Richard Rodgers.

A Friend of Dorothy, Lee Knight’s directorial debut starring Miriam Margolyes, was nominated in the Best Short Film category.

Also, though it may not be explicit LGBTQ+ representation, gay icon Aunt Gladys got an Oscar nod! Actor Amy Madigan was recognised in the best supporting actress category for her work in  Weapons, playing the widely memed character.

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