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Paul T Smith

ITV Lorraine's Ross King accidentally says Tony Bennett is dead and forced to apologise

Scots showbiz legend Ross King was left rather red faced on Lorraine on Friday morning after saying that American singer Tony Bennett was dead - when in fact he's very much still alive and kicking. Embarrassing moment happened while King, 60, was speaking about Lady Gaga's role in a new Joker film on the ITV show and he mentioned the legendary jazz singer.

But the Hollywood correspondent quickly realised what he had said and apologised to viewers for the mistake. Host Ranvir Singh, who is filling in for Lorraine Kelly over the summer, brought up the news that Lady Gaga would be back on screen.

"This is the news that we've all been waiting for," he said. "Here is the good news - Gaga is going to be in the next Joker movie. Of course, coming back will be the Joker himself - Joaquin Phoenix - that was 2019. That was when he won the Oscar for that as well. It was the first R rated movie to make $1billion worldwide.

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