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Star Wars star Mark Hamill lends voice to air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of Russian strikes

Star Wars star Mark Hamill lends voice to air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of Russian strikes

Star Wars star Mark Hamill is lending his voice to an air raid alert app to warn Ukrainians of incoming Russian bombardments. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 29, 2023  4:10 pm
Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York

Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York

The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 26, 2023  3:50 pm
The Weeknd is the world’s most popular artist, Guinness World Records says

The Weeknd is the world’s most popular artist, Guinness World Records says

The Weeknd, who recently became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, is statistically the world’s most popular musician, Guinness World Records said Monday. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 21, 2023  7:17 pm
Lance Reddick: ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star dies at 60

Lance Reddick: ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star dies at 60

Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” “Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 18, 2023  3:33 pm
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ sweeps Oscars with seven awards

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ sweeps Oscars with seven awards

The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood’s top prize Sunday, winning best picture at the 95th Academy Awards, along with awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 13, 2023  9:29 am
Jenna Ortega tries to avoid doing iconic ‘Wednesday’ dance in SNL promo

Jenna Ortega tries to avoid doing iconic ‘Wednesday’ dance in SNL promo

Jenna Ortega’s first order of business as the next host of “Saturday Night Live” is to escape the “teenage purgatory” of performing the iconic “Wednesday” dance yet again. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 9, 2023  1:54 pm
Sandani Peiris returns with 2nd runner-up crown in ‘Top Model of the World 2023’ pageant

Sandani Peiris returns with 2nd runner-up crown in ‘Top Model of the World 2023’ pageant

Sri Lankan model Sandani Peiris, who was crowned the 2nd runner-up at the 29th “Top Model of the World 2023”, the glittering pageant held on March 03 at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, has returned to Sri Lanka this morning (March 07). MORE..

(0) Comments | March 7, 2023  5:26 pm
Everything Everywhere sweeps Independent Spirit Awards

Everything Everywhere sweeps Independent Spirit Awards

Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the Independent Spirit Awards Saturday, taking home wins in nearly every major category and solidifying its Oscar frontrunner status. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 5, 2023  1:19 pm
Harry, Meghan asked to leave UK home in further royal rift

Harry, Meghan asked to leave UK home in further royal rift

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have been asked to vacate their home in Britain, suggesting a further fraying of ties with the royal family amid preparations for the coronation of his father, King Charles III. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 2, 2023  11:16 am
FIFA faces questions for supermodel role before Women’s WCup

FIFA faces questions for supermodel role before Women’s WCup

FIFA’s choice of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its first global fan ambassador five months before the Women’s World Cup was described Tuesday as “tone deaf” by the former leader of the soccer body’s task force for women’s soccer. MORE..

(0) Comments | March 1, 2023  3:49 pm
‘Everything Everywhere’ wins (nearly) all at SAG Awards

‘Everything Everywhere’ wins (nearly) all at SAG Awards

Absurdist sci-fi comedy “Everything Everywhere All At Once” continued its dominance of this year’s Hollywood award shows by earning top honors from the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 27, 2023  3:58 pm
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assault

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assault

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 more years in prison after a jury convicted him of the rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model, furthering the fall of the onetime movie magnate who became a #MeToo magnet. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 25, 2023  7:02 am
England soccer team drama at London’s National Theatre

England soccer team drama at London’s National Theatre

Often surrounded by drama, England’s soccer team is being turned into an actual show. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 22, 2023  4:00 pm
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ triumphs at BAFTA Awards

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ triumphs at BAFTA Awards

A German remake of anti-war classic “All Quiet on the Western Front” was the big winner at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, triumphing in the key categories at the ceremony seen as an indicator for next month’s Oscars. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 20, 2023  9:08 pm
Tamil actor Mayilsamy passes away at 57, Kamal Haasan pays emotional tribute

Tamil actor Mayilsamy passes away at 57, Kamal Haasan pays emotional tribute

Tamil actor Mayilsamy passed away in Chennai on Sunday. He was 57. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 20, 2023  10:07 am
Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive

Roald Dahl’s children’s books are being rewritten to remove language deemed offensive by the publisher Puffin. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 19, 2023  3:38 pm
Disney is planning an Avatar experience at Disneyland

Disney is planning an Avatar experience at Disneyland

The Walt Disney Co. is planning to add an Avatar experience to Disneyland and explore other opportunities at its theme parks as it looks for more ways to appeal to its guests. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 14, 2023  4:30 pm
Popular S.African rapper AKA shot dead outside restaurant

Popular S.African rapper AKA shot dead outside restaurant

One of South Africa’s hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the southeastern city of Durban, his family said Saturday. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 12, 2023  5:09 pm
Burt Bacharach, one of pop’s greatest songwriters, dies aged 94

Burt Bacharach, one of pop’s greatest songwriters, dies aged 94

One of pop music’s greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 9, 2023  9:28 pm
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape

Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last week and charged in Nevada with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 8, 2023  3:41 pm
Beyonce breaks all-time Grammy record, Harry Styles wins for best album

Beyonce breaks all-time Grammy record, Harry Styles wins for best album

Pop queen Beyonce on Sunday reigned supreme at the Grammys, breaking the all-time record for wins with her 32nd prize and fourth of the night -- but the Album of the Year prize that’s long eluded her slipped from her fingers once again, going instead to Brit Harry Styles. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 6, 2023  5:14 pm
Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in film set shooting

Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in film set shooting

Alec Baldwin was on the phone during firearms training for a movie where he fatally shot a cinematographer on set, prosecutors said, as they charged him with involuntary manslaughter. MORE..

(0) Comments | February 1, 2023  2:03 pm
Film academy reviewing Oscar campaigns after surprise nomination

Film academy reviewing Oscar campaigns after surprise nomination

Hollywood’s film academy said on Friday it was reviewing this year’s campaigns for Oscar nominations, a day after a media report raised questions about the surprise nod for British actress Andrea Riseborough. MORE..

(0) Comments | January 28, 2023  4:12 pm
Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200 mn

Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200 mn

Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company said Tuesday -- marking the industry’s latest blockbuster rights deal. MORE..

(0) Comments | January 25, 2023  7:31 pm
Oscars 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ leads nominations

Oscars 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ leads nominations

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the field at this year’s Academy Awards, with 11 nominations. MORE..

(0) Comments | January 25, 2023  9:26 am