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Hollywood A-listers donate millions to striking actors
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES: A dozen of Hollywood's highest-earning stars, from George Clooney to Meryl Streep, have each donated $1 million or more to support out-of-work actors as their strike enters its fourth week, their union's charitable foundation said Wednesday.
Lisa Marie Presley death linked to weight-loss surgery
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES: The death of Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, was caused by a bowl obstruction related to a prior weight loss surgery, medical examiners said.
Ailing Celine Dion cancels 2023-24 shows
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» PARIS: Pop icon Celine Dion on Friday cancelled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-2024, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder.
Fans in frenzy ahead of Beyonce tour
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Ecstatic Beyonce fans sang and danced in feverish excitement in Stockholm Wednesday in the final countdown to the superstar kicking off her first solo tour in seven years.
Hilary Mantel: bringing ghosts to life
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» LONDON: Hilary Mantel, whose death was announced on Friday, communed with ghosts throughout her life: the ghosts from history that stalked her fiction, the ghosts of her Irish Catholic ancestors and the ghosts of her unborn children.
Fox News star Tucker Carlson widely mocked for show on masculinity
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: Tucker Carlson, star Fox News anchor and bow-tied darling of the American right, has become a laughingstock among Twitter users for his new series on masculinity, which according to him is under growing threat.
Joni Mitchell boycotts Spotify over Covid 'lies'
AFP, Published on 29/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Singer Joni Mitchell said on Friday she was pulling her music from Spotify over "lies" on the streaming service about Covid-19, just days after fellow musical titan Neil Young did the same.
US pay-to-view autopsy organiser defends $500 event
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The organiser of a pay-to-view autopsy in the United States defended the event Wednesday, after an outcry by the family of the dead man who did not know he would be dissected in front of a live audience.
South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» LONDON: South African playwright and novelist Damon Galgut on Wednesday won the 2021 Booker Prize for "The Promise", his third shortlisted novel which chronicles a family in his homeland from the late apartheid era through to Jacob Zuma's presidency.
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80
AFP, Published on 25/08/2021
» LONDON: British drummer Charlie Watts, who died on Tuesday at 80, was known as the quiet man of the scandal-soaked Rolling Stones, keeping the beat for the legendary rock group in his own steady style.