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Oscars favorite Baker says indie film 'struggling' as 'Anora' tops Spirit Awards
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Sean Baker, whose low-budget movie "Anora" is the frontrunner for next weekend's Oscars, delivered an impassioned plea to "keep indie film alive" as he won top prize at the Spirit Awards Saturday.
Porn stars: Oscar favorite 'Anora' gets sex work right
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» NORTHRIDGE (UNITED STATES) - For a film about sex work to win an Oscar is rare. For it to win the respect of sex workers is even rarer.
Peter Nygard, from Canadian fashion mogul to convicted sex abuser
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Described as egocentric and manipulative, Peter Nygard built Canada's largest womenswear maker -- and on Sunday he was convicted of using that status to sexually assault women and girls.
Cardi B pleads guilty to two charges in strip club brawl case
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Cardi B on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in New York court, avoiding jail time in a deal that closes a years-long case alleging her involvement in a strip club brawl.
Gyllenhaal's 'Lost Daughter' triumphs at indie Spirit Awards
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Lost Daughter," a drama about the challenges and taboos surrounding motherhood, was named the year's best indie film at the Spirit Awards on Sunday.
The Summer of 'WAP': Cardi B's bawdy bop stokes tensions
AFP, Published on 27/08/2020
» NEW YORK - An unadulterated celebration of female desire brimming with graphic sexual metaphors, Cardi B's summer bop "WAP" featuring Megan Thee Stallion has topped the charts -- and left the American right hot and bothered over the indecency.
Long snubbed, women of rap break old molds and claim their due
AFP, Published on 04/02/2020
» NEW YORK - Long stereotyped as a boys' club, not least for its braggadocious lyrics and objectification of women, the rap world has seen a bevy of female stars reclaim their space.
Hollywood stars shine on Globes red carpet
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Hollywood's brightest stars sparkled Sunday on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first showbiz awards gala of 2020.
Big pharma founder convicted of bribery in opiates scandal
AFP, Published on 03/05/2019
» NEW YORK: The founder of a major US pharmaceutical company has been convicted of bribing doctors to prescribe addictive painkillers blamed for fueling an opioid crisis that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
'We are fine': Melania Trump dismisses gossip about marriage
AFP, Published on 13/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - Melania Trump dismissed Friday the widespread talk about her husband President Donald Trump's alleged affairs with a porn star and others, saying she has "more important things to think about."