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Podcaster Joe Rogan endorses Donald Trump for US president
Reuters, Published on 05/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - Popular podcaster Joe Rogan, who recently interviewed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for nearly three hours, said on Monday he has endorsed the former president in the race to the White House.
'The Rock' waxwork in Paris retouched after skin tone complaints
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» PARIS - A famed Paris museum said it would on Wednesday reinstall a waxwork of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with a more true-to-life look after it was taken off public show for additional work when the US actor complained about its pale skin tone.
Five things to watch for at the Oscars
AFP, Published on 24/04/2021
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Travelers passing through Union Station in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday might notice a slight commotion -- for one night only, it is doubling as the venue for the Oscars.
"Nomadland" wins top prize at Venice film festival
AFP, Published on 13/09/2020
» VENICE (ITALY) - "Nomadland" by director Chloe Zhao won top prize at the Venice film festival on Saturday, the first woman to win the prize in a decade.
Venice film festival gears up to award masked Golden Lion winner
AFP, Published on 12/09/2020
» VENICE (ITALY) - The Venice film festival will present its coveted Golden Lion award Saturday after a competition marked by facemasks and missing stars but billed as a relaunch of global cinema, bruised by the coronavirus crisis.
Brazil's Salgado leads stars in Amazon COVID-19 appeal to president
AFP, Published on 04/05/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado has sent an open letter to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro -- signed by celebrities like Brad Pitt and Madonna -- calling for "urgent measures" to save the indigenous peoples of the Amazon from the coronavirus pandemic.
'Little Women' director 'sad' at awards snub of female filmmakers
AFP, Published on 04/01/2020
» PARIS - Top Hollywood woman director Greta Gerwig said she was "disappointed" that she had been snubbed by the Golden Globes, with the producer of her hit film "Little Women" blaming the "unconscious bias" of male movie critics.
'Most overrated general' Mattis takes swipe at Trump
AFP, Published on 18/10/2019
» NEW YORK - Former US defense secretary James Mattis said he was honored to be the "world's most overrated general" in a swipe at his former boss Donald Trump who insulted him earlier this week.
Djokovic wins third US Open, equals Sampras on 14 Grand Slams
AFP, Published on 10/09/2018
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras's mark of 14 Grand Slams.
Models, actresses, employees: the women speaking out against Weinstein
AFP, Published on 25/05/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Dozens of actress, models and ex-employees have come out to accuse veteran producer Harvey Weinstein, 66, of harassment, abuse and rape dating as far back as the 1990s.