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By Shaun Tandon NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Chuck Berry, one of the creators of rock ‘n’ roll who helped shape modern youth culture with his dance-ready rhythms but who struggled to overcome institutional racism, died Saturday. He was 90. Police in the St. Louis area, where Berry was born and lived most of his life, said that first responders found the guitar legend unresponsive when they answered an emergency call at his home. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Actor Ricardo Medina, known for his role in the Power Rangers children’s series, on Thursday pleaded guilty for stabbing his roommate dead, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office said. Medina, 38, pleaded guilty to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter. He said he used a sword in the January 31 killing of Josh Sutter, 36. What began as an argument over Medina’s girlfriend ended with Medina fatally stabbing Sutter, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Months after her sister Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris of nearly $10 million in jewels, supermodel Kendall Jenner has reported the theft of jewelry worth $200,000 from her Los Angeles home, celebrity website TMZ reported. Police told AFP that they had received a 911 call at about 1:15 am Thursday about a reported burglary in the area of Jenner’s home in the Hollywood Hills, but would […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Jewelry worn by some of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Cinema are going under the hammer in November at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles. However, the lots up for auction, which were worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn and Errol Flynn, are not your usual jewelry lots. “It’s very different from a conventional jewelry auction in the sense that […]
(Reuters) — Actor Ben Affleck said on Tuesday (March 14) that he had completed treatment for alcohol addiction, saying he wanted to “be the best father I can be.” Affleck, 44, said on his Facebook page that his treatment was the “first of many steps” toward his recovery and specifically thanked his “co-parent,” wife Jennifer Garner, whom he separated from in 2015. “I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with in the […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse It is a tale as old as time (or one dating back to the 1990s, at least): Disney dusts off an animated classic, adds bells, whistles and real people, and everyone makes a fortune. Since Jason Scott Lee annoyed purists as a grown-up Mowgli in “Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book” (1994), the company has churned out numerous big-screen live-action remakes of its hand-drawn favorites, recouping $4 billion worldwide. The latest […]
(Reuters) — A new trailer for upcoming Warner Bros. film ‘Wonder Woman’ was released on Sunday (March 12). It shows Israeli actress, Gal Gadot, as the Amazon princess who is also the daughter of Greek god Zeus. In the trailer she meets an American soldier (Chris Pine) who is washed ashore on her island during the First World War. Gadot returns to the role after appearing as Wonder Woman in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of […]
Reuters — “Kong: Skull Island” is expected to climb its way to the top of the North American weekend box office from Friday (March 10) through Sunday (March 12), according to figures reported by Boxofficepro.com. The film reboots the classic giant ape franchise and stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. It’s predicted to take in roughly 43 million dollars in its debut weekend. Rolling over from previous weeks, “Logan” should see another […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed that Facebook’s first family is growing, with a baby sister on the way for one-year-old daughter Maxima. “We are all better people because of the strong women in our lives — sisters, mothers and friends,” Zuckerberg said in a post at his Facebook page. “We can’t wait to welcome our new little one and do our best to raise another strong woman.” Zuckerberg’s doctor […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China’s heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive pressure on local filmmakers, as rumors swirl Beijing will expand its quota on imported movies. Since 2012, China has permitted 34 films to be imported from overseas each year, but the state-run Global Times newspaper reported last month that Chinese and US officials are renegotiating the limit. A shakeup in domestic movie offerings […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Actor Alec Baldwin said that his impersonation of U.S. President Donald Trump on NBC’s sketch show “Saturday Night Live” has revived his “dead” comedy career after he wrapped up sitcom “30 Rock” in 2012. “Maybe I was in a coma … now I’m waking up from a coma and now I’m ready to do some comedy,” Baldwin told Reuters on Monday (March 06) when asked if he felt he […]
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Music’s biggest stars attended the iHeartMusic awards show on Sunday (March 5) in Inglewood California. Justin Timberlake won best song of the year for “Can’t Stop The Feeling” and used the awards podium to talk to youths that struggle with being identified as different. “I want to take this opportunity to speak to young people right now ’cause there are a lot of you looking at me. If you […]
