JENNIFER Aniston was named People magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful Woman’ of 2016 on Wednesday (April 20), 12 years after she first won the honor. People also named the “Friends” star the most beautiful woman in 2004 when the TV comedy series was in its final season. Aniston, who last year married her second husband, actor Justin Theroux, said she started paying attention to her looks and her body early in her career after an agent told […]
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Prince fans dance to his memory outside Harlem’s Apollo Theater
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Prince fans gathered outside Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater shortly after the news broke on Thursday (April 21) that the innovative music superstar died in Minnesota at the age of 57. With a loudspeaker playing Prince songs, fans danced and sang Prince’s legendary hits like “Purple Rain” and “When the Doves Cry.” “I’m still a bit shocked, hurt, but I’m having some wonderful, wonderful fond memories of […]
‘Game of Thrones’ season six opener ends months of suspense
by Frankie TAGGART LOS Angeles, United States (AF) — It was a cliffhanger unparalleled since “who shot JR?” but 10 months of agony are finally over Sunday as “Game of Thrones” returns to reveal the fate of Jon Snow. The record-breaking fantasy serial ended its fifth season in June last year with the character stabbed and left for dead by mutinous followers, sparking intense debate about whether he really had met his end. With more […]
Music legend Prince dead at 57
by Frankie Taggart with Shaun Tandon in New York AFP — Prince, whose pioneering brand of danceable funk and virtuoso talents made him one of the most influential figures in music, died Thursday at his secluded compound in Minnesota. He was 57. The announcement came just a week after the enigmatic Grammy and Oscar winner — acclaimed for his guitar skills and soaring falsetto — was taken to hospital with a bad bout of influenza, […]
Chadleen in Washington DC for Operation Smile
A little girl from Mandaue, Cebu was born with an incredible gift of music but also with a birth defect called cleft palate. Here’s Chadleen’s miracle story. U.S. correspondent Eliza Manglicmot meets Chadleen in Washington D.C.
“Stepping Out” The musical ng Repertory Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Kung pag arte naman sa entablo ang nais ninyong mapanuod narito ang “Stepping Out,” the Musical, na inihahandog ng Repertory Philippines sa pangunguna ng direktor na si Jaime Del Mundo para sa ating lahat. Ito ay kinabibilangan ng mga kilalang aktress at mang- aawit sa teatro tulad nina Ms. Joy Virata, Angela Padilla at Cara Barredo. Kasama din nila sa “Stepping Out” sina Bituin Escalante, Nathalie Everette at marami pang iba. Ayon […]
Julie Anne San Jose, may “In Control” concert sa May 14
MANILa, Philippines — Ibabahagi sa atin ni Julie Anne San Jose ang mga nangyari sa buhay niya sa loob at labas ng show business sa bago niyang concert na “In Control”. Dahil na rin sa pagsusumikap, nakagawa siya ng pangalan bilang Asia’s Pop Sweetheart at nagkamit ng diamond record award at ang single niyang “I’ll Be There” ang nag-iisang certified Quadruple Platinum mula sa Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). Tambak nga ang trabaho […]
Celebrities including Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis and Ethan Hawke bring films to the Tribeca Film Festvial
Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis and Ethan Hawke were among the celebrities who brought star power to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York over the weekend. On Friday, (April 15) Oscar winner Julianne Moore helped her director husband, Bart Freundlich, celebrate the world premiere of his film “Wolves” starring Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino and newcomer Taylor John Smith. The film set in the 70s, is centered around a high school basketball star and his family […]
‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts dies at 90
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Tributes poured in Monday for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has died aged 90. Roberts picked up best supporting actress four times in the early 2000s for her portrayal of Marie Barone, the mother of Ray Romano’s sportswriter character in the show, which ran for nine seasons. “Truly the end of an era,” said Patricia Heaton, who played Roberts’ TV daughter-in-law. […]
Australian minister pokes fun at Depp’s ‘Godfather’ video plea
https://youtu.be/1YC4u8skQxA SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on Tuesday mocked Johnny Depp’s acting skills in a video recorded with his wife as an apology for breaking the country’s strict quarantine laws. Joyce, who is also agriculture minister, sparked global headlines last year when he threatened to have the couple’s pet dogs put down unless they “buggered off back to the United States”. The Hollywood star and actress-model Amber Heard on Monday […]
Beauty queen from Quezon City crowned as new Binibining Pilipinas Universe
QUEZON City, Philippines – The beauty queen from Quezon City, Maria Mika Maxine Medina was crowned as the Binibining Pilipinas – Universe 2016, beating the front-runners of the said competition. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach formally passed the crown to Medina, who participated in the said competition for the first time. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Johnny Depp’s wife cops good behavior bond as Australia ends ‘war on terrier’
(Reuters) An Australian court let off the actress wife of Hollywood star Johnny Depp with a good behavior bond on Monday after she pleaded guilty to falsifying travel documents to sneak two pet dogs into the country. Depp accompanied his wife, Amber Heard, for the hearing at a packed courthouse in the Southport magistrates court, near where he had been shooting a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel when the scandal erupted last year. Bringing an […]