Entertainment

Geoffrey Rush sues paper in Australia for ‘inappropriate behavior’ claim

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Academy award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush Friday filed defamation proceedings against a News Corp newspaper in Australia over a story claiming he engaged in “inappropriate behavior” at a Sydney theater. The 66-year-old denied any wrongdoing after Sydney’s Daily Telegraph ran a front-page story last month reporting that the Sydney Theater Company received a complaint about him when he was working with them. The veteran Australian star launched action in the Federal Court […]

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After Weinstein scandal, powerful men fall like dominoes

by Shahzad Abdul Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democratic Senator Al Franken on Thursday became the latest in a succession of famous American men felled by allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Here are some of the key figures from the worlds of entertainment, politics and the media. ENTERTAINMENT: Harvey Weinstein Harvey Weinstein was until a few months ago a king of Hollywood whose golden […]

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Latest posthumous Hendrix album features 10 new tracks

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jimi Hendrix’s estate on Thursday announced a posthumous album from the guitar legend featuring 10 previously unreleased tracks, some recorded months before his death in 1970. “Both Sides of the Sky,” which will come out on March 9, is intended to be the last in a trilogy of albums of restored Hendrix material following releases in 2010 and 2013 that entered Top 10 charts in several countries. The latest […]

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Time names sexual abuse ‘silence breakers’ as Person of the Year

by Catherine Triomphe Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Time magazine named as Person of the Year Wednesday “the silence breakers” who triggered a national reckoning by revealing the pervasiveness of sexual harassment, assault and abuse in US life. President Donald Trump was runner-up in the prestigious ranking, ahead of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Time designated as “silence breakers” the individuals, mostly women, who came forward this year to publicly expose patterns […]

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Five things you never knew about Johnny Hallyday

by Fiachra Gibbons Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP0 — He was an enormous star in France, but Johnny Hallyday, the “French Elvis,” whose death was announced by his wife Laeticia Wednesday, was almost unknown in the English-speaking world. Here are five key things to know about the biggest rock star you have probably never heard of: He wasn’t called Johnny Johnny Hallyday was born Jean-Philippe Smet in Paris in 1943, but as he said himself, […]

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France’s king of rock Johnny Hallyday dies aged 74

PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s best-known rock star Johnny Hallyday has died aged 74 after a battle with lung cancer, his wife Laeticia told AFP on Wednesday. The leather-clad would-be Elvis, known simply as Johnny, announced in March he had been diagnosed with the disease and would undergo treatment. “Johnny Hallyday has left us. I write these words without believing them. But yet, it’s true. My man is no longer with us,” said Laeticia Hallyday, […]

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“Upholding traditional Filipino values,” focus of this year’s MTRCB Family and Child Summit

  By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service   QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Upholding traditional Filipino values in the children’s media was the focus of the 5th Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Family and Child Summit (FCS) held on Saturday, Dec. 2. Secondary students from different schools, the senior citizens, partners from the public and private sectors, and members of the media gathered in this annual event spearheaded by the MTRCB, a Philippine government […]

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K-pop titans BTS break into US Top 40

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boy band BTS, pop mega-stars in South Korea known for their dance moves and social media prowess, Monday broke into the Top 40 on the US singles chart for the first time. “Mic Drop” debuted at number 28, driven by a particularly strong showing in downloads, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week through Thursday. The band incorporates more R&B and hip-hop into its sound than most […]

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Met Opera suspends legendary Levine after sex abuse allegations

by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s Metropolitan Opera said Sunday it was suspending its famed longtime music director James Levine after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The premier US opera house said Levine would no longer appear at the Met this season and that it had hired a former US prosecutor to investigate the accusations. “Based on these new reports, the Met has made the decision to act […]

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‘Star Wars’ sisters hail girl-powered galaxy

by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Carrie Fisher’s death caused a huge disturbance in the Force, but the women of “The Last Jedi” vowed Sunday to honor her legacy in the latest girl-powered “Star Wars” chapter. The cast came together in a secret location in Los Angeles with director Rian Johnson to build buzz for the latest chapter in the blockbuster space saga, which hits theaters on December 15. […]

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DJs ng Pinas FM 95.5 na sina Aikee at Davey Langit, humakot ng mga parangal

  (Eagle News) — Nagwagi kamakailan ng mga parangal ang dalawang DJs ng Pinas FM 95.5, ang FM radio station ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), ang rapper-composer na si Michael “Aikee” Aplacador, lalong kilala bilang DJ Aikee, at ang singer-songwriter-composer na si Davey Langit Pumangatlo ang entry ni DJ Aikee na pinamagatang “Extension” sa katatapos lang na Himig Handog 2017 songwriting competition. Ang awit na ito ay sariling komposisyon ni DJ Aikee. Siya mismo ang […]

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Netflix renews ‘Stranger Things’ for third season

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — “Stranger Things” fans, rejoice: more adventures in the Upside Down are on the way. Netflix said Friday it had renewed its hit 1980s-set nostalgic supernatural drama, which has won critical acclaim and instant fame for its cast of young stars. “Should we make another season of Stranger Things?” the subscription-only streaming giant teased with an interactive poll on Twitter before adding: “season 3 is officially happening!!!” No date was […]

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