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Oscars show reinvented as a movie — with masks, longer speeches

The Oscars ceremony next week will have the look and feel of a movie, giving winners more time for speeches, while coronavirus masks will play a major role, producers of…

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Alfred Molina confirms Spider-Man return

Alfred Molina has confirmed he will star in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'. Although his casting has not been officially announced, Alfred called it the "worst kept secret in Hollywood" and…

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‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ Actress Helen McCrory Dies at 52 after ‘heroic battle with cancer’

Helen McCrory, the stage and screen star known for her roles in the Harry Potter films and the BBC series Peaky Blinders, has died from cancer aged 52, her husband has said. Actor Damian…

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Celebrity couple J.Lo and A-Rod split because “we are better as friends”

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and former New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez called off their engagement because "we are better as friends," announcing…

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Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Harrison Ford to present Oscars

Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Harrison Ford, Reese Witherspoon and last year's history maker, Parasite director Bong Joon Ho, will be presenting at the 93rd Academy Awards. Show producers Jesse Collins,…

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Soprano’s actor Joseph Siravo dies, aged 64

US actor Joseph Siravo, who played Tony Soprano's father Johnny in the TV drama The Sopranos, has died aged 64. Siravo’s daughter, Allegra Okarmus, confirmed the news of his death…

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Bafta Film Awards 2021: Nomadland and Promising Young Woman win big

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held its annual film awards on Sunday, in a virtual ceremony broadcast from London’s Royal Albert Hall. Below are the main…

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Demi Lovato had ‘anxiety attack’ after watching Dancing with the Devil

Demi Lovato was overwhelmed after watching her ‘Dancing with the Devil’ documentary series for the first time. The 28-year-old star candidly opened up about her struggles with addiction and mental…

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‘Top Gun’ sequel delayed in summer movie setback for theatres

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures has pushed the release Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun: Maverick” to November from July, the studio said on Friday, a move that deprives theatres…

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UK Big Brother star Nikki Grahame dies following a battle with anorexia

Nikki Grahame, who shot to fame in Big Brother in 2006, has died, following a battle with anorexia. A Go Fund Me page announced her death. "It is with great…

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Italian journalist Emilio Fede hospitalised in very serious conditions

Italian journalist Emilio Fede was admitted at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, in very serious conditions. The former director of TG4, who will turn 90 in June, was hospitalised…

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Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, People magazine said, after suffering a heart…

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Ibrahimovic to make acting debut in new Asterix and Obelix film

(Reuters) - He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy’s Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will now turn his hand to acting after…

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Russell Crowe’s father died on flight

Russell Crowe's father John died onboard a flight. Passenger Andrew Fraser told Australia's 7 News that the actor's dad was flying on a regional Qantas flight from Sydney to Coffs…

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Flirting with drugs, Dancing with the Devil – Demi Lovato recreates her drug overdose experience in powerful video

Demi Lovato has dropped the music video for her newest single, “Dancing With the Devil,” which features a harrowing recreation of the events of her drug overdose. The title track off of her album “Dancing…

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Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks lead BRITs nominations

ingers Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks led nominations for the BRITs on Wednesday, with the three female singers scoring three nods each at Britain's pop music honours, organisers said.…

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Controversy in Russia over country’s Eurovision entrant

One of Russia’s top lawmakers joined conservative criticism of the Tajik-born feminist due to represent Russia at this year’s Eurovision contest, describing her song as nonsense and questioning how she…

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Piers Morgan quit Good Morning Britain after being told to apologise by ITV bosses

Piers Morgan quit 'Good Morning Britain' after ITV bosses demanded him to apologise to the Duchess of Sussex. The 55-year-old broadcaster abruptly quit the show following the negative comments he…

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Ronan Keating’s wife Storm rushed into surgery following after being diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome

Ronan Keating's wife Storm was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on her spine after being diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome. In a candid Instagram post, the mum-of-two revealed she…

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Belarus disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest

Organisers of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest have disqualified Belarus, ruling that its entry song - by a band whose lyrics have been deemed in the past to mock anti-government…

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Sir Elton John marks 74th birthday with digital Jewel Box release

Sir Elton John has released 'Scarecrow' and five other rareties from 'Elton: Jewel Box' digitally for the first time. The music legend has marked his 74th birthday (25.03.21) with the…

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UK court says actor Depp cannot appeal wife beater libel ruling

A London High Court judge’s decision on Monday to reject Johnny Depp’s libel claim over an article which called him a “wife beater” is perverse and flawed, and it would…

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Gotham Knights delayed until 2022

Gotham Knights has been delayed until 2022. WB Games. Montreal’s co-op Batman game was originally meant to be released sometime this year, but that will no longer be the case.According to…

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Megan Thee Stallion wins best new artist at socially-distanced Grammy Awards

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion was named best new artist at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in a ceremony aimed at putting the coronavirus pandemic, which crushed live music, in the…

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Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Beyonce battle for Grammys top prizes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Dua Lipa lead the charge at the reinvented Grammy Awards on Sunday, where the music industry hopes to put a year-long pandemic…

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BRITs shelving plans to introduce gender-neutral awards categories in 2021 – report

BRIT Awards bosses have reportedly put plans to introduce gender-neutral categories at the 2021 prizegiving on hold. Calls to scrap the Best Male and Best Female categories increased after singer…

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Netflix tests feature that could limit password sharing

Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share a household with the account holder, the company said on Thursday, a move that could lead to…

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Italian singer Gianni Morandi hospitalized

Renowned Italian singer Gianni Morandi had to be hospitalized on Thursday after an accident in his countryside residence. The singer spent the night hospitalized in Cesena following burns he suffered…

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Sophia Loren to get Oscar Academy’s 1st Visionary Award

Italian film legend Sopha Loren is to get the Oscar Academy's first 'Visionary Award' "honouring an artist or scholar whose extensive body of work has advanced the art of cinema"…

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I still don’t believe Meghan, says Piers Morgan after leaving job over remarks

Piers Morgan, the pugnacious British presenter who has just lost his high-profile breakfast TV slot over attacks on Prince Harry's wife Meghan, said on Wednesday he still did not believe…

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Piers Morgan to leave Britain’s ITV after Meghan comments

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Journalist and TV presenter Piers Morgan left broadcaster ITV on Tuesday following long-running criticism of Prince Harry's wife Meghan that reached a crescendo after the…

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Photo Story: Italian band Maneskin win the 71st Sanremo Music Festival 2021

Italian band Maneskin with the song 'Zitti e buoni', have won the 71st Festival di Sanremo, in Italy. It is expected that they will go on to represent Italy at…

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Contestants have to travel to Rotterdam for Eurovision Song Contest

Artists from 41 countries will appear live at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands under plans set out by the event's organisers. Executive supervisor Martin Osterdahl told the…

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Photo Story: Italy prepares for the 71st Sanremo Music Festival

Sanremo Festival host and artistic director, Amadeus and Rai Radio2 Dj Ema Stokholma (R) pose during a photocall on occasion of the 71st Sanremo Italian Song Festival, in Sanremo, Italy,…

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‘The Crown’ sweeps Golden Globes for television

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British royal drama “The Crown” and comedy “Schitt’s Creek” won top television honors at the Golden Globes on Sunday in a mostly virtual bicoastal ceremony that…

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Pandemic or not, the Golden Globes show must go on

The Golden Globes kicks off a pandemic-era Hollywood awards season on Sunday after a year that upended the entertainment industry and saw celebrities on red carpets replaced with webcams on…

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Hit TV show Frasier to be revived after 20 years

The hit 1990s TV comedy series “Frasier,” starring Kelsey Grammer as a snobbish radio advice-show host, is coming back to television. Frasier remains one of the US's most successful TV…

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Music duo Daft Punk quits after three decades

Parisian electronic music duo Daft Punk have apparently announced they are calling it quits after almost three decades. Pitchfork reports that, asked if the duo were finished, their longtime publicist…

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Aurora Ramazzotti joins Italian show Le Iene

Aurora Ramazzotti has become the latest addition to the team of Le Iene. The announcement was done by Eros Ramazzotti and Michelle Hunziker's daughter on Instagram by dropping clues on…

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Malta – Dragonara Casino Clarifies Casino Concessions Have 10-Year Terms

Following the issue of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a concession to open and operate a casino in Malta, Dragonara clarified the fact that casino concessions in Malta have…

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Demi Lovato ‘had three strokes and a heart attack’ after 2018 overdose

Demi Lovato has opened up about her 2018 drug overdose for the first time, revealing in a new documentary that she was minutes from death. The US pop star, 28,…

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Nicki Minaj’s father killed in hit-and-run

AFP / EPA The father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near New York City, police said Sunday. Robert Maraj, 64, was walking…

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‘I know I failed’: Justin Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Justin Timberlake on Friday issued a public apology to his former girlfriend Britney Spears and singer Janet Jackson, saying he had failed them in…

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Legendary jazz musician Chick Corea dies aged 79

Chick Corea, a Grammy award winning jazz musician has died at the age of 79, a statement on his website confirmed. The American musician's career spanned more than five decades.…

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Disney’s Lucasfilm ditches ‘The Mandalorian’ star Gina Carano over social media posts

Lucasfilm, the Walt Disney Co -owned movie studio, said on Wednesday that it had ditched Gina Carano, a lead actor in its TV series "The Mandalorian", over social media posts…

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‘Soul’ Nears $100M international screening earnings

Yahoo Finance - Disney/Pixar’s Soul continues to shine overseas with a $96.2M after seven frames. In 11 markets this session, the Pete Docter-helmed original added $6.9M to its international box office kitty with No. 1s again in Russia…

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Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music’s Captain Von Trapp dies at 91

Christopher Plummer, the Hollywood legend best known for his iconic role as Captain Von Trapp in the classic musical “The Sound of Music,” has died at 91. His family confirmed…

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Marilyn Manson dropped by record label after abuse allegations

Rock singer Marilyn Manson was dropped by his record label on Monday after "Westworld" TV and film actress Evan Rachel Wood said that he "horrifically abused me for years." Wood,…

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Australian fury as Rita Ora allowed in country before stranded Australians

The Australian opposition has reacted angrily to news that popular British star Rita Ora was allowed in the country before some 40,000 Australians who are currently stranded around the globe.…

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Saved by The Bell actor Dustin Diamond dies of cancer aged 44

Variety Dustin Diamond, known for playing Samuel “Screech” Powers on the hit sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” died on Monday morning due to carcinoma. He was 44. The actor was…

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UPDATED: Release of James Bond film No Time To Die delayed for the fifth time

The global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" was postponed to October from April, its producers said, another setback for movie theaters trying to rebuild a…

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‘Metallica’ producer Bob Rock sells rights to over 40 tracks

Record producer Bob Rock has sold his share of rights from a catalogue of 43 songs, including heavy metal band Metallica's self-titled album and singer Michael Bublé's "Call Me Irresponsible"…

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UK stars from Ed Sheeran to Elton John raise alarm over post-Brexit music tours

More than 100 British musicians, from Ed Sheeran, Sting and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters to classical stars like conductor Simon Rattle, have said tours of Europe by British artists are…

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Photo Story: Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga attend inauguration ceremony rehearsal

An assistant touches up the lip gloss on singer and actress Jennifer Lopez as she poses on the steps to the House of Representatives with the US Capitol dome behind…

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Disgraced music producer and killer Phil Spector dies at 81

Disgraced former music producer Phil Spector has died aged 81. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed he died of natural causes on Saturday evening. TMZ says the…

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Opera to return to La Scala on Jan 23

La Scala will play host to an opera for the first time since before the COVID-10 lockdown on January 23, the iconic Milanese theatre announced. The opera house will stage…

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Dwayne Johnson, DiCaprio headline Netflix’s U.S. slate of 2021 movies

Netflix Inc announced this week it will release more than 70 movies this year to its U.S. customers across comedy, drama, family and other genres, a lineup that underscores the…

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