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Marion Ramsey has died aged 73 after short illness
Marion Ramsey has died aged 73.The actress, who was best known for starring in ‘Police Academy’, passed away on Thursday (07.01.21) after a short battle with an unspecified illness, her representative has confirmed. According to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th January 2021
Pa Salieu wins BBC Music Sound of 2021 poll
Pa Salieu has been crowned the winner of the BBC Music Sound of 2021 poll.The 22-year-old rapper - who received widespread praise for his debut mixtape, ‘Send Them To Coventry’ - has followed in the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2021
Demi Lovato compelled to hit the studio to vent about Washington riots
Demi Lovato felt compelled to hit the studio to channel her "anger" after Donald Trump supporters rioted in Washington D.C. The 28-year-old singer admitted she feels "embarrassed and ashamed" after the attack on the Capitol...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2021
Terry Gilliam didn't want to cast Bruce Willis in 12 Monkeys because of his rectal mouth
Terry Gilliam didn't want to cast Bruce Willis in '12 Monkeys' because his rectal mouth resembled "somebody's a******".The 80-year-old director confessed that he was reluctant to give the lead role of James Cole in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2021
Regina King couldn't wait to direct One Night in Miami
Regina King felt 'One Night in Miami' was the perfect opportunity.The 49-year-old star makes her feature-length directorial debut with the drama flick, which focuses on a fictional meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2021
Giorgio Armani to host runway show without audience
Giorgio Armani's Armani Privé show won’t have an audience. The 86-year-old fashion designer's annual runway showcase at his headquarters on Via Borgonuovo in Milan takes place on January 26, but due to the rising number...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 7th January 2021
Pharrell Williams: Skincare boosted my well-being
Pharrell Williams' skincare routine helps him "take care" of his well-being. The 47-year-old music star - who launched his skincare line, Humanrace, last year - was able to boost his wellness during the coronavirus lockdown...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 7th January 2021
Stella Tennant took her own life, her family has confirmed
Stella Tennant took her own life, her family has confirmed.The supermodel suddenly passed away on December 22, aged 50, just days after celebrating the landmark birthday.And her family has now revealed her suicide came after...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 7th January 2021
Robin Thicke wants Drake collaboration
Robin Thicke wants to collaborate with Drake.The 34-year-old hip-hop superstar already sampled the 'Blurred Lines' hitmaker's track 'Teach U A Lesson' on his 2007 mixtape, 'Comeback Season', but Robin would love the ‘Laugh Now Cry...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2021
Paramount acquire rights to Spamalot
Paramount Pictures have acquired the right to the 'Spamalot' movie adaptation.The proposed project has been taken by up the studio from Fox to bring the popular Monty Python musical to the big screen.The film has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2021
Adele is rumoured to be considering a collaboration with Beyonce
Adele is rumoured to be considering a collaboration with Beyoncé for her long-awaited new album.It was previously revealed that songwriter-and-producer, Raphael Saadiq, who executive produced the R&B megastar's sister Solange Knowles' 2016 album, 'A Seat...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2021
Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear to star in Men
Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear are set to star in 'Men'.The duo are attached to appear in the new movie, which has been directed by Alex Garland – known for his work on the TV...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2021
Gigi Hadid pays tribute to her 'partner in make-up' Erin Parsons
Gigi Hadid has paid a touching tribute to her make-up artist, Erin Parsons, who has taught her everything she knows.The 25-year-old model took to her Instagram Stories to wish her "partner in make-up" - who...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 7th January 2021
Patricia Field hails Sarah Jessica Parker for her 'innovative' approach to Carrie Bradshaw's style
Patricia Field say Sarah Jessica Parker "spoke the same language" as her when they worked on 'Sex and the City'.The 79-year-old costume designer, who is behind Carrie Bradshaw's wardrobe on the hit HBO series, found...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 7th January 2021
Rachel Brosnahan uncomfortable handling gun in film
Rachel Brosnahan's character in 'I'm Your Woman' "made [her] nervous".The 30-year-old actress portrays Mob wife Jean in the new film and she admitted she didn't feel "comfortable" having to hold a gun in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2021
Sacha Baron Cohen retires Borat
Sacha Baron Cohen has no plans to play Borat on screen again.The 49-year-old comedian has explained that he only reprised his role as the titular Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev for last year's 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2021
Miley Cyrus' Metallica covers album features Sir Elton John and Chad Smith
Miley Cyrus has Sir Elton John on her Metallica covers album.The 'Midnight Sky' hitmaker has revealed the 'Crocodile Rock' hitmaker tinkles the ivories on her rendition of the heavy metal titan's 1991 classic 'Nothing Else...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2021
Metallica won't stop making records
Metallica always want to make the "best record" they've ever produced.The heavy metal group - who formed in 1981 - can't imagine ever giving up making music because they love the "creative process" and always...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2021
Mike Flanagan drops out of Revival
Mike Flanagan is no longer directing 'Revival'.The 42-year-old filmmaker had been set to adapt Stephen King's 2014 novel for the big screen but revealed on Twitter that he is no longer attached to the project...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th January 2021
John Rhys-Davies teases Indiana Jones return
John Rhys-Davies has hinted at an appearance in 'Indiana Jones 5'.The 76-year-old actor played the role of Sallah in both 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' and suggested that...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th January 2021
Naomi Watts reveals the secret to her flawless complexion is avoiding sunbathing
Naomi Watts avoids sunbathing at the beach.The 52-year-old actress has claimed the secret to younger-looking skin is to keep out of the sun, and while she loves nothing more than to feel the sand between...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 6th January 2021
Alexa Chung has an "idiot-proof" make-up routine
Alexa Chung has an "idiot-proof" make-up routine.The 37-year-old fashion designer achieves her minimal and "presentable" daily look in just 10 minutes. Speaking to ELLE, she said: "My make-up routine takes 10 minutes. I start with...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 6th January 2021
Neil Young sells 50 per cent of his music catalogue worth estimated $150m
Neil Young has sold 50 per cent of his music catalogue said to be worth an estimated $150 million (£110 million).The 75-year-old music legend is the latest artist to sign a lucrative deal with Hipgnosis...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th January 2021
Lauryn Hill explains why she never made another solo record after The Miseducation
Lauryn Hill has claimed the only reason she never followed up 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' is because "no one" at her label reached out.The 'Doo Wop (That Thing)' hitmaker has for the first time...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th January 2021
SZA won't waste any energy on being 'mad' at her 2018 Grammys snub
SZA felt "free" after her 2018 Grammys snub.The 'Love Galore' singer has insisted she won't waste any time being "mad" about losing the Best New Artist prize to Alessia Cara because "it's an older energy"...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th January 2021
Florida Georgia Line silence breakup rumours
Florida Georgia Line have put an end to rumours circulating suggesting they have split up.Tyler Hubbard, 33, has insisted he and Brian Kelley, 35, have not disbanded despite working on their own solo projects.In a...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th January 2021
David Bowie's keyboard player Mike Garson says they shared a 'telepathic connection'
David Bowie's longtime keyboard player, Mike Garson, says they shared a "telepathic connection".The 75-year-old musician worked with the late music legend for more than three decades and has claimed that when the 'Starman' hitmaker had...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 6th January 2021
Jessica Rothe wants Happy Death Day and Freaky crossover film
Jessica Rothe wants a crossover between 'Happy Death Day' and 'Freaky'.The 33-year-old actress stars as the murdered Theresa "Tree" Gelbman in the horror series and revealed that she would love to see her alter-ego go...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th January 2021
Noma Dumezweni joins The Little Mermaid cast
Noma Dumezweni has joined the cast of 'The Little Mermaid'.The 51-year-old actress will feature in an as-yet unknown role in the live-action remake of the classic 1989 animated Disney movie.Noma – who was recently seen...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th January 2021
Kim Kardashian West sells 20 per cent of KKW Beauty to Coty Inc. for $200m
Kim Kardashian West has sold 20 per cent of KKW Beauty to Coty Inc. for a whopping $200 million. The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star - who launched the brand in 2017 - and...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 6th January 2021
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