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Fans left flowers, candles, handwritten notes and memorabilia on the Black Sabbath Bridge bench in Birmingham

Music stars and fans pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

BIRMINGHAM — Fans, musicians and former bandmates have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, who has died aged 76.Black Sabbath have "lost our brother", said the band's co-founder Tony Iommi, while bassist Geezer Butler remembered their final gig and drummer Bill Ward shared an old photo of them together.The music icon's death on Tuesday came just weeks after his band played their farewell gig in his home city of Birmingham."He loved what he did, he loved music, he loved playing together, and I'm so glad we had the opportunity of getting together again to do the [farewell] show," Iommi told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday."It was brilliant being with all the guys again, and the...

July 23, 2025

Music stars and fans pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Emma Watson already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding

LONDON — Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months, after she was caught speeding.Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film franchise, drove 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford on the evening of 31 July last year.Watson already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard.The 35-year-old, now a student, was made to pay a total of £1,044 at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.She did not attend the five-minute hearing. Representatives for Watson have been approached for comment.The actress has been studying a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford since 2023.Watson shot to fame in 2001 with the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, alongside fellow...

July 16, 2025

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding

Beyoncé was recently seen at Paris Fashion Week with her husband, Jay Z

Beyoncé's unreleased music stolen from car during Cowboy Carter tour

ATLANTA — Unreleased music by Beyoncé was among several items stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta just days before the singer's four-night Cowboy Carter tour stop in the city, authorities have confirmed.Hard drives containing the unreleased songs, show plans, and past and future set lists for her tour were among the items stolen from a rental car used by the singer's choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police report.The theft occurred on 8 July, two days before Beyoncé's first Atlanta performance. It will come as a blow to the star, who often goes to extreme lengths to prevent leaks.Atlanta police say an arrest warrant has been issued, but the suspect's name has not been made public.Choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue told police they...

July 15, 2025

Beyoncé's unreleased music stolen from car during Cowboy Carter tour

Scottish actor Dominic McLaughlin was pictured in costume as Harry Potter for the first time as production began

First Harry Potter image released as production begins

LONDON — Production has begun on the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, as the first picture of the lead actor in costume was released.JK Rowling's series of novels has already been made into a film, but HBO is now producing a TV series which is expected to take 10 years to complete.Producers released the first picture of 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin in costume as Harry Potter on Monday and confirmed several new cast members.Rory Wilmot hast been cast as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander.They join stars such as John Lithgow, who will play Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.The three child actors who will play Harry, Ron...

July 15, 2025

First Harry Potter image released as production begins

Taeil, former member of the K-pop band NCT, poses for the camera at a press conference in Seoul

K-pop singer jailed three and a half years for rape

SEOUL — South Korean singer Taeil, formerly from the K-pop band NCT, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for rape.Taeil, 31, and two accomplices, named in South Korean reports only as Lee and Hong, admitted in June to taking turns assaulting their victim - a Chinese tourist.A district judge in Seoul described the crime as "extremely grave", but handed them just half the seven-year sentence requested by prosecutors, noting they were first time offenders.The court also ordered the three men to complete 40 hours of a treatment programme designed for perpetrators of sexual violence.The court heard they had met their victim at a bar in the Itaewon district in Seoul.She became "heavily intoxicated" after drinking with them, the court heard. They then...

July 10, 2025

K-pop singer jailed three and a half years for rape

Actor Michael Madsen arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California November 1, 2015

Michael Madsen, actor of ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ fame, dead at 67

LOS ANGELES — Actor Michael Madsen, a stoic actor who worked frequently with director Quentin Tarantino and appeared in various acclaimed films from the 1980s onward, has died, according to his publicist Liz Rodriguez. He was 67.Rodriguez told CNN that Madsen had a cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his Malibu home Thursday morning.“Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, who will be missed by many,” said a joint statement from his managers Susan Ferris and Ron Smith of Bohemia Entertainment and Rodriguez.Sgt. Christopher Jauregui, watch commander for Los Angeles Sheriff Department Lost Hills Station confirmed to CNN Thursday that deputies responded to Madsen’s home in Malibu this morning and found him “unresponsive.”He was pronounced dead at 8:25...

July 04, 2025

Michael Madsen, actor of ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ fame, dead at 67

West has long sparked controversy for his alleged anti-Semitic remarks

Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

SYDNEY — American rapper Kanye West has been blocked from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.Australia's home affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that his department had cancelled West's valid visa after the song Heil Hitler was released in early May.West's song has been widely condemned and has been banned on most platforms.The highly controversial rapper, also known as Ye, identifies as a Nazi and is known for his anti-Semitic comments. He is married to Australian designer Bianca Censori.Burke revealed the visa cancellation in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, during a discussion about the visa cancellation of another person over their Islamophobic comments."If someone argued that anti-Semitism was rational, I...

July 02, 2025

Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song

BTS wearing yellow suits, pictured on stage at the American Music Awards in 2021

BTS are back: K-pop band confirm new album and tour

SEOUL — The wait is over, K-pop fans — BTS are back. The South Korean band confirmed their highly anticipated comeback on Tuesday, scheduling a new album and tour for next year.Announcing the news during their first live stream since all band members completed their mandatory military service, the seven-strong group said they would head to the US later this month to begin working on new music."Hey guys, we are back," Jimin said, with the group adding that their album would be released in spring 2026."We're also planning a world tour alongside the album. We'll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you're as excited as we are," the band said.It will be BTS's first world tour since the group's Permission to Dance on Stage tour back in...

July 02, 2025

BTS are back: K-pop band confirm new album and tour

Young people grieve and pray during a memorial service held by the bishop of Roskilde, Jan Lindhardt, Saturday, July 1, 2000

'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on

COPENHAGEN — Today, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert.Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the Pearl Jam concert in 2000 shared his memories with Danish TV on the anniversary:"At some point, we see on the big screen that a completely lifeless body is lifted up over the barrier, and another one a little later and so on. We were completely shaken, and people began to cry around us and so on. We did not know what had happened. We only knew that something really bad had happened."During the show, frontman Eddie Vedder tried to get the thousands of fans to stop pushing forward, but it was too late. The US rock band have...

July 01, 2025

'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on

Tens of thousands of fans had bought tickets for Taylor Swift's Vienna shows

Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert

VIENNA — A young Syrian national has been charged with supporting a foreign terror group over a foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last August.Mohamed A, who is described by German authorities as a juvenile and not in custody, is accused of following the ideology of jihadist group Islamic State (IS) and helping another suspect to prepare the attack.Concert organisers called off Taylor Swift's three sold-out gigs on the eve of the first show at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium last year, disappointing tens of thousands of fans during her Eras Tour.Authorities arrested several suspects at the time saying they appeared to have been inspired by IS and al-Qaeda."Mohammad A has adhered since April 2024 at the latest to the ideology of the terrorist organisation...

June 27, 2025

Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert

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