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Britney Spears
Britney Spears says she was struck by guard in Las Vegas incident
LAS VEGAS — Britney Spears says she was "backhanded in the face" by a security guard protecting French basketballer Victor Wembanyama in Las Vegas on Wednesday.Las Vegas police confirmed they were called to the scene at the Aria hotel regarding a battery investigation, but no arrests have been made.Spears said in a post on social media the incident was a "traumatic experience" she was unprepared for.Wembanyama said he "didn't see what happened", but that someone was pushed.The 19-year-old NBA top draft pick was in Las Vegas ahead of his first Summer League game when he visited a restaurant at the Aria, on South Las Vegas Boulevard, where Spears said she spotted him."I decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success. It was really loud,...
July 07, 2023

Britney Spears says she was struck by guard in Las Vegas incident

Coco Lee performs on stage during Booey Lehoo Concert at National Indoor Stadium on December 17, 2011 in Beijing.
Disney star and pop singer Coco Lee dies at 48
HONG KONG — Singer Coco Lee, who enjoyed pop stardom in Asia in the 1990s and 2000s, has died at the age of 48.Born in Hong Kong, Lee moved to the US as a child and released albums in Mandarin and English.She also voiced the lead character in the Mandarin version of Disney's hit film Mulan, and performed a song from the soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the 2001 Oscars.Her sisters said she had been in a coma since a suicide attempt at the weekend.Lee had been suffering from depression for a few years, older sisters Carol and Nancy wrote in a Facebook post.She tried to take her own life at home on Sunday and was taken to hospital, where she died on Wednesday, they wrote.Lee broke into the Mandopop scene in 1994 with two Mandarin albums. Within the next year, she released...
July 06, 2023

Disney star and pop singer Coco Lee dies at 48

Oscar winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray (left) made a documentary on Mukherjee (right)
Blind Indian painter's forgotten scroll found after 100 years
KOLKATA — A 44 foot-long Japanese style handscroll painted by a famous Indian blind artist nearly 100 years ago has resurfaced and gone on public display for the first time in the city of his birth, Kolkata.Benodebehari Mukherjee, born in 1904, was blind in one eye and severely myopic in the other. He lost his vision entirely at 53. Mukherjee, who died in 1980, created trailblazing works as a painter of landscapes and frescos. He was also a sculptor and muralist and came to define modern art in 20th Century India.In July, the scroll - which is just six inches wide - will travel to Santiniketan, the university town founded in West Bengal a century ago by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, where Mukherjee was a student and later a teacher. The scroll, the longest that the artist created,...
July 03, 2023

Blind Indian painter's forgotten scroll found after 100 years

Madonna speaks at the Grammy Awards
Madonna postpones world tour after intensive care stay
NEW YORK CITY — Madonna has postponed her world tour after being taken to a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) with a serious bacterial infection.According to her manager, the global popstar's infection was "serious" and led to "a several-day stay in the ICU". He added a full recovery is expected.In a statement, Guy Oseary said Madonna's health is improving, but she is still under medical care.Madonna, 64, was expected to launch her 84-date tour next month.She is believed to be receiving treatment at a hospital in New York City, US media reports.The pop icon aimed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her breakout single, Holiday, by embarking on her first ever greatest hits tour.Dubbed the Celebration Tour, this would be the singer's return to arenas...
June 29, 2023

Madonna postpones world tour after intensive care stay

Gustav Klimt’s final masterpiece comes to auction at Sotheby’s in London this June.
Gustav Klimt's final masterpiece breaks European auction record
LONDON — The final work by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has fetched €86 million at auction setting a new record for the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe.Gustav Klimt's final masterpiece has broken the European auction record by selling for £74 million, or €86 million, at Sotheby's in London.The celebrated Austrian symbolist's "Dame mit Fächer" (Lady with a Fan) was expected to go for around €76 million.Described as a "beautiful, rich and alluring portrait of an unnamed woman", the portrait was found on his easel in his studio when he died unexpectedly in February 1918 aged 55.Helena Newman, from Sotheby's, said it was painted during Klimt's artistic prime when he was producing some of his most famous and experimental...
June 28, 2023

Gustav Klimt's final masterpiece breaks European auction record

Julian Sands
Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead five months after California mountain hike
LOS ANGELES — US authorities have confirmed the death of British actor Julian Sands five months after he went missing while hiking in California mountains.The death of British actor Julian Sands has been confirmed three days after human remains where found in the southern California hills where he disappeared five months ago. He was 65.Sands, was an avid hiker and mountaineer, who lived in Los Angeles, He was reported missing January 13 after setting out on a hike near Mount Baldy, east of Los Angeles. The region was hit hard by severe storms during winter.An investigation has now confirmed that human remains discovered in wilderness on Saturday are those of the actor. Authorities say an autopsy has been conducted, but further test results are needed before the cause of death can be...
June 28, 2023

Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead five months after California mountain hike

The Bollywood version features superstars Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani
Bollywood remake of Pakistani pop song divides Indians
NEW DELHI — Indians are reacting sharply to Bollywood's remake of Pasoori, a Pakistani pop song that became a smashing hit in both nations last year.Originally sung by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill, the quirky number featured in Coke Studios Pakistan -- the country's longest-running music show.An Indian version of the song was released to mixed reviews on Monday.Many listeners said they found the rendition unnecessary, but others said they loved the feel of the new version.Titled Pasoori Nu, the remake features in the upcoming Bollywood film, Satyaprem Ki Katha, and stars actors Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani.The song's official music video has been viewed more than nine million times on YouTube since its release on Monday.There had been a lot of excitement around its release —...
June 27, 2023

Bollywood remake of Pakistani pop song divides Indians

Scoop is a gripping tale of a real-life crime, Mumbai's mafia and the role of the police and the press
Scoop: Netflix show depicts colliding worlds of crime and media
NEW DELHI — The sensational murder of India's best-known crime reporter in June 2011 and the subsequent arrest of a female crime journalist on allegations of being involved in the murder had stunned the country.Jyotirmoy Dey, popularly known as J Dey, was shot dead in Mumbai by men on motorcycles on orders from one of India's most notorious gangsters, Chhota Rajan -- he was convicted in 2018 and is serving a life sentence for the killing.But somehow, Jigna Vora, a newspaper journalist, got caught up in the storm and was charged -- falsely -- for involvement in the murder.She spent over nine months in Byculla jail before being released on bail. A single parent to a 10-year-old boy, Ms Vora was acquitted in 2018 since the police failed to produce any evidence against her.This story...
June 26, 2023

Scoop: Netflix show depicts colliding worlds of crime and media

Elton John played a hit-strewn, 21-song set
The sun goes down on Elton John with a rhapsodic Glastonbury set
LONDON — The sun set on one of the greatest careers in British music history, as Elton John played the last UK show of his farewell tour at Glastonbury.The 76-year-old legend treated his fans to a masterclass in song and stagecraft, with a setlist that never stopped delivering classic pop moments.Bennie And The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, I'm Still Standing -- for two hours, every song was the greatest hit."I'm so happy to be here," he told the crowd. "I won't ever forget this."Elton burst onto the stage shortly after 21:00 BST with Pinball Wizard -- as promised, a song he hadn't played in over a decade -- following it up with a raucous romp through The Bitch Is Back.Pausing to catch his breath, he drank in the vast crowd, estimated to be over...
June 26, 2023

The sun goes down on Elton John with a rhapsodic Glastonbury set

Foo Fighters delivered a gnarly and ragged performance that felt like a miniature greatest hits set
Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury
LONDON — It was one of Glastonbury's worst-kept secrets, but nobody was truly prepared to believe it until it happened.Then, shortly after 18:00 BST, Dave Grohl strolled onto the Pyramid Stage for a surprise set with Foo Fighters.It was the band's first time at the festival since headlining in 2017, and their first full UK gig since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year."You guys knew it was us the whole time, didn't you?" laughed Grohl. "It's nice to see your faces again."In the run-up to the festival, the band had been billed as The ChurnUps, and Pulp and Blur had also been rumored to be the mystery guests.But Foo Fighters confirmed their appearance in a tweet an hour before their set, after which the already-crammed Pyramid Stage audience...
June 24, 2023

Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury

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