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Mathilde Goehler poses during a photocall prior to the Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show by Christian Dior in Paris. — AFP
Teddy Girls make comeback in Dior's rebel Paris show
Paris — Dior went back to the feisty Teddy Girls of 1950s Britain for its vision of a feminist future in its Paris fashion week show Tuesday.With black leather jackets, long nipped-waist Dior "New Look" skirts with leather cumberbunds and tartan a-go-go, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri raided the wardrobes of the rebel girls of the early days of rock 'n' roll.The original royal rebel Princess Margaret -- a Dior addict -- and the proudly proletarian Teddy Girls who were the "queens of the ravaged landscape" of postwar Britain were the two pillars of the Italian creator's autumn winter collection.She took some of the most feminine clothes of the epoch -- kitten heels with black socks, shiny bucket hats and tight woollen sweaters -- and mixed them with a more...
February 27, 2019

Teddy Girls make comeback in Dior's rebel Paris show

Singer Shakira (C) holds her sons Sasha (R) and Milan (L)
Shakira to be questioned in June over alleged tax fraud
Barcelona — Colombian superstar Shakira will be questioned by a court near Barcelona on June 12 for allegedly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.5 million) in taxes, a Spanish court said Tuesday.In a statement, the high court of Catalonia, where the singer lives with her partner, FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique, said she had been summoned to appear before a judge in Esplugues de Llobregat.The 42-year-old is suspected of not paying taxes in Spain despite being a resident between 2011 and 2014, according to prosecutors.The case only covers the period from 2012 to 2014, however, as the timeframe to prosecute alleged tax offences in 2011 has expired.In a relationship since 2011 Pique, with whom she has two sons, Shakira transferred her official residency to Spain in 2015.Until then, it was...
February 27, 2019

Shakira to be questioned in June over alleged tax fraud

Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson refuses to work with ex-Disney animation chief
Los Angeles — British actress Emma Thompson has quit an anticipated film produced by California's Skydance studios because it hired former Disney creative director John Lasseter, who is accused of sexual harassment, her publicist told AFP Tuesday.The two-time Oscar winner was to voice one of the characters in the much touted animated film "Luck," and had already begun recordings, according to the entertainment news site Variety.But she dropped the project when Skydance announced in early January that it recruited Lasseter, 62, who was forced to leave his position at Disney as animation chief after acknowledging he made staff feel uncomfortable with unwanted hugs.Thompson wrote to management at the studio to protest the decision to bring on Lasseter, who is famous for...
February 27, 2019

Emma Thompson refuses to work with ex-Disney animation chief

Mark Hollis
Post-rock pioneer Mark Hollis of Talk Talk dies
New York — Music industry figures paid tribute Monday to Mark Hollis, the "genius" frontman of the British new wave group Talk Talk, after a former bandmate announced that the singer had died aged 64."I am very shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mark Hollis," bassist Paul Webb wrote on Facebook."Musically he was a genius and it was a honor and a privilege to have been in the band for him," Webb wrote, praising Hollis' "trailblazing musical ideas."Representatives of Hollis did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and his cause of death remained unknown.The group formed in London in 1981, rising to fame in the 1980s throughout Europe on the success of synth-pop hits including "Talk Talk," "It's...
February 26, 2019

Post-rock pioneer Mark Hollis of Talk Talk dies

R. Kelly leaves Cook County jail in Chicago, Illinois. — Reuters
R&B star R. Kelly freed on bail
Chicago — R&B superstar R. Kelly was freed from jail Monday after posting bail and pleading not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse against four victims, three of them minors.The 52-year-old, who did not speak to reporters, was released from custody after spending three nights behind bars during which time his associates and family members worked to gather the $100,000 necessary to bail him out.Hours earlier, Kelly stood in a Chicago courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit as his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea. The musician had turned himself in three days earlier.The star's bail had been set at $1 million, of which he was required to pay 10 percent.His lawyer Steve Greenberg -- who has called his client's finances "a mess" -- maintained the...
February 26, 2019

R&B star R. Kelly freed on bail

Best Actor winner for
An Arab who made it big at Oscars
Hollywood — Rami Malek transformed his look, gait and accent to portray iconic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- an all-in performance that has catapulted him onto Hollywood's A-list and into Oscar history.Malek, 37, on Sunday rode his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild success to the pinnacle of Tinseltown's award season, snatching the Academy Award for best actor in a showdown with Christian Bale ("Vice")."We made a film about an immigrant, who lived his life just unapologetically himself," Malek said."The fact that I'm celebrating him and this story with you tonight is proof that we're longing for stories like this," he added, noting for the audience that he is "a first-generation American" of...
February 25, 2019

An Arab who made it big at Oscars

Best Director winner for
Cuaron wins three Oscars for 'Roma' but 'Green Book' is best film
Hollywood — Alfonso Cuaron bagged a hat trick of Oscars on Sunday for "Roma," his love letter to his childhood in 1970s Mexico City, but civil rights drama "Green Book" crashed his party with a win for best picture.The 57-year-old Mexican filmmaker won the prizes for best director, cinematography and foreign language film, capping a brilliant awards season for him -- and offering streaming giant Netflix a new feather in its cap.Diversity, though, was perhaps the biggest winner on a night when a beloved black filmmaker won his first competitive Oscar, a superhero blockbuster set in Africa scored big, and two black actors and an Egyptian first-generation American won three of the four acting prizes.And the wide range of films honored at Hollywood's Dolby Theater...
February 25, 2019

Cuaron wins three Oscars for 'Roma' but 'Green Book' is best film

Member of British rock band Queen Brian May and US singer-songwriter Adam Lambert (L) perform during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. — AFP
Queen, Gaga performances delight at Oscars
Hollywood — The iconic band Queen kicked off the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday -- an evening of shining performances that began with a headbanger and finished with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper tickling the ivories and tugging the heartstrings.Here's a round-up of the night's notable musical performances.Queen rocks itBritish legends Queen featuring frontman Adam Lambert delivered a rollicking performance of "We Will Rock You" to open Tinseltown's biggest night.The group -- the subject of the nominated film "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- then brought the crowd to its feet with a rendition of the classic "We Are The Champions."Roger Taylor struck the thundering notes of the song's iconic drumbeat, as Lambert, 37, ran onto the stage sporting a sparkling...
February 25, 2019

Queen, Gaga performances delight at Oscars

Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy wins worst-actress Razzie, but there's a silver lining
Los Angeles — Actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy might hope there's truth in the saying that "all publicity is good publicity" now that she has won "Razzie" awards as worst actress for not one but two movies.The Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies -- given out annually on the eve of the more sought-after Academy Awards to "celebrate" the worst in cinema -- also found easy targets in comedy "Holmes & Watson" and potboiler "Fifty Shades Freed."McCarthy, one of Hollywood's most popular comic actresses, was cited for her roles in both "The Happytime Murders" (critic Jess Fenton said he was "underwhelmed; my sides were left unsplit") and "Life of the Party" (trashed by critic Leigh Monson as "100...
February 25, 2019

Melissa McCarthy wins worst-actress Razzie, but there's a silver lining

Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen, famed director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94
Los Angeles — Stanley Donen, who directed such beloved Hollywood classics as "Singin' in the Rain," "On the Town" and "Charade," has died in New York at age 94.His death of a heart attack was confirmed by one of his sons, Mark Donen, the Chicago Tribune reported.Donen, whose films were known as witty, stylish and energetic, worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, from Audrey Hepburn to Fred Astaire.Under Donen's direction, Gene Kelly's famously exuberant and water-logged dance scene in "Singin' in the Rain" became one of cinema's most iconic moments.Though often overshadowed by his stars, Donen's craft was hugely valued by his peers, earning him an Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 1998. It was his only...
February 25, 2019

Stanley Donen, famed director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

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