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Yalitza Aparicio is seen as Vanity Fair and L'Oréal Paris Celebrate New Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.  — AFP
Star of Mexican film 'Roma' prompts raw discussion of race, class
MEXICO CITY — The Oscar-nominated film "Roma," which chronicles the life of a young housekeeper in 1970s Mexico, has put an uneasy focus on the nation's sharp class, ethnic and racial divisions, leading to mixed reactions to the indigenous woman cast in the starring role.Yalitza Aparicio has appeared on the cover of "Vogue," attracted over a million Instagram followers and been celebrated with a towering mural in her likeness over a humble district in Mexico City.With her bronze skin and short stature, the 25-year-old woman from a poor indigenous family in southern Mexico has for many become a symbol of pride. She cuts a stark contrast to the pale women and men with European features who dominate Mexican television and film, despite representing only a sliver of...
February 25, 2019

Star of Mexican film 'Roma' prompts raw discussion of race, class

Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail after posting bond in Chicago, Illinois. — AFP
US actor's allegedly fake assault could cause 'real harm'
Chicago — American advocacy groups and police have a shared concern over the fallout from allegations that a TV actor faked a hate-motivated assault: that future victims will face more skepticism even as hate crimes are on the rise.Chicago police have accused Jussie Smollett of engineering an elaborate hoax to exploit Americans' anxieties over political and racial divisions in order to generate publicity and a bigger paycheck.The 36-year-old star of the Fox drama "Empire" allegedly sent himself a threatening letter and then hired two acquaintances to stage a street attack in downtown Chicago, complete with homophobic and racial slurs, while invoking Donald Trump's "Make American Great Again" slogan.Smollett is charged with a felony count of disorderly conduct...
February 24, 2019

US actor's allegedly fake assault could cause 'real harm'

Singer Robert Kelly, known as R. Kelly, is pictured in Chicago, Illinois, in this Cook County Sheriff's Office handout booking photo. — Reuters
Singer R. Kelly gets $1 million bail
Chicago — A US judge set $1 million bail for R&B superstar R. Kelly on Saturday after prosecutors laid out graphic details of charges that he sexually abused four victims, three of them minors.Kelly, known for hits like "I Believe I Can Fly," surrendered to police late Friday after decades of allegations of sexual abuse, especially of underage girls, led to the first sexual assault charges against him.Kelly was acquitted in a child porn trial more than a decade ago, and had maintained a steady fan base and continued to perform.But his fortunes changed after a docuseries last month led Chicago prosecutors to publicly seek out any potential victims.A Chicago grand jury on Friday charged him with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four females, the youngest 14...
February 24, 2019

Singer R. Kelly gets $1 million bail

In this file photo taken on November 10, 2012, musician Peter Tork of The Monkees performs in Los Angeles, California. — AFP
Folk musician Peter Tork of Monkees fame dies at 77
New York — Peter Tork, the offbeat folk artist who found fame with 1960s pop band the Monkees, has died, his team announced Thursday. He was 77 years old."It is with beyond-heavy and broken hearts that we share the devastating news that our friend, mentor, teacher, and amazing soul, Peter Tork, has passed from this world," the team posted on his official Facebook page, without specifying a cause of death.The musician in 2009 had been diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare form of cancer that affected his tongue."There are no words right now...heart broken over the loss of my Monkee brother," tweeted drummer-singer Micky Dolenz, one of the band's two surviving members.A classic teeny-bopper band, the Monkees were the original reality TV stars, whose...
February 23, 2019

Folk musician Peter Tork of Monkees fame dies at 77

Preparations are made on the red carpet area for this years Oscars in Hollywood, California. The Academy Awards annual ceremony will take place on Sunday. — AFP
Hollywood royalty set for Oscars night
Hollywood — The ballots are in, the red carpet gowns are chosen and the golden statuettes are being polished: Sunday is Oscars night, Hollywood's biggest gala of the year, and the end of a topsy-turvy awards season.Can Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" be the first foreign language film, and the first Netflix feature, to win best picture? Can Glenn Close finally win her first Academy Award? And what will a host-free Oscars look like?Voting among some 7,900 Academy members ended Tuesday, so the die is cast. All will be revealed at the Dolby Theatre, in a ceremony beamed around the world to millions of showbiz fans.While it has sometimes seemed easy to guess the winners before the big night, this year looks to feature a few surprises, with the industry's other top awards going...
February 23, 2019

Hollywood royalty set for Oscars night

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is seen at the premiere of “Avengers: Infinity War” in Los Angeles, California, in this April 23, 2018 file photo. — Reuters
Gwyneth Paltrow counter-sues over 2016 skiing accident
LOS ANGELES, California — Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday counter-sued a retired optometrist who has taken her to court over a 2016 ski slope collision in Utah, saying he caused the crash and was seeking to exploit her fame and fortune three years later.Paltrow, 46, seeks a symbolic $1 in damages from Terry Sanderson, 72, who sued her last month for $3.1 million in Summit County District Court in Utah over the Feb. 26, 2016, incident at Deer Valley Resort in Park City.“Resolution of this counter claim will demonstrate that Plaintiff (Sanderson) ran into Ms. Paltrow and nonetheless blamed her for it in an attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth,” attorneys for the actress wrote in the 18-page complaint.Sanderson announced his lawsuit against Paltrow at a news...
February 21, 2019

Gwyneth Paltrow counter-sues over 2016 skiing accident

US actor Jussie Smollett poses for a photograph upon arrival at the world premiere of “Alien: Covenant” in London in this May 4, 2017 file photo. — AFP
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett charged with faking racist attack
LOS ANGELES, California — Actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Wednesday with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten on the streets of Chicago by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, police said on Wednesday as they sought his arrest.Smollett, a 36-year-old black, actor on the hip-hop TV drama “Empire,” ignited a firestorm on social media by telling police on Jan. 29 that two apparent supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump struck him, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach over him.“Felony criminal charges have been approved by @CookCountySAO against Jussie Smollett for Disorderly Conduct / Filing a False Police Report. Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest,” police...
February 21, 2019

‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett charged with faking racist attack

Model Claudia Schiffer with David Copperfield at the opening night of David Copperfield's show
Lagerfeld's creations shone on the red carpet
New York — Late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld earned himself a special place on the red carpet, designing clothes for a handpicked group of actresses and displaying his knack for melding the modern with the classic.Until the early 1990s, big awards ceremonies like the Oscars were not really the stuff of designers like Lagerfeld, who died Tuesday at the age of 85, as most actresses chose to wear gowns by American designers whose names are now largely forgotten.But with the emergence of TV shows focusing on show business and celebrities and the growth of the internet, those glitzy evenings took on an exponentially higher visibility.As the head of Chanel since 1983, and a collaborator at Fendi since 1965, Lagerfeld took part in this movement but on his own terms.Lagerfeld chose a handful of...
February 20, 2019

Lagerfeld's creations shone on the red carpet

Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande first act since Beatles to claim US top three
New York — Pop princess Ariana Grande is the first act in more than 50 years to claim simultaneously the top three spots on the US singles chart, industry tracker Billboard said Monday.The 25-year-old star is the second act in the Billboard Hot 100 chart's six-decade history to accomplish the feat, after The Beatles in 1964.Grande's "7 Rings," "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Thank U, Next" monopolized the top hits chart following her fifth album's debut on Billboard's top albums tally.The Beatles nabbed the same spots in April 1964, with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" reigning atop the chart.The all-genre Hot 100 blends US streaming, radio airplay...
February 20, 2019

Ariana Grande first act since Beatles to claim US top three

Roger Waters
Pink Floyd singer hits out at Branson's Venezuela aid concert
Caracas — Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters hit out at Richard Branson on Tuesday over plans to hold a humanitarian aid concert to benefit Venezuelans suffering from shortages of food and medicines.Branson announced last week he is organizing a fundraising concert in Colombia on Friday featuring stars such as former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel to raise "$100 million" for "those millions that need it the most."But Waters said Branson had been fooled by a US "shtick.""It has nothing to do with the needs of the Venezuelan people, it has nothing to do with democracy, it has nothing to do with freedom, and it has nothing to do with aid," said the British singer-songwriter in a Twitter video that was shown on Venezuelan state television.Venezuelan...
February 20, 2019

Pink Floyd singer hits out at Branson's Venezuela aid concert

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