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Fan Bingbing
'Where is Fan Bingbing?': Chinese star goes dark amid pay crackdown
SHANGHAI - One of China's biggest and wealthiest film stars, actress Fan Bingbing, has disappeared from public view as authorities probe alleged tax evasion by entertainers, sparking growing fan speculation over her fate.The 36-year-old actress, model, and producer has been a household name in China for years and tasted Hollywood success with a role in the 2014 blockbuster "X-Men: Days of Future Past."But Fan, usually active on social media, has gone dark online and has reportedly not been seen in public for weeks."Will Fan Bingbing go to prison?" asked one of hundreds of thousands of recent postings about her on China's popular Twitter-like Weibo platform, while others speculated she had been banned from movies or was under house arrest.Fan's troubles began...
August 15, 2018

'Where is Fan Bingbing?': Chinese star goes dark amid pay crackdown

George R R Martin
'Game of Thrones' author reveals why he kills off so many of his characters
LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" is considered by many to be one of the greatest TV shows of all time. But the hit HBO drama - which is based on the books written by George R R Martin - is also notorious for leaving fans heartbroken by killing off their favorite characters. Remember the Red Wedding? Yup...it couldn’t get any more brutal than that.But in a recent interview with Los Angeles Times, Martin has finally revealed the reason he gets rid of his characters so easily. And ironically enough, it’s because of writer J R R Tolkien - the writer of another fantasy drama Lord of The Rings (LOTR).Apparently, Martin was inspired by Tolkien killing off Gandalf from LOTR and began sending his own characters to early graves. He has also often praised the late British novelist for...
August 15, 2018

'Game of Thrones' author reveals why he kills off so many of his characters

Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars announces Ciara, Boyz II Men for '24K Magic' tour
LOS ANGELES - Bruno Mars has announced a number of special guests for his ongoing 24K Magic tour following the departure of Cardi B.Ciara, Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson and Ella Mai will be joining Mars on select dates for the remainder of the tour which continues throughout North America until Nov. 8 where it will conclude with three shows at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.Mars made the announcement on Instagram Wednesday, introducing each special guest one-by-one in a video where he briefly performed some of their most well-known songs.Cardi B exited the 24K Magic tour in July, following the birth of her daughter Kulture Kiari whom she shares with husband Offset of Migos fame."As of today I've decided I won't be joining Bruno on tour this Fall. I thought that after giving birth to...
August 15, 2018

Bruno Mars announces Ciara, Boyz II Men for '24K Magic' tour

Ethan Peck
Gregory Peck's grandson to play Spock in new 'Star Trek'
LOS ANGELES - Actor Ethan Peck - whose grandfather was Hollywood legend Gregory Peck - has been cast as iconic half-Vulcan science officer Spock in CBS's "Star Trek: Discovery."The hiring sees the relatively obscure 32-year-old boldly go where stars Zachary Quinto and - most famously - Leonard Nimoy have gone before."Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of 'Star Trek,'" executive producer Alex Kurtzman said in a statement."The great Leonard Nimoy, then the brilliant Zachary Quinto, brought incomparable humanity to a character forever torn between logic and emotion."The show launched in 1966 with a five-year mission "to...
August 15, 2018

Gregory Peck's grandson to play Spock in new 'Star Trek'

Chris Hardwick
Chris Hardwick's tearful return to 'Talking Dead'
LOS ANGELES - Chris Hardwick returned to hosting "Talking Dead" following allegations from his ex-girlfriend, actress Chloe Dykstra, that he sexually and emotionally abused her.AMC had suspended Hardwick's show, "Talking with Chris Hardwick," while it assessed the accusations against him. Five weeks later, the network cleared Hardwick to return."We take these matters very seriously and given the information available to us after a very careful review, including interviews with numerous individuals, we believe returning Chris to work is the appropriate step," AMC said in a statement to CNN in July.Hardwick opened Monday's aftershow for "The Walking Dead" with an emotional speech."I want to thank you, 'The Walking Dead' community,...
August 14, 2018

Chris Hardwick's tearful return to 'Talking Dead'

Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin postpone wedding to next year
LOS ANGELES - Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are waiting until next year to tie the knot, despite getting engaged last month.According to TMZ, the pair have decided to postpone their wedding until 2019, as they don't want to "put pressure" on themselves and rush the big day.Justin, 24, and his model girlfriend, 21, are still excited about becoming man and wife, but feel making the 'commitment' to each other is what really matters.A source told the site: "Justin and Hailey are waiting until sometime next year to tie the knot as they feel they've made the commitment, and that's the most important thing."While the couple have faced criticism for getting engaged so quickly, the source revealed the pop star is sure Hailey is the one, having been...
August 14, 2018

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin postpone wedding to next year

Kanye West
Kanye explains his silence on 'Kimmel'
LOS ANGELES - Kanye West says he wasn't stumped, only thinking.The rapper appeared last week on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and took some time after Kimmel asked him a question about President Donald Trump."I mean, you've so famously and so powerfully said George (W.) Bush doesn't care about black people," Kimmel said. "It makes me wonder, what makes you think that Donald Trump does ... or any people at all?"West sat silently, arms crossed, looking into the distance before Kimmel took a commercial break.West took to Twitter over the weekend to explain what he says happened, reports CNN."On Jimmy Kimmel we had a great time having a dialogue," he tweeted. "I'm reading that I was stumped by a question. Let me clarify the click bait. I...
August 14, 2018

Kanye explains his silence on 'Kimmel'

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In Paris, eco-friendly cubist urinals spark sniggers and seething
PARIS - Paris's penchant for urban urinals has taken a new ecological turn with trialing of a new dry and allegedly odorless version known as the "uritrottoir". But the red-topped receptacle appears to have mainly provoked ribbing and ridicule and, among some local residents, even rage. "It's a little weird... but if you need to go it's better than to going on the street," admits Jonathan, a tourist from New York who examined the rectangular facility with plants growing on top, which offers little or no privacy to those looking for roadside relief. "It's a little bit in the open, some people might be uncomfortable," he said as several boats packed with tourists floated past along the Seine. These dry, organic urinals do not use water but are...
August 14, 2018

In Paris, eco-friendly cubist urinals spark sniggers and seething

People are seen playing hopscotch during an event in Rochester, New York on Monday.
More than 700 play hopscotch to break Guinness record
NEW YORK - A New York state church said more than 700 block party attendees broke a Guinness World Record for playing hopscotch. The Asbury First United Methodist Church said more than 700 people played simultaneous games of hopscotch during Monday night's Block Party on East event, beating the previous Guinness record of 650 people. "We were trying to figure out as a church what could we do to bring people together and this was an idea someone sat around the table and said what about hopscotch and we thought do we even remember how to play hopscotch?" Senior Minister Stephen Cady told WROC-TV. Cady said the church wanted to bring people to together at a divisive time for the country. - Agencies
August 14, 2018

More than 700 play hopscotch to break Guinness record

Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan under fire after donating 50,000 copies of autobiography to charity
HONG KONG - Hong Kong martial arts star Jackie Chan was criticized by the Chinese public after he donated 50,000 copies of his autobiography to a Beijing-based disability charity. China Disabled Persons’ Federation announced the donations of Chan’s autobiography titled “Jackie Chan: Never Grow Up, Only Get Older” via Weibo last Thursday, Aug. 9, as reported by the South China Morning Post.Chan’s autobiography chronicles the martial artist’s career in acting and performing stunts. The charity, whose main goal is to raise awareness and safeguard the rights of people who are blind, deaf and handicapped, said in their Weibo announcement that Chan hopes “the stories and life experience in the book can bring pleasure and inspiration to people with disabilities.”The donation was...
August 13, 2018

Jackie Chan under fire after donating 50,000 copies of autobiography to charity

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