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Gina Lollobrigida was nominated for three Golden Globe awards and a Bafta. — courtesy Getty Images
Italian screen star Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95
ROME — Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the biggest stars of European cinema in the 1950s and ‘60s, has died at the age of 95.Often described as “the most beautiful woman in the world”, her films included Beat the Devil, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Crossed Swords.She co-starred alongside the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson and Errol Flynn. Her career faded in the 1960s and she moved into photography and politics.Nicknamed Lo Lollo, she was one of the last surviving icons of the glory days of film, who Bogart said, “made Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple”.Movie mogul Howard Hughes showered her with marriage proposals. Off camera, she enjoyed a feud with fellow Italian star Sophia Loren.Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano wrote on Twitter:...
January 16, 2023

Italian screen star Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95

Yusra Mardini, a young Syrian refugee turn UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, attended a special pre-screening of the Netflix film
Netflix biodrama draws attention to real-life refugee-turned-Olympian 
NEW YORK — When the UN refugee agency UNHCR screened a film about the inspiring true story of two sisters who swam for their lives to escape war-torn Syria, one UN official hailed it as “a testament to the strength, courage, and perseverance” of the more than one hundred million people forcibly displaced s around the world.Communications chief Melissa Fleming also called the Netflix film The Swimmers, “a wakeup call” and a “hugely welcome step” for everyone to stand in solidarity with refugees.Although Yusra and Sara Mardini were forced to flee Syria’s civil war in 2015, the biographical drama, which Netflix dropped on Wednesday, makes clear that they took their bravery and humanitarian spirit with them as Yusra went on to compete in two Olympic games.“At a very young...
November 23, 2022

Netflix biodrama draws attention to real-life refugee-turned-Olympian 

Takeoff
Migos rapper Takeoff killed by ‘stray bullet’, record label claims
HOUSTON — Migos rapper Takeoff was killed by a “stray bullet”, his record company has claimed in a statement.The 28-year-old, Grammy-nominated musician died on Tuesday in a shooting at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas.Paying tribute, his record label said in a statement: “Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from this world and we are devastated.”Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he did not want to speculate on whether Takeoff was the target.He added: “Based on what people say about him, he’s well respected, non-violent.“I would not expect him to be involved but I do want to wait on the investigation — but we have no reason to believe that he was involved in anything criminal at the time, just as people describe him as very peaceful, loving, a...
November 02, 2022

Migos rapper Takeoff killed by ‘stray bullet’, record label claims

Silverstone Auctions' classic car specialist Arwel Richards polishes the 1985 Ford Escort RS Turb. — courtesy PA
Princess Diana's Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction
LONDON — A car which was used by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has sold for £650,000 at auction.Princess Diana, who died nearly 25 years ago, drove the black Ford Escort RS Turbo for nearly three years from August 1985.She was pictured with the car outside the boutique shops of Chelsea and in Kensington.The car, registration C462FHK, was eventually sold by Silverstone Auctions in Warwickshire to a buyer in Cheshire.The Leamington Spa-based auction house told people at the sale it was the "car of the day".Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said there had been huge interest in the vehicle, which had received the firm's largest number of telephone bids in 12 years.The bidding began at £100,000 and soon became a contest between hopeful buyers in Dubai and Coventry.But at around...
August 27, 2022

Princess Diana's Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction

Sushmita Sen
Outrage over ‘gold digger’ jibe at Bollywood actress
MUMBAI — One of India's most-loved beauty queens has been in the eye of a social media storm recently.Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title in 1994, has made a career as a successful Bollywood actress.The 46-year-old, who has starred in around three dozen films, was most recently seen playing the lead in a critically-acclaimed and popular web series called Aarya.Often described as smart, witty and intelligent, Sen has won a number of prestigious cinema awards and is widely regarded as a "woman of substance".But all her achievements seemed to have been forgotten since Thursday night, when Lalit Modi - a 58-year-old businessman and founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's richest cricket competition - announced on social media that...
July 18, 2022

Outrage over ‘gold digger’ jibe at Bollywood actress

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck announced their engagement in April.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tie the knot in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married on Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances.Lopez announced their marriage Sunday in her newsletter for fans with the heading “We did it.” Lopez initially made their engagement public in April on the same newsletter, “On the J Lo.”“Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient,” wrote Lopez in a message signed Jennifer Lynn Affleck.Lopez wrote that the couple flew to Las Vegas on Saturday, stood in line for their licence with four other couples and were married just after midnight at A Little White Wedding Chapel, a chapel boasting a drive-through “tunnel of love." Lopez said...
July 18, 2022

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tie the knot in Las Vegas

Constance Wu
US actress Constance Wu says she attempted suicide after tweets backlash
WASHINGTON — After a nearly three-year break from social media, US actress Constance Wu returned to her online platforms on Thursday to share that she attempted suicide in 2019 after a series of poorly received tweets.The "Hustlers" and "Crazy Rich Asians" actress, whose memoir will be released this fall, wrote that while she was "afraid of coming back on social media because [she] almost lost [her] life from it," she wanted to share her story to start a wider conversation with Asian Americans about mental health.Wu posted a series of tweets in 2019 after a sixth series of the comedy "Fresh Off the Boat", was commissioned by US TV network ABC.The actress explained she experienced "internet shaming" following her "careless...
July 15, 2022

US actress Constance Wu says she attempted suicide after tweets backlash

In the five years since the minions' last movie appearance, fans have grown older and — sometimes — rowdier.
UK cinemas ban teens in suits over #gentleminions trend
LONDON — Some cinemas in the United Kingdom have banned young people wearing suits from screenings of Minions: The Rise of Gru over rowdy behavior fuelled by a TikTok trend.Teenagers following the #gentleminions trend have been accused of making noise and throwing things during screenings.A staff member at one venue told the BBC they wanted to ensure the experience was not spoiled for younger children on their first cinema trip.Some cinemas said they have had to give huge numbers of refunds.Videos showing young people dressing up in suits to watch the movie in large groups and cheering loudly during the screening have gone viral on TikTok, racking up millions of views in some cases.The teenagers filmed themselves copying the characteristic steepled fingers of the movie's supervillain...
July 05, 2022

UK cinemas ban teens in suits over #gentleminions trend

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall at their London wedding in 2016.
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are to split: US media
LOS ANGELES — Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and actress Jerry Hall are getting a divorce, US media report.The divorce would be a fourth for Murdoch, 91. Ms Hall, 65, was previously married to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.Representatives for Murdoch and Ms Hall, who wed at a mansion in central London in 2016, are yet to comment.Their split comes as a surprise to those close to the family, according to the New York Times.That newspaper and the Washington Post cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the separation.Murdoch, whose News Corporation empire controls major outlets including Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in the US, and The Sun and The Times in the UK, was previously said to have been devoting more time to his new wife.At the time of his marriage, the billionaire...
June 23, 2022

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are to split: US media

Tom Hanks and Rita WilsonImage source, Getty Images.
Tom Hanks shouts at fans after causing wife to trip
NEW YORK — Tom Hanks has been seen angrily telling fans to "back off" after his wife Rita Wilson tripped while being surrounded as they left a restaurant in New York.The actor is currently promoting his latest film Elvis, in which he plays Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker.While leaving a restaurant and walking to a waiting car on Wednesday, Hanks and Wilson were approached by several fans, who asked for selfies.Hanks is seen shouting at the group after they caused his wife to trip.The footage, which includes strong language, has been uploaded to YouTube.In the video, a security guard is seen clearing the way for Hanks and Wilson to walk through the crowd as they leave the restaurant.Some members of the waiting crowd are seen attempting to take selfies with the pair.But...
June 17, 2022

Tom Hanks shouts at fans after causing wife to trip

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