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Thomas Markle Denies He Missed Meghan's First Wedding
I'm not mad at Meghan. Thomas Markle , who has previously criticised the royals for cutting him out of his daughter's life since her marriage to Prince Harry earlier this year, said the royals are "cult-like" who may even have secret handshakes. [Full Article...]
Aretha Franklin came to Washington to sing - and for history
The brothers earned a Grammy Award with Franklin for the work the did together on a tribute album. Legendary US singer Aretha Franklin . "She's just been the Queen of Soul ", Brian Pastoria said. Music culture owes Franklin a debt for bringing ecstatic pentecostal fervour to popular music, pushing the expressive boundaries of the contemporary singing voice. [Full Article...]
Gretchen Wilson Dares Cops To Arrest Her After Rowdy Flight
According to the Hartford Current , troopers met Wilson's plane upon arrival at the airport because of an incident aboard the flight. Police were dispatched to the airport at approximately 7 p.m. She is due in court Wednesday. TMZ reports that Wilson got into an altercation with another passenger over the bathroom. The country singer was set to perform an invite-only show Wednesday at the Mo... [Full Article...]
Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan defaulted on his NS obligations: Mindef
The author of the book " Crazy Rich Asians ", which inspired the Hollywood hit film of the same title, is wanted in his home country of Singapore for defaulting on his military service, the defense ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry of defence said: 'Mr Kwan has committed offences under the Enlistment Act, and is liable to a fine of up to 10,000 dollars (£7,700) and/or imprisonment of up to ... [Full Article...]
Danny Boyle Vacates 007 Director's Chair Over Creative Differences
Ah, that ol' chestnut of creative differences. In February, editors at Variety reported that the 61-year-old director was at the top of Bond bosses' wish list to take charge of their new film. Producers of the multi-million pound franchise and 007 actor Daniel Craig revealed the news in a tweet this afternoon. (After trolling everyone with " my name's Elba , Idris Elba .") Long-time produ... [Full Article...]
'Veronica Mars' Revival With Kristen Bell Eyed at Hulu
The new series would run eight episodes and would see Kristen Bell reprise her role as the titular hero. The series premiered in 2004 and ran three seasons before being canceled. The Veronica Mars movie, which saw Veronica reunite with her true love Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring ) while solving a murder (never change, Veronica!), was released in 2014. [Full Article...]
Asia Argento denies sexually assaulting underage teen
TMZ even shared a photograph of Argento cuddled up next to Bennett, and they're both shirtless. In very related news, TMZ has published a photo (a key element of the settlement terms that Argento took control of the images) of Argento and Bennett lounging in bed together. [Full Article...]
Ariana Grande Joins Fans for NYC Sweetener Sessions After VMAs
I'm calling myself the 'gay of honor.'" Grande went on to joke, "Your gay brother, you think you are going to be able to keep me away from wedding planning? The pop megastar will perform at the VMAs just days after releasing a new album, "Sweetener ". [Full Article...]
Plane blows 2 tires on takeoff, will attempt emergency landing
The Gulfstream G-IV jet took off for London at 10:50 am local time at Teterboro Airport, located some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from NY, the Federal Aviation Authority said. According to CBS Boston , the plane will attempt to land at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport. A total of 16 passengers are said to be aboard the plane. [Full Article...]
Jennifer Lopez Brought Out Ja Rule for Her MTV Video Vanguard Performance
Madonna did not mean to D-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin! The closest thing we got was a makeshift tribute to Aretha Franklin - who died Thursday, just four days before the VMAs - by Madonna , who stood before a giant photo of the late icon and. [Full Article...]
Drake grants birthday wish to little girl awaiting heart transplant
Drake visited a hospital in Chicago, Illinois on Monday to see a young girl who posted a video of herself doing the "In My Feelings" challenge while awaiting a heart transplant. In hopes of meeting him, she and her cousin performed the KiKi Dance down the hospital hallway tethered to her IV pump and taped a video message from her hospital bed asking him to visit her at Lurie Children's. [Full Article...]
Danny Boyle Exits As Bond 25 Director Amid Creative Differences
The news, which is not great news for Bond fans, came via a terse statement that simply reads, " Michael G. Wilson , Barbara Broccoli , and Daniel Craig today announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has chose to no longer direct Bond 25 ". [Full Article...]
Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year at MTV VMAs 2018!
On a night that showcased several high-profile performances by Latin artists - including a grabby spot by Colombian superstar Maluma - Balvin and Willy William also won in the category of best Latin for " Mi Gente ", which has been streamed almost 2 billion times on YouTube. [Full Article...]
Asia Argento denies relationship with accuser, cops looking into allegations
Argento admitted paying her former costar, though pointed to her late boyfriend, culinary star Antony Bourdain, who died of suicide on June 8 , as both the inspiration and the financier. "We chose to deal compassionately with Bennett's demand for help and give it to him". Argento said Bourdain "personally undertook to help Bennett economically" under the condition that he not contact Argento... [Full Article...]
The Internet Was Not Impressed With the 2018 VMAs
When people have said, 'You're doing too much, you can only do one thing, ' I always had it in my mind. Jennifer Lopez will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and is set to perform some of her greatest hits during the ceremony. [Full Article...]
Madonna slammed for Aretha Franklin tribute at the MTV VMAs 2018
She then announced singer Camila Cabello had won the Video Of The Year award for her single Havana . She ended up leaving Paris as she didn't think she earned the opportunity yet. "Heavy on the Mayonnaise...", Charlamagne Tha God wrote on Twitter . "Does Madonna know Madonna didn't die ", wrote ESPN's Katie Nolan. It didn't take long before Madonna became a trending topic on Twit... [Full Article...]
Spotify Responds To Nicki Minaj’s Allegations
Posting a screenshot of Kylie's post, the Super Bass singer ranted: " Travis sold over 50k of these". 'I spoke to him last night & he said he's been selling clothes b4 the music. Just one day after calling out Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott on Twitter , Nicki Minaj is expected to sit RIGHT by them at the VMAs on August 20. [Full Article...]
Jennifer Lopez is hosting the hottest VMAs party in town
The Backstreet Boys reunited on stage after performing live during MTV's pre-show event, but they didn't exactly wow the audience when they took the stage to present Song of the Year , and made off-key attempts at singing lyrics from the nominated tunes. [Full Article...]
The Eagles pass Michael Jackson for the best-selling album of all time
The Recording Industry Association of America told The Associated Press on Monday that the Eagles' album - " Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" - is now certified 38x platinum, which means sales and streams of the album have reached 38 million copies . [Full Article...]
Tesla keeps sliding on doubts Musk has the money to go private
To make Tesla function as an auto manufacturer, Musk needs to bring in other operators "before he burns out or worse", wrote investment banker J. Christopher Whalen of Whalen Global Advisers. Musk said that in late July, he met Saudi Arabian sovereign fund representatives to discuss the electric carmaker's possible exit from the stock market. [Full Article...]