SEAN CONNERY’S 007 PISTOL FROM ‘DR.NO’ STARS AT HOLLYWOOD AUCTION NEXT MONTH

Sat 14 October 2020: The handgun used by the late Sean Connery in the first James Bond film is the star attraction in a Hollywood auction next month. The semi-automatic Walther PP gun, which along with its smaller model the PPK, became one of the film franchise’s best known images, is expected to fetch between […]

Continue Reading

HOLLYWOOD STAR MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY SAYS HE WAS ‘BLACKMAILED’ AND ‘MOLESTED BY A MAN AT 18’

Fri 23 October 2020: In Matthew McConaughey’s new memoir Greenlights, the actor has revealed he was sexually abused when he was 15 years old. In his biography, which was released on Tuesday, the actor describes events and experiences throughout his life as green, yellow or red lights – things that made him advance, pause or […]

Continue Reading

SAUDI ARABIA PREPARES TO WELCOME FOREIGN UMRAH PILGRIMS

Fri 23 October 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah is preparing its Hajj and Umrah Terminal for foreign Umrah pilgrims after entry was restricted for almost eight months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several precautionary measures to ensure that pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom are safe, the Jeddah-based Okaz newspaper reported. Adnan […]

Continue Reading

DISNEY UPDATES CONTENT WARNINGS FOR RACISM IN OLDER ANIMATED FILMS

Sat 17 October 2020: Disney is cracking down on racism in classic animated films with a stronger message than the one initially circulated in 2019. To be issued through Disney+, the company’s streaming service, the warnings will be applied to films such as Dumbo, Jungle Book, Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp. Each movie listed has at least once […]

Continue Reading

BOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS FILE DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST NEGATIVE COVERAGE BY TV CHANNELS

Tue 13 October 2020: Republic TV and Times Now have covered Rajput’s death and the circumstances around it relentlessly, leading to criticism from journalists and social media users Bollywood’s top producers have filed a lawsuit against two television news channels for painting the film industry as a den of drugs and crime following the death […]

Continue Reading

RIHANNA APOLOGIZES TO MUSLIM COMMUNITY AFTER USE OF HADITH AT FENTY LINGERIE SHOW

Wed 07 October 2020: Rihanna has issued an apology to the Muslim community after receiving backlash for using sacred Islamic verses in a song played at her fashion show. The 32-year-old singer’s star-studded Savage X Fenty fashion show debuted on Amazon Prime on Oct. 2 and was praised for its inclusivity, featuring models of different sizes, races, and […]

Continue Reading

ENGIN ALTAN AKA ERTUGRUL RETURNS IN NEW TURKISH SERIES BARBAROS

Sat 26 September 2020: Leading Turkish star Engin Altan Duzyatan, who essays the titular role in Dirilis: Ertugrul, will reportedly next be seen in another historical drama series Barbaros. According to media reports, Altan Duzyatan aka Ertugrul will portray the lead role of Hayrettin Pasha, the Ottoman admiral whose naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean […]

Continue Reading

AIIMS DOCTOR SAID SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT WAS STRANGLED: FAMILY LAWYER

Sat 26 September 2020: Rhea Chakraborty, who was arrested earlier this month along with her brother and several others in the drug case, has denied Sushant Singh’s father’s charges Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer Vikas Singh has claimed that a doctor, part of the team from the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) […]

Continue Reading