President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States. “I’ve just signed…
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Netflix to stream French TV content in world first
Netflix announced Wednesday a livestreaming and on-demand content agreement with French television group TF1, its first such deal with a major traditional broadcaster anywhere in the world. The service will…
Kanye West shows up to support Combs at sex trafficking trial
US rapper Kanye West showed up at a Manhattan federal courthouse Friday to support music mogul Sean Combs, who is on trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. West, who…
Locals bitter over Jeff Bezos upcoming Venice wedding
Residents of Venice, already fed up with crowds of tourists cramming into their canal city, now have one more gripe: Jeff Bezos. The billionaire Amazon founder is due to marry…
Brian Wilson’s top five Beach Boys songs
From the the carefree sound of California surf music to the sophistication of later darker works, here are five of the top hits penned by influential Beach Boys founder Brian…
Funk-rock pioneer Sly Stone dead at 82
Funk master and innovator Sly Stone, whose music drove a civil rights-inflected soul explosion in the 1960s, sparking influential albums but also a slide into drug addiction, has died, his…
British Netflix hit ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in French schools
British Netflix drama “Adolescence” — which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences to which young boys are exposed online, can now be shown in French secondary…
Lawyers for Sean Combs aim to discredit witness alleging balcony dangle
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s legal team sought to cast doubt Thursday on a witness who claimed the hip-hop mogul dangled her off a balcony before throwing her onto furniture. Bryana Bongolan…
Tems’ Global Takeover: The African Queen of Soul and Afrobeat
Tems’ Global Takeover: The African Queen of Soul and Afrobeat
Dua Lipa, public figures urge UK to end Israel arms sales
Pop star Dua Lipa joined some 300 UK celebrities in signing an open letter Thursday urging Britain to halt arms sales to Israel, after similar pleas from lawyers and writers.…
Iranian filmmaker Panahi urges ‘freedom’ as he wins Cannes top prize
Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for “freedom”.…
Rapper Kid Cudi testifies of torched car in Sean Combs trial
US rapper Kid Cudi on Thursday described having his home broken into and his car set on fire amid music mogul Sean Combs’s rage over his one-time girlfriend Casandra Ventura’s…
Scarlett Johansson wants to tell stories before ‘they disappear’
Scarlett Johansson said Wednesday she has moved past fearing she will disappear as an actor, but that as a director it was important to share stories that might fade. “I…
Scarlett Johansson faces tough reviews in director debut
Scarlett Johansson faced some tough initial reviews for her debut film as a director after it premiered in front of a VIP-packed crowd at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday.…
Nigeria needs good fathers, says director who made Cannes history
Akinola Davies Jr — who has made history by directing Nigeria’s first ever film in competition at the Cannes film festival — lost his father when he was two. “I’ve…