Across India, a three-day festival celebrated the centenary of the original showman of Indian cinema, Raj Kapoor. To commemorate his 100th birth anniversary, as many as 101 theatres in 34 cities screened seven of his most popular movies, including Awaara (1951), Jagte Raho (1956), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), …
Read More »Hollywood actor urges billionaires to buy fighter jets for Ukraine
American actor Sean Penn has called on a wealthy philanthropist to come forward with $500 million to procure at least two squadrons of fighter planes as well as missile defense systems for Ukraine, following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s repeated pleas to the US for just such a gift. “One billionaire could …
Read More »Hate crime actor released from jail
Jussie Smollett, the disgraced ‘Empire’ actor found guilty of felony disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime against himself, will be released from a Chicago jail on a promise to show up for appeals hearings, an Illinois court ruled on Wednesday. In a 2-1 decision by the state’s First District …
Read More »‘Nothing is black & white, there’s ambiguity’ – In From the Cold actor on what she likes about the series
Netflix’s In From the Cold is currently in the top ten most popular series on the service. One of the lead roles – that of Svetlana Petrova – was played by Russian actor Alyona Khmelnitskaya. In an exclusive interview with RT, she spoke about the shoot, her experience of working …
Read More »Actor says he wants to be ‘canceled’
Ahead of his upcoming comedy special, titled ‘Armageddon’, British comedian Ricky Gervais has insisted to the media that he wants to get “canceled” and refuses to hold anything back, even with the potential risk of blowback. “There’s no subject you shouldn’t joke about. It depends on the joke,” Gervais told …
Read More »Prince Andrew wants disgraced actor to testify at trial – media
Prince Andrew is allegedly seeking the assistance of actor and accused sex predator Kevin Spacey in clearing his name, the Sun reported, citing sources. The Duke of York’s legal team allegedly wants the actor to tell a jury that recently-convicted sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein “madam” Ghislaine Maxwell was Spacey’s …
Read More »Harry Potter actor casts confusion among fanbase
Fans of the Harry Potter films were left puzzled after actor David Thewlis shared an Instagram post that purported to explain his absence at a recent high-profile cast reunion, but raised questions about whether he was ‘trolling’. While most of the main players from the movie franchise reunited for the …
Read More »Covid deniers fooled by BBC ‘crisis actor’
A man who appeared in a BBC interview while suffering from Covid-19 in hospital has rebuked claims that he is a performer, stating that he only changed his Instagram bio to “1x Academy Award Winning Crisis Actor” as a joke. Henry Dyne, a 29-year-old IT sales director, told Reuters and …
Read More »Actor sacked from popular sitcom over Capitol riot – media
Johnston will not be allowed to continue voicing Jimmy Pesto Sr., a recurring popular character on Fox network’s animated sitcom ‘Bob’s Burgers’, the Daily Beast reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter. One source described the step as a “ban,” while another said that Fox and the show’s cast …
Read More »Veteran actor fired for refusing Covid-19 vaccine sues ABC
Ingo Rademacher, 50, who starred as Jasper Jacks on General Hospital for 25 years before his dismissal last month, has accused the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company (ABC) of refusing to accept his exemption request for “sincerely held religious objections to the Covid-19 shots.” Rademacher is represented by Robert F. Kennedy …
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