Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

Clooney, Alamuddin post legal notice of Italy wedding

DHAKA: Hollywood actor George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin have posted legal notice in London of their plan to marry in Italy.A spokesman for the borough of Kensington and Chelsea said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times.News of the couple’s engagement was

Beyonce to be honoured at MTV Music Awards

DHAKA: US pop star Beyonce, currently on a US tour with rapper husband Jay Z, will receive a special award and perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this month.The cable TV network said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times.Beyonce, who received eight nominations, will be awarded the

Megadeth, CeeLo Green cancel Israel concerts

DHAKA: Thrash metal band Megadeth and singer CeeLo Green have cancelled concerts in Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Megadeth’s website said its 6 August gig in Tel Aviv was cancelled because ‘passage’ for the band and its gear could not be ‘guaranteed’, reports the

Sandra tops Hollywood’s top-earning actresses

DHAKA: Oscar winner Sandra Bullock is Hollywood’s highest paid actress with estimated earnings of $51 million over 12 months, followed by Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Aniston. Forbes magazine said on Monday, reports Hindustan Times. Bullock, 50, had a big hit last year with the

Gomez not impressed with Bieber

DHAKA: Selena Gomez isn’t impressed with Justin Bieber’s ‘immature behaviour’. The 20-year-old singer’s ex-girlfriend doesn’t appreciate his recent antics, getting into a fight with the actor Orlando Bloom, posing for flirty pictures with reality star Kylie Jenner and hooking

‘Hollywood can tear you to pieces’

DHAKA: Megan Fox warns young actresses to have a thick skin or the movie industry will ‘tear you to pieces’. The ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ star learned very quickly just how judgmental people are in Hollywood, but feels she has always been a strong enough person to deal with

Kishore Kumar gets Google doodle tribute

DHAKA: One of the greatest singers of Indian cinema Kishore Kumar features on Monday’s Google Doodle as the search engine celebrate the legend’s 85th birth anniversary. The Google doodle has a smiling face of the legendary singer. The doodle pays tribute to the versatility of the

Jackson’ Neverland estate being considered for sale

DHAKA: Late pop singer Michael Jackson’s Neverland estate is being considered for sale. A spokesman for the company controlling the property said on Friday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Saturday. Owen Blicksilver, spokesman for investment firm Colony Capital LLC, said

Salman Khan to stay single

DHAKA: Finally, in the talk show Ek Mulaqat of DD News, Salman Khan did not shy away from accepting that may be he will never marry in his life. The actor reportedly also said that he has no interest in politics; neither does he wish to direct movies but will continue acting. It was in

‘The Expendables 3’ leaked online

DHAKA: ‘The Expendables 3’ has leaked online three weeks ahead of the film’s theatrical release August 15.Variety reports the latest sequel starring virtually every big action star from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone to Wesley Snipes and Jason Statham has been

Moore's divorce from Kathleen is final

DHAKA: Filmmaker Michael Moore's divorce from Kathleen Glynn has been finalized, ending their two-decade-long marriage. Moore filed a divorce complaint June 17, 2013, in Michigan's Antrim County, where the couple has a lakefront home; the Huffington Post published the report on Thursday.

Hollywood's highest-paid actor

DHAKA: Robert Downey Jr. is once again the most highly paid actor in Hollywood, according to Forbes magazine. The publication, which regularly ranks who is making top dollar, estimates that Downey earned roughly $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, putting him at the top of

Cole’s mother approves of husband

The ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ singer Cheryl Cole’s mother approves of her new husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. The singer tied the knot with Versini in a secret ceremony earlier this month after less than three months of dating, but the whirlwind romance has the approval of her

‘Let Her Rest’

DHAKA: Whitney Houston’s mum Cissy Houston has slammed an upcoming TV biopic about the late singer, calling on filmmakers to ‘let her rest’.Actress Angela Bassett, who co-starred with Houston in 1995’s ‘Waiting to Exhale’, is planning to make her directorial debut with

Apes saga clinches tight to top US box office

DHAKA: ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ clung tight to the top of the North American box office for a second week in a row, earning far more than chimp change.Industry data showed Sunday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Monday.The Apes saga, based on the Pierre Boulle

Actor James Garner dies

DHAKA: James Garner, the US star of hit TV series The Rockford Files and Maverick and films including The Great Escape, has died aged 86. Garner had suffered ill health since a severe stroke in 2008. ‘Mr Garner died of natural causes,’ the West LA Division of the Los Angeles Police

Rowling’s crime books to outnumber Potter series

DHAKA: JK Rowling says that she will write a crime series that will run even longer than her Harry Potter books. The author has already penned two crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith – the second of which was published in June, entitled The Silkworm. During an interview

The 6 most-liked on Facebook

DHAKA: Millions of internet users across the world are accessing facebook still arguably making the social network a sort of Internet-based country all its own. Not surprisingly, some of the most popular people on the site are celebrities, athletes, journalists, musicians, political

Selena’s ‘pray for Gaza’ post draws praise

DHAKA: Selena Gomez is the latest celebrity to express solidarity with Palestinians suffering under Israel’s brutal assault of Palestinians in Gaza. The young pop star posted a message on Instagram on Friday urging her followers to ‘pray for those families and babies today’,

The 6 most-Liked on Facebook

DHAKA: Millions of internet users across the world are accessing facebook still arguably making the social network a sort of Internet-based country all its own.  Not surprisingly, some of the most popular people on the site are celebrities, athletes, journalists, musicians, political