US actor Anthony Rapp told a New York courtroom Friday that he froze up when he was allegedly assaulted by Kevin Spacey as a minor in 1986, on the second day of the disgraced Oscar winner's trial over the accusation.. Spacey's eyes were glazed over, and he told the younger actor he was drunk, Rapp told Judge Lewis Kaplan.
Russia on Friday labelled superstar rapper Oxxxymiron, popular among young Russians, a "foreign agent", according to the interior ministry's website.. His name was added to a register of "foreign agents" -- a term used to crackdown on Kremlin critics -- on the ministry's website.
Iran may use the Islamic veil as a tool of oppression, but the hijab is also the weakest pillar of an embattled regime trying to forestall its own "Berlin Wall" moment, an Iranian-American activist based in New York tells AFP. Masih Alinejad, 45, who fled Iran in 2009, became known in 2014 after she launched a social media campaign called mystealthyfreedom.org that encourages Iranian women to protest against the obligation to wear the hijab in their country.. - 'The weakest pillar' - "To me, the compulsory hijab is like the Berlin Wall.
The English city of Liverpool, will hold the 2023 Eurovision song contest, the BBC announced on Friday, after Britain stepped in to host the event due to the war in Ukraine.. It will be produced in the UK by the BBC. In line with Eurovision rules, Ukraine is still guaranteed a place in the 2023 grand final along with the EBU's "top five" countries: Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
German sportswear giant Adidas said Friday it was reconsidering its partnership with Kanye West after the US rap star reportedly became disgruntled with how the brand was marketing his products. . West and retail brand Gap also announced an end to a partnership last month, with the artist saying he had plans to open his own stores.
Memorial, Russia's most respected rights group, has been co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize less than a year after it was ordered to shut down during a wave of repression against critical voices.. The group, which was regularly cited as a potential Nobel Peace Prize winner, had been in the crosshairs of the Russian authorities for years.
Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarus rights group Viasna who was jailed last year, won the Nobel Peace Prize in the wake of historic demonstrations and a severe crackdown in his ex-Soviet country.. He was previously nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times.
Harvey Weinstein's next sexual assault trial is set to begin Monday in Los Angeles, almost exactly five years after allegations of sexual misconduct against the Hollywood mogul helped launch the #MeToo era.. Actor and Scientologist Danny Masterson also goes on trial in Los Angeles for multiple sexual assault charges.
Years before Manhattan's Upper West Side became home to arias and pirouettes, it housed San Juan Hill, a bustling neighborhood and thriving arts nexus where clubs and dance halls were hatching new musical forms.. It was in the San Juan Hill neighborhood that stride piano innovator James P. Johnson composed the wildly popular "Charleston" dance at the Jungle Cafe club, and jazz piano legend Thelonious Monk -- credited with developing bebop -- grew up.
Leaders from across Europe, with one big gap, featured in the family photo of the newly-established European Political Community from its inaugural meeting in Prague on Thursday.. Given a rather unclear agenda, the family photo looked set to become a highlight of the meeting bringing together EU leaders alongside those of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Britain, Kosovo, Switzerland and Turkey.
