Entertainment

Shakira faces call in Spain for eight-year prison term

Spanish prosecutors said Friday they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion.. Shakira, who has sold over 60 million albums, rejected a plea deal on Wednesday, saying in a statement through her lawyers that she was "absolutely certain of her innocence" and had decided to let the case go to court, "confident" that her innocence would be proven.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 2 mins read

Entertainment

Norwegian woman summits ninth mountain in pursuit of 'super peaks' record

A Norwegian woman remains on course to climb the world's 14 "super peaks" in the shortest time ever, her Instagram account said, after she summitted Pakistan's Broad Peak, the ninth mountain on her quest.. Pakistan is home to five of the world's 14 super peaks -- those over 8,000 metres (26,246 feet).

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 1 mins read

Entertainment

Beyonce sounds urgent call to dance on new album 'Renaissance'

Beyonce, the paradigm-shifting music royal whose art has long established her as one of entertainment's seminal stars, on Friday released her hotly anticipated album "Renaissance," a house-tinged dance record primed for its summer needle drop.. Along with a smattering of deep house cuts as well as tributes to gospel, funk and soul, Beyonce's collaborators on "Renaissance" include Nile Rodgers, Skrillex, Nigerian singer Tems, Grace Jones, Pharrell and, of course, her rap mogul husband Jay-Z. - Album leaks, Beyhive stings - Beyonce has long bucked music's conventional wisdom, and is credited with popularizing the surprise album drop.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 4 mins read

Entertainment

Bob Dylan accuser drops sex abuse lawsuit

A woman who sued Bob Dylan for allegedly sexually abusing her when she was 12 has dropped her case, just after the folk-rock artist's legal team accused her of destroying evidence.. In a letter Dylan's legal team filed with the federal court on Wednesday, they accused the plaintiff of deleting important text messages, and suggested that "monetary sanctions" were necessary.

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 1 mins read

Entertainment

Golden Globes group approve bid to take Hollywood award show private

The scandal-hit group behind Hollywood's Golden Globes has approved a bid to spin off the lucrative film and television awards show into a new, for-profit entity controlled by US billionaire Todd Boehly, it said Thursday.. Boehly, who has major stakes in the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team and Chelsea soccer team, was already the HFPA's interim CEO before the members on Thursday voted to approve his proposal for a new private company controlling the Golden Globes.

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 2 mins read

Entertainment

Spielberg heads starry Toronto festival line-up

Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence and Harry Styles will bring their world premieres to Toronto, as North America's largest film festival signaled a return to full strength with the unveiling of a star-studded lineup Thursday.. Stars expected to return to the Toronto red carpets this year include Oscar winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne -- in "The Good Nurse" -- and pop mega-star Harry Styles, who plays a closeted 1950s cop in "My Policeman."

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 2 mins read

Entertainment

'Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' holds world premiere

"House of the Dragon" creators and stars were eager to leave behind the difficult final season of "Game of Thrones" as they launched its prequel at a glittering world premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday.. Reviews and plot details of the first episode of "House of the Dragon," out August 21, are under embargo, but its screening drew a glowing reception at the recently opened Academy Museum in Los Angeles. 

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 2 mins read

Entertainment

UK scientist James Lovelock, prophet of climate doom, dies aged 103

Influential British scientist James Lovelock, famed for his Gaia hypothesis and pioneering work on climate change, has died at the age of 103, his family announced Wednesday.. The legendary scientist's family said in a statement that Lovelock died Tuesday on his 103rd birthday as the result of complications from a fall.

Wed, Jul 27, 2022 2 mins read

Entertainment

Shakira wants day in Spanish court, rejects plea deal

Colombian superstar Shakira rejected a plea deal on Spanish tax fraud charges and wants to prove her innocence in court, her lawyers said Wednesday.. Shakira is "absolutely certain of her innocence" and "doesn't accept this deal" with the prosecutor and has decided to let the case go to court, her lawyers said in a statement.

Wed, Jul 27, 2022 1 mins read

Entertainment

Gaming time has little effect on short-term mental health: study

The short-term mental-health impact of playing video games "is probably too small" to be noticeable, according to a major study by the University of Oxford published Wednesday.. "Our results show that the impact of time spent playing video games on well-being is probably too small to be subjectively noticeable and not credibly different from zero," the study said. 

Wed, Jul 27, 2022 1 mins read