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Munawar Faruqui was greeted by thousands of his fans after he won Bigg Boss
Munawar Faruqui: Indian comic's journey from jail to reality TV stardom
MUMBAI — "People usually apologize after cracking jokes," Indian stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui says in an episode of Bigg Boss, a popular reality TV show."But in my case, it's best if I do it in advance."His humor wasn't missed on the millions of Indians watching the program, a homegrown version of UK's Big Brother. In the show, 21 contestants are isolated in a custom-built house, where they are filmed around the clock and are evicted through weekly audience votes.Within the eclectic mix of contestants, Faruqui stood out. A Muslim, he was arrested in 2021 on charges of hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus for a joke he didn't crack. He spent five weeks in jail before a court gave him bail.Three years on, the 32-year-old has won the popular...
February 01, 2024

Munawar Faruqui: Indian comic's journey from jail to reality TV stardom

The band performing in Portugal last year
Bi-2: Russian anti-war band leaves Thailand for Israel
BANGKOK — An anti-war Russian-Belarusian rock band says all its members have left Thailand for Israel after fears they would be deported to Russia.Bi-2 had been playing in a Thai resort popular with Russian tourists when members were arrested for unauthorized shows.Human rights activists urged Thailand not to deport them for fear they would be persecuted in their home countries.Now the band says it is on its way to Tel Aviv in Israel.The band's frontman, Yegor "Lyova" Bortnik, has already arrived in the Israeli city, Radio Free Europe reports.On its Facebook page, the band announced on Wednesday: "All the musicians in Bi-2 have successfully left Thailand and are heading to Tel Aviv. Details tomorrow."The band was being held in the capital Bangkok after being...
February 01, 2024

Bi-2: Russian anti-war band leaves Thailand for Israel

Halle Berry has not publicly commented on the issue
Halle Berry's film shelved by Netflix
LOS ANGELES — US Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry's sci-fi film, The Mothership, will not be released on Netflix, US media report.The Hollywood Reporter said Netflix shelved the film because significant reshoots were required at the post-production stage.Co-producer Berry and her team completed filming in 2021, and the release had been planned for 2022.Berry and Netflix have not yet publicly commented.In a preview of new releases back in February 2021, Netflix announced: "Oscar Winner Halle Berry to Star in The Mothership".It billed the film as as "a sci-fi adventure that follows Sara Morse (Halle Berry) one year since her husband mysteriously vanished from their rural farm."When she discovers a strange, extra-terrestrial object underneath their home, Sara and...
January 25, 2024

Halle Berry's film shelved by Netflix

Barbie's Ryan Gosling 'disappointed' by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's nomination snubs
Oscars: Barbie's Ryan Gosling 'disappointed' by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's nomination snubs
LOS ANGELES — Actor Ryan Gosling has said he is "disappointed" that Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed in major Oscar nomination categories.Gosling said he was "honored" to be nominated for best supporting actor for "portraying a plastic doll named Ken"."But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie."Many had expected Gerwig and Robbie to be nominated in the best director and best actress categories respectively.But there were nods for the two elsewhere. Robbie was recognized as a producer in the best picture line-up, while Gerwig was nominated alongside her husband Noah Baumbach for best adapted screenplay.Barbie was the highest-grossing film of 2023, taking $1.44bn...
January 24, 2024

Oscars: Barbie's Ryan Gosling 'disappointed' by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's nomination snubs

Oppenheimer, starring Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy, is likely to pick up the most nominations
Barbie and Oppenheimer set to dominate Oscars nominations 2024
LOS ANGELES — Nominations for the 2024 Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, after a huge year for cinema which saw Barbie and Oppenheimer dominate the box office.Poor Things, The Holdovers and Killers of the Flower Moon are also expected to feature heavily when the nominations are announced from 13:30 GMT.Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr and Da'Vine Joy Randolph are all likely to score acting nominations.Jimmy Kimmel will host this year's ceremony from Los Angeles on 10 March.The Barbenheimer phenomenon, a viral trend which saw thousands of fans book tickets to see both films on the same day last summer, makes this year's Oscars far more accessible than usual.While several Academy Awards ceremonies in recent years have recognised films which had little...
January 23, 2024

Barbie and Oppenheimer set to dominate Oscars nominations 2024

Taylor Swift was not at home at the time of the alleged incident
Man charged with stalking near Taylor Swift's New York home
NEW YORK — A man has been arrested and charged with harassment and stalking near Taylor Swift's New York home.David Crowe, 33, from Seattle, was arrested on Monday after complaints about an "emotionally disturbed male acting erratically".He was charged with two counts each of harassment and stalking, New York Police Department said.The incident comes days after Swift's house appeared to have been the target of an attempted break-in.At the time the singer was away from home supporting her NFL player boyfriend Travis Kelce, as his team the Kansas City Chiefs played the Buffalo Bills.Police have not confirmed if the suspect of the first arrest was linked to the harassment and stalking case.Swift has been plagued by men targeting her New York home, and others she owns in...
January 23, 2024

Man charged with stalking near Taylor Swift's New York home

Madonna
Madonna sued by fans in New York over late concert start time
NEW YORK — Two Madonna fans are suing the US singer for being late by more than two hours for a show last month in New York, according to court documents.They state the show was meant to start at 20:30 EST on all three nights, but in each case it did not begin until after 22:30, ending around 01:00.The case says they "would not have paid for tickets" had they known it would finish so late.The BBC has asked Madonna, Live Nation and the Barclays Center for comment.The case, brought by Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, states that "many ticketholders who attended concerts on a weeknight had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day".They are suing promoter Live Nation and venue the Barclays Center for "false...
January 19, 2024

Madonna sued by fans in New York over late concert start time

Matthew Macfadyen said it was a 'great honor' to be named best supporting actor for his role in Succession
Emmys 2024: Succession, The Bear and Beef among winners
LOS ANGELES — Succession, Beef and The Bear are the big winners at the Emmy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles.British actor Matthew Macfadyen was named best supporting actor in a drama series, while Jesse Armstrong won the prize for best writing of a drama series.In his acceptance speech, Macfadyen said it was "a great honor" and thanked "the entire Succession family".Sir Elton John also won his first Emmy Award, making him an EGOT.That means he has joined an exclusive club of performers who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.Elton Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium won best variety special live, marking the British singer-songwriter's first Emmy nomination and award.However, Sir Elton could not pick up the honor after having a knee...
January 16, 2024

Emmys 2024: Succession, The Bear and Beef among winners

Miss Colorado, Madison Marsh, is crowned as the 2024 Miss America.
US Air Force officer crowned as 2024 Miss America
ORLANDO — Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant in the US Air Force and master’s student at the Harvard Kennedy School’s public policy program, emerged victorious at the 2024 Miss America pageant in Orlando, Florida on Sunday night. Marsh, representing the state of Colorado, is the first active-duty Air Force officer ever to receive the national title.Ellie Breaux of Texas placed as first-runner-up.Fifty-one contestants participated in the event, representing all 50 US states, as well as the District of Columbia.The pageant followed three nights of preliminary competitions. At the beginning of the main event, the field was narrowed to 11 semi-finalists — 10 chosen by the preliminary judges, and one by a public vote open to pageant fans and followers across the United...
January 15, 2024

US Air Force officer crowned as 2024 Miss America

Succession's Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin, pictured at last week's Golden Globes, could be in line for Emmys
Emmy Awards: Succession and Wednesday stars gear up for ceremony delayed by strike
LOS ANGELES — TV stars are gearing up for the Emmy Awards, which are happening four months late because of the Hollywood strikes.Nominations were announced in July and the ceremony was originally scheduled for September, but the writers' and actors' strikes meant very few nominees would have been able to attend.The event will finally go ahead on Monday, with Succession, The Last of Us and The White Lotus among the nominees.The ceremony will be hosted by actor and comedian Anthony Anderson.And industry rumours suggest this year's Emmys could feature a tribute to Matthew Perry from his five Friends co-stars, although nothing has been confirmed.Perry died in October at the age of 54, which a coroner later said was an accident caused by the "acute effects of...
January 15, 2024

Emmy Awards: Succession and Wednesday stars gear up for ceremony delayed by strike

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