Washington, United States | AFP | More than 300 top women in Hollywood — from Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence to Emma Thompson and Cate Blanchett — unveiled an initiative Monday to tackle pervasive sexual harassment in workplaces, calling special attention to their “sisters” in less than glamorous blue-collar jobs. …
Read More »Latest ‘Star Wars’ passes $1 billion mark in third week: Disney
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The latest episode in Disney’s mammothly popular “Star Wars” series has passed the $1 billion mark in worldwide revenues in just three weeks, a Disney spokesperson said Sunday. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is expected to take in an estimated $65.6 million for …
Read More »Jay-Z, Beyonce imagine daughter as US leader in new video
President Blue Ivy Carter? New York, United States | AFP | Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have imagined their daughter as a transformative US leader in a new video. Blue Ivy, who turns six on January 7, is depicted as leading an all-female constitutional convention in 2050 in a …
Read More »Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honours list
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb were each awarded a knighthood in Britain’s traditional New Year Honours, announced late on Friday. The two music legends were joined on the prestigious annual achievement list by Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Laurie, …
Read More »Beyonce’s sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder, cancels show
New York, United States | AFP | he experimental R&B singer Solange has revealed a struggle with an autonomic disorder as she canceled a New Year’s Eve performance in South Africa. Solange, the younger sister of pop superstar Beyonce, said doctors had advised her not to make the long journey from …
Read More »Shakira cancels tour, hopes for June return
New York, United States | AFP | Colombian pop star Shakira on Wednesday cancelled the remainder of her world tour because of a problem with her vocal cords and said she hoped to be back on stage in June of next year. “Though I very much hoped to be able …
Read More »Miss America CEO quits over misogynistic emails
Washington, United States | AFP | The Miss America pageant’s CEO resigned on Saturday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked internal emails that contained misogynistic, fat- and slut-shaming language. “This afternoon, the Board of Directors of the Miss America Organization accepted the resignation of …
Read More »Miss America suspends CEO over misogynistic emails
New York, United States | AFP | The Miss America pageant suspended its CEO on Friday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked internal emails that contained misogynistic, fat- and slut-shaming language. The decision was announced in the face of mounting pressure in the media …
Read More »Legendary fashion editor Keturah dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Keturah Kamugasa, Vision Group’s fashion columnist and editor is dead. Kamugasa reportedly succumbed to a heart attack at IHK hospital Kampala after collapsing in office on Wednesday. She was a long time editor of New Vision’s magazine Bride and Groom, before taking charge …
Read More »Danes stabbed in Gabon had been stalked: prosecutor
Libreville, Gabon | AFP | A grocer from Niger who knifed a Danish couple in Gabon shouting “Allahu akbar” came to the capital just two days before the attack and had been stalking the pair, a prosecutor said Monday. Saturday’s attack on the Danes, who were in the west African …
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