WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — A student from Los Angeles, gives Eagle News International, tips on playing the ukulele and a special song to uplift viewers spirits. EBC Los Angeles Bureau Correspondents, Aaron Reotutar and Michelle Mangona with the report.
Entertainment – International
Country music legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81: family
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) –Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family said late Friday. “Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” they said in a statement. The family said they were planning a small private service “out of concern for the national COVID-19 emergency.” A three-time Grammy winner, Rogers was […]
Netflix commits $100 million to help actors, crews thrown out of work
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Streaming television giant Netflix on Friday launched a $100 million fund to help actors and production crews endure the hit to paychecks caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The fund is meant to help offset hardship in the “creative community,” with most of the money going to financially troubled workers on Netflix productions around the world, according to Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “This community has supported Netflix through […]
‘Game of Thrones’ actor tests positive for coronavirus
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — The ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Kristofer Hivju, who played the role of Tormund, has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is doing well, the Norwegian said in an Instagram post. The 41-year-old known for his fiery red hair and beard said he and his family were in self-isolation at home. “We are in good health — I only have mild symptoms of a cold,” he wrote in a message accompanied […]
Tom Hanks released from hospital after virus quarantine
GOLD COAST, United States (AFP) — Tom Hanks has been released from the Australian hospital where he was in isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, but his wife Rita Wilson remains hospitalized, health officials said Tuesday. The multiple Oscar-winning actors were on the Gold Coast near Brisbane to film an Elvis Presley biopic directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann when he and Wilson, both 63, came down with the disease. Wilson, a singer-songwriter, […]
British actor Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — British actor Idris Elba is the latest celebrity to test positive for coronavirus, tweeting in a video Monday that he had no symptoms yet but was quarantining. “It sucks,” the 47-year-old said in a clip, saying he got tested Friday because he realized he’d had exposure from someone who also tested positive. “Listen, I’m doing okay,” Elba said, before telling fans “this is serious.” “Now’s the time to really […]
Rich and famous celebrities who tested positive for COVID-19
From Hollywood to the world of sports and politics, known celebrities from among the rich and the famous have been infected by the coronavirus. Here is a list of personalities — actors, sportsmen, politicians and government officials — from various countries who have come out to say that they had tested positive for COVID-19. The list is compiled by Agence France Presse. – Entertainers – Tom Hanks and his wife, actress and singer Rita […]
Disney closes US and Paris theme parks, delays ‘Mulan’ over virus
by Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney will close its giant theme parks in Florida, California and Paris and pull the releases of major blockbusters including “Mulan” over the coronavirus, it announced Thursday. The resorts are among the largest theme parks in the world, each drawing tens of thousands of visitors each day. They will remain shut at least until the end of March. “In an abundance of […]
Tom Hanks announces positive test for coronavirus
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for coronavirus, the US actor said Wednesday. Hanks, 63, said he and Wilson came down with a fever while in Australia, where he is reportedly filming a new movie about the life of Elvis Presley. “To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive,” […]
Bagong “batmobile” na gagamitin sa pelikulang ‘The Batman’, pinasilip
Matapos ianunsyo na ang Twilight actor na si Robert Pattinson na ang bagong gaganap na Batman, ay inilabas naman ng direktor na si Matt Reeves sa kaniyang Twitter account ang larawan ng bagong batmobile na gagamitin sa pelikula. Mixed emotion tuloy ang fans at sinabing best version ang itsura ng new batmobile. Pinalitan ni Robert Pattinson ang aktor na si Ben Affleck na nag-retire na matapos ang “Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice” noong 2016 […]
Asia concert tour ni Avril Lavigne, kanselado dahil sa pangamba ng COVID-19
(Eagle News) — Nagpasya nang kanselahin ang nakatakda sanang Manila concert ng Canadian-French singer-songwriter na si Avril Lavigne dahil sa coronavirus outbreak. Sa social media ni Avril ay ikinalungkot nito ang kanselasyon ng kaniyang Asia tour kabilang na ang Pilipinas na nakatakda sana sa May 20, 2020.
BTS cancel Seoul concerts as coronavirus spreads in S. Korea: agency
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — K-pop megastars BTS on Friday canceled four concerts they were due to hold in Seoul in April, their agency said, as the coronavirus outbreak spreads in South Korea. The country has so far confirmed more than 2,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, by far the largest national total outside China, the origin of the disease. “We regret to announce” that the Seoul concerts have been canceled, BTS agency Big Hit […]