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By Steve Gorman and Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of two doctors who are among the five people charged in the ketamine overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry was barred by a federal judge on Friday from practicing medicine and through his lawyer afterward expressed remorse. Dr. Mark Chavez appeared in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for a brief arraignment on a single felony count of conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine […]
By Philippe GRELARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, June 22, 2023 (AFP) — Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste are headlining a concert aimed at building awareness around climate at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Thursday. The concert, organised by NGO Global Citizen, features on the sidelines of an international summit launched by President Emmanuel Macron. Artists H.E.R. and Eilish’s brother Finneas are also on the bill for the free show at […]
By Paul RICARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France — TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the main source of news for young people, according to a report published Wednesday by the Britain-based Reuters Institute. The report found that 55 percent of TikTok and Snapchat users and 52 percent of Instagram users get their news from “personalities” — compared to 33-42 percent who get it from mainstream media and journalists on those […]
by Charlotte PLANTIVE Leonardo DiCaprio was in Washington Monday — not to press lawmakers on his environmental causes or to film another blockbuster hit, but rather to testify in a political corruption trial featuring a 90s hip-hop star and a disgraced Malaysian financier. Pras Michel, a member of the US musical trio The Fugees, is facing charges for allegations of helping to secretly funnel money from Low Taek Jho — the Malaysian businessman at the […]
by Francois BECKER Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Keanu Reeves is back with the fourth chapter of his megahit gun-frenzy franchise “John Wick” next week. He sees its expertly coordinated action scenes as “almost ballet”. “It was always a dream of mine to act in Paris, and to be back was amazing,” the jovial 58-year-old film star told AFP on a recent trip to the French capital. The last time he worked here, more […]
by Eric RANDOLPH Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The womenswear autumn-winter season finally comes to a halt on Tuesday, having rumbled through New York, London and Milan before ending in the French capital. Here are some of the highlights from the final set of shows in Paris. – Vivienne and Paco, au revoir – The fashion crowd said adieu to two titans of 20th century design. Vivienne Westwood’s widower Andreas Kronthaler presented something of […]
by Carole GUIRADO Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Actor Vincent Cassel is set to dominate big and small screens this year, appearing in two blockbuster French films and a new spy thriller on Apple TV. “Liaison” pairs Cassel with another major French export, Eva Green, as former lovers forced to work together to stop a series of major cyber-attacks. The 56-year-old star of “Black Swan” is not coy about why he chose to work […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley, died Thursday at age 54, according to her family. Presley, who led a tumultuous life in the sprawling shadow of her world-famous father, and who had been seen just this week at an awards ceremony, was rushed to a California hospital’s intensive care unit for cardiac arrest. “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked […]
Paris, France (AFP) Stiff-person syndrome, which has forced Canadian superstar singer Celine Dion to postpone her European tour, is a very rare neurological condition that causes progressive muscle stiffness as well as muscle spasms. Around one in a million people are estimated to have the condition, according to the US National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Symptoms develop over a matter of months or years, normally between the ages of 30 to 60, and […]
Paris, France (AFP) by Mehdi CHERIFIA Celine Dion cancelled and postponed a series of European shows on Thursday over problems related to a “very rare neurological disorder” that is affecting her singing. In a five-minute video posted on Instagram in French and English, a clearly emotional Dion said she had been suffering from health problems “for a long time”. “Recently I have been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called ‘stiff person syndrome’ […]
Dear Twitter Advertisers pic.twitter.com/GMwHmInPAS — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27, 2022 Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The EU official overseeing internet regulation on Friday warned new Twitter boss Elon Musk the social media giant must play by the bloc’s rules in Europe. “In Europe, the bird will fly by our (EU) rules,” EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted, in response to Musk writing that “the bird is freed”. the bird is freed — […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) US actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy in her battle against the disease. The 84-year-old Oscar winner, a prominent supporter of the Democratic Party, vowed to fight the “very treatable” illness. “I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” she wrote on her verified Instagram account. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80 percent of people survive, […]
