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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Jewelry worn by some of the most iconic stars of the Golden Age of Cinema are going under the hammer in November at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles. However, the lots up for auction, which were worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn and Errol Flynn, are not your usual jewelry lots. “It’s very different from a conventional jewelry auction in the sense that […]
A renewed wax figure of Meryl Streep is unveiled in Hollywood, a few days before the Oscars, marking her record-breaking 20 nominations. (Courtesy AFP video)
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian movie star Hugh Jackman has undergone treatment for skin cancer again and renewed his warning to wear sunscreen. The 48-year-old posted a picture of himself on Instagram with his nose covered in plasters, and local media reported it was his sixth such treatment. “Another basal cell carcinoma. Thanks to frequent body checks and amazing doctors, all is well,” his Tuesday post read. “Looks worse with the dressing on than off. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Zoolander 2” and “Batman v Superman” topped nominations announced Monday for the Razzies, Hollywood’s anti-awards celebrating the worst films of 2016. Leading the list is “Zoolander 2” — “the 15-years-too-late sequel” — with nine nominations including for worst picture, worst actor (Ben Stiller), worst supporting actor (Owen Wilson) and worst supporting actress (Kristen Wiig). In second place comes the superhero movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” described as […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Former boy band New Edition received the 2,600th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday (January 23). Members Ronnie DeVoe, Rickey Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill were all on hand for the ceremony. “This moment right here, I mean I want to just take a second just to take in the moment because see, it’s not just about that what we’re doing here, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles police on Monday arrested a local artist suspected of a New Year’s Day prank in which he altered the letters of the famous Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed.” Zachary Cole Fernandez, 30, was booked on a misdemeanor charge when he voluntarily surrendered to the authorities with his attorney at his side. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear in court on February 15, […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOA ANGELES, United States (AFP) — It’s an all-too-familiar Hollywood story: the out-of-work actor eking out an existence in cheap housing, earning minimum wage delivering pizzas, desperate for his big break. But for Jay Abdo — one of the Arab world’s biggest stars before the conflict in Syria made him just another anonymous refugee on the mean streets of Los Angeles — it has been particularly tough. Just a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Scarlett Johansson has been named the top grossing movie star of 2016 by Forbes magazine after appearing in films that amassed $1.2 billion in global ticket sales. The Tony Award-winning American actress starred in the Marvel blockbuster “Captain America: Civil War” the year’s biggest box office hit, which made $1.15 billion worldwide. Johansson, 32, edged ahead of co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr — who tied for second place […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Co-stars, friends and fans added their voices on Tuesday to a torrent of tributes from Hollywood for “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher, after she died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The screen icon, who was catapulted to worldwide stardom as rebel warrior Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, was pronounced dead in Los Angeles, four days after collapsing […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Brad Pitt has accused Angelina Jolie of compromising their children’s privacy and is asking a judge to seal details about the youngsters emerging from the couple’s divorce, court papers showed Thursday. The 52-year-old star’s lawyers claim his estranged wife is showing little regard for the welfare of the three boys and three girls, as her attorneys try to make him look bad, according to a motion filed in a Los […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian star Nicole Kidman says her experience as the mother of adopted children meant she closely related to her character in the movie “Lion”, tipped as an Oscar favorite. Garth Davis’s film about a young man from India adopted by an Australian family who searches for his long-lost blood relatives using Google Earth, has already received a Golden Globe nod for best drama motion picture. It also won nominations in the supporting actor […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Thursday, saying the honor was beyond anything he could have ever imagined. The 40-year-old, accompanied by his wife, American actress Blake Lively, and their two young daughters, recalled visiting Hollywood with one of his brothers 15 years ago and being in awe of all the legends immortalized along the iconic avenue. “For me to have […]
