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S. Korean rapper T.O.P gets suspended sentence for drug use

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean pop star T.O.P received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times last year, weeks after being hospitalized for a drugs overdose. The 29-year-old rapper of K-pop boy band Big Bang had admitted in court to smoking marijuana on four occasions in his home in Seoul last October. “As Choi has admitted to the charges, he is found guilty,” Yonhap news agency cited a Seoul […]

Big Bang’s T.O.P arrives for marijuana trial

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — T.O.P, a member of South Korean boyband Big Bang, arrived at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday (June 29) for the first hearing of a drug trial. T.O.P, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, was indicted without detention on charges of smoking marijuana in October last year, South Korea’s news agency Yonhap said. He could face a maximum five years jail term or an up to 50 million won ($44,503 […]

‘Rings’ sets out to topple ‘Split’ from box office top spot

Reuters — Two supernatural films fight it out for the box office top spot on Super Bowl weekend (January 3). “Split,” the latest film from M. Night Shyamalan, could tell the number one position for the third straight week, according to BoxOfficePro. It stars James McAvoy as a man with multiple personalities and is expected to add an extra $13.5 million to its $97.6 million take so far. Meanwhile, it’s expected that new release “Rings” […]