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U.S. prosecutors say Britain's Prince Andrew not cooperating in Epstein probe

On June 08, 2020 By // No comments:

U.S. prosecutors accused Britain's Prince Andrew on Monday of evading their efforts to question him over his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, but lawyers for the prince accused them of seeking publicity rather than his help.

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Former CBS News president returns to News Corp to help Murdoch's UK operations

On May 01, 2020 By // No comments:

David Rhodes, the former president of CBS News who started his career at Fox News, is returning to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to help the company's News UK operations in the video business, a source familiar with the matter said.

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Whitney Houston's life to be made into feature film

On April 22, 2020 By // No comments:

Whitney Houston is headed back to the big screen in a feature film about the singer's life that took her to the heights of fame but ended in drug addiction and tragedy.

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Harvey Weinstein free of coronavirus symptoms, spokesman says

On April 09, 2020 By // No comments:

Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for rape, has no symptoms of the coronavirus, his spokesman said on Thursday, more than two weeks after a union official for corrections officers said the former movie producer had tested positive.

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Harvey Weinstein free of coronavirus symptoms - spokesman

On April 09, 2020 By // No comments:

Singer Pink says she had coronavirus, pledges $1 million to relief efforts

On April 05, 2020 By // No comments:

U.S. singer Pink said on Friday she had tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, two weeks ago and has since recovered.

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Tom Hanks returns to LA after bout of coronavirus: media reports

On March 27, 2020 By // No comments:

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Polanski wins Cesar Award for best director, prompting walkout protest

On February 28, 2020 By // No comments:

Roman Polanski scooped France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy" on Friday, prompting a walkout by several women in the audience in protest at honoring a man facing rape accusations.

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Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault, rape, in victory for #MeToo movement

On February 24, 2020 By // No comments:

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape in a New York court on Monday and taken off to jail in handcuffs, a victory for the #MeToo movement that inspired women to publicly accuse powerful men of misconduct.

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After a Four Seasons breakfast, Harvey Weinstein heads to dank New York jail

On February 24, 2020 By // No comments:

Harvey Weinstein's day began with expensive coffee and Acqua Panna mineral water at a breakfast meeting with his lawyers in a Four Seasons hotel near Manhattan's criminal courts.

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'Just the beginning,' activists say after cheering Weinstein guilty verdict

On February 24, 2020 By // No comments:

The guilty verdict in the sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein on Monday energized Hollywood celebrities and activists who said it was just the start of their movement to hold abusers accountable.

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'He was my everything': NBA's Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles tribute

On February 24, 2020 By // No comments:

A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his daughter and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last month that shocked the world of sports and beyond.

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Widow of NBA great Kobe Bryant sues helicopter operator for fatal crash

On February 24, 2020 By // No comments:

The widow of Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the operator of the helicopter that crashed in foggy weather last month, killing her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and all seven others aboard.

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Singer Lewis Capaldi wins big at BRIT awards as rapper Dave calls UK PM racist

On February 18, 2020 By // No comments:

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave were the big winners at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in a ceremony packed with performances, including Dave's lyrical attack on Britain's prime minister who he accused of being racist.

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Jussie Smollett charged again with making false reports to Chicago police

On February 11, 2020 By // No comments:

Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Tuesday in a six-count felony indictment with staging a phony hate crime, nearly a year after similar charges were abruptly dismissed by local prosecutors.

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Kobe Bryant memorial planned at Lakers' home arena: report

On February 06, 2020 By // No comments:

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, killed with eight others in a helicopter crash last month, will be honored at a public memorial service planned for Feb. 24 at the Staples Center, the team's home arena and scene of many of his greatest basketball triumphs, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Kirk Douglas, Hollywood's tough guy on screen and off, dead at 103

On February 05, 2020 By // No comments:

Kirk Douglas, the cleft-chinned movie star who fought gladiators, cowboys and boxers on the screen and the Hollywood establishment, died on Wednesday at the age of 103, his son Michael Douglas said.

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'Spartacus' actor Kirk Douglas dead at 103, son Michael Douglas says

On February 05, 2020 By // No comments:

Factbox: Seven facts about actor Kirk Douglas

On February 05, 2020 By // No comments:

Seven facts about actor Kirk Douglas, who is dead at 103:

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Actress Annabella Sciorra testifies she tried to fight Weinstein during alleged rape

On January 23, 2020 By // No comments:

Actress Annabella Sciorra testified on Thursday that Harvey Weinstein pinned her hands behind her head and violently raped her more than 25 years ago, becoming the first accuser to take the stand against the former Hollywood producer in his sexual assault trial.

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