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Michel Legrand
French Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86
Paris — Prolific French composer Michel Legrand, who won three Oscars and five Grammys during a career spanning more than half a century, died Saturday aged 86, his spokesman said.Legrand lived in a musical whirlwind, with the same appetite for popular music to jazz, from conducting to film."Since I was a child, my ambition has been to live completely surrounded by music, my dream was to not miss anything, which is why I have never focused on a single musical discipline," he said.He first won an Academy Award in 1969 for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from the film "The Thomas Crown Affair".He followed that with Oscars for his music for "Summer of '42" in 1972 and for "Yentl" in 1984.Legrand, who had been scheduled to stage...
January 26, 2019

French Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86

Attorney Benjamin Brafman attends a hearing for film producer Harvey Weinstein in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City. — Reuters
Judge OKs new Harvey Weinstein lawyers who once represented accuser
New York — A New York state judge on Friday approved Harvey Weinstein's overhaul of his legal team to defend him against criminal sexual assault charges, though two of his new lawyers represented one of the disgraced Hollywood mogul's most vocal accusers, actress Rose McGowan.At a Manhattan court hearing, Weinstein told Judge James Burke he accepted the potential conflicts of interest that Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan might have from recently representing McGowan in a Virginia drug possession case, where she pleaded no contest. — Reuters
January 26, 2019

Judge OKs new Harvey Weinstein lawyers who once represented accuser

Chinese actor Gao Yunxiang leaves the Downing Center court in Sydney, Australia. — REuters
Chinese movie star pleads not guilty to assault in Australia
Sydney — Chinese movie actor Gao Yunxiang and a producer pleaded not guilty in an Australian court on Friday to charges of sexual assault, setting the course for a trial later this year, a court official said.Gao and Chinese producer Wang Jing both entered the pleas during a short procedural hearing at the New South Wales state District Court and a judge booked the matter for a six-week trial starting in October, the court spokeswoman said. — Reuters
January 26, 2019

Chinese movie star pleads not guilty to assault in Australia

Oliver Mtukudzi
Zimbabwe declares popular musician Mtukudzi national hero
Harare — President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe's internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi a national hero on Thursday, granting him a status following his death that has been a preserve for ruling party elites and independence veterans.Mtukudzi, 66, and affectionately known as "Tuku", died at a local clinic on Wednesday from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums. — Reuters
January 26, 2019

Zimbabwe declares popular musician Mtukudzi national hero

Chris Brown
Singer Chris Brown files slander case over Paris rape allegation
Paris — American singer Chris Brown filed a legal complaint for defamation after a woman accused him of rape in Paris, his lawyer said. Brown, 29, denied the accusation. He was released this week after one night in police custody and no charges were brought against him. — Reuters
January 26, 2019

Singer Chris Brown files slander case over Paris rape allegation

Mariah Carey
‘One Sweet Day:’ Mariah Carey is coming to Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH — Popular American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey is coming to the Kingdom. Known as “songbird supreme,” Carey is set to perform for the first time in Saudi Arabia next Thursday (Jan. 31). The show, which will take place in King Abdullah Economic City, is part of the first ever-international golf tournament to take place in the Kingdom. On the sidelines of the tournament, Carey will be joined by international performers, like Dutch DJ Tiesto, Yemeni-Emirati singer Balqees Fathi and Jamaican rapper Sean Paul. Part of the European Tour, the inaugural Saudi International, powered by SBIA, is taking placing between Jan. 31 and Feb. 3 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. Carey will join the list of the A-list international stars who have performed recently in the...
January 25, 2019

‘One Sweet Day:’ Mariah Carey is coming to Saudi Arabia

This is the football we like to talk about
SAUDI GAZETTEGreat stars of the football firmament such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain have been the protagonists of the recent Italian Super Cup Juventus-Milan, an event whose significance goes far beyond the boundaries of a football match at the splendid King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah.The Sharek online visa procedure for sports events has allowed to test a first cultural exchange between Italian and Saudi football fans and insiders.The event received a lot of media attention in Italy, which represented an opportunity for active meeting and dialogue.It was an occasion for Italians, and especially Italian journalists, to deepen their knowledge of a country, which they know little about.The Italian Super Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia for the next two years and can...
January 23, 2019

This is the football we like to talk about

Exclusive: First Saudi interview with virgil abloh
Saudi GazetteThis is a story about a man, who started out with a dream and now has the power to change the entire fashion industry, making history. His streetwear journey began in 2012 with a short-lived streetwear brand Pyrex Vision but it was the founding of Off-White in 2013 that really made the world stop and take notice.The movement encouraged artistic freedom, resisted hierarchies and sparked conversations with insiders and the misfits.It was an unimaginable hybrid; one that originated from streetwear yet seemed like it belonged to high fashion. While the world was preparing for an interdisciplinary future, Abloh was working with it.He hoped that the world would evolve into a more diverse and open-minded place.And soon enough, history was made when Abloh landed the top menswear job...
January 23, 2019

Exclusive: First Saudi interview with virgil abloh

Directed by Saudi filmmaker Samir Aref, ‘Boxing Girls’ is the screenwriting debut of Afnan Alqasimi, and stars a slew of well-known names in Arab entertainment, including Fatima Al Hosani, Ali Al Sherif and Shaifan Al Otaibi. — Courtesy photo
Young Saudi women take center-stage in brand-new TV drama
Abu Dhabi — MBC Studios is unveiling ‘Boxing Girls’, a brand-new Arabic-language drama produced by O3 Productions and twofour54 Abu Dhabi.Directed by Saudi filmmaker Samir Aref, ‘Boxing Girls’ is the screenwriting debut of Afnan Alqasimi, and stars a slew of well-known names in Arab entertainment, including Fatima Al Hosani, Ali Al Sherif and Shaifan Al Otaibi.The program places young people at the center of the gripping story, as well as behind the scenes.Teams with both O3 Productions — which falls under MBC Studios — and twofour54 spent two months shooting in Abu Dhabi across locations in the UAE capital, before moving to Riyadh to complete the second phase of production.As well as the series benefitting from twofour54’s award-winning production and post-production...
January 23, 2019

Young Saudi women take center-stage in brand-new TV drama

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing poses on the red carpet at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong in this March 21, 2017, file photo. — Reuters
Chinese stars hit with $1.62 billion in 'cold winter' tax crackdown
Beijing — Chinese authorities have collected more than 11 billion yuan ($1.62 billion) in unpaid taxes from celebrities and entertainment companies since they hit the industry with a crackdown, state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday.Xinhua, citing the national tax bureau and content watchdog, said the campaign, which began in October, had ended and companies and workers had been ordered to correct their tax records. — Reuters
January 23, 2019

Chinese stars hit with $1.62 billion in 'cold winter' tax crackdown

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