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Actress Ashley Judd is one of several celebrities who have joined Time's Up.
Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment plan
WASHINGTON - More than 300 major actresses and female writers, directors, agents and other entertainment executives unveiled an initiative Monday to tackle pervasive sexual harassment in Hollywood and working class jobs across the United States.Time's Up includes a legal defense fund that has so far raised some $13.4 million of its $15 million goal to provide subsidized legal support to women and men who were sexually harassed, assaulted or abused in the workplace, reports the New York Times.The plan gives special focus to low-wage agriculture workers, housekeepers, janitors, factory workers and waitresses."Harassment too often persists because perpetrators and employers never face any consequences," read a "letter of solidarity" on the group's website.The open...
January 01, 2018

Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment plan

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India's censors clear Bollywood movie, objectors say protests to continue
MUMBAI - India's censors on Sunday cleared a controversial film backed by Viacom Inc that looks into the relationship of a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler, after suggesting some modifications.The Bollywood film, which was slated to be released on Dec. 1, was indefinitely postponed by a studio run by a partnership of Viacom and Network 18 owned by Mumbai's Reliance Industries. That followed a row over its historical content, in states such as Rajasthan and Maharashtra.Members of hardline Hindu fringe groups as well as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had criticized the film "Padmavati", accusing its director of distorting history by showing Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji as the "lover" of Queen Padmavati, belonging to the Rajput Hindu warrior clan."This...
December 31, 2017

India's censors clear Bollywood movie, objectors say protests to continue

Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is No.1 again!
LONDON - Ed Sheeran's '÷' has enjoyed more spells at number one than any other male solo artist in the UK.The 26-year-old singer-songwriter has had an incredible 2017 with the release of his third album, which features hits such as 'Perfect' and 'Shape of You', and now Ed has achieved another record-breaking feat with which to complete the year.The Brit recently returned to the top of the album charts and in the process, achieved an unprecedented seventh stint at the summit of the music industry in the UK.Ed beat the record previously set by Sam Smith following the release of his debut album "In The Lonely Hour" in 2015.In total, Ed's third album has now spent 19 weeks at the top of the UK album chart.Meanwhile, Ed recently revealed that although...
December 31, 2017

Ed Sheeran is No.1 again!

Layla Amer
Egyptian singer Layla Amer in hot water for suggestive music video
CAIRO - The director of the Cairo Center for Legal Studies, Ahmed Mahran, filed a claim with the top prosecutor’s office against singer Layla Amer, after he deemed her recentl-published music video to be a “moral disaster,” reports Egypt Independent.Mahran said the video showed sexual gestures, including hints in the song’s title.“In light of suffering from a decline in the morals of society... such works contributed significantly to the level our society has reached, including the spread of sexual harassment and inappropriate words, especially as we are a religious community where the constitution emphasizes commitment to the principles of the Islamic religion.”Mahran also filed a complaint against the video’s director, Samir El-Maraghy, and the production company, Media...
December 31, 2017

Egyptian singer Layla Amer in hot water for suggestive music video

Jodie Foster
Superhero movies ruin viewing habits of moviegoers: Jodie Foster
LOS ANGELES - Jodie Foster believes superhero films are "ruining the viewing habits of moviegoers".The Academy Award-winning star has hit out at big budget blockbuster movies made in Hollywood, saying that the current fascination with superhero films is doing long-term damage to the industry."Going to the movies has become like a theme park. Studios making bad content in order to appeal to the masses and shareholders is like fracking - you get the best return right now but you wreck the earth," she added.Jodie, 55, didn't cite any particular films - but she admitted to being specifically concerned about the impact of superhero movies.Speaking to the Radio Times, the veteran star shared: "It's ruining the viewing habits of the American population and then...
December 31, 2017

Superhero movies ruin viewing habits of moviegoers: Jodie Foster

Newly-engaged couple Josh Darnell and Rachel Raske pose in Tuckerman’s Ravine, New Hampshire, on the same day the temperature dropped to -37 Celsius on nearby Mount Washington. - AP
Warm hearts, subzero temps: Couple gets engaged on mountain
SARGENT'S PURCHASE, N.H. - Extreme cold didn't get in the way of a heartwarming proposal on an icy mountainside. Josh Darnell, 31, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, dropped to his knee and popped the question after climbing to a scenic spot Saturday on Tuckerman's Ravine, on the southeastern side of Mount Washington. That same day it hit -37 Celsius on the mountain's summit, which is more than 1,890 meters high. There's a happy ending: Rachel Raske, 27, of Lowell, Massachusetts, said yes. Darnell's father, Doug, tagged along to record the event with his camera. He said the wind was blowing so hard that it knocked him on his back when he got out of the car. Raske was stunned by the proposal. "After about 10 minutes of her crying, I said you'd better stop crying...
December 31, 2017

Warm hearts, subzero temps: Couple gets engaged on mountain

This Sept. 14, 2017 file photo shows British musician and former Beatles member Ringo Starr speaking to the press to promote his new album
Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honors list
LONDON - Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb were each awarded a knighthood in Britain's traditional New Year Honors, announced late on Friday.The two music legends were joined on the prestigious annual achievement list by Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Laurie, renowned dancer Darcey Bussell and hip-hop artist Wiley.Lesser known recipients include 101-year-old Lt. Col. Mordaunt Cohen, honored for his services to World War II education, and Lucia Mee, 18, the youngest person rewarded, for her efforts to raise organ donation awareness.Starr, 77 - real name Richard Starkey - became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1965, but 52 years later has now been given a knighthood for services to music."It's an honor and a pleasure to be...
December 30, 2017

Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honors list

This file photo taken on June 18, 2012 shows Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi accepting the Ambassador of Conscience Award next to Irish singer Bono at the Bord Gais Energy theatre in Dublin, Ireland. - AFP
Bono, former Suu Kyi campaigner, says she should quit
NEW YORK - U2 frontman Bono, a leading campaigner for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was under house arrest, has called on her to resign over the deadly campaign against Rohingya Muslims.The singer - who championed Suu Kyi in the 2000 U2 song "Walk On," with fans encouraged to wear masks of the then opposition leader when the band played it live - said he felt "nauseated" by images of the bloodshed and refugee crisis."I have genuinely felt ill, because I can't quite believe what the evidence all points to. But there is ethnic cleansing," he told Rolling Stone magazine in its latest issue."It really is happening, and she has to step down because she knows it's happening," Bono said,Pressed on his remarks in the interview...
December 30, 2017

Bono, former Suu Kyi campaigner, says she should quit

Solange
Beyonce's sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder, cancels show
NEW YORK - The experimental R&B singer Solange has revealed a struggle with an autonomic disorder as she canceled a New Year's Eve performance in South Africa.Solange, the younger sister of pop superstar Beyonce, said doctors had advised her not to make the long journey from the United States."The past five months I have been quietly treating, and working through, an autonomic disorder. It been a journey that hasn't been easy on me," she wrote on Instagram."Sometimes I feel cool, and other times not so cool at all," she wrote.Autonomic disorders are dysfunctions of the nervous system, which can have wide effects on the body's functions. Solange did not reveal further details on her condition.Solange had been due to headline the inaugural Johannesburg edition...
December 30, 2017

Beyonce's sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder, cancels show

A 22-foot dog sculpture with features widely perceived in China to resemble US President Donald Trump is seen erected outside a shopping mall to celebrate the upcoming
China mall erects giant Trump dog statue
BEIJING - A mall in northern China has installed a larger-than-life canine statue with more than a passing resemblance to US President Donald Trump to welcome the coming Year of the Dog. The giant pooch towers above shoppers in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, sporting a slick golden pompadour, angled brows and a red scarf with one index finger raised in a distinctly Trumpian manner. As he was born in 1946, Trump, who has been accused of having more bark than bite, is a dog under the Chinese zodiac - a trait which he shares with his predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Those born in the Year of the Dog, according to Chinese astrology, are forthright and extremely loyal, in addition to having a strong sense of justice. But they can also be stubborn, irritable and easily...
December 30, 2017

China mall erects giant Trump dog statue

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