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South Korean K-pop group NewJeans say they are pausing all future activities
NewJeans announces hiatus after setback in court battle
SEOUL — South Korean K-pop group NewJeans have announced they are taking a break from all activities, after a court ruled against them in their ongoing dispute with their record label Ador.The five-piece, who have attempted to rebrand as NJZ, announced during a show at ComplexCon Hong Kong on Sunday that "this will be our last performance for a little while", after debuting their new song Pit Stop.The court ruling on Friday forbade the group from organizing their own appearances, making music or signing advertising deals during their dispute with Ardor.NewJeans are seeking to cut ties with Ador after accusing them of mistreatment, and have said they will challenge the court's ruling.The Hong Kong concert on Sunday night marked the group's first public appearance since...
March 24, 2025

NewJeans announces hiatus after setback in court battle

Hyein, Haerin, Hanni, Danielle and Minji of girl group NewJeans pose at the UL KIN show at Seoul Fashion Week SS 24
Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in record label dispute
SEOUL — A South Korean court has ruled against chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans which had sought to cut ties with its record label Ador.The court said the band, which had renamed themselves NJZ and began organizing their own appearances, must not conduct any independent activities — from making music to signing advertising deals.Earlier last year, NewJeans said that they were leaving Ador, after accusing them of mistreatment. Ador subsequently sued to have NewJeans' contracts upheld and, after accusing the group of trying to sign independent deals without its approval, filed an injunction against them in January.The group has said that they will challenge Friday's decision.The court's ruling casts some uncertainty around the release of the group's new song, slated for...
March 21, 2025

Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in record label dispute

Émilie Dequenne looking over her shoulder in front of a bank of photographers at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023
Cannes award-winning actress Dequenne dies at 43
BRUSSELS — Award-winning Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne has died from cancer at the age of 43.Dequenne shot to fame when she won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival at the age of 18 for the film Rosetta in 1999.She won another Cannes award for À Perdre la Raison (Our Children) in 2012, and received a Cesar, one of France's top film honours, for Les Choses Qu'on Dit, les Choses Qu'on Fait (The Things We Say, the Things We Do) in 2021.She mainly acted in French-language films but also appeared as police officer Laurence Relaud in 2014 BBC TV drama The Missing.Rosetta, a poignant tale about a teenager's struggle to overcome a life of misery, was Dequenne's first screen role.She had been unemployed after losing her job in a food factory when she was...
March 17, 2025

Cannes award-winning actress Dequenne dies at 43

South Korean singer Wheesung
Singer Wheesung who wooed Korea with his ballads, found dead at 43
SEOUL — South Korean singer Wheesung was found dead on Monday at his home in Seoul. He was 43.The singer was found in a state of a cardiac arrest, authorities said, adding that a "significant amount of time" had passed before his body had been discovered.They noted that there were no signs of foul play at the scene.Wheesung, whose real name is Choi Whee-sung, debuted in 2002 and quickly made a name for himself with his soulful vocals. He was massively popular in the 2000s and has been credited with popularising R&B in South Korea.Over the years Wheesung established himself as a mentor and vocal coach to K-pop stars, even writing songs for some of them. He collaborated with many artists and also performed in K-pop concerts across the world, including in Hollywood.He was...
March 11, 2025

Singer Wheesung who wooed Korea with his ballads, found dead at 43

Maralyn and Maurice Bailey, pictured back on the water the year after their ordeal
Real-life shipwreck story wins major book award
LONDON — The true story of a British couple who spent four months adrift on a life raft in the Pacific Ocean, after their boat was sunk by a whale, has been named the best book of last year at a prestigious ceremony. Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Shipwreck, Survival and Love, by Sophie Elmhirst, won the £30,000 Gold Prize at the Nero Book Awards, on Wednesday.It tells the story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, who sold their Derbyshire bungalow to build a boat and set sail for New Zealand, in 1972, but had to survive at sea for 118 days after it sank.Author Bill Bryson, who chaired the judges, called it "an enthralling, engrossing story of survival and the resilience of the human spirit".The Baileys set off in search of adventure in 1972 but struck disaster...
March 06, 2025

Real-life shipwreck story wins major book award

Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accept the Documentary Feature Film award for 'No Other Land' onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California
Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers make defiant speech after winning best documentary Oscar
HOLLYWOOD — A joint Israeli-Palestinian team that made a film chronicling the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank delivered a passionate speech calling out injustices faced by Palestinians on Sunday night after they won the Oscar for best documentary.“No Other Land” tells the story of the continued demolition by Israeli authorities of Masafer Yatta, a collection of villages in the Hebron mountains of the West Bank where Basel Adra, one of the directors, lives with his family.The documentary follows the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981. Viewers see the local playground being torn down, the killing of Adra’s brother by Israeli soldiers, and...
March 03, 2025

Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers make defiant speech after winning best documentary Oscar

Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin pose with their Oscars
Anora sweeps Oscars with best picture, best director and best actress for Mikey Madison
LOS ANGELES — The 97th Academy Awards concluded Sunday with Anora capturing five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Sean Baker) and Best Actress (Mikey Madison), in a star-studded ceremony hosted by Conan O’Brien on Hollywood’s biggest night.Adrien Brody won his second Best Actor award, for The Brutalist, while Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) took home Oscars for supporting roles.Morgan Freeman paid tribute to Gene Hackman, who was found dead last week along with his wife and dog in their New Mexico home. And Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Queen Latifah honored Quincy Jones, who died in November.Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the show with a powerful medley of songs: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Wizard of...
March 03, 2025

Anora sweeps Oscars with best picture, best director and best actress for Mikey Madison

Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa at the 2003 Golden Globes
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and wife found dead at their home
SANTA FE — Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.In a career spanning more than six decades, Hackman received two Academy Awards for his work on The French Connection and Unforgiven.A statement from the Santa Fe County Sheriff in New Mexico said: "We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday afternoon at their residence on Sunset Trail."This is an active investigation - however, at this time we do not believe that foul play was a factor."He won the best actor Oscar for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's 1971 thriller The French Connection, and another for best supporting actor for playing Little Bill Daggett in...
February 27, 2025

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and wife found dead at their home

The Pokémon International Championships include trading card, video game and mobile app events
Pokémon boss believes series can last another 50 to 100 years
TOKYO — The boss of The Pokémon Company believes the series can last for at least another 50 years if it continues to innovate.First launched on Nintendo's Game Boy in 1996, the video game has expanded into films, TV and toys to become one of the world's highest-grossing media franchises.Most recently, the trading card game based on the cute creatures at the center of its universe has seen a surge in popularity — but it has also brought scalpers and frauds to the hobby.CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, who has been in charge of the company since 1998, spoke to BBC News ahead of its yearly update about the secret of its success, tackling challenges, and the series' future.Pokémon Day is an annual showcase of upcoming releases, upgrades and events.Fans are hoping for news on upcoming...
February 27, 2025

Pokémon boss believes series can last another 50 to 100 years

Jackie Woodburne and Ian Smith have been stalwarts of Ramsay St for decades
'Neighbors' canceled again, two years after revival
SYDNEY — Beloved Australian soap drama Neighbors has been canceled again, two years after it was saved by Amazon MGM Studios.Without specifying a reason, Amazon confirmed the series will finish at the end of 2025 — 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes after its television debut.It was first cancelled by Channel 5 in 2022, but revived by Amazon for its streaming platforms just four months after a star-studded farewell episode watched by millions.The soap - which helped launch the careers of Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Margot Robbie - has long been a huge hit with Australian and UK audiences, and last year received its first Emmy nomination.A statement on the show's social media said the soap would be "resting" from December."Audiences all around the world have...
February 21, 2025

'Neighbors' canceled again, two years after revival

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