It didn’t seem like too long ago that conservatives in the United States mocked the activism of liberal-minded Hollywood activists and the futility of their pursuits in far-off countries.
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Singer from Gaza wants to be Arab Idol
Arab Idol is an over-the-top TV ratings smash in the Middle East, and a young crooner from a Palestinian refugee family, whom admirers have nicknamed “the Rocket”, is stealing the show. The surprise breakout of the second season is a 23-year-old Gaza Strip resident named Mohammed Assaf, whose patriotic folk songs and romantic ballads – with their themes of grit, longing and love – have propelled him into the final rounds.
Madonna wanted Paltrow to ‘suffer’
Madonna reportedly “didn’t even glance” in Gwyneth Paltrow’s direction at the Met Gala.
TV thriller 24 to return in 2014
Emmy-winning US television thriller 24 will return next year with its lead star, Kiefer Sutherland, after a four-year hiatus, Fox network said.
Special-effects master dies
When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by King Kong that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess
Paltrow embarrased by own sex tips
Gwyneth Paltrow once told a friend to perform a sex act instead of getting angry at her partner. The Hollywood actress gave the startling advice
Justin Timberlake: Marriage suits me
Justin Timberlake thinks marrying Jessica Biel was “one really good decision”. The superstar couple married in Italy last October
Shorty star talks betrayal
Kerry-Lee Dewing has a “mates before dates” philosophy on friendship but her Shortland Street character Kylie Brown hasn’t been so loyal. Kylie is struggling to deal with her drunken one-night-stand with Vinnie (Pua Magasiva), the boyfriend of her best friend Emma (Amy Usherwood)
Friends reunion rumours are false
An internet Friend-zy (sorry) incurred as reports that beloved nineties sitcom, Friends, would revive Smelly Cat sonics and Monica’s OCD for an entire season, come November next year. Over the weekend a radio station in Oklahoma posted a picture of the show’s iconic orange couch on Facebook emblazoned with the words “Friends: The One With The Reunion.
MTV star’s death ruled accidental
An autopsy on Shain Gandee, a cast member of MTV reality show Buckwild, showed he died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said on Tuesday (local time). Deputy Brian Humphreys told Reuters that the deaths of Gandee, 21, his uncle David, 48, and friend Donald Robert Myers, 27, on Monday morning were ruled “accidental” after coroners completed autopsies on all three men.