John Travolta thought he was going to die during plane “electrical failure”

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Denzel Washington’s casting as ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in a new Netflix movie has sparked a race controversy in Tunisia, the home country of the military commander.Washington’s casting in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Netflix movie was announced recently. Washington has worked with Fuqua previously on The Equalizer and Training Day.It was also confirmed the film will be written by John Logan, the three-time Academy Award winner who has written films including Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.According to the official synopsis, the movie will be “based on real-life warrior Hannibal, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Denzel Washington being cast in Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Netflix movie as ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal is sparking some controversy in Tunisia, the home country of the great military commander. According to French newspaper Courrier International, there are complaints about depicting the Carthaginian general as a Black African being made in the media and the Tunisian parliament. Member of Parliament Yassine Mami has pointed out that Hannibal, who was born in 247 BC in Carthage – now known as Tunis, the Tunisian capital – was of West Asian Semitic origin.

Johnny Depp delivered a personal reading to the “maestro” Shane MacGowan at the late Pogues singer’s funeral.The Irish singer-songwriter and former Pogues frontman died from pneumonia in hospital, aged 65, on November 30.

Kurt Cobain has explained how the Nirvana frontman “made a huge difference to the LGBTQ+ community”, and how her work is a reflection on “depression, alienation and detachment”.Aberdeen opened at London’s Soho Theatre this week, receiving its press night last night (Thursday December 7) after receiving critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe. Penned and acted out by writer and comedian Cassie Workman, the one-woman poetry play is a homage to Cobain as she “traverses time and space in a bid to save the life of her hero, in his US hometown of Aberdeen, Washington”.“I’m transgender, and transgender people go through a second puberty,” Workman told NME.

Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons. He won five Emmys and was a member of the Television Academy Hall Of Fame.Tributes to the writer have poured in today (December 6). George Clooney said in a statement: “It’s hard to reconcile that at 101 years old, Norman Lear is gone too soon.

Coachella lookbook. If this isn't prove 2010s style is coming back, I don't know Opting to go necklace-free, the star donned a smokey eye and an entire ensemble straight off the Ralph Lauren runway for Elle's Women in Hollywood event (Ralph Lauren was one of the sponsors), wearing pants, a top, a belt and a shawl from the brand.She carried a small black clutch and wore her hair in a blunt bob parted right in the middle, a corporate contrast to the 70s/Western style of the rest of her outfit.Here's posing it up..And here's Vanessa Hudgens in the machine washable version of this garment in 2012, at Coachella.Also, a model then named Hailey Baldwin, also at Coachella, in 2016.Should we break out the flower crowns and ironic mustache temporary tattoos or is Washington going to elevate this look beyond its music fest moment? After all, the style is more 70s than anything, and we'd love to see her try it with jeans instead of black slacks.Because the thing is, Kerry Washington can pull off pretty much anything.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Nigel Harman, who was sadly forced to withdraw ahead of the musical special quarter final at the weekend due to sustaining a painful injury, reportedly "kicked off" at his wife Lucy Liemann off-camera at Blackpool.The EastEnders heartthrob and Casualty actor, 50, had been suffering from difficult judges' comments for a couple of weeks despite hordes of his fans praising him for pulling impressive dances out of the bag.Nigel was gearing up for a golden-age style Quickstep in the iconic ballroom, which he and professional dance partner Katya Jones performed to classic song It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington.Sadly, the couple suffered a number of mistakes in the dance, and as a result received mixed comments from judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton du Beke.While the pair's popularity was enough to send them through to the following week in the competition, at the time, Nigel was reportedly left feeling frustrated. When the cameras stopped rolling during VT breaks, the star was said to have expressed his feelings with Lucy in dramatic scenes.The Daily Mail claimed sources in the audience at the highly-anticipated annual show witnessed Nigel "kicking off" after receiving his scores.The popular actor was said to have "stormed" back to his seat after hearing his feedback from the judging panel.

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Kris Jenner “wasn’t very happy” with the way she found out Kourtney Kardashian had announced her pregnancy.

Henry Kissinger, one of the key diplomats of the Cold War and a controversial National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died tonight in his home in Connecticut at the age of 100.

Eva Longoria has some amazing women in her life. The ‘Flamin Hot’ director recently shared a gallery of photos and videos from her “life lately” and it’s clear she’s been in good company with friends like Kerry Washington and Camila Cabello.A post shared by Eva Longoria Baston (@evalongoria)In one of the videos, Longoria, who celebrated Nicaragua’s first Miss Universe win, is dancing alone to Dolly Parton’s ‘Island in the Stream’ before Washington joins her for an epic shimmy showing off their line dancing.

One week after Ana Clara Benevides Machado tragically spent her final moments at a Taylor Swift concert, her family is honoring her by attending a show.

John Travolta’s latest work in “The Shepherd” brought him back to a near-fatal experience he had while piloting a plane with his entire family on board.The “Grease” actor, 69, recalled the moment while promoting his latest short at a London screening. The project, based on the 1975 novella by Frederick Forsyth, tells the story of a young Royal Air Force pilot (Ben Radcliffe) attempting to land safely after suffering an electrical failure mid-air, and requires assistance from another pilot (Travolta).“The kismet of the project is, I actually experienced a total electrical failure, not in a Vampire but a corporate jet, over Washington D.C., prior to my discovering the book,” the Oscar winner said, per the BBC.“So when I read the book, it resonated more because of this experience I’d personally had.”In 1995, the licensed pilot revealed in a New Yorker interview that he was forced to make an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with his family in 1992.“I had two jet engines, but I had no instruments, no electric, nothing,” he said, noting it taught him “what it felt like to absolutely think you’re going to die.”“I thought it was over,” he continued.

John Travolta is sharing a scary story.

John Travolta has shared that he was inspired to make his new film by a near-death experience he just recently gone through himself.

K.J. Yossman John Travolta has revealed it was his own near-death experience while flying a plane on Thanksgiving that first drew him to “The Shepherd,” the new Alfonso Cuarón-produced short film set to premiere on Disney+ this winter. The film, which is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1975 novella of the same name, tells the story of Freddie Hooke (played by Ben Radcliffe), a young Royal Air Force pilot flying home for Christmas across the North Sea.

Some of the world's favorite movies could have played out very differently on the big screen. Sally Field turned down the opportunity to be in "The First Wives Club," and Matthew McConaughey was passed up for the lead role in "Titanic." John Travolta was originally slated to appear in "Forrest Gump" before Tom Hanks was cast in the starring role. Steven Spielberg wanted Harrison Ford to star in "Jurassic Park" before the actor turned down the opportunity.

The mum of a schoolboy who was tragically found dead with four friends has said she didn't even know they were going on a camping trip.