Taylor Swift, Barbie and Hollywood strikers are among the nine contenders for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, the magazine announced today.
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Eurovision Song Contest onto its wanted list.Jamala – real name Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova – was listed as being sought for violating a criminal law in the Interior Ministry database (via AP News). She was allegedly charged for spreading false information about the Russian military and the ongoing fighting in Ukraine after a law banning such was adopted last year.The singer won the 2016 singing contest with her song ‘1944’, which was named after the year that the Soviet Union deported Crimean Tatars, an annexation largely regarded as illegitimate by other countries who still viewed Crimea as a Ukrainian territory – nearly two years after Russia annexed Crimea, according to Pitchfork.A post shared by Jamala (@jamalajaaa)‘1944’ depicted the suffering endured by her ancestors during deportations under the regime of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, which caused further tension with Russia.According to AP News, Russia protested against the song from being allowed in the competition, saying it violated rules against political speech in Eurovision.
Taylor Swift, Barbie and Hollywood strikers are among the nine contenders for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, the magazine announced today.
Caroline Brew editor Time has released its 2023 Person of Year Shortlist, which includes Taylor Swift, Hollywood strikers, Trump prosecutors and Barbie among the final contenders. The Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday morning. The Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA both went on strike this year, pausing the development and filming of many shows and movies.
Home Alone co-star Macaulay Culkin, at a ceremony awarding Culkin with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.At the ceremony, which took place on Friday (December 1), O’Hara delivered a speech honouring Culkin after sharing a tender hug with the actor. “Home Alone was, is and always will be a beloved global sensation,” O’Hara began. “The reason families all over the world can’t let a year go by without watching and loving Home Alone together is because of Macaulay Culkin.”She went on to praise the actor’s talent from a young age.
Ben Croll After recovering from a prolonged health scare, and newly based in Western Europe, Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev stepped back onto the international stage at this year’s Marrakech Film Festival. Better still, the director of Oscar nominated films “Loveless” and “Leviathan” will soon step back behind the camera, as he readies the oligarch drama “Jupiter,” his first film made outside of his native country. Variety spoke with the filmmaker in Marrakech.
Some 20 families from Afghanistan and Ukraine are to be housed in Salford under a resettlement scheme funded by the Government.
Manchester City's Premier League fate will be left to the hands of an independent regulator as Pep Guardiola is set to learn the full extent of the club's alleged breaches.
Early this morning a video began gaining steam online purporting that Danny Trejo refused a paid PR visit to Ukraine because President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s office wanted a “kickback” from the sum paid to the Machete actor for the visit.
Aramide Tinubu Projects like “Arrested Development,” “The Office” and even “The Hangover” film trilogy have prompted writers to infuse hysterical beats with satire as a way to examine the state of 21st-century American society. These shows and films comment on everything from race and sexuality to work and class. “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald put a satirical spin on the action comedy in Netflix‘s Las Vegas-set, “Obliterated.” Unfortunately, instead of an uproarious commentary on the culture of drugs and drinking and the various factions of the U.S.
As an afternoon guest at The New York Times‘ DealBook Summit, Vice President Kamala Harris took a swipe at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s suggestion that President Joe Biden wasn’t really engaged in negotiations because of his advanced age.
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Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancer, Katya Jones, has shared a cute throwback photo of herself and fellow dancer Luba Mushtuk from their childhood days. The 33 year old Russian dancer looked completely different in the snap, which shows the pair standing on the steps of the Tower ballroom about 20 years ago.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Shortly after actor-director Michael Goorjian wrote the script for “Amerikatsi,” which is Armenia’s candidate for the international Oscar, he turned to System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian – who is also of Armenian descent – for feedback on the tale of an Armenian-American who repatriates in 1948 to what has become Soviet Armenia. The Grammy-winning musician and political activist then became an executive producer on the film, which uses an ironic Chaplin-esque tone to depict the dream of the Armenian diaspora to reconnect with their roots. Goorjian, who wrote and directed the movie, also stars as Charlie, an Armenian immigrant to the U.S.
Strictly Come Dancing star Luba Mushtuk was supported by fellow dancing stars as she celebrated becoming a British citizen. The dancer, who was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia joined the cast of Strictly in 2018.
George Harrison‘s widow Olivia has shared a “surprising magical” story about how The Beatles‘ ‘Now And Then’ artwork came about.In a video posted on her late husband’s official social media channels, she explained how he once bought a clock featuring the title of their final song.“We were in this store, George saw this clock made out of bits and pieces and it had some Scrabble letters and it just said ‘Now And Then’,” she said. “He was attracted to it for some reason, he just took it off the wall and bought it.
Strictly Come Dancing star Luba Mushtuk has announced the "special" news that she is now a British citizen in a new social media post.The 34 year old, who joined the cast of Strictly in 2018, took to Instagram on Tuesday, 21 November to proudly reveal she has been granted British citizenship alongside two photos of her with her official documents at Camden Town Hall. "She is a British Citizen.
The Ukrainian winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has been placed on Russia‘s wanted list, according to local reports.
EXCLUSIVE: Social change doc maker CreativeChaos has acquired rights to activist and author Klementyna Suchanow‘s non-fiction non-fiction book This is War: Women, Fundamentalists and the New Middle Ages.
Strictly Come Dancing star Adam Thomas paid a heartwarming tribute to his former dancing partner Luba as she celebrated her birthday earlier this week in an adorable post to his Instagram page.
Rylan Clark has declared his love as he enjoyed a Eurovision reunion. Earlier this year the presenter was part of BBC Radio 2's presenting team when the hit European song contest came to Liverpool as the UK hosted on behalf of last year's winners, Ukraine.
Katie Price, who has become rather infamous for her numerous cosmetic procedures, has warned her fans away from going under the knife.The former glamour model, 45, has had a variety of surgeries over the years, including at least 16 boob jobs, bum lifts, and facelifts including filler and Botox. However, she has now warned her fans away from following in her footsteps. During a Facebook live session, a fan named Debbie asked if Katie would recommend a "lip flip" procedure.To this, Katie responded with a firm: "No.