ENTERTAINMENT

Prince William honors his promise to former homeless girl

Prince William stayed true to his promise. The 33-year-old was interviewed by Sophia Kichou, a former homeless young woman, who met the royal a few years ago when she was staying at a hostel run by the charity Centrepoint, which William is a patron of. At the time, Sophia told William about her dream of becoming a journalist, and he ...

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Mike Tyson: ‘I was totally out of my league’

Former heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson has gone from rags to riches and back again over the course of his career.Appearing Monday on CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” the boxing great revealed that at the height of his career, his net worth was between $400 to $500 million. But after spending his fortunes on everything from 80-carat jewelry to a car collection ...

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Hidden portrait ‘found under Mona Lisa’

An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa has been found beneath the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist. Pascal Cotte said he has spent more than 10 years using the technology to analyse the painting. He claims the earlier portrait lies hidden underneath the surface of Leonardo’s most celebrated artwork. A reconstruction shows ...

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Actor Morgan Freeman in plane scare

A private plane carrying Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was forced to make an emergency landing, but the star and his pilot were unhurt. The plane blew a tyre on take-off from Clarksdale, Mississippi, on Saturday. The SJ30 jet made a forced landing in Tunica, about 40 miles (65km) away, where it went off the runway. In a statement, the Shawshank ...

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‘No nostalgia’ for Ford in Star Wars

Star Wars actor Harrison Ford has said he felt no nostalgia when he returned to the role of Han Solo for the first time in more than 30 years. Ford joins other original cast members Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is released later this month. Ford said the film will show how “the ...

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Justin Bieber unseats himself in UK singles chart

Justin Bieber has scored his third UK number one single with the song Love Yourself. The track, which was streamed 5.97 million times, knocked his previous chart topper, Sorry, to number two. The last living artists to achieve the feat were The Beatles in 1963 with She Loves You and I Want to Hold Your Hand. Former number one Hello ...

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‘Steve Jobs’ Flops at Box Office, and Silicon Valley Cheers

The movie “Steve Jobs” had all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. It had a starry cast (Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Michael Fassbender). The screenplay was by the acclaimed writer Aaron Sorkin (who also wrote “The Social Network”). And it received rave reviews (“‘Steve Jobs’ is a rich and potent document of the times,” wrote my colleague A.O. Scott.) But ...

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