ENTERTAINMENT

Emmy Awards attracts smallest-ever TV audience

Sunday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was watched by a record low of 11.9 million viewers on US television, down nearly 4 million compared to last year. The 2014 awards were seen by 15.6 million, but aired on a Monday and did not have to compete with an NFL game. Previous lows include 12.3 million in both 1990 and in 2008, ...

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US singer Pharrell faces protest at S.African concert

Grammy award-winning American musician Pharrell Williams will face a protest by thousands of Palestinian supporters at a concert in Cape Town on Monday, organisers of the demonstration said. Members of pro-Palestinian group Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) are campaigning against the singer’s partnership with major South African retail group Woolworths, over its imports from Israel. The South African branch of ...

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Jackie Collins passes away aged 77

JACKIE Collins has passed away aged 77, following a battle with breast cancer. The novelist’s family confirmed the news in a statement overnight. “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother,” it read. During her 40-year career, Joan Collins‘ younger sister sold more than 500million books. Her novels were known for ...

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Goetze to auction boots to help refugees

World Cup winner Mario Goetze plans to raise funds to help Germany’s immigrants amid the on-going crisis by auctioning his playing boots embroidered with the hashtag ‘#refugeeswelcome’. The 23-year-old forward scored Bayern Munich’s third goal while wearing the special boots in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Olympiakos in their opening Champions League group-stage match. Goetze, whose extra-time goal allowed Germany to ...

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David Beckham admits he and Victoria control son Brooklyn’s social media

DAVID Beckham revealed that he and wife, Victoria Beckham, screen their 16-year-old son, Brooklyn’s, Instagram account. The footballer admitted they monitor the teen’s social media profile, which has already attracted a whopping 4 million followers. “It’s hard because our 16-year-old son, Brooklyn, he’s got like four million Instagram followers,” David told ABC. “We control everything that he posts, everything that ...

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The Who cancel US tour after Roger Daltrey gets viral Meningitis

The Who have postponed all the dates on the US leg of their 50th anniversary tour, after Roger Daltrey was diagnosed with viral Meningitis. The veteran British rock band had already postponed four dates due to singer Daltrey’s “mystery virus”. A statement on their website said, “After extensive tests the seriousness of his condition became apparent,” adding doctors had “prescribed ...

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Victoria Beckham’s marriage not in trouble despite ‘removing tribute tattoo to David’

VICTORIA and David Beckham‘s marriage is NOT in trouble. A close friend of the fashion designer denied they were leading “separate lives” and insisted they are as happy as ever. Speaking to The Mirror, she said: “It’s nonsense.” She also denied claims that Victoria wasn’t impressed with her husband’s friendship with Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. “David isn’t even friends ...

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Lil’ Wayne Loses $2 Million Lawsuit With Private Jet Company

Lil’ Wayne just lost a lawsuit battle with a private jet company. According to reports, Weezy F. Baby has to cough up $2 million and pay Signature Group, the private jet company where he leased his jet. Wayne has a three-year deal with the company and when he missed payments for the first two years, Signature Group took legal action. ...

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