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The funeral of Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who died on Friday at the age of 83 following a heart attack, has been held in Cairo. Among those attending the service were fellow actor Hussein Fahmy and former Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawas, a close friend of the star. Fahmy hailed Sharif as “a man who loved Egypt and represented the ...

Atticus Finch, the crusading lawyer of To Kill a Mockingbird, has emerged as “a bigot” in Harper Lee’s eagerly awaited 1950s novel Go Set a Watchman. Early reviews for Lee’s novel, which was written before her masterpiece To Kill A Mockingbird, reveal Finch was originally penned as a segregationist. “This story is of the toppling of idols,” wrote Sam Sacks ...

John Berry, artistic director of the English National Opera (ENO), is to leave the company after 20 years. In a statement, he said his work was “now done” and that it “feels right to leave”. He said he was looking forward “to remaining involved with ENO… as an audience member and supporter.” Berry’s departure follows a turbulent period for the ...

Author Harper Lee had plans to write a string of novels after To Kill A Mockingbird, according to a letter she wrote before the book was published. In the letter, sent two years before To Kill A Mockingbird came out in 1960, she listed six ideas that she thought would occupy her for the next 15 years. But she has ...

Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his roles in classic films Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, has died aged 83. Egypt-born Sharif won two Golden Globe awards and an Oscar nomination for his role as Sherif Ali in David Lean’s 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia. He won a further Golden Globe three years later for Doctor Zhivago. Earlier this ...

PRINCESS Charlotte was the centre of attention last weekend, when she arrived alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for her christening. Now the official pictures of her special day have been unveiled – and she looks more adorable than we could have imagined. Caught on camera by infamous photographer Mario Testino, Kate Middleton‘s little girl looks gorgeous dressed in ...

An Israeli man has been jailed for 14 months in Tel Aviv for hacking the computers of singers including Madonna. Adi Lederman, 39, was arrested in January after an investigation assisted by the FBI. Under a plea bargain, Mr Lederman confessed to computer trespassing, infringement of privacy and property rights. Madonna was forced to rush-release six songs from her new ...

It has been awhile since Lil Wayne has done an interview. The New Orleans rapper finally spoke with Wild Wayne about various topics including his new Free Weezy Album, writing his lyrics, making his 500 Degreez LP, his reaction to Young Thug’s Barter 6, signing Nicki Minaj and Drake, his new “Lil WeezyAna Fest,” and more. “I think if I was to ...

A statue of Bill Cosby has been removed from a Disney theme park in the wake of revelations the comedian admitted in court he gave a woman drugs before sex. The bust had been part of a Hall of Fame exhibit at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Florida. Documents unsealed this week revealed Cosby testified in 2005 he had ...

After recently being freed from Fayette County Jail on bail, Rick Ross has announced that he is working on new music. The MMG boss’ lawyer, Adamma McKinnnon, told The Daily Beast that his client is prepping his eighth studio album, tentatively entitled Black Dollar, and that it is “dropping soon.”  McKinnon said Ross feels like he is being framed because of his ...