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The BBC has refused to apologise to Argentina over a Top Gear special filmed in the country. The show’s stars and crew had to abandon filming last month amid angry protests over a car number-plate that appeared to refer to the Falklands War. Argentine ambassador Alicia Castro met BBC Director of Television Danny Cohen this month to demand a formal ...

The amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles turned into a battle for the sexiest gown between Rihanna and Miley Cyrus. Rihanna walked the red carpet in a revealing white Tom Ford gown with cut-outs on the sides. The bust of the sultry dress featured purple jewels. The 26-year-old Diamonds singer, who’s not afraid of head-turning fashion, tied her hair back ...

Film director Roman Polanski has been released after being questioned by prosecutors in Poland over sex offences in the US. He has been wanted by US police since 1977 after fleeing the country before he could be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. US authorities contacted Polish officials as Polanski attended the opening of a Jewish museum in ...

The Pet Shop Boys’ Always On My Mind has been voted the top cover version of all time in a BBC Music vote. The song, written by John Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, was first made famous by Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley in 1972. Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt came in second place, followed by ...

How would Keanu Reeves have looked with mutton chops? The world may never know. Reeves, who is currently starring in revenge thriller John Wick, told Moviefone that he wishes he could have played a Marvel or DC hero, but alas, the studios didn’t come calling. “I always wanted to play Wolverine,” Reeves said. “But I didn’t get that. And they have ...

Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota has been named the most powerful figure in the art world. Sir Nicholas topped ArtReview magazine’s annual Power 100 list for helping Tate “punch above its weight in the global network of influence”. He has been the Tate’s director since 1988 and oversaw the opening of Tate Modern in 2000. The gallery, in a former ...

An actress who alleged she was detained by Los Angeles police because of racial profiling after being found in a parked car with her boyfriend has been charged with committing a lewd act in public. Daniele Watts, who appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s film Django Unchained, was handcuffed after refusing to show ID. Police said its officers had responded to a ...

British actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham, who had cancer, has died aged 66, her agent has confirmed. Sue Latimer said she died yesterday “in her husband’s arms”. The actress, best known for her long-running role as a mother in the Oxo TV adverts, had been battling colon cancer since being diagnosed in July 2013. Bellingham said she had planned to ...

A summer of jet-setting caught up with Kanye West in Melbourne on Wednesday, when he was hospitalized amid reports that he’d suffered a seizure. RadarOnline.com has all the details of the sudden health scare. According to Woman’s Day Australia, West was rushed through a back entrance at the Epworth Hospital in Richmond, South Australia, around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Onlookers ...

Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game has won the People’s Choice award at the Toronto Film Festival. Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the drama about the British code breaker who helped decrypt the Enigma machine during World War Two. In a message, director Morten Tyldum said it was “an amazing honour” to win the prize. “For film fans to ...