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Ariana Grande has sued fashion retailer Forever 21, accusing them of misappropriating her name, likeness and music in a media campaign where they used a lookalike model dressed in similar clothes. The campaign and the US$10 million (S$13.9 million) lawsuit came after Grande turned down an endorsement deal with the clothing and accessories retailer. On […]

A witness testifying during the 1MDB scandal provided many details on the scandal but one thing that did not escape the public’s attention were the tears and the sentiments of fear that the witness expressed if he did not carry out orders. Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur he was afraid […]

Hundreds of Chinese accounts suspended by Twitter were part of a disinformation operation for years targeting critics of China’s ruling Communist Party, Australian researchers have found. After combing through 3.6 million tweets from 940 suspended Twitter accounts, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said the accounts had conducted “blunt-force influence” campaigns for “at least two years”. […]

An event venue in the southern United States refused to host a mixed race couple’s wedding, stating that the union went against its “Christian beliefs,” in a viral video that has drawn a barrage of criticism. The husband-and-wife-to-be — he black and she white — had been in contact with Boone’s Camp Event Hall in […]

The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump. Six weeks after being confirmed by Congress, Defense Secretary Mike Esper has signed off on the diversion of funds from 127 “deferred military […]

China reasserted its backing for North Korea on Tuesday as its foreign minister visited Pyongyang, vowing to maintain “close communication” with its longstanding ally in the face of deadlocked nuclear talks with Washington. Beijing has long been North Korea’s key diplomatic backer and main provider of trade and aid, and while ties deteriorated over Pyongyang’s […]

by Alice RITCHIE British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call an election for October 14 if MPs vote against his Brexit strategy, a top official said Monday on the eve of a parliamentary showdown. MPs from Johnson’s own Conservative Party are preparing to join opposition lawmakers in a vote on Tuesday to try to force him […]

Khloe Kardashian is officially fed up with trolls. This week, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star hit back at critics by turning off her Instagram comments after some accused her of getting lip injections. Although she is known to clap back at her haters, she decided her move here was to avoid giving the […]

Hollywood star Brad Pitt showed up at the Venice Film Festival recently with a more fit physique and also a new tattoo. The new tattoo is placed near his matching ink with ex-wife Angelina Jolie. The 55-year-old star seemed to be aging well with more tattoos as seen in new photos of him. The Once […]

by Jacques CLEMENT Denise Ho has been pulled from concerts, her records are banned in China and she has been smeared as “poison”, but the Cantopop star says standing with the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement outshines all the damage to her career. The short-haired 42-year-old is a rare and instantly recognisable face among the masked […]

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s album “Lover” broke a new record for an international artist in China on Friday, surpassing one million combined total streams, downloads and sales within a week of its release. The total makes it China’s most-consumed full-length international album ever in such a short space of time. Released on Aug 23, “Lover” […]

Recent protests in Jayapura, Papua because of perceived racism against Papuan college students in Surabaya, is also linked to the raising of the Morning Star, a Papuan independence symbol. The flag was allegedly raised by a group of students in Surabaya. They were arrested and manhandled by the local police. Witnesses said they were carrying the Morning Star, the Papuan flag. The […]

Fans are upset and divided over who exactly to blame for the split between Sony and Disney over arguably the most popular superhero ever, Spider-Man. Peter Parker’s future is in a flux, not just in the movie but in reality now as well. The Wall Crawler is out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will […]

by Ian Timberlake At least five people have been killed in a mass shooting that left 21 victims in the US state of Texas on Saturday, police said. “We have at least 21 victims, 21 shooting victims and at least five deceased at this point in time,” Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke told reporters. Three police […]

President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments unless Europe lives up to its own undertakings. Tensions have spiked in the Gulf since May last year when President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a nuclear deal between Iran […]