An Australian police officer has been sentenced for threatening to shoot a colleague after warning him not to reveal details of a blockbuster film. Constable Dominic Gaynor, 30, was at…
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Japan: Nintendo & Sony to make Legend of Zelda live-action movie
Nintendo and Sony Pictures are making a live-action film of the beloved video game series The Legend of Zelda. Renowned video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad of the…
USA: Woman accuses comedian Russell Brand of sexual assault on film set
Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting an extra on a film set in a civil lawsuit filed in the US. During filming for the rom-com Arthur in July…
China: Blackpink’s Lisa blocked on Chinese social media after Paris cabaret show
Blackpink member Lisa’s account on Chinese social media platform Weibo has been blocked, amid speculation it’s do with her appearing in cabaret in Paris. A notice on her account said…
DRC: Fally Ipupa urges DR Congo diaspora not to protest his gigs
Fally Ipupa is one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest stars. His song Un Coup, featuring Congolese-French singer Dadju, for example, has been viewed more than 80 million times…
Ghana: ‘Dancehall king’ Shatta Wale trying Afrobeats
It has to be a testament to the power of Afrobeats that even Shatta Wale is embracing the wonder genre. Ghana’s self-styled king of dancehall has built a highly successful…
USA: Friends TV comedy star Matthew Perry dies at 54
US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hit ’90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead…
Angola: TikToker to spend two years in jail for insulting President Lourenço
A social media influencer in Angola has had her prison sentence increased to two years for insulting President João Lourenço on TikTok. Ana da Silva Miguel, popularly known as Neth…
DRC: Star Lokassa ya Mbongo lies unburied for seven months
The family of legendary Congolese guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo say they are going through “unbearable pain” and “humiliation” as they wait for government help to bury him almost seven months…
Nigeria: Nursing assistant is prime suspect in Afrobeats star Mohbad’s death – police
A nursing assistant said to have injected Nigerian Afrobeats star Mohbad with drugs is the prime suspect in his death, police say. MohBad died at a hospital in Lagos last…