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NBC confirms Seth Meyers as new ‘Late Night’ host
NBC confirmed on Sunday that Saturday Night Live cast member and head writer Seth Meyers will replace former colleague Jimmy Fallon as host of the talk show Late Night starting in 2014. According to the Associated Press, Meyers, currently featured on SNL as host of the “Weekend Update” segment, was…
Tommy Chong claims cannabis helped cure his prostate cancer
Comedian and stoner Tommy Chong says ‘I kicked cancer’s ass!’ with a variety of treatments including diet and supplements Tommy Chong, the veteran star of the dope-fuelled Cheech and Chong films, says he has beaten prostate cancer with a combination of cannabis use and a special diet. Chong, 74, was…
R&B star Chris Brown outrages neighbors by painting red and orange devils with sharp teeth on his Beverly Hills mansion
Chris Brown has found himself embroiled in yet another row, this time with his neighbours. The controversial R&B star has painted an outside wall of his Beverly Hills mansion with a garish, street art-style mural depicting colourful monsters with sharp teeth. And neighbours are complaining that it is lowering the…
Pioneer TV anchor Barbara Walters to retire
Barbara Walters, who in 1976 became the first woman to anchor one of the daily network television news shows, announced late Sunday that she will retire next year. Walters, 83, began her career in TV journalism in 1961 at NBC’s morning news and entertainment program “The Today Show.” Fiteen years…
New York Times bureau chief expelled from Pakistan over ‘undesirable activities’
The New York Times bureau chief in Pakistan was expelled from the country early Sunday after being ordered to leave for unspecified “undesirable activities”. Declan Walsh, who was hired by the newspaper last year after covering Pakistan for British newspaper The Guardian since 2004, was handed an expulsion order at…
Controversial mural by Banksy back up for sale
A work by renowned British graffiti artist Banksy that was withdrawn from a controversial auction is being put up for sale again in London, auctioneers said Saturday. The mural, called ‘Slave Labour’, mysteriously vanished from its original site on a wall in north London in February before appearing on an…
Iran allows Reuters to re-open its Tehran bureau
Iran has given Reuters news agency permission to reopen its Tehran bureau after work there was suspended in March 2012 over one of its video reports, a culture ministry official said on Saturday. “The court authorised Reuters to open its Tehran bureau,” deputy culture minister Mohammad Jafar Mohammadzadeh told the…
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ to be filmed in Britain
he next chapter in the wildly successful “Star Wars” movie franchise will be produced in Britain, Disney’s Lucasfilm announced. “Star Wars: Episode VII” will be the first in the series since Disney bought the studio from George Lucas in 2012 for $4 billion. It is scheduled for release in 2015.…
Pakistan kicks New York Times bureau chief out for ‘undesirable activities’
By Amanda Holpuch Veteran Pakistan correspondent Declan Walsh received order to leave country at midnight local time for ‘undesirable activities’ The New York Times’ Pakistan bureau chief has been expelled from the country, on the eve of the national election. The paper said Pakistan’s Interior Ministry had not explained why…
Michael Jackson’s make-up artist: ‘Everybody was lying after he died’
Michael Jackson’s make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009 death. Karen Faye, who worked for the self-styled King of Pop for 27 years, said she voiced concern to a…
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