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Kim and Kanye donate $500,000 to California wildfire relief efforts

Editorial Bureau November 22, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on Wednesday donated $500,000 (391,236 pounds) to firefighters and victims of a massive Southern California wildfire that came close to destroying the celebrity couple’s own multimillion-dollar mansion. Kardashian, appearing on

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Satanic Temple settles lawsuit over ‘Sabrina’ goat-headed deity

Editorial Bureau November 22, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Satanic Temple has settled its copyright lawsuit against Netflix Inc  and Warner Bros Entertainment over their alleged misuse of its goat-headed deity statue in the series “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” a Warner spokesman said on Wednesday. The settlement was amicable, and resolves a Nov. 8 lawsuit in which the Satanic […]

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BioMarin sets stage early for haemophilia cure off-Broadway

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters) – BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc is turning to the theatre to establish its name with haemophilia patients, long before its experimental cure for the bleeding disorder could reach the market. Earlier this month, BioMarin hosted 25 teenagers and their chaperones for an all-expenses paid trip to New York City, where they performed a […]

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Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown, 14, named youngest-ever UNICEF envoy

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2018

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF appointed Millie Bobby Brown, the star of hit Netflix series “Stranger Things”, as its youngest ever goodwill ambassador on Tuesday and the 14-year-old had a message for world leaders: “Listen to us.” “I want to raise issues about education and violence and

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Robert De Niro and wife split after 20-year marriage – media reports

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and his wife of more than 20 years have separated, media reports said on Tuesday. De Niro, 75, and Grace Hightower, 63, have been living apart for some time, The Hollywood Reporter, celebrity website TMZ and People magazine said, quoting anonymous sources. De Niro’s spokesman did […]

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As he gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Snoop Dogg thanks … himself

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California rapper Snoop Dogg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, and celebrated by giving himself a big thank you. The musician and star of an unlikely television pairing with lifestyle guru Martha Stewart – “Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner” – was awarded the honour on the […]

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Disney’s Fox deal gets China’s approval

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2018

(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co  on Monday received unconditional approval from China for its deal to buy Twenty-First Century Fox’s  entertainment assets, clearing one of the last major hurdles for the deal to go through. Disney agreed to purchase Fox’s film and television assets for $71.3 billion (55.42 billion pounds) and received approval from European

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Mickey Mouse, the icon of an animation empire, celebrates 90th birthday

Editorial Bureau November 20, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters) – It was the Roaring ’20s. Calvin Coolidge was in the White House, the New York Yankees had just won their third World Series title and Mickey Mouse made his debut on the silver screen. On Sunday, Mickey Mouse, the brainchild of cartoonist Walt Disney that eventually came to symbolize a global […]

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Box Office – ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ charms with $62 million debut

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” enchanted moviegoers with a debut of $62 million (£48.3 million). While that’s slightly lower than the start of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the first instalment in the “Harry Potter” spinoff series, it was easily enough to dominate the

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‘Star Wars’ producer Kennedy wants new movie voices ‘to bring world to its senses’

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Star Wars” producer Kathleen Kennedy on Sunday accepted a lifetime achievement award from the organisers of the Oscars and said she hoped it would open the door for new voices in the movie industry who “might bring the world back to its senses.” Honoured with her producer husband Frank Marshall, Kennedy […]