If there was any doubt about how Nina Simone's family and fans feel about the upcoming biopic starring Zoe Saldana, recent social media posts make it clear they are not pleased.
A fresh round of criticism for the film erupted after the trailer and poster for "Nina" were unveiled Wednesday.
Full StoryRupert Murdoch married model Jerry Hall in London Friday less than two months after they got engaged, prompting the media mogul to describe himself as the "luckiest" man in the world.
It is the fourth marriage for 84-year-old Murdoch and technically the first for Hall, 59, although she had a long-term relationship and four children with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
Full StoryBobbi Kristina Brown's face was immersed in water and she was intoxicated with a mix of marijuana, alcohol, morphine and other drugs — both conditions that caused pneumonia that led to her death, a medical examiner said in a statement released Friday morning.
Friday's revelations come after months of speculation about how she died, including a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her estate against her partner, Nick Gordon, accusing him of giving her a "toxic cocktail" and putting her face down in water. The medical examiner classified the manner of death as "undetermined" because investigators could not determine if it was accidental or intentional, or if it was a suicide or homicide.
Full StoryStanding by skips full of clothes, vendors call out to bargain hunters scrambling for the not-so-latest styles in the Gaza Strip.
In the Palestinian enclave plagued by poverty and sky-high unemployment -- and hit by a nearly decade-long Israeli blockade -- the second-hand clothes market is booming.
Full StoryMiramax, the film studio behind hundreds of hit movies including "Pulp Fiction" and "Chicago," has been sold to the Doha-based BeIN Media Group, the companies announced on Wednesday.
BeIN, which runs sports networks and movie channels in 24 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the U.S., said Miramax would continue to operate as an independent film and television studio under its new owners.
Full StorySome say television is experiencing a new golden era, and America's museums are putting those highly acclaimed shows on display, showcasing popular culture in their prestigious spaces in hopes of attracting younger and more diverse visitors.
In the U.S. capital Washington, the National Portrait Gallery houses the likenesses of all of the country's great leaders -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and.... Francis Underwood?
Full StoryAfter a growing online buzz and chatter about the band's future, Foo Fighters have some news -- they are staying together.
Foo Fighters, one of the defining acts of the 1990s alternative rock boom, had become a trending topic on social media Wednesday after stating sternly that they would soon make an "official band announcement."
Full StoryAdele has kicked off her first world tour in four years with a concert in Belfast that received overwhelmingly positive reviews despite the bestselling singer's bout of pre-gig nerves.
The show in Northern Ireland's main city late on Monday was sold out months in advance and fans came from as far as Japan and South Africa to catch a first glimpse of the British ballad singer.
Full StoryAustralian pop star Kylie Minogue has lodged objections after Kylie Jenner, part of the Kardashian celebrity clan, sought trademark protection for the name.
A company around 18-year-old model Jenner asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register "KYLIE" in capital letters for use in advertising.
Full StoryThe ABC TV network said Monday 34.3 million Americans watched the 2016 Oscars, the lowest ratings in eight years for the glitzy culmination to Hollywood's annual awards season.
Despite headlines generated by a race row embroiling the 88th Academy Awards, the audience was six percent down on last year's 36.6 million in the same day "fast nationals" rating.
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