Singer Taylor Swift has written a heart-warming note to friend and fellow singer Ed Sheeran in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World issue.
	The 27-year-old songstress has praised the "Shape of You" and called him as being destined to achieve greater heights as an artist, reported Billboard.
	"Whether by choice or an unconscious evolution, when he decided on his musical ambitions, Ed became less of a boy and more of a tank. He is protected by an impenetrable and ever- present armour of enthusiasm that has helped him endure any setback, letdown or underestimation.
	"His reaction to any idea that fails is to almost immediately come up with a new one. He's like a fighter who pops back up on his feet before you even noticed he'd been knocked down," wrote Taylor.
	The "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" singer added how Sheeran had asked to listen to his song "Thinking Out Loud" before it won the Grammy.
	"It was a few weeks later when he met me in a dance-shoe store in London, 

Taylor Swift pens touching essay for Ed Sheeran

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Nic Sheff, the writer of "13 Reasons Why" has defended the Netflix show after it received criticism from mental health organisations around the world for its graphic depiction of suicide.
	In a guest column for Vanity Fair, Sheff has attempted to clear the air surrounding the detailed presentation of the web series character, Hannah's suicide citing his own example.
	 "(W)hen it came time to discuss the portrayal of the protagonist's suicide in '13 Reasons Why", I of course immediately flashed on my own experience. It seemed to me the perfect opportunity to show what an actual suicide really looks like.
	"It overwhelmingly seems to me that the most irresponsible thing we could've done would have been not to show the death at all..." he wrote.
	Sheff adds the fact "we're even having these discussions speaks of real progress to me."
	The Netflix web series has been produced by singer Selena Gomez.

'13 Reasons Why' writer defends graphic depiction of suicide

Actress Hilary Duff has reportedly split from musician Matthew Koma.
	The 29-year-old actress and Matthew are said to have ended their relationship back in March due to their busy work schedules, but Hilary and the singer have since remained on good terms, according to E! News.
	Hilary and Matthew, 29, made their red carpet debut as a couple at a pre-SAG Awards party earlier this year.
	However, the blonde beauty has remained tight-lipped about her romance with Matthew, except for one social media post about their vacation in Costa Rica in February.
	Alongside a holiday snap, Hilary wrote at the time: "Take me back to Costa with him.

Hilary Duff splits from Matthew Koma

Actress Zoe Saldana says her film career has helped her in dealing with the male energy in her personal life and knows how to handle being "outnumbered" by them.
	The 38-year-old actress says her action films have kept her on toes and it has been a learning experience, reported ET Online.
	"I'm used to it. I've done all these action movies that I'm usually outnumbered (in), you know?" Saldana joked at the premiere of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2".
	The actress recently gave birth to her third son, Zen, in February and has two-year-old twins, Cy and Bowie, with husband Marco Perego.
	Talking about her children, Saldana says, "Once they grow up and they become dudes, I'm gonna rub it in their face. I'm gonna be so girly, they're gonna be annoyed by their mom every single day.

I am used to being outnumbered by boys: Zoe Saldana

Actress Priyanka Chopra spent time with Hollywood biggies such as actors Robert DeNiro, Whoopi Goldberg and film producer and organiser of Tribeca Film Festival, Jane Tribeca.
	The 34-year-old star took to social media where she posted the picture in which she can be seen standing with the industry legends, ahead of 2017 edition of the film festival.
	"An afternoon with the greats. Congratulations @whoopigoldberg @janetribeca #RobertDeNiro on 16 years of creativity and inspiration. Thank you for including me. #Tribeca2017 #TFF #JuryDuty," wrote Priyanka, alongside the photo.
	The "Quantico" actress is one of the jury members for the ongoing 12-day annual film extravaganza, along with actors Diane Lane, Brendan Fraser, Ryan Eggold, Diana Agron and more.

Priyanka spends afternoon with Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg

Reality TV star Kris Jenner says everything that her former husband Caitlyn Jenner has written in her book about her is fiction.
	In the sneak peek of the show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", the 61-year-old television personality has revealed her frustration with Caitlyn after she read an advance copy of her forthcoming memoir, "The Secrets of My Life", reported E! Online.
	"None of it makes sense. Everything she says is all made up," says Kris.
	She can be seen telling her daughters Kim and Khloe Kardashian that she only came across one good remark about her in the book.
	"I read it and basically the only nice thing she had to say was that I was great socially at a party one time," says Kris.

Caitlyn's book is all made up: Kris Jenner

Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee has received the lifetime achievement award, while actor Ashish Vidyarthi was honoured for his contribution to Indian Cinema at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards.
	A galaxy of seasoned directors - Kaushik Ganguly ("Cinemawala" - 2016), Shiboprasad Mukherjee-Nandita Roy ("Belaseshe" - 2015), Aniruddha Roychowdhury ("Buno Haans" 2014), Srijit Mukherjee ("Rajkahini" - 2015) and Goutam Ghosh ("Sankhachil" - 2015) - were honoured with best direction trophies for their works at a function here last night.
	"With the BFJA award not taking place in the past couple of years we included all the representative works during the time (2014-16)," a BFJA spokesman said promising that the award will be an annual occasion from now on.
	The BFJA, the oldest association of film scribes in the country was founded in 1937.
	Bengali film superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee was given the best actor award for his role in "Sankhachil", while Rituparna ..

Moushumi Chatterjee gets BFJA lifetime achievement award

After years of development, "Locke and Key" pilot is happening on Hulu with 'Doctor Strange' director Scott Derrickson attached as the helmer.
	Hulu announced on Thursday that it had picked up the pilot for a TV series adaptation of author Joe Hill and illustrator Gabriel Rodriguez's comics "Locke & Key", reported Ace Showbiz.
	"Locke & Key" is a horror/fantasy series that centers on "three siblings who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities."
	Much to their dismay, a devious demon has set an eye on the keys and will stop at nothing to obtain the keys.
	"Locke & Key" has faced a series of struggle of making it to another medium after Dimension Films purchased the rights in 2008.
	Later in 2010, a TV series was in development on FOX and was even given a series order on the network.
	However, although the pilot was done produced and screened ...

Scott Derrickson to direct 'Locke and Key' pilot on Hulu

Fox has ordered a second edition of its "X-Files" revival set to begin production this summer for a 2017-2018 season.
	A year after the show's successful return, the network has ordered a new 10-episode event series of its revival, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson set to return as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Creator and executive producer Chris Carter is on board as well. Production is scheduled to begin during the summer. The new 10-episode run will air during the 2017-18 broadcast season.
	"Iconic characters, rich storytelling, bold creators - these are the hallmarks of great TV shows," said FBC president David Madden.
	"And they are some of the reasons why 'The X-Files' has had such a profound impact on millions of fans worldwide. Chris' creativity, along with the brilliant work of David and Gillian, continue to propel this pop culture phenomenon, and we can't wait to see what fresh mysteries Mulder and Scully uncover in this next ...

'The X-Files' to return with new 10-episode event series

Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are among the Hollywood studio giants fighting for the rights to distribute 'Bond 25'.
	According to New York Times, Universal Pictures and Annapurna are also fighting for the rights to distribute the next James Bond movie.
	The rights to 007 films are actually owned by EON and MGM, but they only produce the movies and need a distributor to handle the marketing.
	Sony was picked for the job starting with "Casino Royale" in 2006 and continued until 2015 with "Spectre".
	"Under its previous agreement, Sony paid 50 percent of the production costs for 'Spectre' - which totalled some USD 250 million after accounting for government incentives - but only received 25 percent of certain profits, once costs were recouped," a report said.
	"Sony also shouldered tens of millions of dollars in marketing and had to give MGM a piece of the profit from non- Bond films Sony had in its own pipeline, including '22 Jump Street'."
	Now, MGM and EON are ..

New James Bond movie sparks bidding war among five studios

Singer Mariah Carey's son Moroccan has lost his first tooth.
	The 47-year-old music diva took to Instagram, where she shared an adorable video of the five-year-old looking ecstatic after the feat and captioned it as, "#rocstarr loses his first tooth! (sic)"
	Carey can be seen asking Moroccan in the video, "Come here, let me see your tooth. Rocky, what just happened to you? Tell us."
	Moroccan said to his mother, "My tooth fell out. I'm so excited, I'm so happy. I want to show my mommy so bad."
	The "Shake It Off" songstress signed off the video after she gave a shout-out to her son.
	Carey also has a daughter, Monroe, aged 5, with former husband, actor Nick Cannon.

Mariah Carey shares adorable video of son losing first tooth

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has received backlash online after transforming into Virgin Mary for the newest Kimoji.
	For the Kimoji, Kim has transformed into The Virgin Mary and each of the animated image becomes blurred when it's played, indicating that this Kimoji was made to "celebrate" 420 a.K.A. Weed Day.
	The caption of one of the images read, "420 DROP NOW AVAILABLE." Another image was captioned with "WHEN KIM BLESSES YOU WITH THAT 420 DROP."
	Fans immediately left harsh comments on Kimoji's Instagram, saying that this act is beyond disrespectful and offensive, reported Ace Showbiz.
	One commenter said, "This is beyond disrespectful!! What does this even have to do with 4/20 ? Just some pathetic idea but mostly... Disrespectful to God."
	Another pointed out that Virgin Mary is a sacred figure. "This is shameful. Remove this image our blessed Mother Mary is irreplaceabley sacred. We will not stand for this mockery," the commenter said.
	Many people have demanded Kim to take ..

Kim Kardashian slammed for Virgin Mary Kimoji

Soul singer Cuba Gooding Sr, the father of Cuba Gooding Jr, has passed away in Los Angeles due to possible overdose. He was 72.
	According to TMZ, the father of the Oscar-winning actor was found dead on Thursday, April 20 in his car, which was parked in Woodland Hills, California.
	Law enforcement officials said that Gooding Sr was "slumped over in his silver Jaguar."
	The fire department responded to the scene and attempted CPR, but the soul singer could not be resuscitated.
	After finding empty booze containers in the car, police suspect an overdose is the cause of the singer's death.
	Gooding Sr was the lead singer of the '70s soul group The Main Ingredient. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, and their four children, including Gooding Jr. And Omar Gooding.

Cuba Gooding Jr's father found dead

Actress Goldie Hawn says she has always been proud of husband, actor Kurt Russell.
	The 71-year-old actress gushed about her life partner at the premier of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2" and says he has "never" acted badly in a film, reported ET Online.
	"I'm always proud of him, and I'm proud of him with this (film), but I haven't seen the movie yet. He's never bad," says Hawn.
	Russell plays actor Chris Pratt's on-screen father Ego in the sequel of the 2014 film.
	The film also stars Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista and voice stars include actors Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper.

I'm always proud of Kurt Russell: Goldie Hawn

New collection of unreleased material by legendary singer Prince has been removed from online streaming services due to legal trouble.
	The 'Deliverance' album that was announced with the title track available for early streaming has was removed from iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Google Play, reported Billboard.
	The news comes in after The "Purple Rain" singer's estate landed in legal soup.
	Prince's property handlers requested a judge to block the album's release in conjunction with a lawsuit it filed against the EP's producer, sound engineer George Ian Boxill for control of its tracks.
	'Deliverance' included six previously unheard tracks recorded by the singer from 2006-2008 and the album was supposed to be available for physically sale on June 2.
	Prince died from fentanyl overdose on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57.

Prince's 'Deliverance' album removed from streaming services

Web series "13 Reasons Why" has been criticised by a mental health organisation for including "risky suicide content" in the show.
	'headspace', Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation has published a statement on its website after receiving lots of mails and calls related to the Netflix show, reported The Independent.
	"...Urging school communities, parents, and mental health services to be aware of the dangers and risks associated for children and young people who have been exposed (to the show)" read the statement by headspace.
	Its head, Dr Steven Leicester, explained, "There is a responsibility for broadcasters to know what they are showing and the impact that certain content can have on an audience - and on a young audience in particular."
	Apart from headspace, ABC News reports that the non- profit Suicide Awareness Voices of Education has also criticised "13 Reasons Why".
	The series, produced by actor-singer Selena Gomez, centres on a 17-year-old high school ...

'13 Reasons Why' faces criticism by mental health organisation

Actor Ewan McGregor says he will be happy to do another sequel to "Star Wars" in the future.
	The 46-year-old actor, who reprises his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the eight installment "The Last Jedi", says he is open to the offer to do a film revolving around his character, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"There's no official offer, and I haven't met them about it or anything. But I've always said that I'd be happy to do it if they wanted to do it. It would be a good segue between the last episode of the prequels and the new episodes.
	"I think they've got films to make until the 2020s, so I don't think it's going to happen soon if it happens at all," McGregor says.
	The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" premiers December 15.

Ewan McGregor will be happy to do Obi-Wan Kenobi film

Actor Alec Baldwin has spilled the beans about how he nails his Donald Trump impression on "Saturday Night Live" and revealed that it is not difficult to impersonate the US President.
	The 59-year-old actor said that he simply had to pick up a few things to get the character right, reported The Independent.
	Talking to Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show", Baldwin said, "It's totally a caricature. You just pick a few things. Like, I'm sitting in the room and I'm going, 'Left eyebrow up, right eyebrow down, shove your face like you're trying to suck the chrome off the fender of a car.'"
	He said that he is getting a great response for his performance.
	"It's kind of eerie. More than anything I've ever done, people come up to me and say something to me on the streets."
	He added passers-by are "always thanking me for the Trump thing.

Alec Baldwin talks about nailing his Trump impression

Singer Ed Sheeran says actress Saoirse Ronan tricked him into getting a tattoo that misspelled his song, "Galway Girl".
	The 26-year-old musician says the "Brooklyn" star, who features in the titular role in the video, was supposed to tattoo the phrase for real but ended up misspelling it as "Galway Grill" to mess up with him, reported Spin magazine.
	The tattoo was supposed to be "Welcome to the Galway Girl, my name is Brandon and I'll be your server tonight."
	"She really took the ---- out of me with this one. I'm actually kind of proud of her. It's the kind of thing that I would do," Sheeran told a crowd at a Glasgow concert.
	The song is a part of "Shape of You" singer's latest album 'Divide'.

Saoirse Ronan misspelled Ed Sheeran's 'Galway Girl' tattoo

"Captain America: Civil War" star Tom Holland has opened up about his first-ever meeting with "Star Wars" icon Mark Hamill, saying it was crazy.
	The 20-year-old actor - who stars as Spider-Man in the Marvel movies - met the legendary actor on the red carpet at the film's premiere, but Holland was surprised Hamill was so keen to greet him, reported Contactmusic.
	Recalling his first encounter with Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" series, Holland says, "That was a crazy, crazy experience, man. So, we were at the premiere for 'Civil War' and one of our producers, Nate, came up to me and was like, 'Dude, Mark Hamill would like to meet you.
	"I was like, 'That's crazy, I'll meet him, yeah.

Tom Holland recalls 'crazy' meeting with Mark Hamill

Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone's daughter Sophia has revealed that she and her sisters stole Liam Hemsworth's number from their father's phone.
	The sibling trio - Sophia, 20, Sistine, 18, and Scarlet, 14 - has confessed to nabbing the "Hunger Games" star's digits from their father but said nothing ever worked out from it, reported Harper's Bazaar.
	"When I was little I use to go through my dad's phone and take numbers," Sophia said.
	Whilst Sistine added, "I called him. He never answered."
	And Liam isn't the only celebrity the girls have got starstruck around. Sophie said she was "really bumbly" with Ryan Reynolds, while Sistine's "heart skipped a beat" when Leonardo DiCaprio remembered meeting her. Scarlet said she "fainted a little" on coming face to face with Ryan Gosling.

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