Rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert are once again teaming up for another summer tour, launching on June 23 at Phoenix's Gila River Arena.
	The run is scheduled to hit arenas across 24 cities, including North America and extend through August 5, hitting cities like Toronto, Boston, New York, Washington DC, and Dallas, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	Queen's present members Brian May (guitarist) and Roger Taylor (drummer) began touring with Lambert in 2014 and have played sold-out shows in Europe, Asia and Australia.
	Fans could expect to hear classic Queen tracks like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Another One Bites the Dust."
	Lambert, 34, first teamed up with May, 69, and Taylor, 67, in 2009 to perform "We Are the Champions" during the American Idol finale.
	Lambert joined May and Taylor again in 2011 for the EMAs' tribute to late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.

Queen, Adam Lambert announce massive summer tour

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From poker face to wonder eyes, artist Vijay Kowshik has brought to life nearly all possible human expressions in his new series of sculptures that are part of a new exhibition here.
	Titled, Parsing: The Minds Eye, the exhibition which began on January 21, sees the use of phenomena of reflection that were once part of the Physics syllabus in schools, in practical life.
	The artworks on display vindicate that they are a product of an exercise of retrospection by the artist, during which he dives deep into his own psyche, to generate the variety of emotions that he has in the form of mind boggling ceramic sculptures.
	"The show delves deeper into my mind with expressions thrown from my agitated psyche striving to extract experiences from collective consciousness," the artist says.
	While the medium used is ceramic, he says, glass is his main motivation.
	"The works juxtapose my inner feelings through the plasticity of the material at high temperatures. The amalgamation evokes a strange 

An exhibition of glass and light

Actor Mike Connors, famous for playing detective Joe Mannix in the 1960-70s show "Mannix" has passed away. He was 91.
	Connors died on Thursday in California's Tarzana, reported Variety.
	According to his son-in-law Mike Condon, the veteran was diagnosed a week ago with leukaemia.
	Connors won a Golden Globe for his performance as the strong, agile investigator, who in the typical detective show style, was inclined to do things his own way and often got beat up in the process.
	He had received four Emmy nominations for the same show, which ran for eight seasons from the year 1968 to 1975.
	The Armenian-American actor also was recognizable for three other series, including "Tightrope", in which he starred as an undercover agent infiltrating organized crime, "Today's FBI", in which he played an FBI supervisor, and the syndicated series "Crimes of the Century", which he hosted.
	He was most currently seen in 2007 when he made a guest appearance on "Two and a Half Men".
	Connors is ...

'Mannix' star Mike Connors dead at 91

Director Karan Johar cannot stop raving about Hrithik Roshan's performance in the recently-released film, "Kaabil".
	The 44-year-old director took to Twitter to congratulate Hrithik for his act as a blind man driven to avenge the murder of his wife in the Sanjay Gupta-directed movie.
	He also wrote that as a helmer it was a treat for him to watch the actor put his best foot forward, only reflecting his growth with time.
	Karan wrote, "As a filmmaker it's exhilarating to watch an actor deliver his best... .@iHrithik is a power house talent and is exemplary in #kaabil."
	The "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" director had worked with Hrithik in his 2001 film, "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham".

'Kaabil' is Hrithik's best performance, says Karan Johar

Actress Deepika Padukone has wished renowned American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on her birthday.
	The 31-year-old actress shared a picture with DeGeneres on Twitter to extend her wishes to the popular TV personality.
	"Happy Happy Birthday you amazing person @TheEllenShow," Deepika captioned the picture.
	Deepika had appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" for the first time earlier this January to promote her debut Hollywood venture, "xXx: Return of Xander Cage", starring alongside action superstar Vin Diesel.
	DeGeneres turned 59 today.
	Hollywood celebrities like Kerry Washington, Britney Spears, Kate Walsh and Nicki Minaj also poured their heartfelt love on DeGeneres.
	"HAPPY BIRTHDAY @TheEllenShow. Of COURSE it's on a #Scandal Thursday! Of COURSE!!! Did Portia arrange that! LOL. Hope you enjoy," "Django Unchained" star Washington wrote.
	Pop star Britney tweeted, "Happy birthday to the beautiful @TheEllenShow."
	"Grey's Anatomy" actress Walsh posted, "Happy birthday to the ...

Deepika Padukone birthday wishes for 'amazing' Ellen DeGeneres

Akshay Kumar says he is grateful to "friend" Arshad Warsi for showing him the way to do a film like "Jolly LLB 2".
	Arshad played the lead role in the original film but Akshay replaced him in the sequel.
	He earlier said that he was supposed to do the  sequel but Fox Star Studios decided to go with Akshay as he is a bigger star.
	Akshay said he spoke to Arshad after coming on board for the court room drama.
	"I did speak to Arshad. He is not small (actor). He is my good friend. People just blow up things out of proportion," the actor said in an interview.
	"I am very grateful to Arshad to show me the way of doing a film like this. He made the way for me, he made things easy for me. He made this film very big and I hope that 'Jolly LLB 2' also turns out to be a good film."
	Helmed by Subhash Kapoor, "Jolly LLB 2" also features Huma Qureshi while Saurabh Shukla will reprise his role of a judge.
	The fill will hit the theatres on February 10.

Arshad showed me the way to do 'Jolly LLB 2': Akshay Kumar

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is floored by two of this year's most awaited film releases - "Raees" amd "Kaabil".
	The 74-years-old star took to Twitter to congratulate Shah Rukh Khan and director of the Hrithik Roshan-starrer, Sanjay Gupta, for their brilliant performances.
	Bachchan gave a shout-out to SRK for his intense act as a liquor baron from Gujarat.
	"Congratulations Shahrukh... RAEES... Loved your anger in it!!" wrote Bachchan, alongside the poster of the Rahul Dholakia-directed film.
	To this Shah Rukh replied that all that he has learnt about expressing the rage is from the original Angry Young Man himself, by saying, "Aap se hi seekha hai sir."
	In another tweet, the legend wrote that "Kaabil" had some exemplary acting and the subject was well-dealt by the director.
	"'KAABIL' most convincing film... Endearing, superior performances, and dexterously handled by Sanjay Gupta, director! Congrats!!" he tweeted.
	An excited Hrithik responded that Bachchan was a role model for ...

Amitabh Bachchan showers praises on both 'Raees' and 'Kaabil'

Sonu Sood has come a long way from making his debut in a Tamil movie in 1999 to working opposite Jackie Chan in his latest film, and the actor says one requires to be strong to survive in the industry.
	Sonu featured in several south Indian films before appearing in Hindi movie "Shaheed-E-Azam". He got recognition as Abhishek Bachchan's brother in Mani Ratnam's "Yuva".
	"To get good roles and good films is difficult for an outsider," Sonu said, when quizzed about the challenges that an outsider faces.
	"To survive here physically, mentally is not easy. Because you don't know anyone here, everything is new to you. You just have to keep on. It is like staying underwater. How long you can hold your breath is important," the actor told PTI in an interview.
	Sonu, whose lead antagonist turn in Abhinav Kashyap's "Dabangg" opposite Salman Khan brought him several accolades, says he had the blessings of his parents to survive here.
	"It is maddening, it is crazy but I think it also then makes 

Surviving in Bollywood is not easy: Sonu Sood

Canadian writer Ian Halperin is planning to make a documentary about former star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's marriage.
	One of the main focuses of the 52-year-old filmmaker's documentary will be that the two had been estranged for more than a year before they announced their divorce in September 2016, reported The Wrap.
	Halperin has confirmed that the report that he is working on the documentary, is accurate.
	The Canadian investigative journalist and filmmaker has written several exposes about celebrities, including "Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson" and "Celine Dion: Behind the Fairytale."
	He also directed and produced a documentary about Jackson in 2010 titled "Gone Too Soon".

A documentary to be made on Jolie-Pitt's relationship

"Ride Along 2" star Tika Sumpter has revealed that she got engaged to the father of her newborn baby daughter on Christmas Day.
	The 36-year-old actress, who welcomed her three-month-old daughter Ella-Loren in October with her fiance, has not yet revealed his name, reported Femalefirst.
	When asked about the ring on her engagement finger while appearing on "The Real", Sumpter said, "He did all of these amazing things. I went on a little hunt in the house. And I was like, 'Oh, he's going to propose'... It was a Peloton (indoor) bike he bought me. I was like, 'Oh, that's cool!'
	"And then he had a letter behind Ella and he's like, 'Ella has something to say to you.' And it was just this letter of beauty. And then he proposed. It was just simple and just awesome."
	Earlier, Sumpter also chose to hide her pregnancy for seven months because she wanted to enjoy the experience all by herself.

Tika Sumpter engaged to her daughter's father

Rapper Drake has said that he will return to acting soon once he releases his 'More Life' project later this year.
	The 30-year-old record producer, who once starred in Canada's popular TV series "Degrassi: The Next Generation" as basketball player Jimmy Brooks from 2001 to 2009- before he became a global hip-hop superstar- is once again planning to go back to his old passion, reported Femalefirst.
	"Acting is another thing that I just can't wait to really dive into, I think after I release 'More Life', which is this playlist I'm working on and finish this tour. I think I'm going to really start to position myself in the acting world and, hopefully, take some great roles," Drake said.
	The "Hotline Bling" hitmaker continued, "At the end of the day, It's all about the time you're willing to put in. And, my biggest fear is always when I'm not doing it, there's someone else that's doing it.
	"That's my biggest fear in life. When I'm not doing it. When I take a night off for my personal ..

Drake to return to acting very soon

Musician Elton John is set to write the score for a new "Devil Wears Prada" musical.
	The 69-year-old Grammy winning-star is collaborating with writer Paul Rudnick on a musical adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name, as well as the 2006 film, which starred Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, reported Rolling Stone.
	"Reimagining The Devil Wears Prada for the musical theater is super exciting. I'm a huge fan of both the book and the feature film, and a huge aficionado of the fashion world. I can't wait to sink my musical teeth into this hunk of popular culture," John said.
	The musical is being produced by Broadway heavyweight Kevin McCollum, Fox Stage Productions and Rocket Entertainment.
	Talking about the project, producers Kevin McCollum and Bob Cohen said, "To bring 'The Devil Wears Prada' to the stage we knew we needed to find some artists as inimitable as the characters in the story.
	"We needed artists whose work has run the gamut from music and publishing to 

Elton John to write 'Devil Wears Prada' musical

"The Sixth Sense" star Mischa Barton was hospitalised Thursday morning after police responded to a disturbance call at her home.
	Officers responded to multiple calls around 7:15 am (5:45 pm IST) about a disturbance coming from her West Hollywood apartment, reported People magazine.
	Upon arriving at her residence, officers found the 31-year-old actress with a guest.
	According to Sergeant Duncan of West Hollywood Sheriff's Department, Barton, who is best known for her role as Marissa Cooper on the hit show "The OC", was "fully clothed" and "speaking in coherent statements" before she willingly went to the hospital.
	However, TMZ reported that she was transported for a mental evaluation.
	This comes after Barton celebrated her birthday here with friends.

Mischa Barton voluntarily hospitalised for 'mental evaluation'

Actress Zooey Deschanel is reportedly expecting a second child with husband Jacob Pechenik.
	The "New Girl" star, who already has 18-month-old daughter, Elsie Otter, with Pechenik, was spotted with a baby bump while filming her new series on set, reported Us weekly.
	The rumours of their second baby have been doing the rounds since December last year.
	The couple got married in 2015. While, it is a first marriage for Pechenik, Deschanel was previously married to singer Ben Gibbard from 2009 to 2012.

Zooey Deschanel pregnant with second child?

The female lead, Taraneh Alidoosti, of an Iranian drama nominated for this year's Oscar in the best foreign language film category has said that she will boycott the February 26 ceremony over US President Donald Trump's expected decision to impose visa bans on Iranians.
	The Iranian actress takes a central role of Rana Etesami in Asghar Farhadi's "The Salesman", which is a story about a couple whose relationship is thrown into disarray after an intruder surprises her in the shower.
	Alidoosti said she considered the blanket ban on her fellow countrymen to be "racist".
	"Trump's visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won't attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest," she tweeted.
	Restrictions on all Iranian nationals entering the US are part of Trump's expected new measures against seven Muslim-majority countries, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
	However, Farhadi, who won the Oscar in 2012 for "A Separation", and his ...

Oscar'17 nominee 'The Salesman' star to boycott the Academy

A sexual harassment lawsuit against singer Robbie Williams and his actress wife Ayda Field brought by their former personal assistant has been dropped.
	The 42-year-old singer-songwriter and Field, 32, were sued by their ex-employee, Gilles De Bonfilhs, over claims that the actress "engaged in unwanted and unwelcome sexual conduct and behaviour" towards him, reported The Telegraph.
	A spokesperson for Los Angeles Superior Court said the case had been dismissed after the ex-employee and his lawyer had requested it be dropped on December 22.
	The couple previously branded the allegations as "despicable lies" and said they would be "strenuously defended".
	They claimed De Bonfilhs was fired after three months for his "total job abandonment and numerous other instances of wrongful conduct", according to court documents.
	The celebrity couple married in August 2010 and have two children together, daughter Theodora Rose, four, and son, Charlton Valentine, two.

Robbie Williams, Ayda Field sexual harassment case dismissed

Pop icon Madonna has denied the reports which claimed that she is trying to adopt two more children from Malawi.
	The 58-year-old star she has not applied for the alleged adoptions, reported AceShowbiz.
	"I am in Malawi to check on the children's hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi, and then heading home. The rumors of an adoption process are untrue," the singer said.
	It was recently reported that Madonna had appeared before a Lilongwe High Court judge with two unidentified children.
	Madonna has adopted two children son David Banda, 11, in 2006 and daughter Mercy James, 11, in 2009 from the same country.
	The pop diva founded her Raising Malawi charity in 2006 and is building Queen Elizabeth hospital, the first pediatric hospital in the country, to benefit the orphans and underprivileged children living there.

Madonna rubbishes reports of applying to adopt two more kids

Veteran singer Cyndi Lauper has criticised Madonna's controversial Women's March speech, saying that the pop diva was just "yelling" and failed to serve the cause.
	Madonna made a surprise appearance among the 500,000 people who marched in the US capital on Saturday, where the 58-year-old said that she had at times been angry after the election and had thought "an awful lot about blowing up the White House."
	Speaking on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen", Lauper spoke about Madonna's address and said that although she was "glad her fellow pop star went to the march," she thought she could have been more effective without getting so angry, reported The Telegraph.
	"I think it happens a lot when you are really jacked up, feeling your emotions. I don't think it served our purpose because anger is not better than clarity and humanity," Lauper, 63, said.
	Lauper, however, praised actress Scarlett Johansson, who spoke about her experience of using Planned Parenthood services as a ...

Cyndi Lauper criticises Madonna's Women's March speech

Actress Priyanka Bose, who plays Kamla Munshi, the biological mother to Dev Patel's character Saroo Brierley in "Lion", said she has been waiting for a project like this for a long time.
	The Indian-born star said that getting a role in the Garth Davis-directed movie was a dream come true for her, reported Femalefirst.
	"There is a dark hole sometimes because I have this hyper ambition about the type of artist or actor I want to be, and you know, in India, I'm not valued that much for this intensity. There are different ways of thinking and casting in Bollywood, and I'm not the prototype who has been say, a model turned wannabe actor - a beauty queen who's come into acting.
	"I sometimes I feel very left out because I'm just different in my sensibilities... But I keep beating the same drum saying, listen, look at me now, I am here to offer 110 per cent. So when a project like 'Lion' comes up I'm like, 'Okay, I've been waiting to exhale for all this time'," Bose said.
	Priyanka also ...

Priyanka Bose reveals why 'Lion' was so important for her

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's daughter Frances Bean is seeking court intervention to try and get the veteran musician's guitar back from her estranged husband Isaiah Silva.
	The 24-year-old artist has filed a lawsuit against Silva to return the instrument-  famously played by her late father during Nirvana's 'MTV Unplugged' session- as she claims he has refused to give it back since she filed for divorce from him last year in March, reported TMZ.
	According to the website, the daughter of actress-musician Courtney Love and the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" guitarist, who found dead of a gunshot wound sustained on April 5, 1994, wants the court to allow her to inspect the Cobain's guitar to ensure it has been kept in perfect condition by her estranged husband.
	Frances is also planning to hand over it to an art shipping company for safekeeping until their dispute over the instrument is resolved.
	A judge has yet to rule on her request.

Kurt Cobain's daughter files lawsuit to get his guitar back

Actress Olivia Newton-John has hinted that there could be a reunion of her 1978 iconic musical "Grease" to mark its 40th anniversary.
	Appearing on "This Morning", the 68-year-old actress, who starred as Sandy in the romantic comedy opposite John Travolta, said she would love to get the entire cast together next year to mark four decades since the film was released, reported Femalefirst.
	The show's one of the hosts Phillip Schofield asked the star, "I know everyone always asks you about this but with the 40th coming up, it would be remiss of me not to bring up 'Grease'."
	To which she said, "I can't believe it's that long. I would like to do something special to help the hospital I work with, but I don't know if we could get the rest of the cast together.

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