Singer Chris Brown has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
	The "Loyal" hitmaker was taken to custody after an all-day police standoff at his Tarzana, California home on August 30, reported Radar online.
	Police arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning after obtaining a search warrant from a report filed by a former pageant queen named Baylee Curran, who alleged Brown pointed a gun at her during a party at the estate.
	"We are currently conducting an investigation at the residence of Mr Chris Brown," LAPD spokesperson Chris Ramirez had said prior to the arrest.
	"Detectives are currently serving the search warrant and trying to get the occupants and Mr Chris Brown to cooperate with our investigation to find out if there's any type of relation to what occurred this morning."
	Earlier in the day, Brown launched an Instagram rant to defend his innocence.
	The singer denied any wrongdoings, saying he woke up after sleeping the whole night to find police surrounding his ...

Chris Brown arrested for assault with a deadly weapon

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Sonakshi Sinha will be seen packing punches and doing hardcore action sequences in her upcoming "Akira" and the actress says the film came at the right time in her career as she wanted to push her limits as a performer.
	The action-thriller is directed by A R Murugadoss, who is known for his commercial potboilers, starring leading actors.
	The 29-year-old actress says she is overwhelmed that she got a chance to become the "Ghajini" helmer's first leading lady as he has never made a film with a female protagonist before.
	"'Akira' pushed me in lot of ways that I have not been pushed before. It has been very challenging and it has been a fantastic experience. I'm really happy that it came to me at this point of time in my life and career when I was looking to do something like that," Sonakshi told PTI in an interview.
	The actress says Murugadoss thought she would fit the role of Akira Sharma during the making of 2014 Akshay Kumar starrer "Holiday."
	"With 'Holiday', I got a chance to ..

'Akira' came at the right time of my career: Sonakshi

Actor-turned-director Sohail Khan says he wants to focus more on directing and producing films as he was not happy with the kind of roles he was getting as an actor.
	"I was not getting good work as an actor and I don't want to act just for the sake of it. I had a couple of films in the past but I realised I had a good production house to fall back on. I thought let me direct, let me produce," he told PTI.
	Sohail, 46, said he would act only if he gets good roles otherwise he would stick with directing and producing movies as he finds they come naturally to him.
	"I wanted to slow down and did not want to do unnecessary work for the actor's tag. I'm very happy producing and directing as they come to me naturally," he said.
	When asked about who inspires him the most in terms of filmmaking, Sohail said, "I am a huge fan of Rajkumar Hirani. He really works hard on his scripts and knows how to present an inspiring story with entertainment which is his USP.
	"He has so far made four films 

I was not getting good work as actor: Sohail Khan

Actress Emily Blunt has revealed that Julie Andrews, who starred in the original "Mary Poppins", has given her blessing to her casting in the remake.
	Blunt, 33, said "Mary Poppins Returns" director Rob Marshall had a conversation with Andrews, now 80, who won the Academy Award for her performance as the magical nanny.
	"Rob said he was in the Hamptons, and he saw (Andrews), and he said, 'It's top secret, but Emily Blunt's paying Mary Poppins'. And she went, 'Oh, wonderful!'," Blunt told the Entertainment Weekly.
	"I felt like I wanted to cry. It was lovely to get her stamp of approval. That took the edge off it, for sure."
	"The Devil Wears Prada" actress said she was nervous to take on the musical role.
	"I feel a little more trepidation with this [character] because she's so emblematic of people's nostalgia. It's such an important character in people's childhood," Blunt said while talking about the 1964 hit.
	However, Blunt has a different take on Poppins than Andrews' ...

Julie Andrews approves Emily Blunt's casting in 'Mary Poppins'

Production on "The Maze Runner: The Death Cure" will be resumed in February after postponement.
	The production on the franchise was shut down after lead star Dylan O'Brien was seriously injured on the set in March.
	He was hospitalised with injuries to his face, reported Deadline.
	The production was supposed to start up on May 9 but that was postponed, as was the release date, to give O'Brien more time to recover.
	Fox had pushed the movie's release date from February 17, 2017, to January 12, 2018.
	The actor reportedly fell off a set that was made to look like the back of a train.
	Wes Ball will direct the movie from a script by T S Nowlin. The movie has been adapted from James Dashner's books.

'The Maze Runner: The Death Cure' to start production in Feb

"Peaky Blinders" actor Cillian Murphy has praised former One Direction star Harry Styles' acting in upcoming film "Dunkirk".
	The musician is making his acting debut in the Christopher Nolan blockbuster and he has found fans among several movie stars.
	Oscar winner Mark Rylance previously compared him to Oscar winner Sean Penn, and now Murphy has also praised the singer, reported Digital Spy.
	"Harry Styles is great. I had very few scenes with Harry but we got to hang out and I've got to say he's a great, great kid, and really, really funny," Murphy said.
	He added: "Above all, Chris Nolan knows talent and would have cast Harry for a reason.
	"There's a long history of musicians moving over into acting and I come from that world myself, so I'm sure he'll be terrific in the role. I trust Chris implicitly in that."
	Styles signed up for his first major movie role in March, and his "Dunkirk" co-stars include acting greats like Murphy, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy.

Cillian Murphy praises Harry Styles' 'Dunkirk' role

Oscar-winner Emma Thompson is in negotiations to star in director Richard Eyre's adaptation of Ian McEwan's book 'The Children Act'.
	The story revolves around a kind British High Court judge, who must decide on the most difficult case of her life, reported Deadline.
	Judge Fiona Maye's job often strains her marriage but she faces a real turmoil when she is to decide on the case of a 17-year-old boy suffering from leukemia.
	The child does not want to be forced to have possible life-saving blood transfusions because it goes against his religion.
	The project would reunite Thompson with her "Love Actually" and "My Fair Lady" producer, Duncan Kenworthy.

Emma Thompson in talks to star in 'The Children Act'

"Community" star Alison Brie is teaming up with "Orange is the New Black" creator Jenji Kohan for a wrestling comedy.
	Brie has picked the project for her return to live-action TV comedy, and it's called "GLOW".
	Standing for 'Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling', the series will be based on the televised 1980s wrestling league of the same name and will consist of ten episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Brie's been cast as a struggling actress who turns to the spandex and big hair of the wrestling world to get her career going.
	Kohan's co-creators are Liz Flahive ('Homeland') and Carly Mensch ('Orange is the New Black'), while another of the 'OITNB' crew, Tara Herrmann, is one of the executive producers.

Alison Brie, OITNB creator team up for wrestling comedy

John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen played stylists as they helped Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman get ready for an award show.
	The US gymnast and her Final Five teammates were invited to serve as presenters at the New York ceremony, and Raisman had some very special assistants on hand to help glam up her look for the MTV VMAs, reported Contactmusic.
	The athlete shared two side-by-side photos of the pre-show get-together on Instagram, showing John and Chrissy's baby daughter Luna sitting on her lap as she was attended to, while the R&B star helped Raisman's brother Brett with his formal dress.
	"Getting ready before the VMA's (sic)!!" she captioned the double shot.
	"@johnlegend teaching my bro @brettraisman to put on a tie! Baby Luna helping me decide how to do my hair and makeup. @chrissyteigen".
	The gymnast later changed into her Hayley Page nude floral dress for the awards show, wowing on the white carpet as she posed with her Team USA pals Simone Biles, Laurie ...

John Legend, Chrissy Teigen turn stylists for Olympian

Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning novel "The Luminaries" is to be adapted into TV drama series.
	Catton, who became the youngest winner of the coveted literary prize in 2013, has written the adaptation of her mystery, set during the New Zealand gold rush, reported BBC.
	"Learning to write for television has been a bit like learning a new musical instrument: The melody is more or less the same, but absolutely everything else is different," she said.
	"I'm having enormous fun, learning every day, and just so excited to see the world of the novel created in the flesh."
	Filming on the six hour-long episodes will begin in early 2017.

Eleanor Catton adapting her Booker Prize book into TV

Singer Tim McGraw became the latest celebrity wedding crasher at the weekend when he gave a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania couple a big surprise.
	The father of the bride, David White, managed to persuade the country star to make a brief appearance at his daughter's nuptials, and perform.
	The newlyweds and fellow guests were stunned when McGraw stepped out onstage at the Vie venue dressed in a classic black tux, and serenaded them with a few songs, including fan favourite "Live Like You Were Dying", reported Contactmusic.
	One member of the wedding party posted footage of McGraw's sing-along performance on Instagram and added the hashtag caption "#asgoodasitgets".
	McGraw gave the new Mr and Mrs. Paul Getz a really good start as a married couple. He and his wife Faith Hill will celebrate their 20th anniversary on October 6.

Tim McGraw crashes wedding

Soul legend Gladys Knight is suing her son to prevent him from using her name and likeness to promote the family business.
	The "Midnight Train to Georgia" singer wants her son, Shanga Hankerson, to remove her face and name from signs and promotions for the chicken and waffle joints, reported TMZ.
	In legal documents, Gladys says she gave her son the OK to use her name and image for the restaurants back in 1999, but she asked him to leave her out of promotions earlier this year, when the diners were raided by the Georgia Department of Revenue.
	Her son was arrested.
	In addition to money and an injunction, Gladys also wants all the memorabilia which adorns the restaurants returned.

Gladys Knight sues son

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney gave fans in Boston, Massachusetts a rare look at his bald head as he wrapped up his Spread The Love Tour with a tender fan moment.
	The singer, who normally hides his head under a cowboy hat or baseball cap, was performing a mash-up of the Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" and Bob Marley's reggae anthem "Three Little Birds", when he invited a young woman onstage, reported Contactmusic.
	As he finished the song Chesney removed her hat, revealing her bald head, and then took his off. The pair then rubbed their shaved heads together as the singer hugged her.
	Chesney was also joined onstage by support act Miranda Lambert for renditions of "You and Tequila" and a cover of George Strait's "The Fireman."
		"This is why we do this. This right here. To play for people who love music so much, who commit so completely to what's in these songs, who scream and shout and cheer like these fans! When you can find fans like that, you wanna do even better than you .

Kenny Chesney shares tender moment with fan at Boston gig

Renee Zellwegger has returned to the big screen after five years with "The Whole Truth" and the actress says the comeback was motivated by her will to experience the "creativity process" again.
	The "Bridget Jones Diary" star went on a break in 2010 after "My Own Love Song". The actress was busy travelling but couldn't stay away from work for long as she started missing being in the work zone, reported ET Online.
	"I craved the creative process agai. When I stopped making films, it was because it became more depleting than rewarding. It was because of the way I was living my life, and I don't think you can be good in a creative medium if you aren't grateful for the opportunity to participate. I started to miss it and I felt ready," she said.
	Talking about her hiatus, Zellweger said it wasn't the easiest decision to make because she didn't want to leave her Hollywood career in between but she also knew it was a 'now or never' moment to take a break.
	"I planned to take some time off ..

I craved for creativity again: Renee Zellweger on comeback

Singer Geri Horner has said she was "quite immature" to storm out of the popular girls group Spice Girls in 1998.
	The 44-year-old singer, better known as Ginger Spice, shocked fans around the world when she decided to leave the band midway through their European tour but claims she felt she had no choice because she could no longer communicate with her bandmates Mel B, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham and Mel C, reported Female First.
	"There was a moment I decided to leave the band. I felt like it grown into this huge monster, bigger than the individuals, bigger than the band itself.
	"Obviously there was bit of a ruction in the band and I was like, 'I just don't want to do this anymore. It was like, 'You're getting on my nerves and I don't know how to talk this through, so I'm out of here.' It was quite immature, looking back," Horner said.

Quitting Spice Girls was immature: Geri Horner

Singer Nick Jonas admits it was challenging at the beginning to get rid of his child star status.
	The 23-year-old "Levels" hitmaker rose to fame as part of The Jonas Brothers, which he formed with his siblings Joe and Kevin, and admits it is tough trying to break away from his past life, reported Female First.
	"It was challenging at the beginning, for me at least, and still is, to a certain degree, I think, far less now than in the initial launch of my solo career," he said.
	"I think that there was an association with people's first introduction to me [as a member of The Jonas Brothers] as opposed to them taking the music and my image for what it is now, in its current representation. So it took some time."
	The singer credits his close friend Demi Lovato for "pushing" him to show more of who he really is.
	"I see every challenge as an opportunity to pivot and find something, a new way of showing people what you're all about and giving them some more depth. There are moments I ...

Dealing with fame was a struggle initially: Nick Jonas

Spice Girls star Mel B's husband Stephen Belafonte has opened a restaurant here.
	The 41-year-old businessman has opened the doors to his new eatery, Serafina, on Sunset Boulevard in LA.
	Belafonte posted a short video on Instagram and wrote, "We are officially open for dinner and we are having our big friends and family party in about three weeks, so in the meantime make a reservation or just come in and get some of the best food in the world. #Serifinasunset #serafina #yummy (sic).

Mel B's husband opens LA restaurant

Hip-hop star Chance the Rapper lost his cool in excitement at an award show after Beyonce crashed one of his interviews backstage.
	The Chicago, Illinois native was chatting to MTV News reporter Meredith Graves behind the scenes of VMAs at the Madison Square Garden prizegiving in New York, when the "Formation" superstar walked up to her friend and hugged him from behind.
	Chance initially appeared unfazed by the on-camera encounter, but once he realised the mystery fan was Beyonce, he began screaming in excitement as he jumped up and down.
	"Oh my God, that was 'Yonce," he exclaimed, before dashing over to greet the singer.
	"This my life," Chance gushed in amazement after the brief interaction was over.

Chance The Rapper meets Beyonce encounter

Actress Zendaya's parents Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman are divorcing, after eight years of marriage.
 	Stoermer has filed for divorce from Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, citing irreconcilable differences after eight years of marriage, reported TMZ .
	Zendaya, 19, is the couple's only child together and as she is over 18 child support will not be an issue.
	The divorce is said to be amicable and neither party are looking for spousal support.
	Kazembe is Zendaya's manager, which could complicate matters, but it is likely that the couple has already worked out a settlement.

Zendaya's parents getting a divorce

Musician John Legend feels he is learning something new everyday since he welcomed his daughter Luna into the world in April.
	The 37-year-old "All of Me" hitmaker and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, welcomed daughter Luna into the world in April earlier this year and admits fatherhood has given him a new focus and a new set of priorities, reported Female First.
	"I'm a brand new father and I'm learning everyday, I think it focusses you, it makes you prioritise what's important. It also makes you think about what kind of world your daughter is going to live in, and how you can make that world better.

I'm learning everyday: John Legend on fatherhood

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has criticised her family, saying it shows little concern towards her when she filed a divorce from Lamar Odom.
	The "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star has filed for divorce from Odom for a second time and has slammed her family for "not giving a damn" about the end of her marriage, reported Female First.
	In Sunday night's episode of their E! reality show, she told her sister Kim, "Don't try to act like you care. Nobody cares but me. No one gives a damn about my divorce and I understand why."
	Kim, though, insisted she had done everything she could.
	She told Khloe, "I dropped everything to help you. As far as your decision to get divorced again, you should ... It's the best decision. So, I don't want to rock the boat and talk too deep about it."
	In order to show much they cared, the 32-year-old television personality's siblings organised "something fun" for them all to do - a spa day at home, complete with matching pyjamas.
	When Khloe asked why 

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