Italian film star Asia Argento  and two other women claim that disgraced Hollywood producer  Harvey Weinstein raped them, in a bombshell New Yorker expose  published on Tuesday.
The women's allegations against the 65-year-old movie  mogul, according to the magazine, include unwanted oral sex  and forced oral and full sex. Weinstein denies all charges,  according to a statement from his spokeswoman Sallie  Hofmeister, circulated among US media.
The accusations will be seen as a hugely damaging  escalation of the scandal engulfing the Oscar-winning  producer, as the numerous allegations which led to his weekend  sacking from The Weinstein Company had so far been limited to  complaints about harassment.
New Yorker writer Ronan Farrow spent 10 months  interviewing 13 women who reported they were harassed or  assaulted by Weinstein.
The investigation was published as fresh misconduct  allegations emerged from Hollywood A-listers such as Angelina  Jolie, Rosanna Arquette and Gwyneth ...

Hollywood mogul Weinstein accused of rape

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Actress and JNU alumnus Swara  Bhaskar today extended support to the varsity's students and  teachers who are demanding the reinstatement of its disbanded  sexual harassment watchdog -- GSCASH.
Bhaskar, who was in JNU for the screening of her movie  'Anaarkali of Aarah', said the Gender Sensitisation Committee  Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) made it possible for women  to feel safe.
"I do not understand why anybody wants to make an already  safe campus unsafe," she said, adding that the  administration's decision to replace the predominantly-elected  body was "banal".
The JNU administration had replaced GSCASH with a  mostly-nominated body -- the Internal Complaints Committee  (ICC) -- on September 18 in its 269th executive council  meeting.
The move was widely criticised by student and teacher  bodies, apart from womens' rights organisations.
Addressing scores of students, Bhaskar also talked about  various issues on the campus, including teachers being  subjected to ...

Swara Bhaskar against disbanding of JNU sexual harassment

Three women accused Harvey  Weinstein of raping them in a story published by The New  Yorker today, significantly intensifying the scandal  surrounding the disgraced movie mogul.
A representative for the mogul vehemently denied the  allegations in a statement to the magazine.
The expose, published online today, detailed allegations  not just of sexual harassment but of three incidents involving  rape.
Actress Asia Argento and a former aspiring actress named  Lucia Evans went on the record to allege Weinstein forced  himself on them sexually. A third woman spoke anonymously.
Evans, then a senior at Middlebury College, said  Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him in 2004 at the  Miramax offices in Tribeca.
She had been brought in for a casting meeting with  Weinstein. Argento, an Italian film actress and director, said  Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her at the Cannes  Film Festival in 1999.
"I know he has crushed a lot of people before," Argento  told the magazine. ..

Weinstein accused of raping 3 women in New Yorker story

The Madras High Court today granted  an interim stay on the order of a single judge who dismissed a  suit filed by actress Kajal Agarwal seeking Rs 2.50 crore  damages from a coconut oil manufacturing firm in connection  with use of advertisement commercials in which she had acted.
Agarwal had filed the suit claiming the firm violated the  agreement. She maintained that the firm had no right to use  the advertisement materials of 2008 in subsequent years  without her consent.
Her claim was opposed by the firm which contended that  there was absolutely no violation. The actress had sought a  permanent injunction against the advertisement commercial and  damages.
The single judge had held that the firm was the owner of  the copyright in respect of the advertisement commercial,  according to the Copyright Act, following which the actress  filed an appeal against the order.
A division bench of justices Rajiv Shakder and N  Sathishkumar granted interim injunction till the disposal of  the .

Actress suit: HC grants interim stay on single judge order

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today  said he admires megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who turns 75  tomorrow, for his humility and his hunger to achieve more.
"My father had first pointed out the humble nature of  Amitji. I was too young to understand this aspect then but  have been struck by his humility every time I have met him,"  the Bharat Ratna awardee said in a message here.
Heaping praise on Big B, Tendulkar also said the actor's  hunger to achieve more was admirable.
"His hunger to achieve more is also admirable. Amitji  keeps pushing the boundaries and reinventing himself," he  said.

Tendulkar admires Bachchan's humility

Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari believes  that stars may have the power to pull a crowd on the opening  weekend but it is the content that decides the fate of a movie  in the long run.
The director, who was behind one of Hindi cinema's  highest grossers "Dangal", says audiences trust word of mouth  more than the star presence.
In an interview with PTI, Nitesh says, "People are  expecting content in films. Historically, box office has been  given importance and the opening weekend does matter. One  thing that has changed is the multiplication factor of  audience which is strongly driven by content.
"The opening weekend is dictated by stars after that  it is word of mouth for a film, which means here the content  does the talking. There are films which opened to poor  response but if it was genuinely good then it got picked up  due to word of mouth."
The director believes the stronger the word of mouth is  the better the business a film does at the ticket window.
"The moment the word of mouth ..

Stars can only dictate the opening weekend: Nitesh Tiwari

Disney India is returning with  another hit Broadway musical 'Aladdin' to the Indian stage  next year in summer.
The new production, which promises to be a breathtaking  spectacle filled with magic and comedy, will be executed  through a licensing model.
Disney India, along with the licensee, will bring the  best of local talent for the Indian production of Aladdin on  board.
Talking about the venture, Vikrant Pawar, head live  entertainment and local content studio, Disney India, said in  a statement, "After the unprecedented success of our first  ever Broadway-style musical, 'Beauty and the Beast', we are  thrilled to announce our next offering - Disney's Aladdin. Our  endeavour has always been to develop world-class entertainment  that is locally relevant.
"We feel Disney's Aladdin has a universal appeal and the  musical will bring the magical story alive, making it truly  memorable for our audiences here."
Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, the  show features ...

Disney India to bring 'Aladdin' as Broadway musical next year

The release of Vidya Balan-starrer  "Tumhari Sulu" has been preponed by a week to November 17.
Produced by T-Series and Ellipsis Entertainment, the film  was previously scheduled to arrive in the theatres on November  24.
Vidya plays a carefree housewife who turns into a late  night radio jockey in the Suresh Triveni-directed film.
This is not the first time the release date of the movie  has been preponed.
"Tumhari Sulu" had marked December 1 as the release date  but the makers shifted the date to avoid a clash with Sanjay  Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, "Padmavati".

'Tumhari Sulu' release preponed to November 17

Shahana Goswami may have been  away from Hindi cinema but the actor is impressed with the  changing landscape and hopes she gets to be a part of movies  that matter.
Shahana's breakout performance was "Rock On!" as a  frustrated wife of a musician, a role that she reprised  recently in the sequel but the film was not successful.
The actor is in the limelight again with the positive  word-of-mouth for her latest release, "Tu Hai Mera Sunday".
In an interview with PTI, Shahana says her absence from  Bollywood was not out of choice.
"I have not been offered those kinds of roles that I  would want to do. Having said that, there is some good work  being done in India. I want to do more work here.
"But it has not come my way. Today, things are different  where even stars want to do different types of projects.  Maybe, I don't fit the bill as an artiste for them. But then  I'm not interested in the work that I don't want to do. I'm  too passionate about my work to do films that don't ...

Too passionate to do films that don't matter: Shahana

Actor Hrithik Roshan today said he  is done with speaking on his controversial feud with Kangana  Ranaut.
The 43-year-old star, who broke his silence on the issue  last week via a statement and interviews to two TV channels,  said he will refrain from talking about the matter on any  public platform from now on.
"I am writing this in response to the several interview  requests that I am getting from various media houses. I have  given two. Due to the media dynamics of our times there is a  justified pressure on me to give more.
"I would apologise to those who have made these well  meaning requests and would humbly say that I don't wish to  speak on this issue. I have had to give out my side of truth  under some very compelling circumstances," Hrithik wrote on  Facebook.
The "Kaabil" actor said he does not wish to make "a  spectacle" out of the matter.
"In the interest of civility and human dignity we should  not make a spectacle of this issue. Media is an integral part  of our civil ..

Don't wish to speak about it anymore: Hrithik on Kangana row

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Actors Will Smith and Tom  Holland are all set to feature in an animated film, "Spies in  Disguise".
The duo will star in what is being described as an odd-  couple comedy, based on an original animated short, "Pigeon:  Impossible", according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Smith will voice act Lance Sterling, the world's most  awesome spy, who is super-skilled in saving the world, while  Holland will play Walter, a brainiac who lacks social skills.
The movie will be co-directed by Nick Bruno and Troy  Quane and be backed by Fox Animation, Blue Sky and Chernin  Entertainment.
"Spies in Disguise" will release on January 18, 2019,  where it will clash with M Night Shyamalan's "Glass'.

Will Smith, Tom Holland to star in 'Spies in Disguise'

"La La Land" director Damein  Chazelle has got engaged to actor girlfriend Olivia Hamilton.
Hamilton announced the news on Instagram where she posted  a picture with the filmmaker sporting a sparkling, Monique  Pean ring as Chazelle plants a kiss on her cheek.
The director, 32, had referred to Hamilton as "the love  of my life", while accepting the award for Best Director at  the Critics Choice Awards in December last year.
"This is a film about love, I think, more than anything.  So I have to thank the love of my life, Olivia Hamilton," he  said of "La La Land" at the time.
Hamilton, too, had appeared briefly in the multiple  Oscar-winning film in a scene opposite Emma Stone as an  annoyed cafe customer.
Chazelle was previously married to Jasmine McGlade, an  executive producer on La La Land. They parted ways in 2014.

Damein Chazelle engaged to Olivia Hamilton

Several Hollywood actors  including veterans Meryl Streep and George Clooney have spoken  out against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is battling  multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
Many in the media have labelled Weinstein's behaviour as  one of Hollywood's worst kept secrets, but while Streep,  Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence and Judi Dench criticised his  behaviour, they emphasised that they had no prior knowledge.
Weinstein has been fired from his own company after the  allegations became public following a New York Times  investigative piece that claimed the Hollywood producer  reached at least eight financial settlements. Several other  women have come forward with their stories after the  publication of the article.
Streep, who worked with Weinstein on films like "August:  Osage County" and "The Iron Lady", lauded the women for coming  out against the producer.
"The disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled  those of us whose work he championed, and those whose .

Streep, Clooney lead growing chorus against Harvey Weinstein

"It's not 'whether it will  happen', it's 'when it'll happen'?" says Aamir Khan about  losing fame, success and stardom, something which the  superstar insists he does not worry about at all.
With consecutive blockbusters and films which changed  the grammar of commercial movie-making, Aamir has carved his  niche in the industry.
In an interview, Aamir says, "I actually don't fear that  (losing stardom). I am very clear that I am going to lose it  all. I have no doubt in my mind that there will be a day when  I will not have all this. So why fear? Death is going to come  to all of us. Even creativity goes to a sustenance period and  finally it gets destroyed.
"It's a natural process of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh.  Everything which exists will get destroyed. I will lose all of  this, definitely."
The actor says what he does lose his sleep over is if he  is handling the tricky process of filmmaking rightly or not.
"I fear what we have set out to make, can we achieve  it fully? The process ..

I know I'll lose stardom, but don't fear it: Aamir Khan

Zombie drama "The Walking Dead" and  its spin-off "Fear the Walking Dead" will officially enter  into a crossover next year.
The creator of TWD comic book series, Robert Kirkman  confirmed the news at New York Comic-Con, reported The  Independent.
Kirkman said the much-awaited event see one character  appear in both shows but did not reveal who will he/she be.
"There is one character that is going to go from one  show, that I will not name, to another show, that I will not  name. This is a huge event in the world of 'The Walking  Dead'," he said.
"The Walking Dead" season eight starts on October 22,  while the third season of "Fear The Walking Dead" will end on  October 15.

'The Walking Dead' to crossover with its spin-off next year

Singer-TV personality Jessie  James Decker is expecting her third child with husband Eric  James Decker.
The 29-year-old singer shared a video on Instagram to  share the news with her fans and followers.
In the snippet, Jessie asked their three-year-old  daughter Vivianne, "You know how you were praying to Jesus?  What were you praying for?"
With her two-year-old brother Eric Jr by her side, the  little one replied, "For a baby."
"Well guess what? There's a baby in mommy's tummy!" and  Vivianne clapped excitedly and kicked her legs in excitement.
Jesse also wrote a short note alongside the video and  said the couple is excited with the news.
"... We are expecting baby Decker number 3! As you can  see Viv is so happy and Bub doesn't quite know what's going  on. But we are over the moon and feel so blessed and can't  wait to meet this little one end of March," she wrote.
The couple married in 2013.

Jessie and Eric James Decker expecting their third child

Sylvester Stallone has  announced that he will direct and produce "Creed 2", the  eighth installment in the Rocky franchise.
The 2015 film, starring Stallone and Michael B Jordon,  was a spin-off of the original boxing drama and was directed  by Ryan Coogler.
It was a major draw at the box office and earned Stallone  his third Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actor  category.
He was previously nominated in 1977 in the Best Original  Screenplay and Best Actor categories for playing Rocky Balboa,  a role that helped him become an international action star.
Along with a picture of himself with Jordan, Stallone  wrote on Instagram, "Looking forward to directing and  producing the incredibly talented Michael B Jordan in CREED 2  next year... One more Round!"
In addition to playing Balboa, Stallone has written all  the six films before "Creed". He has also directed "Rocky II",  "Rocky III", "Rocky IV" and "Rocky VI".

Sylvester Stallone is directing "Creed 2"

The first Indian to ever hold an  important position in the royal court of Britain has finally  been restored to his rightful place in history, says the UK-  based author who unearthed the story of Abdul Karim - a humble  servant who went on to become Queen Victoria's "Munshi" during  the Raj era.
Shrabani Basu's book titled 'Victoria and Abdul: The  Extraordinary True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant'  formed the basis of a new UK box-office success 'Victoria &  Abdul', which has now opened in cinemas across India.
"It is great to see the picture of Abdul looming over  Leicester Square and looking down from the famous red London  buses. This was the man that the British establishment wanted  to erase from history, but he's out there now, and they are  packing the cinemas to hear his story. It is very satisfying,"  said Basu.
The historian-author had stumbled upon the curious  friendship between the British monarch who ruled over India  and an assistant clerk from Agra Jail ...

UK royal court's Indian Munshi finds rightful place in Raj

Singer Liam Gallagher says John  Lennon is his spiritual guide and he believes the music legend  is watching over him.
The 45-year-old musician is an ardent fan of the Beatles  rocker, who was shot outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980.
"(He's my) spiritual guide. I do believe he's here. I do  believe that he's looking out for me," Gallagher tells Rolling  Stone magazine, who also named his eldest son, Lennon, 18,  after him.
When speaking about the suicides of Chris Cornell and  Chester Bennington, the "Wall of Glass" hitmaker draws a  reference to Lennon, saying it is difficult for him to  understand why people kill musicians.
"There's geezers killing the likes of John Lennon. Your  life's precious. Life is like a plane, man. There will be  turbulence on the way. You gotta truly believe that you'll  reach your final destination, and all will be good," says  Gallagher.
The singer also reveals Lennon's wife and artiste Yoko  Ono had invited him to visit the house she had lived in ...

I believe John Lennon is looking out for me: Liam Gallagher

Actor Jordana Brewster says the  delayed release of the next installment of "Fast and Furious"  is a "bummer".
The 37-year-old star, who plays Mia Toretto in the action  film franchise, however, says she hopes the makers will use  the time lag to their advantage, reports E! News.
"It is a bummer because the longer you have to wait... I  mean, it's a bummer. But, on the other hand, that gives  everyone a little more time to ruminate and make it better, so  that's good," says Brewster.
The ninth chapter was originally scheduled to open on  April 19, 2019 but the film will now arrive in cinemas on  April 10, 2020.
The announcement came in after one of co-star's Tyrese  Gibson accused Dwayne Johnson of "flying solo" in creating the  spin-off movie from the action movie franchise, which led to  the pushback of the date.
Vin Diesel defended Johnson, saying the release date of  the movie being postponed is no one's fault.
The "Fast and Furious" spin-off, also featuring Jason  Statham, is ...

'Fast and Furious 9' delay is a bummer: Jordana Brewster

Popular Bollywood singer Kumar  Sanu has opened a restobar in the city, where foodies can  relish kebabs and tikkas while listening to his retro numbers  from the '90s.
The decor, choice of songs and menu of the  multi-cuisine restaurant 'Dum Laga K Haisha', named after the  2015 romantic comedy but with a twist in the spelling, would  give people a glimpse of the life and works of the singer.
"My fans will be able to know about my journey to the  music world, how I reached this far, who were my duet partners  and the music directors I've worked with," Sanu said.
Sanu settled on the name of the restaurant,  inaugurated by actor Prosenjit Chatterjee just before Durga  Puja, because he said it was catchy and had a Bollywood  effect.
The hero's character, essayed by Ayushmann Khurrana,  was a die-hard fan of Sanu who also played himself in the  movie and belted out three numbers.
The restaurant walls are decorated with posters  tracing the 60-year-old playback singer's journey to ...

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