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Kevin Spacey faces another lawsuit over sexual assault

Kevin Spacey has been sued by an anonymous massage therapist over alleged sexual assault.The masseur claimed that he was forced to grab the actor's genitals twice during a private massage appointment at the actor's residence in Malibu.Represented by noted sexual harassment attorney Genie Harrison, John Doe is suing the 'Usual Suspects' actor for battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Doe revealed that in October 2016, he was hired as a massage therapist for the actor. Once he arrived at the Malibu resident, Spacey led him to an upstairs room and locked the room behind them. Claiming that he was having some discomfort in his groin, Spacey laid down on the table facing up and after a while, he forced the masseur's hand to his testicles.Doe added that Spacey's actions made him jump back in shock, following which the actor tried to kiss him and offered him oral sex. According to the complaint, the masseur .

It's easy to work with Tom: Riz Ahmed

Emmy Award-winning British Pakistani actor and rapper Riz Ahmed says working with actor Tom Hardy in "Venom" was really easy and fun.

Art unites hearts: VP Naidu

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said in order to expand the Indian music industry, the Indian government and private bodies need to take more tangible efforts."The vast universe of music should reinvent itself making use of the opportunities of the day. We need more tangible action by the governments, private bodies, sabhas and gurus," Naidu said while addressing a gathering on the occasion of 102nd birth anniversary of late carnatic music singer, Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi.He also conferred Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music to to 50 young and promising musicians."We are already using technology to spread this knowledge and more students in India and abroad are learning Indian classical music through online resources and tutors. These efforts need to be further expanded," he added.The Vice President went on to add that the Indian music has a "vast repository of songs that has been providing continuous nourishment to the mind, heart ..

Gal Gadot to be part of 'Death on The Nile'?

Gal Gadot is in talks to join 'Death on the Nile', follow up to last year's hit 'Murder on the Orient Express'.According to Deadline, the new film, based on Agatha Christie's 1937 novel, will be directed by Kenneth Branagh, who is also expected to reprise his role as master detective Hercule Poirot.The 'Wonder Woman' star would play the role of socialite Linnet Doyle, recently married to the former fiancee of a past friend. The film is likely to open on December 20, 2019.Christie's novel 'Death on the Nile' was previously adapted into a film in 1974. The film featured Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, played by Peter Ustinov, plus an all-star supporting cast including Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, David Niven, George Kennedy and Jack Warden.

Ryan Reynolds to star in sci-fi action comedy

'Deadpool' star Ryan Reynolds is all set to star in an upcoming sci-fi action comedy, 'Free Guy'.For the film, he will be teaming up with 'Night at the Museum' director Shawn Levy, reports Deadline. Set up at 20th Century Fox, the movie is written by Matt Lieberman.The sci-fi comedy is about a man (to be played by Reynolds) that realises he is a character in a video game. With the help of an avatar, he tries to prevent the makers of the game from shutting down his world.Apart from this, the 41-year-old is slated to star in Michael Bay's '6 Underground', and is voicing the beloved Pokemon mascot in 'Pokemon: Detective Pikachu', and a film about the board game, 'Clue'. He is also set to play Deadpool again in the 'X-Force' movie.

Salma Hayek joins 'Limited Partners' cast

Salma Hayek has been roped in to star in the upcoming film 'Limited Partners'.The 52-year-old is set to join 'Girls Trip' star Tiffany Haddish and 'Bridesmaids' Rose Byrne in the new buddy comedy, reports The Hollywood Reporter.The movie follows Haddish and Byrne playing best girlfriends who build a successful company. Their friendship is tested when a tech company offers them millions for it.The Paramount Pictures comedy will be directed by Miguel Arteta from a script by Sam Pitman and Adam Cole-Kelly. The production of the film is touted to begin in October.

Salma Hayek joins 'Limited Partners' cast

Actress Salma Hayek has joined Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne in the comedy "Limited Partners".

Ariana Grande cancels SNL appearance for 'emotional reasons'

Singer Ariana Grande has dropped out of the 'Saturday Night Live' season 44 premiere, citing emotional reasons.Creator Lorne Michaels has revealed that Kanye West was then tapped to replace Grande, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "We had Ariana drop out for emotional reasons two days ago. and then Kanye stepped up so he will be there," Michaels said.West is set to perform on Saturday, with 'Star Wars' actor Adam Driver serving as the show's host.Meanwhile, Grande is continuing to recover from the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, who died earlier this month from a suspected drug overdose. The 25-year-old on Friday took to Twitter to share with her fans she was having "a tough month". "Can i pls have one okay day. just one. pls.," she wrote. She later added that she was "so tired.

Dua Lipa, Missy Elliott join AMA lineup

Dua Lipa, Ciara and Missy Elliott have joined the American Music Awards lineup.

Coleen Nolan returns to Twitter

Singer and TV personality Coleen Nolan, who had not been using social media following an on-air argument with Kim Woodburn on the show "Loose Women", has returned to Twitter.

'Added Indian rhythm to leave country's mark on Kumite 1 League'

Music composer Asif Panjwani, who created the theme music for "Kumite 1 League", says he added an Indian rhythm to leave the country's mark on the international league.

Gwyneth Paltrow to marry Brad Falchuk

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is all set to marry American TV Producer Brad Falchuk in the upcoming weekend.According to Page Six, the wedding will take place in her hometown located on Long Island in the state of New York.In April, the couple had a star-studded engagement in Los Angeles with 400 guests in attendance.The marriage will be the second one for both Paltrow and Falchuk.Earlier, Paltrow was married to Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin, while Falchuk was married to TV producer Suzanne Bukinik.Paltrow and Falchuk started dating after meeting on the sets of hit TV series 'Glee' in 2014.

Here is the first look of 'Rocketman'

The first look of singer Elton John's biopic 'Rocketman' is out, and actor Taron Egerton playing the titular role is looking stylish as ever.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 'Kingsman' actor who took his style to a whole new level was seen wearing a sports gold lame jacket paired with a black vest and gold chain. For footwear, he wore winged shoes with striped athletic socks.In the first look of the movie, his character is seen having a good time inside a private jet.'Rocketman' is a story about Elton John's early years in the music industry. The story shows the singer's rise to fame after studying at the Royal Academy of Music. It also has his struggles with drug addiction.Alongside Egerton, the film stars Jamie Bell and Gemma Jones in pivotal roles.'Rocketman' will hit theatres on May 31, 2019.

Jamie Lee Curtis says 'Halloween' is based on #MeToo

Actor Jamie Lee Curtis said her new movie 'Halloween' is a movie which has all the elements of the #MeToo movement.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Curtis of 'True Lies' fame said that it is not the writers of the film-Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley-who were trying to incorporate an element of #MeToo but the "natural occurrence of a zeitgeist, of a change, of a shift in thought and action which comes from these moments of tremendous cultural change".In the new movie 'Halloween', Curtis plays the role of Laurie Strode, who, along with her daughter, Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak) battle the masked killer Michael Myers.She added that this is one such movie which will act as "that same chorus" of women taking back their lives through bravery.Curtis even credited her character to be a powerful one, who, according to her, represents those women.

Arnold Schwarzenegger pens heartfelt post for 'dear friend' Linda Hamilton

Hollywood veteran Arnold Schwarzenegger wished his co-star and odear friendo Linda Hamilton on her birthday by sharing a picture from the sets of their unnamed movie.The æCommandoÆ star took to Instagram to post the adorable selfie with Hamilton.He wrote, oHappy birthday to my dear friend Linda Hamilton. One of my favourite co-stars, a true badass, and a wonderful human being. IÆm pumped to be back together again.oThe duo was last seen in the 1984 movie æTerminatorÆ.Arnold who is famous for starring in the æThe ExpendablesÆ series was last seen in æKilling GuntherÆ and æAftermathÆ, while Linda was last seen in æA Sunday HorseÆ.Arnold and Linda will next be seen together in the sixth installment of the æTerminator series..

Bruce Dern now part of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

Late Hollywood superstar Burt Reynolds has been replaced for Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', and is none other than actor Bruce Dern of 'Django Unchained' fame who has been brought as a replacement.The movie is about Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), a former lead actor of a TV series, and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) who struggle to make a name for themselves in Hollywood.According to Variety, instead of Reynolds, it will be Dern who will now play the role of George Spahn, a ranch owner in the movie. Apart from DiCaprio and Pitt, the cast includes Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning and Al Pacino, to name a few.'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' will hit the theatres on July 26, 2019.

Salman Khan 'not aware' of Tanushree-Patekar row

While some Bollywood stars lauded and encouraged Tanushree Dutta for speaking up about being misbehaved with by veteran actor Nana Patekar, actor Salman Khan said he was 'not aware' of the same.In a media interaction, the 'Dabanng' star was questioned about his reactions on the ongoing case between Tanushree and Nana Patekar, to which he replied, "I am not aware of this. Let me understand what is happening and I am sure the legal teams will handle that."Other stars from the film fraternity like Farhan Akhtar, Richa Chadda, Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Parineeti Chopra, and others voiced their support for the 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' star.Tanushree has alleged that the Bollywood veteran misbehaved with her on the sets of the film 'Horn Ok Pleassss' in 2008 while shooting for a special dance number in the movie.The former beauty queen also accused dance choreographer Ganesh Acharya of teaming up against her.Following the accusations, Patekar has decided to send a legal notice to ...

Will Smith returns to rap with 'Esta Rico'

American star Will Smith is all set to return to his rapping roots with a new track, 'Esta Rico', in collaboration with Marc Anthony, and Bad Bunny. The trio also released a corresponding music video.The music video takes place in an underground establishment and shows Smith, Anthony, and Bad Bunny getting together to play some cards and hang out with a group of ladies.Just before the music video dropped, Smith, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, posted a video of him recording with Anthony on Instagram. After hearing him drop a verse, Anthony jumped up to give Smith a hug."Oh we ain't stopping. birthday week continues tomorrow. imma drop new music with @MarcAnthony and @BadBunnyPR!! #EstaRico," Smith captioned the video.The rapper earlier announced that he is once again "messing around in the studio."While he collaborated with the group Bomba Estereo in 2015 for "Fiesta," he hasn't released any new album for 13 years. His last album, 'Lost and Found', debuted in 2005.

Short films of non-professionals wows movie personalities

They were not professionals in the world of "lights, camera, action", but their creations highlighting their own experiences of gender-based violence and gender discrimination wowed the professionals. Some of them hailed from the city, while others came from Assam, Jharkhand, Nagaland and a few from Bangladesh to tell their tales at the "One story at a time", the film festival organised by the city's American Centre. The festival is the grand finale of the digital storytelling workshop hosted by the US Consul General in the city. Film personalities such as Vinay Pathak, Churni Ganguly and Anindita Sarbadhicari form the jury panel. "Today's film festival is a great example of how Indians and Americans can work together to inform and improve our world. In fact, this festival shows how people can play a tangible role in the US-India partnership," US Consul General Patti Hoffman said. Each of the two-minute short films in four languages reflected individual experiences of ...

'Incidents of sexual harassment of female actors unfortunate'

Bollywood actor Vinay Pathak on Friday said the incidents of sexual harassment of female actors are very unfortunate and should not mar a woman's talent.