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Supermodel Naomi Campbell admits failures at charity, denies misconduct, media reports say
(Reuters) - Supermodel Naomi Campbell acknowledged shortcomings in her role as a trustee of the Fashion for Relief charity, which she founded, media reports said on Friday. Campbell, however, insisted she had not engaged in any financial misconduct...
Oct 04, 2024
Japanese theatre comes to London in cultural exchange
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Barbara Lewis LONDON (Reuters) - A central London playhouse and a theatre from Osaka, Japan, are this month working to prove any cultural differences between the two are superficial. Theatres around the world have turn...
Oct 04, 2024
Makeup artist's lawsuit accuses Garth Brooks of rape
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country music superstar Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by an unnamed hair and makeup artist on Thursday. In a complaint submitted to Superior Court in Los Angeles, a w...
Oct 04, 2024
Bruce Springsteen backs Kamala Harris in latest celebrity endorsement
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday for the Nov. 5 election, becoming the latest celebrity to back the U.S. vice president against Republican former President D...
Oct 03, 2024
George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go up for sale at an auction next month where it could be sold for more than $800,000. Bought from a music store in the band...
Oct 03, 2024
Daniel Day-Lewis to come out of acting retirement for son's film 'Anemone'
LONDON (Reuters) - Three-time Oscar winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement to star in his son's feature film directorial debut, "Anemone". The highly acclaimed performer, known for films such as "Lincoln" and "Gangs of New York"...
Oct 02, 2024
Fashion designer Hedi Slimane leaves LVMH's Maison Celine
PARIS (Reuters) -Famed fashion designer Hedi Slimane has left LVMH's Maison Celine division, said LVMH on Wednesday. "Under his creative and artistic direction, Celine has experienced exceptional growth and established itself as an iconic French coutur...
Oct 02, 2024
Doctor expected to plead guilty in death of 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the d...
Oct 02, 2024
Chanel returns to Grand Palais for Paris Fashion Week
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel took to the Grand Palais for its spring-summer runway show on Tuesday, marking its return to the soaring glass and steel monument with an eclectic collection of sparkly tweed ensembles and a singing perfor...
Oct 01, 2024
Police in Mumbai seek statement from ticketing platform CEO over Coldplay concert
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Police in India's financial capital Mumbai have sought a statement from the CEO of a ticketing platform that sold the tickets to a Coldplay concert in the city, after complaints that many tickets were sold in the black market, me...
Sep 30, 2024
BTS member Suga fined $11,500 for drunk driving on e-scooter
SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop star Suga, a member of the boy band supergroup BTS, has been fined 15 million won ($11,500) by a court for drunk driving while on an electric scooter. A judge at the Seoul Western District Court issued the fine in a summary ...
Sep 30, 2024
Kris Kristofferson, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 88
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Kris Kristofferson, who became one of the most influential American singer-songwriters of his time with works such as "Me and Bobby McGee," as well as a successful actor, died Saturday at the age of 88, Rolling Stone repor...
Sep 30, 2024
Tan leather and trio of protestors parade Hermes catwalk in Paris
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - For her spring summer runway show, Hermes designer Nadege Vanhee sent out a parade of mesh crop tops and calfskin coats in tan hues on Saturday, a lineup that was briefly interrupted by three animal rights activi...
Sep 28, 2024
British actress Maggie Smith dies aged 89, BBC reports
LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Maggie Smith, a double Oscar winner who appeared on stage, in the Harry Potter films and the Downton Abbey series, has died at aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday. (Reporting by Sarah Young)
Sep 27, 2024
Maggie Smith, mistress of waspishness on stage and screen
LONDON (Reuters) - Dame Maggie Smith, who died on Friday aged 89, was a perfectionist who turned anxiety into an art form and was hailed as one of the great actors of stage and screen. One of the few actors to win the treble of an Oscar (twice), Emmy (four times), and Tony, Smith moved effortlessly between performing S...
Sep 27, 2024