A U.S. judge on Friday asked former President Donald Trump whether he wants to appear on television when he stands trial in federal court on charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington asked Trump’s lawyers to give their opinion by Nov. …
Read More »No ‘Love Shack’ at White House – B-52s won’t play Aussie dinner
At the White House, the dinner is on but the band is out. The B-52s’ planned performance at U.S. President Joe Biden’s state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday was scrapped as the event takes on a more somber tone due to the Middle East crisis. Biden …
Read More »‘The Hunger Games’ to be turned into London stage play
“The Hunger Games” is set to open at a London theatre next year in the first live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novels and the hugely successful film franchise. Irish playwright, screenwriter and director Conor McPherson has adapted for theatre the first book in Collins’s young adult dystopian trilogy and …
Read More »A Taylor-Kelce Halloween costume? Chiefs star has tips
Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, has offered some tips on how fans can create costumes resembling himself and his rumoured girlfriend, Taylor Swift, for Halloween. The relationship has marked a collision between two of the most powerful forces in American pop culture, with Swift in the middle …
Read More »‘Venus of the Rags’ to rise from ashes in Italy’s Naples
A giant open-air art installation by Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, destroyed in an arson attack in July in Naples, will be given new life in the city, local authorities said on Friday. The new version of the “Venus of the Rags” will be unveiled in January and set up again in …
Read More »Notts County owners try to shake off Taylor Swift takeover talk
The owners of Notts County played down a report that they could sell the English League Two soccer club to American pop star Taylor Swift, saying in a playful social media post on Friday that they would “Shake this story off”. Owners Chris and Alex Reedtz said they were sorry …
Read More »London mayor’s call for ceasefire in Gaza puts pressure on Labour leader
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on Friday for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, going a step beyond his Labour Party’s appeals for a humanitarian pause in fighting to allow aid into the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip. The apparent difference in stance between Khan and Labour leader Keir Starmer highlights disagreement …
Read More »London hate crimes rise again in wake of Middle East conflict
Antisemitic and Islamaphobic incidents have almost doubled in just over a week in London, police data showed on Friday, in the wake of the attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel nearly three weeks ago and subsequent bombardment by Israel of Gaza. There have been growing tensions in Britain and …
Read More »Meek Mill Leaves Felony Status In Rearview As Criminal Record Gets Wiped Clean
Meek Mill‘s troubled past has finally been put behind him, as the Philadelphia native revealed that his felony record has finally, and formally, been expunged. The Philly rapper and Rick Ross stopped by The Morning Hustle this week to promote their upcoming joint album, Too Good To Be True, and during the chat — which …
Read More »Chrisean Rock Hints That She’s Pregnant Again: ‘One On The Way’
Chrisean Rock has hinted that she may be pregnant again, less than two months after giving birth to her first child. The bombshell arrived in a conversation with Fashion Nova published on Thursday (October 26), where the reality star was asked if she’d like to have more children. “I always knew I …
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