Entertainment

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Rihanna have teamed up to sue a Paris clothing retailer they say has been “brazenly” selling shirts, hats, backpacks, cellphone cases, and other items featuring their likenesses without permission.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The widow and children of late Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams, who died by suicide last year, have reached a proposed settlement after a bitter dispute over his estate, according to court papers.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A woman filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby on Tuesday alleging sexual assault, saying the veteran comedian drugged and molested her at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 2008, when she was a minor.

(BBC) Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle has been one of Bollywood’s leading playback singers for seven decades, providing the singing voice for actresses in more than 1,000 films.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Grammy Award winner Sam Smith released the video for his theme song for the new James Bond film “Spectre” on Monday, days after the ballad became the first 007 title track to top the British pop charts.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Elvis Presley’s gold-leaf grand piano is expected to fetch more than half a million dollars at a November auction that will also feature a Beatles logo drum skin used by the British group in their first performances in the United States.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs led Forbes’ list of the world’s highest paid stars in hip hop music on Tuesday, edging out Jay Z and Drake for the top spot.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – HBO shows “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards for the first time on Sunday, bringing a breath of fresh air to television’s biggest night on an evening that also made history for black actresses.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of dozens of steamy novels who depicted the boardrooms and bedrooms of Hollywood’s power crowd, died on Saturday of breast cancer at age 77, her family said.

(Reuters) – When the contestants for the 2016 Miss America pageant took the stage in Atlantic City on Sunday night, they were greeted by two blasts from the past — and a new social media feature.

VENICE, (Reuters) – Johnny Depp says he did not have to dig deep to tap into his evil side for his portrayal of the Irish-American gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in the film “Black Mass”, screened out of competition on Friday at the Venice Film Festival.

LONDON, (Reuters) – After months of speculation, Grammy Award winner Sam Smith confirmed on Tuesday he will sing the theme for the next James Bond movie, “Spectre”, the first time in 50 years that a British male solo artist has recorded the title song for a 007 film.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Former TV star and teen idol David Cassidy is auctioning off his Florida home on Wednesday after a bankruptcy filing, the breakup of his third marriage and several arrests for drunken driving.

(Trinidad Guardian) Slinger Francisco,  the Mighty Sparrow, who placed T&T on the world stage with his famous classically executed double entendre hits, is still awaiting assistance for his medical bills.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sitting in an armchair strapped atop his green mini with his loyal Teddy by his side, Mr Bean celebrated 25 years of his popular television antics on Friday with a London drive to Buckingham Palace.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Known for his plot twists, “The Sixth Sense” and “The Village” film director M.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Norwegian band A-ha, whose “Take On Me” track remains one of the most popular songs from the 1980s, are reuniting temporarily, releasing their first new material in six years.

(Reuters) – Prolific horror filmmaker Wes Craven, who directed the slasher classic “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” died on Sunday afternoon, his family said in a statement.

NEW DELHI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – International charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is taking legal action against the producers of a new Bollywood film, saying its misrepresentation of the medical group could put its aid workers deployed in conflict zones at risk.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Director Spike Lee and actresses Gena Rowlands and Debbie Reynolds will receive honorary Oscars for their filmmaking legacies, the organizers of the world’s most coveted movie awards said Thursday.