Entertainment

The Gaston Browne Administration of Antigua yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement for an investment project valued at over US $250 Million with film star Robert De Niro.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will stage its first Broadway musical in more than 50 years when “Rent” starts a three-month run on Dec.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby and a Las Vegas casino today called off a show scheduled for next week, in another blow to his career after several women publicly alleged the entertainer sexually assaulted them decades ago.

(Reuters) – Mike Nichols, a nine-time Tony Award winner on Broadway and the Oscar-winning director of films such as “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” “The Graduate” and “Carnal Knowledge,” died on Wednesday at age 83, ABC News said.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – NBC said on Wednesday it has canceled an upcoming project with veteran comedian Bill Cosby, his second show to be pulled after accusations that he sexually assaulted women resurfaced in recent weeks.

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.N. Women named Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar as its first male goodwill ambassador to help advance empowerment of women and girls, the organisation said on Thursday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – As Colonel Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” Christoph Waltz embodied an unsettling charm and cruelty, unleashing terror while maintaining his manners and securing an Oscar in the process.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Bono, frontman of the Irish rock group U2, required hours of surgery for fractures to his face and shoulder blade and to have metal plates inserted in his arm after a cycling accident in New York’s Central Park, Rolling Stone magazine said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth was named People magazine’s “sexiest man alive” on Tuesday in a live broadcast of the late night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

(Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby, in an interview that aired on Saturday, declined to answer questions by a National Public Radio journalist about accusations of sexual assault that resurfaced in recent weeks.

(Jamaica Observer) JAMAICANS have loved Dionne Warwick since the 1960s when she broke through with a number of classy songs for songwriters Burt Bacharach and David Lloyd.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A record opening-day debut for a Bollywood film that happens to be directed by a woman is shaking up the men’s-only club of filmmakers in the list of India’s highest grossing movies.

(Jamaica Observer) MAVADO is featured on two songs for the soundtrack to the movie Beyond the Lights which is scheduled for release by the Relativity Music Group on November 11.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Kalki Koechlin is one of the few Bollywood actresses in recent years to build her star power while proving her talent in indie and mainstream Indian cinema.

(Jamaica Observer) DANCEHALL rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer have recorded their first collaboration, Legendary.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – An Indian director is hoping her new film will throw a spotlight on gay rights in a country where homosexuality remains taboo and little progress has been made on repealing a colonial-era law banning gay sex.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – For actress Shailene Woodley, transitioning from her teen years into adulthood in Hollywood was an emotional experience.

(Jamaica Observer) THE life, music and legacy of veteran Jamaican artiste, John Holt, was on many-a-lip at National Honours and Awards ceremony at King’s House in St Andrew, yesterday.

(Reuters) – Oscar de la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, dressing American first ladies and Hollywood stars in his classic silhouettes, died on Monday at the age of 82.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Reggae singer, John Kenneth Holt, is dead.