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Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93
By Débora Ãlvares, The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a decades-long career in the spotlight. He was 93. Santos owned the television network SBT and created several variety shows. The most famous of them carried his name, which he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As her pop covers album ‘Inuktitut’ sails to success, Elisapie finds a renewed voice
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on August 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie says her deeply personal album of cover songs by Metallica, Blondie, Led Zeppelin and others has given her new insight into the power of musical storytelling. She says it’s not something she expected when she began translating the lyrics of classic hits into Inuktitut a few years ago. But lately, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Madonna will fund a youth art project to celebrate her 66th birthday
By The Associated Press on August 17th, 2024
ROME (AP) – Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with its director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the American pop star met a group of teenagers involved in “Sogno di Volare,” or “Dream of Flying.” As part of the project ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Shoot me up with a big one’: A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the final days of the “Friends” star, most of them spent in the throes of an addiction to the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Perry would die at age 54 on Oct. 28 after telling his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Songwriter-producer The-Dream seeks dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and other abuse. The producer, whose legal name is Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, was a writer and producer on huge hits including Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Justin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song ‘Then Leave,’ dies at 39
By Nadia Lathan And Gary Gerard Hamilton, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Houston rapper BeatKing, whose booming voice and eccentric songs brought him fame in nightclubs and on social media, has died, his manager said Friday. He was 39. The rapper, whose name was Justin Riley, died Thursday after fainting during a recording session, Tasha Felder told The Associated Press. Felder, his manager, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman charged in brazen plot to extort Elvis Presley’s family and auction off Graceland
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Jonathan Mattise, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a brazen scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the Justice Department said Friday. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, falsely claimed Presley’s daughter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthew Perry’s death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and a reputed dealer
By Andrew Dalton And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that killed him came dramatically into public view with the announcement that five people had been charged with having roles in the overdose of the beloved “Friends” star. Here are key things to know about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacob Hoggard now behind bars after appeal dismissed, lawyer says
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Jacob Hoggard’s lawyers say the former Hedley frontman is now serving his sentence after Ontario’s top court dismissed his appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The musician’s legal team says he surrendered into custody before the ruling was delivered today. In a statement, the lawyers say that while they maintain Hoggard’s trial was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appeal Court upholds Jacob Hoggard sexual assault conviction
By The Canadian Press on August 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court has upheld the sexual assault conviction of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the former frontman for the band Hedley. Hoggard was found guilty in June 2022 of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman and later sentenced to five years behind bars. He was released on bail hours later, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What is ketamine, the drug involved in Matthew Perry’s death?
By Carla K. Johnson, The Associated Press on August 16th, 2024
The investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people who prosecutors say contributed to his ketamine overdose in October, including two doctors and a street dealer involved in providing Perry large amounts of the powerful anesthetic. Here’s what to know about ketamine. What ... Read More »
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