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Vancouver police identify suspects who poured maple syrup on Emily Carr painting
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
Vancouver police say they’ve identified the suspects who threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr painting and glued themselves to a wall at the Vancouver Art Gallery over the weekend. Sgt. Steve Addison says an investigation is underway and officers will be speaking to witnesses, reviewing security video and assessing the cost of the damage. ... Read More »
3 responsesJury tells filmmaker Haggis to pay $10M total in rape suit
By Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago. Jurors decided on the additional, punitive damages after hearing testimony about Haggis’ finances. ... Read More »
3 responsesJennifer Siebel Newsom takes stand at Harvey Weinstein trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, burst into tears a few minutes into her testimony Monday when asked to identify Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand at his trial. Siebel Newsom spent 15 minutes on the stand in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom ... Read More »
1 responseJay Leno suffers burns in gasoline fire, says he’s ‘OK’
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jay Leno suffered “serious burns” but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports. “I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire,” Leno said in a statement to Variety. “I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.” The cause and time ... Read More »
1 responseJennifer Siebel Newsom takes stand at Weinstein trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the stand at the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. Siebel Newsom spent 15 minutes on the stand at the downtown Los Angeles courtroom before a lunch break Monday, becoming the fourth woman Weinstein is accused ... Read More »
1 responseNickelback to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
TORONTO – Nickelback is getting a spot in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The rock hitmakers from Hanna, Alta. have been named as the latest inductees into the illustrious home of Canada’s top music talent. Lead singer Chad Kroeger and his bandmates Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Daniel Adair, will be ushered into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roberta Flack has ALS, now ‘impossible to sing,’ rep says
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But it will take a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg get nods for Songwriters Hall
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Heart and The Doobie Brothers are among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a dazzling list of talented acts who left their mark on country, pop, rap, Broadway, post-punk, Latin and New Jack Swing. The ballot includes the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia bans 100 Canadians including Atwood, Jim Carrey
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday that 100 Canadians have been added to the list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada. A ministry statement said author Margaret Atwood, actor Jim Carrey and Amy Knight, a noted historian of the KGB, were on the banned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and father of Jennifer Aniston, has died at age 89. The actor’s daughter posted a tribute to him Monday morning on Instagram, announcing that he had died Friday, Veteran’s Day. John Aniston served in the U.S. Navy. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Machine Gun Kelly in ‘Taurus,’ art imitates life
By Sian Watson, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
Colson Baker – popularly known as his rockstar persona Machine Gun Kelly and for his high-profile relationship with Megan Fox – stars as “Taurus” in a new film that he says draws inspiration from his own life. In the movie being released in cinemas and on demand Friday, Baker plays Cole Taurus, a troubled rocker ... Read More »
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