Chuck Barris, who hosted “The Gong Show” and created “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” died Tuesday of natural causes in Palisades, N.Y., his publicist confirmed. He was 87. His autobiography, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” was made into a film directed by George Clooney and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book, he claimed to have worked for the CIA as an … [Read more...]
Barack Obama learned to practice the Kitesurfing on the billionaire Richard Branson’s island
The former American president Barack Obama tries some new and dangerous water sports he could not practice for safety reasons when he was in the Oval Office of the White House, informs the AFP and Reuters. Obama learned to practice Kite-surfing and Kite-boarding the last week in while he was on a holiday on a Caribbean island, a property of the British billionaire Richard … [Read more...]
Katherine Jackson, mother of Pop Legend Michael Jackson, abused by a nephew
Katharine Jackson, the 86 years old mother of the late megastar Michael Jackson requested and obtained a restriction order against a nephew whom she accuses of intimidation, emotional abuse and the fact that he has obtained information about her bank accounts, informs Reuters. Trent Lamar Jackson, a nephew of 52 years from the family of Michael's father, Joe, worked as a driver … [Read more...]
Drake is the R&B artist who sold the most albums in 2016
The Canadian rapper Drake is the artist with the most sold albums at the world level in 2016, followed by the British artist David Bowie, who died in January 2016, informs the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), quoted by the AFP. Drake, who succeeded the pop star Adele in the annual top, recorded a huge success with the fourth album, 'Views', an … [Read more...]
Citzens March in Argentina for the right’s of Women to tan in the Nude
Tens of half naked women, supported by hundreds of dressed protesters, marched in Buenos Aires for the right to stay topless on the beach after the police recently asked some women without bras to leave a beach in the vicinity, reports the DPA. Similar protests took place in the last few weeks on the territory of Argentina after the incident from January, but is still unclear … [Read more...]
Kylie Minogue wins the battle against Kylie Jenner for the brand name ‘Kylie’
The Australian artist Kylie Minogue obtained a victory in the dispute with the American reality-star Kylie Jenner about the use of the common name Kylie as a registered trademark in the advertising campaigns on the territory of the USA, writes UPI. The trademarks and patent office in the USA rejected the request of Kylie Jenner, reports the Global News, but the television star … [Read more...]
Amy Adams feels very grateful for her role in ‘Arrival’
Amy Adams talked in an interview for Variety about her role in the SF movie 'Arrival', about the fact that she had to play a character faced with two different realities, one in which the first contact of humanity with an alien species are likely to degenerate into a global conflict and the other that orbits around her personal life, which she discovers and understands with … [Read more...]
Wayne Shorter and Sting, the winners of the Polar Music Prize 2017
The American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter and the British singer Sting are the winners of the Polar Music Prize 2017, informs the DPA. Shorter, 83 years old, collaborated with the legends of the music like Art Blakey and Miles Davis and in 1970 was the founder of the fusion jazz band 'Weather Report'. The musician, whose discography contains over 20 albums, among … [Read more...]
‘LaLa Land’ is the big winner of the BAFTA Awards 2017
The American production 'LaLa Land' triumphed on the Sunday evening at the prizes of the British Film Academy, the BAFTA Film Awards. The movie is definitely the Oscars' favorite after it won five of the eleven prizes for which it was nominated. 'LaLa Land' won the BAFTA award for the best picture while the director of the film, Damien Chazelle, won the award for the Best … [Read more...]
Adele wins five awards at the 59th Grammy Awards
Adele won the Grammy Award for the album of the year category with her album '25', on Sunday night in Los Angeles, managing to defeat her main rival, Beyonce, at all the three main categories of prizes, in accordance with the DPA. This is the fifth Grammy Award won by Adele at this gala. Beyonce, 35 years, and Adele, 28 years, were the main favorites of the Grammy Awards. … [Read more...]