Friday, 15 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

Yaya to play Whitney biopic

DHAKA: Yaya DaCosta, former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ contestant and actress, is set to star as Whitney Houston in the upcoming Lifetime biopic.Yaya DaCosta has been cast as Whitney Houston in the upcoming Lifetime biopic, according to reports in the Huffington Post.Whitney

Selena wants to be successful on her own

DHAKA: Selena Gomez wants to prove she doesn’t need Justin Bieber to be successful. The ‘Come and Get It’ singer is determined to make it as a star in her own right and prove her high profile relationship with the ‘Boyfriend’ star isn’t what she is famous for. A source told

‘Helping others makes me happy’

DHAKA: Angelina Jolie believes visiting war zones has made her a ‘'happier’ person. The 38-year-old actress, who raises children Maddox , 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and five-year-old Knox and Vivienne with fiance Brad Pitt, says the travelling she does in her work with

Jacqueline to open restaurant

DHAKA: From a beauty queen to an actress and now an entrepreneur. Yes, you heard it right. And this bunch of talent is none other than the very gorgeous Jacqueline Fernandez. Former Miss Sri Lanka Universe has recently bought an island on the coast of her home country Sri Lanka. Now, the

Lopez splits from Smart

DHAKA: Jennifer Lopez is once again a single lady. The 44 year-old songstress recently separated from her boyfriend Casper Smart, after two and a half years of dating. TMZ reports, according to contactmusic.com. Their split was amicable, according to the gossip site, but they decided to

Tumpa’s soiree at IGCC

DHAKA:  A music evening by Jannatul Ferdous Tumpa will be held at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in city’s Gulshan area The program, organized by IGCC in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh, will begin at 6:30pm on June 7. Born in 1979, Jannatul Ferdous Tumpa

‘Provocative’ Rihanna ad restricted

DHAKA: A poster advertising singer Rihanna’s perfume should be restricted to areas where children are unlikely to see it, the advertising watchdog has ruled. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found the image of the singer was ‘sexually suggestive’, reports the BBC. It

‘Most fans are just wonderful’

DHAKA: Angelina Jolie has said her security arrangements will not change following Vitalii Sediuk’s red carpet ‘attack’ on Brad Pitt last week. ‘People like that are an exception to the rule,’ she told journalists in China, reports the BBC. ‘Most fans are just wonderful.’

The Longest Marriages in Bollywood

DHAKA: Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary today. As much as most of us would like to believe it, marriages aren't made in heaven. They're made with love, patience and effort, right here on earth, after two individuals decide to spend the rest of their

Sonakshi, Shahid’s late night date

DHAKA: While the paparazzi only spotted Sidharth Malhotra, Arjun Kapoor and Vikramaditya Motwane at Sonakshi Sinha’s low-key birthday bash at a Bandra nightspot on Sunday night, Mirror has learnt that a special guest was waiting for her after the party. Buzz is that the actress’

Lupita joins Star Wars cast

DHAKA: Oscar-winning ‘12 Years a Slave’ actress Lupita Nyong’o has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It has been announced, reports the BBC. British actress Gwendoline Christie, who currently stars in Game of Thrones as warrior Brienne of Tarth, has also been cast in the

Sharon didn’t receive awards pay

DHAKA: Sharon Stone didn’t host the World Music Awards because she wasn’t paid. The ‘Fading Gigolo’ actress pulled out of hosting last week's ceremony in Monte Carlo just a few hours before she was due to take to the stage as her pay cheque for the event failed to arrive. A

Brown released from jail

DHAKA: Singer Chris Brown has been released from jail, according to a US report. The beleaguered R&B star was freed in the early hours of Monday morning after serving 108 days of his 131-day sentence, according to Tmz.com, reports contactmusic.com. Brown has been behind bars since March

‘Maleficent’ wows moviegoers

DHAKA: Moviegoers have fought back against critics who haven’t been won over by Disney’s ‘Maleficent’. There’s been a bit of a dichotomy in opinion when it comes to Disney’s Maleficent. Angelina Jolie’s eagerly anticipated film was released last week, and despite taking

Gangnam hits two billion views

DHAKA: The video for Gangnam Style has become the first YouTube video to be watched more than two billion times. The hit by the South Korean rapper Psy from July 2012 sparked a worldwide dance craze. Only Justin Bieber’s video for the track ‘Baby’, with one billion YouTube hits,

‘No dress, no marriage’

DHAKA: Actress Angelina Jolie has no immediate plans to marry fiancé and actor Brad Pitt. The reason, she says, is that she has no dress for the D-day! The duo has been engaged for over two years now. ‘Nothing is ready. I don’t have a dress, noting that the big day matters to us in

‘I’m not a professional pitcher’

DHAKA: 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, threw what could well be the worst first pitch in the history of baseball. The 38 year-old music mogul botched the ceremonial first pitch at the New York Mets game this past Tuesday. The attempted throw was branded ‘terrible’ and ‘one of

Brad Pitt hit in the face at ‘Maleficent’ premiere

DHAKA: A man struck actor Brad Pitt in the face while he was signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of a film starring partner Angelina Jolie. Police said on Wednesday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Thursday. Pitt, a Golden Globe-winning actor, was at the premiere of

‘Pompeii’ 3D at Star Cineplex

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of the 3D version of critically acclaimed movie ‘Pompeii’ at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of this action, adventure and drama movie was arranged on Wednesday evening. ‘Pompeii’

Author Maya Angelou dies

DHAKA: Poet, author and activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86.One of America’s leading literary voices of the last 50 years, Angelou was best-known for her 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.It was the first of seven volumes of autobiography that traced her life from