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› Tone-deaf or tuned-in? Coronavirus epidemic proves a minefield for celebs
Taylor Swift is sending cash to some of her fans and Rihanna has donated $6 million to support people whose livelihoods have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. |
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› Disney+ content to make exclusive Middle East debut on OSN
Walt Disney Co's Disney+ content will be available for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa on regional pay television and online streaming service provider OSN from April 9. |
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› Public Enemy split with Flavor Flav was a hoax, group now says
Public Enemy's ouster last month of founding member Flavor Flav was a hoax to generate publicity and provide a commentary on disinformation, members of the rap group said on Wednesday as they released a new album. |
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› Wilhelm Burmann, master teacher to ballet stars, dies at 80; tested positive for coronavirus
Wilhelm Burmann, a master teacher and coach for the world's top ballet dancers for more than four decades, has died of renal failure after his treatment was complicated by the coronavirus, a close friend said. He was 80. |
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› April Fools! K-Pop star pranks his fans that he has coronavirus
A South Korean K-Pop star on Wednesday pulled an April Fool's prank announcing that he had contracted coronavirus, and later removed the Instagram post after triggering a backlash. |
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› Lindsay Lohan says 'I'm back!' teasing new single amid pandemic
Actress Lindsay Lohan, whose promising movie career crashed a decade ago in a string of legal woes and substance abuse, on Tuesday announced she was making a comeback with a new music single. |
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› Elton John's coronavirus 'living room' show raises $8 million for U.S. charities
A weekend benefit broadcast featuring recording stars performing live music online from home raised nearly $8 million for two charities serving first responders and Americans facing economic hardship amid the coronavirus crisis, sponsors said on Monday. |
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› Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus
Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavirus, has died, becoming the first Japanese celebrity to die of the virus. |
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› U.S. Supreme Court orders reconsideration of racial bias claim against Charter Communications
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to let comedian-turned-media executive Byron Allen's $10 billion lawsuit accusing cable television operator Charter Communications Inc of discriminating against black-owned channels move forward. |
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› From sofas and kitchens, music stars hold coronavirus concert fundraiser
Billie Eilish sang on her sofa, Elton John played a keyboard belonging to his children, and the Backstreet Boys sang in harmony from five locations as dozens of musicians put on a fundraiser for the warriors against a coronavirus. |
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› Rotterdam concert hall to admit coronavirus patients instead of Eurovision fans
The Ahoy concert hall in Rotterdam should have hosted the glitter and glamour of the Eurovision song contest in May, but instead is now being turned into an emergency hospital to help the Netherlands battle its coronavirus outbreak. |
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› Polish composer Penderecki dies at 86 after long illness
Poland's Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the world's most celebrated composers, died on Sunday at the age of 86, his family said. |
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