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  • Adele Compelled To Cancel Rest Of The Tour After Damaging Vocal Chords

    Adele Compelled To Cancel Rest Of The Tour After Damaging Vocal Chords

    Adele, a top singer adored by fans around the globe won’t be able to live to her word after her vocal chords faced health complexities. She decided to cancel the much anticipated tour to London’s Wembley Stadium.

    In a tweet she made on Friday, Adele outlined that it would have been an understatement if she would settle for the word heart-broken to express her experience. Some of the top news reporters made the move to reach out to her seeking to milk more comments in relation to the matter from her.

    While answering them she said, “I’m already maxed out on steroids and aids for my voice. I’ve considered doing Saturday night’s show but it’s highly unlikely I’d even make it through the set and I simply can’t crumble in front of you all and walk out on you in that way.”

    Adele hasn’t been sitting with her hands folded. According to Eonline, she has been making efforts to change her situation and her last visit was to a renowned and trusted doctor. He told her that indeed her vocal chords were damaged and it would have been dangerous had she gone ahead to perform this coming weekend.

    It has been a tough moment for the singer who according to sources has never wanted to disappoint her fans for any reason. She is the kind that goes against all odds to deliver the very best to his fans, but this time round the adversity is a little bit too much.

    Adele has been looking back at her life lately. She has recently altered a lot of aspects in her life in the hope of making the tour this time around a major success. The heartbroken singer says that she is finding a lot of problems coming in terms with the disappointment. She thought she had figured it all out only for her vocal chords to stand in her way.

    She asserts that it was the last thing she expected, but she doesn’t see it as the end. She hopes for a better tomorrow.

  • Game Of Thrones Star Complains Of Sexism In The Industry.

    Game Of Thrones Star Complains Of Sexism In The Industry.

    Emilia Clarke who played the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the hit TV series Game of Thrones have complained of the alarming rate of sexism in Hollywood. The Mother of Dragons as is she is fondly called in the TV series in an interview with Rolling Stone said she was at first unaware of the segregation. She claims she was suddenly surprised by it when she noticed that people treated her differently for the sole reason of her gender.

    The star commenting on how long she was ignorant about the situation said “It took me a really long time to see that I do get treated differently. But I look around, and that’s my daily life.” The star also alluded to her nakedness on the set of Game of Thrones and explained that it shouldn’t be an excuse to be sexist and doesn’t water down her feminist stance on any issue.

    However, Clarke is not the only Game of Thrones star that has complained of sexism on recent times. Maisie Williams in an interview granted to Entertainment Weekly explained that when she was first asked about feminism she was only 12 and didn’t understand the meaning. However, when the meaning was explained to her she felt everyone should be that way but unfortunately everyone is not. The star who played Maisie Williams on Game of Thrones also said that though women are sometimes treated unfriendly on the show men also suffer the same fate.

    Another Game of Throne star who has complained of a new breed of sexism is Kit Harrington who played the fan favourite role of John Snow on the TV series. The star claimed that his look might have played a part in the role he got on the show and he considers this sexism to be that which affect men.

    The 7th season of the hit TV series is would premier on the 16th of July to the joy of the series highly addictive fans. Spoilers of the new season has it that some characters that have never seen each other throughout the entire series would get to cross path for the first time.

    Whether or not the powers that be in Hollywood would take the latest talk of sexism serious is unknown at this point.

  • Actor Michael Nyqvist Dies At 56

    Actor Michael Nyqvist Dies At 56

    Swedish actor notable for his role in the original “girl with the dragon tattoo” and “John Wick” has passed on at age 56 after a battle with lung cancer. The Swedish star was said to have passed on surrounded by family and loved ones after his cancer battle. In a statement released by his representative Alissa Goodman, it was emphasised that “Michael’s joy and passion were infectious to those who knew and loved him”. The statement also emphasised the stars passion and love for the arts.

    Nygvist, who got his acting training at the Malmo Theatre Academy, got his first hit in the film industry starring as a misguided husband with anger issues in the Swedish comedy drama “Together”. The role earned him his first Guldbagge Award nomination for best actor. The Swedish start that was relatively unknown at this time was later starred in “As It Is in Heaven” in 2004 improving his profile in the movie industry.

    His biggest break in the movie industry came in the Swedish trilogy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ where Nyqvist starred alongside co-star Naomi Rapace who played the heroine. The movie got international recognition and which shine the spotlight in the start act. The movie was later adapted to an English version in 2011 staring Daniel Craig as the lead actor.

    The star success did not end with “the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is he later broke into the American movie industry the villain in several movies. In “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” staring American actor Tom cruise he played the threat to cruise’s mission that was later neutralised by the star. Also starring alongside Keanu Reeves in “John Wick” he played the criminal business man who was later killed by John wicks. The actor seems to be properly suited for villain roles.

    The actor is also the author of an autobiography when in 2010 he authored memoir Just After Dreaming which detailed his search for his biological parent.

    The star that is survived by his wife, Catharina, and their children, Ellen and Arthur would be remembered for his energetic demeanour.

  • A.D. Identity Revealed As Pretty Little Liars Draws To an Interesting Close

    A.D. Identity Revealed As Pretty Little Liars Draws To an Interesting Close

    American hit TV series pretty little liars came to an interesting end when the final 2 hour episode aired yesterday. In the highlight of the show the identity of super villain A.D. was revealed to be Alex Drake, Spencer’s twin sister. This drew a lot of shock from loyal fans and rumour peddlers who had early formulated different theories as to the identity of the super villain. The show also ended with Aria and her fiancé Ezra Fitz discovering that their book “Then and Now” would be adapted into a movie. This is however not the only good news for the couple as they would also be getting married.

    Before the finally was aired there had been reports from the executive producer Marlene King that the final episode would be two hours long with would be paced like a future film which would mean that it would come off as feature film. This was exactly the case as the 7 season long thriller came to close. Additionally, whether or not the series has been settled is not clear after the final episode as questions are still left unanswered about fictional town Rosewood Pennsylvania.

    Other resolution in the series saw Alison and Emily still living together raising their twin children (the fact that they are twins might come as a surprise to many). Mona on her end, dulled by the effects of her medication moved in with Hanna and Caleb and this of course puts strain on the relationship. Aside from arguing about who would sleep in the barn, Melissa and Spencer are finally getting along as she moves back to town. Another returnee, Toby, who came back from his ling trip to Africa, got a little welcome gift as Spencer was offered to him as room service.

    As the episode drew to a close there is a scene of young girls having a sleepover only for their sleet to be cut short by one of them going missing. This scene ended the series on a cliff-hanger note.

    It is unclear what future lies ahead for the series. Though some of the major mysteries like the identity of A.D have been resolved others have not. Fans of the series would have to wait a while to see if a new spin-off is in view.

  • Winners and Highlight from BET Awards 2017

    Winners and Highlight from BET Awards 2017

    In a show hosted by “Saturday Night Life” host Leslie Jones the Black Entertainment Television Award had an interesting tone. The highlight of the show saw Nicki Minaj’s seven-year winning streak end when rapper and ex-convict Remy Ma bagged the coveted best female hip hop artist award which Nicki has won since 2010. Ma who released a Minaj diss track in May title “Shether” was given credit for her lyrical prowess in the highly publicized song.

    The other major highlight say Mitchell Obama through a taped message present an achievement award to Chance The Rapper, who has raised $2 million dollars for Chicago public schools. The ex-first lady in alluding to chance’s heroic act praised the star for making young people believe that they matter and can go on to achieve great things.

    The bee hives also had a lot to laugh about as Beyoncé who was reported to have earlier delivered twin babies got the most nomination with 7 categories. The Sorry and Freedom singer bagged 5 of the nomination. That wasn’t all for the star power as her sister Solange who turned 31 on Saturday also won the Centric award and she described it as the best birthday gift ever. The soul singer later held a moment of silence for police brutality victims including Trayvon Martin, Philando Castile, Eric Garner and lots more.

    Bruno Mars had an electrifying performance of the night when he kicked of the show with the performance of “Perm”. He also had a successful night after his 90s R&B inspired album won him accolades for best male artist. Other performances from the night came from Tamar Braxton and Maxwell, Mary J. Blige and Xscape.

    Rave of the moment and Campton rapper Kendrick Lamar gave the surprise of the night when he performed alongside Future. The “Humble” rapper also won the award for best male hip hop artist

    For the night and praised rapper Chance the Rapper for his heroic act in winning the humanitarian award at the age of 24.

    The show ended on a sad note when Havoc former Mobb Deep member and Lil Kim spoke praise words about Prodigy. The former Mobb Deep rapper passed on last week.

  • Ron Howard Excited Upon Selection To Direct “Star Wars” Han Solo Spinoff Movie

    Ron Howard Excited Upon Selection To Direct “Star Wars” Han Solo Spinoff Movie

    Ron Howard is seemingly excited with his new responsibility of directing the “Star Wars” Han Solo spinoff movie. In his recent statement to top news reporters, he said that he was ready to immerse himself deeply into studying “Star Wars” lore.

    While speaking on Friday at the Cannes Lions advertising and media conference, Howard outlined that he was indeed a great fan and that it was a great honor that he had been asked to lend his voice to the [Star Wars] universe.

    On Thursday, Disney’s Lucasfilm made the move to officially tap Howard to finish the movie. This happened after the studio president Kathleen Kennedy fired directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord. The president fired the duo in the course of this week after they were caught up overstepping their remit by going off-script with comedic touches, something considered unprofessional by the management.

    According to Variety.com, Howards has described the new development as a little opportunity that just popped up. This was after he was asked by founder and CEO of WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell about his views in regards to the “Star Wars” job.

    Sorrell is one of the top investors of Imagine Entertainment, a production provider that was co-founded and run by Brian Grazer and Howard. With the infusion of $100 million from Raine Group last year, Howard revealed that the company had plans underway to expand beyond TV and film to go way up to branded-content work.

    While addressing a number of top journalists that had come after him in a move to strike a better understanding regarding the matter, Howard said, “That’s one of the reasons I’m here [at Cannes Lions]. The next iteration of Imagine, the one we hope goes forward and beyond us, is all about storytelling.”

    Sorrell went ahead to ask Kraft to give his thoughts regarding President Trump. He declined to make any comments for reasons best known to him. Sorrel has said that as a company they have no egos in the advertising business and that they did not even know how to spell the word.

  • Bill Cosby to Educate Young Men and Women about Sexual Violence

    Bill Cosby to Educate Young Men and Women about Sexual Violence

    A few days after a judge declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case against actor and comedian, Bill Cosby, he announced he would be educating young men and woman in July on being charged with sexual misconduct. He would be holding town hall meetings to discuss how to avoid sexual violence accusations.

    His representative, Andrew Wratt, while making the announcement on a local news show in Alabama said “…this issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today and they need to know what they are facing when they are hanging out and partying.” Another representative, Ebonee Benson made similar comments.

    Bill who has over sixty accusations of sexual misconduct hanging over his head was declared a free man after the mistrial was granted in his case last Saturday in Cosby’s only criminal case. The complainant, Andrea Constand accused Cosby of drugging and molesting her in his mansion in Pennsylvania in 2004. The actor was charged early enough to beat the statute of limitation which is what has substantially prevented his other accusers of bring suit against him. He was charged with three counts of sexual assault which if convicted could have earned him up to 30 years behind bars. The judge had to declare a mistrial as the jury was said to be “hopelessly deadlocked”.

    While reacting to the news, Vice President of Rainn, an anti-sexual violence group advised Bill Cosby to focus his attention on advising young people on commenting sexual assault in the place of helping after the fact.

    It is unclear what Mr Cosby intentions are in holding these town hall meetings. He could be trying to genuinely repair his severely damaged public image or it could all be a publicity stunt. Either way it is clear that the jury is still out on how history would remember Cosby whether as a talented comedian or as a disgraced serial sexual assault perpetrator.

  • The Han Solo Directors Firing and Its credit implications

    The Han Solo Directors Firing and Its credit implications

    Disney and Lucas films recently announced their intention to part ways with movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller after disagreement over the portrayer of the major character “Hans Solo.” Lucasfilm chief, Kathleen Kenndy and co-writer/executive, Lawrence Kasdan reportedly has misunderstandings as to lord’s portrayal of the comical aspect of the character, which eventually led to the letting go.

    The film houses have announced that director, Ron Howard, would replace the duo and shooting would continue in July. Howard would meet with leading actors to decide the future of the movie in the nearest future.

    If buzz is anything to go by then the movie riding on its star wars origin would be a massive box office hit. Questions have been however raised as to how the credits for the film would be shared after its change of director so late in production. The Directors Guild of America who is the authority on credit related issues have been silent on the issue suggesting that they want to observe the situation before giving an informed position.

    Several other sources close to the film house have refused to give comments as to how the credit situation would be resolved. It is important to note however that this is not the first time a director would be let go during film production. Curtis Hanson had to step down for health related reasons as the director of “Chasing Mavericks.” However, that situation was peculiar for two major reasons. The change was amicable and the production was not as late as the Han Solo situation. Statements by the Directors Guild of America would help chart a course for future negotiations between the director and the film house.

    How the film houses navigate this situation would make or mare the progress of the spinoff. These would all become clearer in the nearest future but as at today still remains unclear.

  • Tom Brokaw Reinforces Megyn Kelly’s Interview With Alex Jones

    Tom Brokaw Reinforces Megyn Kelly’s Interview With Alex Jones

    NBC News has engaged Tom Brokaw to provide an olive branch to the argument of the parents of the elementary school, Sandy Hook, in which the children were massacred in 2012. Megyn Kelly’s interview with the controversial Alex Jones was aired on Sunday night. Brokaw brought an editorial that wrapped up the program echoing the defense of the interview that many people didn’t want it to be broadcasted.

    Kelly commenced the interview with Jones by addressing the controversy that has surrounded the interview. She stated that many people didn’t want the program to be aired on the channel because Jone’s allegations are both offensive and scandalous on the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. She continued to add that Alex Jones is not going anywhere any time soon and the interview will go on as planned.

    Kelly supported the justification of the interview stating that Alex Jones is a star with many listeners and even has the ear of the president. The interview prompted a lot of resentments especially from the people of Connecticut, where the incidence occurred that left about 20 school going children and other six adults were shot dead by a gunman.

    The local NBC branch in Connecticut where the shooting happened refused to air or comment on the interview. Brokaw stated in his speech that he feels for the parents of the victims and that the pain they are undergoing cannot be felt by anyone else who didn’t encounter the loss of the loved ones directly. He urged the people not to allow some agents of doom to destroy the life of the innocent and go unpunished.

    Jones has in the past questioned the ‘official story’ surrounding the Sandy Hook massacre and argued that a political cover-up must have been involved. His theory has been criticized by many people who claim that Jones has mercilessly ridiculed the families of the victims. Though Jones statement on the incident faced a lot of emotions of anger from the public, it seems to have made the headlines on NBC news highlights regardless of the victim’s outcry.

  • Fans Come Out In Large Numbers To Pay Tribute To The Legendary Adam West Following His Demise

    Fans Come Out In Large Numbers To Pay Tribute To The Legendary Adam West Following His Demise

    A large number of fans flocked in Los Angeles to give tribute to the late Batman actor Adam West. With some in costumes, they cheered as Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck switched on the iconic signal and eventually made a splash of a yellow oval with a bat silhouette high up on City Hall’s wall.

    West had been playing the Caped Crusader in the campy 1960s TV series and his death which occurred early last week has sparked emotion among his fans. He was 88 at the time of his death. The top actor for many years kept his fans glued to the TV and that it was indeed sad that they had lost such an amazing actor.

    During his lifetime, West kept reminding everyone that they all had a heart of gold. Garcetti affirmed that Batman was indeed one of a kind and that there would never be another like him. The attendees could see from the display the red Bat-Phone like the one Gotham City’s Commissioner James Gordon used in his chats with West in the TV series.

    According to Abcnews.go.com, Batman’s wife and children as well attended the event .Burt Ward is the real name of the character that played Robin on the show and he was given an opportunity to speak. He appeared quite emotional. He said that it was quite unfortunate that they had lost the star at the time they needed him the most especially on the advisory role.

    He also referred to him as a man that had great respect and love for the family institution and that he would be missed a great deal. His love for his fans and humanity in general was unending and that the void left behind was huge.

    Before the lighting, a lot of people lined up all making efforts to tale photos with two sharp-finned Batmobiles parked on the sidewalk. Some could be seen wearing capes and others the Batman masks. Those that decided to wear T-Shirts had the Batman TV logo printed on them. Katie Aiani revealed that she looked up to late iconic actor. She grew up watching him and drew much inspiration from him. A 30-year-old costume designer, Chad Evatt described West as a legend. He had played the role of Batman for the longest period ever and that of course commanded great respect.