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Actor Geoffrey Rush wins record $2M defamation suit against paper that alleged he harassed a castmate
Geoffrey Rush has won a record $2 million ($1.8 million CAD) in damages over allegations he sexually harassed a female castmate. The Pirates of the Caribbean star took legal action against Nationwide News, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s ...
Portrait of an icon: Screening of Gerald S. Doyle documentary raises funds for Discovery Health Care Foundation
Viewing the documentary film, “Regarding Our Father,” it’s impossible to not be captivated by the striking colour footage of Newfoundland and Labrador communities so far in the past. Decades ago, things were quite different ...
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush wins record defamation payout
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded a A$2.8 million ($1.9 million) defamation payment against a News Corp tabloid, the largest defamation payout in Australian history, after it accused him in reports of inappropriate ...
Tom Jones, Mariah Carey amp up the glamor at Cannes fundraiser
By Sarah White and Johnny Cotton CAP D'ANTIBES, France (Reuters) - From Pamela Anderson to Dua Lipa, the great and good of the movie and music world mingled at the Cannes Film Festival's most glamorous fixture on Thursday night, a fundraiser for AIDS ...
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost efforts to contain a 10-month epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 1,200 people. The ...
Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'
By Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sigourney Weaver was an unknown 28-year-old stage actress when she landed the role of Ripley in director Ridley Scott's now classic sci-fi horror movie "Alien." Ripley, the sole survivor of an attack by an alien ...
Belgian monks to brew beer again at Grimbergen Abbey after discovering 200-year-old recipe
After a more than 200-year hiatus, marked by fires and political raids, Belgian monks at Grimbergen Abbey plan to brew beer again following newly discovered original recipes within their archives. In a press release Wednesday, the monks announced ...
Cannes darling Dolan says triumphs, mistakes have shaped him
By Johnny Cotton and Sarah White PARIS (Reuters) - At the ripe old age of 30, Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan is already a Cannes veteran after bursting onto the scene at the festival 10 years ago. This time he is vying for the top Palme D'Or prize ...
The 1975, Mariah Carey and Dido honored at Ivor Novellos
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Pop rock band The 1975 were the big winners at the Ivor Novellos in London on Thursday, scooping two major prizes at Britain's annual awards honoring songwriting and composing. Chart-topper Mariah Carey ...
Teens, superheroes lead charge in LGBTQ Hollywood movie characters
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movies like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Love, Simon" and "Deadpool 2" helped increase the numbers of gay and bisexual characters in Hollywood movies last year. But a study by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ...
