Celebrities have extended their support for Emma Watson who faced backlash for sharing ‘solidarity’ with Palestinians.
Around 40 stars have shared a joint statement to condemn the accusations of anti-Semitism, raised by a former UN envoy from Israel, against Watson last week.
“We join Emma Watson in support of the simple statement that ‘solidarity is a verb’, including meaningful solidarity with
Celebrity
Aishwarya Rai to attend Expo 2020 Dubai
Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is going to attend the Expo 2020 Dubai-mega event this week in an initiative to empower women, according to a report on an Indian entertainment website.
According to Khaleej Times, Aishwarya Rai is currently in Paris to participate in several brands that she represents. She was also recently seen at the Mumbai airport along with her husband, Abhishek
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies of breast cancer
Sarah Harding, singer with the English chart-topping band Girls Aloud, has died aged 39 following a battle with breast cancer. The singer’s mother Marie confirmed the news on her daughter’s official Instagram account on Sunday.
“It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away,” her mother wrote. “Many of you will know of Sarah’s battle with cancer and
Maradona laid to rest
Huge crowds bade a grief-filled farewell to Argentina’s favourite son Diego Maradona before the football legend was buried on the outskirts of Buenos Aires after a chaotic public wake.
The 1986 World Cup winner widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history was laid to rest on Thursday after a ceremony attended by family and close friends in the
Bollywood superstar Sridevi dies of heart attack
Bollywood actress Sridevi, whose acting prowess and beguiling eyes helped her rule Bollywood in 1980s, died of cardiac arrest in Dubai at the age of 54 plunging the Indian cinema industry into mourning.
Sridevi who had gone to Dubai along with her family to attend the wedding of her nephew a few days ago, passed away late on Saturday night after a cardiac arrest, confirmed her brother-in-law
DiCaprio gives 7m for ocean conservation
Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $7 million for ocean
conservation, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ actor spoke at the State Department’s Our Ocean Conference in Washington yesterday (17.06.14), to decry ‘’the Wild West on the high seas’ and called for moves to curb ‘plundering the ocean and its vital resources’ as he vowed to make
Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban sing for sick children
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and singer husband Keith Urban performed for sick children at a hospital, reports India Today. The couple sang an emotional version of Amazing Grace in front of patients, their families and members of staff at the Monash Children’s Hospital in Australia yesterday, reported Female First.
The 46-year-old singer pulled out
Mandela’s life on screen
He led a life filled with drama, struggle and political triumph, so it comes as little surprise that Nelson Mandela – who passed away this week at the age of 95 – was one of the most portrayed global figures of the past 50 years.
Actors including Danny Glover, Sidney Poitier and Morgan Freeman have all played the former president of South Africa on screen.
The most recent actor to
Entertainment world pays tribute to Mandela
The news of the death of Nelson Mandela broke during a royal gala screening of the autobiographical film Long Walk to
Freedom in London, reports BBC online.
The screening was attended by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, as well as two of Mandela’s daughters.
Idris Elba, who plays
Stars donate tracks for Philippines
Stars including Beyonce and Adele are among those who have donated tracks to an album that will raise money for the
Philippines Red Cross, reports BBC online.
The digital album of 39 songs also includes tracks from The Beatles, One Direction, U2, Lady Gaga and Bob Dylan.
The artists, record companies
Tisha excited to carry BD-Korea goodwill
Nusrat Imrose Tisha received a rare honour two months ago when she was appointed the Goodwill
Ambassador of South Korea in Bangladesh for a two-year term. Now, with Korea’s year-long
celebration of the 40th anniversary of bilateral relations with Bangladesh set to be held this
Jackson regains crown as top-earning dead celebrity
Michael Jackson regained the title of the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, easily surpassing Elvis Presley and cartoonist Charles Schulz, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.
After being pushed into second place by Elizabeth Taylor last year, Jackson, who died in 2009, was back on top with estimated earnings of $160 million in the 12 months from October 2012 to 2013.
Jolie Hollywood’s highest-paid actress
Angelina Jolie is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood with estimated earnings of $33 million, according to Forbes. The movie star, whose next film is called “Maleficent – a Disney retelling of Sleeping Beauty” – rose from
third place on 2012’s list.
ennifer Lawrence, who picked up the best actress Oscar earlier this year for “Silver Linings Playbook”,
Winfrey makes ‘biggest’ donation to museum
American talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is donating $12m (£7.7m) towards a new museum in Washington DC dedicated to
African American history, reports BBC online.
After previously giving $1m (£640,000) to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, her total
contribution is its biggest so far.
Aamir Khan meets Bill Gates
Of late, we have been seeing an increasing number of Bollywood stars rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of the western film industry. Taking things a bit differently is Bollywood’s perfectionist Aamir Khan, who recently met none other than tech giant
Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates.
The Microsoft co-founder Gates,
Angelina Jolie to play own mother in biopic
Actress Angelina Jolie will reportedly play her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, in a biopic made by her partner Brad Pitt’s production
banner Plan B, reports Hindustan Times.
Bertrand died of cancer in 2007. She was 56. Jolie recently announced that she opted for a double mastectomy to reduce her
risk of getting breast cancer.
Aamir’s new TV show – a potential social movement
When it comes to fighting a grave social evil, few Bollywood superstars move from reel to real life with such consummate ease as Aamir Khan.
Just days after Aamir made his much-awaited debut on the television with a reality show “Satyamev Jayate” (Truth Alone Prevails) raising the issue of speedy trial of those guilty of female foeticide, the actor traveled to Jaipur, the capital city of desert state of Rajasthan,
Jolie uses fame to fight humanitarian crises
Film star Angelina Jolie will use her powerful box office fame to draw wider attention to some of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Jolie, who has already served more than 10 years as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is taking on a new role as special envoy for large-scale
Aamir Khan appointed UNICEF Ambassador
Actor Aamir Khan has become a UNICEF India Ambassador.
The Dhoom 3 star will support the organisation’s work in promoting children’s rights and nutrition, as half of all children in India are malnourished.
Khan said: “I am honoured to formalise my association with UNICEF as their Ambassador to help raise awareness on the issue of malnutrition amongst children
Jagjit Singh no more
The captivating voice that epitomised the depth of pain, melancholy and yearnings of love will no longer be heard live. Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who suffered a brain haemorrhage 17 days ago, died yesterday morning after being on life support system in Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital.
The 70-year-old singer, whose soulful numbers evoked a range of emotions among millions of hearts