Maria Ressa Film ‘A Thousand Cuts’ Wins Top Prize at New Zealand’s Doc Edge Festival

America Ferrera has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated movie Barbie!

Time, Time For Kids and Nickledon have named their 2021 Kid Of The Year.

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have plenty to celebrate following Tuesday’s Oscar nominations.

Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have covered Elton John’s 1972 classic, ‘Rocket Man’.The rock act debuted their cover during their recent River Is Rising tour kickoff show in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday (February 8). The performance saw the Guns N’ Roses guitarist rip through several solos and lead guitar melodies while Kennedy and The Conspirators jammed along to the classic tune.Watch Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators cover ‘Rocket Man’ below.Before the band launched into the cover, Slash took to the mic to share that they had first recorded the cover for Stuntman, a documentary chronicling Eddie Braun’s attempt to recreate Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon jump.“We’re gonna do this song, it’s gonna be the first time we’ve ever played it live. We played it for a movie some years ago.

You say potato. I say po-tahto. You say gazpacho. I say Gestapo.

Wednesday press release from Berkshire Hathaway’s Business Wire.The 50-year-old rapper, whose given name is Calvin Broadus Jr, acquired the company from private equity controlled MNRK Music Group, the release said.“I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value,” Snoop Dogg said, according to the release.“It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members. This is an extremely meaningful moment for me.”It wasn’t clear how much Snoop paid for the label, which filed for bankruptcy in 2006 and was sold six years later as founder Suge Knight battled legal and financial troubles.

Ireland Baldwin is looking back at the voicemail dad Alec Baldwin left her 15 years ago.

Dave Chappelle threatened to pull his investments in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he lives, over a potential new housing development in the area. Chappelle's father worked at a college in the Ohio village and the comedian spent summers there growing up. In 2020, news also broke that Chappelle would purchase a former Miami Township fire station in the area and convert it into a comedy club.

Months after his near-fatal heart attack, Bob Odenkirk is reflecting on that day he had to piece together after the fact and the Better Call Saul cast and crew who saved his life. “We were shooting a scene, we’d been shooting all day, and luckily I didn’t go back to my trailer,” he told the New York Times in a new interview. The actor shared that he instead went to a place nearby the set where he liked to sit with his co-stars Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian. “I went to play the Cubs game and ride my workout bike, and I just went down.” He added, “Rhea said I started turning bluish-gray right away.”

Congratulations are in order for Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim!

An angry Dave Chappelle told his hometown council meeting Monday that he would not build two planned businesses in the area if they approved an ordinance that included dozens of affordable houing units.

Members of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year film and TV contract. The vote, counted tonight, was 89% for ratification and 11% against, with 67% of the eligible members casting ballots. The local did not release the actual vote totals.

Lori Harvey‘s babying Michael B. Jordan on his 35th birthday, and it’s adorable!

There’s a crazy winning spree taking place on “Wheel of Fortune” this week that’s shattering all the records from the show’s four decades on television.

the Washington Post . Survivors of the camps have reported acts of torture, rape, and forced sterilization. Though China to have closed the camps, in 2020 a BuzzFeed News revealed that the government had built “high-security camps—some capable of housing tens of thousands of people” in which to forcibly house Uyghurs.

Who let the dogs out on Jennifer Aniston‘s workout?! The Morning Show actress shared a hilariously cute video to her Instagram stories on Wednesday, where she was trying to do a workout and her dogs, Clyde and Lord Chesterfield, tried to get in on the action. In the video you can see here, Jennifer tries to stretch and lift weights as the dogs take over her yoga mat and get in the way of her moves.

Ed Sheeran has revealed that he has teamed up with Taylor Swift on a new song. Speaking at Tuesday night's BRIT Awards, the hit-maker, 30, even shared that his and 32-year-old Taylor's track will be released on Friday. He told LADbible on the ceremony's red carpet: 'It comes out Friday and it's with Taylor Swift!'Close friends Ed and Taylor have previously collaborated on tracks Everything Has Changed, End Game and Run.

Megan Fox and Anitta are twinning at the same event!

Pete Davidson is saying goodbye to his beloved Staten Island.

Josh Hutcherson and girlfriend Claudia Traisac are keep close during a day out!

Emily Atack enjoyed a steamy smooch with Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice during a raucous BRITs party, reports have claimed. It comes after MailOnline revealed on Tuesday that the lothario, 31, desperately tried to woo the TV presenter, 32, by gently caressing her face and holding her hand while partying together at London nightclub The Box on Tuesday. The pair were later seen kissing in the early hours of the morning, with party goers claiming that the they were 'all over each other', according to the Sun.

Wayne, who was an Everton star at the time, had visited a brothel multiple times with pals on drunken nights out. READ MORE: Rebekah Vardy's private messages about Coleen Rooney read out in courtAfter he married Coleen in 2008, further stories emerged in 2010 about a threesome with escorts Jenny Thompson and Helen Wood which happened the previous year, as well as date nights out with Jenny, according to the Mirror. There were rows after Wayne’s cheating, but mum-of-four Coleen ultimately stood by the ex-England striker and they are now trying to draw a line under the incidents in a new Amazon documentary.

TV presenter Clare Balding is currently presenting the Winter Olympics with the highlight show airing on BBC Two every day at 7pm. The 51-year-old is best known for presenting a variety of different sports from swimming to horse racing to the Winter Olympics with her enthusiastic passion making her a hit with the viewers. You can read more Showbiz news here. Clare was born into a very sporty family with her dad, Ian Balding, training very successful racehorses for members of the Royal family including the Queen, and originally Clare wanted to be a jockey.

'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway' will return to screens from 19th February. The variety programme has been fronted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 46, since 2002 and will feature a live studio audience as well an array of celebrity guests.

Whether splashed on a front page or shared on Instagram, by now you will have probably seen the images of Rihanna debuting her baby bump. Last month, the internet went into meltdown at the photos of a pregnant Rihanna walking hand-in-hand with her boyfriend, rapper A$AP Rocky. Despite New York City’s freezing temperatures, Ri showed off her stomach – adorned with a 1980’s Christian Lacroix necklace – by keeping most of the buttons on her vintage 1996 Chanel coat undone.

Funk singer Betty Davis has died, aged 77. The singer’s friend, Danielle Maggio, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Wednesday (9 February). Davis, who was the ex-wife of jazz singer Miles Davis, died of natural causes.

Kanye West has issued a Kim Kardashian plea after his ex explained her reasoning for divorcing him in a new interview. In February 2021, Kardashian filed for divorce from the rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, after seven years of marriage. However, since their breakup, the pair have been embroiled in a public war of words, with West claiming Kardashian is keeping their kids from seeing him.

Video: NEWS OF THE WEEK: Kanye West and Julia Fox make red carpet debut in matching denim (Cover Video)IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Pete Davidson calls Kim Kardashian his 'girlfriend' publicly for the first timeKevin Hart gifts Nick Cannon condom vending machineZendaya defends Euphoria over claims the series glamorises drug use2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Picture2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Director2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Actor2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Supporting Actor2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Supporting ActressAmy Schumer constantly feels 'guilt and vulnerability' as a motherAvril Lavigne postpones Europe tour dates due to Covid-19 pandemicPete Davidson calls Kim Kardashian his 'girlfriend' publicly for the first timeBen Whishaw doesn't expect to return to James Bond franchiseBritney Spears hits back at online trolls with workout videoTyrese Gibson asks for prayers as mother battles pneumonia and Covid-19Leslie Jones may stop live-tweeting the Olympic GamesJennifer Lopez thrilled to have 'second chance at real love' with Ben Affleck Fox met West on New Year's Eve in Miami and they swiftly embarked on a highly publicised romance. When asked if they had "put a label" on their relationship, she replied, "I call him my boyfriend and he calls me his girlfriend.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean specialty distributor D.O. Cinema has picked up local rights to Yuya Ishii’s “All The Things We Never Said,” which is bowing at the virtual edition of the Cannes Market, where it is represented by Hong Kong based sales agent Good Move Media.“Things We Never Said” stars Taiga Nakano, Wakaba Ryuya and Yuko Oshima and is set for a fall festival bow, before theatrical releases confirmed for China, Japan and now Korea.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Start waving, start waving” urged a manager walking behind rows of youthful park staff lined up on both sides of Main Street at Hong Kong Disneyland. It was seconds after 10 a.m.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Peninsula,” a Korean-made zombie horror action movie, has unveiled an 8K trailer ahead of its premiere in theaters this summer. The film is a four-years-later sequel to “Train to Busan,” which smashed multiple records around Asia.Despite its genre film status “Train” got its launch at the 2016 Cannes festival as a midnight screening, before conquering the summer season in Korea and the Asia region.

Matthew Carey The Philippines, and its long tug of war between democracy and autocracy, is the subject of two timely documentaries.In A Thousand Cuts, set for U.S. release later this summer, director Ramona Diaz examines the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has unleashed a campaign of violence and murder on drug suspects and tightened the noose around press freedoms.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterMaria Ressa, a Filipino journalist and subject of Ramona S. Diaz’s documentary A Thousand Cuts, has been found guilty of cyber libel by a court in the Philippines.Ressa, the CEO/Founder of the Philippine news site Rappler, has been very vocal about holding Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte accountable for the government’s much-criticized violent war on drugs.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA court in Manila on Monday found Maria Ressa, journalist and editor of online publication Rappler, guilty of cyber libel. She has been a consistent critic of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.Ressa and Reynaldo Santos, the journalist who wrote the original article, potentially face a jail term of between six months and six years.