Francis Ford Coppola has admitted to kissing women on the Megalopolis set but denied allegations of unprofessional behaviour. In May, the 85-year-old filmmaker, who funded the US$120 million (S$156 million) project himself, was accused of pulling women to sit on his lap and trying to kiss a string of topless or scantily clad female extras during...
A panda adopted by Fei Xiang 20 years ago has died. "The giant panda Dai Li (also known as Xiang Xiang) that I have adopted for many years has gone to heaven," the Chinese-American singer-actor, 63, wrote in a Weibo post yesterday (Aug 26). "Thanks again to the veterinarians and keepers of the China Conservation and Research...
Rare collectibles from the worlds of music and film, including gold rings owned by Elvis Presley and a letter written by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, will be up for auction this weekend. The Artifacts of Hollywood & Music sale from Kruse GWS Auctions features nearly 400 lots, with items also from Prince, Aaliyah, and Abigail Folger, a...
The seventh lunar month is the best (or worst, depending on who you ask) time to go looking for ghosts. It's a time that Taoists and Buddhists believe the gates of the underworld are open and spirits roam the earth, and takes place between Aug 4 and Sep 2 this year. And right in the middle of...
K-pop girl group Viviz will be hitting our shores soon for Waterbomb Singapore. In a recent interview with AsiaOne, the three-member girl group, which consists of SinB, Eunha and Umji, shared their thoughts about performing at the music and water event for the first time. "Given how popular the festival has become, the atmosphere will be exciting. However,...
After a breakthrough acting as 2nd Sergeant Chow in local movies Ah Girls Go Army (2022) and Ah Girls Go Army Again (2022), local actor-singer Glenn Yong shot to fame. While gaining fans along the way, he also faced a difficult situation — maintaining perfection as a public figure. "I thought I needed to be perfect and...
Zoe Kravitz says her directorial debut Blink Twice, which she also co-wrote and produced, is a tale about power dynamics between men and women that was born out of her own experiences. In the psychological thriller, waitress Frida, played by Naomi Ackie, and her friend think they are getting a lucky break when tech billionaire Slater...
An actor who played a fictional TV president will host the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday (Aug 19), part of the star power taking centre stage in support of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Tony Goldwyn, who portrayed President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC drama Scandal, was tapped to emcee the...
Taylor Swift treated two girls caught up in a stabbing attack at a dance class based on her choreography to a "magical" night at one of her Wembley shows. The singer, 34, said she was left in "complete shock" after three little girls were killed at a Taylor-themed lesson in Southport, Merseyside, last month, and is...
Taiwanese host Hsu Nai-lin was in Singapore recently, eager and ready to introduce some products to netizens on a TikTok sales livestream last Sunday (Aug 18), but it soon turned ugly. All because someone called the 64-year-old a "scammer". The livestream, hosted by local content creator Silver Ang, started with Nai-lin introducing a wellness product that he...
