American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognised the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, died on Sept 9 at the age of 93, his agent said. Jones, a longtime sufferer of diabetes, died at his home surrounded by family members,...
Selena Gomez "can't carry" children due to medical reasons. The Wizards of Waverly Place actress, 32, recently said she was planning to adopt a baby before she met her music producer boyfriend Benny Blanco, 36, who she has been dating since 2023. She has now revealed she has had to "grieve" her inability to naturally become...
Elle Macpherson has been warned by a cancer-survivor TV host her support for holistic treatments for the disease could end up leading to someone's death. Supermodel Elle, 60, has been at the centre of a massive backlash from medics and cancer groups since she recently revealed she had been diagnosed with the disease seven years ago...
Oasis have topped the album charts for the first time in 14 years. The iconic band's debut album, Definitely Maybe, has returned to the summit of the Official Albums Chart, after their recently-announced reunion prompted a 408 per cent week-on-week uplift in sales. Martin Talbot, the chief executive officer of the Official Charts, said: "As if the...
She may be one of Hong Kong's most decorated and highly-paid actresses, but Sandra Ng's journey in showbiz "hasn't always been smooth." In a recent video interview with host-actress Carol Cheng on her YouTube channel The Do Show, the pair reminisced about their time working at Hong Kong broadcaster TVB. During the conversation, Sandra, 59, revealed that she left...
Local actor Xie Shaoguang has returned to showbiz after a hiatus of 20 years and sat down with AsiaOne for an interview yesterday (Sept 6). Among several topics that we chatted about, one of them was about his long-time screen partner Huang Biren. Shaoguang feels that his "fate" with the actress is "very deep". Besides being well-liked by audiences when they acted...
It's been over a decade since she entered the entertainment industry. At the time, she was only 18 years old. South Korean singer Kwon Eun-bi turns 29 this month, and in a recent interview with AsiaOne, she told us what she hopes for her 30s. "I feel like I ran really hard in my 20s and lived without regrets....
Nicole Kidman is in "shock" after her mother died. The 57-year-old actress made the announcement to fans her mum had passed away hours before she was awarded a best actress award for her role in Babygirl at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday (Sept 7). Nicole, who stars as a business executive who starts an affair with...
Winona Ryder "welled up with emotion" when she arrived on set for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The 52-year-old actress reprises her role as Lydia Deetz in Tim Burton's highly-anticipated sequel and it was particularly "special" to see Michael Keaton back in character as the titular ghost with the most. She told Britain's OK! magazine: "I was welling up with...
Sora Ma and her newborn son Skye have "graduated" from the postpartum care centre, the Singapore-based Malaysian actress announced online yesterday (Sept 7). Sora, 40, also celebrated her son's first full month, sharing photos from the party and revealing the baby's sleeping face for the first time. Sora's showbiz pals, including songwriters Lee Wei Song and Lee Si Song and...
