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Salma Hayek Knows Exactly Why She Lost Out On Playing Trinity For ‘The Matrix’

Salma Hayek knows full well why she lost out on the role of Trinity in The Matrix. The 54-year-old actress was a guest on Red Table Talk and opened up about the audition process for the upcoming film, where she was going up against Jada Pinkett Smith, and Carrie Ann Moss, who eventually won the role. Salma recalled that she and Jada were just two of...

Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Doesn’t Plan on ‘Dating for a While’ Following Jennifer Lopez Split

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 08: Sports commentator and former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez attends WSJ's The Future of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 8, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Alex Rodriguez is focusing on himself and his kids. While the 45-year-old retired Yankees player has been spotted out a...

Luxury gadgets from James Bond that will make you wish you were 007

Minus all the shooting and constant threat for death, of course. Scrolling through the MI6 history archives, we’re spotlighting 9 luxury belongings of James Bond, we know you once wished you owned. We’ve seen alter-egos of the 007 – Chasing villains in supercars during the day, and second, sipping on cocktails with exotic women after hours. However,...

Victoria’s Secret replaces ‘Angels’ in a bid to rebrand itself

Victoria’s Secret (VS) has been a brand synonymous with its supermodels known as ‘Angels’ who remarkably strut the runway in their bombshell outfits, huge glitzy wings and sky-high heels. Started back in 1977, the American lingerie, beauty and clothing retailer was notorious for its iconic supermodels dubbed as ‘Angels’. Only a few supermodels could earn...

Australia extends mask mandate for Sydney as virus cluster grows

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Tuesday (June 22) reported its biggest increase in new locally acquired Covid-19 cases in nearly a week, raising prospects of more tough restrictions in the country's largest city, Sydney. Ten new locally acquired cases were reported in NSW on Tuesday, as officials fight to contain a latest...

Creditors can’t sue AirAsia X for another 9 months, says Malaysia court

The Malaysian high court has granted AirAsia X Bhd a nine-month extension on a restraining order which prevents creditors from filing any legal proceedings against it, the airline said in a stock exchange filing. The filing on Thursday (June 17) said the extension runs nine months from the day of the announcement. The court had granted a restraining...

Axiata, Telenor seal $20b deal to form Malaysia’s biggest mobile operator

Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group Bhd and Norway’s Telenor ASA will merge their mobile operations in Malaysia in a US$15 billion (S$20 billion) deal, forming a new market leader in the competitive Southeast Asian nation. The companies had said in April they were in advanced talks to merge Celcom Axiata Bhd and DiGi.Com Bhd, and each party...

Khloe Kardashian confirms she’s had a nose job

Khloe Kardashian has confirmed she's had a nose job. The 36-year-old reality star has opened up about the speculation surrounding her appearance and, despite people thinking she's on her "third face transplant", she's only ever had plastic surgery on her nose and reacted badly to Botox in the past. Speaking to Andy Cohen on the Keeping Up...

Shu Qi says husband Stephen Fung ‘not handsome enough’

Fans of Taiwanese actress Shu Qi may have many theories why she married actor-director Stephen Fung almost 20 years after they first met, but "he is not handsome" is unlikely to be one of them. The Taiwanese actress, whose real name is Lin Li-hui, was recently asked on Chinese variety the show, 50km Taohuawu, why she...

Blogger Kate Hudson’s Two-Year-Old Daughter Dies After Cancer Battle

Social media influencer and blogger Kate Hudson is mourning the death of her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Eliza. Eliza‘s battle with cancer was documented on Kate‘s social media pages and hundreds of thousands of people followed along with the journey. She was diagnosed with a “very rare and aggressive cancer known as rhabdoid tumor” at 10 months old and she sadly passed...