Happy Chuseok! BTS’ Jin and J-Hope, Park Seo-joon, cast of Hangout with Yoo share greetings for Korea’s mid-autumn festival

Today (Sept 17) is Chuseok, when Koreans celebrate the mid-autumn harvest by visiting family, eating good food and wearing traditional hanbok. Here are some celebrities who are commemorating the festival by sharing their greetings, appearing in TV specials and more. BTS' Jin, J-Hope and Jungkook Jin from BTS sent Chuseok greetings to fans through their YouTube channel yesterday. Dressed...

Lee Min-ho mobbed at Kuala Lumpur airport, fans refuse to let go of his arm

It looked like a scene reminiscent of the K-drama Boys Over Flowers, but with much more chaos. South Korean actor Lee Min-ho was in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, for two brand events from Sept 14 to 16. When the 37-year-old was at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on his last day, he was mobbed by fans. In a...

Charlie Puth marries PR coordinator girlfriend at his family home

Charlie Puth has married Brooke Sansone at his family home in Montecito, California. The 32-year-old musician has taken to social media to announce that he married the 25-year-old public relations coordinator earlier this month. Alongside a series of behind-the-scenes photos from their wedding day, Charlie wrote on Instagram: "I love you Brooke…I always have, with you I...

James Cameron to direct movie adaptation of Last Train from Hiroshima

James Cameron is set to direct a movie adaptation of Last Train from Hiroshima after finishing work on the fifth Avatar film. The 70-year-old director is currently working on the next three instalments of the sci-fi franchise, though it has now been revealed Cameron will be helming a film adaptation of Charles Pellegrino’s 2015 novel of...

Hong Kong martial arts actor Norman Chui dies aged 73, wife also dies few days later

Veteran Hong Kong martial arts actor Norman Chui died in Beijing on Sept 1. According to Hong Kong media, the 73-year-old suffered from oesophageal cancer and his wife, who was 30 years younger, died a few days after. His long-time friend, Hong Kong actor Tin Kai Man, told As1 that she felt unwell while preparing his funeral...

Michaela DePrince, who went from orphan to ballerina, dies at 29

Sierra Leonean ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who starred in the TV show Dancing with the Stars and Beyonce's Lemonade music video album, died on Friday (Sept 13) at the age of 29, her family said. The news of her death was announced on her personal Instagram page and then confirmed by her family in a joint statement on...

Scooter Braun defends Taylor Swift against Donald Trump

Scooter Braun has defended Taylor Swift against Donald Trump. The 43-year-old former music manager famously fell out with Taylor, 34, after he bought the rights to her master recordings and allegedly slapped her with restrictions on performing her hits live before he sold the rights on to the private equity company Shamrock Holdings. And after the 78-year-old...

The Jackson 5’s Tito Jackson dies aged 70

Tito Jackson has died aged 70. The Jacksons star is said to have suffered a heart attack while driving from New Mexico to Oklahoma, with the Jackson family's former manager Steve Manning confirming the sad news to ET. An official cause of death is not known. The iconic group also comprising Tito's brothers Marlon, 67, and Jackie, 73,...

TV’s Emmy Awards devote time to honouring diverse actors and series

At the Emmy Awards on Sunday (Sept 15), Hollywood celebrated a diverse line-up of nominees and winners at television's highest honours and feted the success of Latino, LGBTQ+ and Japanese talent and storeys. Disney's Shogun took the top prize of best drama series following its record number of Emmys for a single season of a television series. Japanese actors Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada...

Michelle Reis lookalike, 23, crowned Miss Hong Kong 2024

Ellyn Ngai won Miss Hong Kong 2024 last night (Sept 15), beating 14 other finalists along the way. This year's pageant was themed Proud to be a Woman and included an all-female lineup for hosts and judges, and Ellyn was bestowed her crown and sceptre by 2023 winner Hilary Chong. The 23-year-old recent graduate, nicknamed City University of...