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Top Screenwriter, Haggis Detained In Italy For Sexual Assault

Top Screenwriter, Haggis Detained In Italy For Sexual Assault

June 21, 2022 3:26 pm

Paul Haggis who is an Oscar-winning Canadian screenwriter and film director has been detained under house arrest in southern Italy on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury to some individuals who had reported him to the authorities.

Haggis on his part has completely denied the accusation, his lawyers said on Monday.

“Mr Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday with an emergency measure issued by the Brindisi prosecutors and is now under house arrest in Ostuni.

“He will be questioned by Thursday by a judge who will have to decide whether or not to confirm the detention,” his

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Peter Obi 'You're Shameless' Actor, Okon Lambasts Fr. Mbaka

Peter Obi: ‘You’re Shameless’ Actor, Okon Lambasts Fr. Mbaka

June 17, 2022 6:32 am

Popular Nollywood Actor, Okon Lagos has lambasted fiery Enugu-based Catholic priest Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka’s statement about presidential aspirant Peter Obi as shameful.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that Mbaka had during his ministry’s gathering in Enugu State on Wednesday declared that Peter Obi can’t be Nigeria’s president because he is a very stingy person.

In his reaction to the Catholic priests’ comments, Okon asserted that it was God and not Mbaka that would have a final say on Obi’s fate in the upcoming 2023 election.

Read Also: 2023: Peter Obi Too Stingy, Can Never Be President

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Burna Boy’s Police Escort Shoots Two At Club In Lagos

Burna Boy’s Police Escort Shoots Two At Club In Lagos

June 12, 2022 3:04 am

The Lagos State Police Commissioner’s Special Squad has detained no fewer than five policemen attached to singer Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy for attempted murder after they shot two fun seekers, Irebami Lawrence and another identified simply as Tolu, at Club Cubana in Lagos.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the development is coming barely few years after the Lagos State police command declared Burna Boy wanted for allegedly sending armed thugs to assault and rob fellow musician, Abiye Jumbo, aka Mr. 2Kay.

According to a preliminary police report by the Bar Beach Police Division in Lagos State, trouble …

Amber Heard's Lawyer Faults $10.4m Damages Judgment

Amber Heard’s Lawyer Faults $10.4m Damages Judgment

June 4, 2022 1:44 pm

All is not over for the embattled celebrity couple consisting of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp as it has been revealed that actress Amber Heard is unable to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp more than $10 million in damages. This was disclosed by her lawyer said Thursday after a US jury took the side of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star in a bitter defamation trial.

The lengthy, high-profile televised court battle ended Wednesday when a seven-person jury found that Depp and Heard had defamed each other, but weighed in far more strongly with Depp.

The jury awarded him $10.35 …

All I Want For Christmas': Mariah Carey Slammed With $20M Suit

All I Want For Christmas’: Mariah Carey Slammed With $20M Suit

June 4, 2022 9:04 am

One of her monster hit singles has landed Mariah Carey in trouble as she was sued on Friday over her 1994 Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by a songwriter who said he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier.

In a complaint filed in New Orleans federal court, Andy Stone is seeking at least $20 million in damages from Carey, her co-writer and Sony Music Entertainment for copyright infringement and misappropriation, among other claims.

Stone, who performs as Vince Vance with the country-pop band Vince Vance & the Valiants, accused the defendants of …

Loving Two Women At The Same Time Is Possible — Yul Edochie

Loving Two Women At The Same Time Is Possible — Yul Edochie

June 4, 2022 5:00 am

Popular Nollywood actor and Nigerian politician, Yul Edochie has asserted that it is possible for a man to love two different women at the same time.

Yul made this assertion in a video he shared on his official facebook page on Friday. He went on to state his reasons for marrying a second wife despite his first marriage of 17 years with May Yul-Edochie.

According to Yul, it was impossible to end his relationship with second wife because she had made an impact on his life.

He said, ‘I have heard from people that a man can’t love two …

Bollywood Singer KK's Death Being Probed By Police

Bollywood Singer KK’s Death Being Probed By Police

June 2, 2022 5:06 am

The Indian police have commenced full investigations into the death of star Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath who is popularly known as KK, who died at age 53 after a concert.

The singer died shortly after performing at a college festival in Kolkata on Tuesday evening, prompting a wave of tributes.

He was rushed to hospital from his hotel at around 10:30 pm, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Aroop Biswas, a government minister in the eastern state of West Bengal, said KK had died of a “suspected cardiac arrest”.

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Defamation: Judge Awards $15m In Damages To Johnny Depp

Defamation: Judge Awards $15m In Damages To Johnny Depp

June 2, 2022 4:51 am

A US jury yesterday found both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard liable for defamation — but sided more strongly with the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star following an intense trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.

The verdict marked the end of a bitterly-fought six-week trial riding on lurid claims and counterclaims of between the Hollywood celebrities.

The seven-member jury in Virginia awarded the 58-year-old actor $15 million in damages after finding that a 2018 article penned by Heard on her experience of “sexual violence” was defamatory to Depp.

Heard, her eyes downcast throughout, listened impassively …

Kevin Spacey Comes Under Fire For Homosexual Sex Assault

Kevin Spacey Comes Under Fire For Homosexual Sex Assault

May 27, 2022 6:12 pm

Popular Hollywood actor and producer, Kevin Spacey has come under fire been charged with four counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Thursday that the offences involved three men.

Spacey, 62, was charged after evidence was reviewed following complaints between 2005 and 2013.

Rosemary Ainslie, CPS Special Crime Division Head said the Service “authorized criminal charges for four counts of sexual assault against three men”.  In a release, she disclosed Spacey has been charged with “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent”.

Read Also: American Actor, Kevin Spacey Charged

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American Actor, Kevin Spacey Charged With Sexual Assault In UK

American Actor, Kevin Spacey Charged With Sexual Assault In UK

May 27, 2022 6:28 am

Popular American actor and producer, Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Thursday that the offences involved three men.

Spacey, 62, was charged after evidence was reviewed following complaints between 2005 and 2013.

Rosemary Ainslie, CPS Special Crime Division Head said the Service “authorized criminal charges for four counts of sexual assault against three men”.

Read Also: Joe Biden’s Sexual Assault Accuser Changes Story

In a release, she disclosed Spacey has been charged with “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent”.

Ainslie …

Banky W Notches House Of Reps Ticket, Celebrities React

Banky W Notches House Of Reps Ticket, Celebrities React

May 25, 2022 11:36 am

Olubankole Wellington, popular as Banky W who is a popular Nigerian-American singer and aspirant on the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has notched the party’s ticket in Eti-Osa federal constituency, Lagos.

Wellington polled a total of 28 votes to beat his opponent to the PDP’s ticket.

Africa Daily News, New York also recalls that Wellington, on 11 November 2018, Wellington announced his intent to run for the Lagos’ Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on the platform of the Modern Democratic Party, (MDP) founded in 2017.

Read Also: Music Star, Banky W Wins PDP House Of Reps Ticket

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No Friends Were Present When I Got Married - Don Moen

No Friends Were Present When I Got Married – Don Moen

May 20, 2022 10:43 am

Renowned American Gospel singer, Donald James Moen, known as Don Moen, has opened up about his marital life where he made the revelation that he and his wife Laura got married in the presence of 1,000 strangers.

Don Moen stated this on Friday while celebrating his 49th wedding anniversary with Laura.

The gospel singer noted he has been blessed since he got married.

In his post on Facebook, he wrote, “49 years ago today, I married this girl after a concert at a downtown theater/church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We welcomed anyone in the audience to stay for the wedding

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