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No Comment Review 2016: celebrity shake-up

A recap of some choreographed and choral celebrity appearances from across the globe this year.

World News

Galaxy of musical stars take their final bows in 2016

This article takes a brief look at 11 of the leading musicians who died this year David Bowie 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016 British icon Bowie made a towering contribution to popular culture for f

United Kingdom

Music legend George Michael dies aged 53

Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has announced.

USA

Actor Carrie Fisher suffers heart attack, is in serious condition

Carrie Fisher, 60, who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy has suffered a heart attack, whilst travelling from London to Los Angeles.

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USA

Mr President, Meet Mr Kanye West

Cinema

Oscar buzz for Casey Affleck

In ‘Manchester by the Sea’, Casey Affleck stars as Lee, a janitor from Boston forced to return to his hometown to take care of his teenage nephew after his brother…

Cult

Alicia Keys is "right here, right now"

Since emerging with her 2001 Grammy Award-winning debut, ‘Songs in A Minor’, Alicia Keys has built her career on piano-laden ballads and intimate content.

USA

Actor Robert Vaughn dies at 83

Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83

Cinema

Hollywood upset by Trump win

Donald Trump’s victory was met with disbelief, and sometimes upset in Hollywood, where many endorsed Hillary Clinton.

USA

Actress Tippi Hedren describes how Hitchcock sexually assaulted her in new memoir

"It was sexual, it was perverse, and it was ugly, and I couldn't have been more shocked and more repulsed," she wrote of one of the alleged incidents.

United Kingdom

'The Sellout' by Paul Beatty wins Man Booker prize

An American has won the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize for the first time.

United Kingdom

Hugh Laurie makes it on to Hollywood's Walk of Fame

Hugh Laurie has become the latest actor to be honoured with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Cult

Cher on Trump: 'America means nothing to him'

She may be 70 but certainly doesn’t look it and is showing no sign of wanting to retire.

Economy

DiCaprio to cooperate on Malaysian investment fund corruption probe

Leonardo DiCaprio has said he will cooperate with investigations of corruption allegations against Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB.

World News

Hollywood actress arrested at pipeline protest

Shailene Woodley has been arrested in North Dakota while protesting against a planned pipeline that Native Americans say will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment.

Poland

Iconic film director Andrzej Wajda dies

The Polish director's films are seen as reflecting Poland's turbulent history, manoeuvring between a repressive communist government and an audience yearning for freedom.

USA

Kim Kardashian back in New York after Paris jewellery theft

Kim Kardashian has arrived back in New York with a heavy security detail after being robbed at gun point in Paris.

No Comment

Tom Hanks photobombs wedding shoot

Wedding film company First Day Films captured the moment when Tom Hanks made a surprise guest appearance during a couple’s wedding photo shoot in New York’s Central Park on Saturday (September…

USA

"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead

Movie director Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for “LA Confidential”, was found dead in his California home on Tuesday (September 20), the Los Angeles Police Department…

France

Funeral for French fashion legend Sonia Rykiel

Paris on Thursday said a final farewell to French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel who died last month aged 86.