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Sip happens: Sangria with €120,000 worth of Petrus, anyone?

A video posted online has become the subject of numerous outraged comments. It shows patrons of a bar on the Côte d'Azur concocting a sangria with one of the world's most expensive wines...

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Marketing consultant fired over controversial ‘Megalopolis’ trailer

Lionsgate pulled the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film, a marketing ploy which featured negative review quotes that are likely AI generated.

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'We screwed up': ‘Megalopolis’ trailer pulled for fake critic quotes

Of all the blitheringly stupid things to do... Lionsgate have removed their trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, after using damning reviews of the filmmaker’s earlier movies - which turned out to be fake.

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Fringe scandal: Should US comedian be cancelled over antisemitism?

Reginald D Hunter's show at the Fringe Festival is at the centre of a "hate incident" investigation. Should he be cancelled? Euronews Culture's Jonny Walfisz saw his show and he's not sure.

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American comedian embroiled in 'hate incident' at Fringe Festival

Police are investigating a report of a "hate incident" at Hunter’s "Fluffy Fluffy Beavers" show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Two Israeli audience members were reportedly booed as they exited the show, following a joke comparing Israel to an abusive partner.

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British Museum admits to breaking UK law after missing artefact report

The museum admitted that many of the approximately 2000 missing items may be “unrecoverable” after being defaced and “sold for scrap”.

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Joost Klein and EBU respond to Eurovision investigation being dropped

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and disqualified Dutch contestant Joost Klein have had their say after the police investigation into a backstage incident at the Eurovision final was dropped.

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Eurovision probe: Swedish prosecutor drops case against Joost Klein

Dutch singer Joost Klein allegedly made a threatening movement towards a camerawoman, causing him to be disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on the day of the Grand Final. The Swedish prosecutor has dropped the investigation due to lack of evidence.

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Why is Rammstein's Till Lindemann suing Germany's Der Spiegel?

Till Lindemann has filed a criminal complaint against the German publication Der Spiegel. The investigation into the alleged sexual misconduct was dropped last August - the complaint alleges that the publication's reporting included falsified documents.

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Predicting Edinburgh Fringe's most controversial 2024 shows

Every year, a few shows set the headlines alight at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's our pick of the 2024 shows which look like they could cause a stir...

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Paris 2024 opening ceremony: Police investigate death threats to DJ

LGBTQ+ icon Barbara Butch faced a flood of online abuse after starring in what many saw as a 'blasphemous' representation of Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Last Supper'.

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The 1975 sued for €2.2million by Malaysian festival over LGBTQ protest

The festival organisers have filed a suit, citing that the band’s infamous same-sex kiss led the festival to be forced to shut down last summer.

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Paris Olympics organisers apologise after opening ceremony backlash

A segment of the opening ceremony, appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper with drag artists, sparked backlash from religious conservatives, who felt it mocked Christianity.

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Francis Ford Coppola seen kissing 'Megalopolis' extras in new videos

The 85-year-old filmmaker has been accused of inappropriate behaviour while working on the set of his self-funded sci-fi epic, 'Megalopolis'.

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Critically acclaimed Irish writer Edna O’Brien dies aged 93

O'Brien's debut novel “The Country Girls” made her Ireland’s most notorious exile since James Joyce.

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You’ve got to be kitten me! Hello Kitty not a cat, creators reveal

The famous character celebrates her 50th anniversary this year, after appearing on a children’s coin purse in Japan after her creation in 1974. And now, Hello Kitty's creators have made some revelations, saying she’s not a cat, and actually has a cat of her own. And a boyfriend, to boot!

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Scarlett Johansson hits out at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

In May, Altman’s company released its latest generative AI model called ChatGPT-4o, which came with a setting named Sky. It so happens that Sky sounded very familiar to Johansson — “eerily similar,” according to the actress.

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Jack Black cancels tour over Tenacious D bandmate's Trump comment

Actor-musician Jack Black said he was "blindsided" by Kyle Gass' Trump quip, with the latter acknowledging that he made a "dangerous and terrible mistake." Their tour is now cancelled and “all future creative plans are on hold.”

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Calls for Australian deportation of Tenacious D after Trump joke

An Australian senator has called for the comedy rock band Tenacious D to be deported after remarks on Trump’s assassination attempt during a concert in Sydney. A poorly timed bad taste quip, or an assault on free speech?

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Katy Perry’s ‘Woman’s World’: Anatomy of a faux-feminist failure

Katy Perry’s long-awaited return to music is here, four years after her last album 'Smile'. And some of us wish she’d not quit her day job on American Idol. Here's why.