LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010. Asta Jonasson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Thursday alleging that Diesel forced...
On December 26, 2004, the first Christmas Comedy Cook-Up was staged at the Wyndham Hotel in New Kingston and it was a roaring success. Twenty years later, the venue has changed, but the rollicking, side-splitting laughter has remained the same. The...
NEW YORK (AP): New York’s attorney-general filed suit Wednesday against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio and streaming service of making it intentionally difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions. Attorney-General Letitia...
Faith D’Aguilar is a Jamaican entertainer extraordinaire. Known for her melodic voice and her spot-on impression of famous poet Louise Bennett-Coverley, D’Aguilar is versed in all things music, dance and theatre. Through her 2001 classic, Santa...
Unruly Fest, the stage show that puts the spotlight on the parish of St Thomas and its environs, takes place tonight at the Phillips Field Sports Complex in the town of Yallahs. As the official drink of dancehall, Magnum Tonic Wine took the...
With 20 years and more than 60 stagings in six cities and two countries featuring major dancehall acts with a ‘90s catalogue, noted selectors and sound systems, and even a mega staging featuring Ja Rule and Ashanti, retro party YUSH is again hoping...
NEW YORK (AP): Marvel had more riding on Jonathan Majors than perhaps any other actor. Now, it is parting ways with him and throwing years of plans for its cinematic universe into disarray. Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co dropped Majors from...
NEW YORK (AP): She’s Barbie. He’s just Ken. And now, it’s Christmas. On Wednesday, Ryan Gosling – the Ken to Margot Robbie’s Barbie in the film – released the I’m Just Ken EP alongside collaborators Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. It features the...
Dancehall deejay Khago is not contemplating walking the dancehall gospel path, but he is talking God – a lot. After recently “unloading” on TikTok and calling out a few industry people, the entertainer is brushing that aside and declaring with...
Published:Wednesday | December 20, 2023 | 12:08 AM
OPENING TODAY Director James Wan and Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa – along with Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman – return in the sequel to the highest-grossing DC film of all time: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom...
Published:Wednesday | December 20, 2023 | 12:07 AM
Rihanna says A$AP Rocky as a dad is a “major turn on”. The Love on the Brain singer, who has RZA, 19 months, and Riot, four months, with the rapper, “loved” her partner “differently” when he became a father and playfully admitted their kids love...
Published:Wednesday | December 20, 2023 | 12:06 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP): Watching a countdown of the auction’s final minutes on Monday, Erin Holcomb couldn’t believe it: the sale price kept jumping for the rare, gold Nike Air Jordan 3s that were anonymously dropped in the donation chute of the...
Action movies are not known for great dialogue. Granted, some of the cheesiest lines in action films go on to have a life of their own, but they’re more enjoyed for how bad they are than being any good. To tell its no-nonsense story of grief...
What started out in January 1994 as a birthday party has morphed into a movement that has already lasted 30 years and is poised to last at least another 30. It is called Rebel Salute; its adherents are known collectively as ‘Saluters’; and the...
Celine Dion “doesn’t have control over her muscles”. The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker cancelled her world tour in December 2022 after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, an uncurable neurological condition . And while her “goal” is to...
A date has been set for the funeral for rags-to-riches deejay, Gully Bop. His sister, Ann Marie Chamberlain, acknowledging that there has been much speculation surrounding the final rites for Bop, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon. Gully...
Continuing the goodwill for a second consecutive post-pandemic year, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation celebrated with a packed venue for last Thursday’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the St William Grant Park, downtown...
Sting co-founder Isaiah Laing is quietly adamant that his announcement of retirement after 40 years is no gimmick nor some kind of twisted PR ploy. Laing, who ruefully acknowledged that those of his generation may be seen as “dinosaurs”, genuinely...
LONDON (AP): Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers on Friday over what a British judge called “habitual” illegal activity is a landmark moment in the long and twisting saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloid press. Judge Timothy...
When the 30th staging of roots concert Rebel Salute – which has “the preservation of reggae” as its mandate – unfolds in St Ann, among the 30 acts to perform over two nights in January 2024 will be Grammy –nominated musician, composer, arranger,...
‘Tis the Christmas season when typically there is a flood of old and new music at carol services across the island. One of the highly anticipated holiday events is the decades-old Festival of Nine Lessons...
In February and March 2024, the Grammy award-winning brothers Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley and Stephen ‘Ragga’ Marley will launch their exclusive Traffic Jam Tour across North America. This marks the first time that the brothers will jointly present a...
Still riding high on the wave called Drift, Teejay has teamed up with Nigerian Grammy-nominated superstar Davido for an official remix of the dance-inspired anthem. The Panda-produced remix arrives with a music video shot in Lagos, Nigeria and is...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of...
LOS ANGELES (AP): As the age-old adage goes, don’t mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren’t, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024. Noah shared the news Wednesday night on his podcast What Now? With Trevor Noah. For those keeping count, the...
