TOKYO — Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada, better known by his stage name Cornelius, has submitted his resignation from the creative team for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after admitting that he bullied children with disabilities many years ago. This resignation follows days of controversy over his confessions in magazines published in the 1990s in which Oyamada boasted about bullying people in his childhood. Oyamada was in charge of composing some of the music for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said on July 19 that Oyamada’s actions were “absolutely unacceptable.” Oyamada has submitted his…
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WASHINGTON – Jennifer Lopez , American singer, and songwriter has announced her partnership with the production outfit of David Ellison – Hollywood producer – Skydance, and Oracle scion to develop musical projects for television and film. “Jennifer Lopez, Skydance & Concord Team To Adapt IP From Legendary Musical Catalog” retweeted Skydance Media on July 12. Skydance Media is an American production company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with Paramount Pictures starting in 2009 and has renewed the agreement twice out to 2021. The…
NEW DELHI — Ayushmann Khurrana, a Bollywood actor, recently shared his first look from “Doctor G,” his upcoming film. Starring Rakul Preet Singh and Shefali Shah, Khurrana revealed his first look through his Instagram handle. “Doctor G taiyyar ho kar nikle hain. Ab hogi shooting! (Doctor G is ready. Shooting will happen now!) #DoctorGFirstLook,” read the caption of the post on Instagram. In the image shared by the actor, he can be seen sporting dorky glasses, a lab coat, and a sheepish smile, with a book in hand and a stethoscope in his pocket. Produced by Junglee Pictures, the upcoming movie will be…
NEW DELHI — Kareena Kapoor Khan posted a childhood picture of herself with sister Karisma Kapoor and their mother, Babita. She treated her fans with the unseen childhood picture on Instagram. Khan dug out a picture from her 80s family album in which she can be seen posing beside a Christmas tree with her mother and sister. In the snap, their mother wears a grey and orange-colored silk salwar suit paired with matching jewelry. She is captured standing in between Khan and Kapoor. Kapoor dons a white suit with golden thread work, and a very young Khan is seen decked up in…
CANBERRA, Australia — The family of a teenage driver killed after a stolen ute flipped during police pursuit through Gold Coast streets fled in tears as footage of the incident was played to an inquest. Shocked gasps echoed in the court gallery as the vision showed the stolen utility lose control and overturn, capturing the instant Logan Dreier, 18, was thrown into the air. His devastated family rushed from the Southport courtroom as the shocking final moment was played to coroner Jane Bentley on July 19. The teen would later die from massive head injuries. The inquest has placed under the…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Crown, a resort located on the south bank of Australia, is not suitable to hold a license for its Melbourne casino, a royal commission has been told. Counsel assisting Adrian Finanzio SC on July 20 said the inquiry into whether Crown can retain a license for its Melbourne operations had revealed illegal conduct motivated by a culture that placed profit above all else. “After all of the evidence presented in these hearings, it remains clear that Crown Melbourne is not presently suitable to hold the casino license,” said Finanzio. “This is not a case of isolated or trifling…
HOBART, Australia — Five child sexual abuse survivors in the island state of Australia, Tasmania, have told of the pain inflicted by a man they should have been able to trust. Phillip James Scott, 69, has pleaded guilty to two counts of persistent sexual abuse of a child, two counts of indecent assault, and one of rape. He would often babysit the children whose ages ranged from five to 12, the Supreme Court in the capital of Tasmania, Hobart, heard on July 19. One victim was abused at her birthday party. “Every birthday I went through was a reminder of what…
SYDNEY — Economists believe the first contraction in the national economy since the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic is increasingly likely after the southeastern Australian state, New South Wales, the government further tightened lockdown restrictions at the weekend. All non-essential retailing is now closed in Greater Sydney, and the construction industry is shut down until July 30, the first time this latter measure has been imposed in New South Wales. Adding to the economic woes, Victoria’s lockdown will also likely extend beyond its originally planned five days. “We now have almost two-thirds of the national economy in lockdown; this is really going to…
SYDNEY — The Australian government made a list of its 20 top marginal seats for an AU$660 million ($483.42 million) commuter car park fund condemned by a scathing auditor-general’s report. The coalition scheme in the lead up to the 2019 election allocated money to electorates before projects were finalized, the Australian National Audit Office confirmed. Treasury pushed for an open and competitive tender but the infrastructure department rejected this approach, senior Australian National Audit Office official Brian Boyd said on July 19. He also said the office of then-urban infrastructure minister Alan Tudge started with a list of “top 20 marginals”…
SYDNEY — A foreign national living in Sydney could be charged with murder after a badly decomposed human body was found in a container in the inner Brisbane apartment that he was renting. Detective Inspector Tim Trezise said officers found the body wrapped in a sheet inside a sealed metal box on the balcony of the Hamilton unit, on the afternoon of July 19. He said the detectives who found the corpse had been probing the disappearance of a 30-year-old female foreign national, reported missing to New South Wales police weeks ago. A 26-year-old man who lives in south Sydney, but…