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Rita Ora faces another backlash after travelling to Australia for The Voice

Rita Ora faces another backlash after travelling to Australia for The Voice

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Rita Ora is facing criticism once again after travelling to Australia for her role as a coach on The Voice.The British pop star arrived on Monday to begin a two-week period of quarantine in Sydney before filming for the talent show. Under current COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, travelling abroad is banned without a legally permitted reason. It is not clear whether Ora had sought permission before flying, although her trip is for work and not leisure, which is banned. Image: Ora is also a judge on The Masked Singer in the UK. Pic: ITV The trip has come under fire from Australia's opposition home affairs spokeswoman, who said the singer and TV star had been prioritised over tens of thousands of the country's citizens currently stranded...
Rita Ora ‘sorry’ for breaking lockdown rules to attend birthday party

Rita Ora ‘sorry’ for breaking lockdown rules to attend birthday party

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Famous birthdays for Nov. 26: Rita Ora, John McVie

Famous birthdays for Nov. 26: Rita Ora, John McVie

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Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include: Advertisement -- German composer Johannes Bach in 1604 -- English clergyman/college benefactor John Harvard in 1607 -- Surgeon/women's rights leader Mary Walker Edwards in 1832 -- Air conditioning engineer Willis Carrier in 1876 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Lefty Gomez in 1908 -- French playwright Eugene Ionesco in 1909 -- TV journalist Eric Sevareid in 1912 -- Cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1922 -- Argentine pacifist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel in 1931 (age 89) File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI -- Impressionist Rich Little in 1938 (age 82) -- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member T...
Rita Wilson describes ‘extreme side effects’ of drug touted as COVID-19 treatment

Rita Wilson describes ‘extreme side effects’ of drug touted as COVID-19 treatment

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Actress Rita Wilson has warned of the "extreme" side effects she suffered from a medicine being used to treat coronavirus.The actress and her husband Tom Hanks were in Australia last month when they were confirmed as having COVID-19. They announced the news in an Instagram post on 12 March. Image: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson pictured in January In her first interview since then, Wilson, 63, told The Talk with Gayle King: "I felt extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn't want to be touched, and then the fever started."She added that she had suffered "chills like I never had before". ...
Tom Hanks coronavirus: Actor and wife Rita Wilson test positive

Tom Hanks coronavirus: Actor and wife Rita Wilson test positive

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Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Australia.Hanks and Wilson, both 63, sought medical advice after experiencing the symptoms of a cold in Queensland, the actor wrote on Instagram.They are now isolated in stable condition at an Australian hospital, officials said.The couple were on the Gold Coast as Hanks made a film about Elvis Presley.Their diagnosis came shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic.Hanks wrote on Instagram: "We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too."To play things right, as is needed...