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Feb262021 by adminNo Comments

CCTV shows moment Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and star’s dogs were taken

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Graphic video has been released of the moment Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot by attackers who stole the star's pets.WARNING - STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT Ryan Fischer is heard repeatedly screaming: "Oh my God! I've been shot!"He also cries: "Help me!" and "I'm bleeding out from my chest!".The film, given to Associated Press (AP) by what it called "a Hollywood resident", shows Wednesday night's robbery in which three of Lady Gaga's dogs were stolen. Advertisement ...

Sep112020 by adminNo Comments

The Roads Not Taken tackles dementia on the big screen

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Sally Potter's new film The Roads Not Taken is a study of dementia, dedicated to her own brother, Nic, who had Pick's Disease, a rare type of age-related dementia.In the movie the lead character, played by Javier Bardem, is seen going about a normal day in New York city - attending appointments with his daughter (played by Elle Fanning), while his mind is elsewhere, reliving parallel versions of his own life. Potter told Sky News it was inspired by her own experiences: "It's not a portrait of him, the character as played by Javier Bardem is about as far away from my brother as it could be, but it's personal, absolutely. Image: Salma Hayek also stars in the emotional drama. Pic: Universal "I witnessed very close up somebody going throu...

Jul182020 by adminNo Comments

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Indian actress taken to hospital with Covid-19

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 earlier this week.The Indian actress, a former Miss World and one of Bollywood's most famous faces, is being treated at Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital, ANI agency reports.Her daughter Aaradhya has also been taken to hospital, PTI agency reports.Aishwarya's husband Abhishek and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, both also famous actors, have been in hospital since Saturday with the virus. On Sunday, 77-year-old Amitabh Bachchan - a Bollywood superstar who has achieved global fame during his long and illustrious career so far - tweeted that he had tested positive for the virus. Another series o...

Jul72020 by adminNo Comments

Wealth management firms among those that have taken PPP loans during coronavirus pandemic

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Natasha Alipour Faridani | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesThe government's release of data on businesses that have participated in the Paycheck Protection Program confirms what many in the financial advice industry already knew: Wealth management firms were among those to have taken the government loans.The data released by the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department on Monday included loans of more than $ 150,000 that were made through the PPP.The loan program was created under the $ 2 trillion-plus CARES Act passed by Congress in March. A list of the borrowers had not been revealed until Monday. The government did not disclose the names of businesses that took less than $ 150,000, in an effort to protect small businesses.The average loan size was $ 107,000, according to the SB...

Apr52020 by adminNo Comments

Duffy: Singer was ‘drugged for four weeks, raped and taken abroad’

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Singer Duffy has opened up about a four-week ordeal during which she was drugged in her own home, raped and taken to a foreign country.It's the first time she's given details of the terrifying experience, which led to her retreating from the spotlight."Rape is like living murder, you are alive, but dead," she wrote."All I can say is it took an extremely long time, sometimes feeling never ending, to reclaim the shattered pieces of me."Duffy had the UK's best-selling album of 2008 and won three Brit Awards and a Grammy, but she virtually vanished after releasing her second album in 2010.Her lengthy written account, in which she does not name her attacker, comes a month after she posted the first details on Instagram. Singer Duffy unveils music comeback Duff...