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Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV.
In music, Justin Bieber drops his new single -Yummy – from his upcoming fifth studio album. Mariah Carey’s Twitter got hacked with around 50 racists and crude messages being sent out.
Film and TV, Sherlock Holmes 3 has cast Peaky Blinders star, Paul Anderson. A Pakistani movie filmed by a Scot is coming to the big screen soon.
Celebrity, Hollywood stars prepare themselves for the return of Ricky Gervais hosting the Golden Globes this Sunday! And Ricki Lake reveals her hair loss battle that left her suicidal.
All in today’s ENTERTAINMENT briefing – A weekly roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.
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Justin Bieber drops new single – Yummy
WTX News reports Justin Bieber has dropped his new single – Yummy. The R&B track marks Bieber’s shift away from pop. The catchy track is likely to climb to the top of the charts but lyrically it’s as deep as a puzzle.
Justin is set to have a big year, his yet-titled fifth studio album will be released, alongside a tour and a 10-part Youtube docuseries. The trailer for the docuseries promises to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at Bieber’s life over the last four years including his marriage to Hailey Bieber and struggles with mental health.
Read the full story on WTX News
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Hacker post crude and racist tweets from Mariah Carey’s account
Sky News reports Mariah Carey’s Twitter account was targetted by hackers on New Year’s Eve, sending out numerous crude and racist tweets.
Around 50 tweets were posted late in the afternoon. Several made reference to Eminem, who once claimed to have slept with Carey, although she denies this.
One tweet read: “Eminem has a little penis”.
Read the full story on Sky News
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Sherlock Holmes 3 casts Peaky Blinders star, Paul Anderson
ScreenRant says the long-developed third film of Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law’s Sherlock Homles series has reportedly cast Peaky Blinders star, Paul Anderson.
Sherlock Holmes 3 is expected to be released in December 2021. The film has suffered serval setbacks and multiple delays.
Read the full story on ScreenRant
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Golden Globes 2020: Stars prepare for the return of Ricky Gervais
The Guardian reports Ricky Gervais is set to host the Golden Globes this Sunday for the fifth time. And it’s going to be controversial.
Stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Adam Driver will be battling it out for the Golden Globes this weekend as Awards Season kicks off.
Awards are expected for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and on the small screen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag.
After last year’s hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh avoided going for the jugular, this year sees the return of Ricky Gervais. Prepare yourself, it’s likely to be ruthless.
Read the full story on The Guardian
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Ricki Lake shaves head, reveals hair loss struggle that left her suicidal
TODAY says Ricki Lake said goodbye to her long locks and her new buzzcut is much more than a fashion statement.
She reveals a hidden struggle she has battled for years and a new lease on life.
In an Instagram post – “Liberated and Free, Me,” she wrote: “First things first, I am not sick (THANK GOD). I am not having a mid-life crisis. Nor am I having a mental breakdown, though I have been suffering.”
Lake goes on to explain she has been suffering “mostly in silence off and on for almost 30 years,” and now she’s breaking the silence.
Read the full story on TODAY
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Pakistani movie filmed by a Scot – ‘Saach’ coming soon!
WTX News says the Pakistani film industry, Bollywood and British film industries come together for the first time in the production of Sacch.
It is the first-ever movie to be shot in Scotland and produced by a Pakistani titled ‘Saach’ – meaning ‘truth.’
Produced by Tasmina Sheikh OBE, the former actor used all her experience and focused her efforts on producing her first feature-length film which showcases the life of Pakistani immigrants in Scottish society.
Read the full story on WTX News
