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Best-selling British author Neil Gaiman released a statement Wednesday denying he had ever engaged in non-consensual sex after a magazine this week published allegations from several women, accusing him of sexual assault. The 64-year-old author of The Sandman comic book series and novel American Gods was responding to a New York Magazine article that detailed allegations of assault, abuse and coercion levelled by eight women. The allegations of four of them had been broadcast in July in a Tortoise Media podcast.Gaiman said he had watched stories about him circulate on the Internet for months with “horror and dismay.”“As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognise and moments I don’t, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that e...

Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming web series is special for the filmmaker for more reasons than one. Apart from marking Hirani’s debut in the digital space, the crime-drama series will also serve as the launch pad for his son, Vir. A source from the creative team tells mid-day that the Disney+ Hotstar offering revolves around two cops who come to terms with their distinct working styles. “Initially, Arshad [Warsi] was to play the role of an old-fashioned cop who likes to solve crimes in his style, while Vikrant [Massey] was set to be seen as a young computer geek who uses technology to solve crimes. It chronicles what transpires when two diverse personalities are brought together to solve crimes. Now, some changes have come into effect. While the six-episode series was to be directed by Hirani’s ...

David Spade is calling on the public to keep their “eyes peeled” for arsonists in the Los Angeles area, offering a cash reward to anyone who helps police catch individuals setting fires. The actor took to Instagram over the weekend to announce he would hand over US$5,000 (C$7,200) to citizens who help police catch anyone lighting fires in California.“I’m out in California and people are saying there’s guys lighting fires out there, make this s–t worse,” he said in the video, taken from the front seat of his car.“They just caught somebody, we’re pretty sure that was lighting fires walking along with a blowtorch, and they let them go.” Story continues below advertisement He continued: “So, if you can find someone lighting a fire, and you catch somebody, and you ...

The year marked actor Zahan Kapoor`s debut in the world of web series with the much-anticipated show `Black Warrant`. The series, based on true events, follows the story of Sunil Gupta and his experiences as a jailer in Tihar Jail. While its storyline and complex characters are being liked by viewers, the cast and crew recently sat down with ANI to share their thoughts and experiences working on the show. Zahan Kapoor, who plays a key role in Black Warrant, expressed his happiness after the release of the series. He said, "After the release, everyone is happy, my family and all. They liked my work." He went on to share that his family and friends were pleased with his work, which brought him great joy. When asked about how he chooses his projects, Zahan shared his thoughts. "I am not s...

Carrie Underwood has accepted a pretty high-profile gig, agreeing to perform America the Beautiful at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. But the 41-year-old’s appearance at the event has many taken aback and confused, as the American Idol alum has never endorsed Trump in the past — in fact, she’s never really been one to talk politics at all.“I feel like more people try to pin me places politically,” she told The Guardian in 2019. “I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins. It’s crazy. Everybody tries to sum everything up and put a bow on it, like it’s black and white. And it’s not like that.”According to a copy of the inaugural program provided to The Associated Press, Underwood will take the stage shortly before Trump takes the oath of off...

The newest Netflix release, Black Warrant, has the entire nation on edge. Following the release of this dark and gripping series, netizens are hailing it. Here`s how X has reviewed Vikramaditya Motwane`s thriller. Black Warrant`s X review One user wrote, “#BlackWarrantOnNetflix is a gripping adaptation of life within Tihar`s walls, told through the eyes of a jailer. The cast delivers outstanding performances, bringing their characters to life with remarkable finesse. Hats off to the makers for crafting a binge-worthy show! Thoroughly enjoyed it.” “#BlackWarrantOnNetflix is brilliant and the makers have kept it as real as possible. The seven part series picks the most sensational cases and is worth bingeing. This particular scene is among the many standout ones in the series,” another us...

Ottawa rapper Khalid Omar, who performs under the name TwoTiime, was forced to evacuate his Calabasas condo as wildfires tore through the Los Angeles area this week, leaving the studio where he records in ruins. The 23-year-old says he woke up Thursday to a nightmarish scene as the Kenneth fire began spreading through the West Hills, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds.“It was looking like hell on earth, I’m not gonna lie to you,” he said Friday in a phone call.“There was smoke all up in the air. The sky was red and brown. I thought it was judgment day.”After an evacuation warning was issued, Omar says he fled his home and the thick smoke blanketing the area. He’s currently living in an Airbnb in downtown L.A.The rapper says the studio he records at, a small space in the Palisades belonging t...

Bots — automated programs that can perform tasks online exponentially faster than us poor meatbags — have been a plague on the concert ticket-buying public for decades now. A single bot can buy a thousand or more tickets in less than 60 seconds. There are examples of a couple of bots hoovering up 15,000 tickets in a single day. When a hot show goes on sale, it’s estimated that at least 40 per cent of the traffic to the ticketing site is bots. In some cases, that number has been as high as 96 per cent. Thousands of these things are online, elbowing you out of the queue, snapping up tickets and then immediately sending them to reseller sites with huge mark-ups. They can scoop up “limit four tickets per person” in less time than it takes you to enter your credit card information. Stor...

Actor Rahul Dev finds it “interesting” to start 2025 on a high note with the release of his intense thriller web-series “Griha Laxmi.” Rahul said: "I had a great experience working on this project and it`s interesting to start 2025 on a high with this web series release.” “The date is 16th January for `Griha Laxmi` on EPIC ON. Great cast and great team and I had a blast of an experience working in this one. I hope the audience enjoys watching me in this avatar and continue to shower me with love." Born in New Delhi, Rahul Dev and his actor brother Mukul Dev are sons of Hari Dev who was an Assistant Commissioner of Police. The 56-year-old actor made his acting debut in 2000 with “Champion” starring Sunny Deol and Manisha Koirala. In the film, Rahul played an antagonist. He also appeared...

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as Soul Man and ‘Hold On, I’m Comin,’ has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. No additional details were immediately available.Moore, whose admirers ranged from Al Green to Bruce Springsteen, was inducted with Dave Prater into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater ranked only behind Otis Redding as the label’s biggest stars. They transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show and recorded some of soul music’s most enduring hits, which also included You Don...