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A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros (US$64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said. The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar.The ruling relates to a dispute over the 2011 tax year in which Spanish authorities failed to prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the Madrid-based court said in its decision. 1:07 Shakira dodges $15 million tax fraud charge after making deal with Spanish prosecutors For a person to be considered a tax resident in Spain, she must spend more t...

The new Harry Potter is set to cast a new actor for the character Ginny Weasley after child actor Gracie Cochrane exited the role. While she will be seen playing the youngest red-head of the Weasley family, second season onwards, a new face will be seen playing the role.  Gracie Cochrane quits Harry Potter Gracie exited the show after wrapping season one. An official statement by her family read, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, Gracie has made the challenging decision to step away from her role as Ginny Weasley in the HBO 'Harry Potter' series after Season 1". Source link

On the reality television show The Hills, Spencer Pratt played something of a villain, blamed for spreading a salacious rumour and driving a wedge between his girlfriend and her best friend. Pratt is casting himself as a hero in his latest venture, a bid to be mayor of Los Angeles, in which he’s promising to rid the nation’s second most populous city of disorder and dysfunction.Originally greeted with bemusement, Pratt is now upending the race with early voting underway ahead of the June 2 election. The Republican is riding a wave of buzz fueled by viral videos taking aim at Mayor Karen Bass, Gov. Gavin Newsom and others.Pratt’s goal is to turn the chatter into a ticket to a November runoff against Bass, a Democrat who is struggling to recover from a widely panned response to devastating w...

Actress Urvashi Rautela is currently receiving praise for her role in Inspector Avinash 2, and the actress says the second season will continue the realistic and performance-driven tone that audiences appreciated in the first instalment. In an exclusive conversation with mid-day, Urvashi opened up about embracing a minimal makeup look for the series, taking on challenging roles, and her desire to star in a grand period drama in the future. Urvashi Rautela talks about her zero makeup look Talking about her appearance in the show, Urvashi revealed that she intentionally kept her look extremely natural. “It’s going to be an extension of season 1. And in season 1, everyone appreciated it a lot. It was a very simple look,” she shared. The actress further explained that several scenes were shot ...

By Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian Press Posted May 14, 2026 8:39 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Decades after leaving northern Ontario to conquer terrestrial radio airwaves, Shania Twain says she’s revisiting the place and person who started it all. The Canadian country-pop star has announced her seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, along with its gritty lead single, Dirty Rosie.Out July 24, the album is described in a release as “the most honest version of Twain to date,” tracing the formative experiences that led to her becoming one of country music’s biggest crossover artists. ...

As the Andes version of hantavirus continues to cause concern among health officials, the music industry is monitoring what’s being called “blue dot fever.” It’s nothing biological, nor will it be the cause of the next lockdown, but it is of concern.The condition gets its name from online Ticketmaster seating charts for concerts at venues across North America. A blue dot indicates an unsold seat, and a quick survey of summer concerts features a lot of gigs that look like a bad case of Smurf measles.For the couple of years immediately following COVID, business for the touring end of the music industry surged as we made up for lost time during the shut-in period in 2020-21. We called it “funflation,” a wave of spending on things that hadn’t been able to do.Concert revenues exploded, with 145...

The director of the Eurovision Song Contest says the door is open for Canada to join the popular musical spectacle, but has not yet received a formal request after the federal government said last year it would “explore participation.” Canada’s public broadcaster, however, confirmed to Global News that it is in talks with the European Broadcasting Union about closer collaboration and has sent observers to this year’s contest.Eurovision director Martin Green told the BBC on Wednesday that “nothing’s particularly come over my desk” from Canada but acknowledged “we are an open place” for new participants outside of Europe.“For 70 years, our doors have been open, and we will welcome anyone through those doors who wants to share the values of this wonderful occasion and stand on our stage with ...

Will Smith is set to headline the action-thriller 'Supermax', directed by David Gordon Green, in a major worldwide acquisition deal by Amazon MGM Studios from Miramax. The film centres on two FBI agents investigating a murder inside what is described as the world's most secure prison, as per Deadline. Smith will play one of the lead investigators, while casting is currently underway for his female FBI agent partner.  According to Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios secured worldwide rights to the project in an agreement reportedly valued in the USD 70 million range. The film is expected to be developed as a streaming release rather than a theatrical title. Production on the thriller is scheduled to begin in mid-August. The screenplay has been written by David Weil and David J Rosen, known for the...

Aaron Carter’s family and a Los Angeles psychiatry clinic that prescribed the late singer Xanax have reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, People and Billboard, Amen Clinics will pay a “confidential sum” as a “full and final resolution” of the allegations against the clinic and one of its psychiatrists, Dr. John Faber.The settlement’s value is “within the ballpark” of the damages Carter’s family sought, which was less than US$325,000, Rolling Stone reports.Global News has not independently verified the reports. 1:57 Nick Carter fights back tears as Backstreet Boys pay tribute to late brother Aaron Carter ...