Algerian Film Directors Sound Alarm Over Canceled Film Fund

A woman in her sixties who was found with hundreds of pounds worth of cannabis plants at her house has avoided jail after a judge heard about her "toxic relationship" and PTSD she suffers following a tragedy where five people died.

Sinéad O'Connor has announced the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates as she continues to grieve for her teenage son who died earlier this year. Sinead’s 17 year old son, Shane, died by suicide days after going missing from an Irish hospital in January, The singer, 55, had been due to perform at events including the Galway International Arts Festival this summer, but has told fans that she will not be returning to the stage until at least next year.

Sinead O’Connor has cancelled all her upcoming gigs in 2022 for “her own heath and well being” following the death of her son Shane earlier this year.Shane, who was 17, passed away earlier this year (January 7) after going missing from Newbridge, County Kildare. In a statement, O’Connor’s team said she will not be performing live in 2022 “due to continuing grief over the tragic loss of her beloved son Shane.”The statement continued: “This has not been an easy decision for Sinead but a decision she has had to make for her own health and well being at this time.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has shared a "hilarious" behind-the-scenes secret from her character Meena Jutla's chilling barn scenes earlier this year. Viewers will recall that in January Meena locked Manpreet Sharma and Vinny Dingle in an abandoned barn and planned to kill them both in a horrific double murder plot. However, Manpreet and Vinny were thankfully saved by Liam Cavanagh with Meena managing to escape before she was eventually caught months later and sentenced to a minimum of 75 years in prison.

Sinead O’Connor has cancelled all upcoming live performances following the death of her and musician Donal Lunny’s teenage son. The singer has taken the decision to not perform for the rest of this year due to her continuing grief over the death of her son Shane O’Connor earlier this year aged 17. In a statement, her management said that it was not an easy decision for the singer, but she had cancelled the performances for the sake of ‘her own health and wellbeing’.

The KarJenner krew continues to grow! And this time it’s not new babies entering the world, but new family members in the form of Travis Barker‘s own lovely crew being added to the brood!!

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge in Santa Maria, Calif., on Tuesday dismissed a rape case against film producer David Guillod, weeks after another judge threw out most of the charges against him.Guillod was accused of raping or sexually assaulting six women, including actress Jessica Barth. But after a 10-day preliminary hearing in May, Judge James K. Voysey found that the accusations of four of the women were not credible enough to go to trial.Voysey took note of text messages in which one alleged victim said, after the alleged rape, that she was looking forward to “dinner and some cuddles” with Guillod.

Tyler Perry is making it clear that he didn’t comfort Will Smith after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.As part of the Directors Series With Gayle King during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, the 52-year-old film mogul spoke candidly about witnessing Smith slapping Rock, and him chatting with the actor just after the shocking incident.“I was there close up, I left early to go and check on Chris because it was wrong in no uncertain terms,” Perry said about the aftermath. “I made sure I said that to Will, and when we walked over to him, he was devastated.

The British Soap Awards returned with a bang on Saturday night after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu stole the red carpet ahead of tonight's British Soap Awards at Hackney Empire in London.The actress played evil serial killer Mean Jutla on the ITV soap, but the star couldn't be less villainous if she tried as she arrived in the most incredible mint green gown. Strolling the red carpet with a ginormous grin ahead of the highly-anticipated ceremony, the first in the three years, Paige looked like a true goddess.The star's gown featured a plunge neckline, thousands of tiny glittering sequins, and synched in at the waist.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAnthology film “Quareer,” by five young female Saudi directors, has emerged as the big winner at the eighth edition of the Saudi Film Festival, which is the country’s oldest film event. “Quareer” consists of five segments depicting women taking risks to carve out their own spaces, and explores themes of abandonment, neglect, control, abuse and shame in Saudi’s now changing conservative society. The film scored five prizes in total at the festival, including the Golden Palm Tree for best film and the prize for best director(s), which collectively went to filmmakers Ragheed Al Nahdi, Norah Almowald, Ruba Khafagy, Fatma Alhazmi and Noor Alameer.Additionally, “Quareer,” which had premiered last December at Saudi’s Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, also scored awards for best cinematography, best script and best score.