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A 76-year-old Melbourne man, who was arrested last year, for the suspected “gay hate” murder of Raymond Keam in a Sydney Park in 1987, was granted bail on a $1 million surety.Trigger Warning: This story discusses a gay hate crime, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Keam’s murder was among the spate of targeted killings of gay men and trans persons in Sydney and NSW between 1970 and 2010.
According to NSW Police, Keam, a martial art expert and father of four, was reportedly targeted due to a “perception” of his sexual orientation. Keam’s body was found on the morning of January 13, 1987, at Alison Park in Sydney’s easter suburb of Randwick. The postmortem revealed that Keam was stuck multiple times on his head, and the cause of death was the severe head injuries. There were injuries on his chest consistent with being kicked with a shoe.In 1987 a coronial inquest found that Keam had been assaulted by unknown person/s.
Years later in 2019, the NSW Police reopened the investigation under the Homicide Squad’s Unsolved Homicide framework. The case was reinvestigated by Strike Force Augenaut detectives.
In 2021, a $1 million reward was announced in the case. The NSW police case is that Early was part of the so-called “Alison Park gang” that used to target gay men at popular gay beats in Sydney, reported the ABC. The Park was one such gay beat. According to the police, Early had left his Randwick residence “unexpectedly” and moved to Bundaberg on January 13, the day Keam’s body was found. While granting bail, Justice Nicholas Chen of the NSW Supreme Court, said that
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Award-winning designer and creative director at CRE8 in Cairns, Aaron Coshaw passed away at the top of Victoria Falls, Zambia. He was surrounded by his loving partner, Jay Horne and friends.Horne expressed his grief at the passing of his partner on , saying he was “completely dumbfounded, devastated, lost and heart broken.”“Yesterday afternoon, just after this photo was taken my rock, my guide, my confidant, my partner in life and number 1 support [Aaron Coshaw] passed away at the top of Victoria Falls here in Zambia,” Horne wrote.“But I am desperately trying to take comfort in the fact that Aaron passed away in such a beautiful location and that he was so excited to tick off number 3 of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World.”While in grief, Horne is facing the task of bringing Coshaw back home, with the help of local and state members in Cairns, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Embassy.Coshaw’s life was full of excitement and remarkable achievements.
The Daily Mail and said that an anonymous letter was sent to the film’s studio Skydance accusing him of 40 years ago having “touched someone outside their clothes and referring to the female athletes he coached by inappropriate nicknames. Kinder in his interview with The Daily Mail denied any misconduct and further said he was shocked at the news from earlier this week that the film will not move forward. Kinder said he was contacted by investigators hired by Skydance after the letter was received and that he and the other subjects of the film, now all adult women, had informed him there was “nothing there” in terms of the investigations.
Kate Hudson blew fans away with her appearance for a number of reasons when she shared a clip of herself making a cocktail with her King St Vodka. Kate wore a beautiful orange gown and looked radiant as she whipped up the drink with ease.MORE: Goldie Hawn's ex-husband Bill Hudson makes rare social media appearanceHer hair was worn in chic waves and she looked so much like her mom, Goldie Hawn, some fans thought they were seeing double. WATCH: Goldie Hawn's grandchildren - all the details The mother-daughter duo are incredibly close, as is the entire family and the Overboard actress has been vocal about what her loved ones mean to her.Goldie - who has been with her partner, Kurt Russell, for 39 years and is a grandmother-of-seven - told Australian Women's Weekly: "A good family is the answer to happiness. I look at our kids and grandchildren and there's nothing in the world that could make me as proud as I am of all of them.MORE: Goldie Hawn's grandson turns 15 - and he looks just like Kate Hudson's sonMORE: Goldie Hawn supported by granddaughters as she shares touching news"Being a grandmother is amazing, I love it.
A NSW Supreme Court jury on Thursday held Hamdi Alqudsi guilty of allegedly plotting to carry out attacks on Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and other places as leader of the terrorist group ‘Shura’. The court has scheduled Alqudsi’s sentencing over two days starting October 31, reported the Sydney Morning Herald. Alqudsi was the first Australian to be convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment in 2016 for his role in sending young men from Australia to Syria to help Islamic State fighters in the country’s civil war. The prosecution case was that Alqudsi set up the Shura in 2013 and dubbed himself the “commander” and “emir” of the Shura. Shura means consultation council in Arabic.
"America's Got Talent" judge Sofia Vergara joked that she sometimes feels insecure around her fellow judge Heidi Klum. The 50-year-old actress talked about comparing herself to Klum, 49, in an interview with Fox News Digital after the talent competition show's season 17 finale on Wednesday night. "I mean, Heidi Klum, have you seen her? It's like, God, she's a supermodel!" Vergara exclaimed while on the red carpet at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel in Pasadena, California.
who died at age 28 in 2008.Scar, who is from Italy but is now based in London, said he never realized the eerie resemblance until he moved to Perth, Australia, 10 years ago and was approached by a girl who mentioned his celebrity doppelgänger.Since then, Scar, who has more than 69,000 followers on TikTok, has become so famous for the uncanny resemblance to Ledger that he’s even made it to Hollywood, playing the late star in “Fatal Addiction,” which will be available on streaming platforms in December.“I simply got a call from a look-alikes agency, and they asked if I wanted to play as Heath for a movie,” he told NeedToKnow.Online, saying this is the first production he’s been involved in because of his movie star looks.“I am glad that, thanks to Heath, I’ve had the opportunity to be on a movie set, and sometimes it feels like I’ve been able to do stuff thanks to him, even if we’ve never met,” he said.Scar, an avid metal-music fan, uploads videos on TikTok and is immediately flooded with comments about his astonishing looks.“Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon Levitt conceived this man while filming ’10 Things I Hate About You,’ ” one person declared.“I’m still trying to find a way to not think I’m watching Heath Ledger,” another added.Scar said he’s not often mistaken for the late actor in public, but admits he does catch people staring while in the park or any public place.“They usually ask me for a picture, and normally, the first thing they say when approaching me is: ‘Sorry, I know you must get this a lo,t but do you know who you look like?’ ” he recounted.“I’ve had comments online such as: ‘You look more like Heath Ledger than Heath Ledger,’ which was quite funny, and ‘Are you telling me you’re not him?’ “
EXCLUSIVE: Bella Heathcote (Pieces of Her) and Asif Ali (Don’t Worry Darling) will lead the survival drama Roof, marking the directorial debut of Salvatore Sciortino, which has wrapped production in Los Angeles.
A suspect wanted in the stabbing death at a California gay bar, has been arrested.On September 9, Christopher Finley, 28, and Jacob Touchstone went out for a date night and nightcap at Mineshaft bar in Long Beach.An altercation happened between the couple and an unnamed man with a taser and, soon after, an altercation with Smalls, resulting in the couple being stabbed. Finely would pass away eight hours later at the hospital.Smalls is being charged with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder.In a statement, police said there is “no evidence this is a hate or bias-motivated incident.”The couple’s GoFund Me page reveals that the couple has been together since 2016.“From then on, there was never a Jake without a Chris,” the page states. “They had ups and they had downs and they even tried the whole time apart thing, without ever really leaving each others’ lives.
new girlfriend, the A-lister reportedly cosying up to 27-year-old model Gigi Hadid.WATCH: Camila Morrone responds to age gap with Leonardo DiCaprioSources have claimed the Hollywood actor and fashion icon have been spotted "getting to know each other" in New York following Leonardo's split from model ex Camila Morrone."They've been seen hanging out with groups of people. It's only been a few weeks since the split.
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It was a big night for HBO’s runway hit The White Lotus at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning nearly all the major categories it was nominated in. Sydney-born out gay Australian actor Murray Bartlett took home Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited series, while co-star and gay icon Jennifer Coolidge won the best supporting actress in a limited series. In his acceptance speech, Bartlett thanked White for “giving me one of the best experiences of my life” and gave a shout out to his mom. “I just want to thank my mom all the way home in Australia for giving me the most wonderful foundation of unconditional love. And inspiring me to believe that we can all do that for each other.
Ethan Shanfeld Disney made quite a splash at its D23 Expo last weekend with a first look at Halle Bailey’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” which earned over 104 million global views, Variety has learned exclusively. The clip takes viewers on a journey through the ocean before showing the shimmering underwater life of Ariel (Bailey), who teases her version of the iconic “Little Mermaid” song “Part of Your World.” “The Little Mermaid” teaser floated above those of all recent Disney live-action titles, including “Cruella” (68 million views), “Beauty and the Beast” (94 million views), “Alladin” (74 million views) and “Maleficent 2” (62 million views). Due to Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, “The Little Mermaid” metrics do not include views from the U.K., Ireland and Australia.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Prodigy are expanding their casts. Oscar nominee Carol Kane is set for a recurring role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Billy Campbell has joined the voice cast of animated series Prodigy. The news was announced Thursday as part of the global live-streamed Star Trek Day event.
Zac Efron found himself in a Khloé Kardashianesque internet frenzy last year with people convinced he had a “new face.” As cosmetic surgery rumors ran wild, the actor had no idea- until his mom called him to ask. Efron was just trying to promote an Earth Day special from Bill Nye when the speculation began. Screenshots of his face started going viral, with people making guesses about all the work he has gotten done.
You could have heard a pin drop during the gala opening night of Opera Australia’s production of The Phantom of the Opera August 26 at the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. The audience was packed with celebrity Sydneysiders in bow ties and gowns but the real stars of the evening were Josh Piterman, Amy Manford, and Blake Bowden.This trio of truly gifted performers, surrounded by a stunning supporting cast and orchestra, powerfully delivered the musical’s signature songs, Music of the Night, Think of Me, All I Ask of You, the awesomely beautiful Masquerade, and of course the main title song, with vitality and power.This new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mega-musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel, overseen by producer Cameron Mackintosh, and director Seth Sklar-Heyn is simply superb on every level.While the story of an obsessive and dangerous love in 19th-century Paris is now familiar to many, it’s the exquisite attention to detail which delivers the magic to this new staging.The 27-piece orchestra under the musical supervision of Guy Simpson is phenomenal, and the production is elevated even further by truly glorious stagecraft. The Phantom of the OperaThe lush costuming by Jill Parker, recreating the original designs of the late Tony award-winning Maria Bjornson is stunning, and the hair and wig design by Angela Cobbin is perfection.The lighting design by Tony Award winner Paule Constable and the sound design by Mick Potter is also extraordinary, with some terrific video and projection design by Nina Dunn.There is also a wonderful use of pyrotechnics throughout the show and of course the thrilling and iconic moment when the chandelier falls towards the heads of the audience still inspires
accidentally overdosed in 2008, leaving fans, friends and family to imagine what might have been.“The world’s your limit with someone of this nature,” observed celebrity photographer Ben Watts, who photographed the Australian actor multiple times before his death at 28. “And what he accomplished was incredible.”Now, 14 years after the “Brokeback Mountain” star’s death, Watts is releasing never-before-seen photos of Ledger as limited-edition non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. “This body of work is one of my most favorite,” said Watts.It’s the lensman’s first foray into cryptographic assets.