Selena Gomez keeps her head down while leaving the Giorgio Baldi restaurant on Tuesday night (April 19) in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Rolling Stone, Shaw, age 67, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the group’s native Jamaica. Simpson died just three days later, age 71, following complications associated with diabetes.
Simpson had also suffered a stroke in 2017 and been recovering from COVID-19.Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said in a press release that Simpson had been “taken in for a check-up this morning, was admitted, and died later”.“This double loss is really devastating,” Minister Grange said. “It is hard to believe that two members of the Mighty Diamonds would pass within days of each other.“Rest in peace, ‘Mighty Diamond’ – Fitzroy ‘Bunny’ Simpson, and may light perpetual shine on you.”Devastating to Lose ‘Bunny’ Diamond in the Same Week as “Tabby” Diamond – Grange pic.twitter.com/QMTkNV55Ct— Hon.Olivia Grange (@Babsy_grange) April 2, 2022Speaking with Jamaica Gleaner, Mighty Diamonds’ former manager, Copeland Forbes, said Simpson had not been informed of Shaw’s killing prior to his own passing.
“Last night me and “Judge” [Mighty Diamonds member Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson] a talk and he said him never talk to Bunny yet about Tabby,” Forbes said.Mighty Diamonds formed in the Trenchtown area of Kingston in 1969 and remained active until this year. Together, they are best known for their 1976 debut album, ‘Right Time’, which featured their hit single ‘Shame And Pride’.In the ’80s, Mighty Diamonds achieved international success twice with the release of the 1982 ‘Changes’ cut ‘Pass The Kouchie’, written by Ferguson and Simpson.
Selena Gomez keeps her head down while leaving the Giorgio Baldi restaurant on Tuesday night (April 19) in Santa Monica, Calif.
Tan France says he was the victim of a horrifying assault when he was a young child just old enough to attend kindergarten.
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Sasha Urban editorDuring a commercial break of “The Daily Show,” host Trevor Noah revealed what it was like to meet K-pop superstars BTS at the Grammy Awards last month.An audience member asked Noah, “We’re dying to know, what was it like to talk to BTS?” Noah responded, “You know, they say sometimes when you experience too much joy in a moment, you sort of black it out.”The conversation happened during Noah’s Emmy-nominated digital series “Between the Scenes,” which is shot in between takes of “The Daily Show.” The audience members were Noah’s first in more than two years.The Grammys host continued, “You know, one thing I love about BTS is, they are, first of all, the nicest group of people you’ll ever meet. And not, like, nice — because sometimes people say ‘nice,’ but they lose the context.
Police say two suspects are in custody after video of two girls laughing as they messed with a child's grave circulated on social media.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBrand executive Rich Santiago has joined Vice Media Group as senior vice president of brand strategy and creative experience, Variety has learned exclusively. He will report to Nadja Bellan-White, Global Chief Marketing Officer, VICE Media Group, who announced the news on Wednesday.Santiago joins the company from Meta (formerly Facebook), and will partner with Vice’s existing creative and editorial teams.“VICE Media is an innovative media company that consistently delivers thought provoking and edgy news and content,” said Bellan-White. “Rich’s addition to our growing team will elevate our creative work across all VMG brands.”Santiago added that the company “continues to skyrocket with their award-winning, impactful content and storytelling.
A mass grave has been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Bucha amid reports that nine women and girls are pregnant after being "systematically raped" by Russian troops.
A war crimes prosecutor vowed to hunt down the ‘unimaginably barbaric’ Russian soldiers who massacred hundreds of civilians near Kyiv yesterday.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorElvis Presley’s catalog will be administered by Universal Music Publishing and represented by Authentic Brands Group, the companies announced Tuesday.As part of the expanded relationship, UMPG and ABG will represent Presley’s catalog of hits worldwide (excluding the U.K.), which includes such classics as “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “It’s Now or Never,” “Memories,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Love Me Tender,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Amazing Grace,” “All Shook Up,” “Tears on My Pillow” and countless more.The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, comes at an auspicious time, as Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis,” starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler, arrives in theaters June 24 and premieres next month at the Cannes Film Festival. ABG’s formidable portfolio includes such iconic celebrity brands such as Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Muhammad Ali.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralian actor and filmmaker Charles Jazz Terrier has completed post-production on a speculative pilot for “WTFitness,” a comedy series set in Melbourne’s gym scene. ‘WTFitness’ is proposed to be a series with eight half-hour episodes that boasts an ensemble cast including Terrier, Christopher Kirby, Kat Stewart, Jonny Brugh and Trevor Jamieson.
One thing that’s been constant throughout Melissa Rivers’ life is laughter. Her mother was the wise-cracking, tell-it-like-you-see-it Joan Rivers, after all. So when the groundbreaking comedic legend died in 2014 after a botched medical procedure at the age of 81, Melissa, an only child and a mother of one, was understandably shaken by grief.
When it comes to marketable pop products, Simon Fuller can spot one a mile off. His signing catapulted the Spice Girls from five hungry wannabes to household names. S Club 7 followed a similarly-lucrative model with their synergetic music, merchandise and movie.
Christina Aguilera steps ahead of Paris Hilton as they leave a restaurant together in Los Angeles on Sunday night (April 10).
The joint biggest shareholder in Manchester Airports Group has finally spoken out amid the chaos plaguing passengers and staff shortages. Between them, Greater Manchester's town halls have a 64.5 per cent stake in MAG, which owns and operates the airport as well as Stansted in London and East Midlands airport.
EXCLUSIVE: French major Superprod Group’s distribution arm Superights is to shop Emmy Award-winning pre-school series Go! Go! Cory Carson worldwide.
(G)I-DLE‘s Yuqi has opened up about the girl group’s bond and the hardships she faced while promoting on her own in China previously.In a recent interview with Dazed Korea, the five-piece spoke about their latest album ‘I Never Die’ and its hit title track ‘Tomboy’, during which Chinese member Yuqi had shared more about the indispensable bond among the group’s members.“I realised how difficult it is to promote alone while [doing so] in China during [(G)I-DLE’s] break,” she said, as translated by Soompi. Yuqi had been based in China for the better part of 2021 as a soloist, during which she had also participated as a contestant on the Chinese music survival series Explosion Stage: Stage Boom.After returning to South Korea late last year, Yuqi revealed that she felt best when her fellow members of (G)I-DLE were all together as a team. “We need to stay together to survive,” she concluded.