Richie Sambora Addresses 2013 Bon Jovi Exit: ‘Family Had To Come First’

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBaidu, the tech giant that operates China’s leading web search engine and is majority owner of the iQIYI streaming platform, is reported to be seeking $3.5 billion through a secondary share listing in Hong Kong.The move has not been confirmed by the company itself, though Bloomberg identified CLSA and Goldman Sachs as the investment banks it had selected to manage the new listing and share sale.The possible development coincided with news that the New York Stock

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Bon Jovi‘s Richie Sambora has opened up about his decision to leave the band after 30 years.The guitarist quit the New Jersey band led by Jon Bon Jovi in 2013 in order to spend more time with his daughter Ava, now 24, his child from his marriage to actor Heather Locklear.Speaking in a new interview, Sambora talked about his unpopular decision to walk away from Bon Jovi because he was needed at home to deal with some personal issues.“It wasn’t a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there

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Cleo Morris, from Bearwood, one of the stars of BirminghamLive's 30 Under 30's campaign. Her new business Mission Diverse aims to support ethnic minorities and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Richie Sambora is opening up about his decision to leave Bon Jovi back in 2013.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese authorities have detained independent filmmaker and journalist Du Bin, who has recently worked on material critical of communism and the Chinese regime, according to his family, friends and human rights organizations.Du, 48, was detained by police in Beijing last Wednesday, says his sister Du Jirong, according to the New York Times.

People on Monday. 'Family had to come first, and that's what happened.

Richie Sambora has opened up about why he made the difficult decision to leave the rock band, Bon Jovi, in 2013. The 61-year-old guitarist admitted it was because his now 23-year-old daughter, Ava, needed him and he has "no regrets" about putting family first.  Sambora joined the band when it formed in 1983. "It wasn't a popular decision by any means, obviously, but there was really almost no choice about it.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStrand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Anthony Chen’s “Wet Season,” which represents Singapore in the Oscar race for best international feature film.The movie world premiered in the Platform section at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is being represented in international markets by Memento Films International.Penned and directed by Chen, “Wet Season” revolves around a Chinese language teacher whose marriage and school

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