Simon Cowell to Judge ‘The X Factor’ in Israel

Julia Kogan, the writer and opera singer, has prevailed in her bid to be credited as a co-writer on the Oscar nominated movie Florence Foster Jenkins.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has ruled that Julia Kogan be formally recognized as joint author of the film “Florence Foster Jenkins.”Directed by Stephen Frears and starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, the 2016 film told the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite not having the best singing voice.

For his documentary The Human Factor, about the elusive quest for a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, director Dror Moreh spent time with American diplomats involved in those negotiations. A lot of time.

Simon Cowell is all smiles as he wears his mask around his chin during a beach day in Barbados on Thursday afternoon (January 7).

Simon Cowell and his partner Lauren Silverman enjoyed a gorgeous day out on the boat over the weekend, soaking up the sun in Barbados.

broken back in three places. He underwent a six-hour operation and narrowly missed severing his spinal cord. The new photos show the large scar running down his back.Since recovering from the August accident, Cowell has been keeping active by walking 10,000 steps a day and swimming regularly.

Simon Cowell has been spotted enjoying the Barbados sunshine, four months after he broke his back in an electric bike incident. The reality TV star, known for his work on America’s Got Talent and The X Factor, was seen aboard a yacht in Bridgetown, Barbados on December 30 with his partner Lauren Silverman. A shirtless Simon was also joined by friends and family, as he rocked white board shorts and blue-tinted aviator sunglasses.

Simon Cowell is feeling better after months of recovery.

A former Navy intelligence analyst who spent 30 years behind bars for selling U.S. military secrets to Israel, arrived in Israel on Wednesday where he and his wife were granted citizenship by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Simon Cowell's recovery following a severe electric bike accident earlier this year seems to be going full speed ahead - and it's a little too fast for his famous friend Sinitta!Simon's long-time friend, the singer and pop star Sinitta, spent Christmas in Barbados with him and admits the way he's throwing himself back into life so fast is causing her anxiety! Speaking with HELLO! this week, Sinitta says: "I must admit as much as I love seeing him back to his old self and bombing about on a jet

After breaking his back in a bike accident over the summer and needing emergency surgery, Simon Cowell has showed off the huge scar that has been left behind.The music mogul, who enjoyed a jet ski ride with his son Eric recently, was spotted enjoying a relaxing holiday in Barbados and the scar from his surgery was clearly apparent down the centre of his back.

Guy Lodge Film CriticCertain films aren’t made for elevator pitches. “Arthouse ‘Gilmore Girls’ meets ‘The Fault in Our Stars'” would be one way to describe the array of familiar elements in “Asia,” while erasing any hint of the rare delicacy and emotional acuity with which Israeli writer-director Ruthy Pribar assembles them.

The United States sold the ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July, according to an official Israeli record of the sale that shines new light on a transaction that has been shrouded in secrecy. The State Department confirmed the sale in September but refused to identify the buyer or disclose the sale price of the sprawling beachfront compound in the upscale Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya.