Ted Nugent Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Downplaying Pandemic: ‘I Thought I Was Dying’

Refresh for latest…: Yet another international box office frame was led by Chinese movies in their home market as local May Day holdovers continued play coming off a record holiday session. While a handful of studio titles are doing business in other pockets of the world, we are in something of a holding pattern until majors like the UK and France begin opening in the coming weeks, and as Universal’s F9 is expected to rev up overseas turnstiles for Hollywood starting on May 19.

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron was nearly giddy Thursday, quoting Winston Churchill, trying to top him, talking up a box office recovery, the chain’s expanded market share, cash position and hiring plans and millions of new retail investors who have replaced China’s Wanda Group as its core shareholder base.

Ted Nugent tested positive for coronavirus last month one week after performing maskless at an event in Florida.The US guitarist and singer revealed his coronavirus diagnosis in a video message to his fans on April 19.

Emily Andrea has shared a rare photo of her two children Amelia and Theo as the family “kill time” in isolation. Doctor Emily, 31, husband Peter Andre, 48, and their children Amelia, seven, and Theo, four, are isolating with Peter’s kids Junior, 15, and Princess, 13.

There are many poignant moments in 76 Days, Hao Wu’s moving documentary about medical workers in Wuhan, China and the patients they treated as the city went through lockdown last year over Covid-19.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefZhang Yimou’s “Cliff Walkers” is kicking off a multi-territory release this weekend, with day and date outings in North America, New Zealand, and Singapore coordinating with the espionage thriller’s official launch in mainland Chinese theaters on Friday.That makes it one of the first major Chinese pictures to take advantage of the improving theatrical conditions in the U.S.

SoEndeavor is a public company. Now what? The owner of WME, IMG and UFC raised more than half a billion dollars in an IPO this week, two years after it first embarked on a path to the public markets.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese authorities are investigating top Chinese actor Zheng Shuang for tax evasion and a sky-high salary exceeding government-approved limits, the Xinhua news agency said Wednesday.

He’s no longer singing the blues. After three months of being trapped on a Chinese boy band competition show, Russian language interpreter Vladislav Ivanov has finally been set free. “Thank y’all for your support,” said Ivanov, 27, on social media platform Weibo Saturday.

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she has tested positive for COVID-19.

OMG! This is definitely going to make you think twice before grabbing for a bottle of anything in the middle of the night!

coronavirus pandemic.The painting by influential Chinese modern artist Xu Beihong depicts a slave hiding in a cave and a lion. It is based thematically from ancient Roman mythology and Aesop’s Fables, according to Christie’s auction house, which unveiled the painting Monday.Xu frequently uses the lion in his work to exemplify his faith in the rise of the Chinese nation.

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Musician Ted Nugent revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and his symptoms were intense. "I thought I was dying," the 72-year-old singer said during a Facebook Live video on Monday in a video shot at his Michigan ranch.  "Everybody told me I should not announce this, but can you hear it, I have had flu symptoms for the last 10 days," Nugent described.