Entertainment News Apr 2, 2022
Will Smith resigned from the body that awards the Oscars on Friday, five days after he assaulted comedian Chris Rock during a live global broadcast.
Entertainment News Mar 30, 2022
Jada Pinkett Smith says it's a 'season for healing' after Oscars incident
by Lisa Richwine
The actress didn't refer directly to the incident involving her husband, Will Smith, and comedian Chris Rock in an Instagram post.
Entertainment News Mar 29, 2022
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap
by Nicole Sperling, Matt Stevens and Julia Jacobs
"I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. "I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
Entertainment News Mar 28, 2022
Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage, then apologizes after winning Oscar
The comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith's wife, who said in December she has been battling an autoimmune disorder that can cause hair loss and balding.
Entertainment News Nov 13, 2021
A judge terminated the controversial guardianship that had controlled the pop star's life for the past 13 years, handing back her freedom along with control of a multimillion-dollar estate.
Business Sep 20, 2021
Xi’s celebrity crackdown no match for Universal Studios in China
A commentary published widely in state-run media last month warned against "fan culture” and "worshiping Western culture.”
Entertainment News Sep 5, 2021
Vehicle carrying famed Japanese director Takeshi Kitano attacked with pickax
The attacker, a male in his 40s from Chiba Prefecture, cracked the windshield and beat other parts of the vehicle Takeshi was riding in. No one was hurt.
Asia Pacific Sep 3, 2021
China cracks down on showbiz for 'polluting' society and youth
Beijing's latest moves come in the wake of celebrity scandals, but also targets entertainment portraying "effeminate" behavior and other content deemed "warped."
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 29, 2021
Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?
by Kaori Shoji
Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 17, 2021
Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama's viral moments say a lot about fame in Japan
by Patrick St. Michel
Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama is the latest media personality to garner an online following, but what does her popularity say about celebrity in the digital age?
Entertainment News Apr 10, 2021
Rapper and actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50
American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, his record label said, after he suffered a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old. The chart-topping ...
Culture Apr 3, 2021
Tanaka was a fixture in Japanese households, playing an awkward but loving father in a 20-year-long TV drama "Kita no kuni kara" (From the Northern Country) that started in 1981.