US rapper Lil Baby arrested in Paris for carrying cannabis

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U.S. rapper Lil Baby arrested in Paris for carrying hashish – supply

French police arrested U.S. rapper Dominique Jones, who goes by the identify Lil Baby, for allegedly carrying hashish, a judicial supply stated on Friday, confirming an earlier report by AFP. Lil Baby was arrested on Thursday afternoon and has been saved in custody since, the supply stated. He was with NBA basketball participant James Harden on the time of his arrest.

French movie in Cannes follows a household’s tussle with euthanasia

French film director Francois Ozon tackles the thorny difficulty of euthanasia in his newest film on the Cannes Movie Pageant, with a narrative of two sisters grappling with their sick father’s want to finish his life. In “All the pieces Went Superb”, Ozon doesn’t take sides within the debate, preferring to let the siblings’ battle unfold and depart audiences to ponder what they’d do of their scenario.

Cannes rock documentary Velvet Underground seeks to encourage new followers

Filmmaker Todd Haynes stated he hoped to succeed in a brand new era of followers with a documentary on rock and roll band The Velvet Underground, which incorporates scenes shot by Andy Warhol that seize the heady inventive vitality of New York within the Sixties.

“The Velvet Underground” , offered on the Cannes Movie Pageant on the French Riviera, is about to be launched on Apple TV+ in October, and Haynes stated he was joyful to attempt to attain a brand new viewers this fashion too.

‘Zigazig ah!’ Spice Ladies mark 25 years since ‘Wannabe’ launch

The Spice Ladies celebrated 25 years for the reason that launch of their debut single “Wannabe” on Thursday with heartfelt messages thanking their followers for his or her continued help in making them probably the most profitable lady bands on this planet. An upbeat and empowering observe, “Wannabe” was launched on July 8, 1996 and soared to the highest of music charts around the globe.

Matt Damon unveils Amanda Knox-inspired movie at Cannes

Matt Damon stated on Friday he had immersed himself for weeks in Oklahoma with oil rig staff for his function as a disoriented American who travels to France to assist his jailed daughter, in a brand new movie loosely impressed by the real-life Amanda Knox case. The U.S. actor – who introduced a dose of Hollywood glamour again to the Cannes Movie Pageant pink carpet after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed the occasion final yr – stated he hung out driving round and residing with the so-called roughnecks within the Republican state to know his character’s mindset in “Stillwater”.

Amazon.com’s deal to purchase film studio MGM for $8.5 billion is headed for an prolonged probe by the Federal Trade Commission, after a supply accustomed to the matter stated on Friday the company had issued a second request in its overview of the merger. Issuing a second request indicated that it might seemingly take months for the company to rule on the deal.

‘Like a rebirth’: Americans pack reopened live performance halls for a summer season of music

Pamela Pickens swayed her hips as her husband Tom led her in an impromptu dance to the strumming of guitarist Studebaker John at Chicago’s famed blues bar, Kingston Mines. The couple, sporting fedora hats and large smiles, had pushed 5 hours from their dwelling in southeast Indiana to go to their favourite blues membership, which had lately reopened for dwell performances after a yr of shutdown because of COVID-19.

Set in Chad, Cannes movie ‘Lingui’ explores abortion struggles

The director behind “Lingui”, a Cannes Movie Pageant entry about a youngster’s battle in Chad to get an abortion, stated on Friday he hoped the story would resonate effectively past the African nation, together with in locations just like the United States the place there are vocal anti-abortion actions. Mahamet-Saleh Haroun stated he was impressed to discover the difficulty after studying tales about infants deserted or killed by their younger moms in Chad, the place abortion is barely allowed in particular circumstances the place a girl’s life is in peril.

At Cannes, filmmaker Lapid takes seething swipe at Israeli identification

Israeli moviemaker Nadav Lapid’s love-hate relationship together with his homeland performs out in his competitors entry to this yr’s Cannes Movie Pageant, a back-of-beyond story impressed by his personal expertise of presidency meddling. “Ahed’s Knee” tells of an Israeli moviemaker who arrives in a dusty desert city for a screening of one among his productions. There he meets a younger tradition ministry official, who asks him to signal a type itemizing dialogue matters he needs to discover.

Netflix expands cope with ‘Bridgerton’ producer Shonda Rhimes

Netflix on Thursday expanded its cope with “Bridgerton” tv producer Shonda Rhimes, including characteristic movies, gaming and dwell occasions to its pact along with her firm. Netflix stated the cope with Rhimes and her Shondaland Media firm would give the streaming platform the chance to “completely produce, stream and distribute characteristic movies in addition to potential gaming and digital actuality content material.”

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