Sunday, 15 March 2015

The best, the worst and the harshest jokes from Justin Bieber's roasting

Justin Bieber really wants you to like him again. After being the butt of the joke for hours during the taping of his Comedy Central roast, the 21-year-old singer gave a contrition speech."I turned a lot of people off over the past...


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X Factor outcry: How Twitter reacted

The first of The X Factor live shows will be remembered for the the cruel and vicious comments made by judges Natalia Kills and her husband Willy Moon over contestant Joe Irvine and his image.Moon compared Irvine to Norman Bates...


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X Factor judge faces backlash over copying claims

X Factor New Zealand judge Natalia Kills caused an uproar last night when she lambasted one of the show's contestants for being "disgusting" and copying her husband.Kills, whose husband Willy Moon is also a judge on the show, was...


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Michael Douglas condemns 'disease of anti-Semitism' after man hurls abuse at his son





HOLLYWOOD star Michael Douglas has condemned the “disease of anti-Semitism” after a man hurled racial abuse at his son.


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Live-streaming apps dominate buzz at South by Southwest

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) " A live-streaming app called Meerkat, calls to online activism and pedicabs with a "Game of Thrones" Iron throne seat were the top topics of conversation at South by Southwest over the weekend, as 33,000-plus members...


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Kate Hudson shows off her trim bikini body as she hits the beach with Chris Martin





NEWLY-SINGLE Kate Hudson met up for a play date with Chris Martin yesterday, when they decided to make the most of the weather by making a beeline for the beach.


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Disney's 'Cinderella' debuts with $70.1M at box office

NEW YORK (AP) " "Cinderella" is the belle of the box office, where Disney's live-action fairy tale debuted with $70.1 million over the weekend at North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.The box office-topping...


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Auckland Arts festival review: The Book of Everything, Q Theatre

Silo Theatre brings flair to the stage adaptation of a delightful modern fable by Dutch writer Guus Kuijer.The story inverts the fairytale formula by which children leave home to encounter monsters and has a 9-year-old hero facing...


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Auckland Arts festival review: The Kitchen, SkyCity Theatre

Two cooks, high drama and hypnotic rhythms - yet this illustrated drumming show from Kerala in South India is emphatically not some relaxed mix of My Kitchen Rules and Stomp! . The sacred, urn-shaped Mizhav drums do not invite...


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Auckland Arts festival review: Othello: The Remix, Bruce Mason Centre

Chicago-based hip-hop crew the Q Brothers bring plenty of verve to their remix of Shakespeare's cross-cultural tragedy that has Othello strutting the stage as an amiable gangsta rapper.By sampling Shakespeare in the same spirit...


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Auckland Arts Festival: Audiences spoilt for choice

Auckland Arts Festival chair Victoria Carter on Bravo Figaro and iTMOi : Fave: "I saw Mark Thomas at my first ever Edinburgh Festival last year. To keep an audience riveted to your story, laughing and feeling experiences with


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Auckland Arts Festival review: Aroha/Ahava, Te Uru

Te Uru is an attractive venue for music, especially in the more informal space of the gallery's workshop, with the ambience of Titirangi greenery outside the windows.Introducing Mere Boynton and Jonathan Besser's Aroha/Ahava ,...


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PS4, Wii U and Xbox One: Battlefield Hardline and FIVE new games for release this week





THE PS4, Wii U and Xbox One have new releases due out this week, including Battlefield Hardline, Mario Party 10, Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War, Resident Evil 2 - Episode 4 and Tales from the Borderlands episode 2.


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'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor arrested again in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) " Actor Nicholas Brendon faces new charges after a second disturbance at a Florida hotel.Brendon, who has appeared on the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Criminal Minds," posted $1,000...


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Obama joins in jokefest at Washington dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) " Getting older changes a guy, President Barack Obama says, and he admits he's getting crankier."Next week I'm signing an executive order to get off my lawn," Obama joked Saturday night at the Gridiron Club and Foundation's...


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SPOILER ALERT: EastEnders' Dot Cotton attends husband Jim Branning's funeral in handcuffs





EASTENDERS' John Bardon died in September last year and his on-screen character is also set to get a proper send-off this month.


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Jamie Dornan claims wife Amelia is 'massively supportive' of his Fifty Shades role





IT HAS been reported that Jamie Dornan's wife was less than happy about him starring in the raunchy sequel to Fifty Shades Of Grey.


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Liam Gallagher hints Oasis feud is OVER by posting backstage pass to brother Noel's gig





LIAM GALLAGHER has suggested on Twitter that he might have buried the hatchet with his brother Noel.


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Car review: Porsche Cayenne S hybrid disappoints





THE LATEST generation of plug-in hybrid cars can be a confusing bunch.


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'How dare you' Elton John BOYCOTTS Dolce and Gabbana after same-sex families jibe





SIR ELTON JOHN has vowed to boycott fashion brand Dolce and Gabbana after he said the designers labelled children born through IVF "synthetic".


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