Artist: Aendria
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Discography:
Jadis
Year: 2002
Tracks: 6
Music & Movies
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
R Kelly Acquitted Of All 14 Child Porn Charges
A jury in America has acquitted US R&B star R Kelly of all 14 charges of child pornography against him.
The performer was found not guilty of filming himself having sex with an underage girl who prosecutors claimed was a young as 13.
Kelly, who denied all the charges, faced upwards of fifteen years in prison if found guilty.
He was arrested in 2002 after the video, apparently shot in 1998, was handed to a journalist at the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.
The jury deliberated for six hours over the course of two days before the verdict was read out in court in Chicago yesterday (June 13th).
The trial was subject to a number of conflicting testimonies, with some relatives of the alleged victim identifying her as the girl in the tape and others saying she was not a family member.
Much of Kelly’s defence was based on the fact that the man in the video lacked a distinguishable mole on his back, which R Kelly has.
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Naomi Campbell says sorry to police, but not to British Airways
LONDON - Model Naomi Campbell says she is sorry she assaulted two police officers during a dispute about lost luggage aboard a British Airways plane. But she has refused to apologize to the airline, accusing it of racism.
British Airways strongly denied the charge.
Campbell, 38, was sentenced Friday to 200 hours community service and fined $4,600 after she pleaded guilty to kicking, spitting and swearing at the officers aboard a plane at Heathrow Airport in April.
In an interview with Sky News broadcast Saturday, Campbell said she regretted her behaviour and said "I apologize profusely" to police.
"As for British Airways, I don't apologize," she said.
Campbell accused British Airways staff of having racist attitudes.
"I was called a racial name on that flight," Campbell said, adding that her violent behaviour "was part of my reaction." She did not say who had called her the name, but said it was not a passenger.
In a statement, British Airways said it "does not accept any allegations of racism."
"We are proud of our diversity. We fly to 90 different countries around the world and employ a multinationality workforce," the airline said. "We have strict policies concerning dignity at work and have long-standing training programs on diversity and inclusion."
Campbell has a history of assaulting assistants and employees.
Last year, she was sentenced to a week of community service in New York City after admitting "reckless assault" for throwing a mobile phone at her housekeeper.
In 2000, she pleaded guilty in Toronto to an assault charge for beating an assistant while making a film in Canada.
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Herbert Tachezi - organ
Artist: Herbert Tachezi - organ
Genre(s):
Classical
Discography:
Art Of Fugue BWV 1080
Year: 1977
Tracks: 19
The Epoxies
Artist: The Epoxies
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Stop the Future
Year: 2005
Tracks: 13
Epoxies
Year: 2002
Tracks: 11
The Glimmers
Artist: The Glimmers
Genre(s):
Dance: Pop
Discography:
Fabriclive.31
Year: 2007
Tracks: 21
DJ-Kicks
Year: 2005
Tracks: 18
Monday, 23 June 2008
Plastic toy 'My Little Pony' gets star treatment for charity
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - LeAnn Rimes is putting her own stamp on My Little Pony.
The singer is among celebrities and artists who've agreed to design some new versions of My Little Pony, the plastic toy that has captivated girls since the 1980s.
Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. will auction the special ponies for the Give Kids The World charity as part of a celebration of the toy's 25th anniversary.
The pastel-coloured ponies - with names like Rainbow Dash and Daybreak - usually sport decorations on their hind quarters, often of hearts, balloons or stars. The celebrities and artists were given blank, 45-centimetre versions of the usually 10-cintimetre-tall ponies to decorate, Hasbro spokesman Dan Benkwitt said.
Also designing a pony is 1980s teen idol Deborah Gibson, said Susan Storey, a spokeswoman for the charity.
Hasbro initially announced that the stars of ABC's "Boston Legal," including William Shatner and James Spader, would decorate ponies. But Stacey Luchs, a spokeswoman for the show, said Thursday that Shatner and Spader were unaware of the venture and would not participate.
Artists designing ponies include illustrator Catalina Estrada from Spain, New York graffiti artist-turned-designer Claw Money and Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno.
A pony designed by Estrada was expected to be unveiled at a collectors' fair this weekend in Providence, Benkwitt said. The others will be unveiled during a gallery event in Manhattan in September, when they also will be auctioned.
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Goapele
Artist: Goapele
Genre(s):
R&B: Soul
House
Other
Discography:
First Love
Year: 2005
Tracks: 3
Change It All
Year: 2005
Tracks: 15
Even Closer
Year: 2004
Tracks: 15
Born Goapele Mohlabane in Oakland, CA, this isaac Bashevis Singer grew up in a socially conscious and politically active family. Her mother married South African political deportee Douglas Mohlabane patch studying in Nairobi, Kenya. At an early eld, Goapele tended to the Berkeley Arts Magnet School where she lED a preteenager peer support group. She too became involved in versatile groups and organizations that combated racism and sexism. It would be these extravertive activities that aided her singing career as she would as well whistle at residential area functions. In high schoolhouse, Goapele panax quinquefolius in the Oakland Youth Choir and became share of a semipro music group called Vocal Motion. Upon high school graduation, she tended to the Berklee School of Music in Boston, where she studied music theory. She besides began developing her songwriting skills during her post-secondary education. In the summer of 2001, Goapele was signed to Skyblaze Recordings and accomplished her debut album. After coating the record, she toured North America with Spearhead. She returned to the studio in 2002 to begin function on her minute record.
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Matthew Perry developing pilot for Showtime
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry will play a talk show host in "The End of Steve," a dark comedy he is developing at Showtime.
The premium cable network has ordered a pilot for the project, which Perry is writing and executive producing with Peter Tolan, the co-creator and executive producer of the FX drama "Rescue Me."
Perry's title character is an egomaniac who is on a reluctant path to redemption.
"This role will show fans that he can be not only funny but also reach to some dark places," said Zack Van Amburg, co-president at Sony Pictures Television, which is producing the pilot for Showtime. "It will be a departure from the way America thinks of Matthew. This is the beginning of a really exciting journey."
Perry is best known for playing the self-effacing wit Chandler Bing on "Friends." His last series regular role was on NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" during the 2006-07 season.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
The premium cable network has ordered a pilot for the project, which Perry is writing and executive producing with Peter Tolan, the co-creator and executive producer of the FX drama "Rescue Me."
Perry's title character is an egomaniac who is on a reluctant path to redemption.
"This role will show fans that he can be not only funny but also reach to some dark places," said Zack Van Amburg, co-president at Sony Pictures Television, which is producing the pilot for Showtime. "It will be a departure from the way America thinks of Matthew. This is the beginning of a really exciting journey."
Perry is best known for playing the self-effacing wit Chandler Bing on "Friends." His last series regular role was on NBC's "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" during the 2006-07 season.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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