Novelist Jackie Collins planned her own wake prior to her death to make sure her send-off would be a big party. The bestselling author passed away on Saturday at 77, after a six-year battle with breast cancer, and it has now emerged she was able to put her affairs in order and confirm arrangements for her memorial service. Jackie Collins’ friend Christopher Biggins has revealed the send-off is to take place in Beverly Hills, California and will feature a lavish bash for all her pals. He tells British newspaper The Sun, “There’s not going to be a funeral. There’s going to be a cremation…
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Cynthia Nixon’s Off Broadway play has been pulled just two days before its world premiere. The Sex and the City actress had been preparing to unveil MotherStruck!, written and performed by Staceyann Chin, for previews at the Culture Project’s Lynn Redgrave Theater on Thursday, but officials have announced the show will not be going ahead as planned. The Culture Project’s artistic director Allan Buchman says, “At this point… we do not have the resources to produce MotherStruck! in the manner in which it deserves.” Comedienne Rosie O’Donnell is among the producers of the solo production, which documents a lesbian activist’s…
Tracy Morgan is preparing to make his return to the big screen in his first new movie project since he was seriously injured in a fatal car accident last year. The former 30 Rock star suffered severe head trauma and broken bones in the New Jersey crash in June, 2014, which claimed the life of his comedian pal James ‘Jimmy Mack’ McNair. Morgan is slowly returning to the spotlight and he received a standing ovation as he hit the stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to present a prize. Now he is gearing up for his film comeback after…
Airport police questioned rapper Azealia Banks in the early hours of Tuesday after clashing with fellow passengers and airline staff on a flight to Los Angeles. The 212 hitmaker was reportedly trying to make a quick exit from the Delta flight, but as she attempted to squeeze past a French couple, the man put his hand out to encourage her to stop, causing Banks to collide with his outstretched arm. Sources tell TMZ.com the hip-hop star flew into a rage and spat in the man’s face, before allegedly punching him and clawing at his shirt. A male flight attendant intervened…
U2 singer Bono has appreciated Swedish police authority for the way they handled a security scare which prompted the cancellation of their concert in Stockholm on Sunday night. The band’s gig at the Ericsson Globe was called off at the last minute and the arena was evacuated amid fears a man with a gun had been let into the venue. Subsequent reports suggested the scare was triggered by an off-duty police officer who had accidentally brought his weapon to the gig. The band returned to the stage at the arena on Monday night just 24 hours after the evacuation, and Bono took…
The retired sportsman James Blake has met with the Mayor of New York City, Bill De Blasio and the Big Apple’s police chief to discuss his headline-grabbing brush with the law earlier this month. Blake claims he was thrown to the ground and handcuffed by a NY City police officer who mistook him for a suspect in a credit card fraud case while he was standing outside a hotel waiting for a ride to the U.S. Open tennis championships. Blake subsequently called for the cop who tackled him to lose his job, and also demanded an apology from police officials, and he…
Madonna was touched after her ex-husband Sean Penn sent her a note following one of her New York City concerts last week. Oscar winner Sean Penn and his model daughter Dylan were spotted in the audience at the pop superstar’s Rebel Heart tour stop at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, and after the gig, the Milk actor sent his former spouse a note to congratulate her on a show well done. Sharing the news at her Barclays Center show in Brooklyn on Saturday, she told the audience, “I did a show at Madison Square Garden the other night if you heard…
The Jane The Virgin star and popular actress Gina Rodriguez has split from her boyfriend, according to multiple reports. Rodriguez and actor Henri Esteve have been dating for just over a year, but she walked the red carpet at the Emmy Awards solo on Sunday, prompting speculation she was single again. A source tells People.com, “She is a sweet person with a prosperous career, but she has limited time and it was just a mutual split. They are still friends.” Just three months ago, Rodriguez, 30, gushed about her now-ex on Instagram, posting a photo of the couple in happier times…
Popular Actor Ryan Reynolds has cut ties with an old pal after finding out he had been trying to sell first photos of his baby daughter to the press. Reynolds welcomed his first child, James, with his wife Blake Lively in December, but the couple did not even share the little girl’s name until it had already leaked to the media. The stars have so far managed to keep their tot out of the spotlight, but their privacy was almost violated by one of Reynolds’ own friends. Reynolds, while comparing the shock betrayal to a “death”, he tells GQ.com, “Somebody I’ve known,…
LAGOS, Nigeria, 22 September 2015, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Sidel, the leading global provider of complete PET packaging lines and solutions for liquids, announced today that it will host a one-day event for its existing and potential customers in Nigeria and Ghana to discuss local trends in the beverage pakaging industry, developments and opportunities for growth. The event will be held on the 29th of September at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos. Both Nigeria and Ghana in recent years have proven to be fast-growing markets in the beverage industry. Nigeria’s market today is at 27.2 billion liters with water leading…
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl skipped the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night amid claims organizers booked his band to perform and then kicked them off the bill. The singer was due to attend the 2015 edition of the event to compete for two prizes for the group’s documentary series Sonic Highways, and he was tipped for success after winning two Creative Arts Emmys for the show a week earlier. However, Grohl did not appear at the event, and he has now explained he did not attend the show because his performance was canceled. He informs TMZ as follows: “You know…
Educate a woman, you educate the nation. That has become a popular saying all over the Africa continent. On the inauguration of President Barak Obama into the white house as President of the United States Of America, he said the world can not be really free until our women begin to earn money equal to the job they do. As Cross River State wakes up to civil liberties and the basic rights of her People, education of the girl child has to be given due priority. We are in a State where wife battering , and humiliation is very high.…
Numerous findings abound on e-commerce however very few have examined the influence e-commerce has on Small and Medium Scale enterprises (SMEs) and how the advent of e-commerce has affected the entrepreneurial trend in Nigeria. Since the advent of e-commerce, more and more youths are delving into one entrepreneurial field or the other due to the ease, convenience and high productivity enjoyed when shopping online. Here are some of the findings from the survey carried out at the recently concluded Entrepreneurs’ Club:
Nominees for appointments as commissioners in Cross River State are to undergo mandatory integrity and aptitude test. A statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Chief press Secretary to the Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita, said the nominees would have to undergo the aptitude test before their names would be forwarded to the state House of Assembly for confirmation. The statement disclosed that appointment of chairmen and members of boards, agencies and parastatals and even special advisers would follow the same routine. “His Excellency, Senator Professor Ben Ayade wants all nominees for appointments as commissioners to…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 21 September 2015 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- All countries must contribute to solving the global refugee crisis, whether they have the luxury of distance or face the challenges of proximity. The international community has an unequivocal obligation towards the women, men and children seeking refuge from conflict and violence, the President of the UN General Assembly said today, the International Day of Peace. At his first press conference since taking office as the President of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly last Tuesday, H.E. Mogens Lykketoft called on the Member States of the…
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet producers have reportedly been ordered to control noisy fans gathered outside the London Theatre following complaints from local residents. The Imitation Game star is currently playing the title role in William Shakespeare’s tragedy at the Barbican in the British capital, prompting mass hysteria among the actor’s devotees, who gather outside the venue every night in a bid to get a glimpse of their idol. It has now been reported that residents at a luxury apartment block close to the Barbican Centre have complained to the local council about the noise from fans gathered at the stage door after the…
Vainstream Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile feels “lucky to be alive” after he suffered a nasty electric shock. The rocker was hospitalised on Friday to treat injuries sustained in the accident, and he later explained the medical crisis to fans in a series of posts on Twitter. He shares this note on his Twitter page, “Spent the last 24 hours in hospital. I’ve been ‘electrocuted’ by mic (microphone), working, etc. before, but never to the extent of yesterday. Nothing… to show from it other than burns on my fingers. Lucky to be alive, but today feel like I was…
Fantasy series Game of Thrones and TV drama Olive Kitteridge dominated the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Olive Kitteridge, based on the award-winning book by Elizabeth Stout, picked up the lion’s share of trophies with a total of six, including three acting prizes for stars Richard Jenkins, Frances McDormand and Bill Murray. The program was also named Outstanding Limited Series, while Jane Anderson picked up the Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special title and Lisa Cholodenko claimed the Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special award. Game of…
Are these dudes back again? Katy Perry and John Mayer are reportedly dating again after they attended actress Allison Williams’ wedding together on Saturday. The musicians split last year after two years of dating on-and-off, but they sparked reconciliation rumors in January, after they were spotted on a double date with Girlsstar Williams and her now-husband Ricky Van Veen in Los Angeles. And now sources tell People magazine the singers showed their affection publicly at Williams and Van Veen’s secret nuptials in Saratoga, Wyoming, as they watched their two friends tie the knot at the Brush Creek Ranch. The insider…
Reality TV star Rob Dyrdek has tied the knot with Model Fiance Bryiana Noelle Flores. The couple wed on Saturday, just five months after becoming engaged in April. Paying tribute to his bride-to-be on social media just before the ceremony, Dyrdek wrote, “Words could never describe how blessed and honored I am to call you my wife. You are my true one love and I promise in faithfulness to love and protect you and our marriage, till the end of time. #herecomethedyrdeks #foreverlove”. Following the nuptials, Dyrdek shared a photo of the couple in its wedding attire, writing, “Mr. And Mrs. Dyrdek.”