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Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Cinemas
Saudi state media said on Wednesday that Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, had signed a deal with AMC Entertainment Holdings to operate cinemas in the kingdom. The two sides are expected to establish up to 40 theatres in 15 Saudi cities over the next five years, state news agency SPA reported. Further ahead, between 50 and 100 cinemas will be set up in about 25 Saudi cities by 2030, it added. The first cinema will open in Riyadh on April 18, according to a statement by the information ministry's Centre for International Communication. It will reportedly be located in the capital's King Abdullah Financial District, in a site originally intended to be a symphony concert hall. The announcement comes after the Saudi government said in December 2017 that it would lift a 35-year ban on cinemas and allow films to be screened as early as next year. However, critics at the time questioned whether the move signalled a new era of free speech. Sa...
Actress Joke Silva Talks About The Horrific Assault On Going In Nollywood.
She said this while fielding questions after the launch of ‘Disowned’, a book by Nina Anyianuka about sexual abuse and harassment, at Terra Kulture in Lagos. She said the pressure on young actresses to offer s§§ual favours is very high. “Unfortunately, the casting couch issue is alive in Nollywood,” she began. “Sometimes there is this hunger to get the work. Maybe you’ve gone to several auditions and you haven’t gotten the work, then somebody tells you that it is because you are not doing what you should do that is when you are not getting the work. “What I say to them is don’t believe it. By the time the producer, director, production manager or whoever insists on sleeping with you, it is very likely you will end up not getting the work. “Some of the sad stories we hear is that because some people are so desperate, they end up getting passed around.” Drawing an analogy with entrepreneurs, Silva said up and coming actresses should not comprom...
Actor Colin Farrell has checked into rehab
The actor has been remarkably open about his struggles with addiction over the years, sometimes heartbreakingly so. Now, he has taken a proactive measure and checked into a rehabilitation clinic before he finds himself in a bad situation. A source tells the Daily Mail in the U.K. that he’s recouping at the Meadows in Wickenburg, Ariz., a facility that has treated Selena Gomez, Tiger Woods, and other stars in the past.
Nigerian Singer Alizee And Daughter Allegedly Shot Dead By Italian Hubby In Lagos
Nigerian singer Ali Zainab Nielsen a.k.a Alizee and her 4 year old daughter Petra were allegedly shot dead today April 5th by the singer's Italian husband inside their home in Ocean Parade in Banana Island.. The Corpses have since been deposited at the Morgue. The reason for this horrific crime is yet to be known.