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Ticked off: Celebrities refuse to pay Twitter for blue check
Ticked off stars refuse to pay $8 to maintain 'verified' status
New Zealand actor Karl Urban warned his followers about scammers and impersonators. AFP
The long-running E3 gaming expo has been cancelled. Reuters
E3: Game over for US trade show

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Sam Barnett, CEO of MBC Group, and Stu Levy, CEO of Tokyopop. The two companies have joined forces to launch MBC Anime
MBC launches new anime hub to turn the region into an animation powerhouse

Film & TV

Adnan Syed has maintained that he did not kill Hae Min Lee, who was 18 when she was strangled and buried in a Baltimore park. AP
Conviction of Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed reinstated

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Comedian Paul O'Grady hosted a string of popular TV and radio shows in the UK. PA News
Paul O'Grady, English comedian and TV star, dies aged 67

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Gwyneth Paltrow reacts as the verdict in her trial is announced on March 30 in Park City, Utah. AP
Gwyneth Paltrow wins ski collision case

US

Britain's Prince Harry leaves the High Court in London on March 30. EPA
Prince Harry attends High Court as press privacy case nears end

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Gwyneth Paltrow is asked if she is friends with Taylor Swift. AP
Gwyneth Paltrow's ski collision trial spawns memes and intrigue

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Actor Lance Reddick was known for his role in The Wire. AFP
Lance Reddick, The Wire and John Wick actor, dies aged 60
Bobby Caldwell has died aged 71. AP
Bobby Caldwell, What You Won't Do for Love singer, dies aged 71
Kenzaburo Oe, left, receives the Nobel Prize for Literature from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm, in 1994. AP Photo
Japanese Nobel prize-winning writer Kenzaburo Oe dies aged 88
Actor Robert Blake was tried for murdering his wife, but was acquitted in 2005. AP Photo
Robert Blake, actor cleared of wife's murder, dies at 89
FILE - Israeli actor Chaim Topol speaks during an interview in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 8, 2015.  Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died in Tel Aviv, Israeli leaders said Thursday, March 9, 2023.  He was 87.  (AP Photo / Ariel Schalit, File)
Chaim Topol, star of Fiddler on the Roof, dies aged 87
Celebrated Bollywood actor and director Satish Kaushik died following a heart attack. Getty Images
Satish Kaushik, Bollywood actor and director, dies aged 66
Renowned actor Qavi Khan had featured in more than 200 films. Photo: Parveen Shah Productions
Pakistani actor Qavi Khan dies in Canada aged 80
Gary Rossington was one of the original members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. AP
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist, dies aged 71
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Princess Iman at her wedding ceremony in Amman on March 12. AFP
Dior shares details of Princess Iman's wedding dress

Fashion & Beauty

Shah Rukh Khan congratulates Nayanthara. Photo: Vignesh Shivan / Instagram
What to expect from Netflix film 'Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale'

Film

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, walk with their granddaughter Naomi Biden, her fiance Peter Neal and their dog Charlie at the South Lawn of the White House. AP
Naomi Biden and 22 other White House weddings and receptions

Family

South Indian superstar Nayanthara and film director Vignesh Shivan at Venkateswara Temple, popularly known as Tirumala Temple, to offer prayers one day after their star-studded wedding. All photos: Pallav Paliwal for The National
Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan pray in Tirupati - in pictures
NFTS
METAVERSE
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, speaks during the second meeting of the Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy in Dubai on Sunday. Photo: Dubai Media Office
Dubai steadily becoming a global centre for cutting-edge technology

Economy

Billionaires: L'Oreal heir names new head of family office

Money

Meta is planning a new round of layoffs, report says

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MAYYAS
PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Priyanka Chopra made her name in Bollywood and has become one of Hollywood's best-known actresses. AFP
'I had beef with people': Priyanka Chopra on quitting Bollywood

Film & TV

Priyanka Chopra: I've finally been paid the same as male co-stars

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Priyanka Chopra caps Middle East trip with Dubai stopover

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