The Rundown The stories * Bill Cosby is back in the spotlight… Kudos to the Associated Press for keeping the pressure on this story. We’ve heard or seen from a range of women – at least over 2 dozen – who’ve accused the comedian of various degrees of sexual assault. But because many of their alleged incidents took place years, or even decades ago, the statute of limitations ran out and so he has never been criminally charged. The AP went to court to get the documents from a deposition in 2005 unsealed. They contained the testimony Cosby gave in a sexual assault case brought by a woman who worked…
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Entertainment Express: The Hunger Games, Black Nativity, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
Hello from Los Angeles where I managed to accidentally slap Enrique Iglesias while waiting for an interview with Leonardo DiCaprio… * The Hunger Games: Catching Fire had its LA premiere on Monday night, after various premieres in Europe. Jennifer Lawrence put the ‘haute’ in Dior Haute Couture, and yeah, the rest of the cast came out too. Meanwhile in NYC, the other Oscar-winning Jennifer – Hudson – premiered Black Nativity with the rest of her cast members. * Prince has given us another little treat off his forthcoming-but-who-knows-when album, titled Da Bourgeoisie. And just so you know, ‘no mammals were harmed during the recording of [the] track.’ * Anchorman 2 has its own…
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Entertainment Express: Lauryn Hill, Yasiin Bey, The World’s End, Sharlto Copley, Oscar De La Renta
* It’s sad that it’s come to this: Lauryn Hill has started her time behind bars for tax evasion. The Grammy-winning singer, and mother of 6, began a 3-month stint in a Connecticut federal prison on Monday for failing to pay almost $2 million in taxes. * It’s a hard video to watch, but Yasiin Bey, more well known as Mos Def, demonstrates what it’s like to be force-fed, according to ‘standard procedure’ at Guantanamo Bay. The socially-conscious and politically-minded emcee teamed up with UK-based human rights group Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia to produce the video, which has got everyone talking. * Things have been good for…
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Entertainment Express: The Met Gala, Lauryn Hill, Led Zepplin, Orphans, Ewan McGregor
* Some of the stars really went all out and rocked the Met Costume Gala in NYC last night – Anne Hathaway with her blonde Debbie-Harry-hair, Madonna in her outrageous ripped Marc Jacobs ensemble, and Sarah Jessica Parker, who stood out for all the right reasons in her Giles Deacon dress, Philip Treacy headpiece and Louis Vuitton boots. Punk perfection! * Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for not paying almost a million dollars in taxes. The whole situation feels really sad when you hear what she told the judge about her modest life: “This wasn’t a life of jet-setting glamour. This was a life of…
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Entertainment Express: Adam Yauch, Justin Timberlake, Lauryn Hill, Iron Man 3, The Met Costume Gala
[Pic: Nadia Neophytou] * This past weekend marked a year since Beastie Boys’ MCA aka Adam Yauch died from cancer. Brooklyn celebrated his life – on Friday, Palmetto Playground, where he used to play as a child, was named after him, and yesterday, MCA Day brought fans and friends together with art that paid tribute to his legacy. In Long Island City, a mural went up at 5 Pointz, by artist Danielle Mastrion (who was also behind this). * Justin Timberlake played a corporate-sponsored gig on Sunday night, and on Instagram revealed plans for the second installment of The 20/20 Experience and new tour dates. Glad to see he’s reduced the time…
