Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Taylor Swift followers collect for cooler Rio present after fan’s loss of life

Taylor Swift followers headed to her eagerly anticipated present in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, following a last-minute postponement of Saturday’s efficiency attributable to report breaking warmth after a fan died within the sweltering circumstances a day earlier. Temperatures had been considerably decrease on Sunday following two days of record-breaking warmth in Brazil’s second-largest metropolis. Fans outdoors the Nilton Santos stadium had been hopeful Sunday’s present would go on as deliberate.

BBC scraps UK Top Gear present for ‘foreseeable future’ following crash

The British model of the globally fashionable BBC automotive present ‘Top Gear’ won’t return for the foreseeable future, the broadcaster stated, after a crash in December which left presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff with severe accidents. The BBC stated in March it had determined to halt manufacturing following the accident, which occurred throughout filming.

Okay-Pop band BLACKPINK obtain honorary MBEs from Britain’s King Charles

King Charles on Wednesday introduced Okay-Pop band BLACKPINK with honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire medals within the presence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol throughout his state go to to the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace stated. The quartet – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose – chatted, laughed and took pictures with the British monarch as he introduced the medals.

Music rights large BMI to be purchased by New Mountain-led group

An investor group led by New Mountain Capital on Tuesday agreed to purchase Broadcast Music Inc (BMI), the music rights firm that represents high songwriters together with Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna. The phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed. New Mountain Capital, which manages greater than $45 billion in property, will purchase BMI from its shareholders, the non-public fairness agency stated.

A.M. Lukas sues actor Nuno Lopes for alleged rape in New York courtroom

American author and filmmaker A.M. Lukas has accused “White Lines” actor Nuno Lopes of drugging and raping her in 2006, in a submitting lodged simply days earlier than a one-year window to sue over historic sexual abuse expires. Lopes denied any wrongdoing and stated he wouldn’t be afraid to take authorized motion in opposition to anybody who tried to defame him.

Rapper A$AP Rocky ordered to face trial in Los Angeles on assault expenses

Rapper A$AP Rocky, the romantic accomplice of recording star Rihanna and father of her two sons, was ordered on Monday to face trial in Los Angeles on two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon. Rocky, 35, whose given identify is Rakim Mayers, is accused of pointing a handgun at one other hip-hop artist and former good friend, Terell Ephron, throughout a heated argument, then firing twice in Ephron’s route throughout a second confrontation. Both encounters occurred on Nov. 6, 2021.

Okay-Pop supergroup BTS’ Jung Kook to start army service in December

Jung Kook, a member of Okay-Pop supergroup BTS, stated on Wednesday he would start army service in December, after the group’s administration company stated that every one seven BTS members had been on observe to hold out their service. BTS is on short-term break as a gaggle with three of its seven members at present doing South Korea’s obligatory army service.

Q&A: ‘The Holdovers’ solid had been the ‘proper folks’ for Paul Giamatti

Director Alexander Payne, recognized for his Academy Award-winning movie “About Schmidt,” teamed up with lead actor Paul Giamatti for Payne’s newest movie, distributed by Focus Features, “The Holdovers.” The darkish comedy follows a grumpy Classics instructor named Paul Hunham, performed by Giamatti, who serves as a chaperone for college kids at Barton, a New England prep faculty, who stay on campus in the course of the Christmas break as a result of they’ve nowhere else to go.

Cuba Gooding Jr faces new sexual assault lawsuits

Cuba Gooding Jr was sued on Wednesday by two girls whose sexual assault instances in opposition to the Oscar-winning actor underlay a legal prosecution that ended with him pleading responsible however serving no jail time. In a grievance filed in a New York state courtroom in Manhattan, Jasmine Abbay stated the “Jerry Maguire” star forcibly kissed her with out her consent in September 2018, whereas she was working as a cocktail waitress on the LAVO nightclub in midtown Manhattan.

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia epic again as ‘Faraway Downs’

Fifteen years after his sweeping journey film “Australia” drew combined opinions from critics, director Baz Luhrmann has introduced the story again to life in six-part tv sequence “Faraway Downs”. Unable to shoot his film “Elvis” in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Luhrmann used the time to look by means of rushes he shot whereas making “Australia” starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman and create one thing new.

(With inputs from businesses.)