Entertainment News Roundup: Millions vie for tickets to Taylor Swift's only stop in Southeast Asia; Warner Bros defends 'Barbie' film's world map as 'child-like' and more

Lee died in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, where she had been living. Trudeau to Taylor Swift: Don't make it a cruel summer and come to Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to try to convince American pop star Taylor Swift to add some stops on her "Eras Tour" in Canada after she announced 14 new dates in Europe.

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Millions vie for tickets to Taylor Swift's only stop in Southeast Asia

After standing in line for 36 hours, Qayyum Lukman on Friday emerged triumphant from a kiosk where he had just scored tickets to see pop sensation Taylor Swift perform in Singapore, her only stop in Southeast Asia next year. When Swift brings her acclaimed "Eras Tour" to Singapore next March, Lukman will be one of the 300,000 fans - called "Swifties" - in the audience for one of the six shows in the city state.

Christopher Nolan returns with latest blockbuster 'Oppenheimer'

Acclaimed film director Christopher Nolan turns his attention to J. Robert Oppenheimer for his new blockbuster movie, taking audiences back to when the American theoretical physicist oversaw the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II. Based on the 2005 biography "American Prometheus" by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, Nolan's biological thriller "Oppenheimer" features a stellar cast including Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy in the titular role, portraying the man known as "the father of the atomic bomb".

'Not hiding in the shadows anymore': West Hollywood appoints first Drag Laureate

West Hollywood is set to anoint Los Angeles singer and performer Pickle as its brand new 'Drag Laureate' - the city's first official ambassador for the drag community and the second to hold that title in the U.S.. She will serve a two-year term raising awareness and expanding appreciation for drag culture, at a time when lawmakers in several states have tried to restrict drag performances.

Vietnam probes Blackpink concert organiser over South China Sea map

Vietnam has launched an inspection into the website of K-pop group Blackpink's tour organiser, ahead of the group's concert in Hanoi, over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries. The controversy follows Vietnam's decision to ban Warner Bros' highly anticipated film "Barbie" over a scene allegedly featuring the "nine-dash line" used in Chinese maps to illustrate Beijing's claims over vast areas of the South China Sea, including swathes of what Vietnam considers its continental shelf.

Motor racing-Hamilton confident Brad Pitt can take F1 to new heights

Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the sport's already surging popularity to another level, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton predicted on Thursday.

The actor's as-yet untitled movie is being filmed at Silverstone this weekend during the British Grand Prix, with the production having a garage and pitwall stand as a fictional 11th 'APX GP' team.

Warner Bros defends 'Barbie' film's world map as 'child-like'

Warner Bros studio on Thursday said a map in its upcoming "Barbie" movie of the South China Sea is a "child-like" drawing with no intended significance, days after Vietnam said it would ban the film over the map. Vietnam balked at a scene of the map that shows China's unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday. It decided to ban domestic distribution of the highly anticipated film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

Coco Lee, Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter, dies at 48 after suicide attempt

Hong Kong-born American singer Coco Lee died at 48 on Wednesday following a suicide attempt that left her in a coma, Lee's two sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, said in a statement posted on Instagram and Facebook. Lee died in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, where she had been living.

Trudeau to Taylor Swift: Don't make it a cruel summer and come to Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to try to convince American pop star Taylor Swift to add some stops on her "Eras Tour" in Canada after she announced 14 new dates in Europe. "It's me, hi. I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don't make it another cruel summer. We hope to see you soon," Trudeau said, replying late on Wednesday to an earlier tweet by Swift announcing the new tour dates.

(With inputs from agencies.)