Entertainment News Roundup: Turkish film festival cancelled after row over censorship; NFL-The 'Taylor Swift effect' brings spending boost to football and more

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Turkish film festival cancelled after row over censorship A municipality in southern Turkey on Friday cancelled a 60-year-old film festival after a controversy over a political documentary.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 01-10-2023 10:38 IST | Created: 01-10-2023 10:30 IST
Entertainment News Roundup: Turkish film festival cancelled after row over censorship; NFL-The 'Taylor Swift effect' brings spending boost to football and more
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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Turkish film festival cancelled after row over censorship

A municipality in southern Turkey on Friday cancelled a 60-year-old film festival after a controversy over a political documentary. "I regret to inform filmgoers that we cancelled this year's Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival scheduled for Oct. 7-14 due to events beyond our control," Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek said in a post on X.

*NSYNC drop first new song together in 20 years

*NSYNC, one of the most successful acts of the late 1990s, released their first new music together in 20 years on Friday, a song featuring in animated movie "Trolls Band Together". "Better Place" is the first new song Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass have worked on together since the U.S. boy band released their last studio album "Celebrity" in 2001.

NFL-The 'Taylor Swift effect' brings spending boost to football

The "Swift Effect" will be in full force when the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs travel to New York on Sunday, as a connection between pop music phenomenon Taylor Swift and NFL tight end Travis Kelce has sent fans into a frenzy. The rumored relationship marks a collision between two of the most powerful forces in American pop culture, the juggernaut Swift in the middle of her record-breaking "Eras Tour", and the National Football League.

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