Stars Shine Bright: Entertainment News Highlights

From giant cat sculptures at Dior's men's show to Taylor Swift's Eras tour in London, the entertainment world buzzes with excitement. Model Naomi Campbell gets an exhibition, Eddie Murphy revives ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ and Madonna fans end their lawsuit. Meanwhile, rapper Travis Scott gets arrested, and actor Donald Sutherland passes away at 88.


Reuters | Updated: 22-06-2024 10:30 IST | Created: 22-06-2024 10:30 IST
Stars Shine Bright: Entertainment News Highlights
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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Giant cats stalk the catwalk at the Dior men's show

Dior men's artistic director Kim Jones showed his summer 2025 collection for the LVMH-owned label on a Paris runway decorated with giant cat sculptures on Friday. "These are the cats that spoke to me the most - they meowed to me," said Jones, describing the quirky ceramic animals created by South African artist Hylton Nel.

Taylor Swift fans welcomed to London with Eras-inspired Tube map

Taylor Swift's Eras tour was welcomed by a sparkling London Tube map redesigned in the singer's honour on Friday, as the British capital eyes a 300 million pound ($379 million) windfall. Swift is due to perform eight shows at London's Wembley stadium, with the first scheduled for Friday, attracting nearly 700,000 fans in total, the mayor's office said in a statement.

Model Naomi Campbell gets her own exhibition at London's V&A museum

Naomi Campbell brings her stylish looks and runway walk to London's V&A this week in a new exhibition that the museum says is the first of its kind dedicated to a model. "Naomi: In Fashion" looks at the career of one of fashion's most recognisable faces through key looks she has modelled as well as her influence and activism.

Eddie Murphy brings '80s to modern day with new 'Beverly Hills Cop' film

Thirty years since his third and last outing, Eddie Murphy's "Beverly Hills Cop" Axel Foley is back on another investigation. New Netflix film "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" sees the rule-breaking police officer return to Beverly Hills when he discovers his estranged, public defender daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) is in danger after her investigation into a murder uncovers corruption in the Beverly Hills Police Department.

Madonna fans end lawsuit over late concerts; singer's lawyers threaten sanctions

Two Madonna fans ended their lawsuit in New York accusing the pop superstar of starting concerts two hours late, prompting her legal team to threaten the plaintiffs' lawyers with sanctions. Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez did not say in a Brooklyn federal court filing on Wednesday why they voluntarily dismissed their proposed class action against Madonna and tour promoter Live Nation with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again.

Rapper Travis Scott arrested for disorderly intoxication

Grammy-nominated hip hop star Travis Scott was arrested on disorderly intoxication and trespassing charges on Thursday after a disturbance on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida, local police said. Police officers took Scott, 33, into custody at about 1:44 a.m., according to a police affidavit.

'Rust' armorer denied immunity to testify at Alec Baldwin trial

A New Mexico judge on Friday denied the prosecution's request that convicted "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez be given immunity to testify at the July trial of Alec Baldwin for the 2021 fatal shooting of the movie's cinematographer. Gutierrez was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March for the on-set killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and was what Morrissey called "an incredibly important witness" against Baldwin. Prosecutors are trying to show Baldwin was negligent in his use of a revolver that fired a live round into Hutchins.

Donald Sutherland, star of 'M*A*S*H' and 'The Hunger Games', dead at 88

Donald Sutherland, one of Canada's most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies such as "M*A*S*H," "Klute," "Ordinary People" and "The Hunger Games," has died at the age of 88. The actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, died on Thursday, his son, actor Kiefer Sutherland, said on social media.

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