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The U.S. singer-songwriter is back in London for five dates before her record-breaking Eras tour returns to North America. Taylor Swift set for emotional London return after terror threat Taylor Swift will take to the stage in London on Thursday, resuming the world's biggest ever concert tour amid tightened security after a foiled Islamic State-inspired attack forced the cancellation of her Vienna dates last week.

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TV series based on 'Yakuza' video game keeps Japanese culture at center

Japanese actor Ryoma Takeuchi believes that video game fans will find a special connection to the new television series "Like a Dragon: Yakuza." The series, based on the popular video game "Yakuza: Like a Dragon," begins streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 24. It was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con last month.

'Jackpot' movie inspired by martial arts icon Jackie Chan

For director Paul Feig, the comedy film "Jackpot" is what he calls "the Lost Jackie Chan movie," referring to the work of the famous Hong Kong actor and martial artist. "His (Jackie Chan's) characters are always classically somebody who didn't want to be in the situation, in over their head, trying to get out of it, not being aggressive, just trying to fight their way out of something," said Feig.

Katy Perry in hot water over Ibiza beach video shoot

Frolicking on a Spanish beach in her new music video "Lifetimes" may put U.S. pop star Katy Perry, of "The One That Got Away" fame, in hot water after authorities launched an inquest into the allegedly unauthorised Ibiza shoot. The Balearic Islands Department of Agriculture, Fishery and Natural Environment said on Tuesday that the production company responsible for recording the video in Ibiza, famed for its beaches and raucous nightlife, had not requested authorisation.

Two doctors among five people charged in 'Friends' star Matthew Perry's death

Two doctors and three others including a personal assistant to Matthew Perry have been charged with supplying the "Friends" star with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused his overdose death nearly a year ago, authorities said on Thursday. The defendants, including a woman known as the "Ketamine Queen," were part of a criminal network that distributed the drug to Perry and others, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said.

Hollywood union strikes deal for advertisers to replicate actors' voices with AI

The Hollywood actors' union SAG-AFTRA announced on Wednesday a deal with online talent marketplace Narrativ that enables actors to sell advertisers rights to replicate their voices with artificial intelligence. As performers fear AI will make theft of their likenesses common, the new agreement seeks to ensure actors derive income from the technology and have control over how and when their voice replicas are used.

Peter Marshall, original host of TV's 'Hollywood Squares,' dies at 98

Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America's best-known game show hosts on the long-running program "The Hollywood Squares" from 1966 to 1981, died on Thursday. He was 98. Marshall, who hosted more than 5,000 episodes of "The Hollywood Squares" and won five Emmy Awards, died of kidney failure at his Encino home in the Los Angeles area, according to a statement from his family.

China's latest blockbuster casts rare, harsh light on gig economy

One of the biggest movies to hit China's cinemas this summer tackles several of its biggest economic pain points: an uncertain job market, downward mobility and the hardscrabble life of millions working gig jobs. "Upstream" tells the story of a middle-aged programmer who is laid off, shut out of white-collar jobs because of his age and pushed into the perilous food-delivery gig economy to try to keep his family afloat.

Soccer-Ed Sheeran buys minority stake in hometown club Ipswich

Singer Ed Sheeran fulfilled "any football fan's dream" and purchased a minority stake in his hometown club, the newly-promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town. Sheeran's total stake in the club is 1.4% and he will not join their board, Ipswich said in a statement on Thursday.

Taylor Swift excitement eclipses security fears for London fans

Fans arriving at Taylor Swift's concert in London on Thursday said solidarity among fellow Swifties was helping to dispel any security concerns they had after her Vienna concerts were cancelled last week. The U.S. singer-songwriter is back in London for five dates before her record-breaking Eras tour returns to North America.

Taylor Swift set for emotional London return after terror threat

Taylor Swift will take to the stage in London on Thursday, resuming the world's biggest ever concert tour amid tightened security after a foiled Islamic State-inspired attack forced the cancellation of her Vienna dates last week. British police have said there is nothing to indicate that events in Vienna would impact the five appearances at Wembley Stadium, where 90,000 "Swifties" are expected to cheer her on each evening. However, security is set to be tight.

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