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Janice Combs leaves for lunch during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, May 15, 2025. R&B singer Cassie Ventura, Combs’ former girlfriend, is testifying as a prosecution witness. — AFP pic

Cassie faces fierce cross-examination as Diddy sex trafficking trial exposes years of alleged abuse

The upcoming local animated film Ejen Ali The Movie 2 has several key visual updates including a more detailed look at characters' hairs and wrinkles. — Picture courtesy of WAU Animation and Media Prima

From facial bones to hair textures, what visual upgrades can fans expect in ‘Ejen Ali The Movie 2’?

Stray Kids are listed in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. — Picture from Facebook/Stray Kids

Deaf K-pop group Big Ocean and Filipino girl group BINI join Stray Kids in 2025’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

Theo Navarro-Mussy was barred from the Cannes red carpet because of sexual assault allegations against him. — AFP pic

French actor barred from Cannes red carpet amid ongoing sexual assault allegations

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‘I can’t carry the shame’: Diddy’s ex Cassie says driven to suicidal thoughts from post-traumatic stress of decades-long abuse

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‘Boycott genocide song contest’: Hundreds silently march in Basel to protest Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision

Warner Bros. Discovery said they were reversing course and putting the HBO back into the name, rebranding the offering HBO Max this summer. — Picture cortesy of Warner Bros

Warner Bros brings back HBO name after Max rebrand flops, seeks edge in crowded streaming battle 

US actor Tom Cruise poses for a photo during a red carpet event for the film ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ in Seoul on May 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Tom Cruise drops into Cannes with stunts, spin, and spy games in ‘Mission: Impossible’

This file photo shows singer Casandra Elizabeth Ventura arriving on the red carpet ahead of the screening of the film “Killing Them Softly”, in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, 2012. — Reuters pic

Who is Casandra Ventura, R&B singer whose testimony could bring down Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?

Indonesian actress and producer Christine Hakim (R) and actress Asmara Abigail attend an interview with AFP at the Institut Francais Indonesie in Jakarta May 5, 2025. — AFP pic

Indonesian filmmakers aim to impress at Cannes as veteran star Christine Hakim champions new talent

A Los Angeles judge issued the order yesterday, instructing DDG to stay away from Bailey and their child until a June 6 court hearing. The order also bars him from possessing weapons. —  Reuters pic

‘Little Mermaid’ star Halle Bailey granted restraining order against ex DDG over abuse allegations

The martial arts legend believes audiences are becoming desensitised to action because CGI stunts, while spectacular, lack the physical stakes of real-life danger. — Reuters pic

Jackie Chan: CGI stunts are numbing audiences to real danger

Grammy-winning rock bands Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins will be rocking out at the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025 this October. — Pictures via Instagram/FooFighters, andiktaylor, and SmashingPumpkins

Singapore GP 2025 just got louder: Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, CL among big names joining line-up in October

The 54-year-old comedian and television host was found guilty by the Taiwan Shilin District Court over an incident dating back to February 2011. The verdict is, however, subject to appeal. — Picture via Facebook/陳宣裕

Taiwan comedian Nono sentenced to 2.5 years for 2011 attempted rape in #MeToo case

A video message from Celine Dion is projected before the song she sang when she won Eurovision in 1988 is performed during the dress rehearsal 2 of the first semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel May 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

Eurovision 2025 calling? 1988 winner Celine Dion’s heart will go on — all the way to Switzerland

Fatima Hassouna, who was killed in an Israeli air strike last month, is the subject of the documentary ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’, that will premiere in Cannes tomorrow by exiled Iranian director Sepideh Farsi. — Picture via X

‘She should have been with us’: Juliette Binoche mourns Gaza journalist Fatima Hassouna at Cannes