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Rapper Cassper Nyovest in the ring... Image via Twitter @VestaPS_ Cassper Nyovest promoted his new album – A.M.N (Any Minute Now) – and opened up about his battle against COVID-19 on American radio personality Ibrahim “Ebro” Darden’s Ebro Show on Monday 5 October. The video of his virtual guest appearance was shared on social media by Apple Music, as well as by both Nyovest and Darden. While chatting about the success of A.M.N, Cassper also detailed how he contracted the virus. CASSPER VS COVID-19 According to the Friday Night hitmaker, he was busy training for his upcoming boxing match against fellow rapper AKA during Lockdown Level 5. Nyovest and AKA was due to face off in the boxing ring on 28 September. The two rappers will however have to settle their beef on another time due ...

Image captionKenzo was known for his love of graphics and bright colours The Japanese founder of popular fashion brand Kenzo has died aged 81, from complications linked to coronavirus. Tributes have poured in from all across the world for Kenzo Takada who died at the American Hospital in Paris. Known for his bright graphics, jungle inspired prints and eclectic use of colour, he was the first Japanese designer to gain prominence on the Paris fashion scene. He settled in France in the 1960s and spent the rest of his career there. With his "nearly 8,000 designs", the Japanese designer "never stopped celebrating fashion and the art of living", his spokesman said. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo paid tribute to him on Twitter: "Designer of immense talent, he had given colour and light their place ...

Image captionNo Time to Die, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, will now be released in 2021 The boss of Cineworld has said its plan to close its cinemas in the UK and the US "is not a decision we made lightly". The cinema chain confirmed it would suspend its operations from Thursday, which will put 45,000 jobs at risk. "We did everything in our power to support safe and sustainable reopenings in all of our markets," said chief executive Mooky Greidinger. It will affect around 5,500 UK jobs and comes after the release of the latest James Bond film was delayed again. The company did not give a date for reopening its 663 cinemas, which include 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse theatres in the UK. Mr Greidinger said the company "cannot underscore enough how difficult this decision was" to ...

Noted comedian in the Kannada film industry Rockline Sudhakar died of a cardiac arrest on Thursday during the shooting of a film in Bengaluru, sources said. His end came in a private hospital, according to former president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) Sa Ra Govindu. Another office-bearer of the KFCC said the 65-year-old Sudhakar was shooting for Sugarless in Bannerghatta, Bengaluru. "He had gone to the makeup room where he suddenly collapsed. He was taken to the hospital where he died," the office-bearer told Press Trust of India. His Sugarless co-actor Pruthvi Ambaar told Times of India that they had breakfast together, but Sudhakar did not display much if an appetite. He said the late actor excused himself to take some rest. "But then, after a while, there was no resp...

Alesha Dixon (ITV) Ofcom has received more than 1,900 complaints after Alesha Dixon showed support for Diversity by wearing a Black Lives Matter necklace on Britain’s Got Talent. On Saturday night’s episode (19 September), Dixon – who is a judge on BGT – wore a layered gold necklace made up of the BLM letters. An Ofcom spokesman told the BBC: "We are assessing these complaints against our broadcasting rules, but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate." Dixon wore the necklace after a Black Lives Matter-themed performance by dance group Diversity, which featured Ashley Banjo being pinned down by a police officer, in reference to the death of George Floyd. The performance sparked more than 24,500 complaints to Ofcom, with some viewers accusing it of being “too political” for a S...