Indian jewels sparkle at NYFW ramp

Indian jewels sparkled at popular designer Bibhu Mohapatra's show at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) ramp.

Narayan Jewellers by Ketan and Jatin Chokshi unveiled their new jewellery line at the fashion extravaganza in a show organised in association with Forevermark.

Over 40 jewellery pieces in 18 karat white and rose gold were curated specifically for creations by Mohaptra, who celebrated his tenth anniversary collection by getting his clients to bring his gowns to life.

Mohaptra's Fall Winter 2019 collection was inspired by his trip to Mount Stewart, UK.

Nicki Minaj calls out Grammy Awards producer over bullying

Rapper Nicki Minaj has slammed Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich for allegedly bullying her.

After the 2019 Grammy Awards ceremony here on Sunday, Minaj took to Twitter and called out Ehrlich saying she was bullied for seven years, reports foxnews.com.

Earlier, rapper Ariana Grande had criticised Ehrlich for "lying" about her reasons for pulling out of a performance at this year's Grammys.

Minaj tweeted: "I pissed off the same man Ariana just called out for lying. Grammy producer Ken. I was bullied into staying quiet for seven years out of fear. But I'll tell my fans the real on the next episode of Queen Radio they deserve the truth. Also, congrats to everyone who won last night."            

The Bang bang hitmaker has announced she will not be performing at the BET Experience, a concert preceding the 2019 BET Awards in June.

Hours later, BET released a statement apologising for their Grammys coverage, stating, "BET loves Nicki Minaj. We have supported her from the very beginning of her career and will continue to do so moving forward...

"Unfortunately, the respect we have for Nicki was violated by this post that should never have been written. The post does not reflect how we feel about Nicki... We deeply apologize for the hurt, disappointment and confusion that this post has caused."

Katy Perry's fashion line under fire

Singer Katy Perry was slammed on social media for designing shoes which resembled 'blackface' imagery.       

The shoes in question were black Rue Face Slip On Loafers and Ora Face Block Heel Sandals that have cut-out faces, red lips, big blue eyes and a triangular nose on the top, reports leading publication.      

Social media users have compared the shoes to blackface make-up. One user even cited that "ignorance is never a fashion statement".

Following the backlash, the shoes were pulled out from the stores.

Perry and Global Brands Group issued the statement saying they did not have any intention to inflict any pain.

"The Rue and The Ora were part of a collection that was released last summer in nine different colorways (black, blue, gold, graphite, lead, nude, pink, red, silver) and envisioned as a nod to modern art and surrealism.

"I was saddened when it was brought to my attention that it was being compared to painful images reminiscent of blackface. Our intention was never to inflict any pain. We have immediately removed them from Katy Perry Collections," it read.

Cardi B quits Instagram after Grammy win

Rapper Cardi B has quit Instagram following the backlash she received after she won a Grammy Award for her album Invasion of Privacy.

Before deleting the account, the I do rapper posted a video in which she slammed people for criticising her win, reports variety.com.

She said, "It's not my style for people to put other people down to uplift somebody else, that's not my style and that's not what I'm with and I don't support that.

"However, I been taking a lot of s**t today, I'm seeing a lot of bull**** today and I saw a lot of s**t last night. And I'm sick of this. I worked hard for my motherf***ing album."

Cardi defended her work saying she recorded the album while pregnant.

"I remember last year when I didn't win for Bodak Yellow, everybody was like, 'Cardi got snubbed, Cardi got snubbed'. Now this year's a f***ing problem? My album went two-time platinum. And every chart that there was, my album was always top 10. Number one album as well.

"I f***ing worked my a** off, locked myself in the studio for three months... then went to sleep in my own bed, sometimes for four days straight, pregnant. Some songs couldn't even get on the f***ing album because my nose was so f***ing stuffy from my pregnancy...," she added.

Thomas Middleditch joins 'Zombieland' sequel

Actor Thomas Middleditch is joining the upcoming Zombieland sequel.

The Silicon Valley actor will star alongside Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin in Zombieland 2, reports variety.com.

Zoey Deutch and Rosario Dawson are also boarding the cast.

Zombieland 2 will be set in a world in which zombie slayers must face off against many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors.

Original Zombieland filmmaker Ruben Fleischer, who has helmed Venom too, is returning to direct the follow-up. He is re-teaming with original writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, known for their work on both Deadpool movies.

The sequel began production in January and will be released this October, on the 10th anniversary of the first film.

Middleditch will next be seen in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and stars on Silicon Valley, for which he received a 2016 Emmy nomination.

 (Source: IANS)