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Kim Kardashian's perfume company sued over logo
Reality television star Kim Kardashian West's new perfume company that had once placed $5 million in her pocket in just five minutes, has been sued for using a logo that belongs to a different company.
Vibes Media has accused Kardashian's fragrance firm for copying its speech bubble-like logo for a new Kimoji perfume, suggests some reports.
There are three different fragrances in the Kimoji line -- Vibes, Peachy, and Cherry.
Vibes Media's complaint is only with the Vibes line because according to the suit, its bottle is shaped just like the logo they have hanging in their office and the perfume bottle itself is shaped like the logo.
The Chicago-based marketing company says The Keeping up with the Kardashians star doesn't have permission to use its trademarked logo. Vibes Media wants all of Kardashian's popular selling perfume to be destroyed and has claimed damages.
The Dark Knight set for 10th Anniversary Imax re-release
Warner Bros Pictures has set Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero sequel The Dark Knight for a re-release in four select Imax theatres to celebrate the film’s 10th anniversary. Venues in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Toronto will host the film for a limited one-week engagement beginning on 24 August, as per some media reports.
Nolan and Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister pioneered the use of Imax 70mm photography in feature filmmaking on the production, marking The Dark Knight as the first major feature to utilize Imax cameras.
In the years since, movies such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Wars: The Force Awakens have followed suit, not to mention Nolan's own The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar and Dunkirk.
Damien Chazelle's First Man and Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984 are among upcoming releases continuing in their wake.
Released on 18 July, 2008, The Dark Knight became, at the time, just the fourth film to ever cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. It scored north of $533 million stateside and still sits in the all-time domestic top 10.
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two, including a posthumous supporting actor Oscar for Heath Ledger's memorable performance as the Joker.
Ryan Gosling's 'First Man' to open 75th Venice Film Festival
Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelles space race drama First Man will open the 75th annual Venice International Film Festival on 29 August.This will mark the second opening-night Venice bow for Chazelle. His previous film, La La Land, kicked off the fest in 2016 before cruising into the awards season and tying the all-time Oscar nominations record, reports a leading publication
Chazelle ultimately won the best-director prize at the Academy Awards, while Barry Jenkins' Moonlight walked away with best picture.
A Universal Pictures release, First Man stars Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong in the years leading up to the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission of 1969.
Claire Foy (appreciated for her role in Netflix's "The Crown") also stars as Armstrong's wife, Janet Shearon. Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke, Corey Stoll, Ciaran Hinds, Christopher Abbott, and Patrick Fugit fill out the rest of the cast, reports a leading publication
Other recent Venice openers have included Downsizing, Everest, Birdman, Gravity, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, The Ides of March, and Black Swan.
The 75th annual Venice Film Festival will end on 8 September. Guillermo del Toro, whose Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water premiered in Venice last year, will head the festival jury.
Cardi B won't hire a nanny
Rapper Cardi B, who gave birth to daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus this month, says she won’t hire a nanny for her as she wants to get into the "mommy mode". The rapper spoke about it on an Instagram video, as per media reports
"I have not gotten a nanny yet. I just want to learn how to be a mom. I want to enjoy every single second of it since I'm going back to work. So I don't have that extra hand," she said.
The "I like it" singer, however, said she has had many blessings and thanked her wonderful family for being there for her. She captioned the video, "I love my parents and my sister. It makes me emotional to know how much they love me! Nothing in this world to repay all the love and help and support they give me."
Cardi B gave fans an inside look at her baby girl's nursery and her crib. Earlier, the 25-year-old rapper star told her fans that nothing could prepare her for the "mommy mode"."Let me tell you something. No matter how many books you read or advice I get, you 'all will never be ready for mommy mode," she had said on Instagram.
Jeff Goldblum's London statue marks 25 years of 'Jurassic Park'
A 25 ft statue of actor Jeff Goldblum attracted fans on the banks of the River Thames by the Tower Bridge here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of celebrated film Jurassic Park
Now TV's publicity team commissioned the statue of Goldblum, clad in Dr. Ian Malcolm's iconic all-black outfit with the shirt entirely unbuttoned, in an effort to recreate his famous pose from the film, as per media reports.
People stopped for photographs with the statue since it appeared to reminisce about the film and Goldblum's scene-stealing role. Goldblum reprised his character for the latest installment in the Jurassic franchise, Jurassic World: the Fallen Kingdom, starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Jurassic Park fans will have the chance to see Jurassic Jeff in London until the statue is removed on 26 July.
Burberry burns outfits worth 28 mn pounds annually
Designer fashion label Burberry burns 28 million pounds worth of its luxury outfits every year to stop "wrong people" from buying them. Burberry does so to protect the brand and to prevent it from being sold at discount prices on the "grey market" and to the "wrong people", reports some media publication.
According to a report by The Times, the upmarket clothing line, famous for its checked design, has destroyed 90 million pounds of products in the past five years. Burberry says it uses special incinerators which harness the energy.
The brand said it took the issue of waste "extremely seriously". The company said the practice of destroying excess stock is common across the retail industry.
Netflix to premiere 'Springsteen on Broadway'
The Springsteen on Broadway one-man show will be seen by a worldwide audience on Netflix, the streaming service has announced. It will premiere on Netflix on 15 December, the same day as the final night of Bruce Springsteen's well-received 236-show similarly titled run on Broadway, Efe news quoted Netflix as saying on Wednesday.
Springsteen on Broadway opened in October 2016 to rave reviews and sold-out crowds. Springsteen extended his run three times, and is now scheduled to finish off with 236 performances at Jujamcyn's Walter Kerr Theatre, as per media reports
The two-hour show features him performing on acoustic guitar and piano and spinning yarns from his 2016 biography "Born to Run".
Springsteen will be the screenwriter of the Netflix show, while Thom Zimny will direct and produce the film."We are thrilled to bring Bruce Springsteen -- a master storyteller, humanitarian and voice of the everyman -- to Netflix in this historic one man show," said Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos.
"This groundbreaking experience defies the boundaries of theatre, concerts and film and will give our global audience an intimate look at one of the biggest cultural icons of our time," he added.
Springsteen's manager Jon Landau said, "The purpose of the film is to bring this incredibly intimate show to Bruce's entire audience intact and complete."
Cliff Richard wins privacy case against BBC
British singer Cliff Richard has won a privacy case against the BBC and has been awarded an initial £210,000 in damages in the legal battle with the UK public broadcaster. According to a media portal, the BBC in 2014 had reported that the singer was being investigated for claims of child sex assault in the past, and Cliff had sued the BBC for invasion of privacy for naming him and airing helicopter footage of his apartment, which was later searched by police as part of the probe.
The damages would be borne 65 percent by the BBC and 35 percent by South Yorkshire police the singer was awarded a further £20,000 in aggravated damages for the corporation's decision to nominate its story for the Royal Television Society's scoop of the year award. The BBC said it would look at an appeal and criticized the court decision as a threat to the freedom of press.
'Batwoman' series in progress
American television network The CW has teamed up with DC's small-screen universe mastermind Greg Berlanti to expand the project of Batwoman Television series.
The character of "Batwoman" will officially be introduced in December as part of The CW's annual DC series crossover event, reports an online media portal.
The series revolves around Kate Kane, who, armed with a passion for social justice and flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence.
Batwoman will be written by the writer Caroline Dries, who has worked with The CW on Vampire Diaries.
Will Smith, family reunite for Italian Getaway
After months of working in different parts of the world, actor Will Smith spent time with his family during an Italian Gateway.
Will Smith kicked off their vacation on Italy's Amalfi Coast with a group selfie he shared on Instagram Tuesday. "Just finished shooting @GeminiManMovie for 5 Months… Knocked Out the #WorldCup… Family Vacation Begins TODAY!" the father of three wrote, as per media reports. In the photo with the actor was wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their children: Jaden, 20, Willow, 17, and Trey, 25.
Also joining the brood was Pinkett Smith's publicist, Karynne Tencer, who shared on Instagram, "Loving the Amalfi Coast with the family."
Smith wrapped the upcoming Ang Lee-directed film Gemini Man with castmates Clive Owen and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Colombia and Hungary, where he filmed his epic #InMyFeelingsChallenge video in Budapest.
On Sunday, Will and Jaden were in Russia for the World Cup finals and closing ceremony where the Smith patriarch joined Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi to perform their single "Live It Up," which was the official song for this year's tournament.
Meanwhile, Jada and Willow have been busy filming their hit Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk in Los Angeles. The mother-daughter series was recently picked up for 13 additional episodes which will premiere this fall.
Lily James didn't speak for a week before filming 'Mamma Mia 2'
Actress Lily James went to extreme measures to make sure her voice was in tip-top shape before filming for Mamma Mia 2.
In the sequel to the beloved 2008 film, which centers around the music of ABBA, James portrays a young version of Donna (played by Meryl Streep), and sings along with her group The Dynamos, as per media reports.
Just days before the film hits theaters on Friday, James revealed that she's "struggled" with her voice a lot since leaving drama school.
"I lose my voice a lot," she said. "I have issues — it's really scary and heartbreaking," she said,
To prepare for her singing parts in the film, the actress said she "didn't speak for a week before we recorded." "I went on steroids and didn't talk".
"I watched Mamma Mia over and over again to channel the essence of what makes Donna so unique and brilliant and fearless and courageous," she added.
One direction back together to judge 'X Factor'
It is confirmed that Robbie Williams, Ayda Field, Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell would be judging this year's X Factor. Speaking at an “X Factor" press conference today, Simon confessed he actually had no idea they started the next day, according to certain media reports.
But One Direction star Louis is already looking ahead to the next stages of the competition.
Louis confirmed he'd had some messages of support from his fellow boy band members, including newly-single Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Niall Horan.
He said, "I know there have been a few things in the press the last couple of days and I've had a few texts, but I've not had a chance to speak to them about it yet."
The X Factor returns to ITV later this year.
Tyrese Gibson wants to end feud with Dwayne Johnson
Singer Tyrese Gibson has taken one step towards squashing his beef with actor Dwayne Johnson following their public spat about the future of the Fast & Furious franchise by admitting he went too far. The two actors fell out last year when Gibson slammed Johnson's decision to push on with a Fast & Furious spin-off, delaying the production of the ninth instalment of the film series, as per media reports.
The movie Hobbs and Shaw, focuses on Johnson's character Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham, and hits cinemas in 2019.
Fast and Furious 9 is slated for a 2020 release.
Johnson confirmed he and Gibson had yet to speak about the drama during a recent appearance on TV chat show Watch What Happens Live sharing, "That whole thing with Tyrese, it was pretty disappointing because I'd been friends with Tyrese for a very long time."
He said, "I always feel like a beef requires two people to actually jump in it. It was really one-sided, and he had voiced his opinion a lot on social media."
And now Gibson has opened up about the spat in a chat with Van Lathan for his podcast saying he was not "professional" or "cool".
Gibson now freely says he may have gone too far, adding Johnson didn't deserve much of what he said, "I don't really recall anything that he either said directly or subliminally that was ever as big of a deal as the way I was going at him."
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