Two K-pop celebrities convicted for rape
Jung Joon-young, Korean TV talent show star, and Choi Jong-hoon, star of bestselling K-pop band, were sentenced to six and five years in prison, respectively, by the South Korean court on multiple counts of raping intoxicated women, taking nude pictures of a pornographic nature and disseminating them online without the victims' permission. Both have publicly expressed deep remorse for their actions.
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The SXSW film festival has gone online and will be available on Amazon
Amazon will be hosting the movies that were supposed to be shown at the SXSW film festival this year for around ten days. The festival itself was canceled due to the coronavirus but it seems users will still be able to enjoy the new movies, so long as they have an Amazon account.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine to be released today due to coronavirus fears
American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, who is currently serving a two-year sentence until August 2020 after pleading guilty to nine charges, which included conspiracy to murder, racketeering, and assault with a dangerous weapon, is set to be released today after appealing to a New York judge that he is vulnerable to the coronavirus infection, having suffered from bronchitis, asthma and sinusitis earlier in the year.
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A unique streaming service that supports local theaters
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Around 150 theatres from across the US have banded together to support the Kino Marquee initiative. The initiative is an effort to support local theatres by allowing users to stream films for 12$ and select a theatre they would like to support with a portion of that fee. Currently, it is just streaming Bacurau, but the schedule is being updated constantly.
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Carole Baskin says Netflix's Tiger King lied about her
Carole Baskin says Netflix's Tiger King lied about her
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