Star Life Talk and Gossip

MANILA, Philippines – Nine-member K-pop group Girls Generation achieved another milestone in Japan with their single “Mr. Taxi” reached double platinum status in Japan.  The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) issued on May 18 new certifications for downloaded “chaku-uta full” (full digital songs) for mobile phones and PC downloads. “Mr. Taxi,” which was released in [...]

MANILA | Sat May 19, 2012 10:37am EDT MANILA (Reuters) – Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines on Saturday marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s two concerts next week, saying her songs carried “demonic” undertones. The protests in the heavily Catholic Philippines followed a decision this week by authorities [...]

MANILA, Philippines – Veteran actress Sharon Cuneta was unable to mask her disappointment when she got wind of what she deems as “malicious” Twitter posts by an ABS-CBN executive purportedly alluding to her daughter KC Concepcion.  What caused the Megastar to flare up (@sharon_cuneta12) late night May 17 were the series of tweets by ABS-CBN’s [...]

By Mike Collett-White CANNES, France | Fri May 18, 2012 10:17am EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) – The joke is on Europe, and in particular France, with the third animated “Madagascar” adventure, which has its world premiere at the Cannes film festival on Friday bringing big names in comedy to the red carpet. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s [...]

By Mike Collett-White CANNES, France | Thu May 17, 2012 9:01am EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) – It is only day two, but the Cannes film festival has already uncovered a breakout star in Belgian Matthias Schoenaerts, who has earned critical acclaim and plenty of swoons for his portrayal of tough guy Ali in French drama [...]