R Kelly accuser says singer starved her for days before assaulting her

R. Kelly sexually assaulted a woman at his Chicago studio nearly two decades ago, where he locked her up without food and water, the woman testified at the R&B singer's sex abuse trial on Thursday.
#rkelly #sexualassault #r&b

Prince Andrew served with papers in US sexual assault lawsuit

Britain's Prince Andrew has been served legal papers in a US lawsuit brought by a woman who says he sexually abused her when she was a teenager, a court filing showed Friday.
#princeandrew #sexualassault #us #sexualabuse

Western co-produced by Jay-Z to open London Film Festival

The London Film Festival will return to big screens next month with the world premiere of The Harder They Fall, a Western co-produced by Jay-Z and starring Idris Elba, organisers confirmed Tuesday.
#london #londonfilmfestival #jayz #idriselba

The trailer for The Matrix 4 is finally here!

The trailer for the much-anticipated fourth instalment in the science fiction franchise has finally been released.
Directed by Lana Wachowski, The Matrix Resurrections reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.
#keanureeves #matrix #lanawachowski

Arlo Parks wins 2021 Mercury Prize

Rising star Arlo Parks won Britain's Mercury Prize on Thursday for her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams at a ceremony in the British capital.

#arloparks #britainmercuryprize #sunbeams

Phil Collins admits drumming days are over: 'I can barely hold a stick with this hand'

British musician Phil Collins said he can barely hold a drum stick because of deteriorating health that has also forced him to sit while singing during live performances.

#philcollins #drumming #musicstar #drumstick

Guinea junta tells central bank to freeze government accounts

Guinea's military junta, which seized power over the weekend, said on Thursday that it has ordered the central bank and other banks to freeze all government accounts.

Man trampled to death by elephant in Zimbabwe while taking selfie

A man has reportedly died in Zimbabwe while trying to take a selfie with elephants. The elephant that charged at him was one of several that had escaped from a conservation area in central Zimbabwe.
The man was gored and dragged several metres by a large elephant before being trampled to death.

Popular Rwandan rapper dies in custody

A popular Rwandan rapper known as Jay Polly died in custody early on Thursday, officials and media reports said, the second detained musician to die in mysterious circumstances in less than two years.

Polly, whose real name was Joshua Tuyishime, was being held on drugs charges and had found out on Wednesday that he was due to stand trial in December - eight months after his arrest.

Nigeria cuts cellphone network in tense northern state

Nigeria's telecoms regulator has for security reasons asked operators to shut down mobile phone lines in Zamfara State, days after other restrictions were announced in the region plagued by violence.