Entertainment News Round-up: CBS Corp, TV gardener Titchmarsh, L'Oreal

The disclosure of the probes comes just hours after the new CBS board of directors met for the first time in New York.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 01-10-2018 03:33 IST | Created: 01-10-2018 02:26 IST
Entertainment News Round-up:  CBS Corp, TV gardener Titchmarsh, L'Oreal
CBS Corp is facing probes by both New York city and state officials tied to sexual assault and harassment accusations of its ex-chief executive Leslie Moonves. (Image Credit: Twitter)

 

CBS faces New York probe tied to ex-CEO Leslie Moonves

CBS Corp is facing probes by both New York city and state officials tied to sexual assault and harassment accusations of its ex-chief executive Leslie Moonves, the company revealed in a regulatory filing on Friday evening. The disclosure of the probes comes just hours after the new CBS board of directors met for the first time in New York.

Baaah! TV gardener Titchmarsh leads London Bridge sheep drive

British television gardener Alan Titchmarsh and men dressed in medieval costumes drove a flock of sheep across London Bridge on Sunday as part of a centuries-old tradition. Titchmarsh kicked off the annual sheep drive, which sees freemen of the City of London, the small area which now makes up the city's financial district, exercise their ancient right to drive the animals over the bridge to raise money for charity.

L'Oreal looks to make a splash on the Seine

Boat traffic on the Seine came to a standstill on Sunday to make way for a floating runway featuring movies stars and models in an extravaganza orchestrated by cosmetics company L'Oreal to coincide with Paris Fashion Week. Luxury clothing brands from Chanel to Kering's Gucci have for years picked increasingly elaborate settings to present their collections, and now beauty firms are getting in on the act.

Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin dies at 76

Marty Balin, a co-founder of the legendary rock band Jefferson Airplane whose soulful tenor gave the band its distinctive sound, has died at the age of 76, his representative said on Friday. The guitarist and singer, who co-founded the psychedelic group in San Francisco in 1965, died on Thursday and his wife, Susan Joy Balin, was by his side, spokesman Ryan Romenesko said in a statement. The cause of death was not announced.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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