Entertainment News Round-up: Ugandan leader sneakers, Le Carre's heads to TV, Meghan and Harry in Australia

It is the second tour of Australia by the younger generation of royals, after Prince William, Kate and their eldest son, George, visited in 2014.

 

Kanye gives Ugandan leader sneakers, gets African name

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian gave Uganda's leader a pair of the rapper's sneakers on Monday and he gave them both "Ugandan" names, at a meeting aimed at promoting tourism in East Africa. Days after a rambunctious meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, a more subdued West presented Yoweri Museveni with a pair of white sports shoes made by his own company that he and Kardashian then signed with a marker pen.

'Venom,' 'A Star Is Born' Repeat Box Office Wins, 'First Man' Launches to $16.6 Million

Tom Hardy's "Venom" grabbed $35.7 million to repeat as the winner of the North American box office, followed by Lady Gaga's "A Star Is Born" with $28 million. Ryan Gosling's "First Man" launched in third place at the low end of expectations with $16.6 million at 3,640 sites, edging the opening of Sony's "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" with $16.2 million at 3,521 venues.

After 'Night Manager' hit, Le Carre's 'Little Drummer Girl' heads to TV

John le Carre fans will see a new adaptation of one of his spy novels when "The Little Drummer Girl" hits TV screens this month but the British author said there was huge pressure in making the series after the success of hit show "The Night Manager". Le Carre's 1983 book, previously made into a film starring Diane Keaton, is set in the 1970s and follows British actress Charlie as she is recruited by an Israeli spymaster to track down a Palestinian militant.

Meghan and Harry arrive in Australia for a first overseas tour

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle landed in Australia on Monday a day before the official start of their first overseas tour as a married couple. It is the second tour of Australia by the younger generation of royals, after Prince William, Kate and their eldest son, George, visited in 2014.

Nicole Kidman radically transforms for drama 'Destroyer'

Hollywood star Nicole Kidman undergoes a dramatic makeover for new drama "Destroyer", playing a tired-looking and worn out police detective with a painful history. The Oscar winner swaps her blonde locks for a short bob and rugged style to play Erin Bell, a detective whose past continues to haunt her years after infiltrating a criminal gang undercover in an operation with devastating consequences.

(With inputs from agencies.)