Entertainment News Roundup: Naomi Campbell named global ambassador for Queen's Commonwealth Trust; Colourful catwalk shows return at hybrid London Fashion Week and more

The trust, founded in 2018, supports young people pushing for change in their communities across sectors including healthcare, environment and education. Colourful catwalk shows return at hybrid London Fashion Week A hybrid London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, with a mix of digital presentations and the event's first in-person shows in a year.


Reuters | Updated: 18-09-2021 18:37 IST | Created: 18-09-2021 18:32 IST
Entertainment News Roundup: Naomi Campbell named global ambassador for Queen's Commonwealth Trust; Colourful catwalk shows return at hybrid London Fashion Week and more
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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

'Worn Out' - Dutch museum finds Van Gogh drawing of tired old man

A Dutch museum on Thursday unveiled a previously unknown work by Vincent van Gogh -- a study for one of his best-known drawings, "Worn Out" -- in which an old man sits in a chair with his head in his hands. Van Gogh "was really interested in the ordinary person, he was also looking to express emotion," said Van Gogh Museum Director Emilie Gordenker.

Naomi Campbell named global ambassador for Queen's Commonwealth Trust

British model Naomi Campbell is joining the international development charity the Queen's Commonwealth Trust (QCT) as a global ambassador to support young leaders. The trust, founded in 2018, supports young people pushing for change in their communities across sectors including healthcare, environment, and education.

Colourful catwalk shows return at hybrid London Fashion Week

A hybrid London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, with a mix of digital presentations and the event's first in-person shows in a year. International press and buyers were back watching the catwalk presentations, including displays from menswear designer and choreographer Saul Nash and Turkish-born Bora Aksu.

Soviet chess legend sues Netflix for 'sexist' line in Queen's Gambit show

The world's first female chess grandmaster, Nona Gaprindashvili, has filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Netflix over a line in its "The Queen's Gambit" series which her lawyers say is false and sexist. The 80-year old Soviet chess icon, a hero in her native South Caucasus Republic of Georgia, was described in the show's last episode as a female champion who had "never faced men".

Keira Knightley braves a doomsday Christmas in 'Silent Night'

Keira Knightley stars in not-so-feelgood Christmas movie "Silent Night", about a group of friends getting together for the holiday and blissfully ignoring a looming doomsday. Set in the English countryside, the friends eat, drink, sing and dance to enjoy their last Christmas, knowing everyone is going to die the next day.

Former R. Kelly assistant testifies about singer's sexual activity, 'apology letter'

A former assistant to R. Kelly testified on Friday she once saw him engage in sexual activity with one of the women he is charged with abusing, as prosecutors neared the end of presenting their sex trafficking case against the R&B singer. On the 18th day of testimony at Kelly's trial in federal court in Brooklyn, Cheryl Mack, the mother of music producer London on da Track, said she saw the woman begin to massage Kelly while backstage at a Connecticut concert where he was performing.

HBO Max slashes prices in limited offer as streaming wars heat up

AT&T Inc's HBO Max streaming service has halved its subscription fees in a limited-period offer to lure back millions of subscribers it lost after dropping out of Amazon.com Inc's Prime video channels. The limited-time promotion offer of $7.49 per month - for up to six months - is available through Sept. 26 for users who accessed HBO via Prime video channels as well as all new and returning HBO Max subscribers, the company said on Friday.

Sotheby's to auction rare first printing of U.S. Constitution

An extremely rare official first-edition printed copy of the U.S. Constitution will be put up for bid by Sotheby's in mid-November, the auction house said on Friday. Announcing the upcoming sale of the document on the 234th anniversary of its signing by delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sotheby's estimated its value at $15 million to $20 million.

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