Entertainment News Roundup: Factbox-When is Venice Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?; Elton John spends night in hospital after slip at his French home - BBC and more

The 76-year-old, who completed his long-running Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour last month, was taken to the orthopaedic department of the Princess Grace hospital centre in Monaco, the BBC said. Eminem asks Republican Ramaswamy to not use his music in presidential campaign U.S. rapper Eminem has asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, to not use his music during his presidential campaign, according to a letter disclosed on Monday.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 29-08-2023 10:32 IST | Created: 29-08-2023 10:27 IST
Entertainment News Roundup: Factbox-When is Venice Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?; Elton John spends night in hospital after slip at his French home - BBC and more
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Factbox-When is Venice Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?

The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world, with its 80th edition opening this week. Below are some facts about the festival and the 2023 contenders.

Elton John spends night in hospital after slip at his French home - BBC

British singer Elton John spent a night in hospital in Monaco being treated for minor injuries after he slipped over at his villa in Nice, the BBC reported on Monday, citing his spokesman. The 76-year-old, who completed his long-running Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour last month, was taken to the orthopaedic department of the Princess Grace hospital centre in Monaco, the BBC said.

Eminem asks Republican Ramaswamy to not use his music in presidential campaign

U.S. rapper Eminem has asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, to not use his music during his presidential campaign, according to a letter disclosed on Monday. In the letter dated Aug. 23, which was reported first by the Daily Mail, BMI, a performing rights organization, informed Ramaswamy's campaign at the rapper's request that it will no longer license Eminem's music for use by Ramaswamy's campaign.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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