O.J. SIMPSON FAKES PAPARAZZI SHOT To Make Vegas Massacre Reaction Vid

staged a paparazzi run-in with a photog Wednesday night so he could make (and possibly sell) a video commenting on the Vegas massacre.  O.J Simpson was having dinner at a posh Vegas country club where our photog overheard him planning a TMZ-style video shoot. He was going over the shoot with the people at his table. When he got to the parking lot, it was lights,...

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Glee actor Mark Salling admits possessing child sex abuse images

Mark Salling (pictured in 2016) starred in the musical series Glee for six years Former Glee actor Mark Salling has pleaded guilty to possession of images of child sex abuse. Salling, 35, now faces between four and seven years in prison and has been ordered to pay about $50,000 (£38,000) to each victim. The actor was arrested in 2015 after a tip off he was in possession...

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Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson lead all-star King Lear cast

Sir Anthony Hopkins will play King Lear, with Emma Thompson as daughter Goneril Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson are reuniting on screen to star in Shakespeare's King Lear for the BBC. It will be adapted and directed by Richard Eyre and will also feature Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Christopher Eccleston and Jim Carter. Filming on the co-production with Amazon Studios...

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Drink-drive rules 'need updating for autonomous car era

Will occupants in self-drive cars be considered as drivers? Drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs should be exempt from drink-drive laws if they are using autonomous cars, an Australian report has suggested. The National Transport Commission (NTC) has recommended the change, comparing it to someone getting into a taxi. Current laws could be a "barrier" to the...

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Instagram polls expose voters' 'embarrassing' choices

Instagram added a polling feature on 3 October Instagram has been criticised after adding a feature to its app that reveals which way people have voted. Users can add a poll when adding a picture to their Instagram "story", and can see what their followers choose. Many users said they did not realise their choice would be visible to the poll instigator, and some said...

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Japan to restore neglected gardens abroad

There are about 500 Japanese gardens around the world, such as this one at the World War Two-era Manzanar internment camp for Japanese-Americans in California Japan is to send gardening experts around the world to restore Japanese-style gardens that have fallen into a state of neglect, officials say. The gardens have unique features such as stone bridges, ponds, moss-covered...

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Pakistan Sufi shrine: At least 18 killed in Baluchistan

Devotees rushed to help the victims following the blast outside the shrine At least 18 people have been killed and 27 injured in a suicide attack on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan's south-western province of Baluchistan. Crowds of devotees had gathered for a three-day religious ceremony when the blast happened. The shrine is in Jhal Magsi, near the provincial capital...

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