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Helen Mirren visits Jerusalem for new film, inspired by anti-government protests

Helen Mirren, who plays Israel's first female prime minister in her latest film, says she has been inspired by the widespread protests against the country's current prime minister.

Mirren, who portrays the late Golda Meir during the 1973 war between Israel and a coalition of Arab states in "Golda," is visiting an Israel similarly beset by crisis as mass demonstrations take place against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the country's judicial system.

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Iran sentences rapper to six years for backing protests

A prominent Iranian rapper who backed nationwide anti-regime protests last year, has been sentenced to more than six years in prison over charges of "corruption on earth", local media reported Monday.

Toomaj Salehi, 32, was arrested in October after expressing support for mass demonstrations triggered by the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, Mahsa Amini. She was arrested for allegedly breaching the country's strict dress code for women.

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Britney Spears says Wembanyama's security struck her in Las Vegas

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away.

Wembanyama said he wasn't told that Spears was the person who grabbed him until hours later, and that he never actually saw her.

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Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef announce divorce after 6 years of marriage

Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef are divorcing after nearly six years of marriage, the couple announced.

"For some time, we have considered transforming our relationship, and it is after careful consideration that we have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children," the couple wrote in an Instagram post, shared in Spanish on Martin's profile and in English on Yosef's.

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'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' is here in transformative album

In 2010, newly anointed as a Grammy winner, Taylor Swift released "Speak Now," her third studio album and her first without a single songwriting collaboration.

Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008's "Fearless" had inspired both acclaim and criticism for her bold bridges and keen lyricism — these are masterful country-pop songs, critics argued, but surely a teen idol wasn't responsible for them. Swift proved her detractors wrong on "Speak Now," an album that arrived just before her pivot from country's youngest hope to pop's freshest voice.

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Alan Alda kept boots, dog tags from 'M*A*S*H' for 40 years. Now offers them at auction

The combat boots and dog tags that Alan Alda wore to portray the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series "M-A-S-H" meant so much to him that when the show ended 40 years ago, he kept them.

But he's now ready to let the pieces go, in service of another passion: his center dedicated to helping scientists and doctors communicate better. Heritage Auctions is offering up the worn boots and military identification tags on July 28 in Dallas.

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Zendaya tennis drama 'Challengers' to open Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival is serving up one of the year's buzzier films as its opening night selection in Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers." The romantic tennis drama starring Zendaya, "West Side Story's" Mike Faist and "The Crown's" Josh O'Connor will have its world premiere out of competition at the 80th edition of the festival in September, organizers said Thursday.

"Challengers" stars Zendaya as a tennis prodigy whose past collides with her present when her husband, played by Faist, faces off against a competitor who was once his best friend and her boyfriend. A spicy and suggestive teaser trailer that debuted recently quickly became a popular meme on social media.

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Chanel couture makes subdued ode to Parisian elegance in fall-winter collection

The cobblestoned banks of the Seine River served as the stage for Chanel's latest haute couture collection. With the Eiffel Tower in the distance, the well-heeled glitterati of the fashion world navigated the uneven terrain for an outdoor collection that celebrated the soul of Paris.

Mimicking the famed bouquinistes, those charming bookstalls lining the river's edge, Chanel erected its own renditions. But upon closer examination, these weren't ordinary stalls. They were artfully curated homages to the brand's legacy, showcasing biographies of the legendary Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and postcards of actresses associated with the house, such as Vanessa Paradis, a modern incarnation of the Parisienne, who applauded from the front row.

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Two months after Charles III's coronation, Scotland hosts own event

Two months after the lavish coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London, Scotland is set to host its own event to mark the new monarch's accession to the throne.

While Charles and Queen Camilla won't be crowned a second time Wednesday in Edinburgh, the festivities will include a crown, horse-drawn carriages, mounted cavalry and a flyover by the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force's aerobatic display team, as Scotland celebrates its unique relationship with the monarchy.

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Vietnam bans 'Barbie' over illustration showing China's territorial claim

Vietnam's state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular "Barbie" movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.

The newspaper Vietnam Express and other media said posters advertising "Barbie" were removed from movie distributors' websites after Monday's decision. With Margot Robbie playing Barbie opposite Ryan Gosling's Ken in Greta Gerwig's comedic look at their "perfect" world, "Barbie" was supposed to open July 21 in Vietnamese theaters.

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