Entertainment
Genevieve Nnaji Joins Global Celebrities To Grace 2020 TIFF
Nigerian movie star, Genevieve Nnaji will join global celebrities like Priyanka Chopra and Donnie Yen to grace the 45th edition of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) scheduled to be held in Canada between September 10 and September 19, 2020.
Other movie stars expected to grace the festival include, Tatiana Maslany and Shammer Anderson, American actors, Beie Larson, Kasi Leminous, Zachary Quinto and Olivia Wilde, Isreali American actor Natalia Portman, British actor Lary Mulligan, French actor, Julie Deloy, Italian actor, Isabella Rosellini and Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal.
According to the organisers, there years of selection comprises a line up of 50 new feature films, five programmes of short films as well as interactive talks, film cast reunions and QZAS with last and film makers.
TIFF’s Artistic Director and co-head Cameron Baily said: “TIFF will launch a digital platform for the festival affording new opportunities to connect with audiences beyond Toronto.
Bailey stressed that the occasion is tailored to fit the moment with physical screenings and drivelines, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences and industry talks.
Entertainment
They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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