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Ryan Reynolds & Robert Downey Jr. Are Now Feuding On Instagram

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Ryan Reynolds and Robert Downey Jr. are at it again. The two recently took to social media to start their fantasy football feud, as the pair are set to face off against each other – for charity, of course.

The entire thing started when Downey uploaded a video of himself on his social media. In the video, the “Iron Man” actor decided to use a more friendly approach when talking to his fellow Marvel co-star. He started the video by talking about his charity, but then continue on in a more cheeky manner when he started to talk about the “Deadpool” star.

In the video the 54-year-old said, “Robert Downey Jr. here, part of the AGBO Superhero Fantasy Football League. I’m playing for Sacred Hearts, which is a rehabilitation from substance issues. Crazy about that.”

He then added, “We’re playing Ryan Reynolds this week. And I’m not a smack talker. I’m not gonna say ‘Ryan eat my pigskin’ or any of that stuff. Honestly, I’m praying for ya (awkward laugh). I wish you the best of luck. We’ll see ya on the field my brother. We’re all in this together…”

The “Sherlock” actor then ended the message with a change of demeanour and hissed out the words, “Eat eat” towards the Canadian. Being the sportsman that he is, Reynolds decided to respond with a video of his own.

The Vancouver native posted the response video, with him silently eating cookies with the face of the Marvel icon printed on them. This hilarious response prompted the upcoming “Dolittle” actor to comment in the Instagram post with the word, “#touche’”.

Reynolds joined the competition backed in September. He is in the good company of other Marvel actors – Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Paul Rudd, Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth – who all are representing a different charity organisation. The 43-year-old star is representing Sick Kids Foundation.

He has this to say about the charity at the start of the event, “It’s for an incredible charity, the one I’m playing for is the Sick Kids Foundation of Canada. Just an amazing place. They do so much for kids across Canada, but not only that, they do so much for kids all across the world. Amazing people.”

Source: Looper

AGBO Superhero Fantasy Football League, is a charity event organise by brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed “Avengers: Endgame”. The event will be hosted by ESPN website with each team playing to raise awareness and money for charity. So if you’re curious on how things stand at the moment then check out the league table here.

Source: Movie Web. Featured Image: Movie Web.

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Tom Hiddleston & Charlie Cox Switched Roles For Halloween

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Superhero costumes may looked good in photos, but wearing them can be a pain. However, actors Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Cox certainly found a way to make it more fun.

They decided to dress up as each other’s superhero during Halloween. The picture of the dress up was taken backstage at the end of the duo’s Broadway performance of “Betrayal on Broadway”.

Source: Metro

Cox, 36, donned the costume of the Asgardian trickster, while Hiddleston, 38, wore the costume of the blind lawyer instead. Hiddleston’s Loki first appeared on the big screen in 2011’s “Thor”. Since then, the actor has appeared in multiple movies as the green cape character, and was last seen in “Avengers: Infinity Wars.”

Charlie Cox on the other hand, started playing the Marvel character in the small screen, appearing in the character’s self-titled series “Daredevil”. The series started our strong with rave reviews from critic and fans alike. But the Netflix cancellation of the show has put the character’s future in question, with speculations of a reboot underway on Disney+.

Charlie Cox
Source: Metro

It was not only the two Marvel stars however, as fellow cast members Zawe Ashton and Eddie Arnold also joined in on the fun as Captain Marvel and Captain America. The group then surprised fans by signing autograph and taking selfies while still in costume.

Source: Metro.

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People Are Re-selling The IKEA x Virgil Abloh Collection “MARKERAD” For An Eye-Popping Price

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The wait is finally over! Finally, the much anticipated collaboration project between IKEA and chief-executive officer of Milan-based fashion label Off-White Virgil Abloh has finally made it to our country.

The collection “MARKERAD” is now officially available for purchase in all local IKEA outlets – Damansara and Cheras (Klang Valley area) and also Batu Kawan (Penang) – since yesterday (31st October 2019)

 

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“It’s about elevating the anonymous, everyday icons that we use without noticing”. MARKERAD, a limited collection designed in collaboration with world-renowned creative Virgil Abloh. Only available for purchase in stores at IKEA Damansara, IKEA Cheras and IKEA Batu Kawan from 31 October. Each customer is strictly limited to a purchase of two pieces per MARKERAD product and four MARKERAD dining chairs at a time, on a first-come-first served basis and while stocks last. #IKEAMalaysia #MARKERAD

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In case you’ve missed the hype, the special collaboration between the popular furniture with the renowned fashion mogul was made available in a few IKEA stores in Europe for a limited time period.

The highy-anticipated “MARKERAD” collection has managed to catch the attention of many fans in Malaysia. In this case, many people, especially online re-sellers gathered as early as 5am to not missed out on the chance to get their hands on the limited edition items.

Not only that, some also took the advantage to re-sell the items online after purchasing them in stores – for an eye-popping price that exceeded the original number. As seen on the tweet below, the user is selling the “MARKERAD” white clock for a whopping price of RM400!  Keep in mind that the original price of the clock is only RM129 – and the list of the selling items goes on as we’re saying.

If you don’t believe us, you can check out the Carousell site and compare the prices.

 

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Some were lucky, most weren’t. The @ikeamalaysia MARKERAD collection was launched today to giant crowd, displaying all of the items in full view as customers lined up to get their hands on whatever they could. Did you manage to snag anything from the collection? Let us know in the comments below!

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Did you managed to snag these limited collection? For more info, visit their website here.

Source: VOCKET.

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APINK Returning To Kuala Lumpur For Lazada’s 11.11 Super Show

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Get ready Pink Pandas (as fans are lovingly called), cause APINK (에이핑크) is returning to our local shores very soon!

Lazada’s annual 11.11 Super Show event is back and fans are already excited to catch the K-pop girl group perform their hit songs live.

Source: Facebook

As you may know, the Lazada 11.11 Super Show will be taking place on 10th November 2019 (Sunday) at 9pm onwards. Not much details have been revealed yet other than the fact that fans can join their contest and score 2 tickets to the event.

Consists of 6 members – Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Naeun, Namjoo, and Hayoung – APINK released their last EP “Percent” earlier in January this year. Since then, they’ve been bringing their “Pink Collection” tour around Korea and Japan.

APINK

Besides APINK, other performers will include Ayda Jebat and Haziq Hussni. If you remember, K-pop co-ed group KARD (카드) was here last year where they entertained fans at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil.

Refresh your memory with our press conference coverage here.

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Rihana Oksana Finally Reveals Baby Ismail Leon’s Face To The World

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Hello, my name is Ismail Leon. I’m 5 months old and my mom loves me very much.”

After countless requests to see her baby’s face, Rihana Oksana has finally unveil her beautiful son to the world on Instagram and via an exclusive interview with Daily Mail.

 

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Here is my prince,” the new mum introduced her child to the UK publication. “He is very nice and cute. He’s as clever as his mother and he’s very talkative. I love him very, very much“.

In the past 5 months, many people asked me to show my son. I decided that he’s (old enough) now,” explained the former beauty queen. Initially during the early stage of her pregnancy (approximately 10 weeks in), the doctor had apparently told Rihana that she was expecting a girl. She later found out it was a boy.

 

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We went on our holiday, it was like a honeymoon because it was the holiday after our wedding reception in Malaysia. We went to Australia and I got pregnant there,” the Russian beauty recalled how Ismail Leon was conceived.

Rihana revealed that there was a secret reason for the break up between her and Sultan Muhammad V but “I am not ready to speak about it yet“. A few months ago, Daily Mail reported that she’s prepared to undergo a DNA test to prove the paternity.

It’s safe to assume that everyone has been eagerly waiting to see if the tiny tot bares any resemblance to his father. Many have agreed that the newborn has a very Asian-looking face.

Take a look at Ismail Leon’s cute photos below:

Source: east2west
Source: east2west
Ismail Leon
Source: east2west

In spite of this, sources from the Kelantan Palace has strongly denied that the former Agong “abandoned” or walked out on her. Word on the street has it that they were ready to settle on a sum of money for the King’s privacy but Rihana declined it.

Source: Daily Mail (1)(2).

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Marvel: 4 New Villains Revealed For Upcoming “Shang-Chi” Movie

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Every announcement Marvel films have become an experience, and that is no less true when “Shang-Chi and The Legends Of The 10 Rings” was first announced. Many questions were raised about Marvel’s first Asian lead movie. The most important of which was the villain. Marvel then gave us one name, Mandarin, not the Iron Man 3’s Mandarin, but a comic book faithful one.

The villain by himself might be an entertaining watch but Marvel has other plans as they recently introduced 4 more villains to join the Stan Lee character in the upcoming film. So while we wait for the film to come out, lets check out the history behind each of the new villains.

1. Moving Shadow

Source: Comic Basics

Moving Shadow is the half-brother of Shang-Chi, whom they both share the same father, Fu Manchu. While his brother betrayed and walked out on their father’s plans of world domination, Moving Shadow embraced his father’s teachings. So when he was eventually ordered to kill his half-brother, he had no problem with following these orders as he wants to prove his superiority over Shang-Chi.

2. Razor-Fist

Source: Comic Vine

Depending on which version or how the story is set, Razor-Fist is actually two brothers, named Douglas and William Scott. The brothers were brilliant martial artists, earning the name Razor-Fist because of their fast punches before becoming mercenaries. The brothers then took the same title and decided to pretend to be one person. They also lost their hand in a car accident and replaced their missing hand with a blade. They were then hired to hunt down Shang-Chi.

Key note: William Scott was later revealed with both blades on each of his hands when his brother got killed in the comic books.

3. Ghostmaker

Source: Comic Vine

Ghost Maker (real name Grigori Sovchenko) is the son of a high-ranking Soviet Union’s KGB member, who trained Ghost Maker martial art for the first 15 years of his life. His training was completed when he killed 10 western spies and came in conflict with Shang-Chi while attacking a military camp. Ghost Maker was later killed when he got expose to a deadly raindrop, but was then resurrected by a cult name Snakeroot to fight under their command.

4. Steel-Claw

Source: Geek World Wide

Steel-Claw never appeared in the comic but has been linked to another character named Tiger-Claw. Tiger-Claw was a martial artist who confronted Shang-Chi father, Fu Manchu, where he demanded to be the master of Si-Fan, an ancient secret society. He was granted the position by Fu Manchu, after he killed several of the Si-Fan’s masters. Since then, he became an occurring villain in the Shang-Chi comics.

Fun fact: “The Dead Lands” actor Te Kohe Tuhaka reportedly auditioned for the role.

Source: Jaynestars. Featured Image: Geek Tyrant.

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Dua Lipa Says “Kiss And Makeup” MV With BLACKPINK Won’t Happen

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It’s been over a year since Dua Lipa’s smash hit collab with K-pop sensation BLACKPINK (블랙핑크) called “Kiss And Makeup” hit the airwaves. But we still hear it almost everywhere up until today.

In this case, they’ve been playing it on the radio, gyms and even in local fashion outlets to name a few. They even performed it together once during the multi-talented group’s “In Your Area” concert tour last May. There was one thing fans pointed out that was missing though – where is the music video?

During a recent game session of “Answering the Internet” with KISS fm UK, the English pop star finally revealed the long-awaited answer to the question. During one part of the interview, she was asked by a fan, “So is BLACKPINK and Dua Lipa ever going to release a music video for ‘Kiss and Makeup’?” She responded by saying, “Unfortunately my dear, not this time,” with a frown on her face.

“I would’ve loved to (do the video) and I love the girls. It’s just our schedules are bonkers and we never got the chance to do it. But maybe we’ll do another song at some point and we’ll try and deliver a video for you guys,” she further added in the session.

At least we have some good news from Dua Lipa herself. Check out the full interview session with the “New Rules” songstress here:

BLINKs, we’re pretty sure many of you are disappointed upon hearing what Dua Lipa has just said right?

But rest assured that there’s still a chance for us to hear new music from the 2 big names in music someday in the future. All we have to do is just keep our fingers crossed so that the special collab project will happen soon.

In the meantime, the London-born singer has just made her long-awaited comeback with her brand new single “Don’t Start Now”. Check out the music video of the song below:

Source: Koreaboo.

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Rihana Oksana Was Told Not To Send Baby’s Photos To Sultan Muhammad V

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Rihana Oksana has kept her promise after assuring her Instagram followers that she would unveil her son’s face when he turns 5 months old.

While the majority of netizens have been flooding the posts with words of encouragements and comments on how adorable Ismail Leon, a few are questioning her motives.

Initially, many people weren’t sure if the Russian beauty was telling the truth when she claimed that her baby boy looks very much like Sultan Muhammad V. The confusion also stems from the fact that the Palace of Kelantan has never acknowledged the legitimacy of the child.

Now that the former beauty queen is finally comfortable showing her tiny tot to the world, many have finally come around. “The pictures are the best evidence that he looks like his father. For those haters that said this baby looks like Chinese, Bangla, and so on… Maybe jealousy has blinded your heart and eyes… This is between the royal family and her (…) and we should just give our blessing to the baby and the single mother,” one commented.

Rihana Oksana

Rihana also dropped a bombshell when she commented that Sultan Faris’ lawyers had allegedly “asked me not to send him pictures of his son”. Her “all-caps” comments show that she’s been dealing with this sort of frustration for the past few months.

Seriously? That’s awkward.. No wonder you are fighting to this extend.. Has he seen his baby already? I’m sure he will come back to Leon,” @arismendi_pilar responded in the Instagram post.

Having said that, a few are questioning her intention for making things so public. @lynx3080 suggested that a family feud should be settled behind closed doors and not by flaming the flames to this situation. Another called a gold digger and defended the former Agong.

Rihana Oksana

When someone asked if little Leon will claim his place at the Kelantan Throne, Rihana replied, “my son can do it if he wants“, adding that the right belongs to him.

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Netizens Are Impressed With Tan Sri P. Ramlee’s Artsy Handwriting

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We’re pretty sure everyone knows that our Malaysian icon, Tan Sri P. Ramlee was gifted with his talents in acting, singing, film directing and also playing musical instruments. Not only that, his artsy hands was also reflected in his handwriting.

Some lucky fans managed to have a an exclusive look at his newly-founded work of art recently, thanks to a Facebook update shared by a user named Rosli Mohd. Nordin. In the post, he revealed that the coffee table book titled “Gemilang 50 Tahun Orkestra RTM” – which was edited and coordinated by the man himself – contains a letter personally written by the Seniman Agung himself.

Source: Facebook

According to Rosli, the book was published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Orkestra RTM back in 2011. Rosli further added that the reservation letter was written by P. Ramlee himself as a form of a reply to an invitation to perform with the other members of the marching band at the King’s Studio in Petaling Jaya.

Additionally, Rosli recalled that among the challenges he had as the editor, concept consultant, as well as coordinator of the 304 pages of the book, was to get the facts right. Besides that, they also found some difficulties in using suitable photos to complete the masterpiece.

For those who are curious, here are a few pictures of P. Ramlee’s handwritten letter that are included in the book:

It is pretty clear that the multi-talented artiste’s personalised handwriting also has its own aesthetics value. There is no doubt that he deserves to be known as a legend of all time among young and aspiring hopefuls then, now and forever.

Source: Facebook.

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“Supernatural” Star Jensen Ackles Pokes Fun At Jared Padalecki’s Arrest

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“Supernatural” fans were shocked last week, when news of actor Jared Padalecki’s arrest hit news agencies worldwide. This has left many fans sweating, as they wondered how this will effect the relationships among the colleagues.

Thankfully, the fans don’t need to be too worried. Fellow co-star Jensen Ackles has come forth to assure fans that all is good on set. Speaking at DC Con on Sunday, the “Supernatural” star revealed that he and crew showed Padalecki, 37, plenty of love and even poked fun of the situation during “Gilmore Girl” star’s return.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

“There’s a lot of love. I’m going to tell Jared to stay home more often,” the 41-year-old said at the event. “I’m kidding, we all miss my big, dumb friend. And I’ll just say it now, he had a bad weekend last weekend. He’s dealing with what he’s gotta deal with so just send him support and some love and have a good weekend this weekend.”

The “My Bloody Valentine 3D” star then go on to share, that the future “Texas Ranger” actor was given a couple of days off following the incident. He was then welcomed back on set with Ackles bringing him in the venue, with handcuffs on. Classic!

On the other hand, the “Friday The 13th” star also broke his silenced earlier today. He tweeted out a message thanking his family and friends for their support.

Source: Us Weekly. Featured Image: Just Jared.

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ARMYs Praise BTS’ Jungkook For Owning Up His Car Accident

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Uh oh, it looks like Jungkook (전정국) was involved in a car accident over the weekend, 2nd November to be exact.

The Seoul Yongsan Precinct revealed that 22-year-old K-pop star broke an unspecified traffic law and is police are currently investigating the case.

The BTS member was driving his Benz in Yongsan’s Hannam when he crashed into a taxi. Thankfully, both Jungkook and the taxi driver were not seriously injured and were treated at a hospital for their minor injuries.

Big Hit Entertainment has since released a statement in regards to the incident:

This is a statement regarding member Jungkook’s car accident.

The police have not closed this case yet, so we cannot reveal the exact details, but Jungkook was driving his car last week when he had a minor collision with another vehicle due to his own mistake.

Both the victim and Jungkook did not sustain any major injuries.

Jungkook admitted that he violated the road Traffic Act immediately after the accident. The scene of the accident was resolved and police questioning was completed according to the due process, and an amicable settlement was made with the victim afterwards.

We once again apologise to the victim, and we also express apologies for causing concern to fans. Thank you.”

According to Naver, Jungkook has admitted to his faults. He will cooperate with investigations and has reportedly settled with the victim.

Many ARMYs have praised the idol for owning up to his mistake and are glad that there were no serious injuries.

Sources: Market News, Soompi.

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Legal Action To Be Taken Against Culprit Of Shownu’s Manipulated Nude Photos

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MONSTA X leader Shownu (셔누) has found himself in the middle of the spotlight yet again. This time around, an internet user posted a set of sexually suggestive photos of the K-pop idol on social media.

According to Koreaboo, a photo of a man – presumably Shownu (real name Son Hyunwoo) – was shown sleeping on a bed while another portrayed him posing full naked. Based on our findings online, the “leaked photos” look vasty different from the 27-year-old Seoul-born singer.

Source: Twitter

As a response, Starship Entertainment – MONSTA X’s home label – has come out with a statement that strongly opposes the allegations thrown towards Shownu. In addition, they also revealed that they will take legal actions against the irresponsible person who started the gossip.

Here is what the entertainment company has to say:

“At the moment, photos involving Shownu that were illegally manipulated are spreading online and throughout social media. We will file a report against the person who initially released the photos, as well as against the people who have spread the photos.

We will work with our legal counsel to pursue strong legal actions against them via lawsuits, seeking compensation for damages based on violating the Law on Special Cases For Sexual Violence Crimes, spreading pornographic material, and violating personal right.”

Source: Pinterest

Not only that, Starship Entertainment revealed today (Monday, 4th November) that they will bring the ongoing cases surrounding Shownu and former member Wonho (원호) to the court. According to the agency, the current condition of MONSTA X has in turn brought a massive number of malicious comments made against the boy band.

As a result, they are planning to bring forward the case to the court. This can be taken as a sign of warning issued by Starship against the trolls’ attempt to defame their artistes. Feel free to check out their official statement here:

In the meantime, MONSTA X has continued their promotional cycle for their comeback track “Follow” as a 6-member group, following Wonho’s departure on 31st October (Thursday).

Sources: Allkpop (1)(2).

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Will Jason Momoa’s Aquaman & Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman Crossover?

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Jason Momoa is certainly the man of the hour. Ever since he established himself as the DC superhero “Aquaman”, many have taken an interest on the character’s progress.

It was recently announced that his stepdaughter, Zoe Kravitz, will be playing Catwoman in the upcoming “The Batman” movie. A ton of fans have called for a crossover to be made for the father-daughter duo.

Jason Momoa
Source: Fox News

In an interview with Entertainment Online, he was asked about his reaction on the casting of both Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman and Robert Pattinson’s Batman. The “Justice League” star had nothing but praise for the both of them.

In regards to Kravitz, the stepfather was all smiles saying, “So proud. It’s perfect casting, it’s perfect. She’s gonna killed it.” He did not stopped there, as Jason Momoa also expressed his excitement on Pattinson’s casting. “I’m really stoked. He’s a good man, he’s a great actor. I’m excited about the whole thing,” the hunky actor said.

Source: Google Images

Being a conversation of DC’s characters, it didn’t take long before he was asked about the potential crossover for the beloved characters. Sadly, the answer given by the DC star was certainly not the one fans were hoping for.

The Hawaiian native quickly shot down any possibility of the crossover. “I mean, it’d be awesome, but I don’t think it’s going that way. Let’s just let them do their thing and I’ll do my thing,” he was quoted as saying. But this might just be a blessing in disguise, as Warner Bros. have been criticised in the past for rushing a mega superhero movie rather than focusing on origin stories.

Check out the entire interview in the video below:

Currently, Jason Momoa is promoting his latest series, “See”, which tells a story about a future where humankind has lost the ability to see. However, everything changes when a set of twins are born with sight, thus, challenging the status quo.

Source: Cinema Blend.

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Jho Low’s New Passport Discovered Along With Mega Hide-Away Home

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Low Taek Jho, was recently found to obtain a Cypriot passport and a €5 million (approx. RM23 million) home on the island.

According to Politis, a Greek newspaper in Cyprus, the passport was obtained via the global passport and citizenship broker Henley & Partners. They were also responsible for helping Low to commission another passport from Saint Kitts and Nevis, which was terminated amid a global investigation on the Malaysian fugitive.

Source: Sarawak Report

The report was carried out by Sarawak Report, who translated the greek report. According to the publication, the way broker Henley & Partners was able to set up the passport was through the nation’s Cyprus Investment Program (KEP). It is a ‘citizenship for investment’ programme that started in 2013.

Under the program, the passport holder is required to deposit a minimum of €5 million in a local Cypriot bank for 3 years. Additionally, the holder is also required to purchase a home of at least €500 thousand on the island. This would explain the reported purchase of the €5 million villa made by Henley & Partners on behalf of Jho Low.

Source: Star

It was also reported that Jho Low arrived in Cyprus on 18th September 2015 and received his passport within 2 days through an express procedure. The villa on the other hand was purchased on 23rd September 2015 and was due to be completed within two months.

A background check was conducted on the Malaysian, prior to getting the passport, which raises several red flags. The red flags show that he was a politically exposed person, and involved in money laundering, as well as accused of fraud and regulation breaches, in addition to other risk factors. But despite all that the passport was granted anyway.

Source: Al Jazeera

Unfortunately, the report does not include information on whether the fugitive returned to Cyprus or whether there were plans on seizing the property. However, Politis has stated they will continue with their investigation and hopes that this criminal will be finally brought to justice.

Source: Sarawak Report.

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What To Expect From “Avengers: Damage Control”&“Train To Busan Horror House Experience”

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Finally, the holiday season is coming and guess what? It’s that time of the year for you to plan a quick getaway to spend quality time with your loved ones, away from the hustle and bustle of the city life.

Enter Resorts World Genting, where some of the best eye-popping and splendid entertainment and fanfare awaits you. Recently, Resorts World Genting launched 2 brand new additions for their signature theme parks at The VOID and also Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park.

1. Avengers: Damage Control @ The VOID

If you’re an adventurous sport and a fan of virtual reality experience. Then The VOID is THAT place specially created for you.

After the succession of the previous instalments including “Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire” as well as “Ralph Breaks VR”, the addition of their brand new attraction, “Avengers” Damage Control” is set to elevate your virtual reality experience to a whole new level.

The synopsis of the “Avengers” Damage Control” reads:

“Shuri has recruited your team of four to test a powerful new prototype suit that combines Wakandan and Stark Industries technologies. An enemy from the Avengers’ past now seeks to steal the technology, and your team must stop them before they unleash an oppressive new age upon the planet.

Suit up and assemble alongside the Avengers, including Doctor Strange, Wasp, Ant-Man, and more in a race to protect the world!”

Check out the media review clip courtesy of 4uWeSeeTV here:

  • Location: The VOID, Level 1, First World Plaza.
  • Daily from 10am to 10pm.
  • Ticket pricing: RM130 per pax.
  • For more info, visit The VOID’s official website here.

2. Train To Busan Horror House Experience

WARNING: Once you enter the “Train To Busan”, there’s no turning back.

Based on the 2016 South Korean blockbuster of the same name, Resorts World Genting finally debuts their own unique take on the iconic railway line that features a unique mixture of scary-yet-entertaining experience with gory and eye-popping visuals that will blow your minds away.

The horror house is divided into 3 stages; Train To Escape, Lost In Daejeon as well as Survivor Camp. Be prepared to scream your heart out as you go on through a mission to escape from the zombies in order to reach the final destination – Busan.

In this case, you have to finish all the tasks and challenges as you make your way to the Survivor Camp, where the final battle against the swarm of zombies uncovers in a form of a 360 virtual reality game.

Not only that, the addition of Seoul Retail Street at the outdoor part of the outlet indeed is the best pay-off to let loose after those adrenaline-rushed action back in the horror house. The street-style stall brings the best of authentic Korean dish from heavy meals such as Dakggalbi (stir-fried chicken) served with their own yummy fried rice to the light ones like Tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cakes).

We can’t say no to food, right?

  • Location: Level 1, Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park (Next to The VOID)
  • Seoul Retail Street opens daily from 10am to 10pm, while Horror House entrance starts from 12pm to 10pm.
  • Ticket pricing: RM90 for regular admission (RM80 for Genting Rewards Club member) – this includes Horror Houses and 360-degree VR game. In addition, A Train To Busan Horror House single admission plus Skytropolis Preview Pass combo package is available at RM128.

For more information, do visit Resorts World Genting’s website over here.

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Who’s The Baby Daddy? Jacqueline Wong Rumoured To Be Pregnant

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Who is the baby daddy? This may be hard to believe but rumours are currently circulating that Jacqueline Wong (黃心穎) is with child.

Is it Kenneth Ma (馬國明) her former beau? Maybe it’s Andy Hui (許志安), who was involved together in this year’s biggest cheating scandal? Or someone else?

Source: Facebook

China Post reported that the news started making rounds in Chinese social media channels a few days ago. Observers speculate that the 30-year-old star has been using “directing and acting classes” as cover while she prepares for childbirth.

The disgraced actress fled to Los Angeles shortly after her kissing scandal with Andy Hui went viral online. It was previously reported that Jacqueline had opted for a career change to be a real estate agent and now goes by the name Rachel.

However, her sister Scarlet denied it saying, “You will need to sit for exams first before you can call yourself a real estate agent“. She then added sarcastically, “(Perhaps) tomorrow I will be an agent and I will change my name to Veronica.”

Jacqueline Wong

Word on the street has it that Jacqueline Wong may consider paying Malaysia a visit since local cable TV channel Astro will be airing “The Offliners” (堅離地愛堅離地) this month and “The Maid Alliance” (丫鬟大聯盟) in December.

Time will tell if any of these are true.

Source: Asia One.

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K-Clique’s MK Addresses Incident Of Fan Flipping The Bird At Him

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Recently, a video clip showing an anonymous man giving K-Clique’s MK “the bird” during his show in Sandakan, Sabah went viral on social media, causing an uproar among the internet community.

It didn’t stop there. After the young rapper finished his performance, the individual and some of his friends continued to provoke him. As a result, the situation turned intense until the organisers and management had to interfere and calm the situation down.

As a response, MK (real name Muhammad Hairi Amin) recently came out to clarify the whole situation. According to him, he considered the incident on that day was common and normal for him. He also felt that the situation was still under control, despite the tension during the commotion.

“(The incident last Saturday) was all a misunderstanding. Maybe the guy was not really satisfied with our performance. He started to pick a fight with me while I was performing by showing his middle finger to me…but I did not took offence,” he said to mStar.

“After the show, there was a meet and greet session with the fans, and the guy still continued with his provocation until the management team as well as the organiser had to intervene. Thankfully, everything was under control and there was no unwanted situation happened. Good job to the team,” he further added in the interview.

When asked about his experience after the unexpected encounter, the “Mimpi” hit maker assured that he didn’t consider the incident as a setback for him in order to deliver a good performance for his fans.

“This is not the 1st time such incident happened, there were a few before this!” he shared, before adding, “In this case, I have to remember that I am paid to perform on stage and I have to give my full commitment to my work.”

“I just want to give my best for the crowd. It is my job to perform on stage and I will do it whole-heartedly. We cannot be overwhelmed with emotions. It is best to avoid from creating such fuss to a small matter which might result to a big loss for everyone,” said MK.

Source: Iluminasi

We couldn’t agree more with MK’s statement. Hopefully people can be more mindful of their actions and be respectful towards one and another after this.

Source: mStar.

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Macau Tycoon Alvin Chau Paid Ipoh-born Model RM158 Million As “Breakup Fee”

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Mandy Lieu (劉碧麗) may not be Alvin Chau (周焯華)’s wife but at least the Malaysian-American model managed to bag a handsome deal from the Macau billionaire.

Reports first surfaced last week that the 34-year-old mistress had decided to end her 5-year relationship with the 45-year-old entertainment tycoon after he refused to divorce his wife Heidi Chan (陳慧玲), 39.

Source: Google Images

As a result, Alvin had generously paid her HK$300 million (RM158 million) as a “breakup fee”. Mandy had been hoping for get an official title but the Ipoh-born beauty ultimately had given up hope after realising her former beau wasn’t going to part ways with his wife.

For those that don’t know, the courtship of Mandy and Alvin first started in August 2014. It started out as a fling as the model wasn’t aware that he was already a married man. However, their relationship carried on even after the realisation.

Mandy gave birth to their first child – a daughter – in London on 20th May 2015. The couple decided to go public with their romance and declared their love on 17th December 2015 after multiple sightings of dinner dates. The mistress went on to bore him 2 more children – a son and another daughter – in June 2016 and September 2017, respectively.

On the other spectrum, Alvin has 2 daughters with Heidi, as well as another son (Pak Chau) from a previous marriage. Pak is reportedly close to Heidi and has even publicly showed support for his stepmom on social media before. However, despite Heidi’s request for a divorce, the tycoon has refused to sign the papers. It is believed that the decision is to keep the family intact.

Source: Google Images

Speculations about Alvin and Mandy’s relationship has been going on for awhile now, especially since the former is rarely seen in London, where his baby mama resides. It’s reported that Alvin previously transferred 5 of his companies to London for Mandy to manage.

Mandy’s father, a white American, left the family before she was born. She and her younger brother were raised by their Malaysian-Chinese mother. She moved to Tokyo when she was 17 and later went to Hong Kong to develop her modelling career.

Sources: Shanghaiist, Jaynestars.

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Keanu Reeves Goes Public With His First Girlfriend In Decades

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Everyone’s favourite actor, Keanu Reeves, has decided to give love another chance. The actor and his long time business partner, Alexandra Grant, recently went public with their relationship.

The couple attended the LACMA Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles where they were photographed together on the red carpet holding hands and grinning. At the event, Grant chose a dark blue gown with a deep cut V-neck, while Reeves wore a slick all black suit.

Source: People

This will mark the first relationship the Canadian has in decades. The “John Wick” star previously dated actress Jill Schoelen and director Sofia Coppola. Not only that, the A lister was also married to actress Jennifer Syme, who famously worked with director David Lynch.

Unfortunately, the marriage did not last as the Reeves and Syme parted ways in 2000, just weeks after the lost of their daughter. In 2001, Syme who was suffering from depression got involved in a tragic car accident resulting in her death. The news hit “Matrix” actor hard, as it was reported that he was very much still in love with her.

Source: Paper Magazine

The lost of Syme weighed heavy on the “Bill and Ted” star that, “there were times when Keanu Reeves couldn’t get out of bed in the morning,” an insider told Life & Style. Luckily, the insider latter added that the actor did change for the better after he met his now girlfriend, Grant.

The two have been friends for years, with them having worked together on his 2011’s book, “Ode To Happiness”. The duo then collaborated again in 2016 on “Shadows” with the American being responsible for the illustration for the book. They later opened up a small publishing company called, X Artists’ Books, the following year.

Source: Extra

Currently, the actor is hard at work having been starred in this year’s “Toy Story 4“, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” and Netflix’s “Always Be My Maybe”. His next project is expected to be the new “Matrix” movie, that will be directed by Lana and Lily Wachowski.

Sources: Pop Culture, Life & Style.

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Bella Astillah Reveals When Aliff Aziz Gets To Meet Their Son

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If you follow Aliff Aziz on Instagram, you will notice that the Singaporean celebrity often shares to his fans on how much he misses his son, Mohamad Ayden Adrean.

Questions started to rise on when does the “Sejuta Rasa Buat Adelia” actor actually spend his time with his son? In this case, Aliff’s former wife, Bella Astillah has the answer.

“Currently, I have been travelling to Singapore to fulfil my work commitments there. As for Aliff, he will only get to see our son whenever I travel there for work. Usually, if there is a chance I will bring along Ayden to see his father. So, Aliff will only get to meet our son whenever I travel to Singapore only,” said Bella to hLive!

“So far, he is okay with the current condition. In case if I am not travelling there, we often catch up with each other through video calls only,” the “Cinta Belum Tamat Tempoh” starlet further added.

 

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Time flies so fast when you and Mummy are around buddy. Thank you for lighting me up these past few days. Love you buddy. Thank you awak sebab luangkan masa dengan saya dan Ayden. Appreciate it much. ❤ @bellaastillah @aydenadrean17

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Bella and Aliff got married back on 9th September 2016. The 25-year-old singer-actress then gave birth to Ayden on July 2017. After a series of scandalous affairs with various women, the couple got divorced in May 2019.

Source: Gempak.

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