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According to reports the studio and DiCaprio’s Appian Way have optioned a four-page book proposal about the ongoing crisis at the German car manufacturer with a view to a feature adaptation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star acquired the rights to Jack Ewing’s book proposal, despite the fact that it’s yet to hit shelves. Ewing covered the story of …

A Tanzanian court has charged a prominent Chinese businesswoman, dubbed the ‘Ivory Queen’, with running a criminal network responsible for smuggling tusks from more than 700 elephants. Yang Feng Glan, considered the “ivory queen” has been a key link between Chinese ivory buyers and African poachers for nearly 15 years. Her arrest came over a year after Tanzania’s national and …

A great white shark attacks a seal in the water off Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay as tourists watch from a nearby dock. The unbelievable sighting was captured on video and posted on YouTube, showing a pool of blood in the water as the shark ate the remains of the seal, just metres from the dock where the tourists …

Steven Tyler has asked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using the band’s power ballad Dream On at campaign events. The rock star’s lawyers sent Trump a cease-and-desist letter on Saturday after the Republican started using the song at campaign events. In the letter, Tyler’s attorney says that the use of the song “gives a false impression that he …

Jim Carrey carried the casket of his late girlfriend, Cathriona White, at her funeral in Cappawhite, Tipperary, Ireland on Saturday. Taking to his Twitter page just hours after the funeral the comedian posted a silhouetted picture of him and Cathriona looking lovingly into each other’s eyes.

Actor Shia LaBeouf, who starred in the blockbuster Transformers movies, has been arrested for being intoxicated in public. The Transformers star was reportedly in the city for the Austin City Limits music festival when he and a female friend attempted to gain entry into a local bar.

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were taken into custody in rural Vermont on Friday night after attempting to cross the border from Canada into the United States, police said. The couple left the American soil in 2010 when they were facing felony vandalism charges for squatting in a guesthouse of a home they previously owned. They skipped several …

Sad news to report as Steve Mackay, saxophonist with the legendary band the Stooges, has passed away at the age of 66 after being hospitalized recently in critical condition with sepsis, a complication from an infection that can cause multiple organs to fail. Mackay’s profile rose when he was recruited to work with The Stooges by lead singer Iggy Pop …

McLaren is celebrating 50 years since the inaugural season of the Can-Am series with the new limited-production McLaren 650S Can-Am road car based on the 650S Spider. It pays tribute to five decades of the Can-Am motorsports series, which brought about racing greats such as Graham Hill, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Bruce McLaren – the man that started it …

Two new reports assert that the white rookie Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice last November was justified in his actions. In reports prepared for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, the action taken against Rice, who was holding a pellet gun at the time of his death, has been labeled “objectively reasonable.”

US First Lady Michelle Obama has officially joined Spotify. She recently revealed her “girl power playlist” in celebration of the International Day of the Girl. According to ABC News, the purpose of International Day of the Girl is to promote gender equality around the world and was designated by the United Nations as an annual event. In addition, Mrs. Obama …