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Pharrell makes bizarre diva demand Singer/producer Pharrell Williams has demanded gig organisers place a framed picture of his favourite astronomer backstage at all his shows. The Happy star’s bizarre request for an image of late scientist Carl Sagan is mentioned twice in his tour rider, obtained by Thesmokinggun.com. In the document, Williams, who has publicly declared his admiration for Sagan, also asks for bottles of vodka, tequila and beer, as well as a toothbrush, two different types of honey, and gluten-free bread. He also declares that he will only eat beef that has been “grass-fed” and asks for a security guard posted outside the venue who is “well-rested, sober and easily-identified... who is less concerned with texting or twittering (sic) than keeping fans/stalkers from infiltrating the venue.”
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Star Wars theme parks on the way R2-D2 will be rolling into Mickey Mouse’s neighbourhood, Disney has announced, unveiling plans for two huge Star Wars theme parks adjacent to existing US venues in Florida and California. With star Harrison Ford on hand, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that after Disney’s $US4 billion ($NZ6.1 billion) purchase of Lucasfilm three years ago, “we wanted to bring Star Wars to every corner of our company ... not only on screens but in real life”. “We are creating a jawdropping new world that represents our largest singlethemed land expansion ever,” Iger said. “These new lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World will transport guests to a whole new Star Wars planet, including an epic Star Wars adventure that puts you in the middle of a climactic battle between the First Order and the Resistance.” In addition to that battle experience, visitors will be able to drive “one of the most recognisable ships in the galaxy”, the Millennium Falcon, on a secret mission, he said. The Star Wars parks will be in Orlando, next to Disney Hollywood Studios, and in Anaheim, next to Disneyland. The 5.6-hectare sites will have their own staff and restaurants will be staffed by wild creatures from the space saga.
More than 45 years after his death a family dispute over the estate of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix has been settled. The Seattle Times reports the July settlement between Hendrix’s adopted sister, Janie Hendrix, and his brother, Leon Hendrix, was announced last week. Experience Hendrix LLC owns the rights to the Hendrix estate and is controlled by Janie Hendrix. It settled out of court with HendrixLicensing. com, which is operated by Leon Hendrix. The settlement was for damages associated with the sale of merchandise that capitalised on Hendrix’s fame. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.
One News reporter Rebecca Wright has shared a picture of her newborn baby girl. Wright posted a photo on Instagram of her baby girl Scarlett yesterday. The caption read: “Our latest production, Scarlett Winter Wright-Williams”. Wright finished work in the TVNZ newsroom at the end of June and the baby was due mid-July. In May, she told Woman’s Day the pregnancy with her partner of five years Cam Williams had been a “shock”. “I got a bit of a hurry up from my doctor who warned us it could take up to a year for me to fall pregnant,” Wright said. “But it only took us two weeks, so it was a bit of a shock! A happy shock, because we really wanted a baby, but still a shock.”
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Top Gear trio expensive Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has admitted it was “very, very, very expensive” to bring Jeremy Clarkson and his Top Gear costars to his digital television service. The entrepreneur tied up a deal for Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond to front a Top Gear-style motoring show for Amazon Prime customers. Clarkson’s BBC contract was not renewed after he punched a member of the show’s staff during a “fracas”, prompting the Top Gear trio to seek new ventures. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement, Bezos said the three stars were “worth a lot of money and they know it”. The new car show will be broadcast in 2016.
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