SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Sri Lankan couple Nalin, left, and Nisansala pose for photographers as they attempt to set a Guinness record for a wedding with the most number of bridesmaids for a bride in their wedding ceremony in Negombo, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday. The Sri Lankan couple created a new record with 126 bridesmaids in their wedding group breaking the previous record of having 96 bridesmaids for a bride at a wedding in Thailand. — AP

Gyptian brings the Polanski unveils film in heat on 4th album New York... by Skype fter the Nicki Minaj-assisted 2010 hit, produced vibrant number - alongside soca “Hold You,” reggae star Gyptian returns musician Bunji Garlin. Grammy-winning R&B scar-winning film director Roman He was initially charged with six felony Awith his fourth album, which is a subtle singer Melanie Fiona compliments Gyptian on Polanski, a fugitive in the United counts, including rape and sodomy, but blend of dancehall, soca and R&B rhythms. “Sex, the romantic “One More Time,” and British OStates for having sex with a 13-year- the charges were later reduced under a Love & Reggae” is a creative and courageous singer Estelle seduces on “Majestic Love.” old girl, unveiled a new documentary in plea deal made in part to spare the teen step away from Gyptian’s previous albums, and While Gyptian is the album’s star, credit must New York on Thursday... by Skype. the ordeal of a trial. it has the potential to introduce him to new also go to producer Jerry Duplessis, who has The French-Polish director has never set Polanski served 42 days at a secure unit fans. Themes on past records were mostly about also worked with the Fugees, Mary J. Blige and foot in the United States since fleeing on undergoing psychiatric evaluation but fled love and politics, but Gyptian’s new 17-track set Justin Bieber. “Sex, Love & Reggae” will easily the eve of his sentencing in 1978 but the United States on the eve of his sen- features party anthems that will have you danc- put Gyptian at the forefront of contemporary remains an icon for making some of the tencing in 1978 amid fears the trial judge ing. reggae music. — AP world’s most daring films. planned to go back on a previously agreed “Vixen” is the album’s catchy lead track and it Thursday’s event was to unveil an plea deal. features vocals from Angela Hunte, best known updated and re-released version of the In 2009, he was arrested again in for co-writing Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind.” documentary “Weekend of a Champion”-a Switzerland as the US sought extradition. Hunte also appears on the title track - a Diplo- profile of Polanski’s friend British racing He was freed by the Swiss who said the US great Jackie Stewart. Filmed in 1972 at the justice department failed to provide peak of Stewart’s career, it has been updat- records of a hearing in which Polanski ed with a new epilogue that reunites the claimed his case had been settled and sen- filmmaker and subject to reflect upon their tence agreed. pasts. His victim, Samantha Geimer, now a Stewart attended the press event in per- mother of three published her memoirs son at a hotel in Manhattan’s ultra-expen- this summer and says she harbors no hate sive Soho district but the 80-year-old for her attacker. Polanski has made some of Polanski appeared only on screen, through the most acclaimed films of the late 20th a Skype connection. “One of my three century including “Rosemary’s Baby” and wishes is Roman could be here today,” “Chinatown.” Stewart told reporters. Polanski took sever- He won an Oscar in 2003 for his al questions from journalists, none of Holocaust film “The Pianist” but was whom asked about his legal difficulties. unable to collect the award because of his Polanski, 80, spoke of his friendship of fugitive status. His second wife, pregnant Stewart and said updating the documen- Sharon Tate was horrifically murdered by tary had been more work than he expect- Charles Manson’s “family” in 1969. — AFP ed. Asked for his own three wishes, Polanski replied: “Jackie winning another race, myself to do a good film and my son get out of the stupid teenager period.” When he was 43 years old, Polanski pleaded guilty to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl after plying her with drugs and champagne in Hollywood in 1977. Indian Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani and his partner Nin Dusanj attend a promotional event for ‘Mandate’ magazine in Mumbai yesterday. — AFP