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onny Chiba, a Japanese humble, caring and friendly man.” who recruited him in a competition for new Hattori Hanzo, who forges a sword to help Sexpert and actor who appeared in Born Sadaho Maeda in 1939 in talent. In the wake of ’s world- Uma Thurman in her quest for revenge in ’s “Kill Bill,” has died , in the southwest of Japan, Chiba wide success, Chiba made a name for him- “Kill Bill.” In 2006, Chiba also had a role in from COVID-19 complications, his agent studied martial arts throughout the 1960s, self outside Japan as an ultra-violent “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.” In this file photo Sonny Chiba attends the world said Thursday. He was 82. “Sonny passed becoming a particular expert in . His henchman in “” trilogy. Beal said Chiba had been due to work on premiere of the new Japanese/American co- away from COVID-19 yesterday,” Timothy skills landed him numerous roles in That performance left an impression on “Outbreak Z,” a zombie movie starring production of the feature film ‘Take a Chance’ Beal told AFP. “Such tragic news. He was a Japanese films and television series, a youthful Tarantino, who would later cast Wesley Snipes. — AFP at ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood. — AFP great friend and an awesome client. Such a including with the influential Toei studio, him to play samurai-turned-sushi-chef

etflix will soon premiere a docu- seat went to , 29, a Nmentary series chronicling physician assistant, who survived cancer , the world’s first all- as a child and will become the first per- civilian space mission, the streaming son to go into space with a prosthesis. service said Thursday. The five-episode Arceneaux works at the St. Jude show will air in September and will depict Children’s Research Hospital, where she how the four-member crew is preparing was treated as a child. Isacmaan is using and then launching into space aboard a Inspiration4 to raise $200 million for the SpaceX rocket, in near real hospital. Representing “generosity” is time. The mission, scheduled for Chris Semborski, 41, a US air force veter- September 15, is financed and run by an who now works in the aerospace , the 38-year-old founder industry. , a 51-year-old of payment processing company Shift4 entrepreneur, professor of geosciences Payments and the latest wealthy busi- and two-time NASA candidate, nessman to take advantage of the grow- symbolizes “prosperity.” “If they can go, ing industry. Isaacman has we can all go,” said a promotional video invited three “everyday” people along In this photo courtesy of Netflix, the Inspiration4 crew (from left) Jared Isaacman, Hayley for the show, released Thursday. Tourists with him for the ride: A medical worker, a Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski pose for a photo. — AFP photos have already gone into space in the college professor and an engineer. years 2001-2009 aboard Russian space- The show, titled “Countdown: intimate and emotional moments leading to space, as well as their return home to craft, but unlike the Inspiration4 mission, Inspiration4 Mission To Space” will “take up to liftoff,” Netflix said in a statement. .” The show is produced by Connor they were accompanied by professional viewers behind the scenes with the four The final episode will air after the mission Schell and directed by Jason Hehir. . — AFP crew members-from their unconventional is completed and will “feature unprece- The crew is meant to reflect the main selection and intensive months-long com- dented access inside the spacecraft, cap- pillars of the mission: Leadership, hope, mercial astronaut training, through the turing the launch and the crew’s journey generosity and prosperity. The “hope”

uch-delayed James Bond Mmovie “No Time To Die” will finally get its world premiere in London next month, the makers of the franchise announced on Friday. “The World Premiere for #NoTimeToDie will take place on Tuesday 28 September 2021 at London’s @RoyalAlbertHall,” said a tweet from the official 007 Twitter account. “Producers Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and direc- tor Cary Joji Fukunaga will join Daniel Craig on the red carpet.” The 25th installment of the fiction- al British spy saga has seen its release postponed several times due to the pandemic. It was originally set Photo courtesy of Netflix, the Inspiration4 crew (from left) Chris Sembroski, Hayley Arceneaux, Photo courtesy of Netflix, the Inspiration4 crew (from left) Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, for a London premiere last March, Jared Isaacman, and Sian Proctor float in zero gravity during a plane ride. Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux pose for a photo. ahead of a global rollout the follow- ing month, before that was pushed back by subsequent waves of coron- thereafter to wed Kelly, who was then 27. Smith told the jury Kelly and his asso- Kelly’s career, so “I wanted to make it avirus around the world. In January R Kelly ex-associate “I went to the welfare office, and I walked ciates hatched the wedding plan because happen.” The witness grew exasperated US studio MGM said the film would in, and I said, ‘Hey wanna make some Aaliyah had said she was pregnant-and several times during the questioning, be released globally on October 8. says bribed official money?’” Smith, now 65, said during the Kelly feared “jail.” He believed marriage which will continue Monday, telling the “No Time to Die”, directed by Cary dramatic afternoon at the Brooklyn court- could stop her from testifying against him court he wished to leave and saying “I Joji Fukunaga (“Beasts of No house where Kelly is on trial for crimes if criminal charges were ever filed over feel like I’m on trial.” “I’m truly uncomfort- Nation”, “True Detective”) is expect- for fake ID in including racketeering, bribery and sexual his relationship with the teenager. It was able,” he said. “We’re continuously talking ed to be Craig’s last outing as the exploitation of a child. “to protect himself; to protect Aaliyah,” about Aaliyah. Her parents aren’t here.” suave British spy, after starring in Aaliyah marriage Smith said. Aaliyah-whose debut album “Age Ain’t four previous films. It sees Bond He testified that he and Kelly left his Nothin’ But A Number” Kelly produced- drawn out of retirement in Jamaica tour and flew back to Chicago for the died in a plane crash in 2001, when she by his old friend and CIA agent Felix Kelly’s former tour manager on whirlwind 1994 marriage, which was later was 22. The first week of the long-antici- Leiter. Rami Malek (“Bohemian Friday said he bribed a worker at a annulled. Smith said he had urged the pated trial that included searing testimony Rhapsody”) plays Bond’s adversary R star not to marry Aaliyah, then Kelly’s pro- from one of his accusers has offered a public aid office to get false identifi- Safin, while Lashana Lynch, Lea cation saying the late singer Aaliyah was tege with whom he forged a “playful” and glimpse into the sprawling web of physi- Seydoux, Ana de Armas and Ben of age, so she could marry the R&B star “flirtatious” relationship, according to the cal, sexual and emotional abuse Kelly, Whishaw also star. Produced at a now on trial for sex crimes. Testifying witness. I said “he couldn’t marry her and now 54, is accused of steering for more rumored cost of around $250 million, under a grant of immunity from later pros- she was too young,” Smith said, adding than two decades. — AFP the film’s success is crucial for ecution, Demetrius Smith-who worked for that the singer’s associates were encour- MGM, while Universal Pictures will Kelly for more than a decade in the aging the union as a solution. “He asked distribute the film overseas. — AFP 1980s and 1990s-said he paid a worker In this file photo R Kelly leaves the Leighton me whose side I was on.” $500 to secure the then-15-year-old Criminal Court Building after a hearing on sex- Smith said he feared “I was getting Aaliyah Haughton a fake ID, used shortly ual abuse charges in Chicago, Illinois.— AFP ready to be pushed out the loop” of

it has been required in Italy since August barcode works, he said: A video posted The project is seen as central to 6 to get into cinemas, museums and on TikTok by Pellerone shows a masked Facebook’s future by chief executive indoor sports venues or to eat indoors at Colonnetta entering McDonald’s and lift- Facebook unveils Mark Zuckerberg, who is seeking to restaurants. Colonnetta, who said he had ing his arm to take a photo of his tattoo. A diversify the company beyond social net- received both doses of a coronavirus security guard at the entrance is seen working and digital advertising. vaccine, said although he has received scanning Colonnetta’s photo before the virtual reality It also comes with more people work- lots of attention on Instagram and TikTok, video ends abruptly-leaving it unclear ing remotely during the pandemic and his parents were left a bit perplexed. whether Colonnetta ultimately got his Big companies seeking new ways to enable “Certainly they encouraged me to be Mac or not. — AFP ‘workrooms’ collaboration among scattered employ- less impulsive and to better reflect on ees. The Oculus division has largely been things...” he told the paper. But his new acebook on Thursday unveiled tech- used for gaming but is gaining traction in nology for “workrooms,” allowing other areas as virtual reality is adapted F for tourism, remote work and other appli- remote collaboration for people 22-year-old student in Italy has using its Oculus virtual reality gear. The cations. — AFP Abecome an unexpected Internet “Horizon Workrooms” project allows sensation after tattooing the bar- users to switch back and forth from virtual code of his COVID certificate on his arm. reality to web conferencing to adapt to Andrea Colonnetta said he hadn’t given different situations. “Workrooms is our much thought in advance before getting flagship collaboration experience that lets his latest tattoo, but decided on the topi- people come together to work in the cal-and practical-choice after talking with same virtual room, regardless of physical tattoo artist Gabriele Pellerone. “It’s cer- distance,” the company said in an Oculus tainly something original, I like to be dif- blog post. ferent,” Colonnetta, from the southern city “It works across both virtual reality and of Reggio Calabria, told Corriere della the web and is designed to improve your Calabria newspaper. team’s ability to collaborate.” This The underside of Colonnetta’s left arm enables participants to join a meeting as now bears a matrix of black squares from an avatar in virtual reality or by video call- the QR code of his official Italian green ing. The announcement comes as the pass. The pass gives proof of coron- social media giant moves to blend its avirus status-that you are vaccinated, hardware, gaming and virtual reality units have recovered from the virus or tested to build an immersive digital world known This file photo illustration shows the Facebook negative in the last 48 hours. An exten- as the “metaverse,” borrowing a term logo on a smartphone in front of a computer sion of the EU’s digital COVID certificate, coined by sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson. screen in Los Angeles.—AFP