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SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 Katy Perry Rihanna’s France concert returns with canceled after attack in Nice ihanna’s concert in Nice, France, has message of unity been canceled following the Bastille RDay attack in the French Riviera city that killed at least 77 people and injured upwards of 100 more. Rihanna was in Nice at the time of the attack, but her rep con- firmed to Billboard that “she’s safe.” Christian Estrosi, the former mayor of Nice and current president of the PACA region, tweeted the news on Thursday. He also announced that the Nice Jazz Festival has also been canceled, and that flags would be flown at half mast in the city yesterday. Rihanna was set to play at the Allianz Stadium in Nice last night as part of her Anti World Tour. She’s next schedule to perform Sunday night at the Commerzback Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. A Bastille Day celebra- tion turned fatal Thursday when a 15-meter truck drove into a crowd that had gathered for fireworks. The driver of the vehicle, which also had explosives and weapons inside, was killed. Related ‘Fifty Shades’ Sequel Filming in Nice During Terrorist Attack President Obama condemned the attack as a “horrific act of terrorism,” and the anti-terrorism unit in France has launched an investigation. It’s the second-deadliest attack in France since World War II-the terrorist attacks on Nov 13 In this file photo, Rihanna arrives on stage to perform “Love On The Brain” at the File photo shows US singer Katy Perry posing of last year killed 130 people. — Reuters Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. — AP as she arrives for the amfAR’s 23rd Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Hotel du Cap-Eden- Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France. — AFP Bollywood bad boy Khan’s op superstar Katy Perry re-emerged yester- day after a quiet spell with a song of unity as unstoppable box office appeal Ppart of the television coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The singer-one of the most success- e’s been accused of killing a home- Abhishek, a buff Mumbai fitness trainer, ful artists of her generation-offered her first new less man, shooting dead an endan- told AFP. The actor known as “bhai”, mean- music since her blockbuster 2013 album “Prism” Hgered animal and assaulting a for- ing “brother” in Hindi, enjoys a cult-like sta- with the song “Rise.” A midtempo electronic track, mer Miss World but it seems nothing can tus in star-obsessed India, with the majority “Rise” takes on a triumphant tone befitting sports stop the box office appeal of Bollywood of his devotees young men who envy Khan competitions, a change from the giddier pop feel bad boy Salman Khan. The Indian super- for being unmarried at 50. They are largely of Perry’s biggest hits. star’s latest blockbuster smashed records from Mumbai’s mass of migrant workers “When you think the final nail is in / Think again this week, just over a fortnight after he who eke out a hardscrabble living in the / Don’t be surprised / I will still rise,” Perry sings on sparked fresh controversy by saying his sprawling financial capital but dream of a the song. The song will feature in the coverage of more glamorous life. the Olympics opening ceremony on August 5 on Invariably, they emulate his hairstyle and NBC television, which has the lucrative contract to fashion, wearing pirated t-shirts embla- broadcast the Summer Games in the United States. zoned with Khan’s charity “Being Human”. A video for “Rise” produced with NBC will also At weekends they gather outside his home appear before movies in more than 20,000 cinemas where Khan waves at fans from his balcony. across the United States, her label said. Perry said “He has always been the poster boy of a the song had been “brewing” inside her for years large section of the youth population,” film- but that she saw it as timely in light of troubles maker Nikkhil Advani, who directed Khan in around the world. 2007 romantic drama “Salaam E Ishq”, told “I was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it AFP. The majority are not on Twitter and are In this file photo, Mick Jagger of the for my next album, because now more than ever, immune to social media outcries such as the Rolling Stones performs at the there is a need for our world to unite,” she said in a one Khan sparked last month when his rape Indianapolis Motor Speedway in statement. “I know that together we can rise above analogy made to a local news site went viral. Indianapolis. — AP the fear-in our country, and around the world. “I Khan has not apologised for the comments, can’t think of a better example than the Olympic ath- as demanded by India’s National letes, as they gather in Rio with their strength and Commission for Women, but his father Jagger, 72, to become fearlessness, to remind us how we ALL can come Bollywood screenwriter Salim Khan made together, with the resolve to be the best we can be.” an apology of sorts on his son’s behalf. father for eighth time Perry released the song yesterday as an exclu- sive on Apple’s iTunes and the tech giant’s stream- Indian Bollywood actor Salman Khan Hit-and-run case olling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, ing service Apple Music. At age 31, Perry has hosts the reality show ‘Bigg Boss Na’ Khan has starred in more than 100 films 72, is to become a father again for the already achieved phenomenal success and is the in Lonavala. — AFP and television shows since his first hit Reighth time. A spokesman for the vet- most followed person on Twitter, with more than “Maine Pyar Kiya” (I Fell in Love) in the eran rock band on Friday confirmed media 90 million followers. She has released a string of heavy training schedule for the film left him 1980s. But his personal life has long been reports saying that Jagger’s girlfriend, 29- viral singles including “Roar,” “Teenage Dream,” feeling “like a raped woman”. “Sultan”, in dogged by controversy. Although he was year-old American ballerina Melanie “Firework” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” which Khan plays an ageing wrestler, cleared last year of killing a homeless man in Hamrick, was pregnant. But Perry has had a comparatively quiet 2016 as enjoyed the highest-grossing opening a late-night hit-and-run crash in 2002, that Jagger, who turns 73 on July 26, already she works on a new album. She finished a 151-date weekend in Hindi cinema history, proving decision is now being challenged in the has seven children. He became a great- global tour in October last year in Costa Rica, although that for his legions of fans the body-build- Supreme Court. Khan is also battling allega- grandfather in 2014. Jagger’s band mate she has since then performed to support Democratic ing actor can do no wrong. tions he used unlicensed arms to shoot an Ronnie Wood became a father again at the presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.— AFP “I watch every Salman film. I love him. endangered Indian antelope for which he age of 68 in May, when his wife Sally, 38, He is the reason I am in this profession,” spent a week behind bars in 1998. — AFP gave birth to twin girls. — Reuters.