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lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 JustinMUSIC & MOVIES Bieber charged with assault in Canada

op star Justin Bieber was arrested and “Beauty and a Beat,” has been a favorite chart-toppers. The singer’s latest arrest no contest in July to misdemeanor vandal- and charged with assault and dan- paparazzi target and has attracted more could add to his legal woes in , ism for pelting a neighbor’s home with Pgerous driving over the weekend attention lately for his legal run-ins than his where Bieber is on probation after pleading eggs. Arrests, even if abroad, generally trig- after an incident near a small Canadian ger an inquiry into a possible probation town, police said on Tuesday, in a case that violation, said Reaver Bingham, the deputy could complicate the singer’s probation in chief of field services at the Los Angeles Los Angeles. The charges came after two County Probation Department. drivers got into a “physical altercation” on Bingham declined to say whether the Friday, Perth County Ontario Provincial department was investigating Bieber’s lat- Police said in a release. est arrest, citing privacy laws. This year, R&B A minivan and an all-terrain vehicle had singer Chris Brown spent 80 days in a Los Joan Rivers collided near Stratford, Ontario, the town Angeles jail after admitting to a probation where Bieber grew up. Bieber, 20, was visit- violation following a 2013 arrest in ing the Canadian province with Selena Washington for punching a fan. Brown still on life support Gomez, the pop singer and former Disney pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanor TV star. The two have been in a four-year, assault in that case. on-and-off relationship. “Justin Bieber and Bieber’s arrest in Canada came weeks omedian Joan Rivers remained on life support on Selena Gomez’ peaceful retreat in Stratford after he pleaded guilty to careless driving Tuesday after being hospitalized in serious condi- this weekend was unfortunately disrupted and resisting an officer without violence in Ction due to cardiac arrest last week, her daughter by the unwelcome presence of paparazzi,” Florida, part of a deal to resolve allegations Melissa said. Rivers, 81, was hospitalized in New York Bieber’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, said in an he was caught drag racing in a after she stopped breathing during outpatient surgery emailed statement. Lamborghini under the influence of drugs on her vocal cords at a clinic. “On behalf of “This has regrettably resulted in charges and alcohol. In January, he was charged my mother and our family, we are extremely grateful for of dangerous driving and assault.” Bieber, In this March 19, 2013, file photo, singer Justin Bieber performs during a concert at with assaulting a limousine driver in all the love and support we’ve received. At this time, she whose songs include the hits “Boyfriend” Bercy Arena in Paris. — AP Toronto. The case is ongoing. — Reuters does remain on life support,” said in a statement. She added that her mother would be overwhelmed by the kindness people have shown and thanked every- A minute with: one for praying for her mother. Rivers, an actress and stand-up comedian known for her acerbic brand of humor, has been at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan since Thursday. Comic on not flubbing his first film Life support is provided to a patient to keep vital organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys working. It can involve medications or devices to keep the heart pumping or a ventilator to help with breath- ing. “Most often when a doctor puts a patient on life support, I would imagine that means they are on a venti- lator and possibly some other combination for the sup- port for the heart and the kidneys,” Dr. Steven Simpson, a critical care specialist at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, said in an interview. Although Rivers is 81, he added that age is not as important as the care given immediately after cardiac arrest. “What makes much more of a difference is the duration of the arrest and the success or failure of the initial resuscitation,” he said. “Statistically age just doesn’t weigh as heavily as you might think.” A doctor will grad- ually wean a patient off life support as the condition improves. Rivers, who once described herself as the “plastic sur- gery poster girl” and joked about her numerous proce- dures, stopped breathing after suffering cardiac arrest. A representative for the comedian said media reports that her family was planning to sue the endoscopy clinic where she was treated were not true. During her lengthy career, the husky-voiced, -born comedian won fame for her put-downs and was known for asking, “Can This image released by Open Road Films shows from left, Gael Garcia Bernal, First This image released by Open Road Films shows Gael Garcia Bernal in a scene from the we talk?” Rivers wanted to be an actress but got into Assistant Cameraman Michael Burke, and Jon Stewart on the set of “Rosewater.” film, “Rosewater.” — AP photos after writing sketches for television’s “The Show.” A career in stand-up followed. She later aving hosted late night television’s satirical “The sion. It is ultimately about the cost of oppression, not only dous affection and respect for the guy and I wanted to do worked as a regular for on Daily Show” for 15 years, comedian Jon Stewart grew for those that are held, but for those that are perpetrating right by it. NBC’s “.” Haccustomed to a daily churn that he says “forgives that. It comes at a really steep cost on both sides. Q: I heard you were in Jordan filming and you are in When she started her own late-night talk show in sloppiness.” Now, he has crafted his first feature film in a your hotel room and you flip on the TV and you see a 1986, on the rival Fox network, it caused a falling-out more meticulous fashion, and hopes it will not be more per- Q: Why did you decide to take on the direction and film by (‘Daily Show’ correspondent) Aasif Mandvi. with Carson that lasted until he died in 2005. Rivers’ show manent evidence of his own idiocy. screenwriting rather than give it to someone with A: Aasif? Wait, how do you know that? I think the only was canceled after seven months. Rivers also had an His directorial debut is the drama “Rosewater,” the story expertise? person I told that to was Aasif. Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show, “The Joan of Tehran-born Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was A: I think because I felt so close to it. We approached it Q: He told me not to tell you where I got it. Rivers Show,” and later hosted “,” comment- imprisoned and tortured in Iran at the hands of a man who from the beginning, when Maziar asked me to get involved A: Oh my god, that is hilarious. ing on the unfortunate red carpet choices of celebrities. smelled of rosewater. Stewart advocated for Bahari’s release with it through the galleys of the book. The idea was to con- Rivers won ’s reality TV show “The and then invited him to his nightly show. Stewart, 51, spoke trol the material as best we could. We went through the Q: Did you take that as some sort of sign about inde- Apprentice” in 2009 and starred in the reality TV program to Reuters about the man who moved him, taking the film process of sending it out to this screenwriter and that pendent filmmaking? “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?” —Reuters to the Toronto International Film Festival and a strange screenwriter, and we were trying to balance getting the A: I tell you what, it was kind of a punishing schedule, we encounter in a hotel room in Jordan. experience of people with alacrity, trying to get this thing didn’t have a great amount of money, it was 100 degrees, it done. I felt it was a very relevant story and I didn’t want it to was Ramadan. We shot the movie backwards, we were Q: How do you think “Rosewater” will resonate with be the kind of movie you saw 15 years later. It came out of doing night for day. It was one of those things where you the Toronto audience? maybe an impatience with the film development process were very much off your axis. There was not much sense of A: Hopefully they will feel a real connection to Maziar. He being slightly more ponderous than I imagined it was. a grounding or a foundation and I came back into my room is put in this extraordinary situation and his ability to main- and turned on the TV and there is Aasif Mandvi with this tain his humanity throughout is what is extraordinary about Q: What was the most sobering challenge? beautiful story, Indian food and him as a chef in a restau- him. And his sense of still being able to see absurdity. He is A: Honestly, I think it was feeling the responsibility to not rant, and it was like comfort, it was comfort food. It was a a very mischievous guy and reclaiming that was his way for fuck the film up. I felt like Maziar was really trusting me with very nice taste of home, which helped dramatically at those him to reclaim his humanity. Maybe also the cost of oppres- something that was very personal to him. I have a tremen- times. — Reuters Bangladesh bans English titles for local movies uthorities in Bangladesh Association, said the government in our notice board,” he told AFP have banned local film- had instructed the industry to yesterday. Amakers from giving their ensure that all future homegrown Gulzar said that up to 90 per- movies English titles after a spate releases have Bangla names. cent of the new movies which are of recent Bangla blockbusters “Immediately after we received registered with his association with titles such as “Honeymoon” the information ministry order, each month have English names, and “I Don’t Care”. Mushfiqur we duly informed all the directors calling the phenomenon an “epi- Rahman Gulzar, general secretary that they could not use English demic”. “A new myth has been of the Bangladesh Film Directors’ titles. We’ve also pasted the order created that films with English titles do good business here,” he added. The four biggest Bangla box office hits released during the recent Eid Al-Fitr holiday peri- od had English names-”The Hero- Lambert, Bryan, Urban early Daughter of The Superstar”, “Honeymoon”, “Welcome 2” and “I Don’t Care”. returns after online harassment Local film critic Awlad Hossain CMA nomination leaders said directors prefer to give their he daughter of the late Robin Williams has returned to iranda Lambert, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban are the initial top movies English titles “just to cre- after she quit the social media website over online nominees for this year’s Country Music Association Awards. ate some buzz”. “They think it’ll Tharassment she suffered following the suicide death of the MThe country stars have three nominations apiece, including Oscar winning actor. Zelda Williams, 25, an actress who is one of add extra value to the film and entertainer and album of the year, after five categories were announced the comedian’s three children, posted the words “thank you” on draw teenagers to the cinemas,” yesterday by Darius Rucker and Little Big Town on ABC’s “Good Twitter on Monday and linked it to a quote from actor and play- he said. An information ministry Morning America.” The remainder of the nominations will be revealed at wright Harvey Fierstein that appeared to take aim at online bully- official, speaking on condition of a news conference later in the morning. ing. “Never be bullied into silence,” the quote said. “Never allow anonymity, confirmed instruc- George Strait and Lambert’s husband, Blake Shelton, join Lambert, yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your tions had been handed down to Bryan and Urban as entertainer of the year nominees. Lambert and life; define yourself.” Zelda Williams announced she was going to Bangladeshi shoppers walk past a film poster advertising the directors’ association. “The Bryan are seeking their first win in the category, the CMA’s top honor. quit using Twitter on Aug 12, the day after her father’s body was Bangladeshi film “Most Welcome 2” in front of a cinema hall at a aim is to uphold our local culture,” Shelton, Dierks Bentley and Eric Church had two nominations apiece discovered at his San Francisco Bay-area house. shopping mall in Dhaka yesterday. — AFP he told AFP. — AFP after the early announcement. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will She made the decision after at least two Twitter users sent to host the Nov 5 awards. — AP her Twitter account graphic photos that were visually manipulat- ed to look like pictures of a dead Robin Williams, according to media reports at the time. Zelda Williams had also complained of negative online comments from some other Web users. “Deleting ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ pushed to 2017 this (Twitter application) from my devices for a good long time, maybe forever,” she wrote on Twitter on Aug 12. reamWorks Animation has made the announcement while disclos- lion in the US and another $426 million Arnold aboard. Returning voice cast A number of Web users posted messages to support for Zelda delayed the third “How to Train ing that “How to Train Your Dragon 2” internationally. includes Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, Williams after her father’s death and after she quit the site. Robin DYour Dragon” movie another year, had crossed the $600 million worldwide DreamWorks said the third film will America Ferrera as Astrid and Cate Williams, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1997 drama “Good setting a release date of June 9, 2017. mark on Labor Day-making it the high- come from the same creative team as Blanchett as Valka. “How to Train Your Will Hunting,” was one of the world’s most well known stand-up DreamWorks and Fox, which handles est grossing animated film of the year. the first two films, with writer/director Dragon 3” is the first film to be dated for . In one of his most recent roles, he starred in the CBS distribution of the DreamWorks toons, The “Dragon” sequel took in $174 mil- Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie that weekend. — Reuters show “The Crazy Ones.” — Reuters