Mariah Carey slammed for playing disappointing concert in South Korea
Pop diva Mariah Carey failed to impress fans in South Korea when she brought her Elusive Chanteuse tour to Seoul earlier this week. A website, which tracks trending news articles in Korea and translates the readers’ comments into English, revealed that some concert goers deemed the show disappointing. They subsequently left the venue before the concert finished, reported Ace showbiz. “The absolute worst… I can’t believe I actually paid money and left work early to watch such a horrific concert,” one commenter wrote. Another commenter claimed Carey, 44, was lip-syncing during the concert, writing, “I’m a Carey fan who just got back from the concert… I thought she’d at least perform her most famous tracks in Korea like ‘Hero’ or ‘Without You’ but she didn’t!! And the majority of the concert was spent on dancing and instrumental performances instead of her singing. A lot of lip syncing instead of live as well. Overall, a disappointment.” Carey’s Elusive Chanteuse tour was also criticised in Tokyo, Japan last weekend.(PTI)
‘Women are not taken seriously in rap’
Rapper Nicki Minaj admits it is hard to create an “empire” in the rap industry dominated by males. The ‘Super Bass’ crooner said woman rappers are generally assigned an inferior rank, reported E!Online. “At first, no one took me seriously. In the world of rap, women are usually relegated to the choir,” she said. “I want to build my empire. In my field, I have always seen men do it— from Diddy to Dr Dre to Jay Z. Now it’s a woman’s turn,” she added. Minaj, 31, also expressed her desire to start a family soon. “I don’t want to work my whole life without ever experiencing the joys of a family. I would like to take a hiatus and dedicate myself completely to my child,” she added. (PTI)
Zeta-Jones in ‘Dad’s Army’ remake
A movie remake of hit sitcom ‘Dad’s Army’ is under works and has added Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael gambon as cast members. The original BBC series follows Home Guard service made up of retired soldiers and civilian volunteers as they are preparing to defend Britain from invasion by Germany. The show aired from 1968 to 1977, reported Ace Showbiz. The first film adaptation was made in 1971 with the original cast reprising their roles. To be directed by Oliver Parker, Zeta-Jones will play a journalist in the movie who visits the soldiers for an interview. The arrival of the beautiful woman stirs the blood of the men and coincides with news that a spy is on the loose. Nighy will play Sergeant Wilson who was made famous by the late John Le Mesurier, while Jones will star as Captain Mainwaring originally played by the late Arthur Lowe. The other members of the platoon will be portrayed by Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Blake Harrison, Danny Mays and Bill Paterson.(PTI)
‘Ben Affleck supports my acting career’
Actor-director Ben Affleck is a very supportive husband to wife Jennifer Garner and the actress says the Batman star is always encouraging her to work. Garner and Affleck, who got married in 2005, have three children — daughters Violet, 8, and Seraphina, 5, and son Samuel, 2. The actress, 42, says the birth of her children changed her priorities but her husband keeps telling her that she should work as it is a part of who she is, reported Elle magazine. “My ambition shifted when I had kids in a way that I didn’t anticipate. I became more ambitious for my life as a whole, and for that kind of health and happiness of the overall family unit. And that very much includes my husband and very much includes me,” Garner told the magazine. “My husband is always the one saying to me, ‘You have to work, you have to work. That’s powerful, when your partner has that serious mantra,” the actress said. Affleck is currently garnering praise for his role of an out of work journalist whose wife disappears on their fifth anniversary, leaving him as the prime suspect. While Garner stars in ‘Men, Women & Children’. (PTI)