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Matthew Perry's dear friend, Matt LeBlanc, has finally broken his silence weeks after Perry's death. In an emotional post shared on Instagram, LeBlanc couldn't hide his sorrow and pain as he addressed Matthew and bid him a final goodbye. Matthew Perry's Chandler and Matt LeBlanc's Joey were best friends. “Matthew”, his dear friend Joe wrote on Instagram, “It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life.” In the world famous series, Friends,…

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) and other market participants on Monday held a mock-trading session and Closing Gong Ceremony in honour of the late Subomi Balogun, the founder of FCMB Group. Mr Balogun died on 18 May in London following a brief illness. He was 89. Speaking during the ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer, NGX, Temi Popoola, emphasised that the late Mr Balogun was a blessing to the capital market. “We are here to pay tribute to somebody that without…

Prince William & Prince Harry Honour Their Late Mother ‘Princess Diana’ In Separate Video Messages With No Mention Of Each Other, Read On! (Picture Credit: Bang Showbiz & Wikimedia) Princes William and Harry have honoured their late mum Princess Diana in separate messages in which they didn’t acknowledge each other. The royals, said to have been locked in a feud since Harry, 38, announced in 2020 he was leaving Britain for America, submitted videos played at the 2023 Diana Awards Ceremony on Friday.…

Dame Deborah James charity single to be released by Natalie Rushdie ( Photo Credit – Bang Showbiz ) Natalie Rushdie is honouring the late Dame Deborah James by releasing a charity single, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK. Deborah’s friend and jazz singer Natalie sang ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’ at the late star’s funeral a year ago, and now to honour a request of Deborah’s family, she is releasing the iconic ‘Blood Brothers’ musical track on Monday (03.07.23). Natalie…

The Boogeyman: Director Rob Savage Is ‘Still Amazed’ By Film’s PG-13 Status – Here’s What He Says (Picture Credit: Bang Showbiz & IMDb) Rob Savage feels “amazed” that ‘The Boogeyman’ was awarded PG-13 status. The director has confessed to being surprised that the supernatural horror film wasn’t given a stricter content rating. He told Bloody-Disgusting.com: “We ended up pushing in this weird Lovecraftian body horror place that I’m still amazed we got away with in a PG-13 movie. But that was our attempt. It was…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freePaul Walker’s only child, Meadow, will honour her late father with a cameo in the forthcoming Fast X.The 24-year-old daughter of Fast and Furious star Walker, who died in a car accident in 2013, teased her movie debut in an Instagram post shared on Thursday (11 May).She wrote: “The first Fast was released when I was one year old! I grew up on set watching my father, Vin , Jordana ,…

The 76th Cannes Film Festival will award an honorary Palme d'Or to American actor Michael Douglas. The ceremony will coincide with the opening of the Festival on May 16. This will be in honour of his brilliant career. Earlier, Forest Whitaker, Agnes Varda, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jodie Foster and Manoel de Oliveira had been similarly feted. Michael Douglas was last seen in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.(Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Douglas said : “It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has…

BTS ARMY Calls Out James Corden For Mispronouncing Their Honour As That Of BLACKPINK, Showrunner Apologise ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Comedian and host James Corden is currently in the last season of his hit talk show, The Late Late Show with James Corden. During the finale season, the host invited some new guests, which also included the South Korean girl band BLACKPINK. While the Carpool Karaoke with the four K-Pop stars was a hit, Corden received a massive backlash from BTS’ fan ARMY. Scroll down to learn what…

Filmmaker and avid cinephile Quentin Tarantino has been named honorary guest at the upcoming edition of Directors’ Fortnight, the selection running alongside the Cannes Film Festival. The tribute will take place on May 25, on the closing of Directors’ Fortnight, as per reports. “As an exceptional and generous cinephile, Tarantino is at home at the Fortnight. He will be our guest this year to present a secret screening and discuss his counter-history of cinema,” said Directors’ Fortnight in a…

Michelle Yeoh will be felicitated with another prestigious award. Kering and the Cannes Film Festival announced on Thursday that Yeoh will be presented with a Women in Motion Award during next month`s festival. The trophy will be presented at Cannes during the official Women In Motion dinner that shines a light on women and their contributions to cinema, an event that launched in 2015. Since then, honorees have included Jane Fonda, Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Isabelle Huppert, Patty Jenkins, Gong Li, Salma Hayek and…