4 h. ago Infamous bathroom where George Michael was arrested for 'lewd act' undergoes radical transformation

It's one of the most infamous public bathrooms in the world, becoming a pop culture pitstop and a local Beverly Hills landmark following British superstar George Michael's 1998 arrest.

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42 h. ago ‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China 

The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an event that influenced both Cantopop and the rebellion in Tiananmen Square

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7 d. ago Geri Horner tried to flirt with George Michael and couldn't believe his response

Geri Halliwell-Horner has revealed she once tried it on with her former flatmate, George Michael, however the Careless Whisper star didn't take the bait

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8 d. ago Geri Halliwell inspired by George Michael's influence on her blended family

Geri Halliwell has opened up on her close friendship with George Michael - who she lived with twice - and admitted she once 'tried flirting' with the music icon

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8 d. ago Rare George Cross found at car boot sale for £20 could make owner MILLIONS

The 1957 George Cross was awarded to Michael Paul Benner who gave his life in an attempt to save his companion in the mountains of Austria

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1 week ago The sudden, surprising rise of beard transplants: ‘This industry is a wild west’

Demand for facial hair surgery is soaring – despite the dangers that lurk in an unregulated industry. Are the risks worth it for the chance of a thicker, fuller beard?Of all the teenage anxieties that can take root, beard growth – or the lack of it – was the one that really got to Vikram Arora. His facial hair was patchier than a drought-hit lawn and by the time he went to college he was very self-conscious. “You’d have older guys coming in with a bit of stubble and it was almost this guilty secret where I’d be thinking: ‘I wish I could have that,’” he says.It was the 90s and George Michael’s sculpted goatee was everywhere. Arora, who is 47 and lives in Essex, remembers being racked with envy as he admired Tom Ford’s designer stubble in a photo in a clothes shop. At one point, he took to stealing his sister’s mascara wand in an attempt to fill in the gaps. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I want to set a good example:’ the George Foreman I knew was generous and kind

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on 21 March at the much-too-young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The George Foreman I knew was generous, kind and determined to set an example

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on Friday at the much‑too‑young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago George Michael gifted backing singer £50k amid her marriage breakdown to 80s pop star in secret act of kindness

George Michael once gifted his backing singer an incredible £50,000 amid her marriage breakdown to an 80s pop star, it's been revealed.

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2 w. ago George Michael's £50k secret act of kindness as singer's marriage hit breaking point

George Michael is being remembered eight years after his tragic death by his backing singers, who have put together a live celebration of their late friend's musical career

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2 w. ago Bad Boys review – 30th anniversary of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence blowing stuff up

The franchise created a bromance for the ages, with this first outing featuring gunfights and wisecracking – and an at-the-time more established Lawrence pulling focusBack in the day when Martin Lawrence had top billing over Will Smith, this movie landed in cinemas in all its gun-wielding, vehicle-exploding, post-shootout-wisecracking humungousness. Now rereleased for its 30th anniversary, it was the first in a franchise featuring the squabblingly bromantic Miami cop partnership, created by screenwriter George Gallo, directed by Michael Bay and produced with towering unsubtlety by the legendary action duo Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, one of their final films before Simpson died of a colossal drug overdose.Lawrence plays Marcus Burnett, a married man with kids, partnered up with Mike Lowrey (Smith), who is supposed to be a single guy and ladies’ man. Oddly for a cop, he’s also supposed to be rich, with family money, which explains his smooth bachelor pad in an art deco apartmen...

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3 w. ago Black Bag review – glossy Steven Soderbergh spy thriller is less Slow Horses, more show pony

Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett head a starry cast to match the luxurious production design, but the director’s espionage yarn could do with some gritIn a world built on deception, populated by people who can lie as easily as breathe, strait-laced British intelligence agent George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) values the truth above all else. Which is probably why he’s given the task of unmasking a traitor suspected of stealing and selling a piece of potentially devastating technology. What complicates matters is the fact that one of the main suspects is his wife, high-ranking fellow agent Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). Others in the frame include in-house psychiatrist Dr Zoe Vaughan (Naomie Harris), alcoholic maverick Freddie Smalls (Tom Burke) and junior agent Clarissa Dubose (Marisa Abela).This knotty spy thriller from Steven Soderbergh attempts to distract us from a convoluted plot and baffling character motivations with fabulously chic interiors, impeccable tailoring and a ge...

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3 w. ago George Michael's sister wins planning war over derelict £10m London mansion despite local backlash

George Michael's sister wins planning war over derelict £10m London mansion despite local backlash  GB News

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3 w. ago George Michael’s sister secures approval for Hampstead mansion renovation

Yioda Panayiotou, sister of the late George Michael, has won approval to remove several trees from his £10 million Hampstead mansion, despite strong opposition from local residents.

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3 w. ago George Michael's sister wins planning battle over singer's rundown £10m London mansion as she's granted permission to chop down garden trees despite protests from locals

Yioda Panayiotou, who is the Wham! star's only living sibling, has been granted permission to chop down trees at the property in upmarket Hampstead.

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3 w. ago George Michael's sister wins planning battle over singer's rundown £10m London mansion as she's granted permis

George Michael's sister wins planning battle over singer's rundown £10m London mansion as she's granted permis  Daily Mail

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