Ranveer Singh receives Rs 10 crore extortion threat call from Lawrence Bishnoi gang
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has reportedly received a death threat and an extortion demand of Rs 10 crore from the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, NDTV reports.
The report says the threat was sent through a voice note from a United States-registered phone number.
Mumbai Police have launched a probe into the matter, with the Crime Branch taking charge of the investigation
Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48
Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his starring role in US teen drama Dawson's Creek, has died aged 48 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, BBC reported.
"Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning," his family said in a statement posted to his social media accounts. "He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace."
The star was diagnosed with the disease in the latter half of 2023 but only revealed the news in November 2024, according to BBC.
Britney Spears sells rights to entire music catalogue
Pop superstar Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue, the BBC has learned, BBC reported.
Spears, 44, is said to have sold to independent music publisher Primary Wave on 30 December for around $200m (£146m).
The singer - whose protracted conservatorship long dictated her personal and professional life - is known for the hits ...Baby One More Time, Oops!... I Did It Again, Toxic and Gimme More, according to BBC.
Brad Arnold of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down dies aged 47
Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, has died, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47, The Guardian reported.
The band said in a statement on Saturday that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer”.
3 Doors Down formed in Mississippi in 1995 and four years later received a Grammy nomination for the breakout hit Kryptonite. Arnold wrote the song in math class when he was 15 years old, according to the band statement, according to The Guardian.



