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India.com
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Shiney Ahuja who was jailed for 7 years looks unrecognisable at 50, left India, now stays in...
Shiney Ahuja was one of the most prominent names in Bollywood. He rose to fame with performances in films such as Gangster (2006), Life in a… Metro (2007), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and Woh Lamhe (2006). Despite achieving significant success in the early 2000s, his life took a devastating turn when he landed himself in a legal controversy that not just not ended his thriving career but also led him to take exit from the limelight. How did Shiney Ahuja's rising career came to an end? In 2009, Shiney's career came crashing down when he was hit with shocking allegations of raping his 19-year-old domestic help. He was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by Mumbai court in 2011. Despite Shiney's constant claims of innocence and the victim's recanted statement, Shiney's career got deeply impacted and never recovered. No filmmaker was willing to work with him after the scandal, and his reputation was tarnished beyond repair. Shiney largely disappeared from the public eye, with reports suggesting that he moved to the Philippines. Reportedly, his recent photos circulated on reddit, and the actor looked unrecognisable due to his transformed physique. In the photo, Shiney was dressed in a black-hued t-shirt with matching pants. He kept his hair unkempt and was seen smiling while giving a thumbs-up. Shiney Ahuja is now running a garment business? As soon as the pictures were circulated on Reddit, netizens revealed that Shiney permanently shifted to Philippines. One user wrote, 'This was in 2021. He has permanently moved to the Philippines.' A second user commented, 'Yeah someone had mentioned here in 2022 that he had moved to the Philippines and was doing some garment business, it is absurd that there is a page asking justice for him.' Shiney Ahuja's last on-screen appearance was in 2015 release Welcome Back. During the promotions, director Anees Bazmee claimed that the actor was not in India when the promotions began.
Pink Villa
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Are CL and YG Ent planning full group 2NE1 comeback? Multiple private meetings make fans wonder if BLACKPINK wasn't enough
A new report on July 3 has breathed fresh life into 2NE1 comeback speculation. YG Entertainment's executive producer Yang Hyun Suk recently held a private meeting with CL. It sparked curiosity among fans about what might be in store for the legendary girl group. Citing insider sources, the report claims that this was not their first meeting. Yang and CL have allegedly been in quiet discussions since 2024. Their talks have reportedly covered a broad range of topics. They include CL's solo career direction and the possibility of future 2NE1 promotions. In response, a representative from YG issued a brief statement: 'Because this was a private meeting, we cannot confirm any specific details.' Though vague, the agency's comment has only fueled more speculation about what exactly was discussed. Fans also wonder whether the group is preparing for a new phase under YG's wing or exploring a completely different model. Some have also criticized YG Entertainment, accusing the company of using 2NE1's return as a money-grabbing tactic after years of inactivity. Many are questioning whether this move signals that BLACKPINK is no longer generating the same level of profit. 2NE1's recent activities The report follows closely on the heels of 2NE1's 15th-anniversary Welcome Back tour. It concluded earlier this year with a two-day encore concert in Seoul from April 12 to 13. Spanning over a year across 12 cities in Asia, the tour marked a rare full-group return to the stage. The group has been silent since 2016 following a two-year hiatus. Though they had a surprise reunion stage at Coachella 2022, the Welcome Back Tour was their first structured comeback under YG in years. 2NE1 currently operates under a 'together but separate' model. In which, they appear together for select events or concerts but do not hold an active group contract. Each member (CL, Dara, Minzy, and Park Bom) continues to pursue solo careers through different agencies. YG's artist report Fan speculation intensified after YG Entertainment released its 2025 Sustainability Report on June 30. The report outlined the company's artist lineup and achievements. However, 2NE1 was notably absent from the list of current YG artists. This omission left fans confused and disappointed, especially those who had hoped the tour marked the beginning of a more permanent reunion. Many now believe that the group's recent activities were made possible through limited-term agreements, rather than a full re-signing with the agency. Short-term deals likely powering 2NE1's appearances Fans are speculating that 2NE1's group activities, like their recent U.S. festival stage (notably missing Bom), are being managed through short-term contracts. The upcoming Waterbomb Bali 2025 performance featuring all four members is also believed to be based on a project-specific deal. This type of arrangement would allow the use of the 2NE1 name temporarily, while members remain technically unaffiliated with YG long-term. Such agreements often prevent the group from releasing new music or albums under the 2NE1 name. That is, unless the label provides written permission or a revised contract is in place. With CL and Yang Hyun Suk now confirmed to be in ongoing discussions, questions have resurfaced: Could a full 2NE1 contract renewal be in the works alongside new album? Will the group continue to rely on short-term appearances, or are they negotiating a clearer path for future group content?
GMA Network
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Sandara Park shares Bohol pics as she welcomes summer in South Korea
It's summer in South Korea, but Sandara Park's mind is in the Philippines! On Instagram, the K-pop icon welcomed the summer with photos of her basking in the poolside heat in a resort in Bohol, donning a floral two-piece set and a knitted hat. 'So hot,' Sandara said in her caption. 'Hello Summer!!!' 2NE1 was in Manila in November 2024 for a two-night concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena for their reunion and comeback tour, Welcome Back. Sandara has also been going back and forth to the Philippines for various events and performances. In February, she started a trip with her favorite Filipino food. Dara also met Alden Richards, who visited her on set. In May, she visited Bohol for a vacation. —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News
The Spinoff
30-06-2025
- General
- The Spinoff
How vintage clothes from Aotearoa are helping feed families in Gaza
Alex Casey talks to Dianne Ludwig from Welcome Back Slow Fashion about how her community of clothing lovers has stepped up for Gaza. Dianne Ludwig was about ready to quit running her 13k strong Instagram account Welcome Back Slow Fashion in 2023. Having spent nearly a decade posting about vintage fashion finds in Aotearoa, her enthusiasm for the work was beginning to wane. 'I was starting to get pretty over the whole thrifting scene, the opshops being full of crap and people doing these massive vintage hauls,' she says. 'In spite of lots of us wanting to have a slower way with clothes, it felt like the secondhand scene was becoming just as consumerist and depressing.' But nearly two years later, Welcome Back has been imbued with a new and urgent sense of purpose that goes beyond slow consumption and sustainability. Ludwig now almost exclusively sells donated vintage and New Zealand made pieces as a way of fundraising for families in Gaza. Her community in Aotearoa is currently directly supporting eight families to purchase extortionately priced food every week, against a backdrop of the Israeli army committing 'deadly violence' at food distribution sites in a region the UN has described as ' the hungriest place on Earth '. Ludwig wouldn't describe herself as coming from an activist background, and admits that she didn't know very much about Palestine before the current humanitarian crisis took hold. Fittingly, it was social media posts made by anther local sustainable jewellery brand Pads Pearls that alerted Ludwig to the escalating situation in the region – one that has since been declared a genocide by human rights experts and has seen Israel kill at least 56,000 Palestinians and injure over 131,848 more. 'I was just so horrified by the scale of the retaliation,' she says. 'I couldn't look away.' As she started to post more about what was happening in Palestine, Ludwig also started to get more and more DMs from people looking to donate pieces for fundraising. She sold a Zambesi bag here, a Deadly Ponies clutch there, and soon made her first significant contribution to charities supplying aid to the region. From those early fundraisers, pieces for Palestine kept coming in from across Aotearoa, including a pristine 1980s Mary Quant poncho and a pile of 'scrubby shopping bags' dropped on her front porch that were bursting with vintage Celine and Prada. Other donations weren't as much about the labels as the stories behind them. 'There was a woman who had all these beautiful hand knits that she had made over the years, with a lot of her wool dyed by her mother-in-law who is now in her 80s,' Ludwig says. 'She got in touch and said this seemed like the perfect way for them to find a new home.' It was just one of many deeply personal donations that Ludwig says speaks volumes about people's commitment to the cause. 'You can feel that people are reaching really deep into their hearts for this.' Ludwig also contacted many local fashion brands in the DMs for donations, and was equally moved by the response of one New Zealand label in particular. 'I really thought Penny Sage would just throw throw me a few scrunchies or something, but they ended up customising one of their Maisie dresses for me with the most beautiful hand-embroidered cross stitch in homage to tatreez, the traditional Palestinian style of of cross stitch,' she says. 'I was just so in awe of the fact that they would spend that much time doing it, so that was a pretty special one-off.' The lack of response from other local brands raised another question for her: where is the fashion industry when it comes to Gaza? 'We always talk about fashion being political and being the zeitgeist drawing from what's happening in the world, but I just don't see anything in our fashion media about what's happening in Gaza,' she says. In one post selling a keffiyeh-inspired Cecile Copenhagen top, she called out the 'radio silence' from the fashion world. 'It's disappointing, because there are many ways into Gaza – you don't just have to be covering the suffering.' In that spirit, Ludwig shares the story of Mohammed, who she refers to as 'son'. Two years ago he was in the last year of his software engineering degree and living with his large family on a farm in Rafah. Now, he is living with next to nothing in a tent in Khan Younis, and chatting to Ludwig in Tāmaki Makaurau almost every day. 'He's 24, I'm 62, and he calls me mum,' she laughs. 'We've become really good friends, and we chat about his girlfriend, he'll ask me marriage advice because he wants to get engaged when the genocide ends, and we just laugh all the time.' But due to the rolling internet blackouts, Mohammed's communication often stops for days, sometimes weeks. 'I've been in tears worrying, but then in the middle of the night, I'll see that little circle around his Instagram Stories pop up and I've never felt more relieved in my life,' says Ludwig. Just last week, Mohammed's aunty and her two children were killed with artillery in the tent next to him. He recently attempted to travel to buy a slightly cheaper flour, and was caught up in a shrapnel bombing. 'He was lucky to survive,' says Ludwig. 'The situation is terrible.' Ludwig updates her followers regularly on how all the families are doing. 'That's one thing I really think that people have really connected with – seeing these real people who had lives just the same as our lives,' she says. 'They're just incredible people who have got a huge amount of care and empathy, in spite of everything they're going through.' From nearly giving up Welcome Back altogether, Ludwig is now grateful she held onto her platform to 'do some good' and use her eye-catching clothing as a conduit for getting other people involved. 'People say 'thank you for doing this' which embarrasses me, because I think what they are really saying is 'thank you for enabling us to help',' she says. 'A lot of people are stuck doing nothing in these times which are pretty scary, but one way to overcome that fear is just to take action.' The experience has taught her that everyone has power in their networks, no matter how big or small, to make a difference. 'I sell clothes, which doesn't seem directly related to the Palestinian struggle, but now it has become a vehicle for doing something,' she says. 'No matter what your skill set is, there's ways that we can all help.'
Pink Villa
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
WATCH: Lauren Gottlieb makes FIRST appearance post wedding, reveals WHY hubby Tobias Jones didn't accompany her to India
Lauren Gottlieb is the newly married bride in town, and we can't get over the glow on her face. The actress, who has been a part of several films and music videos, tied the wedding knot with her longtime boyfriend and fiancé, Tobias Jones, on June 11, 2025. They announced this big news on social media on June 20. It seems like just a few days after their wedding, the newly married couple are back to work as Lauren was spotted at Mumbai airport today, Monday, alone. She even revealed why Tobias hasn't come with her to Mumbai. Lauren Gottlieb arrives in Mumbai for work Today (June 23), Lauren Gottlieb was clicked at the Mumbai airport. She greeted the paparazzi and was all smiles as she interacted with them. She said "Thank you" after the photographers wished her "congratulations" on her wedding. Expressing her joy, Lauren said, "Guys, I got married." When a paparazzi asked if she came alone, Lauren revealed, "Yes, I'm alone right now. My husband - this is the first time I said that - he is working, and I'm working here. So, this is a working married couple." Lauren shared her joy of returning to the city. She then flaunted her ring as she posed for the photographers. Watch Lauren Gottlieb's video here- Lauren looked gorgeous in a red and white halter neck dress, and her glow was quite evident. She paired her outfit with minimal accessories, opting for a pair of statement earrings. Speaking about her personal life, Lauren got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Tobias, in Aug 2023 following a dreamy proposal from the director at Aruba Ocean Villas. She had shared gorgeous pictures from their engagement ceremony. On June 11, 2025, the duo got married in an intimate ceremony in Tuscany, Italy. For the uninformed, Tobias Jones, also known as TJ, is a director and video creator by profession, recognized for his work with several reputable brands. He is based in London. Meanwhile, Lauren Gottlieb has been featured in several films, including Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's ABCD 2, John Abraham's Welcome Back, Diljit Dosanjh's Ambarsariya, and more.
