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PEOPLE/ARTS Wednesday 6 september 2017
Swift single keeps Michael Caine: I back Brexit because

‘Despacito’ from Eurocrats run Britain

breaking record VENICE, Italy (AP) — Mi-
chael Caine said Tuesday
that he supports Brexit be-
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — cause he doesn’t want Brit-
Look what Taylor Swift ain to be controlled by Eu-
has done. Her new single ropean Union bureaucrats.
pushed the ubiquitous hit At the Venice Film Festival,
“Despacito” off the top of the Oscar-winning actor
the Billboard Hot 100 chart said Britain was “being run
after 16 weeks and just shy by a man called Mr. Junck-
of breaking Mariah Carey’s er” — European Commis-
record. In this Feb. 4, 2017, file photo, sion President Jean-Claude
Taylor Swift performs at the
Billboard announced DIRECTV NOW Super Satur- Juncker, a former prime
Tuesday that Swift’s “Look day Night Concert in Houston, minister of Luxembourg.
What You Made Me Do,” Texas. Caine said that “up until I
became her fifth Hot 100 Associated Press was 20, I thought Luxem-
chart topper. “Despacito,” bourg was a radio station. Director David Batty, left, and actor Michael Caine pose for
by Luis Fonsi and Daddy record with the new song I didn’t even know it was a photographers during the photo call of the film ‘My Generation’,
at the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy,
Yankee, had tied Carey’s from her upcoming al- country, and now he’s run- Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
duet with Boyz II Men, bum “reputation.” ‘’Look” ning my country — and he Associated Press
“One Sweet Day,” as the broke a weekly stream- doesn’t seem to like us.”
longest running No. 1 songs ing record for a song by Caine is in a minority contemporaries includ- “I regard myself as one of
in the 59-year history of the a woman with 84.4 million among Britain’s creative ing Paul McCartney, Rog- the most fortunate people
charts. U.S. streams, according to artists, most of whom er Daltrey and Marianne in the world,” Caine told
Swift however set her own Nielsen Music.q backed staying in the EU Faithful for the film, direct- reporters.
Amazon launches when Britain voted last ed by David Batty. “There is no reason from
Caine, who made his
year to leave the bloc.
my birth why I should be
African-American video The 84-year-old actor said breakthrough in 1960s dra- here talking to you.
mas including “Zulu” and
his decision wasn’t based
Not a single reason. None.
-on-demand service on immigration or eco- “Alfie,” said he had long And it just happened that
wanted to make a movie
nomics, but because “I’d
way. Not because I was
rather be a poor master about the social transfor- clever, but because I was
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon free and unedited. of my own fate than a rich mation of the ‘60s, when lucky.
is launching Brown Sugar, a The service also includes servant of someone else’s.” he and other working-class “It was timing. It wasn’t my
subscription video-on-de- complete seasons of Caine is in Venice with “My actors, artists and musi- timing, it was the timing
mand service that features Bounce TV network origi- Generation,” a documen- cians were given new op- of when people started
what it calls the biggest nal series including “Saints tary about the 1960s. portunities to express them- to write parts for working-
collection of the baddest & Sinners” and “Mann & He narrates and interviews selves. class men and women.”q
African-American movies Wife,” as well as “Premier
Brown Sugar offers films Bounce.”Brown Sugar is Beyonce, Streisand to headline
on
Boxing
Champions
of all time.
such as “Shaft,” ‘’Cotton operated by Bounce, the
Comes to Harlem,” ‘’In African-American network. Hurricane Harvey relief telethon
the Heat of the Night,” Amazon Prime members
‘’Cleopatra Jones,” can purchase a Brown
‘’Crash,” ‘’Richard Pryor: Sugar subscription directly NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce, Witherspoon and others will
Live on the Sunset Strip,” for a free seven-day trial. Blake Shelton, Barbra Strei- also participate with taped
‘’Car Wash” and more. The After that, it costs $3.99 per sand and Oprah Winfrey or live messages. Journal-
films are all commercial- month. q will headline a one-hour ists Matt Lauer and Norah
Meghan Markle ‘really benefit telethon to benefit O’Donnell will also partici-
Hurricane Harvey victims pate. More celebrities are
happy and in love’ that will be simulcast next expected.
week on ABC, CBS, NBC, It will benefit several orga-
with Prince Harry Fox and CMT. nizations, including United
The event will be telecast Way of Greater Houston,
live at 8 p.m. Eastern on Habitat for Humanity, Save
NEW YORK (AP) — Sept. 12, and on tape de- the Children, Direct Relief,
Meghan Markle says she lay at 8 p.m. on the West Feeding Texas and The
and Prince Harry are “two Coast. It is being orga- Mayor’s Fund for Hurricane
people who are really hap- nized by Houston rap artist Harvey Relief. In this June 7, 2017, file photo,
py and in love.” Bun B and Scooter Braun, Other entertainment fig- Blake Shelton performs “Every
The 36-year-old American founder of SB Projects. The ures have already stepped Time I Hear that Song” at the
actress has opened up on show will also be streamed up to help flood victims. CMT Music Awards at Music
her relationship with the live on Facebook, YouTube The ABC networks held a City Center in Nashville, Tenn.
33-year-old prince in an In this May 20, 2016. file photo, and Twitter. “day of giving” last week, Associated Press
interview with Vanity Fair. actress Meghan Markle poses George Clooney, Matthew and singers Paul Simon and
at P.S. Arts’ “the pARTy!” in Los
Markle says they met in Angeles. McConaughey, Dennis Edie Brickell pledged $1 Nashville, Tennessee. A
London through friends in Associated Press Quaid, Julia Roberts, Jamie million. performance from George
July 2016 and have been together about six months Foxx, Ryan Seacrest, Mi- The telethon will air from Strait’s San Antonio benefit
dating for about a year. before the relationship be- chael Strahan, Kelly Row- Los Angeles, but there will concert for Harvey will also
She adds that they were came news. q land, George Strait, Reese be stages in New York and be shown. q