‘The Mauritanian’ Is A Harrowing Condemnation of Bush-Era Torture [Review]

Kanye West has revealed his new album Donda 2 will only be available on his own Stem Player platform – which costs £200.The 44-year-old rapper has claimed it is time to ‘free music from this oppressive system’ as he cited the small cuts made by artists for their work, and insisted the LP – which is due to drop later this month – won’t appear on streaming sites like Apple, Amazon, Spotify or YouTube.Sharing a video on Instagram, which appeared to show music playing on a Stem Player, he wrote: ‘Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player.‘Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes.

Wimbledon Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning, as his trial for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend began.The rapper – real name Dylan Kwabena Mills – previously entered a plea of not guilty to assault by beating Cassandra Jones in Streatham, south London, on June 8 last year.Mills, 37, was seen heading to court this morning in a black suit, carrying his phone in one hand, and appeared to arrive on his own.Croydon Magistrates’ Court previously heard Mills is charged with ‘pushing his head against the complainant’s head and pushing her to the ground’, which he denied.The Metropolitan Police said officers attended and that a woman reported minor injuries.His defence lawyer, Iskander Fernandez, said the rapper ‘denies pushing his head into the complainant’s head and denies pushing her to the floor’.The performer’s tour manager, who ‘received a phone call when the altercation took place’ will give evidence at the trial, along with his ex-girlfriend’s mother, Dawn Kirk, the court heard.On August 2, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed Mills had been charged, saying: ‘Dylan Mills, 36, of Sevenoaks, Kent, has been charged with assault after an incident at a residential address in Streatham on 8 June.‘Officers attended and a woman reported minor injuries.

as she celebrated her birthday. Touching noses with her eldest as they smiled broadly at one another, Amanda captioned the snap: ‘My girl’. Her friends and fans were quick to point out the similarities between the two, with Kate Thornton writing: ‘Two peas in a pod x.’Ashley Roberts simply commented: ‘Stunning’ while a fan added: ‘Like mother like daughter.’Amanda also shared a video clip with both Lexi and her youngest, Hollie, 10, as the little one collapsed into giggles while being tickled by her mother, telling her followers: ‘My babies #familytime.’Amanda, her daughters and her husband Chris Hughes, 48, have been making the most of their getaway to Dubai – avoiding the cold weather and storms in the UK. She posed in a feathered minidress on the side of a bathtub with her multicoloured balloons in the shapes of stars and hearts as she added: ‘Birthday celebrations continue.’Amanda’s birthday was made extra special by the lavish hotel where the family is staying, where staff laid out the words ‘Happy Birthday’ in leaves and flowers on her bed to mark the occasion. She had also been presented with a chocolate cake with her name on it before revealing she was toasting her birthday with a cocktail in a champagne flute while rocking a red bikini in the sunshine. Amanda Holden looks unreal in stunning pictures as she turns 51Britain's Got Talent 2022: First look at judges filming brand-new auditionsAmanda Holden 'raging at Simon Cowell' over X-rated joke at Britain's Got Talent auditionsIt wasn’t all relaxing, however, as the family were also seen taking part in adventurous sports, with Amanda and Hollie flying into the air as they went parasailing together.She joked: ‘HRH [Hollie] and me.

Brad Pitt is suing Angelina Jolie for selling her share in the winery they bought as a couple to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.The Fight Club actor has asked the court to reverse a business transaction conducted by his ex-wife involving Chateau Miraval in Correns, France, which they bought together in 2008.In documents obtained by TMZ, the 58-year-old star wants damages after she delivered her share to Stoli Group subsidiary Tenute del Mondo, which Shefler runs.He said the couple first bought the estate for $28.4 million, and she laid down about 40% of the funding.In the court documents, Pitt insisted he put more work and funding into the winery to ensure it made a profit, and he claimed by 2013 she hadn’t matched his efforts.He added that they agreed not to sell off their interest in the business without the other party consenting to the sale.As reported by PA, the legal documents state: ‘The vineyard became Pitt’s passion – and a profitable one, as Miraval, under Pitt’s stewardship, has grown into a multimillion-dollar international success story and one of the world’s most highly regarded producers of rose wine.’Jolie – who filed for divorce in 2016 – went to court last summer and told the judge she had an agreement to sell her interest.By the September, Pitt had agreed to let her pursue the sale, but noted he wasn’t consenting to the actual transaction, rather letting her find a buyer who he could then approve or reject.He said that the following month he discovery Tenute del Mondo – controlled by Shefler – had bought Jolie’s interest in the winery, alleging she didn’t seek his consent and kept the terms of the deal from him.According to the lawsuit, Jolie sold her stake to a Luxembourg-based spirits manufacturer

Former One Direction star Niall Horan was cared for by airline staff after falling ‘extremely ill’ on a flight.The Cold Hands singer has revealed he suddenly fell ill while on a British Airways flight and had to reach out for help from staff.Niall, who is due to appear on Ireland’s Late Late Show this evening, took to Twitter where he thanked staff for looking after him.The 28-year-old wrote: ‘Thank you to the staff on that @British_Airways flight. I was extremely ill and they took such good care of me.’The airline itself responded and thanked Niall for his ‘lovely comments about the care you received from our crew on your flight’.They added: ‘We’ll be sure to pass on your thanks to them.’thank you to the staff on that @British_Airways flight.

Katie Price’s fiancé, has released a statement insisting the model was ‘never punched or hit’.The 33-year-old spoke out after being charged with using ‘threatening and abusive behaviour’ following an incident last year, with it revealed that he is due to appear in court in March.In a statement on Thursday, Essex Police said: ‘Carl Woods, 33, has been charged under Section 4 of the Public Order Act.’In his post shared on his Instagram Story, Woods wrote: ‘Katie Price was never punched or hit. There has been no charge for this.

This Morning viewers were gobsmacked by a worried mum who complained that her partner won't go in for a vasectomy.The guest was 32-year-old mum Daniella, who explained she already has nine children with her partner and doesn't want to go into the double figures.She spoke to segment host Vanessa Feltz during her phone-in segment on Dermot O Leary's show with Alison Hammond.Daniella told ITV viewers: "I really don't want any more."However, she said her partner has refused to go in for a vasectomy, which means they're vulnerable to having more kids.The mum said: "Between us we've got nine children. Five weeks ago I had to have an emergency Caesarean."Everything went fine but I got sterilised at the same time.

Mariah Carey shared a rare photo with her beau Bryan Tanaka to Instagram on Tuesday evening.The 51-year-old singer and the 38-year-old dancer were cheek to cheek as she wrote in her caption, 'Valentine’s marathon continues. Hour 23!'This post may have been a subtle response to her ex-husbandNick Cannon's suggestion that they get back together in his new song Alone.

Gino D'Acampo left fans swooning on Thursday night when he uploaded a shirtless photo of himself wearing nothing but boxers which was given to him by his wife Jessica.Exclusive: Gino D'Acampo makes rare comment about his kids after family dynamic changePosing at home, the This Morning chef slipped into his Valentine's Day gift which had the words, "Only Jessica can jingle my bells," stitched at the bottom.WATCH: Gino D'Acampo melts hearts with new family addition"I think my wife has confused Valentine's Day with Christmas this year… GDx," he joked in the caption.Exclusive: Gino D'Acampo reveals surprising secret to happy marriage with wife of 20 years JessicaMORE: Why Gino D'Acampo's mountainous home with wife Jessica is the perfect family nestFans rushed to comment underneath, with many praising the 45-year-old. "Ooo my world, absolutely yum," said one follower, while another remarked: "Not gonna lie… this is hot [hot flame emoji]." A third post read: "I love your wife's sense of humour."Gino has been married to wife Jessica since 2002.

Martin Lewis hosted a special edition of his Money Show Live TV programme this week focusing on workplace and private pensions.

Avril Lavigne has responded to TXT‘s Hueningkai, after the K-pop idol referenced her 2002 hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.Yesterday (February 17), the Korean-American singer tweeted an image of him holding a skateboard, alongside the caption “He was a [skater boy]”, in reference to the Canadian musician’s early-aughts smash hit ‘Sk8er Boi’.He was a

THE BOYZ‘s Younghoon passed off their number as his own.The K-pop idol has jokingly created a false phone number during a recent exchange with a fan on the fan messaging app Universe. Younghoon had used numbers from K-pop group THE BOYZ’s debut date of December 6, 2017, after a fan asked for his phone number.According to screenshots archived on South Korean online forum theqoo, Younghoon soon realised the potential repercussions that could follow after he send the fake number.

A fundraiser held in memory of a much-loved Alexandria charity man has raised more than £10,000 for good causes.

Mariah Carey must face accusations that she defamed her brother in her memoir, a judge ruled earlier this week (February 15).Last year, Carey’s older brother sued the singer for defamation and emotional distress which he alleges was caused by her best-selling autobiography, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey.Carey’s brother claims to have suffered “extreme mental anguish” and “serious damage to his reputation” as a result of the book.While the judge did dismiss numerous allegations made by her brother relating to several passages in the book, she did rule that Morgan Carey could sue his sister for defamation over two passages that claimed he had sold drugs and had “been in the system”.In her decision, Justice Barbara Jaffe wrote: “Although Carey maintains that the phrase ‘sometimes drug dealing’ is a ‘rhetorical epithet,’ in light of the earlier statement that plaintiff had supplied clubgoers with ‘powdered party favours,’ the average reader could understand this phrase to mean that plaintiff had committed a serious crime.”She continued: “The context reasonably permits an average reader to conclude that Carey refers in this statement to cocaine, which is a controlled substance, the possession and/or sale of which is proscribed by New York law…It thus implies that plaintiff committed a serious crime and is sufficient to support [an] action for defamation per se.”A solicitor said Morgan was “pleased” by the judge’s decision. NME has reached out to representatives of Mariah Carey for comment.

Storm Eunice has landed in Scotland, and with it, all the travel disruptions and cancellations that come with a major storm.

The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass next week, Nintendo announced alongside a trailer.This time travel take on The Legend Of Zelda releases on February 25, and is available alongside other classic Nintendo 64 titles as part of the Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack subscription.With the announcement that the 3DS and Wii U eShops will be closing down in 2023, playing Majora’s Mask on the Nintendo Switch will soon become the only modern way to purchase the game from Nintendo, as the Wii U Virtual Console and 3DS remake versions will no longer be available.In a now deleted Q&A section on the announcement, Nintendo said it has “no plans to offer classic content in other ways [outside of Nintendo Switch Online]”. This has caused quite a concern for many fans that want simple ways to play legacy titles.When the next Zelda Nintendo 64 game hits the subscription service next week, many players may need to be cautious, as both The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time and Mario Kart 64 launched on the service with major emulation issues.Ocarina Of Time had issues reported of input lag, and incorrect rendering of fog and reflective elements in the game as well.

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Joy of Red Velvet has shared her desire to record and release more solo music in the future.In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan Korea, the singer-actress spoke about the process that went behind the production her first solo project ‘Hello’, which dropped in May last year, as well as her future goals and aspiration for her music career..“I filled the album ‘Hello’ with my favourite songs,” she said, as translated by Soompi. “It’s an album that, even now, every time I listen to it I’m proud and feel attached to it.” Despite her love for her solo record, Joy revealed that the process and work that went behind it was “not easy”.“I’m sort of a perfectionist, but the genres of the six songs are so different that it felt kind of like a mission to properly express them one by one,” she admitted, although this jas mpt detered her from wanting to work on more solo material in the future.“When I release another solo album again, I want to release a new song that I’m the first person to sing, and I want to organise it focusing on my favourite genres,” she shared, referencing the fact that all the tracks on ‘Hello’ were remakes of popular classic songs spanning from the ’90s to the 2000s.

Kevin Macdonald has sensational nonfiction material in The Mauritanian, based on the best-selling memoir Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who spent 14 years incarcerated at the U.S. Naval Base in Cuba without ever being charged with a crime.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhen Kevin Macdonald set out to make “The Mauritanian,” the director must have found himself identifying to some degree with defense attorney Nancy Hollander. The lawyer, played here by Jodie Foster, braved insult and scorn when she took up the case of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was arrested in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Though she has starred in some of the most indelible movies in cinema history—Taxi Driver, The Silence of the Lambs, The Accused—and won two Oscars for doing so, Jodie Foster’s output has slowed in recent years. And it is not a paucity of roles, she says, but rather a decision to become more selective about what she takes on. For Kevin Macdonald’s The Mauritanian, based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, a terror suspect held for 15 years in Guantanamo Bay without charge, that choice was undeniable. Foster plays Nancy Hollander, the lawyer determined to give him a full defense.