Awie could face jail if convicted of injuring wife

Awie could face jail if convicted of injuring wife

News sabahdaily   7:45 AM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ampang Magistrate’s Court today set January 13 and 14 to hear the case of rock group Wings’ singer Awie, who is charged with hurting his wife in June last year.

Magistrate Ayuni Izzaty Sulaiman set the dates after Deputy Public Prosecutor Goh Ai Rene informed the court that the forensic report had been submitted to the defence through counsel Hazman Aaron, who is representing Awie.

On July 4, Awie, 46, whose real name is Ahmad Azhar Othman, pleaded not guilty to intentionally causing serious injury to Rozana Misbun, 36, at a house in Taman Ukay Bistari, Ukay Perdana, Hulu Kelang at 1.30pm on June 2 last year.

Awie, who played the lead role in the movies ‘Zombie Kampung Pisang’ and ‘Hantu Kak Limah’, was charged under Section 325 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum prison sentence of seven years and a fine, if convicted.
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Roger Moore ‘distraught’ about death of iconic Bond villain Richard Kiel

Roger Moore ‘distraught’ about death of iconic Bond villain Richard Kiel

World sabahdaily   6:06 AM

Roger Moore is among those mourning the passing of iconic Bond villain Richard Kiel.

“I am totally distraught to learn of my dear friend Richard Kiel's passing,” he tweeted Wednesday. “We were on a radio programme together just a week ago. Distraught.

“Can’t take it in,” he added.

The actors appeared in two 007 films together, 1977’s “The Spy Who Loved Me” and 1979’s “Moonraker,” in which Moore’s James Bond faced off against the steel-toothed villain Jaws, played by Kiel.

The 86-year-old actor recently spoke with BBC Radio Wales to share his remembrances of his late co-star.

I heard about three hours ago, and it came as quite a shock, because about a week ago, we were recording for BBC 4's ‘The Reunion’ program,” he said.

Moore said that Kiel, who called into the interview from his home in Fresno, Calif., “sounded very, very fragile.”

“We didn’t know this, (but) he had surgery the day before (for) his leg, he’d had a fall, and was still half-anesthetized. But he still, being the pro that he was, he'd come in to do the show.

“He was a really wonderful guy,” he added. “For me, the simplest way to describe him is that he was a big man with an even bigger heart.”

Khloé ‘couldn’t handle French relationship’

Khloé ‘couldn’t handle French relationship’

World sabahdaily   7:56 PM

Khloé Kardashian apparently ended her relationship with French Montana because she couldn’t “emotionally handle” it.

The reality TV star has been linked to the rapper since around April this year, but they’ve kept their romance relatively under wraps.

It follows her filing for divorce from Lamar Odom in December last year, after it was rumoured the basketball player was taking drugs and had been unfaithful. Yesterday reports surfaced that Khloé and French have taken a break, and now sources say it’s because she wasn’t ready for a new relationship.

“She ended the relationship, telling French she can't emotionally handle it,” an insider divulged to TMZ.

Apparently things were moving too fast for the 30-year-old, with French even thought to have bought her a Jeep for her birthday in June.
Sources say they “still get along and will hang out here and there”, but nothing more.

Yesterday, it was Us Weekly who reported the romance was over.
"They are on a break," an insider said. "The relationship got too heavy and Khloé needed to take a step back."

Another added French had become “needy”.

"It grated on her that he became so dependent on her," they said.

The news could come as somewhat of a relief for Khloé’s family. It’s thought her sisters Kim and Kourtney and mom Kris Jenner didn’t warm to her new beau, amidst fears he was using her for publicity.

In a Billboard interview, the musician even admitted he would “capitalise” on her fame. However, the brunette beauty seemed to hint on Twitter she didn’t care what his motives were.

"It's amusing to me that Y'all think I don't see it. I was the first one to see it. I just don't care (sic),” she wrote.

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Lee Seung-hyun and Qi Wei celebrates marriage in Las Vegas

Lee Seung-hyun and Qi Wei celebrates marriage in Las Vegas

World sabahdaily   11:59 PM

Following their impromptu wedding in Saipan back in August, Chinese actress and mainland-based American-Korean actor Lee Seung-hyun (also known as Nathan Lee) have finally registered their marriage and held the official wedding reception in Las Vegas.

As reported on Tencent Entertainment News, after registering their marriage on 7 September, the couple held their wedding the next day at the Caesar's Palace Hotel & Casino located at the Las Vegas Boulevard.

Though originally scheduled for an outdoor wedding, the reception eventually had to be moved indoors due to bad weather.

The entire ceremony was reported to be simple yet romantic. Lee even hired a translator to translate the English vows into Chinese for the guests, while he explained it sentence by sentence to Qi Wei.

Lee, who dated actress Ady An in the past, was speculated to have cheated on her with Qi Wei last year, whom he met while working together on the music video "Our". Though the two of them were also spotted having a secret vacation in Bangkok later on, both parties denied that they were dating.

However, in August this year, both Lee and Qi revealed that they got married while vacationing in Saipan, though the marriage wasn't legal yet as they have not filed their marriage registration, which they finally did in Las Vegas.

-yahoo entertainment

Yumiko Cheng holds Hong Kong reception

Yumiko Cheng holds Hong Kong reception

World sabahdaily   5:01 PM

Ten months after their pre-wedding celebration in Thailand's Koh Samui last year, Cantopop singer Yumiko Cheng and husband Andy Leung finally held their wedding banquet in Hong Kong last week.

According to Hong Kong's On CC News, the couple celebrated their union in a larger traditional Chinese banquet at the Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel on 4 September, with star-studded guests including Nicholas Tse, Chin Ka Lok and wife, Angela Tong, Sherman Chung, Cally Kwong, Deep Ng, Patrick Tse, Cheung Tat Ming, and Jade Kwan.

Yumiko was also accompanied by her bridesmaids, including celebrities Joey Yung, Charlene Choi, and Gillian Chung, who all wore matching pink dresses, while husband Andy arrived at the event with his groomsmen that include Edmond Leung, Wilfred Lau, and Sam Lee.

Since the couple has yet to officially register their marriage, they did not wear wedding bands, though Yumiko still flashed her four-carat diamond engagement ring.

Asked about their baby plans, Yumiko and husband revealed that they have no immediate plans for children and want to spend more time with each other for the time being.

The singer also expressed her gratitude towards EEG Chairman Albert Yeung, who generously paid a part of the banquet.
-yahoo

Second member of K-pop group dies from car crash

Second member of K-pop group dies from car crash

World sabahdaily   10:41 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A second member of the South Korean band Ladies' Code died from injuries sustained from a motor accident, her management said Sunday.

Kwon Ri-sae, 23, died Sunday morning at a hospital in Suwon, just south of Seoul. She had been unconscious after undergoing hours of emergency brain surgery following Wednesday's accident, according to Polaris Entertainment agency spokeswoman Kim Eun-kyung.

Fellow band member Go Eun-bi died shortly after a van carrying the group crashed into a guard rail on a rain-drenched highway near Seoul.

Police suspect that the van driver may have been speeding on the wet road to meet a tight schedule. The National Forensic Service is currently investigating the accident. Inspector Lee Ho-dong said the police will call in the driver, who was treated for a mild injury, for more questioning.

Another member of the five-member group fractured her jaw and two others suffered minor injuries.

Ladies' Code debuted last year.