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Matthew Perry’s X account ‘hacked by fraudsters’ urging donation to fake foundation | Ents & Arts News
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The X account of Matthew Perry has been targeted by hackers, according to reports. A foundation set up in honour of the Friends star, who died last October, appeared to be the target of a link in a pinned post at the top of his profile urging people to donate. However, the post actually linked…
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Henry Rowley: The British ‘posh boy’ who became one of the year’s breakout TikTok stars | Ents & Arts News
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Henry Rowley couldn’t be more honest about enjoying the recognition that comes with going viral. “I really do love it,” he says. “Partly because I’m a vain ****!” The 25-year-old was a standout performer at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, a prospect which not long ago would probably have made him laugh more than one of…
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Tube Girl: How Sabrina Bahsoon became one of 2023’s biggest TikTok stars | Ents & Arts News
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Who needs tickets to a West End show when there’s a chance you might experience a world-famous live performance right there in your Tube carriage? Sabrina Bahsoon has had no need for such a grand stage on her journey to musical stardom, having transformed the most boring part of most people’s day into a song-and-dance…
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Rock legends Kiss ‘immortalised’ as digital superhero-style avatars | Ents & Arts News
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US rock band Kiss will live on as superhero-style digital avatars after playing their final live gig in New York. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, performed on Saturday night in the city’s Madison Square Garden, before leaving the stage to reveal their new digital alter egos. Named Demon, the Starchild, Catman,…
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Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer will drop next week, makers announce | Ents & Arts News
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The wait is almost over for fans of one of the biggest game franchises of all time – the trailer for the next instalment of Grand Theft Auto will finally be released next week. In a post on social media, Rockstar, the makers of the games, simply said: “Trailer 1, Tuesday, December 5, 9am ET”…
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Succession star Brian Cox on the use of AI to replicate actors: ‘It’s a human rights issue’ | Ents & Arts News
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Brian Cox says the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replicate an actor’s image and use it forever is “identity theft” and should be considered “a human rights issue”. The Scottish star, who is best known for playing Succession patriarch Logan Roy, was speaking at the premiere of the James Bond inspired quiz show 007:…
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Scarlett Johansson becomes latest victim of alleged deepfake advert | Ents & Arts News
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Scarlett Johansson has become the latest high-profile victim of a seemingly unauthorised deepfake advert. A version of the Marvel actress created using artificial intelligence (AI) reportedly appeared in an online promotion for a firm called Lisa AI, which lets users create avatars and images using text prompts. A lawyer for Johansson said the company had…
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Cher hits out at AI after hearing fake version of herself covering a Madonna track | Ents & Arts News
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Cher has hit out at the use of AI in the entertainment industry, suggesting it should be made illegal. The 77-year-old said she was “shocked” to hear an AI-generated version of her covering a Madonna song. “Not AI,” Cher began when asked about the rapidly developing technology by AP. “Someone did me singing a Madonna…
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Tom Hanks warns fans not to fall for deepfake advert using his face | Ents & Arts News
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Tom Hanks has warned his 9.5 million Instagram followers not to fall for an advert that appears to use his face but which he says is using an artificial intelligence (AI) version of him, without his authorisation. The two-time Oscar winner wrote: “Beware!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI…
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Sir Brian May ‘immensely proud’ to be part of Osiris-Rex asteroid sample team | Ents & Arts News
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Sir Brian May has said he is “immensely proud” to be part of the team who successfully collected NASA’s first asteroid samples from deep space. A capsule containing around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu touched down in the Utah desert near Salt Lake City on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the…