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LIFESTYLE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014
G o s s i p
China indicts Chan’s
son on drug charge
C
hinese prosecutors on Monday indicted the son
of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan on the
charge of sheltering others to use drugs, more
than four months after he was detained. If convicted,
singer-actor Jaycee Chan could be jailed for up to three
years. Chan, 32, was among a string of celebrities
detained over the summer for vices such as drug use
and hiring prostitutes, as Beijing vowed to clean up
social morals. The detention of Jaycee Chan has been
particularly embarrassing for his father, who was
named by Beijing as an anti-drug ambassador in 2009.
Beijing police detained the younger Chan at his Beijing
apartment in August along with Taiwanese movie star
Ko Kai. Police said Chan and Ko both tested positive for
marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100
grams (3.5 ounces) of it were taken from Chan’s home.
Ko, whose real name is Ko Chen-tung, was released
after a 14-day administrative detention for the drug
use, but Chan - who has remained in detention since
August - is faced with the more serious criminal
charge. State broadcaster CCTV in August aired video
of the police raid on Chan’s apartment, in which Chan
was shown identifying marijuana. Ko testified on camera that he had used drugs at Chan’s home. Chan has
never publicly contested the charge, and his father has
openly apologized over his detention. “Regarding this
issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very
shocked,” Jackie Chan wrote on his microblog in
August. “As a public figure, I’m very ashamed. As a
father, I’m heartbroken.” Prosecutors from Beijing’s
Dongcheng District announced the indictment in a
one-line statement that did not mention when a trial
would be held. In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping
declared that illegal drugs should be wiped out and
that offenders should be severely punished. The crackdown snared more than 7,800 people in Beijing alone,
according to police, and celebrities were targeted
because of their influence over the public. Jaycee
Chan has appeared in several films and has released
three albums.
Isabella Rossellini: Actresses
are replacing models
I
sabella Rossellini claims actresses are replacing models. The 62year-old star - who made a name for herself in the fashion industry aged 28 after making her debut appearance in British Vogue
- believes movie stars are being chosen over models in beauty campaigns because consumers have developed a
“celebrity fixation”. She said “Models are not doing so
many of the campaigns - it’s actresses. Now, there is a
celebrity fixation.” Isabella - who worked as a
spokesmodel for cosmetics brand LancÙme for 14
years until she was fired for being too old in her 40s believes labels are happy to use actresses to front
their campaigns as their careers last much longer.
She explained: “And if they are in a successful film
when they are 38 or 40, they still get the
campaigns.”It’s the celebrity that gives them the
longevity. Most models start working less at 30, and
then by the time they are 35 it’s over completely.” The
brunette beauty added she had been shocked to discover that ageism was “rampant in fashion” when she first
started out as a model. She told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: “In two or three photo-shoots I had the cover of Vogue
and my career exploded.”But I didn’t know that ageism was rampant in fashion. “No one asked me how old I was at the beginning,
and when they found out, they were horrified.”
Actor Booth Colman Dies at 91
B
ooth Colman, who had a long career as an actor
including the role of ape scientist Dr. Zaius in the
1970s “Planet of the Apes” TV series, died in his sleep
on Dec 15 in Los Angeles. He was 91. Colman was a
Shakespearean authority who essayed mostly dramatic
roles. He had a gravitas that was well-used in his many performances as authority figures, such as doctors, clergymen,
scientists and attorneys. Though he was never a comedian,
he appeared in comedies and treasured his friendship with
classic performer Stan Laurel of Laurel & Hardy.
(Colman is pictured above with Lois Laurel, the daughter of
Stan Laurel.) Though he worked in film-with more than 50
bigscreen appearances-and onstage, Colman was best
known for his work on television. He racked up many credits, from the early days of TV in the 1950s through 2008. He
guested, often multiple times, on series including
“Gunsmoke,” “Perry Mason,” “Star Trek,” “The Waltons,” “77
Sunset Strip,” “Route 66,” “The Rifleman,” “Have Gun Will
Travel,” “Bonanza,” “Mannix,” “Marcus Welby,” “Mission:
Impossible” and “The Untouchables,” “Star Trek: Voyager”
and “Chicago Hope.” He also appeared in TV comedies
including “My Three Sons,” “Hogan’s Heroes,” “I Dream of
Jeannie,” “The Monkees,” “The Flying Nun” and, later,
“Frasier” and “My Name is Earl.” The actor also occasionally
had recurring roles in such soap operas as “The Young and
the Restless” and “General Hospital.” Colman made his film
debut in 1952’s “The Big Sky” and last appeared on the
bigscreen in the Coen brothers’ 2003 “Intolerable Cruelty.”
He worked on Broadway, appearing with the likes of Basil
Rathbone and Fredric March, and appeared as Scrooge
onstage in “A Christmas Carol” almost every year for
decades. As a young actor, Colman studied with the
Maurice Evans company, with which he appeared in
“Hamlet.” Eventually the association led to Booth assuming
the role of Dr. Zaius, which Evans originated in two
bigscreen “Planet of the Apes” films. Colman’s work on the
series led to acclaim from fans as well as invitations to
appear at film conventions. Colman was born in Portland,
Oregon, and he attended the University of Washington,
and the U. of Michigan, where he began his career in radio.
He mastered multiple languages. In lieu of flowers, the
family requests a donation to the Actors Fund of America,
National Federation for the Blind, or United Jewish Appeal.
Friends, family and fans are invited to share memories of
Colman at [email protected].
Bromfield to match
outfit to Christmas tree
D
ionne Bromfield wants to match her Christmas outfit to her
tree. The ‘Mama Said’ hitmaker - who is the goddaughter of
late singer Amy Winehouse - has adorned her house with silver-themed decorations for the festive period and is planning on
sporting a metallic dress to coordinate with the color scheme. She
exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “I always tend to wear a red dress. I
might switch it up this year. “I’m thinking silver because my whole
house is silver themed this year. I don’t know if that would be a bit
tacky. I’ve got a silver tree with silver baubles... a bit of a silver theme.”
The 18-year-old singer also mixes up her beauty regime for the party
season. She said: “I like a lot of glitter. So I usually put a bit of glitter
on my eye lids.” Dionne also confessed to being a huge fan of popstar
Rihanna’s “different” style and credits the Barbados-born beauty for
being a “trendsetter”. She said: “I really love Rihanna’s style. I love how
Rihanna... she could wear a dress with trainers and look amazing.
“Her style... I like how it’s very different. She’s a massive trendsetter
but I like the way she always changes it up its never samey.”
CARPISA autumn
winter 2014 collection
T
he autumn/winter 2014-15 Carpisa collection reconsiders the virtues and the beauty
of our Country, and what the world know
how the Italian Feeling. The details decorate the
bags as well as the monuments and the beauties
of our country decorate Italy.
The metallic is protagonist in various forms,
from the metal decorated connections, to the
metal brackets that give light to the bag and the
accessory. The rock-chic is one of the main subject of the collection where the black colour is
protagonist. There are gold studs opposing to the
more romantic matelassÈ combine to bows
details.
The textile of the collection is the “Pied de
Poule”, both in micro and maxi variation; a classic
textile that become minimized and made young
to the match with micro studs and chain details;
present itself in collection with the “optical” black
&white version.
A funded must is the animalier subject, present in collection in the coconut print, in the spotted, in the shiny and opaque python leather.
Characterized by materials that have an important and luxurious relevance, it refers to the
world-known conception of the artisan Italy.
The final subject of the collection is the country-chic, bags with soft structures, grainy materials match with the suede and the fur; lines that
have a romantic taste and recall to the conception of hill landscape and farmland that characterize the beautiful country. Welcome to Italy,
welcome to Carpisa. Treat yourself to the latest
collection at The Avenues- The Mall.
Upton most searched model of 2014
K
ate Upton was the most searched model of 2014. The Sports Illustrated star - who recently won the
Sexiest Woman Alive gong at the People Magazine Awards - topped the Google list, obtained by
Style.com, which also featured supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. Kendall Jenner’s emerging fashion career earned her a place in second whilst Miranda Kerr - who has a 3-year-old son with Orlando
Bloom - came third. Despite being named Model of the Year at last month’s British Fashion Awards, Cara
Delevingne only made it to sixteenth on the list, being topped in the rankings by Heidi Klum, 41, Behati
Prinsloo - the wife of singer Adam Levine - and Kate Upton’s fellow Sports Illustrated Swimwear Issue model,
Lily Aldridge, 29. Lily - who is also one of the Victoria’s Secret angels - wasn’t the only Angel to make the list;
Karlie Kloss, 22, Alessandra Ambrosio, 33 and Doutzen Kroes, 29, also made the grade. Karlie - who came
ninth - has made quite a presence for herself on social media, with over 1.7 million followers on Instagram.
Similarly, her fellow Angel, Alessandra is a big hit on social media too, with well over three million followers
on the photo sharing site. The youngest model to feature on the list was Hailey Baldwin at just 18-years-old.