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JUSTIN BIEBER ASKS POPE FRANCIS TO INTERCEDE ON ARGENTINIAN ARREST WARRANT

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Bieber (Photo credit: www.celebritycarsblog.com)
Bieber (Photo credit:
http://www.celebritycarsblog.com)

TORONTO, Canada (The Adobo Chronicles) – Justin Bieber has appealed to Pope Francis to intercede after an Argentine judge issued an arrest warrant for the Canadian singer for failing to respond to summons related to allegations he ordered bodyguards to attack a photographer in 2013.

Judge Alberto Julio Banos ordered the “immediate detention” of Bieber and bodyguards Hugo Alcides Hesny and Terrence Reche Smalls.

Bieber is accused of sending the bodyguards to attack photographer Diego Pesoa outside a Buenos Aires nightclub. Bieber never returned to Argentina to respond to questions about the incident.

Under Argentine law, Bieber would face from one month to six years in prison if convicted on a charge of causing injuries.

After being informed of the arrest order, Bieber immediately asked Pope Francis to convince the judge to cancel the warrant. The singer, who previously had been in trouble with the law many times in the U.S., made his appeal on social media, posting the following message on the Pope’s Facebook page:

“Your Excellency (sic) , please help and use your Argentinan (sic) influence to convince Judge Banos to cancel the warrant for my arrest. With my busy schedule of concerts and recordings, I don’t have the time to fly to Buenos Eres (sic) to appear before the judge. I promise to go to confession and receive Holy Community (sic)  when I come visit The Vatican this summer. I will even stage a free concert at St. Peter’s Square.”

As of presstime, the Pope has not replied to Bieber’s post.

Film and TV, Music

NICKI MINAJ SUES MADONNA, NBC OVER SEGMENT ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW’

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MInaj, left, and Madonna (Photo: www.afrikakwetu.com)
MInaj, left, and Madonna
(Photo: http://www.afrikakwetu.com)

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Some are calling it the ‘battle of the bitches.’ And the NBC network is caught in the middle. The protagonists: Madonna and Nicki Minaj.

The 56-year-old diva (meaning, Madonna) performed a live take of ‘Bitch I’m Madonna’ during a recent episode of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’ The song is included in Madonna’s latest album, ‘Rebel Heart.’ The original recording also features 32-year-old  singer and songwriter Nicki Minaj, rapping to Madonna’s music.

But Nicki Minaj was nowhere to be seen during the Tonight Show performance, except for screen images of the rapper flashed in the background while Madonna twisted and twerked in the company of her dancers.

After the segment aired, Minaj told reporters she was suing Madonna and NBC for excluding her in the live performance. ‘The song is mine as much as it is Madonna’s,’ Minaj said.

‘For Madonna and NBC to exclude me from the show is not only inappropriate but  insulting,’ Minaj said, adding: “after all, I think the song is more about me than it is about Madonna.”

So, who’s the real ‘bitch’ here? We’ll let our readers decide.

Here’s the video on Madonna’s live performance.

 

 

 

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‘THE VOICE’ WILL CHANGE ITS FORMAT STARTING NEXT SEASON

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Sia

UNIVERSAL CITY, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The television show, ‘The Voice’ operates on the concept that singers should be judged based on their singing and not on their looks.

The reality show has gained enormous popularity since it first aired in 2011, and has spread across the globe through local franchises, including the Philippines.

Today, the U.S. version of ‘The Voice’ had Sia as its featured guest singer.

Of course we know Sia as the voice behind many hits like ‘Chandelier’, but the Grammy-nominated artist is incredibly shy when it comes to showing her face at public events. Hence she appears with her face fully covered by her hair, just like she did on tonight’s show.

After her guest appearance, the producers of ‘The Voice’ had a light bulb moment.

Starting next season –if there is going to be one —  all contestants, from the blind audition all the way to the finals, will have to cover their faces with their hair or a veil.  This way, the show will remain true to its original concept that the best singers don’t necessarily have to be the most good-looking.

The Adobo Chronicles  fully supports this new format. And so does Reyna Elena, a Filipino American fan of the show.

We tried to reach Broadway star Lea Salonga, a judge in the Philippine version of the show, but were unsuccessful.  (Miss Salonga, if you happen to read this, please contact us).