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Caster Semenya makes it look easy as she wins heat and goes for Olympic glory in women’s 800m

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Strong: Caster Semenya ran in just under two minutes during her heat at Rio 2016 today, and qualified for the semi-finals The South African athlete once controversially forced to undergo gender testing strongly began her quest for gold at Rio 2016 in the women’s 800 metres today. Caster Semenya ran in just under two minutes - 1 minute 59.31 seconds - during her heat at the Olympic Stadium, and qualified for the semi-finals. The 25-year-old has faced objection to her involvement because she has a condition meaning her testosterone levels are far higher than normal. But she has hit back at 'haters' claiming she should not compete as her fans posted the hashtags #HandsOffCaster and #GoCaster on social media. And Semenya has taken to Instagram to goad her detractors, saying: ‘Dear Haters, I have so much more for you to be mad at. Just be patient.’ Semenya has no womb or ovaries - but, and because, of a chromosomal abnormality, she has internal testes. She was controversially force...

Kanye West ‘gave his approval’ to The Game’s song about having sex with three Kardashians

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The Game had claimed he’d ‘fucked three Kardashians’ on new song ‘Sauce’ The Game Over the weekend, The Game released new song ‘Sauce’, which includes the lyrics: “I used to fuck bitches that Usher Raymond passed off/Then I fucked three Kardashians, hold that thought.” The song is a collaboration with DJ Khaled. While The Game briefly dated wife’s Kim Kardashian-West several years before West began dating the socialite, it’s not known which other members of the family The Game would have enjoyed relationships with. It’s believed he’s claiming to refer to Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, though their managers have denied this, leading to the unlikely scenario that the Compton rapper might not be telling the truth. TMZ reports that The Game phoned West to make sure he was comfortable with the song’s lyrics before he released ‘Sauce’. It isn’t known if their conversation was recorded, to lead to any possible future phone audio leaks similar to Kardashian-West releasing the conversation of...

Maisie Williams admits she hasn’t read any Game Of Thrones novels

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Actress says her mother thought the books ‘unsuitable’ when she began playing Arya Stark GETTY Game Of Thrones actress Maisie Williams has admitted she has never read the novels on which the HBO series is based. Williams says her mother thought that George RR Martin’s books were “unsuitable” for her read when she first landed the part of Arya Stark as a 14-year-old in 2011. And the actress says she worries how fans would react if they saw her reading the novels five years after she began playing Stark. Williams told Deadline : “When I started, my mum deemed the books inappropriate. But also, at the time I didn’t really appreciate the importance of reading to my craft. I was a non-actor who’d never trained. I never really had any passion for reading, I just was Arya when I was younger.” Williams said she would one day like to read the books, to see if her portrayal of Stark matches that of Martin’s series, which begain in 1996 with A Game Of Thrones. She said: “I’ve brought what I’ve ...

Usher stages a dance-off with President Obama

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“It’s like a toe-to-toe thing” says Usher of his battle with Barack. Usher Obama turned 55 yesterday (August 16), and Usher revealed he enjoyed dancing with the President and his wife Michelle at the White House party several days earlier. Usher told US TV show Extra how the dance battle began when [a]Stevie Wonder[/i] performed at the party. He said: “We had an incredible time and danced all night. Me and Michelle have always had a good time on the dancefloor, but Barack? He actually battles you. It’s like a toe-to-toe thing.” The singer explained that no footage exists of the occasion, saying: “They took everybody’s phones at the door.” Usher released new singles ‘Crash’ and Young Thug collaboration ‘No Limits’ in June, saying at the time that his new album has the working title ‘Flawed’. He also plays Sugar Ray Leonard in new boxing drama Hands Of Stone, co-starring with Robert DeNiro, John Turturro and Ellen Barkin. Usher had fight training with professional boxers and said: “I...

Three new Harry Potter books by JK Rowling are being published next month

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JK Rowling's eBooks are short story collections from the Potterverse JK Rowling has written three collections of Harry Potter stories, which are being published as eBooks on September 6. The books are £1.99 each and promise to tell of Rowling’s inspirations for characters and places in the world of Potter’s novels. Some of them have previously been published on Pottermore , Rowling’s website dedicated to Harry Potter. The first book is Power, Politics And Pesky Poltergeists, which gives “a glimpse of the darker side of the wizarding world”, including the history of Azkaban prison. It tells the life story of Professor Umbridge and the friendship between Tom Marvolo Riddle and potions master Horace Slughorn. Next is Heroism, Hardship And Dangerous Hobbies. It tells the stories of heroic characters including Remus Lupin and Minerva McGonagall, as well as Sybill Trelawney and Silanus Kettleburn. The final book, Hogwarts: An Incomplete And Unreliable Guide, tells the history of the sc...

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong compares Donald Trump to Hitler: 'I can't wait until he's gone'

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Band speak in new interview ahead of 'Revolution Radio' album release GETTY IMAGES US Presidential candidate Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in a new interview. The Californian punk trio made their return last week with new single 'Bang Bang', also confirming the release of new album 'Revolution Radio' for October. Speaking in this week's issue of Kerrang! , the band discussed how the US political climate has changed since their last album, denouncing Trump in the process. "The worst problem I see about Trump is who his followers are," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said. "I actually feel bad for them, because they're poor, working-class people who can't get a leg up. They're pissed off and he's preyed on their anger. He just said, 'You have no options and I'm the only one, and I'm going to take care of it myself.' I mean, that's fucking Hitler, man!" GETTY "I don't even know how else to explain ...

Kevin Smith Defends Daughter Against Online Trolls

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Kevin Smith has defended his daughter against online trolls after she was targeted by an Instagram user who called her ugly and talentless. The actor and director stood up for his daughter, 17-year-old Harley Quinn Smith, on Monday (15Aug16) after she was left reeling from a vicious comment left on one of her recently posted photos. The young actress shared a snap of herself at the Sundance Next Fest event, with the caption, "A pic that could not possibly be more up close and personal if it tried from #sundancenextfest the other day." Her followers were quick to compliment Harley, however one user decided to leave a comment deriding her looks, talent and her movie Yoga Hosers, which she starred in alongside her famous father, who also directed. "You're ugly as s**t. And that steaming horse s**t of a movie, Yoga Hosers, should be banned," wrote Instagram user kingpsysyphus. "F**k your talentless **** of a father for trying to compare it with The Matrix. You...