Sarah Harding dies at 39 Sarah Harding, who found pop star fame as a singer with the British-Irish girl group Girls Aloud, has died from breast cancer, her mother announced on Instagram on Sunday. Harding was 39 years old. Takeshi Kitano’s car attacked Tokyo police have arrested a man who allegedly attacked a car carrying Japanese entertainment icon Takeshi Kitano with a pickax, though nobody was injured, according to media reports. New national tribute film scheduled Actress Zhang Ziyi, actor-director Wu Jing, comedian Shen Teng, and actor-director Xu Zheng come together to direct four short films as part of a new anthology drama paying tribute to China’s families. Titled “Me and My Father’s Generation,” the upcoming China Film Co., Ltd. production is set for release on October 1, the film’s official Weibo account has announced. Kaley Cuoco devoices from Karl Cook Kaley Cuoco and her second husband Karl Cook announced that they’re going their separate ways after three years of marriage. ‘Song of Youth’ favored by foreign audience With lavish costumes and exquisite props as well as period architecture, Chinese TV drama “Song of Youth” has been well received overseas, exemplified by its 9.2 out of 10 score on the U.S. video streaming site Rakuten Viki. Cai Xukun’s album release suspected of violating law Chinese pop singer Cai Xukun’s studio has issued an apology for a controversial tactic of selling his new digital album “Mi.” Gemma Chan to star in ‘Cuckoo’ British actress Gemma Chan of “Crazy Rich Asians” will star in “Cuckoo,” an upcoming horror movie from Neon. Gomez teams up with comedy veterans in crime caper Old friends Steve Martin and Martin Short have teamed up again, this time with Selena Gomez adding a youthful vibe to their new mystery comedy “Only Murders in the Building.” Stars return to Venice film fest The Venice film festival opens with a rich line-up and the return of Hollywood stars who had largely deserted it last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as cinema looks forward to shaking off the crisis triggered by the health emergency. (SD-Agencies) | 