Rapper Sean Kingston sued for alleged gang rape, report says.

Well-known rapper Sean Kingston is being sued for allegedly gang raping a teenage female back in 2010, TMZ reports.

The woman claims that Kingston, his bodyguard and a member of his band, raped her while she was drunk in a Seattle hotel room after a Justin Bieber concert. Kingston also performed at the Bieber show. 

In the suit, the woman states she thought she was going to have a meet-and-greet with Kingston, but when she arrived at the hotel room she was forced to have sex with the rapper and his associates. She was later treated at a hospital for injuries consistent with rape, according to TMZ.

The woman is now suing Kingston and the other two men for $5 million. The rapper insists the sex was consensual.

Criminal charges against Kingston—relating to the same incident—were dropped back in 2010.

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Everybody do the "Tang Wong" tonight.

Four school boys pray at a spirit-house shrine and vow to perform a traditional dance if they are successful in their various endeavours.

Trouble is, none of them know much about tradition nor dancing but they do believe in superstition. They seek help from an unconventional traditional-dance performer.

The coming-of-age drama is the latest effort from Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, a writer-director who's known for his quirky movies like "Midnight My Love" and "Handle Me With Care" as well as last year's award-winning psychological comedy-drama "P-047".

Also opening
"White House Down" - Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day") blows up Washington again in this disaster blockbuster. It follows another president-in-peril picture from earlier this year, "Olympus Has Fallen". Here, Channing Tatum is the protector of the prez, who's played by Jamie Foxx.

"Vehicle 19" - "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker trades in his tuned Suburu for a non-descript minivan in this action-drama set in South Africa. He gets into a rented vehicle that was intended for someone else. Then a stranger's cellphone rings and he finds a gun under the seat. An unconscious woman rolls out of the cargo hold in the back and it's off to the races.

"Make Your Move" - K-pop meets "Coyote Ugly" and "Dirty Dancing" in this tale of star-crossed romance. Derek Hough and South Korean singer BoA star. Duane Adler, writer of "Step Up" and "Save the Last Dance", directs.

"Satyagraha" - Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor star in this sweeping Bollywood political drama about a middle-class uprising. It's in Hindi with English and Thai subtitles at Paragon and Major Cineplex Sukhumvit, Rama III and Pattaya.

Also showing

17th Thai Short Film and Video Festival - Highlights include the top-tier RD Pestonji competition programs at 1, 3 and 6.45 tomorrow, and a retrospective of shorts by acclaimed Indian filmmaker Umesh Kulkarni at 5. Sunday has the Payut Ngaokrachang animation competition at 11am followed at 1 by more of the Best of Clermont-Ferrand from the world's top shorts fest. Stick around to see the award winners as the closing ceremony gets underway at 4.30. For more details, visit www.Facebook.com/ThaiShortFilmVideofestival.

The Friese-Greene Club - The month of documentaries wraps up with Michael Moore's debut "Roger and Me" tonight and the Oscar-winning "Man on Wire" tomorrow. Sunday offers a special members-only screening of "The Artist" with the film's first assistant director David Cluck in attendance to offer his behind-the-scenes views. Next month's schedule has different themes each day - "boundaries of sex" on Wednesdays, Peter Sellers on Thursdays, David Cronenberg on Fridays, Midnight Movies on Saturdays and classics on Sundays. For details, check www.FGC.in.th.

Take note
The Alliance Francaise Bangkok is moving and has cancelled its film screenings for September. We bid them adieu.

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Kanye West stops by Kris Jenner's talk show for interview.

(EW.com) -- Kris Jenner worked her magic — and familial connections, of course — to land an interview with the typically media-shy Kanye West, the father of her granddaughter North. Kanye stopped by the set of Kris on Monday to tape an hour-long interview that will air this week

West, who welcomed his first child with girlfriend Kim Kardashian in June, opens up to Jenner about his baby girl, falling in love with Kim, and dealing with the press.

He also addresses President Obama's comments last month about how celebrities like Kanye and Kim have shifted the idea of the American dream. "There was not that window into the lifestyles of the rich and famous," the president said at the time. "Kids weren't monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success."

"Kris" airs on select Fox stations, including in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas. Stay tuned for more info on when Kanye's interview will air.

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Ringing up the jackpot.

Thai rockers Slot Machine put the finishing touches to their fifth studio album.

With four hit albums and a wealth of music awards to their credit, Thai rockers Slot Machine could afford to take it easy for a while. But kicking back and chilling out is apparently not on the cards for the four-piece outfit who hit the big time back in 2008 with the hit album "Grey". The band will soon release its fifth studio album and is already making waves with the first cut, the catchy "Rung" (Rainbow), which they introduced to excited fans in their set at last Saturday's "Sonic Bang" festival.

Vocalist Setthapong "First" Durongjirakarn, guitarist Jenvit "Vit" Chanpanyawong, bassist Atirath "Kak" Pintong and drummer Settharat "Auto" Phangchunan got together nine years ago and over the years have won fans' hearts with such tracks as "Ror", "Pan", "Fan" and "Kham Sud Thai". Their 2011 album "Cell" spawned another wave of hits, among them "Neua Karn Wela", "Suan Dok Mai" and "Ratree Rai Nam", and won them recognition at the Season and Kom Chad Luek Awards. 

For their latest offering, they've joined up with Australian producer, composer, and sound engineer Daniel Denholm, a man who's produced everyone from the Bee Gees to Midnight Oil.

"We met Daniel through [Bec-Tero] executive Neil Thompson. Neil used to work in the music industry so when we asked him to help us find a good producer, he immediately came up with Daniel," says First.

It's not the first time Slot Machine has picked a foreign engineer: For their 2008 release "Mutation", they worked with Scott Andrew Moffatt, who has also produced Thai outfits Mint, Brandnew Sunset, Getsunova and Apartment Khunpa.

Their latest album is being recorded at the Karma Sound Studios in Chon Buri, a venue chosen in the past by big international names like Jamiroquai, Placebo and Bullet For My Valentine. The tracks are then sent to the US for mixing by British sound engineer Tim Palmer before being mastered at Sterling Sound in New York.

"We've worked hard to develop all aspects of this album," says First. "I won't say it's better than our previous outings but it's certainly more beautiful. I think of it as a sculpture, a work of art to which great care is given but without wasting any time. We're a bit like scientists testing new experiences all the time, though the album is still very much rock.

First also wrote the first cut "Rung" and describes it as a song that encourages people facing obstacles in their lives to look forward and keep moving. 

"It's inspired by the Thai idiom 'A good beginning makes a good ending' and refers to the Buddha's teachings about Nirvana, the real happiness. That's a little like a rainbow: it doesn't last forever and not everyone can see it but when you are at peace with yourself, you accept the truth in your life and that's your real happiness," says First.

The album is now about 70 per cent complete and Slot Machine is working hard with Denholm on laying down the remaining tracks before it goes off for mixing.

The album is scheduled to be in stores by the end of the year.

Over Thai rainbow

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Seven ladies on one stage

Amp, Mai and Marsha are just some of the artists who got together for last weekend's green concert

CROWDS OF MUSIC fans packed into Royal Paragon Hall last weekend to revel in four hours of quality music in the 16th Green Concert held by Green Wave 106.5 FM and titled "Seven Return".
The show brought together female veterans Saowalak "Amp" Leelabutr, Mai Charoenpura, Marsha Wattanapanich, Nicole Theriault, Haruthai "Au" Muangboonsri, Myria "Nat" Benedetti and Pakkaramai "Tong" Potranan and as they assembled on the stage at the beginning of the show, fans were reminded of the long and close friendship.

After greeting the audience, the vocalists, all dressed in their trademark white shirts and blue jeans, spilt into groups of twos and threes with Amp, Mai and Marsha getting the show underway with "Klab Ma Ha Pheun".
Nicole and Au were next up with "Chan Mai Pen Rai", Tong and Nat joined forces for "Tor Rae" and the seven reunited for the "friendship" song, "Khwam Rak Thang 7".

The tone changed from laughter to appreciative murmurs as the large LCD screens showed a video made by the Luk Riang Group - the Children and Youth Association for Peace - in the southern border provinces to help kids who have suffered mentally from the violence in the South. Applause rang out loud and clear as the real children from the Luk Riang walked on to the stage.

Then it was back to the music with each of the seven ladies singing a medley of ballads and their own tracks off the album "Seven".This was followed by mini concerts on the theme of love and this time Au, clad in sexy black, kicked off the show with a cover of Nicole's "Wan Tee Aon Wai".

"The most important thing in my life is my family," said Au, swinging into "Wiman Din" as photos of her family pictures appeared on the big screen. She closed out her solo spot with the hit "Kae Lap Ta".

Tong , the baby of the concert, was next up on stage singing her hits "Hak Chan Rou", "Tan Kao Kan Mai". She thanked an ex boyfriend for walking out from her life and enabling her to settle down with the man of her dreams and followed up with her hit "Ja Rak Hai Dee Tae Sud" .
Nat served up a fast tempo show and dedicated her final number "Mai Mee Kri Rak Chan Tao Tor" to her boyfriend while Nicole opened her show with a medley of smooth ballads.

Amp, Mai and Marsha had fans up on their feet and dancing as they revved up the proceedings with a cover of Madonna's Like A Virgin".

And it was left to Amp to summarise the love stories of all seven artists with "Rueng Jing Ying Kwa Niyay".
Marsha's solo set included "Music Lover" and the ballad "Tor Sauy" and just as the last notes faded away, ex husband Amphol "Nui" Lampoon marched on to the stage and presented the singer and actress with a big bouquet of flowers.
The highlight of the night was a vocal battle between Marsha and Mai on "Kwam Dan Tu Rang Sung" and "Sud Rid Sud Dej". They joined forces, each using her vocal power to outstrip the other and the duel was so fairly matched that it drew loud and long cheers and applause from the crowd.

Mai rounded out the solo sets with a medley of fun beats bringing the audience back to their feet to sing and dance along with her.

The concert wrapped with a reprise of "Khwam Rak Thang 7", sending the audience home 
happy and fulfilled.

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