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Dec 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mawunyo Gbogbo

"Does anyone read your letters or can I write anything I want?"That question, from 15-year-old Tracey to her pen pal Mandy in John Marsden's 1991 novel Letters from the Inside, so captured my imagination when I was kid, I posed the same question to my own pen pal. Her response was similar to Mandy's.

Dec 15, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mawunyo Gbogbo |Anna Kelsey-Sugg

Welcome to ICYMI, where we recap the pop culture and entertainment news you might have missed over the past few days. Let us get you caught up. Singer Paula Abdul has settled her year-long legal battle with former co-worker and British television producer Nigel Lythgoe in a California court. "This has been a long and hard-fought personal battle," Abdul said in a concluding statement.

Dec 12, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mawunyo Gbogbo

"Oh, look. It's Squid Game."Those were the words uttered by people who just happened to be at Sydney Harbour on Thursday as 300 Squid Game guards dressed in pink marched along the shore. The guards were escorting Young-hee — the Red Light, Green Light doll from the Netflix series and global sensation Squid Game — to Luna Park Sydney. While for some it was a chance encounter, others were there to sample Squid Game: The Experience before it opens to crowds Saturday.

Dec 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mawunyo Gbogbo

Superstar rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly with Sean "Diddy" Combs. American outlets led by NBC are reporting the civil lawsuit, first filed in October in the Southern District of New York, initially listed Jay-Z as an unidentified "Celebrity A".

Dec 7, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mawunyo Gbogbo

Jay Laga'aia didn't encourage his children to become performers. However, five out of the eight have chosen to follow in his footsteps on stage and screen. "It's the last thing I wanted them to do," Laga'aia said in a sit-down with ABC News, joined by two of his sons. "I've been doing this 42 years and it's something that I love doing. It is my calling. "But you never wish that upon your own children because you know how difficult it is.