tabloid! The weekly wrap #10

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Metallica prepare to rock Abu Dhabi again, Beyonce gets accused of lip-syncing and Race 2 hits UAE cinemas as tabloid! brings you this week's highlights in entertainment. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00In entertainment this week, Metallica book another date with Abu Dhabi, Jordi Foster

00:10and Mel Gibson turn out to be really good friends, and Beyonce soars from high to low

00:15in the space of a few hours.

00:17This is your weekly wrap with Tabloid.

00:20Beyonce sang the US national anthem at Barack Obama's inauguration on Monday, or did she?

00:25Tuesday was marked by rave reviews for the singer's performance of the Star Spangled

00:29Banner, but by next day, questions were being asked whether she lip-synched or not.

00:34A spokesperson for the band that accompanied her rendition said a pre-recorded version

00:38of the song was used, but did not say outright that Beyonce mined.

00:42The singer herself has yet to comment.

00:44Maybe she is busy preparing a pre-recorded statement.

00:47Mel Gibson is once again at the centre of controversy after it was rumoured that he

00:51may be the father of Jordi Foster's children.

00:54Such paternity claims were made in the aftermath of Foster's speech at the Golden Globes where

00:58she thanked Gibson for his support.

01:01It was a fashionable week over in Paris where the intricate and high-priced Haute Couture

01:05collections began with shows by Chanel, Armani and Raf Simons for Christian Dior.

01:09Speaking of Dior, its former designer John Galliano appears to be on the comeback trail

01:14after his sacking for anti-Semitic remarks, with Oscar de la Renta inviting Galliano to

01:19work in his studio for a few weeks.

01:21Plenty of musical dates for Your Diary were announced this week, with the biggest being

01:25the return of Metallica to the capital on April 19.

01:28They performed a sold-out show at the same venue, Deux Arena, in November 2011.

01:33Also performing in the coming weeks are crooner Julio Iglesias, who takes the stage at Dubai

01:38World Trade Centre on March 21, and Indian Sufi singer Kailash Kher and Pakistani singers

01:43Ali Azmat and Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan perform at the same venue on Feb 8.

01:48In Bollywood, hunk John Abraham won us over with his charm and reminded us again that

01:52he's not just a pretty face, but his battle is yet to be won.

01:56There was a time when I tried to get away from that tag, but now I just don't bother.

02:01Last year, just when I thought I had escaped, I won the tag of sexiest man alive.

02:05Like somebody close to me once said, as far as John Abraham is concerned, you may be 30,

02:1040 or 50, this tag of being attractive is always going to stay, said Abraham.

02:15And no, he did not have his reaching for our tissues here.

02:17Tabloid has learned that Feb is going to see the who's who of Bollywood descend upon Dubai.

02:22Salman Khan will kick off the star-studded Celebrity Cricket League third season in Dubai

02:25on Feb 23, accompanied by cheerleaders Chitrangada Singh, Nargis Fakhri and Kangana Ranaut.

02:31Action of a different kind will unfold at the Great Women Awards on Feb 7.

02:35Actresses Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Urmila Matondkar are just some of the names

02:40to attend the red carpet call.

02:41At the recent Filmfare Awards, Ranbir Kapoor's Barfi and Vidya Balan's Kahani continued

02:46with their winning streaks and scoped major awards including Best Actor and Best Actress.

02:51Kamal Haasan's ambitious Tamil-language spy thriller Vishwaroopam will not release in

02:54the UAE this weekend as scheduled.

02:57The film is still under review and official at the National Media Council, told Tabloid.

03:02In South Indian state Tamil Nadu, the thriller has been banned for two weeks following protests

03:06staged by several Muslim groups who feared that their community was wrongly depicted

03:10in the film.

03:11In response, the actor has issued a statement saying,

03:14I am not only hurt by these accusations of denigrating a community, but my sensibilities

03:18are truly insulted.

03:20At cinemas this weekend, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin battle Sean Penn's baddie in

03:24Gangster Squad, while Jessica Chastain takes on Osama Bin Laden in Zero Dark Thirty.

03:29Bollywood Thriller Race 2, starring Deepika Padukone, John Abraham and Saif Ali Khan screens

03:34with a promise from the cast, it'll be bigger and better than Race.

03:38And that's your weekly wrap.

03:41Thanks for watching.

03:42We'll see you next time.

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