Elton "felt obligated to perform in Russia: 'As a gay man, I can't leave these people on their own.' "ohn posted a transcript of his statement on his Facebook account. It reads in part: "...I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the LGBT community

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The Harry Potter Studio Tour opens in 2012 at Leavesden Studios near London! Warner Brothers has just purchased Leavesden Studios, home to the Harry Potter movies, The Dark Knight, Inception, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows! Find out all about the Warner Brothers Studio Tour...

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Conchita Wurst has won the 59th Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’. The Austrian singer beat off competition from The Netherlands, Sweden and Armenia to claim the title amid much emotion and jubilation in Copenhagen. It was a tight race to start with, with Hungary taking an early lea

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Pride is in the air in New York City, and Queerty kicked things off on Friday, June 17th with an unforgettable evening at Current in Chelsea, celebrating this year’s #Pride50 honorees. The looks did not disappoint, naturally, but the real focus was on the 50 trailblazing honorees. Representing every

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After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun grad

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