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Alan Rickman's frustrations playing Snape in 'Harry Potter' revealed in personal letters Alan Rickman as Professor Snape. (Photo: Everett Collection) More Professor Snape is one of the  Harry Potter   franchise’s most complex characters, so it’s no surprise that Alan Rickman found the portrayal difficult at times. Mementos of Rickman’s are going to be auctioned off by  Neil Pearson Rare Books , including personal letters that shed light on some of his frustrations playing Snape. Rickman — who  died of cancer in 2016   — appeared in the role in all eight films from 2001 to 2011. One letter is from producer David Heyman, who sent Rickman a thank-you note after 2002’s  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets . “Thank you for making  HP2  a success,” it reads. “I know, at times, you are frustrated but please know that you are an integral part of the films. And you are brilliant.” The  Independent  obtained a note Ric...

Michael Jackson estate sues ABC over TV special FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces upcoming concerts at the London O2 Arena in London. The estate of Michael Jackson is suing Disney, saying an ABC television special on the singer’s last days infringed on its intellectual property. The estate filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the network and parent company Disney in federal court in Los Angeles. It alleges that last week’s special “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” illegally uses significant and repeated excerpts of his most valuable songs including “Billie Jean,” and “Bad,” substantial excerpts of his music videos including “Thriller” and “Black or White,” and excerpts from a documentary and feature film that belong to the estate. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The estate of Michael Jackson sued ABC and parent company Disney on Wednesday, saying a two-hour documentary on the singer's last days improperly used the King of P...

Yaa Pono writes a letter to Anas over his upcoming Number 12 exposé video (screenshot) Gbee Naabu hitmaker  Yaa   Pono  has penned down a letter to Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Ponobiom pleads with the award-winning journalist to cool down a little so that he can release his music video and promote it. Ponobiom believes that if Anas should release his expose, it’ll trend more than his music video. Hence, it wouldn’t get the required reach he’s aiming for. “Dear @anasglobal I beg cool down small let me promo my video and release it before you hype your show … yours faithfully (ponobiom)”, the Ashaiman based rapper tweeted.

Russian journalist reported dead shows up alive at news conference; Ukrainian officials say they faked his death In a stunning twist, a well-known Russian journalist who Ukrainian authorities said was shot and killed in the capital of Kiev Tuesday showed up alive Wednesday, with Ukrainian security services saying they faked his death. Arkady Babchenko, a celebrated war reporter who fled his home country last year amid a campaign of intimidation, was said to have been killed at his his apartment building in Kiev he appeared at a press conference Wednesday. Authorities said they pretended Babchenko was dead in order to stop a Russian plot to kill him. Babchenko is a ferocious critic of the Kremlin. Ukrainian police said Tuesday that his wife had found him Tuesday night in his apartment building’s stairwell covered in blood after being shot repeatedly in the back, and that she had called an ambulance but he died before reaching the hospital. Police said Tuesday they beli...

Check Out Photos Of The Biggest Gay Party In Africa Held In Accra Over The Weekend As the United States and other countries grapple with the issue of same-sex marriage, public in Africa and in predominantly Muslim countries remain among the least accepting of homosexuality. In Ghana, despite the fact that majority of the citizens frown when ever the issue of homosexuality pops up, the ‘abominable’ act is prevent in the society per the recent happenings Over the weekend, there was huge party for gays in Africa and it happened right here in Accra. It was reportedly held at the 10 Pounds Pub and it was attended by lot of gays both within and outside Ghana.

Nigerian singer ‘Wizkid’ fights his bodyguards on stage at London for trying to prevent his fan from hugging him (Video) Wizkid Ayo   had to fight his bodyguard on stage for not allowing one of his male fan who could not hide his feeling than to rush to stage and hug him during his ‘Africa To London’ concert Read Also: Fifa world cup 2018 fixtures:the groups,matches,dates,venues and full schedules this summer.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 FIXTURES:THE GROUPS,MATCHES,DATES,VENUES AND FULL SCHEDULES THIS SUMMER Hosts Russia will kick off the  2018 World Cup  finals in less than a month against Saudi Arabia in Moscow, while defending champions Germany will start against Mexico. Five-time winners Brazil will face Switzerland in their first Group E match with Costa Rica and Serbia making up one of the harder groups. European champions Portugal will play neighbours Spain in their first match in Group B, while Argentina were placed in Group D with newcomers Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria. England will face the other debut nation Panama in Group G, but open against Tunisia before facing the group's top seeds Belgium. GROUP A Thursday June 14 Russia v Saudi Arabia 4pm • Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow ITV Friday June 15 Egypt v Uruguay 1pm • Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg BBC Tuesday June 19 Russia v Egypt 7pm • Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg BBC Wednes...