00:00No plans for December 28th? No sweat, we've got it covered with the exclusive announcement
00:11that Nicki Minaj is coming to Dubai. Before that, there's plenty more entertainment
00:15news in the UAE, from Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Jack Bauer to Colin Firth, Cate Blanchett
00:21and Priyanka Chopra. Plus, what to watch at the cinema this weekend.
00:26This is your weekly wrap with Tabloid. You read it here first, colourful US rapper
00:31Nicki Minaj will play her debut concert in Dubai on December 28th at Maidan. That's
00:36just two weeks after Chris Brown hits the stage there and four days before Snoop Dogg
00:41closes out the year with a New Year's Eve extravaganza.
00:44If you're looking for live music sooner than that, look no further than this weekend
00:48when Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, not exactly known for his singing, takes to the
00:53stage at Dubai Festival City on Sunday at the Aalan Bollywood concert.
00:58One person who's hoping to be known for her singing is Priyanka Chopra, who'll join him
01:01on stage at the concert. She recently released her first pop single and is hoping to make
01:06it big as a pop star. Also on stage are singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, actress Zarin Khan and
01:12Sophie Chaudhry. Performing for UAE National Day are Dayana
01:16Haddad, Ali Al-Katiri and Ali Al-Nagpi at Global Village. Also there are fireworks,
01:21theatre shows, processions and exhibitions all over the city. We've got the full listings
01:25of events at gulfnews.com.
01:28In Abu Dhabi on Friday, Michael Jackson will be present, in spirit at least. The King of
01:32Pop may no longer be with us, but he's very much with his brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito
01:37and Marlon who bring their Jackson's Unity Tour to Dew Forum this weekend. Jackie says
01:42the show is a tribute to a brother they love and miss deeply.
01:51If it's hot news you're after, look no further than the Dubai International Film Festival,
02:14which begins its 9th edition on December 9th. This week, we learned that Life of Pi, Ang Lee's
02:19Oscar-tipped adaptation of the novel by Jan Martel, will open the festival with its young
02:24Indian star Suraj Sharma due to walk the red carpet.
02:28Also expected at the festival are Colin Firth, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Spacey, Frida Pinto,
02:33Rooney Mara and Sex and the City star Kristen Davis, who will attend a charity function
02:38raising money for Oxfam and Dubai Cares. Tickets for the festival, which will screen more than
02:44160 films, are on sale now.
02:46If you're in Kuwait or Bahrain this weekend, you'll be graced with the presence of Kim
02:49Kardashian who's in the GCC to open more of her milkshake counters.
02:55And in international news, Halle Berry's men are throwing their toys out of the sandpit
02:59in some very primary school-style fighting. Her ex Gabrielle Aubrey showed pictures this
03:03week of the heavy bruising he got from her current boyfriend Olivier Martinez when they
03:08fought on Thanksgiving. Aubrey's comment, he started it.
03:12And then there was fighting of the verbal kind over on Chris Brown's Twitter account,
03:16which he deactivated over the weekend after a foul-mouthed argument with an American comedian
03:20about whether Rihanna was mad about being assaulted.
03:23Speaking of Rihanna, her seventh album Unapologetic went straight to number one in the UK and
03:28the US this week.
03:30There was no fighting, just excitement in New Zealand on Wednesday, where Peter Jackson's
03:34long-awaited Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, premiered.
03:37More than 100,000 fans in Middle Earth costumes lined the streets of Wellington.
03:41The film releases in the UAE on December 13th.
03:45In Bollywood news, it's official. Anil Kapoor will play India's version of Jack Bauer.
03:50The actor, who appeared in a small role in the hit US series 24, is producing his own
03:54version for India. Kapoor told Tabloid that his television debut is bigger than any film
03:59he's done.
04:00He's been away for two years, but your hunt for Aamir Khan ends today as his thriller
04:04Talaash hits the theatres this weekend. He plays a no-nonsense cop in this film, but
04:09he revealed his soft side to Tabloid.
04:12I'm constantly living in the fear that I'll lose people who are close to me, said Khan
04:15in an interview.
04:16Also at the cinema this weekend is Christmas animation Rise of the Guardians, 80s remake
04:21Red Dawn and Clint Eastwood's Baseball Saga, The Trouble with the Curve.
04:27And that's your weekly wrap.
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