00:00It's been lights, camera and action both on and off the red carpet at this year's Dubai
00:10International Film Festival, with celebrity snubs and the usual Dubai gushing. We've had
00:15continuous Chris Brown, a ranting Rihanna, as well as an announcement which could see
00:20the likes of Jay-Z and Pitbull land in the UAE for a glitzy awards show. The next rock,
00:25sorry, jazz act was revealed and Placido Domingo has booked a suite at an Abu Dhabi hotel.
00:31Chalk on top of that the Grammy nominations, minus Bieber and One Direction, shock horror,
00:36a quick chat with the lovely Ellie Goulding and small hairy creatures at the movies this weekend
00:41and we're physically exhausted, frankly. Always scouting on your behalf, this is your weekly wrap
00:47with Tabloid. This week has been all about diff and we've been camped out on the red carpet
00:52witnessing some spectacular star-studded action in the last few days. Hollywood's Cate Blanchett,
00:57Frida Pinto and Life of Pi star, Suraj Sharma, could hardly contain their excitement at being
01:02in Dubai. I'm digging every day to come, seeing what happens. Hopefully someone like my movie or
01:07my acting has come and picked me up at some point. That's so exciting. I'm excited. Thank you.
01:12There's so many voices here at the festival and it's perfect that they're, from my, you know,
01:16outsider's perspective that it's here in Dubai, you know, gathering together so many different
01:20cultures who are actually so diverse. Kevin Spacey, however, adopted a no-interview policy
01:27on the red carpet at the IWC Filmmaker of the Year awards. Perhaps he's in character for a new
01:32silent movie. Mr Spacey, please. After weeks of speculation and saucy twit pics, Rihanna has taken
01:43to Twitter to have a massive rant which suggests she and Chris Brown may have split up. Again.
01:49Having been living the pop star life in Paris, juggling on-off girlfriends, Rihanna and Karrueche
01:54Tran, it seems Brown, who played Maydan on Tuesday, Cavalli Wednesday and drew at People by
02:00Crystal tonight, has been a busy boy. Rihanna's angry fingers typed, well, pretty much a tirade
02:05of terribleness we can't repeat here, while Brown sang his way through all of his hits.
02:10A rumoured ex-Tran backstage. Who knows? Who cares? Limit reached. Snoozefest officially on.
02:18The Dubai International Music Awards will take place next November and you heard it here first.
02:23Think the Grammys in the sun, according to organisers. Maybe a peeved Justin Bieber and
02:27the lads from One Direction will make the cut here in Dubai given they didn't get a look-in
02:32for next year's actual Grammy Awards. Let's see. OneRepublic joined the ranks for the Emirates
02:37Airline Dubai Jazz Festival alongside Deep Purple and Three Doors Down. Whoever said Jools Holland
02:43personified jazz? Ellie Goulding made for an interesting chat this week ahead of not only her
02:49first Dubai show, but her first ever New Year's Eve gig. The Brit chick spent last NYE setting off
02:55lanterns and narrowly avoiding Thai rooftops with pal Jessie J. Catch more from her next week.
03:00Bollywood A-listers like the Khans or Kumars may have skipped diff, but the festival still has
03:05plenty to offer fans of Indian cinema. Asham Aluwalia's Miss Lovely on Bollywood's erotic
03:11Underbelly, Anand Gandhi's philosophical ship of thesis and the gritty documentary about brave
03:17village women Gulabi Kang. The Hobbit may be small and furry, but nobody dare go up against
03:22it this week at the movies. Billed as the movie of the season, tickets are selling fast across
03:27the UAE, so get in early. And that's your weekly wrap.
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