Katy Perry falls off a segway at Burning Man Festival

Washington D.C.: Katy Perry recently showed her brave side by trying to ride a segway, however, she ended up falling from it during the Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada.

Katy Perry. Pic/Santa Banta 

In a video posted to her Instagram account, the 30 year-old singer was seen trying to ride a segway and falling from it, E! Online reports.

The 'Roar' hit-maker, who lost her control on the segway and ended up slipping from it, wrote, 'obvious first time burner alert' on her video.

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Dwayne Johnson rescues puppies from drowning in pool

Los Angeles: Dwayne The Rock Johnson saved his two new French Bulldog puppies from drowning in the family pool.

"(I) bring them home and immediately take them outside so they can start learning how to handle their business and p**ty like big boys. I set them both down and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool," Johnson explained on Instagram while holding the puppies Brutus and Hobbs, reports eonline.com.

While Hobbs was able to doggy paddle, Brutus immediately freaked out over the water and began to sink.

"I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean Brutus and bring him back to the edge of the pool," the "Furious 7" star recalled.

"He was a little delirious…took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, 'Thank God you didn't have to give me mouth to mouth!' and then ran off to play with his brother."

Johnson also warned old and new dog owners about the importance of water safety.

"A few lessons I've learned today.. A) Not all puppies have the instinct to doggie paddle. B) Some puppies (like BRUTUS) will be so in shock by experiencing water they will sink extremely fast so react quick. C) While spiriting to save your puppies life, before you dive in, try and throw your cell phone to safety," he explained.

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Taylor Swift in trouble for 'colonial' Africa video

The director of Taylor Swift's new video has defended it following criticisms it depicts a whitewashed version of Africa.

The video for Wildest Dreams had been accused of glamorising a "white colonial fantasy of Africa".

But director Joseph Kahn has said it "is not a video about colonialism but a love story on the set of a period film crew in Africa, 1950".

Swift has not commented on the controversy around the video.

In a statement Kahn denied that the video only includes white people.

"The reality is not only were there people of colour in the video, but the key creatives who worked on this video are people of colour."

He points out he is Asian American, while the producer Jill Hardin and editor Chancler Haynes are African Americans.

"We collectively decided it would have been historically inaccurate to load the crew with more black actors as the video would have been accused of rewriting history.

"This video is set in the past by a crew set in the present and we are all proud of our work."

"There are black Africans in the video in a number of shots, but I rarely cut to crew faces outside of the director as the vast majority of screen time is Taylor and Scott (Eastwood).''

The video has been viewed more than 19 million times since it was released on Monday, but criticism was quick to come online.

Writing for NPR Viviane Rutabingwa and James Kassaga Arinaitwe said they were "shocked" that in 2015 Swift, her record label and video production team "would think it was OK to film a video that presents a glamorous version of the white colonial fantasy of Africa".

They said the video "packages our continent as the backdrop for her romantic songs devoid of any African person or storyline, and she sets the video in a time when the people depicted by Swift and her co-stars killed, dehumanized and traumatized millions of Africans. That is beyond problematic."

Last year the video for Swift's song Shake it Off, which featured twerking dancers, was criticised for "perpetuating black stereotypes".

The director of that video, Mark Romanek, spoke out to defend it calling it "a satirical piece... playing with a whole range of music-video tropes and cliches and stereotypes".

A number of wild animals are featured in the Wildest Dreams film and the proceeds from the advertising around the video are being donated to the African Parks Foundation of America.

The video's editor Chancler Haynes tweeted he was "proud to have edited" the video and said Swift's "donating to Africa is beyond dope".

Source: BBC

Bieber rules Spotify (from custom-made island)

Justin Bieber's new single What Do You Mean? has notched up more than 21 million streams on Spotify worldwide in just five days, setting a new record on the app for the biggest first week for a single globally and in the US.

The previous record holder was One Direction's Drag Me Down, Spotify said.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that the Canadian singer will make a brief promotional visit to Australia next month, where he will perform on a custom-made, so-called "Bieber Island" in Sydney Harbour for a special iHeartRadio Live performance on 30 September.

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Chris Brown Explains His Head Tattoos

After numerous questions about the intricate ink on his head, Breezy is finally explaining his new tattoos.

According to Chris, the Greek goddess is dedicated to his daughter and represent his zodiac sign; Taurus.

7 Times Serena Williams Slayed [LOOK]

Serena Williams is killing once again, this time for an NYMag shoot and it’s incredible. She dominated the Internet and we can’t get enough of it. But this isn’t the first time. She’s been slaying for ages. Here are some times she stole our hearts and drove us crazy with her greatness.

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Pay Your Bills: 50 Cent Begs Bankruptcy Judge To Keep His Lights On At Multi-Million Dollar Mansion

50 Cent is pleading with a bankruptcy judge to let him take control of his banking accounts so he can pay his utility bills…

Via TMZ:

    50 Cent does not want to suffer in the dark … which is why he’s asking a bankruptcy judge to keep the utility company from shutting down his massive unit.

    50’s in a corner … the bankruptcy judge has him in a straitjacket, prohibiting the mogul from paying even the most basic bills without court approval. He’s asking for permission to pay his electric, gas, trash removal, cable, Internet and phone bills so he doesn’t get shut down.

    And this is interesting … between gas and electric, 50 drops an average of $10,597 a month. Remember, he has a 50,000 square foot mansion in Connecticut which he bought from Mike Tyson.

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