‘Winter Sleep’ tops at Cannes

    Turkish film “Winter Sleep,” which examines the huge divide between the rich and poor and the powerful and powerless in Turkey, won the Palme d’Or* award for best film for director Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Saturday at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival.

    Ceylan’s three-hour-plus dark and atmospheric* film was the second Turkish movie to win the top award, and the director noted that it came on the 100th anniversary year of Turkish film.

    Kim Kardashian, Kanye West wed

    The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” reality star Kim Kardashian wed rapper Kanye West in a 200-person ceremony in Florence.

    Kardashian and West kicked off their wedding celebrations with a brunch at Valentino Garavani’s Chateau de Wideville in France on May 16 and ended the day with a dinner at the Palace of Versailles. On Saturday evening, in an intimate ceremony with friends and family, the couple were wed at FortBelvedere in Italy.

    Seinfeld richest Hollywood actor

    The last episode of “Seinfeld” may have aired 16 years ago, but the star is still raking in the dough* thanks to the show.

    According to Wealth-X, a Singapore-based company that researches the ultra-rich*, Jerry Seinfeld raked in at least US$400 million last year thanks to the TV comedy “Seinfeld.”

    Slasher attacks Japan pop girl group

    A man wielding* a saw slashed* and injured two members of Japanese female pop group AKB48 at a fan event in Japan, leaving the country stunned at the extremely rare violent crime.

    The group was shaking hands with fans at a meet-and-greet function* on Sunday, when the man attacked them with a weapon described variously as a 50-cm-long saw or a hatchet*, Japanese media said.(SD-Agencies)