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LaBeouf directs pot shots

LOS ANGELES: Transformers star ShiaLaBeouf has stepped behind thecamera to direct the video for KidCudi’s controversial new songMarijuana. The actor shot and editedthe promo for the rapper’s upcomingsingle, which is all about pot.The video shows Kid Cudi puffing on spliffsbackstage at a concert and at a party in Amsterdam.

Williams injects testosterone

LONDON: RobbieWilliams injectshimself with hormones that boost hissex drive after hewas told he had ‘‘thetestosterone of a 100-year-oldman’’.The star, who appeared in a liveconcert with Take That for the firsttime in 15 years last week, said hewas diagnosedafter visiting a doctor in Los Angeles in a bid to beprescribed Human Growth Hormone (HGH).

LeonKings thank patient fans

LONDON: Kings Of Leon rocker Nathan Followill hasthanked fans for their ‘‘patience’’ after the bandwaited six months to play a re-scheduled show inLondon. The band cancelled a gig at the O2 Arena inDecember after a blaze broke out on one of their tourbuses outside the venue. They finally returned to theUK capital to play the concert onWednesday – anddrummer Nathan paid tribute to their loyal followingafter the show.

Rihanna todefence ofManDownBy MESFIN FEKADU

Rihanna

NEW YORK: Rihanna is de-fending her latest musicvideo, which opens with aman being shot in the head.

Man Down, which prem-iered on Tuesday on BET, isa song about a girl whoshoots her lover in public.The video also portrays sex-ual assault.

On Tuesday, the ParentsTelevision Council calledthe clip ‘‘disturbing’’ and as-ked BET to stop airing it.But Rihanna says the videois ‘‘art with a message’’.

‘‘We just wanted to honein on a very serious matterthat people are afraid to ad-dress, especially if you’ve

been victimised in this scen-ario,’’ Rihanna said.

BET says it will continueto play the video, explainingthat the network ‘‘has acomprehensive set of stan-dards and guidelines thatare applied to all of our con-tent’’ and that Rihanna’svideo ‘‘complied with theseguidelines and was ap-proved for air’’.

Rihanna, who was at-tacked by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown inFebruary 2009, says shedoesn’t agree with violence.

Brown attacked Rihannaon the eve of the Grammystwo years ago.

He pleaded guilty to a fel-ony and was sentenced tofive years’ probation.

‘‘I’ve been abused in thepast and you don’t see merunning around killing peo-ple in my spare time,’’ Ri-hanna said.

But the 23-year-old saysrape happens too often andthose victims need a voice.

‘‘If I can be a voice for somany that aren’t heard,then I win twice,’’ she said.

Partonto tourAustralia

One of the world’s biggest country music starsis heading Down Under — Dolly Parton is set totour Australia in November

SYDNEY: Country musicsuperstar Dolly Parton willreturn to Australia after al-most 30 years for a tourthis November.

Parton begins her visitin Perth on November 8before heading to Adelaide,Sydney, the Hunter Valley,Melbourne and winding upthe tour in Brisbane on Nov-ember 26.

The 2½-hour show will fea-ture new sets, costumes andmusic from her forthcomingalbum Better Day to be re-leased later this year.

Parton, whose careerspans 45 years, is one ofthe most successful femalecountry music artists,with 25 No. 1 singles and 41top 10 country albums.

The 65-year-old ‘‘Queen ofCountry Music’’ — who hasthrilled fans with hits suchas 9 to 5, Here You ComeAgain, Jolene, and I Will Al-ways Love You — has writtenmore than 4000 songs andwon seven Grammy, 10Country Music Association,five Academy of CountryMusic and three AmericanMusic awards, and is one ofonly five female artiststo win the Country Music As-sociation’s Entertainer of theYear Award.

Tickets for all shows go onsale on June 20.