Anne Lu

Tropfest 2013 winner “Bamboozled” is being accused of homophobia. Some viewers were so offended by the short film, which is a comedy about gay sex, that they are petitioning for the film festival and filmmaker Matt Hardie to issue a public apology.

A commercial from Australian manufacturer Four Seasons Condoms has been banned to air on the small screen for being too sexy. The controversial ad, which shows a young couple testing out condom sizes inside a pharmacy by engaging in various sexual positions, was deemed inappropriate for television.

Airline horror stories from passengers are not unusual. Many people from all over the world can recount one or two incidents that have ruined their flight experience. But as it is Christmas season, low-cost carrier WestJet thought to give their passengers a flight experience that they would never forget by making their wishes come true.

A man with already five DUIs (driving under the influence) has been given a sobering lesson from U.S. prankster Tom Mabe in a new viral video. The unnamed man woke up after a night of heavy drinking only to be told that he had been in a coma for ten years. He hadn’t, really, and that’s where the fun started.

Aron Ralston has escaped assault charges. The hiker who inspired the film “127 Hours” was arrested on assault and “wrongs to minors” charges on Sunday, but the charges against him have now been dropped.

Hiker Aron Ralston, the inspiration behind the James Franco-starrer “127 Hours,” has been arrested on charges of domestic violence. The 38-year-old motivational speaker, who cut his own arm with a pocket knife in 2003 when he was trapped inside a Utah canyon, is facing one count of assault and one count of “wrongs to minors.”

Dayna Morales, the waitress who alleged that an anti-gay family left her a homophobic rant in lieu of a tip on their receipt, has been dismissed from her employment. The former U.S. Marine is apparently also returning the donations she received when her story became viral after it was learned that she did not donate the money to a charity as she claimed she had.

Members of the Auckland Taxi Association are on a hunger strike starting Monday after their talk with the airport company failed. Around 180 taxi drivers at the Auckland International Airport are demanding better working conditions and taxi-rank positions among other issues.

"Katie" has been found, but Reese McKee is still not making any moves yet. The New Zealand native's search for the mysterious American woman has finally ended after he took his story online.

Lorde is skipping St Jerome’s Laneway Festival for the Grammy Awards, but her fans need not to worry because she’s sweetening the deal with a free concert. The 17-year-old Auckland schoolgirl had to let go of her planned appearance at the travelling international music fest to be able to attend the Grammy Awards in the U.S.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is going back to his television roots. The 32-year-old actor has announced that his production company is hitting the small screen. The variety show “HitRECord on TV” has dropped its first trailer on Friday, and will premiere in January.

Paris Hilton’s brother has hospitalised after being attacked at a party. Barron Hilton, 24, is claiming that Lindsay Lohan was the mastermind behind his attack, which the former child actress denies. A video captured right after the incident might disprove her alibi, though.

Lorde is a 17-year-old girl from Auckland, and Auckland is in New Zealand, Kiwis informed the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which presents the Grammy Awards. When the award-giving body’s press release about the performers called the rising superstar an Australian, her fellow New Zealand citizens quickly pointed out the gaffe.

New Zealand music festival La De Da has lost two of its major acts just a few weeks before the big event. Katchafire and Kora announced have announced that they are pulling out of the New Year's Eve festival line-up, citing "unfulfilled contractual obligations" on the part of the Martinborough festival.

Nelson Mandela wasn’t just a South African president; he was also the personified symbol of racial equality and hope all over the world. And with the passing of this great man, Australian leaders have offered their message of mourning.

It's a story that rom-coms are usually made of. A man from New Zealand is hoping to find the American girl who has captured his heart in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve of 2013. Reese McKee only knows that her name is Katie and that she told him to "Find me."

Only the ads that invoke extreme sensations really get the attention of consumers. That’s why the most memorable commercials ever played on air and online are mostly either funny or poignant. But a tyre company in Japan decided to take a different yet apparently as effective route by creating what the media now calls the scariest ad ever made.

Justin Bieber’s bratty antics aren’t tolerated in Australia. Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate is once again demanding the “pop princess” to clean up the graffiti he made on the exterior wall of a hotel in the city or else.

Miranda Kerr is not just a supermodel and a businesswoman, she’s also a singer, or at least that’s what she is planning to be. The Australian beauty has reportedly lent her vocals for Bobby Fox’s upcoming album.

A former participant of the Ukranian “The X Factor” has reportedly been subjected to humiliation and torture by a Russian anti-gay and Neo Nazi group. Alexander Bohun claims that he was physically abused by the extremist gang Occupy Paedophilia. An edited video of the said abuse has been posted online.

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” promotional campaign is in full swing, and the film has enlisted two of its stars to reach out to fans. Benedict Cumberbatch and Luke Evans have taken it to Twitter to answer fans’ questions, which range from silly and hypothetical to insane and irrelevant.

Lorde has inadvertently crashed the music video Web site Vevo after her fans flocked to watch her newly released single “Team.” The demand for the Kiwi teen singer’s video was so high that its YouTube page was unable to accommodate all.

Has Taylor Swift found a new BFF in Lorde? The 23-year-old American singer was spotted hugging the 17-year-old Kiwi rising star during her concert in Auckland, Lorde’s hometown, weeks after they were seen getting lunch together and months after Lorde called the slightly older singer “unattainable.”

English celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal is demanding a small cafe in Melbourne to change its name because it’s similar to his Michelin-starred The Fat Duck restaurant in the UK. The owner of the Fat Duck Cafe from Oakleigh South didn’t even know who the celeb chef was, but she had to comply with his lawyers’ demands to change his little eatery’s name.

Miranda Kerr has truly moved on from her marriage to Orlando Bloom. The Australian supermodel is said to be dating billionaire James Packer just months after she ended her marriage and he separated from his separated from his Erica.

A member of the popular imageboard site 4Chan has apparently attempted suicide in front of a livestream cam. The unidentified 20-year-old user cheerfully announced on Saturday that he would kill himself and would do so in front of a camera.

Paul Walker has died in a car crash on Saturday. The “Fast and Furious” star was reportedly killed in Santa Clarita outside of Los Angeles when his vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree. He was 40 years old.

Katie Holmes is bound by the non-disclosure clause in her divorce settlement from Tom Cruise, but she’s still “happy” to give evidence about her defunct marriage to the A-lister if necessary. A report claims that the former “Dawson’s Creek” actress might be called to testify on her ex-husband’s $50 million defamation case against Bauer Media.

Justin Bieber’s visit in Australia is turning out to be a nightmare for locals as the Canadian tween heartthrob and his entourage get involved in one melee after another. After the 19-year-old singer vandalised a hotel wall with graffiti, his bodyguards have reportedly attacked a paparazzo and a surfer in two separate incidents.