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  Celine Dion cancels shows citing family health Celine Dion has cleared her calendar of all performances, saying she needs to focus on her health, her husband’s health and raising their three young children. The superstar vocalist is cancelling shows that were slated through March 22, 2015, including a tour of Asia planned for autumn, and regular shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Dion’s husband, Rene Angelil, had a cancerous tumour removed in December, and she said in a statement Wednesday that the struggle with the disease has taken a toll on her family. Show organisers say the singer also has not recovered from an illness that has inflamed her throat muscles and prevented performances in Las Vegas since July 29. Fans who bought tickets for future shows are eligible for refunds. Lisi Niesner / REUTERS

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  Michael Jackson’s posthumous music video premieres online Michael Jackson’s song A Place With No Name from his posthumous music album Xscape has made its debut online. The music video was launched on Twitter with the caption: “It’s time! The first ever premiere of ‘A Place With No Name’ right now on Twitter.” A preview of the video will make its television debut with a Michael Jackson-themed episode on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance. Joel Ryan / AP Photo

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  Chris Brown doing well since jail release A judge says Chris Brown has been doing well and following his probation rules since his release from jail in June. The Grammy-winning R&B singer appeared in a Los Angeles court Wednesday for a progress report. Judge James Brandlin reduced Brown’s drug test requirement from three times to twice a week and said he’s been in compliance with his probation officer and co-operating with his therapist. The probation department asked that his community labour requirement be bumped from three days a week to four, but Brandlin denied the request. Brown was jailed from mid-March until early June for violating his probation by getting into an altercation outside a Washington, DC, hotel last year. He was on probation after he attacked the pop singer Rihanna, his then-girlfriend, before the 2009 Grammy Awards. – Kevork Djansezian / POOL/ AFP

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  Mary Kom may go tax-free in India The makers of a biopic on the Indian Olympian Mary Kom starring Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra are seeking tax exemption. “We are trying very hard to get it tax free. If everything works all right then we will share the good news. We are hoping it will come through,” said Ajit Andhare of Viacom 18. Earlier this year, various state governments in India including Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, declared Farhan Akhtar’s sports biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag tax free. DIVYAKANT SOLANKI / EPA

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  Aladdin stars mourn Robin Williams The casts of Aladdin – both the 1992 film and the current Broadway hit – are honouring Robin Williams, who played the manic, fast-talking, unforgettable Genie. Scot Weinger, who played Aladdin in the animated film, said Wednesday that working with his hero was surreal and magical, adding the world has “lost a bright light”. Weinger described himself as a lifelong Williams fan who had a “Mork” doll as a kid and a poster of Dead Poets Society on his wall as an emerging actor. Working with his hero was surreal and magical, he said. Linda Larkin, who voiced Princess Jasmine in the movie, called Williams a “wild, soulful, boundless spirit”, characterising his Genie character from the movie as “the best gift ever.” Their reaction came a day after the cast of Broadway’s hit show Aladdin created their own tribute. James Monroe Iglehart, who won a Tony Award as the Genie, led the crowd at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Tuesday in a rousing version of Friend Like Me after the curtain went down. The show’s Playbills had been stuffed with the song’s lyrics and everyone was encouraged to sing along. The Broadway community honoured Williams by dimming marquee lights for one minute on Wednesday. Williams, who died this week, had been on Broadway several times, most recently as a restless tiger ghost in 2011 in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. AP