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A Facebook post that makes misleading claims about immigration has been shared more than 570,000 times. Originally posted on social media in 2012, it has been shared widely in recent weeks.

The post makes several claims about the outcome for someone crossing the border illegally into the UK, compared to other countries such as North Korea, Afghanistan and Iran. 

It says: “SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT… If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years. hard labour. If you cross the Afghanistan border illegally, you get shot. Two Americans just got eight years for crossing the Iranian border. [sic]

“If you cross the U.K. border illegally you get a job, a drivers license, food stamps, a place to live, healthcare, housing & child benefits, education, &…

Actor Arbaaz Khan has now taken a sly dig at Shah Rukh Khan‘s hosting skills, claiming that the superstar couldn’t bring “niceness and naturalism” to the small screen.
Arbaaz claimed that Shah Rukh failed to emulate what megastar Amitabh Bachchan had done with Kaun Banega Crorepati. Shah Rukh hosted the third season of the renowned game show. The season, however, experienced a drop in ratings due to Bachchan’s absence.

In an interview with a newspaper, Arbaaz was quizzed about his latest chat show and if he had reinvented himself as a talk show host. Arbaaz had an interesting answer, he replied, “I feel, the kind of conversationalist I am, it comes by default and very naturally to me. People might have thought I am quite affable and natural as a host. My film image was way different…

Arbaaz Khan shared that while Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan “bounced back” with ‘Dus Ka Dum’ and ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC), respectively, Shah Rukh Khan “couldn’t pull off” his hosting stint on television. “He couldn’t bring niceness…naturalism to…small screen. People must’ve found him fake. There were two people…He knows his audience but Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t do it,” he shared.

Arbaaz Khan is back with a new talk show named The Invincibles Series. The actor-producer interviews famous yesteryear celebs in it. The Free Press Journal caught up with him for an exclusive chat. Excerpts:

After Quick Heal Pinch, this is your second talk show. Where did you get so much enthusiasm and courage from?

We have to live up to certain challenges, we have to be around and stay relevant to the time. People need to see you since there is a lot of competition. Not that it bothers me but I have to look at how I am progressing in life. Things are moving slowly but in a direction. With the kind of response I am getting for the show, I am too tempted to do the next season.

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Before 2019, there had only been five Academy Awards ceremonies that didn’t have an MC. Over the years, figures ranging from Jack Lemmon to Bing Crosby have guided viewers through a night recognizing the very best of cinema from the preceding year. But the show has been without a host for the last three Oscars ceremonies. Initially a consequence of the last-minute departure of scheduled host Kevin Hart in 2019, subsequent ceremonies have continued to march on without filling that once-important role.

There’s still been no word on whether or not the next iteration of the Academy Awards will return to having a host or if this is just the new standard for one of the biggest award shows of the year. It’s certainly not the coziest job in the world: even talented individuals like…