INDIAN police have arrested four people suspected of leaking an episode of the hugely popular TV show “Game of Thrones” before it was aired.

Three of the accused are current employees of Prime Focus Technology, while one is a former employee.

Prime Focus, a Mumbai-based com-pany that stores and processes the series for Indian streaming website Hotstar, had lodged a complaint with police.

The fantasy series is already the most pirated show in TV history.

Episode four of the seventh season was leaked Aug. 4, days before it was due to air globally.

The show produced by HBO has seen several leaks over the years. Most recently a group of hackers said they had stolen 1.5TB of data, allegedly including episodes of “Ballers,” “Room 104” and

scripts from “Game of Thrones” episodes. They leaked some of the unaired material Monday.

After receiving a complaint “we inves-tigated the case and have arrested four individuals for unauthorized publication of the fourth episode from season seven,”

Deputy Commissioner of Police Akbar Pathan told AFP news agency.

The four have been charged with crimi-nal breach of trust and computer related offences and will be detained until Aug. 21, he said.

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Thursday August 17, 2017

DANIEL CRAIG says he is coming back as James Bond.

The actor was asked whether he will play the secret agent again during his appearance on U.S. chat show “The Late Show.”

“Yes,” Craig told host Stephen Colbert, before standing up to shake his hand.

The actor, who has played 007 in the past four Bond fi lms, has until now refused to say whether he will do it again.

But on the show he revealed he’s known for a “couple of months.”

“We’ve been discussing it. We’ve just been trying to fi gure things out,” he said. “I always wanted to. I needed a break.”

The next Bond fi lm, the 25th in the series, is due out in November 2019.

He said it will be his last outing as the spy.

“I just want to go out on a high note, and I can’t wait.”

The 49-year-old was still refusing to confi rm speculation about it as late as yesterday.

“No decision has been made,” he told Boston radio station Magic 106.7.

“I know they’re desperate to get going and I would in theory love to do it, but there is no decision just yet.”

Craig succeeded Pierce Brosnan as Bond and made his debut in “Casino Royale” in 2006.

He has since played the spy in “Quan-tum of Solace” (2008), “Skyfall” (2012) and “Spectre” (2015).

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Craig confi rms he’ll play Bond again

PINK will receive MTV’s highest honor at the Video Music Awards (VMAs) later this month.

The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award celebrates an artist’s contribution to pop culture and fashion, as well as music.

Previous winners of the prize include Guns N’ Roses, Rihanna, Kanye West and Beyonce.

This year’s VMAs will take place at the Forum in Inglewood, California, on Aug. 27.

Pink’s 17 years in the industry have been fi lled with fi erce pop songs and memorable music videos.

Since her debut in 2000, the singer has sold over 42 million albums worldwide.

In Britain alone, 18 of her singles have reached the top 10. She is also the recipi-ent of three Grammys, a Brit and three Billboard Music Awards.

Aside from her musical range, Pink is also well known for her adventurous style, from her spiky fl uorescent hair and pink-streaked dreadlocks to her skater cuts and platinum blonde quiffs.

In her earlier days, some called Pink’s style androgynous, but after her separa-tion from her husband in 2008, a softer side of the singer emerged.

Nowadays we see Pink merging her

edgy roots with a more grown-up and feminine twist.

While Pink is better known for her pop-rock sound, she actually started out as an R&B singer.

Her debut album “Can’t Take Me Home” was similar in style to the likes of TLC and Destiny’s Child, and her edgier image set her apart from the cookie-cutter pop stars.

Her second and third albums “Missun-daztood” and “Try This” revealed a totally different side of the singer as she started to go in a rockier direction.

But Pink’s recent work has seen her settle into a more mature sound.

Known for speaking her mind and being totally fearless, the singer is an animal rights activist and a prominent campaigner for Peta.

She is also involved with several charities such as Save The Children and Unicef and is an offi cial advocate for the RSPCA.

Pink has also been praised for speaking out on issues such as body image — most notably via her 2006 single “Stupid Girls.”

The track and its video were praised by many critics (and J.K. Rowling) for high-lighting sexism and its positive message to young girls. (SD-Agencies)

Pink to get MTV Video Vanguard Award

Indian police arrest four for ‘Game of Thrones’ leak

ANOTHER woman has come forward to say she was sexually molested in the 1970s by the fi lm director Roman Polanski.

The woman, named only as Robin, told a news conference that the alleged attack happened in 1973 when she was 16. She is the third woman to accuse Polanski of child abuse.

He fl ed the United States in 1978 after admitting statutory rape of a 13-year-old.

His victim, Samantha Geimer, asked a Los Angeles court in June to end the case against him.

She said she had forgiven the fi lm-maker for the assault and wanted clo-sure for herself and her family.

Robin, who appeared with her lawyer Gloria Allred in Los Angeles on Tuesday, cannot sue Polanski in a criminal court because the statute of limitation has passed.

However, she could testify against him in the case involving Geimer.

She told journalists that she was “infuriated” that the case against Polanski, now 83, might be dropped and she believed he should still be held accountable for his assault on Samantha Geimer.

“The day after it happened, I did tell one friend that Polanski had done that to me,” she said.

“The reason, with this exception, that I kept it to myself is that I didn’t want my father to do something that might cause him to go to prison for the rest of his life.”

Polanski’s lawyers have not yet commented on the latest accusa-tions.

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Third woman accuses Polanski

of sex attack

Daniel Craig

A scene from “Game of Thrones.” File photo