A story of hackers threatening to leak nude photos of actress Emma Watson has taken a turn, in that it has turned out to be a hoax. The elaborate prank involved a website called "Emma You Are Next", with a countdown clock running to the supposed unveiling.

Online news site Business Insider reported that when the time arrived the website redirected viewers to a second website that calls for the shutting down of 4chan, the website behind other leaks of celebrity nude photos, including Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and supermodel Kate Upton.

The threat to expose nude photos of the star was initially believed to be a backlash to the speech Watson had made at the U.N. asking for gender equality.

Puerto Rican singer Eduardo Cabral topped the Latin Grammy Awards nominations on Wednesday (September 24) with 10 nods, followed by his band, Calle 13, with nine and songwriter Andres Castro with eight.

The Latin Recording Academy celebrated its 15th annual nominee announcements by inviting artists and fans to announce the nominees via a virtual video featured on the Latin Grammy website.

The 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are scheduled to air live from Las Vegas on Thursday November 20.

A newly released mugshot shows the effects of prison on mega record producer turned convicted murderer Phil Spector. The photo of the 73-year-old was taken last October after Spector was transferred to a prison health care facility in California..

Spector is currently serving 19 years to life for the killing of actress Lana Clarkson. 

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