Entertainment week in pictures: 28 August - 3 September

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A look at some of the best images from the world of entertainment and arts over the past week, including Justin Bieber breaking records, Newzoids' Strictly puppets and Simon Cowell's surprise kiss.











 The America's Got Talent semi-final was eventful for head judge Simon Cowell as model Heidi Klum surprised him with a few brightly coloured kisses.

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A "mutant vehicle" shot flames into the air at the 30th annual Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.

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The Venice Film Festival kicked off, with this year's jury posing for photographers. Bond director Sam Mendes (centre) heads the jury, which also features (from left) Italian writer Giancarlo De Cataldo, French actress Chiara Mastroianni, US artist Laurie Anderson, Venezuelan director Lorenzo Vigas, German actress Nina Hoss, Chinese actress Zhao Wei, British actress Gemma Arterton and US director Joshua Oppenheimer. Festival director Alberto Barbera is pictured far right.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Justin Bieber was presented with six official Guinness World Records thanks to the success of his fourth studio album, Purpose. Among the records were most followers on Twitter (male), most streamed album on Spotify in one week and first act to occupy all top three positions simultaneously on the UK singles chart.

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 Rihanna performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she was honoured with the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, which recognises an artist's entire catalogue of work.
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Two festival-goers wrestled in the mud at Leeds Festival at Bramham Park, West Yorkshire, which took place over the bank holiday weekend.


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 Queen guitarist Brian May unveiled a plaque dedicated to the band's lead singer, Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991. The blue plaque, issued by English Heritage, was installed at the singer's former home in Gladstone Avenue in Feltham, west London.
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 The British Journal of Photography launched a nationwide public exhibition bringing a selection of 100 portraits to digital screens in railway stations, roadsides and retailers. Portraits of Britain includes images of members of the public as well as famous faces like Nadiyah Hussein, winner of The Great British Bake Off.
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This year's Blackpool Illuminations has been supplemented by an exhibition billed as the most significant survey of neon art to be staged in the UK. Tim Etchells' work Let's Pretend, which bears the slogan "Let's pretend none of this ever happened", has been installed on top of the Grundy Art Gallery. Inside are works by Tracey Emin, Joseph Kosuth and Gavin Turk.
Source: BBC News

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