Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who recently released his long-in-development epic...
View ArticleTeri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79....
View ArticleRapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is detained in New York on parole violation claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling him “bro” and insisting he never meant to violate the terms of his...
View ArticleDemocrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan. As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats...
View ArticleAt age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written...
NEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson unexpectedly found himself determined — even called — to write his memoir. Johnson's “Afro Sheen: How I...
View ArticleTaylor Jenkins Reid's next novel, 'Atmosphere,' is a starry romance
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” is aiming high with her next book. Taylor Jenkins Reid's “Atmosphere: A Love Story” is a romance set during the space shuttle program of the...
View ArticleFor 'A Real Pain,' Jesse Eisenberg learned to embrace the chaos of Kieran...
Jesse Eisenberg did not know Kieran Culkin was about to drop out of his movie. It was just a few weeks before shooting was about to begin on “A Real Pain,” and Eisenberg and much of the crew were...
View ArticleShaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged. He faked a dinner invite with Anna...
Former skateboarder and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and actor Nina Dobrev are getting married. White’s publicist Jennifer Peros confirmed the engagement Wednesday. White popped the question last...
View ArticleHip-hop producer Metro Boomin is accused of rape in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Metro Boomin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, raped her in...
View ArticleNicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage'...
NEW YORK (AP) — Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate. Tony...
View ArticleUnited Way and Paramount to air benefit for hurricane relief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — United Way Worldwide and Paramount Global on Wednesday announced they will host a benefit to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. CBS Television and...
View ArticleBeyoncé, Shaboozey and Post Malone topped country in 2024. How will Grammy...
NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music's mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone...
View Article'Saturday Night Live' taps comedian-actor Bill Burr and Charli XCX as hosts...
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian-actor Bill Burr will host the first post-election “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest guitarist, producer and vocalist Mk.gee. Charli XCX is also coming up. Burr, on tour...
View ArticleFilm academy adds handwritten ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art, more to...
No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag. He and many other A-listers were gathered recently at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles for its glitzy annual fundraising gala. Tarantino was...
View ArticleIn ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that...
View ArticleProsecutors say lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want to 'hijack' criminal case...
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul's criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence,...
View ArticleLongtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel, is stepping down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy, In January, she will be heading the pro-democracy...
View Article‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former...
View ArticleDodgers' World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers' 8-7 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for their eighth World Series title and second in five years averaged 18.6 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming,...
View ArticleLocal school staple 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' from 1939 hits the big...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story....
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