Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher were both Hollywood veterans when they were elected co-chairs of the Producers Guild of America in June 2018. But while both had overseen major studios, movies and TV shows, nothing could not have prepared them for what they would do. encounter during their four years with the PGA, including the […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett was released from prison Wednesday after six nights behind bars after an appeals court agreed with his lawyers that he should be free pending appeal of his conviction for lying to the police about a racist and homophobic attack. The former “Empire” actor was released from Cook County Jail surrounded […]
Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Prince’s unreleased album, Camille, is coming to Third Man Records Prince’s ‘Camille’ album is set to be released via Jack White’s Third Man Records. The late “Raspberry Beret” hitmaker’s unreleased LP was recorded in 1986, under the female pseudonym Camille, with Prince singing in a higher pitched style. And […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Davidson is heading into space. The “Saturday Night Live” star is among six passengers on the upcoming launch of Jeff Bezos’ space travel venture Blue Origin, the company announced Monday. The launch is scheduled for March 23, and Davidson will be the third celebrity on a Blue Origin flight. William […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney World in Florida is suspending political donations after the company’s CEO received huge backlash for not using Disney’s vast influence in the state to try to cancel a project recently passed Republican law that would prevent teachers from instructing first years on LGBTQ issues. Soon after, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The twists and quirks of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s 2019 claim that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago will culminate Thursday with his conviction. It follows a trial in December that found with a jury convicting Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct. Smollett […]
By THOMAS ADAMSON, AP Fashion Editor PARIS (AP) — From the dizzying heights of the Center Pompidou to the lofty halls of the Musée d’Orsay, Parisian fashion houses showcased the city’s most monumental art museums on Monday as they neared the finish line ready-to-wear collections. Guests watched vibrant fall-winter styles weave through marble sculptures, edgy […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is stepping down as artistic director of the New World Symphony after 34 seasons with the orchestra, wanting to reduce administrative responsibilities as he faces a tumor in the brain. The 77-year-old was operated on last August for the tumour. Since then he has conducted 20 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has threatened to remove Valery Gergiev as conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra unless Gergiev says publicly by Monday that he supports not the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra has also said it will scrap the 68-year-old Russian’s planned festival in September if he […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of looted antiques seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt after a year-long investigation have been returned to the people of Greece, New York prosecutors said Wednesday. Artifacts included a sculpture of a young man from around 560 BC. AD, known as kouros, worth $14 million, Manhattan District Attorney […]
ARLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Alec Baldwin and his family have purchased a retirement home in Vermont — a farm and about 50 acres. The historic farmhouse, built before 1800, and a guest house sit on “some 50 acres” and the property is “simply stunning”, said Faith Rhodes, principal broker and owner of Rhodes Real Estate. […]
Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Kardashian Family ‘Endorses Pete Davidson’s Romance With Kim Kardashian’ The Kardashian family are big fans of Pete Davidson. The 28-year-old comedian started dating Kim Kardashian last year, and her family have approved of their romance, with an insider saying they’re “loving this new relationship for Kim”. The source told […]
Anderson will never watch BANG Showbiz – February 15, 2022 / 10:43 am | History: 360140 Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Pamela Anderson will never watch Pam and Tommy Pamela Anderson will ‘never watch’ ‘Pam and Tommy’. The Hulu series tells the story of the theft and release of the ‘Baywatch’ star and then-husband […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Strong, brightly colored pieces meant to underscore bravery, confidence and exuberance dominated Wes Gordon’s show at Carolina Herrera on Monday, with short dresses sporting bold crimson ruffles and long trains in shades of pink, just themed for Valentine’s Day. A color palette of deep reds, purples, blues, pinks and yellows brought […]
Celebrity birthdays for the week of February 20-26: February 20: Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie turns 81. Actress Brenda Blethyn (“Atonement,” “Pride and Prejudice”) is 76. Actor Sandy Duncan is 76 years old. Actor Peter Strauss is 75 years old. X guitarist Billy Zoom is 74 years old. Country singer Kathie Baillie of Baillie and the Boys […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men in charge of shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Tennessee cookie factory, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other felony charges on Friday. Attorneys for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith pleaded in Shelby County Criminal Court in Memphis. The two were charged in January […]
CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris is expected to plead guilty Thursday in a federal child pornography case alleging he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions, according to Chicago court records. A plea change hearing was scheduled for Thursday before U.S. District Judge Manish Shah, according to court records. It was unclear Wednesday […]
STOCKHOLM (AP) — American rocker Iggy Pop, known as “the godfather of punk”and Ensemble Intercontemporain, a contemporary music orchestra based in Paris, have won the Polar Music Prize 2022, a Swedish music prize. The jury said in a statement Tuesday and video ad this rock icon Iggy Pop, a singer and songwriter whose real name […]
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Screenwriter A Michael Jackson biopic is in the works by Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan. Lionsgate will handle the worldwide distribution of the film, studio president Joe Drake said Monday. The studio said the film will give “an in-depth portrait of the complicated man who […]
The Oscars change more than the public thinks. Each year, the academy’s governing council reviews the categories and potential changes. This means that certain categories – juvenile acting, dance direction and shared winners for black-and-white and color films – are gone. Best Picture, the film’s highest honor, is often criticized. Remember the brief moment not […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for saying race was not a factor in the Holocaust, comments that sparked an international backlash. She made the remarks Monday on ABC’s “The View,” which she co-hosts, and apologized on social media hours later. Her revised commentary was well received by Jewish leaders in the United […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, 2019 Miss USA pageant winner and correspondent for entertainment news program “Extra,” has died at age 30. Police say Kryst jumped from an apartment building in Manhattan and was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday morning. His family confirmed his death in a statement. “In devastation and great […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Joni Mitchell said Friday she was seeking to remove all of her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young, who sparked a protest the streaming service for airing a podcast featuring a personality who spread misinformation about the coronavirus. Mitchell, who like Young is a California-based songwriter who enjoyed much […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s been a peach of the past year for Justin Bieber, who leads the iHeartRadio Music Awards with nine nominations thanks to his two big collaborative hits of 2021, “Peaches” with Daniel Caesar and Giveon, and “Stay” with Kid LAROI. Breakout star Olivia Rodrigo has eight nominations for singles from her […]
TOKYO (AP) — French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic designs have been worn by celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cardi B, has died. He was 73 years old. He died on Sunday, his official Instagram account announced. “May his soul rest in peace,” he said in an all-black message without a picture. […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, married to country music singer Sara Evans, was arrested on Saturday for felony domestic violence, Tennessee authorities said. Barker, 49, was taken to a Nashville County jail early Saturday morning, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office website. He was charged with aggravated assault with a […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ralph Emery, who became known as the doyen of country music broadcasters for more than half a century on both radio and television, died Saturday, his family said. He was 88 years old. Emery died peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by his family, at Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, his […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Award-winning children’s author Kwame Alexander’s trilogy that tells the story of an African family begins this fall with “The Door of No Return”. The book will be released on September 27, Little Brown & Company announced Tuesday. According to the publisher, the three books follow the life of 11-year-old Kofi and […]
Fed up with “signaling virtue” BANG Showbiz – January 10, 2022 / 7:48 a.m. | History: 356531 Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Ricky Gervais thinks the public is tired of celebrities “pointed out by virtue.” The 60-year-old comedian believes that public attitudes towards the rich and famous have changed dramatically over the past decade. […]
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP screenwriter If the Golden Globe Awards aren’t on TV, will anyone care? This is just one of the tough questions facing the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is plagued by its film awards on Sunday night with no TV show, nominees, famous guests, red carpet, host, press, or even live broadcast. […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Marilyn Bergman, the Oscar winning lyric who teamed up with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Play Music?” and hundreds of other songs, died Saturday at her Los Angeles home. She was 93 years old. She died of respiratory failure unrelated to COVID-19, according to a […]
Kim and Pete “get serious” BANG Showbiz – January 6, 2022 / 7:37 a.m. | History: 356228 Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Kim Kardashian West and Pete Davidson’s romance turns “very serious”. The 41-year-old star and Pete, 28, recently flew to the Bahamas for a romantic vacation, and their relationship is progressing rapidly. A […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Pop and R&B artist Jason Derulo was involved in a scuffle with two people early Tuesday at a Las Vegas Strip resort, but the TikTok singer, dancer and star was not arrested nor summoned, police said. Las Vegas police said in a statement that an altercation was reported after 2 a.m. […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A federal judge in Oklahoma has set January 28 as the date for the new conviction of “Tiger King” Joe Exotic on Monday. U.S. District Judge Scott Palk set the new sentence at 10 a.m. and granted the accused’s request to be transported to Oklahoma City for the hearing. A federal […]
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment reporters on what’s coming to TV, streaming services, and music platforms this week. MOVIES Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, “The Lost Girl,” scintillatingly adapts Elena Ferrante’s 2008 novel about maternal ambivalence and vacations in Greece. The film, which begins airing Friday on Netflix, stars Olivia Colman as […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in original Broadway productions of classics such as “West Side Story”, “Follies” “Hello, Dolly!” and “Gypsy” is deceased. He was 80 years old. Evans died on Christmas Eve at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, […]
How deep is the rabbit hole? Deep enough, it turns out, to accommodate at least four movies, several video games, a comic book, and countless pairs of sunglasses. In the 22 years since the launch of “The Matrix” it has never left us – or whichever pill you choose, we’ve never left it. Despite two […]
NEW YORK (AP) – The sexiest man of the people of 2021 is set to be inducted into the much-vaunted Five-Timers Club on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ but the burgeoning omicron variant of the coronavirus means there won’t be no live audience to see it happen. The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday […]
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals court on Wednesday blasted Manhattan prosecutors for filling out Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial last year with what a judge called “incredibly damaging testimony” from women whose allegations were not among the criminal charges against him – a strategy that now has the potential to undermine the conviction […]
NEW YORK (AP) – After widespread criticism forced the organization that hosts the Golden Globes to lose its televised awards show and review its membership, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nevertheless announced the nominees for the film awards on Monday. and television despite skeptical entertainment. industry. As has been done for many years, the HFPA […]
Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan took a trip to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket launch company on Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut. “TOUCHDOWN has a new meaning now !!!†he tweeted after landing. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket took off from West Texas, sending the capsule on […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – The last piano on which Frédéric Chopin played and composed in Paris is being renovated by an American expert who is restoring it to its original features from the mid-19th century. Paul McNulty spent days at the Frederic Chopin Museum in Warsaw filling in a few cracks in the soundboard and […]
CHICAGO (AP) – Final arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of organizing a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in the city center. city ​​of Chicago to get publicity. The jury is then expected to begin deliberating on whether Smollett is guilty of […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Drake doesn’t want to compete for a Grammy. The four-time Grammy winner and his leadership have called on the Recording Academy to withdraw its two last-round nominations, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. They said Drake’s request was honored by the academy. People spoke to the AP […]
CHICAGO (AP) – State on Thursday closed its case in Jussie Smollett’s trial after key testimony from two brothers who said the former ‘Empire’ actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on him – even in downtown Chicago and had paid them to carry it out. After three days of presenting evidence, Special Prosecutor Dan […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar on federal child pornography charges. Duggar, who appeared in TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was charged in April with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography. A federal Homeland Security officer said in […]
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities raided the home of rocker Marilyn Manson on Monday after allegations of physical and sexual abuse by several women. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Assistant Eva Jimenez said a search warrant has been served at the home of Manson, whose legal name is Brian Hugh […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Actor Matthew McConaughey is failing to run for governor of Texas after months of publicly flirting with the idea of ​​becoming the last famous candidate. The Oscar winner said in a video posted on Sunday evening that political leadership was not a path he chose to take “right nowâ€. McConaughey, 52, […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s annual Golden Horse Awards kicked off on Saturday with a Hong Kong drama receiving the most nominations for the Asian equivalent of the Oscars. The Golden Horse Awards, which began in 1962, are considered one of the most prestigious awards for Chinese-language films. This year, the Hong Kong film “Drifting”, […]
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The family of two close Chicago suburban friends who were killed at the Astroworld concert in Houston this month have filed wrongful death lawsuits against rapper Travis Scott, the entertainment company Live Nation and others. The lawsuits brought by the Naperville families of Jacob “Jake” Jurinek, 20, and Franco Patino, 21, […]
Jon Batiste might be the Grammys’ biggest surprise: the multi-genre artist and recent Oscar winner made such an impression on voters that he scored the most nominations with 11 on Tuesday. Batiste won album of the year for “We Are” as well as record of the year with “Freedom”, an ode to well-being to the […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A Florida detective investigating the disappearance of Carole Baskin’s second husband said on Thursday that the “Tiger King” star has refused interview requests three times and the investigation is ongoing . Cpl. Moises Garcia of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa held a press conference to provide an update on […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Lauren Groff’s novel “The Matrix,” the story of a 12th-century royal outcast who fights the rule of men and other hierarchies, is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction . “Four Hundred Souls,†a “Community History of African America†co-written by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, […]
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Go-Goes didn’t have a musical master plan. Punks initially, they became pioneers of rock and roll. Defying overwhelming odds and standards in a male-dominated field, the female quintet which enjoyed a string of successful MTV-powered play in the 1980s, will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider Brad Pitt’s appeal against a court ruling that disqualified the judge in his custody battle for Angelina Jolie. The court dismissed a review of a June appeals court ruling that the private judge hearing the case should be disqualified for failing to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – At first glance, newcomers to airing “Ghosts” and “The Wonder Years” barely had a chance to prove themselves in the ratings. CBS ‘comedy “Ghosts” has shown great promise, so far hitting just outside the top 20 for the young season so far, while ABC’s reboot of the sitcom “The Wonder Years” […]
SANTA FE, NM (AP) – The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer last week had been fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set and injured a member of the film crew, a producer said Monday. The disclosure came as the producers of Baldwin’s […]
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment reporters on what’s coming to TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. – “Army of Thieves”, which hits Netflix on Friday, is set in a world where there are zombies but it is (asterisk) not (asterisk) a zombie movie. This prequel to Zack Snyder’s “Army […]
NEW YORK (AP) – James Michael Tyler, actor widely known for his recurring role as Gunther on “Friends,” has passed away. He was 59 years old. Tyler died at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday from prostate cancer, his manager Toni Benson said. Tyler was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2018. “The world […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – High school marching bands performed, costumed marching groups danced, and riders tossed moon pies and pearls to the thousands who showed up on Saturday for the first major parade of the New Orleans since the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on the city’s frivolity brand. “It’s better […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was shot dead by Alec Baldwin, has traveled far in her 42 years. She grew up on a remote Soviet military base and worked on documentary films in Eastern Europe before studying film in Los Angeles and embarking on a promising career as a filmmaker. Cutchins […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Canada’s Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu was named the winner of the first 40,000 euros ($ 45,000) first prize at the 18th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition on Thursday, a prestigious event that launches a global career pianists. The jury’s announcement came just hours after Liu performed as the last participant among the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An 11th hour deal was reached on Saturday, averting a strike by film and television crews that has seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers quit their jobs and froze productions in Hollywood and across the states -United After days of marathon negotiations, representatives of the International Alliance of Theater Workers and the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Netflix said on Friday it fired an employee for leaking confidential financial information about what he paid for Dave Chappelle’s comedy special “The Closer”, which some condemned as transphobic . The employee, who has not been named, shared “confidential and commercially sensitive information outside the company,” according to a Netflix statement. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The title seems like a dead giveaway, but there’s more to the new comedy “Ghosts” than things that happen overnight. “We totally think of this show as’ What We Do In The Shadows’ meets’ Ted Lasso,” said producer Joe Wiseman. Replace misfit spirits with predatory vampires and a lovable young couple […]
NEW YORK (AP) – All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio’s historic run on “Jeopardy!†That’s exactly what he did on Monday’s show, leaving the Yale doctoral student with 38 wins and over $ 1.5 million in cash prizes. Amodio did not respond to the Final Jeopardy! clue correctly and came […]
“Girls Trip” producer Will Packer will produce next year’s Oscars, the film academy announced on Tuesday. This is the first time that Packer has been selected for the concert and the third time in as many years that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and broadcaster ABC have recruited new crews to produce […]
LONDON (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sixth Session of the Scottish Parliament on Saturday and reflected on “the deep and lasting affection” she and her late husband Prince Philip shared for Scotland. The 95-year-old monarch arrived for the ceremony with his son, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, who in Scotland are known […]
A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three libel lawsuits brought by parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre for his claims that the shooting was a hoax. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin, home of Infowars, delivered default judgments against […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Co. settled her lawsuit over the streaming release of “Black Widow” on Thursday, bringing to an early end what had started as the first major studio-star fight on recent changes in film deployment plans. Johansson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court two months ago, […]
NEW YORK (AP) – The hit Broadway show ‘Aladdin’ was canceled Wednesday night when groundbreaking COVID-19 cases were reported within the music company, a day after the show reopened after about 18 months of closure due to the pandemic. It was a worrying sign for the revival of Broadway. “Thanks to our rigorous testing protocols, […]
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A man who broke into Eminem’s suburban Detroit home and allegedly told the rapper “he was there to kill him” has been sentenced to five years probation and to a served sentence. Matthew Hughes, 28, was sentenced last week by a Macomb County Circuit Court judge under a plea and […]
NEW YORK (AP) – The very brief era of Mike Richards on “Jeopardy!” began on Monday as the beleaguered game show dealt with the embarrassment of opening its 38th season with a host his fans already know he’s toast. Richards resigned as Alex Trebek’s replacement on August 20 and was ousted as executive producer of […]