May 12th, 2025

Entertainment News

Met Gala kicks off with Pharrell, Teyana Taylor and Lewis Hamilton. Here’s how to watch

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Let the year’s biggest fashion party begin! A rainy Met Gala got underway Monday with a tuxedoed choir and a trend true to the menswear theme: Emma Chamberlain and other women in pinstripe gowns. Chamberlain and Zuri Hall were among those who wore sleek, sexy gowns that play on men’s suiting ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ says he’s ‘a little nervous’ as sex trafficking trial gets underway

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that was briefly paused when the hip-hop entrepreneur said he was “a little nervous” and needed a bathroom break. Three dozen ... Read More »

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Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here’s what we know

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Over the weekend, Trump accused other countries of “stealing the movie-making capabilities” of the U.S. and said that he had authorized the Commerce Department ... Read More »

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Brazilian judge orders arrest of man over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in an alleged plot to place explosives at a concert by singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro. Judge Fabiana Pagel of the Rio Grande do Sul state court did not name the suspect in ... Read More »

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PHOTO COLLECTION: MET Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Met Gala kicks off with Teyana Taylor, Emma Chamberlain and Lewis Hamilton. Here’s how to watch

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Let the year’s biggest fashion party begin! A rainy Met Gala got underway Monday with a tuxedoed choir and a trend true to the menswear theme: Emma Chamberlain and other women in pinstripe gowns. Chamberlain and Zuri Hall were among those who wore sleek, sexy gowns that play on men’s suiting ... Read More »

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Met Gala kicks off with Teyana Taylor, Emma Chamberlain among early arrivals. Here’s how to watch

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Let the year’s biggest fashion party begin! A rainy Met Gala got underway Monday and a trend true to the menswear theme has already emerged: Emma Chamberlain and other women in pinstripe gowns. Chamberlain and Zuri Hall wore sleek, sexy gowns that play on men’s suiting in pinstripes. “I expect this ... Read More »

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Toronto Music Experience aims to celebrate local music history, open a museum

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

TORONTO — Toronto’s storied music history may finally have a museum of its own as part of a five-year plan guided by a team of local entertainment leaders. Organizers at the Toronto Music Experience say they’ve recently been granted charitable status, which allows them to move forward with plans to fundraise, secure sponsorships and ultimately ... Read More »

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A Trump film tariff would send Canadian screen industry into ‘chaos,’ say local producers

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

President Donald Trump’s proposed tariff on foreign-made films would send Canada’s screen industry into “chaos,” local producers say — though several believe the plan is unlikely to ever be implemented. In a social media post Sunday, Trump said he’s authorized trade officials to impose a “100 per cent tariff” on all films produced outside of ... Read More »

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Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical re-imagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family destroying itself from within, won for drama. It also earned six Tony Award ... Read More »

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Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical re-imagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family destroying itself from within, won for drama. It also earned six Tony Award ... Read More »

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