June 15th, 2025

Entertainment News

A British TV art expert who sold works to a suspected Hezbollah financier is sentenced to prison

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — An art expert who appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt show was sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison for failing to report his sale of pricey works to a suspected financier of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty to eight offenses under the Terrorism Act ... Read More »

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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1 Beyoncé $12,962,653 46,960 $276.04 2 Post Malone ... Read More »

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Valérie Bah wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award for ‘Subterrane’

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

TORONTO — Valérie Bah’s speculative comedy “Subterrane” has won the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. The Quebec author and filmmaker accepted the prize at a ceremony in Toronto on Thursday night. The novel follows a filmmaker documenting the lives of queer and Black characters who are pushed underground by urban prosperity in the fictional ... Read More »

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Film Festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence ‘s use in movie making is exploding. And a young film festival, now in its junior year, is showcasing what this technology can do on screen today. The annual AI Film Festival organized by Runway, a company that specializes in AI-generated video, kicked off in New York Thursday night ... Read More »

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Renée Elise Goldsberry talks new album, whether ‘Hamilton’ return is an option and EGOT aspirations

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renée Elise Goldsberry is most inspired by artists bold enough to take a career leap, even when there’s no guarantee of a safe landing. Over the years, Goldsberry spent her celebrated career surrounded by fearless risk-takers. Now, the Tony and Grammy winner, best known for her breakout role in the Broadway ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend sobs on the stand while describing sex marathons

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ recent ex-girlfriend sobbed on the witness stand Friday while describing their many drug-fueled sex marathons, saying he ignored her when she signaled that she wanted to stop and chided her for crying after one of the encounters. The woman testified using the pseudonym “Jane” for a second ... Read More »

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‘Nature of Things’ looks at how parenthood changes men’s brains and bodies with ‘Dad Bods’

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

TORONTO — A new episode of CBC’s “The Nature of Things,” timed to Father’s Day, explores some of the ways men’s brains and bodies adapt to parenthood. The episode titled “Dad Bods” takes viewers across Canada and around the world to look at social and scientific elements of fatherhood. The Canadian Press spoke with director ... Read More »

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Jury deliberations resume in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury resumed deliberations Friday in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial after ending its first day without reaching a verdict in a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement. The panel, which was handed the case Thursday morning, has requested to hear a readback of some testimony from two of ... Read More »

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The Latest: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend sobs while describing abuse during testimony

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ recent ex-girlfriend described enduring drug-fueled sex marathons until the hip-hop titan’s arrest in September as the key witness began testimony Thursday. The woman resumed her testimony Friday under the pseudonym “Jane.” The Latest: Jane texted Combs that she wanted to stop having ‘hotel nights’ Jane tried to ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend resumes testimony about his sexual interests

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ recent ex-girlfriend returned to the witness stand Friday in his sex trafficking trial, after testifying that he pressured her into drug-fueled sex marathons similar to those described by another former girlfriend, R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. The woman using the pseudonym “Jane” is among several witnesses at ... Read More »

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Music Review: On Addison Rae’s ‘Addison,’ a new pop powerhouse is born

By Canadian Press on June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The pop album of the summer is here. Addison Rae’s debut, “Addison,” is full, stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Hedonism has a new hero. For those who’ve watched her rise, it’s almost impossible to believe. It wasn’t so long ago – almost exactly a year into ... Read More »

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