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Melissa Etheridge connects with incarcerated women in new docuseries ‘I’m Not Broken’
By Brooke Lefferts, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Melissa Etheridge realized two career dreams with her new docuseries “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken”: performing for incarcerated women and recording the concert for a live album. The singer-songwriter grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas – an area home to a well-known federal penitentiary and other state and military prisons – and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manhattan prosecutors anticipate November retrial for Harvey Weinstein in #MeToo era rape case
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Manhattan prosecutors told a judge Tuesday they’re anticipating a November retrial for Harvey Weinstein as they continue to investigate possible new sexual assault charges against the disgraced media mogul. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said prosecutors have not yet brought their findings to a grand jury and said she could not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manhattan court hearing slated ahead of Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Harvey Weinstein is set to appear in a New York court ahead of his scheduled retrial on rape and sexual assault charges. The disgraced Hollywood mogul is attending a pretrial status hearing in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday. His retrial is tentatively scheduled for some time after Labor Day. Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackpink rapper Lisa joins Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park
By Glenn Gamboa, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Blackpink rapper Lisa will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup in New York’s Central Park for her first solo performance at a festival, the anti-poverty nonprofit announced Tuesday. Lisa joins headliners Post Malone, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll and Raouw Alejandro for the Sept. 28 event, adding to organizers’ plans to attract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – An upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very different, authors: Oscar winner Viola Davis and mega-selling novelist James Patterson. Little, Brown and Company announced Tuesday that Davis and Patterson are collaborating on a novel, currently untitled and scheduled for 2025 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit celebrating Hybe, featuring BTS, LE SSERAFIM artifacts
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
The Grammy Museum will soon launch its first full-floor K-pop exhibit as part of its ongoing initiative to explore the music, culture, technology, fandom and business behind Korean pop music. The museum partnered with Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS and countless other international acts, and its archivists, to provide attendees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced
By The Associated Press on July 9th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced. A Los Angeles County judge’s dissolution of the marriage of the two actors, who had already been separated for years, took effect Tuesday. Bonet and Momoa were married for more than seven years and were a couple for 12 years before they wed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial begins with jury selection
By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Alec Baldwin’s trial in the shooting of a cinematographer is set to begin Tuesday with the selection of jurors who will be tasked with deciding whether the actor is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Getting chosen to serve in a trial of such a major star accused of such a major ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brera Modern art museum will open in Milan this fall after 52 years of delays and 39 governments
By The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MILAN (AP) – The Brera Modern will be inaugurated in the fall 52 years and 39 Italian governments after it was first envisioned, officials announced Monday. The new museum just a few doors from Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery will house more than 100 contemporary art works that belong to Brera’s collection that have mostly been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge decides Alec Baldwin’s role as co-producer not relevant to trial over fatal 2021 set shooting
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
Alec Baldwin ‘s role as a producer of the Western film “Rust” isn’t relevant to the involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on set, a New Mexico judge decided Monday. The move is a major setback for prosecutors just as trial was about to begin. They had planned to present evidence that showed how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MusiquePlus music video channel returns for a one-night-only TV special
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2024
Quebec’s popular music video TV channel MusiquePlus is returning to the airwaves for a one-night-only celebration. Bell Media says plans are underway to resurrect the Montreal-based channel for a prime time event that reflects on its legacy while celebrating a new generation of homegrown musical talent. “MusiquePlus en Rappel” will be taped next month at ... Read More »
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