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Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on May 17th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. The video aired Friday appears to show Combs, wearing only a white towel, punching and kicking the R&B singer who was his protege and longtime girlfriend at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing ‘Megalopolis’ and why he has no regrets
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on May 17th, 2024
CANNES, France (AP) – Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic “Megalopolis,” but the director himself isn’t much concerned. “I don’t care. I never cared,” Coppola said of money, speaking to reporters at the Cannes Film Festival on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on May 17th, 2024
If you’re looking for a little bit of that ” Top Gun: Maverick “ spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck. A groundbreaking new documentary, ” The Blue Angels,” is flying onto IMAX screens for one week, through May 22. Using IMAX-certified cameras mounted on a helicopter, the filmmakers were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taking presidential debates out of commission’s hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on May 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that were swiftly organized this week are a coup for CNN and ABC News – but a virtual guarantee they’ll be among the least-watched general election contests ever. The two campaigns skirted the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has organized the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain’s first billionaire musician
By The Associated Press on May 17th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). The annual Sunday Times Rich List calculated that the wealth of the 81-year-old musician and his wife, Nancy Shevell, had grown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Like a political convention held amidst an intra-party rift, Thursday night’s PEN America gala was a call for unity, dialogue and a renewed sense of mission at a time when PEN’s priorities have been called into question. “Our assembly is disassembling,” PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel acknowledged Thursday night. “People of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge considers dismissing indictment against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge is considering Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss a grand jury indictment against him at a scheduled court hearing Friday. The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021, at a movie ranch on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lainey Wilson wins big at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
It was Lainey Wilson ‘s night, in many ways. She took home female artist of the year and the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas. The award show was hosted by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Aldean honors Toby Keith in moving tribute at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
In one of the most anticipated performances of the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, Jason Aldean lit up the stage in a moving tribute to the late Toby Keith. He gave the crowd an emotional, acoustic performance of Keith’s classic “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” as the audience sang along, and Keith’s family watched from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lainey Wilson opens, Jordan Davis wins song of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
Just after Lainey Wilson lit up the stage with a cover of Little Texas’ “God Blessed Texas” into her new single, “Hang Tight Honey,” Clay Walker and Randy Travis presented Jordan Davis with song of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards for his ubiquitous country radio hit “Next Thing You Know.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to stream this weekend: ‘Bridgerton,’ Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, ‘American Fiction’
By The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
Billie Eilish’s third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” and the return of “Bridgerton” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Zayn Malik releases a new album, the video ... Read More »
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