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Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law
By The Associated Press on April 23rd, 2023
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – In a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, Lizzo filled the stage with drag queens in a glittery protest against the state’s legislation designed to restrict drag performances in public. While performing at Thompson-Boling Arena, the Grammy-winning “Juice” singer brought out a number of drag performers, including Aquaria, Kandy Muse, Asia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wahoo! ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is No. 1 for third week
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 23rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters. The weekend’s top new release, the horror reboot “Evil Dead Rise” debuted solidly, launching with $23.5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire breaks out at Disneyland’s Tom Sawyer Island attraction
By The Associated Press on April 23rd, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – An area of the Disneyland resort in California has caught fire, according to a news report. The fire broke out Saturday night during the “Fantasmic” show in the Tom Sawyer Island section of the resort in Anaheim, KABC-TV reported. The Anaheim Fire Department told the station there have not been any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports say
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The marketing executive who oversaw a partnership between Bud Light and a transgender influencer is taking a leave of absence after it snowballed into cries for boycotts from some angry customers, according to media reports. Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s vice president of marketing, will be replaced by Todd Allen, most recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gayle King, Charles Barkley announced for weekly CNN show
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – TV personalities Gayle King and Charles Barkley will headline a new prime-time weekly CNN show, “King Charles,” debuting in the fall, the network announced Saturday as it tries to engineer a turnaround amid tumbling ratings. CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht said in a statement that the show “will be an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shannen Doherty files for divorce after 11-year marriage
By The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actor Shannen Doherty of hit shows “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210″ has filed for divorce from her husband, Kurt Iswarienko, after 11 years of marriage, her representative says. “Divorce is the last thing Shannen wanted,” publicist Leslie Sloane said in an emailed statement Saturday. “Unfortunately, she felt she was left with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Days after Fox News agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a lawsuit over its airing of 2020 election lies, you’d be hard-pressed to notice anything had changed there. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham led their shows Thursday talking about Hunter Biden, the president’s son. Ingraham’s show warned, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox settlement seen as unlikely to change conservative media
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Days after Fox News agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a lawsuit over its airing of 2020 election lies, you’d be hard-pressed to notice anything had changed there. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham led their shows Thursday talking about Hunter Biden, the president’s son. Ingraham’s show warned, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
By Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on April 22nd, 2023
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed Saturday by the Sydney hospital where he spent several days with complications following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlanta trans woman Koko Da Doll, documentary subject, slain
By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Koko Da Doll, an Atlanta woman who gained notice in a documentary about transgender Black women and the dangers they face, was shot to death in Atlanta this week, her sister said. Kilya Williams and other relatives said police told them the transgender woman, also known as Rasheeda Williams, appears to have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined ‘Carmen’
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on April 21st, 2023
When Benjamin Millepied was a teenager starting dance training in New York, he and fellow students got into ballet performances for free, but opera was another story: They had to be creative. They’d sneak into the Metropolitan Opera House during intermission, or talk their way backstage, relying on a sympathetic usher for seats. “We did ... Read More »
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