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Fake Drake: AI-generated track with Toronto rapper and the Weeknd pulled down
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Record industry giant Universal Music Group is encouraging a crackdown on unauthorized use of its performers’ voices after a fake, A.I.-generated song featuring Drake and the Weeknd made the rounds online. The track, titled “Heart on My Sleeve,” appeared Saturday on YouTube and TikTok, posted by an anonymous user named Ghostwriter977 who said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Screen Awards viewership numbers down from last year and pre-pandemic times
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Preliminary ratings suggest fewer people watched the pre-taped Canadian Screen Awards on CBC than last year, with numbers plunging by more than half of those in pre-pandemic times. The public broadcaster shared overnight data from Numeris that reports an average audience of 136,000 for Sunday’s hour-long telecast compared to 2022’s show, which averaged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tribeca sets lineup with docs on Stan Lee, Dan Rather
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Films directed by Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny and Michael Shannon will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, organizers of the New York film festival announced Tuesday, as will documentaries about Dan Rather, Stan Lee and Gloria Gaynor. Some 109 feature films, including 93 world premieres, will be screened at the 22nd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury seated to hear case about Fox’s false election claims
By David Bauder, Randall Chase And Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A jury was seated Tuesday to hear a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election. Jury selection came a day after the judge granted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial begins in case against Fox for false election claims
By David Bauder, Randall Chase And Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Jurors are set to get their first look Tuesday at a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election. The trial began with the judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ari Aster doesn’t want to talk about his new movie right now
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ari Aster really doesn’t want to talk about “Beau Is Afraid.” “This is so not the right thing,” he laughed anxiously during a recent press day for his new film. “I shouldn’t be talking about this movie for another 10 years.” But, alas, the insatiable publicity machine demands Aster feed it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Following stroke, Lucinda Williams back with book and album
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Lucinda Williams is returning to the spotlight this spring with an autobiography, a new album and concert appearances around the world. Less than three years ago, there was real worry that her creative voice would be stilled. In November 2020, the singer-songwriter suffered a stroke while getting ready to take a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liz Cheney memoir ‘Oath and Honor’ coming in November
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Former Rep. Liz Cheney has a memoir and a “warning” coming out this fall. In “Oath and Honor,” she will write about her estrangement from former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. “The last two years have shown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donut painting sparks free speech debate for bakery, town
By Kathy Mccormack And Robert F. Bukaty, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
CONWAY, N.H. (AP) – Bakery owner Sean Young was thrilled when high school art students covered the big blank wall over his doorway last spring with a painting of the sun shining over a mountain range made of sprinkle-covered chocolate and strawberry donuts, a blueberry muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries. The display got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How election lies, libel law are key to Fox defamation suit
By Jennifer Peltz And Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
A major defamation lawsuit against Fox News goes to trial Tuesday, carrying the potential to shed additional light on former President Donald Trump’s election lies, reveal more about how the right-leaning network operates and even redefine libel law in the U.S. Here are some things to know about the case. ___ THE CASE Dominion Voting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit against Fox for false election claims heads to trial
By David Bauder, Randall Chase And Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Jurors are set to get their first look Tuesday at a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network’s role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election. The scheduled trial start comes after ... Read More »
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