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Sundance doc looks into Brett Kavanaugh investigation
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2023
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – A new documentary looks into the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and raises questions about the depth of the FBI investigation in 2018. “Justice,” from filmmaker Doug Liman, debuted Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival to a sold-out theater surrounded by armed guards. The film, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loewe’s minimalist Paris show explores Old Masters, boyhood
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Jonathan Anderson, it seems, can do no wrong. Loewe’s Northern Irish designer’s imaginative and boundary-pushing designs are often credited by front-row editors as among the best, if not the best, gracing the Paris runways today. And Saturday’s fall collection, with its broken shards of plaster littering the set’s edges, only confirms this. ... Read More »
1 responseBrooke Shields examines her life, fame in doc ‘Pretty Baby’
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – Brooke Shields reveals that she was the victim of a sexual assault in a new documentary about her life that premiered Friday afternoon at the Sundance Film Festival. She doesn’t name the man who she said raped her, but she described the circumstances: It took place soon after she graduated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Detroit judge dismisses lawsuit over control of van Gogh art
By Ed White, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, saying federal law bars him from stepping into a dispute between a Brazilian collector and a Detroit museum. The painting of a woman with a book, titled “The Novel Reader,” is protected from seizure, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singer Michelle Willis on the ‘joy of knowing’ late David Crosby, a mentor and friend
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 20th, 2023
TORONTO – David Crosby was an acclaimed musician to many, but for Michelle Willis he was also a surprise mentor who became a friend in recent years. The Ontario-raised singer-songwriter says she first met Crosby, who died Wednesday at 81 years old, during a recording session for the instrumental band Snarky Puppy. Both of them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors seek justice in Baldwin case, regardless of fame
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Alec Baldwin faces two types of manslaughter charges in a reckoning on gun safety and the film industry, with two potential standards for proof and possible sanctions of up to five years in prison. Prosecutors have vowed to file those charges before February against the 64-year-old actor and weapons specialist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit claims woman’s death stemmed from Disneyland fall
By The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – A lawsuit claims Disneyland employees snickered at a disabled woman struggling to get off a Jungle Cruise boat before she fell and broke a leg, leading to her death from an infection five months later. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in November by the family of Joanne Aguilar, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer asks judge to remove himself from Young Dolph case
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph said Friday he has asked a judge to remove himself from the case based on claims that the judge is not being impartial. Luke Evans, the lawyer for Justin Johnson, said he was not informed about an order ... Read More »
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By The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES – Jennifer Lopez, rom-com queen, returns to the genre she’s most identified with in “Shotgun Wedding,” premiering Friday, Jan. 27, on Amazon’s Prime Video. Lopez stars with Josh Duhamel ... Read More »
1 responseDior mania and K-Pop overtake Paris Fashion Week menswear
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Dior mania descended on Paris Fashion Week menswear Friday as over a thousand screaming fans thronged the magnificent Place de la Concorde for a glimpse of their favorite stars, with some almost risking their lives in snarled traffic. The minders of the show’s VIP guests, including David Beckham, Naomi Campbell and Korean ... Read More »
1 responseMet Opera concert to mark anniversary of Ukraine invasion
By The Associated Press on January 20th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The Metropolitan Opera will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a concert to remember victims of the war. Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Soprano Golda Schultz, mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, tenor Dmytro Popov, and Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi will be ... Read More »
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