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Anna Konkle embraces realities of motherhood in ‘The Drop’
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Three months after having her first baby and not long after she completed the Emmy-nominated series “PEN15,” Anna Konkle liked the sound of filming her next project in a remote Mexican jungle. “You had heard of casts going to these beautiful places and they had to be quarantined and so they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lizzo, Ed Sheeran among hundreds of acts to play Jazz Fest
By The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Lizzo and Ed Sheeran are among the headliners at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which takes place over two weekends beginning April 28. The lineup released Friday also includes Dead & Company, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Santana, Jon Batiste, Jill Scott, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Kane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gucci recasts itself during Milan Fashion Week
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
MILAN (AP) – Gucci offered another January surprise to kick off Milan Fashion Week menswear previews on Friday, taking a new direction after Alessandro Michele’s exit as creative director. Very much like Michele’s low-key debut eight years ago heading an in-house team, the Gucci runway show heralding the new post-Michele era was an understated affair, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robbie Bachman, co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dies at 69
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
Robbie Bachman, the co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at age 69. His older brother Randy Bachman shared the news on Twitter saying his brother, “the pounding beat behind BTO,” had passed. The younger Bachman – born Robin Bachman – played drums to hits “Takin’ Care of Business” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At Elvis’ Graceland, fans visit to mourn Lisa Marie Presley
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Fans who visited Graceland after the death of Lisa Marie Presley were distraught at the loss of Elvis Presley’s only child, one of the last remaining living touchstones to the icon whose influence and significance still resonates more than 45 years after he himself suddenly passed away. Lisa Marie Presley, 54, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Robbie Bachman, drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dies at 69
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
Robbie Bachman, co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at 69, representatives for his brother Randy confirm. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Ezra Miller gets fine, probation after home break-in
By Wilson Ring, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
Actor Ezra Miller pleaded guilty Friday to a charge stemming from a break-in and theft of alcohol at a neighbor’s home in Vermont, one of a string of arrests and reports of erratic behavior last year that stretched from Hawaii to New England. Miller, who appeared in several “Justice League” movies and stars in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Kevin Spacey denies 7 more sex offense charges in UK
By The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded innocent to seven further sex offenses in Britain, which bring the number of charges the Hollywood star faces in the U.K. to 12. Spacey, a double Academy Award winner, has already pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted three men between 2004 and 2015 when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swedish govt moves to get rid of permits needed for dancing
By The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Sweden’s center-right coalition government wants to cut red tape when it comes to dancing by abolishing a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons shimmy and sway. The proposal made Thursday means that venues no longer would need a license to organize dances. Instead, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary by two Quebec filmmakers exposes horror of cyber violence against women
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – A documentary on cyber violence opening Friday in Toronto follows four women who recount their stories of being attacked, denigrated and threatened because they choose to speak their minds. “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age” explores the online violence and hatred faced by women and girls across the world. The French-language version of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travolta, Rita Wilson pay tribute to Lisa Marie Presley
By The Associated Press on January 12th, 2023
Reaction to the death of singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, who died Thursday at 54. “Lisa baby girl, I’m so sorry. I’ll miss you but I know I’ll see you again.” – John Travolta on Instagram. “I’m heartbroken over the passing of Lisa Marie Presley. Lisa did not have an easy life, as some might think. ... Read More »
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