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Zach Bryan drops ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster’ album
By The Associated Press on December 26th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chorus against Ticketmaster’s contentious concert pricing practices is growing, numbering among them Zach Bryan and friends. The country music artist dropped a live album, “All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster,” on Sunday. With it came a statement posted to social media in which he decried “a massive issue with fair ticket ... Read More »
1 response‘Avatar’ sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 25th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Avatar: The Way of Water” sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in a strong $58 million in North America that suggests it may stay afloat into the new year and approach the massive expectations that met its release. James Cameron’s digital extravaganza for 20th ... Read More »
1 responseKing Charles salutes late queen, public workers in speech
By The Associated Press on December 25th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III evoked memories Sunday of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch in a speech that also paid tribute to the “selfless dedication” of Britain’s public service workers, many of whom are in a fight with the government over pay. Charles, 74, ... Read More »
1 responseActor Orlando Brown pleads not guilty to assault charges
By The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Former child star Orlando Brown has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an alleged altercation in Lima, Ohio. According to Allen County Sheriff’s Office records, the 35-year-old Brown was taken into custody Thursday morning and held on a $25,000 bond. He was arraigned Friday in Lima Municipal Court ... Read More »
1 responseMaxi Jazz, front man for British band Faithless, dead at 65
By The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Maxi Jazz, a DJ and singer who fronted the eclectic British dance band Faithless known for such hits as “Insomnia” and “We Come 1,” has died. He was 65. Faithless announced his death on social media Saturday, saying he “died peacefully in his sleep last night.” “He was a man who ... Read More »
1 responseEditions of Jan. 6 report already on Amazon best seller list
By The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – It took less than a day for the Jan. 6 report to go from public unveiling to the bestseller list on Amazon.com. By late Friday, three editions of the Congressional probe of the 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump were in the top 30 on ... Read More »
1 responseLA jury convicts Tory Lanez of shooting Megan Thee Stallion
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – In a courtroom that turned chaotic after a trial that seethed with tension, a Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. The attack left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet and Lanez’ conviction ... Read More »
1 responseTory Lanez convicted in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion that left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for one day before convicting the 30-year-old Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseVerdict reached at Tory Lanez-Megan Thee Stallion trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jurors have reached a verdict at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for about a day and a half before reaching a decision, which will be announced ... Read More »
1 responseA trio of standout roles reveals Hong Chau’s boundless range
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – The seemingly limitless range of Hong Chau is on display in three films this year, in roles so different that they hardly seem the work of one actor. In Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” she plays best friend and nurse to Brendan Fraser’s obese shut-in professor, his most regular visitor and assertive ... Read More »
1 responseTrial in shooting of Megan Thee Stallion exposes misogynoir
By Nardos Haile And Karena Phan, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Megan Thee Stallion is a three-time Grammy winner and hip-hop superstar, but her success wasn’t enough to shield the 27-year-old artist from the power of widespread misinformation and social media vitriol leveled against her after she was shot in 2020. The Houston-born rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, was shot ... Read More »
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