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Jurors deciding whether Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jurors began deliberations Thursday 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 received the case late Thursday morning after Lanez’s defense completed a closing argument from a day earlier ... Read More »
1 responseJessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Just before Jessica Henwick was cast in “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the then-aspiring actor had already left Los Angeles for her hometown in England. “I ran out of money, so I went back and moved back in with my parents,” she recalled. Although she hadn’t quite ... Read More »
1 responseThink Woody’s weird? Meet the Happy Tree, Newfoundland’s own talking Christmas tree
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Before American talk show host Jimmy Fallon poked fun at Woody, Nova Scotia’s creepily robotic Christmas tree, holiday shoppers in Newfoundland were already chuckling at the oddly frozen facial expressions of the Happy Tree in St. John’s. The Happy Tree emerges each Christmas season to loom in a corner of the ... Read More »
1 responseMegan Thee Stallion ‘matters,’ says DA at Tory Lanez trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion would never have subjected herself to the torrent of public abuse she’s received if she wasn’t telling the truth about rapper Tory Lanez shooting her in the feet and wounding her in the summer of 2020. Deputy District Attorney ... Read More »
1 responseNetflix plans $900M facility at former New Jersey Army base
By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2022
Netflix said Wednesday it plans to build a state-of-the-art production facility at a former Army base at the Jersey Shore that will cost more than $900 million, and create thousands of jobs. The subscription video streaming company will pay $55 million for a 292-acre site on the former Fort Monmouth military base in Eatontown and ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian film ‘Eternal Spring’ misses Oscar race for best international feature
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – Canada’s entry for best international feature has been knocked out of the competition at next year’s Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the short list of films that will advance to the next round of voting in the category and “Eternal Spring” is not on it. Jason Loftus’s ... Read More »
1 responseLas Vegas Punk Rock Museum opening delayed until March
By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2022
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The opening of a Las Vegas museum devoted to punk rock music has been pushed back. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday that the Punk Rock Museum, slated to debut next month, will open its doors in March. The 12,000-square-foot museum is situated between the Las Vegas Strip and downtown. It ... Read More »
1 responseInvestigator in notorious Missouri murder case faces charges
By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2022
TROY, Mo. (AP) – A former Missouri deputy who investigated a murder case that became the subject of an NBC show starring Renee Zellweger is now accused of harassing and stalking a detective who was investigating him for potential misconduct. Mike Merkel, 42, was charged Tuesday and accused of photographing and sending threatening messages to ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec City launches charm offensive to host popular HBO series ‘The White Lotus’
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
Quebec City wants to host the next season of the popular HBO series “The White Lotus” and the region’s tourism arm is aiming to make it happen. Destination Québec cité and its advertising agency LG2 have created a presentation promoting the provincial capital and its biggest assets as an ideal filming spot, notably the Fairmont ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!H&M says it has pulled Justin Bieber merchandise after pop singer’s protest
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – Swedish clothing retailer H&M says it has pulled Justin Bieber merchandise from its stores after the pop singer blasted the chain alleging they used his likeness without approval. Bieber took to Instagram on Monday to call the H&M product line “trash” and said he “didn’t approve it,” while the retailer insisted it “followed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years. Since then, he’s made five widely acclaimed features. His latest, “No Bears,” opens soon in U.S. theaters while Panahi is in prison. In July, Panahi went to the Tehran ... Read More »
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