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Jury goes a week with no verdict at Weinstein rape trial
By The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jurors at the Los Angeles rape and sexual misconduct trial of Harvey Weinstein have been deliberating for a week without reaching a verdict. The jury of eight men and four women went home Friday afternoon and will return to resume deliberations on Monday morning. They must decide on two counts of ... Read More »
1 responseA ‘downtown’ choreographer brings her craft to the opera
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – It was a delicious challenge that came as a total surprise. As choreographer Annie-B Parson tells it, she was walking down a Brooklyn street when her phone rang. It was the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Peter Gelb, wondering if she’d be interested in choreographing for the Met. Parson, based ... Read More »
1 responseNew this week: ‘Banshees,’ Whitney Houston, ‘High on Life’
By The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
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 – In “The Banshees of Inisherin,” director Martin McDonagh reteams with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the stars of the playwright’s feature debut, 2008″²s “In Bruges.” The results are ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Fox News guest charged with exploiting her mom
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A former regular guest on Fox News stole at least $224,000 from her 88-year-old mother and unnecessarily put her into a nursing home twice against her will, including once dragging the woman from her home, Florida authorities said Friday. Cathy Areu, who provided liberal commentary on several shows, is facing ... Read More »
1 responseEx-Fox liberal guest charged with exploiting her mom
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A former regular liberal guest on Fox News stole at least $224,000 from her 88-year-old mother and unnecessarily put her into a nursing home twice against her will, including once dragging the woman from her home, Florida authorities said Friday. Cathy Areu, 51, is facing numerous felony charges including kidnapping, ... Read More »
1 responseAFI Awards to honor ‘Avatar,’ ‘Elvis,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’
By The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Next month’s AFI Awards will honor films including the “Avatar” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis” and popular television series like “Abbott Elementary,” “Better Call Saul” and “The White Lotus.” The American Film Institute announced its slate of honorees Friday ahead of its gala luncheon on Jan. 13 in Beverly Hills, California. ... Read More »
1 responseDeepa Mehta directs story of Detroit fashion designer in ‘Little America’ Season 2
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
TORONTO – In the first episode of the new season of “Little America” director Deepa Mehta guides a story that touches on the pressures some children of immigrant families feel to fit into traditional definitions of success. It’s a topic she’s excited to tackle in her return to the eight-part Apple TV Plus series for ... Read More »
1 responseTabloids fume, many in UK shrug over Harry and Meghan series
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s press erupted in outrage Friday at Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series, which lambasts the U.K. media over its treatment of the royal couple. But much of Britain reacted to the Netflix show with a shrug. Buckingham Palace had no comment, and the prime minister didn’t watch. The first three hour-long ... Read More »
1 responseSF Conservatory buys Askonas Holt representation agency
By The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The San Francisco Conservatory added a major classical music agency to its commercial businesses, announcing Friday it was acquiring London-based Askonas Holt. Askonas’ clients includes conductors Daniel Barenboim, Myung-Whun Chung, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Simon Rattle, Nathalie Stutzmann and Michael Tilson Thomas; sopranos Angel Blue and Eva-Maria Westbroek; mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato; tenors Marcelo ... Read More »
1 responseKristen Stewart to lead 73rd Berlinale film festival jury
By The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
BERLIN (AP) – Organizers of the annual Berlin film festival said Friday that Kristen Stewart will head the international jury in 2023.. The American actor, screenwriter and director, who starred in the “Twilight” series and recently played Princess Diana in “Spencer,” for which she received an Oscar nomination, will lead the judges’ panel at the ... Read More »
1 responsePenguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle is stepping down
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohle’s decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the company’s attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster. “Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger ... Read More »
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