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Federal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancer Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and Bond producers will get honorary Oscars Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires popular dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema At the Tony Awards, a veteran host with plenty of stars and songs on tap Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC Movie Review: ‘Tuesday,’ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is strange, emotional and fiercely original Matty Healy's mom says The 1975 singer and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged Movie Review: Peace (and pieces) of mind 'Inside Out 2' Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' power hangs in the balance amid investigations and lawsuits Book Review: 'Swole' explores what masculinity could be in a hyperconnected, TikTok-imaged world 'Hotel Cocaine' on MGM+ gives viewers disco, drama and plenty of blow in Miami in the late '70s Françoise Hardy, French singing legend and pop icon, dies at 80 As Art Basel opens, buyers confront a 'cooling' but still very active market Bestselling author V.E. Schwab agrees to 7-figure book deal. Her next novel comes out in 2025 Japanese architect Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at age 95 The Apollo Theater celebrates 90th anniversary at star-studded spring benefit with Usher, Babyface Paramount Global owner calls off merger talks with Skydance Media American investor Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage Jay-Z's Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia Jennifer Aniston launches children's book series with best 'friend' Clydeo the dog Science fiction author Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Award for short story writing 'The Boys,' Amazon's hit superhero satire show, will end with Season 5 Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring p*rnographic sites to verify users' ages US-Audiobooks-Top-10 Real-life brothers-in-law Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard are adversaries in 'Presumed Innocent' Juan Soto joins Daddy Yankee and Kyle Tucker teams with Travis Scott on Topps Series 2 cards Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops Book Review: 'Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ tells a tale of modern love and success Defense attorney for rapper Young Thug found in contempt, ordered to spend 10 weekends in jail A portrait of King Charles III was defaced in the latest act of activist vandalism Historic Mexico City castle is depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials aren't amused Book Review: Yume Kitasei explores space in a heist-driven action adventure novel 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey gets honored with Madden cover TNT Sports reaches 10-year deal to carry the French Open beginning next year Music Review: Paul McCartney and Wings' oft bootlegged 1974 'One Hand Clapping' deserves applause Winfrey picks David Wroblewski's 'Familairis' for her book club Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist Book Review: Glamour and tragedy intertwine in Griffin Dunne’s memoir ‘The Friday Afternoon Club’ Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir British TV host Dr. Michael Mosley reached millions by being his own guinea pig Organization behind the Oscars elects board of governors for 2024-25 term Book Review: Katie Ledecky dishes on what makes an Olympic legend in ‘Just Add Water' Roger Daltrey talks new tour, thoughts on Broadway’s ‘Tommy’ and future of The Who Book Review: Carol LaHines' chilling novel chronicles a jilted woman’s descent into madness Book Review: ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ is an engaging study of enigmatic Hollywood figure Elaine May Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she's 'heartbroken' at being turned away from Paisley Park Academy Museum Gala picks starry honorees for its fall fundraiser Meet Will Butler, the singer-songwriter who makes Broadway's 'Stereophonic' rock References

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Federal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancer

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over singer R. Kelly's trial on child sex abuse charges, has died

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Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and Bond producers will get honorary Oscars

Quincy Jones, casting director Juliet Taylor, filmmaker Richard Curtis and James Bond producers Michael G

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Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain

Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business

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Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires popular dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires popular dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

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At the Tony Awards, a veteran host with plenty of stars and songs on tap

The Tony Awards are Sunday with a familiar host and a new venue, Lincoln Center’s David H

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Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC

Palestinian supporters have vandalized locations associated with the Brooklyn Museum and the United Nations in New York City

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Movie Review: ‘Tuesday,’ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is strange, emotional and fiercely original

The new film “Tuesday" is about death, and acceptance, between a mother and her dying daughter

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Matty Healy's mom says The 1975 singer and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged

The 1975’s Matty Healy and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged, according to Healy’s mother

June 12

June 12

Movie Review: Peace (and pieces) of mind 'Inside Out 2'

Tempting as it is to consider any revisiting of “Inside Out” as sacrilegious, its sequel is deftly sensitive to one of the most complicated and awkward chapters of life, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle writes in his review

June 12

June 12

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' power hangs in the balance amid investigations and lawsuits

Songwriter Tiffany Red details working with Cassie Ventura when she dated Diddy.

June 12

June 12

Book Review: 'Swole' explores what masculinity could be in a hyperconnected, TikTok-imaged world

Author Michael Brodeur takes the gym too seriously, and not seriously at all at the same time, in his book “Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscles.”

June 12

June 12

'Hotel Cocaine' on MGM+ gives viewers disco, drama and plenty of blow in Miami in the late '70s

The lapels are wide, “Disco Inferno” is blasting and lines and lines of nose candy are on offer in the new intriguing Miami-based series “Hotel Cocaine.”

June 12

June 12

Françoise Hardy, French singing legend and pop icon, dies at 80

Françoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop icon since the 1960s, has died

June 12

June 12

As Art Basel opens, buyers confront a 'cooling' but still very active market

Multi-million-dollar works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama and Alberto Giacometti went on the market this week as fair Art Basel opened in Switzerland

June 12

June 12

Bestselling author V.E. Schwab agrees to 7-figure book deal. Her next novel comes out in 2025

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June 12

June 12

Japanese architect Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at age 95

Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for designs praised as smartly and artfully fusing the East with the West, has died

June 12

June 11

The Apollo Theater celebrates 90th anniversary at star-studded spring benefit with Usher, Babyface

The Apollo Theater is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year

June 11

June 11

Paramount Global owner calls off merger talks with Skydance Media

National Amusem*nts, which owns a majority voting stake in the embattled entertainment giant Paramount Global, says it has ended talks on a possible merger of Paramount with movie production company Skydance Media

June 11

June 11

American investor Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album

American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on fraud charges

June 11

June 11

Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage

Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from singer Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, after seven months of marriage

June 11

June 11

Jay-Z's Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia

Jay-Z is putting his weight behind an effort to fund private school vouchers in Philadelphia

June 11

June 11

Jennifer Aniston launches children's book series with best 'friend' Clydeo the dog

Inspired by her beloved dog, Jennifer Aniston will soon become a children’s author

June 11

June 11

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Award for short story writing

Author Ted Chiang has won a lifetime achievement prize for short stories, the PEN/Malamud Award, just the second time a science fiction writer has been honored since the award was established in 1988

June 11

June 11

'The Boys,' Amazon's hit superhero satire show, will end with Season 5

Amazon Prime Video’s epic superhero satire series “The Boys” will end with its fifth season

June 11

June 11

Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring p*rnographic sites to verify users' ages

An Indiana law that requires p*rn websites to verify users’ ages is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry in federal court

June 11

June 11

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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible

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Real-life brothers-in-law Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard are adversaries in 'Presumed Innocent'

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in his first TV series in “Presumed Innocent” for Apple TV+

June 11

June 11

Juan Soto joins Daddy Yankee and Kyle Tucker teams with Travis Scott on Topps Series 2 cards

Juan Soto has been on baseball cards with Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout and other big stars

June 11

June 11

Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops

The lead singer of the Four Tops says a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group

June 11

June 11

Book Review: 'Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ tells a tale of modern love and success

Looking for a good summer read

June 11

June 11

Defense attorney for rapper Young Thug found in contempt, ordered to spend 10 weekends in jail

A Georgia judge has ordered a lawyer for rapper Young Thug to spend the next 10 weekends in jail after finding him in contempt

June 11

June 11

A portrait of King Charles III was defaced in the latest act of activist vandalism

Animal rights activists pasted a cartoon image over a portrait of King Charles III at a London art gallery in the latest in a series of incidents at U.K. museums as campaigners use vandalism to publicize their causes

June 11

June 11

Historic Mexico City castle is depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials aren't amused

Mexico City’s historic Chapultepec Castle has been depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials in Mexico aren’t amused

June 11

June 11

Book Review: Yume Kitasei explores space in a heist-driven action adventure novel

Maya believes she can find the Stardust Grail, an object that could be the secret to allowing her best friend Auncle to reproduce and preserve the Frenro species

June 11

June 11

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey gets honored with Madden cover

Christian McCaffrey grew up playing the Madden NFL video game with his brother, dreaming of being a player in the league one day

June 11

June 11

TNT Sports reaches 10-year deal to carry the French Open beginning next year

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June 11

Music Review: Paul McCartney and Wings' oft bootlegged 1974 'One Hand Clapping' deserves applause

The sound of Paul McCartney and Wings' “One Hand Clapping” used to only be heard on bootlegs, or in snippets available on archive releases over the years

June 11

June 11

Winfrey picks David Wroblewski's 'Familairis' for her book club

Author David Wroblewski has reached special status among contemporary authors: a two-time selection for Oprah Winfrey’s book club

June 11

June 11

Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company's theme parks in Florida and California

June 11

June 10

Book Review: Glamour and tragedy intertwine in Griffin Dunne’s memoir ‘The Friday Afternoon Club’

Actor and producer Griffin Dunne grew up in New York and Los Angeles with the glitterati all around

June 10

June 10

Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir

Griffin Dunne's new memoir, “The Friday Afternoon Club, A Family Memoir,” out Tuesday from Penguin Press, is filled with raucous tales of growing up in Hollywood — from sneaking into his parents’ dinner parties featuring Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, ...

June 10

June 10

British TV host Dr. Michael Mosley reached millions by being his own guinea pig

Greek police say there is no sign of foul play in the death of British television host Dr. Michael Mosley

June 10

June 10

Organization behind the Oscars elects board of governors for 2024-25 term

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars, announced 17 people elected to its board of governors Monday

June 10

June 10

Book Review: Katie Ledecky dishes on what makes an Olympic legend in ‘Just Add Water'

Katie Ledecky didn’t dream of becoming an Olympian as a kid

June 10

June 10

Roger Daltrey talks new tour, thoughts on Broadway’s ‘Tommy’ and future of The Who

As Roger Daltrey hits the road on a short solo tour, he’s unsure if fans will ever see another tour from The Who

June 10

June 10

Book Review: Carol LaHines' chilling novel chronicles a jilted woman’s descent into madness

Olivia, a literature professor whose field of study is Dante, was madly in love with her husband, Andy

June 10

June 10

Book Review: ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’ is an engaging study of enigmatic Hollywood figure Elaine May

Groundbreaking comedian, writer and filmmaker Elaine May charted her own fearlessly original path in Hollywood and the theater world throughout decades

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June 10

Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she's 'heartbroken' at being turned away from Paisley Park

Sheila E

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June 10

Academy Museum Gala picks starry honorees for its fall fundraiser

Paul Mescal, Rita Moreno and Quentin Tarantino are getting awards at the annual Academy Museum Gala in October

June 10

June 10

Meet Will Butler, the singer-songwriter who makes Broadway's 'Stereophonic' rock

The assignment was daunting: Write a song for an onstage moment of transcendence

June 10

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