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Romanian court rules to keep Andrew Tate under house arrest as human trafficking case continues

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday ruled to extend by another 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer who is charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexu

Jul 18, 2023 5:25 AM Read more >

Canadian cinemas brace for film release slowdown as Hollywood strikes continue

Canadian movie theatre owners say they're nervously watching for developments in dual Hollywood strikes and plan to show more classics, cult favourites and live events if the labour disruptions stretch on.

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How the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack came together, according to mastermind Mark Ronson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Ronson is showing off his Barbies.

Jul 17, 2023 8:07 PM Read more >

Influential Nashville music producer Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap, has died

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville music executive Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap and helped brand the outlaws style of country music during a 40-year career, died Monday. He was 83. Bradley died peacefully in Mt.

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Actors and writers on strike are united and determined in the face of a long summer standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Solidarity and stamina were picket-line themes Monday as striking screenwriters and actors in New York and Los Angeles braced for a long, hot summer standoff with studios.

Jul 17, 2023 5:19 PM Read more >

Several top editors at Penguin Random House accept buyout offers, layoffs also underway

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of publishing's most celebrated and enduring editors are leaving Penguin Random House after accepting buyout packages. Meanwhile, an undetermined number of company-wide layoffs has begun, according to publishing officials.

Jul 17, 2023 5:03 PM Read more >

Hollywood plunges into all-out war on the heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution

NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of just how much animosity is flying around Hollywood these days, watch how Ron Perlman responded to a report that the studios aimed to prolong a strike long enough for writers to lose their homes.

Jul 17, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Music Review: Greta Van Fleet soars on new album, 'Starcatcher'

Greta Van Fleet, “Starcatcher” (Lava/Republic Records) “Starcatcher” is the third studio from Greta Van Fleet , and the latest confirmation that the band’s love affair with the bombast of ’70s-era rock has not grown stagnant.

Jul 17, 2023 4:21 PM Read more >

Book Review: Colson Whitehead pens entertaining, uneven sequel to 2021 bestseller 'Harlem Shuffle'

“Crook Manifesto” by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) In his bestselling 2021 crime novel “Harlem Shuffle,” Colson Whitehead introduced the complicated character of Ray Carney, a Black furniture store owner and small-time fence clawing his way into the m

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Lindsay Lohan gives birth to her first child, a boy

Lindsay Lohan has given birth to her first child. The “Parent Trap” star and her husband, financier Bader Shammas, are the parents of a “beautiful, healthy son” named Luai, her rep told The Associated Press in a statement Monday.

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