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MUMBAI, India — Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on Sunday, police and Indian media reports said.

NEW YORK — After voicing support for Woody Allen and criticizing cancel culture, Spike Lee apologized Saturday for words he said were “wrong.” In an interview Friday on the New York radio station WOR 710, Lee called Allen “a great, great filmmaker.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Beyoncé has joined the call for charges against officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman gunned down by officers who burst into her Kentucky home.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 21-27: June 21: Actor Bernie Kopell (“The Love Boat”) is 87. Actor Monte Markham is 85. Actress Mariette Hartley is 80. Comedian Joe Flaherty (“SCTV”) is 79. Musician Ray Davies of The Kinks is 76.

TORONTO — International movie theatre chain Cineworld PLC says its deal to buy Cineplex Inc. for $2.8 billion is off, claiming that "certain breaches" of the contract were made by the Canadian company.

LOS ANGELES — The closely watched arrival of Christopher Nolan's big-budget sci-fi espionage film “Tenet” will finally happen on July 31, Warner Bros. announced Friday.

NEW YORK — ABC has named Matt James, its first black “Bachelor” to lead the network's long-running dating competition show, a move long sought by critics of the series' lack of diversity among its leading men.

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson; Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.; Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor in 2018.

TORONTO — Cineworld PLC says it has terminated its $2.8-billion takeover of Canadian movie exhibitor Cineplex Inc. after "certain breaches" of the acquisition deal. The U.K.

WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump delayed her move to Washington after Donald Trump became president to gain leverage in renegotiating her prenuptial agreement, according to a new book.