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Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'
Read full article: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."
Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including 'Push It'
Read full article: Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including 'Push It'Salt-N-Pepa want to reclaim the rights to their recordings including “Push It” and “Shoop,” and they're suing their record label to get them.
Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
Read full article: Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in AmericaPresident Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center’s leadership, reinforcing how much time he’s devoting to remaking one of the nation’s premier cultural centers in a larger effort to ideologically and socially overhaul the nation’s arts scene.
ATX TV Festival returns for 14th season bringing TV, industry fans together for epic celebrations
Read full article: ATX TV Festival returns for 14th season bringing TV, industry fans together for epic celebrationsMark your calendars! 📆✅ ATX TV Festival, which brings TV fans and industry folks together in downtown Austin to see how their favorite shows are made, hear from creators and cast members, and attend special premier screening events.
Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes premiere for 'Highest 2 Lowest'
Read full article: Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes premiere for 'Highest 2 Lowest'Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival in between Broadway performances for the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” and was rewarded with a surprise honorary Palme d'Or.
Singer Dawn Richard says Sean 'Diddy' Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie
Read full article: Singer Dawn Richard says Sean 'Diddy' Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat CassieSinger Dawn Richard has told the jury in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs that he threatened her with death if she told anyone that she saw the influential hip-hop promoter beat his longtime girlfriend, the singer Cassie.
It’s the end of the world and the Cannes Film Festival does not feel fine
Read full article: It’s the end of the world and the Cannes Film Festival does not feel fineAs much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azur sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point.
Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes
Read full article: Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants CannesWhen Richard Linklater first started thinking about making a film about the French New Wave, he figured he’d show it all everywhere except one place: France.
Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after he wins the Eurovision Song Contest
Read full article: Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after he wins the Eurovision Song ContestAustrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport after he won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.”.
Antonio Brown detained after gunshots outside Adin Ross' boxing event
Read full article: Antonio Brown detained after gunshots outside Adin Ross' boxing eventEx-NFL star Antonio Brown says he was briefly detained by police following an altercation in which gunshots were fired outside Adin Ross’ celebrity boxing event in Miami.
Musician charged with Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub assault
Read full article: Musician charged with Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub assaultBritish police say a musician and friend of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and seriously injured a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023.
Austria's JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song 'Wasted Love.' Israel comes 2nd
Read full article: Austria's JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song 'Wasted Love.' Israel comes 2ndClassically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.”.
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?
Read full article: Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game against 140,000 people worldwide.
How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest
Read full article: How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song ContestActs from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Basel, Switzerland, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Key moments from first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
Read full article: Key moments from first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trialTestimony in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial has opened a window into what prosecutors say was the sordid world of group sex, drugs and violence beneath his glittering, jet-set persona.
Still finding trouble in the woods: 'Blair Witch Project' star at center of Maine road dispute
Read full article: Still finding trouble in the woods: 'Blair Witch Project' star at center of Maine road disputeHeather Donahue starred in the low-budget hit movie “The Blair Witch Project” and has been embroiled in a spat with locals in her tiny Maine town after she started marking trees to help people find their way in the dense forests.
Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'
Read full article: Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them.
Ari Aster's 'Eddington,' about America losing its mind in 2020, finds a mixed reception at Cannes
Read full article: Ari Aster's 'Eddington,' about America losing its mind in 2020, finds a mixed reception at CannesAri Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington” has premiered to a mixed reception at the Cannes Film Festival.
Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’
Read full article: Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato.”.
Singer Chris Brown's tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault charge
Read full article: Singer Chris Brown's tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault chargeGrammy-winning singer Chris Brown’s upcoming tour has been thrown into question as a British judge ordered him held in custody while facing allegations he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
Read full article: US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion mergerCharter Communications is merging with Cox Communications in an approximately $34.5 billion deal that brings together two of the biggest cable companies in the country.
The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
Read full article: The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prisonThe New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 has been sentenced to serve 25 years in prison.
‘No mirrors, no walls, no ballet bars—just a vision:’ How a HISD elementary teacher built an award winning dance program
Read full article: ‘No mirrors, no walls, no ballet bars—just a vision:’ How a HISD elementary teacher built an award winning dance programWhat started with no mirrors, no studio, and a lot of imagination has become one of Houston ISD’s most celebrated elementary dance programs. Under the passionate leadership of Amber Ferguson, Thurgood Marshall’s young dancers are not only winning competitions across all grade levels—they’re building confidence, creativity, and community along the way.
Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson
Read full article: Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey RobinsonThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminary Smokey Robinson.
Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96
Read full article: Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” has died.
Weinstein's office kept a list of women 'friends of Harvey,' an ex-aide testifies
Read full article: Weinstein's office kept a list of women 'friends of Harvey,' an ex-aide testifiesHarvey Weinstein’s assistants kept a list of female “friends of Harvey” to invite to events and sometimes considered them a special category for guest lists.