Entertainment

Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: ‘Let’s call the whole thing off’

NEW YORK (AP) — And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Or … maybe not? More than three weeks after the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was...

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Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday...

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An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After three years as a prisoner in Beijing, Cheng Lei is busy rebuilding her life. She’s written a memoir and a play, tried her hand at stand-up comedy and is pursuing her...

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Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash

Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information about...

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Barbra Streisand won't attend Cannes Palme d'Or ceremony after a knee injury

CANNES, France (AP) — Barbra Streisand announced on Sunday that she will not attend the Cannes Film Festival 's closing ceremony later this week where she was to receive an honorary Palme d'Or, after...

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Cate Blanchett laments that the #MeToo movement 'got killed very quickly' in Hollywood

CANNES, France (AP) — Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in Hollywood, speaking Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. In a wide-ranging staged conversation,...

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Cate Blanchett laments that the #MeToo movement 'got killed very quickly' in Hollywood

CANNES, France (AP) — Cate Blanchett said the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in Hollywood, speaking Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. In a wide-ranging staged conversation, Blanchett...

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In Cannes standout 'Fatherland,’ Sandra Hüller stuns again

CANNES, France (AP) — For Sandra Hüller, eruptions of emotion don’t come naturally. She prefers to be quiet and calm, and often her screen presence radiates intensity when she’s simply watching....

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Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home on Sunday. Visibly tired but smiling, the 27-year-old...

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‘Michael’ reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend

After two weeks trailing “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in ticket sales, according...

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