Rapper DaBaby released from Miami jail on misdemeanor charge
MIAMI — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from jail on a misdemeanor battery charge while awaiting a court date, authorities said.
CES gadget show: How watching TV will change in the 2020s
NEW YORK — What will watching TV be like in the 2020s? Amid new gadgets and glitz, the CES tech show in Las Vegas aims to offer some answers, many of ...
Rod Stewart, son, accused of battery in New Year’s Eve fight
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a privat...
T.S. Eliot letters show love for muse but poet downplays it
PHILADELPHIA — Recently unveiled letters from T.S. Eliot to his muse Emily Hale show how much he loved his longtime friend, but a statement from beyon...
Rose McGowan defends tweet apologizing to Iran after strike
NEW YORK — Rose McGowan's tweet that apologized on behalf of the U.S. to Iran for “disrespecting their flag and people” in the wake of an airstrike th...
McGowan and Arquette reflect as Weinstein trial approaches
NEW YORK — Rose McGowan doesn't plan be in the courtroom when Harvey Weinstein's criminal trial starts next week: One of Weinstein's most prominent ac...
Vogue Italia eschews photos for sustainable January issue
ROME — Vogue Italia has produced its first issue of the new year and decade with an eye on sustainability, substituting fashion illustrations for phot...
From Pitt to DiCaprio, stars turn out for AFI Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, California — From Leonardo DiCaprio to Brad Pitt, some of Hollywood’s brightest stars came together to relax and sip wine in a room whe...
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas...
Trebek says he needs 30 seconds for exit on final ‘Jeopardy’
NEW YORK — “Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he's already rehearsed what he's going to say to the audience on his final show, whenever that may be.
Son of television producer dies in ski accident in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — The son of television producer Jenji Kohan, who created the series “Örange is the New Black," died in a New Year's Eve ski accident i...
Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers
NEW YORK — Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director’s chair. In 2019, wo...
Golden Globes will serve plant-based meal at awards ceremony
LOS ANGELES — The Golden Globes, known as the “party of the year,” is going with a meatless menu for its 77th annual awards show.
Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig among Golden Globe presenters
LOS ANGELES — Charlize Theron, Octavia Spencer and Daniel Craig are among the first presenters announced for Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.
T.S. Eliot letters to muse to be unveiled after 60 years
After more than 60 years spent sealed up in a library storage facility, about 1,000 letters written by poet T.S. Eliot to confidante Emily Hale will ...
Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK — Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in N...
Jazz musician, Merv Griffin sidekick Jack Sheldon dies at 88
LOS ANGELES — Jack Sheldon, an acclaimed jazz musician whose trumpet graced the award-winning song “The Shadow of Your Smile” and who was known to TV ...
As lights dance Sensorio artist sees nature, people interact
PASO ROBLES, Calif. — It's an art installation, sure. But the internationally acclaimed artist who created the interactive work “Field of Light at Sen...
Justin Bieber to launch docu-series on YouTube in January
Justin Bieber is a launching a docu-series about creating his new album on YouTube, the platform where the singer originally got his start in music ov...
In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney
NEW YORK — Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest...
Review: Carrie Fisher bio as sharp, endearing as its subject
“Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge” (Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Sheila Weller
Sonny Mehta, visionary head of Alfred A. Knopf, dies at 77
NEW YORK — Sonny Mehta, the urbane and astute head of Alfred A. Knopf who guided one of the book world's most esteemed imprints to new heights through...
Queen Elizabeth’s daughter is hardest-working royal, again!
LONDON — Being a member of the British royal family isn't the easiest job on earth, if TV shows and movies provide accurate pictures. But how much do ...
Lifetime returns to R. Kelly with a new powerful series
NEW YORK — Few TV documentary series can boast having a more powerful real world impact than “Surviving R. Kelly.”
Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies at age 75
LONDON — Comedic writer and actor Neil Innes, who created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Pyt...
‘Skywalker’ rises again; ‘Little Women’ go big at box office
LOS ANGELES — “Star Wars” was still rising in the last weekend of the year, while “Little Women” broke big at the box office.
Soul-searching in opera world after tumultuous #MeToo year
SAN FRANCISCO — It was a tumultuous year in the opera world, a year in which sexual harassment allegations against superstar Placido Domingo prompted ...
Lee Mendelson dies; brought “Charlie Brown Christmas” to TV
LOS ANGELES — Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to television in 1965 and w...
Lizzo named The Associated Press’ Entertainer of the Year
NEW YORK — Breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press.
Controversy hits Romance Writers of America this holiday
NEW YORK — There's not a lot of love at the Romance Writers of America this holiday season. Lots of passion, but not too much love.