Valerie Harper broke taboos, stole hearts as TV’s Rhoda
NEW YORK (AP) — There was never a better laugh line in all of sitcomania and, in her signature role as Rhoda, Valerie Harper nailed...
Italian bodybuilder, actor Franco Columbu dies aged 78
ROME (AP) — Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends, has died aged 78. Columbu died in a hospital...
Phillips, Phoenix discuss violence and identity in ‘Joker’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — “Joker” is rated R but director Todd Phillips says everyone was very careful with how they used violence in the movie....
Alex Gibney’s ‘Citizen K’ looks at power in Russia
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney says profiling exiled Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky allowed him to explore power in Russia from the end...
Joaquin Phoenix discusses preparing for role in ‘Joker’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Joaquin Phoenix is having a hard time defining the Joker, but then again, he doesn’t really want to. The actor spent...
Ellie Goulding weds art dealer boyfriend in lavish ceremony
YORK, England (AP) — British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has married art dealer Caspar Jopling in a lavish ceremony with pals Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and...
Franco Columbu, bodybuilder and Schwarzenegger friend, dies
ROME (AP) — Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends, has died in his native Sardinia. He was 78....
2 dozen injured in barricade collapse at Seattle music fest
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say more than two dozen people were injured when a stage barricade collapsed during a performance at a Seattle music festival,...
Hollywood’s summer ends 2% down despite Disney dominance
NEW YORK (AP) — Never before has one studio so dominated summer at the movies. The Walt Disney Co. accounted for about half of all...
Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being ‘tone deaf’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Three years ago, filmmaker Nate Parker came under scrutiny for a rape allegation from his college days that essentially derailed the...
Comedian Kevin Hart injured in Southern California car crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor-comedian Kevin Hart has been injured in the crash of a vintage muscle car in the hills above Malibu. A California...
Tokyo Olympics undecided on Placido Domingo appearance
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has not decided what it plans to do about the appearance of Placido Domingo at a 2020...
Kristen Stewart wants to elevate Jean Seberg beyond haircut
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart only knew Jean Seberg as an image. The picture of the waif with the pixie haircut and the New...
Documentary looks at political comeback of Imelda Marcos
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield started interviewing former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos four years ago thinking that it might be a...
Meek Mill, Trainor to perform in free NFL pregame concert
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the...
Donald Trump gets statue in wife’s homeland of Slovenia
SELA PRI KAMNIKU, Slovenia (AP) — There’s no mistaking it depicts Donald Trump: a large wooden statue of the U.S. president has been erected in...
Reporters focus on Polanski’s film, not past, at Venice
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Roman Polanski is not at the Venice International Film Festival, but his new film, “An Officer and a Spy” is. Yet,...
Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor named NFL Inspire Change advocates
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the...
The Force is now with Disney World, but the weather isn’t
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Force is strong with Disney and Star Wars, but it may be no match for Hurricane Dorian. Expected to make...
Reporters focus on Polanski’s film, not his crime, at Venice
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Roman Polanski is not at the Venice International Film Festival, but his new film, “An Officer and a Spy” is. Yet,...
Alfred Jackson, half-brother of late rock star Prince, dies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A half-brother of the late rock superstar Prince has died, leaving five Prince siblings to share in the musician’s fortune. An attorney...
Placido Domingo concert opening sports complex in Hungary
SZEGED, Hungary (AP) — Placido Domingo received a warm reception Wednesday at a concert in Hungary to inaugurate a new soccer stadium for a Catholic...
Deneuve and Kore-eda transcend language for ‘The Truth’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — French actress Catherine Deneuve says the language barrier working with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda caused some frustration but that she was...
MSNBC’s O’Donnell: I shouldn’t have reported Trump story
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Wednesday he made an “error in judgment” in reporting about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump’s...
Ex-Pentagon chief Mattis says bitter politics threaten US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning that bitter political divisions threaten American society, saying he views “tribalism” as a greater risk...
O’Rourke campaign ejects Breitbart reporter from speech
NEW YORK (AP) — Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign said Wednesday that it ejected a Breitbart News reporter from an event at a South Carolina college...
MSNBC’s O’Donnell retracts Trump story
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday retracted his story about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump’s finances and apologized for reporting...
The Latest: MSNBC’s O’Donnell retracts Trump-Russia story
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell (all times local): 10:20 p.m. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has retracted his story about supposed Russian...
Scarlett Johansson says ‘Marriage Story’ felt fated
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Scarlett Johansson says she was going through a divorce when director Noah Baumbach approached her for his divorce drama “Marriage Story.”...
Inflatable ‘Tank Man’ in Taiwan marks Tiananmen protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An artist has erected an inflatable display in Taiwan’s capital to mark an iconic moment in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests....
Taylor Swift asks Tennessee senator to support Equality Act
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift says she’s kicking off Pride Month by asking Tennessee’s Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander to protect LGBTQ rights and...
Prosecutor shifts Smollett recusal reasons, releases files
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor again shifted her explanation for why she recused herself from an investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim that he’d been...
Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson dies at 71
NEW YORK (AP) — Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s...
House used in ‘Sopranos’ TV series on the market
NORTH CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Two decades after the debut of the Sopranos, the house used in the filming of the HBO series is up...
Russians criticize heavily edited version of Elton John film
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian gay rights activists and cultural figures are criticizing the local distributor of a new movie about Elton John for cutting scenes...
Hong Kong singer Anthony Wong scores hit with Tiananmen song
HONG KONG (AP) — Thirty years after it was crushed by China’s army, the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement is being commemorated in art, literature, public...
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge offers new world at Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is on the same land as Disneyland, but stepping into the new attraction shows an entirely different...
Showtime cancels ‘SMILF’ after reports of on-set misconduct
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Showtime has canceled the comedy series “SMILF” after two seasons, and ABC studios, which produces the show, has suspended a development...
For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts
CHICAGO (AP) — News that a grand jury had indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two...
R. Kelly: ‘We’re going to straighten all this stuff out’
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials say did not want to be publicly identified...
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are engaged
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez said yes to Aaron Rodriguez’s proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted...
Trump says State of Union address to stress ‘unity’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that “unity” will be the theme of his first State of the Union address under divided government...
‘Jane the Virgin’ creator sees tears, closure for show’s end
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The upcoming final season of “Jane the Virgin” is already drawing tears. The CW show’s creator, Jennie Snyder Urman, said she’s...
Bryan Cranston to star in New Orleans-set TV legal thriller
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Bryan Cranston will star in a new TV legal thriller set in New Orleans. Showtime said Thursday that Cranston will play...
‘Jane the Virgin’ creator says finale should bring closure
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details...
Israel Eurovision hero releases song on newfound fame
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli pop star Netta Barzilai, winner of last year’s Eurovision song contest, released a new single Friday which she says...
Grammys launch initiative aiding women producers, engineers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy’s Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion is launching a new initiative to create and expand more opportunities to...
Gladys Knight on why she’ll sing the anthem at Super Bowl
ATLANTA (AP) — Gladys Knight says her singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl will bring people together. NBC’s “Today” show reported Friday that...
Super Bowl: Limo shortage could bring ‘black eye’ to Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Limousine companies are blaming the state of Georgia for leaving them 300 to 400 vehicles short of what’s needed to transport NFL...
Best-seller Ruta Sepetys sets next book in Franco-era Spain
NEW YORK (AP) — Best-selling historical novelist Ruta Sepetys is setting her next work in Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Philomel Books, an...