Entertainment
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Taylor Swift in federal court over groping allegation
[ad_1] DENVER (Reuters) – Taylor Swift might turn up in a federal court in Denver on Monday as lawyers for the pop star and a Colorado radio personality start jury selection for dueling lawsuits over…
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Box office: 'Dark Tower' leads slow weekend with $19.5 million, 'Detroit' stumbles
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – As the dog days of summer drag on, a trio of wide releases are kicking off the August box office with a whimper. The weekend’s leader is “The Dark Tower.”…
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German techno band faces charges for Crimea concert: Ukraine envoy
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – German techno band Scooter faces significant legal consequences for performing at a festival in the Crimea region of Ukraine that was annexed by Russia in 2014, the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany…
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New 'Game of Thrones' episode leaks online through HBO partner
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The unaired fourth episode of the new season of HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones” has been leaked online, the premium channel’s distribution partner Star India said on Friday. “We take this…
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No bad behavior please: Grammys cleans up act to meet China demands
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – The Grammys is looking to break into China, but it will have to do so without the help of some of its top stars – Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga among…
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Apple Music banks on 'Carpool Karaoke' fans paying for star pairings
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Will Smith gate-crashing a wedding party or John Legend and Alicia Keys serenading a woman at a launderette are just some of the reasons Apple Inc hopes viewers will pay…
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'Will & Grace' return promises laughs, and a touch of Trump
[ad_1] BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – Comedy “Will & Grace,” the television show credited with bringing gay men and women into mainstream pop culture long before gay marriage was legal, will return in September for…
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Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan lead 2017 Kennedy Center honorees
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran musician Lionel Richie, hip-hop star and actor LL Cool J and Cuban-American singer and actress Gloria Estefan will receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors this year, CBS network said…
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Bieber says he's 'never going to be perfect' after tour cancellation
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Justin Bieber offered a mea culpa to his fans saying he was “never going to be perfect” but hoped to learn from his mistakes, after a tumultuous week in which…
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Kanye West sues tour insurers for $10 million over canceled shows
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Kanye West has sued Lloyd’s of London for nearly $10 million in insurance payouts he claims he is owed after canceling his tour last year when he was hospitalized…
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HBO conducts forensic review to understand scope of hack
[ad_1] (Reuters) – HBO’s chief said on Wednesday that the company is conducting a forensic review of its computer systems to better understand the scope of a cyber attack that surfaced over the weekend. Entertainment…
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Lana Del Rey tops Billboard chart, Linkin Park sales climb
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lana Del Rey landed her second chart-topping record and led a slew of new albums in the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while Linkin Park experienced a sales surge…
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Role as racist 'Detroit' cop took actor Poulter to 'frightening place'
[ad_1] DETROIT (Reuters) – The sadistic, racist police officer at the center of the movie “Detroit” may be one of the more terrifying characters seen on film this year. Playing him was equally frightening, according…
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'Fun Mom Dinner' cast says film mirrors real bonds between mothers
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A raunchy comedy about four women on a night out that takes an unexpected turn resembles real life connections that mothers form with each other after having children, the lead actresses of…
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'Top Chef' host 'paralyzed with fear' by Teamsters: prosecutor
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – Four Teamsters union members threatened violence and shouted slurs to extort jobs from a production company filming “Top Chef” around the Boston area in 2014, leaving host Padma Lakshmi “paralyzed with…
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'Harry Potter' author Rowling apologizes over Trump tweets
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has apologized to the family of a wheelchair-bound boy for tweets in which she accused U.S. President Donald Trump of ignoring his proffered hand at a…
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Clooneys to help 3,000 Syrian refugees go to school in Lebanon
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – George and Amal Clooney said on Monday they would help 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school this year in Lebanon, where the United Nations says 200,000 children are not…
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Music streaming company Spotify has 60 million paying subscribers
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Spotify now has 60 million paying subscribers, adding 10 million subscribers in less than five months, a spokeswoman for the music streaming company said on Monday. The spokeswoman declined to comment on…
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French actress Jeanne Moreau dies at 89
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Jeanne Moreau, the quintessential French actress whose mother was an English cabaret club dancer, has died at 89. Moreau, a petite chain-smoker who worked with most of the world’s top directors…
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'Dunkirk' beats out 'Emoji Movie,' 'Atomic Blonde' to repeat no. 1
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – An unlikely battle emerged at the box office this weekend between “The Emoji Movie” and “Dunkirk.” As of Saturday morning the animated feature and war epic seemed to be in…
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Clooney vows to sue French magazine over twins' photos
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – George Clooney on Friday said he would take legal action against a French magazine that published the first photos of his newborn twins. The “Ocean’s Eleven” actor said photographers from…
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Racially charged 'Detroit' is story that needed telling, Bigelow says
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As a white filmmaker from Northern California, Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow was aware she may not be the “perfect person” to bring the racially charged story behind the 1967 Detroit…
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England Lost: sardonic Mick Jagger releases two songs responding to Brexit
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has released two politically charged songs targeting what he sees as the uncertainty and surrealism permeating politics in the age of Brexit and Donald Trump. One…
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Playing with fire: Czech artist creates steel portraits with flame
[ad_1] PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Czech artist Ladislav Vlna has swapped his brush for a blowtorch as he ‘paints’ with fire to create artworks that change according to lighting. Vlna’s self-titled metallurgic painting technique…
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Polish street artists out to revive sleepy Bulgarian village
[ad_1] STARO ZHELEZARE, Bulgaria (Reuters) – A group of young Polish artists are bringing a splash of colorful street art to a sleepy village in southern Bulgaria with large outdoor murals, featuring locals alongside some…
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Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher to 'roll with it', says would love a reunion
[ad_1] SANTA MONICA (Reuters) – There is “nothing more” Liam Gallagher would love than to have a reunion of Oasis, the British rock band he once fronted with his older brother Noel. “I would love…
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Fitzgerald's 'Last Tycoon' born again for television
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – F. Scott Fitzgerald never finished his last novel “The Last Tycoon” but that made filming the book for a new television series even more interesting for actors Kelsey Grammer and…
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Stephen Colbert brings animated satire of Donald Trump to Showtime
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is returning to television – this time as a cartoon character in a Showtime series produced by television talk show host Stephen Colbert. The yet-to-be-titled 10-episode series…
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Pop singer Katy Perry to host MTV Video Music Awards show
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop singer Katy Perry will host the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) in August, MTV said on Thursday, and will also perform and compete for some top awards. The hosting…
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Kid Rock may run for Senate, says voter registration 'critical cause'
[ad_1] (Note: Strong language in paragraph 5) By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, said on Thursday that he will decide over the next few weeks on…