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Rachel McAdams goes public with James Toback allegations
Canadian actress Rachel McAdams has gone public with an experience she says she had with…
Selma Blair, Rachel McAdams tell Toback harassment stories
LOS ANGELES – Actresses Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams have added their names to the…
New ruler: Olivia Colman to take the throne in ‘The Crown’
LONDON – A new royal head is about to wear “The Crown.” Actress Olivia Colman…
As some New Orleans music stars fade away, others are rising
New Orleans lost Fats Domino this week, but some of the city’s old guard are…
Art exhibit in Lebanon takes on civil war’s old wounds
BEIRUT – Zena El Khalil’s art exhibit has tapped into wounds that are more than…
Jermaine Fowler says starring in ‘Superior Donuts’ is sweet
NEW YORK – Jermaine Fowler is plenty pleased with his new CBS sitcom, “Superior Donuts.”…
Review: Jessie Ware shows her range on ‘Glasshouse’
Jessie Ware, “Glasshouse” (Interscope Records) No doubt about it, Jessie Ware can sing. The London-born…
RedOne releases Latin-flavoured ‘Boom Boom’ with Daddy Yankee
NEW YORK – Grammy-winning producer RedOne says that what the world needs now is positive…
Simon Cowell back home from hospital after fall in London
LONDON – Entertainment mogul Simon Cowell was briefly hospitalized Friday after a fall at his…
Lawmaker blasts video game allowing fantasy pipeline attacks
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota lawmaker wants to impose new restrictions on state funding of the…
Canadian television pioneer ‘Your pet Juliette’ dies at 91 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – One of the pioneering performers on Canadian television in the 1950s and ’60s…
Actress Rose McGowan says her silence over on sexual assault
DETROIT – In her first public comments since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape,…
Donald Bain, ghost writer for popular novels, dead at 82
NEW YORK – Donald Bain, a prolific author and ghost writer whose credits included such…
Annabella Sciorra alleges she was raped by Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK – Annabella Sciorra is alleging she was raped by Harvey Weinstein after he…
Mississippi man jailed in shooting following Aldean concert
TUPELO, Miss. – A Mississippi man faces aggravated assault charges after a shooting following a…
Showtime drops Halperin from program ‘The Circus’
NEW YORK – Another media outlet has cut ties with Mark Halperin. Showtime released a…
Trump suggests Michael Moore’s Broadway debut was a flop
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has set his sights on a new target: filmmaker and…
“Luk’Luk’I” among big winners at Directors Guild of Canada Awards
TORONTO – The award-winning film “Luk’Luk’I,” (luck lucky) about five Vancouverites living on the fringes…
WWII veteran laid to rest in Illinois, 73 years after death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Relatives of a World War II veteran who died in a 1944…
Colin Farrell on ‘lovely uncertainty’ of filming ‘Killing of a Sacred Deer’
TORONTO – Colin Farrell finds a certain joy in playing characters who leave him feeling…
Pastor to Bieber, Durant focuses on broader mission
NEW YORK – Carl Lentz speaks openly about his friendship with Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant…
Forbes: Michael Jackson top earning dead celebrity with $75M
NEW YORK – Michael Jackson died eight years ago, but he’s still generating millions of…
Parents are reaching for teachable moments on sex harassment
NEW YORK – Kenna Cook is a sex educator by profession, so it’s natural that…
Gary Sinise named 2018 Rose Parade grand marshal
PASADENA, Calif. – Gary Sinise has been named grand marshal of the 2018 Rose Parade,…