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Jada Pinkett Smith praises Jessica Chastain for wage fight
PARK CITY, Utah – Jada Pinkett Smith is praising Jessica Chastain for fighting for pay…
Celebrities criticize Trump cuts to Palestinian refugees
JERUSALEM – Actors Hugh Grant and Viggo Mortensen are among more than 25 celebrities and…
Musician Hugh Masekela had ‘humour to the very end,’ son says
JOHANNESBURG – The son of legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela…
Elton John says upcoming tour will be his last
NEW YORK – Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global…
Push is on to raise sexual misconduct awareness at Grammys
NEW YORK – The music industry hasn’t been rocked with as many public allegations of…
Oprah: ‘I don’t have the DNA’ for a presidential bid
ATLANTA – Before her iconic Golden Globes speech sparked a new presidential push on social…
The Latest: Erykah Badu responds to her Hitler comments
NEW YORK – The Latest on Erykah Badu and her controversial comments on Bill Cosby…
Charlie Kaufman adapting novel by Canadian author Iain Reid for Netflix
Canadian author Iain Reid’s debut novel “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is being adapted into…
Erykah Badu claims supportive Hitler stance ‘misconstrued’
NEW YORK – Erykah Badu claims her words were “misconstrued” in the wake of a…
Review: Tom Jones among artists singing Elmore James’ blues
Various Artists, “Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James” (Sylvan Songs) Elmore James has been…
Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93
SEATTLE – Warren Miller, the legendary outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill…
Le Guin, Chernow among nominees for PEN literary awards
NEW YORK – The late Ursula K. Le Guin is among the finalists for a…
Grammy-nominated Toronto Mendelssohn Choir leader recalls brush with Lady Gaga
TORONTO – Noel Edison didn’t expect to rub shoulders with Lady Gaga when he attended…
Hit the road in country music icon Merle Haggard’s tour bus
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Want to hit the road like a country music icon? You’ll…
Competition Bureau takes on Ticketmaster, Live Nation over alleged deceptive pricing
Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. allegedly used a deceptive practice known…
James Corden says Grammys will include ‘Me Too’ moment
NEW YORK – Grammy Award host James Corden says Sunday’s show will carve out some…
Thin crowds greet Bollywood film after rumours set off anger
NEW DELHI – There was anger about a rumoured romance between a Hindu queen and…
Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis will not testify in rape suit next week
LOS ANGELES – A scheduled deposition of Paul Haggis in a lawsuit in which the…
Casey Affleck will not attend Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES – In another apparent consequence of the #MeToo movement, last year’s best actor…
Legendary Edmonton jazz pianist and ex-senator Tommy Banks dies at age 81
EDMONTON – Tommy Banks, a renowned Edmonton jazz pianist and former senator, has died at…
2 former lawyers of rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight arrested
LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles attorneys who represented former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight…
Davis says it’s hard turning people down for pre-Grammy gala
NEW YORK – Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala is so white-hot you can’t purchase tickets, and…
Connecticut theatre dumps musical based on Woody Allen film
EAST HADDAM, Conn. – A Connecticut theatre has cancelled a musical based on a Woody…
Harvard’s Hasty Pudding says it will allow women to join
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding theatre troupe, the nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization,…