CANNES, France (AP) — On the eve of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, the festival’s director held an unscheduled press conference Monday to address the many issues roiling this year’s […]
Author: The Associated Press
FILM: Italian director Ermanno Olmi, ’78 Palme d’Or winner, dies
ROME (AP) — Ermanno Olmi, an Italian cinematic giant who won the top award at the Cannes Film Festival for his depiction of 19th- century Italian farm life in “The […]
CELEB: Caitlyn Jenner to deliver diversity lecture
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Channel 4 says that Caitlyn Jenner will deliver its annual diversity lecture at the House of Commons. The 68-year-old reality television star, author and Olympic gold […]
MUSIC: West’s wild words stir again, Kanye calls slavery a ‘choice’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, Kanye West caused another stir, calling American slavery a “choice” in an interview Tuesday. “When you […]
MUSIC: New song by Chris Cornell on collection of Cash’s writings
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s inevitable that a new recording by Chris Cornell would take on an added poignancy following his suicide last year. Yet there’s an extra chill that […]
CELEB: ‘Empire’ actor acquitted of Chicago domestic violence charge
CHICAGO (AP) — An actor on the television show “Empire” has been acquitted of domestic battery in Chicago. Morocco Omari took the stand during a two-day trial that ended with […]
UPDATE: Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall […]
MUSIC: ‘Oh! Susanna’ songwriter’s statue removed amid criticism
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 118-year-old statue of the “Oh! Susanna” songwriter was removed from a Pittsburgh park Thursday after criticism that the work is demeaning because it includes a slave […]
UPDATE: Bill Cosby’s lawyers get slammed by advocates for women
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The sexual assault case against Bill Cosby went to the jury Wednesday as his lawyers came under heavy criticism for what some called a blatant attempt […]
CELEB: ‘Imposters’ star Inbar Lavi gets real about playing pretend
NEW YORK (AP) — On the Bravo series “Imposters,” Inbar Lavi plays a young woman named Maddie who is constantly reinventing herself, creating new identities to marry men and women […]












