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Laurie Anderson among new arts academy inductees
NEW YORK - Like many incoming members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Laurie Anderson didn't know a lot about the venerable honour society until she was asked to join it. "I had only a ha...
Feb 26, 2020
Original 'Flash Gordon' comic strip art headed to auction
LOS ANGELES - The original artwork for the "Flash Gordon" comic strip is headed for a new realm - the auction block. The auction house Profiles in History said Wednesday that it will sell the drawing ...
Feb 26, 2020
Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony
JERUSALEM - Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts of this year's Genesis Prize ceremony. The Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Wed...
Feb 26, 2020
Singer Duffy says rape, captivity, led to her public retreat
NEW YORK - Grammy-winning singer Duffy says she's been out of the public limelight for years to focus on recovering from being "drugged and raped and held captive over some days." The Welsh performer ...
Feb 25, 2020
Placido Domingo apology prompts new accuser to step forward
SAN FRANCISCO - The words "I am truly sorry" have not been uttered often in the #MeToo era. So when soprano Luz del Alba Rubio woke up Tuesday to see an apology from opera superstar Placido Domingo, s...
Feb 25, 2020
Spanish top court backs rapper in freedom of speech case
MADRID - Spain's constitutional Court on Tuesday overturned a previous verdict that found a rapper guilty of exalting terrorism and humiliating victims of attacks in tweets. Csar Montana Lehmann of th...
Feb 25, 2020
'The sky is blue again': Weinstein's accusers express relief
NEW YORK - Actress Mira Sorvino broke down in tears as she described her reaction to the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein: relief, that the fallen movie mogul would not go unpunished. A tinge o...
Feb 25, 2020
Feds seek 21 months for Hot Pockets heiress in college scam
BOSTON - Prosecutors are seeking nearly two years in prison for an heiress to the Hot Pockets microwavable snack fortune who agreed to pay $300,000 to cheat the college admissions process for her daug...
Feb 25, 2020
Paramount halts 'Mission: Impossible' shoot over new virus
NEW YORK - Paramount Pictures on Monday halted production on the seventh "Mission: Impossible" film due to the new virus, as Hollywood began to more drastically adapt to the growing global outbreak. "...
Feb 25, 2020
AP: US opera union probe finds Plácido Domingo abused power
SAN FRANCISCO - An investigation into legendary singer Plcido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed...
Feb 25, 2020
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