Others tapped to the committee include musician Jon Batiste, television producer Shonda Rhimes, and actors George Clooney, Jennifer Garner and Kerry Washington.
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Anne Perry, crime writer with a murderous past, dead at 84
Perry, the best-selling crime novelist known for her own murderous past that inspired the movie ‘Heavenly Creatures,’ has died at the age 84.
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Actor Drake Bell found safe after being declared missing
Bell went missing Wednesday night near a Daytona Beach high school, the city’s police department said.
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French investigative website claims Gérard Depardieu groped extras
Most of the claims reported by Mediapart relate to film shoots between 2004 and 2022.
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NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled ‘state-affiliated media’
The privately owned nonprofit says it receives less than 1% of its annual budget from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting. PBS and the BBC were given the same label.
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Fox attorneys in Dominion defamation case reveal dual roles for Murdoch
Fox Corp. had asserted since Dominion filed its lawsuit in 2021 that Rupert Murdoch had no official role at Fox News, but on Sunday, Fox disclosed to Dominion’s attorneys that Murdoch also is ‘executive chair’ at Fox News.
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Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity
The basketball star spent almost 10 months in prison.
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Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102
Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson.
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Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81
Lerner also appeared in several bigger blockbusters over the years, including ‘Godzilla’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ and ‘Mirror Mirror.’
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Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn have reportedly split after 6 years
Soon after Taylor Swift ‘s Eras tour began, another era has come to an end. Singer Swift and actor Joe Alwyn have reportedly split after six years together. The “Midnights” artist, 33, and the “Conversations With Friends” star, 32, broke up a few weeks ago, Entertainment Tonight reported Saturday. Without citing any sources, ET also […]