The Oscar-winning actor turned #MeToo defendant avoided prison time by complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement that saw him plead guilty to charges involving just one of what prosecutors have said were allegations from at least 30 women.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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How much Netflix’s new ad-supported plan will cost and what you get (and don’t)
The push into advertising comes years after Netflix resisted putting commercials on its programs.
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Blake Shelton, last of original ‘Voice’ judges, to leave
The next season will be the NBC show’s 23rd and his last.
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‘CNN This Morning’ will debut on Nov. 1
The program, with Kaitlan Collins, Poppy Harlow and Don Lemon as hosts, replaces the current ‘New Day’ and will air weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m.
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Anita Kerr, key voice in Nashville Sound, dies at 94
The Anita Kerr Singers won three Grammy Awards and were nominated for seven.
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Longtime radio DJ Art Laboe dies at 97
He was credited with helping end segregation in Southern California.
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Comedian Stephen Colbert will host charity pickleball tournament
‘Pickled’ is described as a sports-comedy special.
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‘Murder, She Wrote’ actress Angela Lansbury dies at 96
Her stardom came in middle age when she became the hit of the New York theater, but her widest fame began in 1984 when she launched ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on CBS.
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Book review: ‘Lucky Turtle’ tells a sweeping coming-of-age tale of romance – and heartbreak
A teenage girl, and her older self, narrate Bill Roorbach’s latest novel, which tackles big themes of abuse, racism and love.
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Deep Water: ‘Atop Peaked Mountain,’ by Dennis Camire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.