Netflix has received 42 nominations for next month’s 51st NAACP Image Awards.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire to perform at Prince tribute concert
The star-studded “Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute to Prince” is set to air on CBS later this year.
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Oscars to go without a host for 2nd straight year
Last year’s ceremony attracted 29.6 million viewers, the second-smallest in Oscars history but 12% more than in 2018.
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Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards with 15 nominations, HBO scores 8
Netflix scored nominations for outstanding drama series (“The Politician”), outstanding realty program (“Queer Eye”) and outstanding limited series (“When They See Us,” “Tales of the City”).
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Second day of jury selection wraps in Weinstein’s rape trial
Prospective jurors are given questionnaires asking if they could ignore media coverage and decide the case based only on evidence heard in court.
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State wants more details on $4 million in legal fees billed to Robert Indiana’s estate
The artist’s will left nearly his entire $100 million estate to support the not-for-profit Star of Hope Inc., which will turn his home and studio into a museum.
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Eva Matteson leaving Coast morning show after 15 years
Citing health issues and a desire to travel, she said her last day on air will be Feb. 28.
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More than 40 potential jurors dismissed at Harvey Weinstein’s trial
More than one-third of the 120 potential jurors raised their hands when asked if they already believed that Weinstein, 67, was guilty of sexual abuse.
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Five movies emerge at head of Oscar race after producers, directors guild nominations
An unusually busy day in a truncated awards season for Hollywood leaves five films at the head of the Oscar pack
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Taylor Swift, Janet Mock to be honored by GLAAD
Swift has supported the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sex, gender or sexual orientation. Mock, a writer and director on “Pose,” also wrote a book about her life as a transgender woman.