In his opening statement, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney Mark Werksman said many of the counts his client is charged with were actually consensual sex.
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‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg pleads not guilty to assault
Prosecutors said he lured five women to photo shoots and sexually assaulted them.
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Sen. Ted Cruz heckled on ‘The View,’ blistered by hosts for Jan. 6 and kowtowing to Trump
Cruz’s appearance was part of a tour to promote his latest book, “Justice Corrupted: How the Left Weaponized Our Legal System,” which will be released Tuesday.
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Ye, formerly Kanye West, dropped by agency, documentary on him scrapped
He also was recently restricted from posting on Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies.
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Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
The Tennessee native, who won an on outstanding guest actor Emmy in 2005 for ‘Will & Grace,’ appeared recently on the Mayim Bialik comedy ‘Call me Kat’ and co-starred on the sitcom ‘The Cool Kids.’
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‘Black Adam,’ with Dwayne Johnson, debuts with $67M
The movie hands Dwayne Johnson his biggest box-office weekend as a leading man.
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Joanna Simon, acclaimed singer, TV correspondent, dies at 85
Simon, who died of thyroid cancer, rose to fame in the opera world and as a concert performer in the 1960s.
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Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting
The two activists, both wearing orange high-visibility vests, also glued themselves to the wall below the painting.
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Bodies of work: Colby exhibit shows influence of performing arts on painter Alex Katz
‘Alex Katz: Theater & Dance’ is among several recent exhibitions of work by the 95-year-old New York painter, who has been returning to Maine for decades since he first came for an artist residency in 1949.
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Art review: Similar techniques link shows from 2 artists – 1 emerging, 1 established
Maine painter Tessa Greene O’Brien is showing her work at Buoy in Kittery, while new Portland gallery Dunes displays the paintings of young New York-based artist Jamie Chan.