In October 2018, Prince’s estate asked that the president immediately “cease all use” of Prince’s songs.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
‘Blair Witch’ turns 20: How a surprise hit horror movie made a Maryland town infamous
The shot-on-the-cheap exercise in cinematic terror came out of nowhere in 1999 to rake in more than $140 million at the U.S. box office.
Who will win the streaming wars?
Most of the biggest media conglomerates will launch their own streaming services in a high-stakes effort to remain relevant.
George Clooney calls Trump’s quip on Kurds ‘pretty shocking’
The actor says he was appalled that the president partly justified the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria by stating that the Kurds ‘didn’t help us with Normandy’ during World War II
Cuba Gooding Jr. faces new charge in NYC sex misconduct case
The development came as jury selection was set to begin for his trial.
Mindy Kaling says TV academy tried to strip her of producer credit on ‘The Office’
The move would have made her ineligible to accept any Emmys the show would have won.
Andrew Ridgeley’s new memoir remembers George Michael fondly
Ridgeley’s “Wham! George Michael & Me” is part memoir and part monument to one of the biggest pop stars of the 1980s.
Crackdown announced after actor Alec Baldwin falls for tour ‘scam’
Only one company is licensed to take visitors to Liberty Island, but other companies often mislead tourists into believing they booked a ride to the statue.
Oprah donates $13 million to historically black Morehouse College
She originally gave $12 million to an endowment fund at Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1989, which has paid to educate nearly 600 students in the past 30 years.
Portland Museum of Art hires curator of European art
Shalini Le Gall also will focus on academic initiatives in her new position.