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Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
The film’s cast, including Lee, also won a Screen Actors Guild award for the best motion picture ensemble cast in 2020.
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
The brothers constantly battled with CBS’s censors and occasionally outraged viewers as well with its daring sketches and irreverent jokes.
The rapper Ye, who has a history of antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew
It’s not the first time the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has apologized to the Jewish community after making antisemitic comments.
Mike Nussbaum, prolific stage actor with film roles including ‘Field of Dreams,’ dies at 99
He died of old age at his Chicago home on Saturday, just days before his 100th birthday, his daughter said.
Now you see it, now you don’t: Banksy stop sign taken from London street soon after it appears
The latest work by elusive artist Banksy was taken down soon after it appeared by a man with bolt cutters.
DirecTV customers in Maine have been without local NBC stations since Nov. 30
About 50,000 customers don’t have access to the News Center Maine stations in Portland and Bangor.
France’s Macron supporting actor Gérard Depardieu, accused of sexual misconduct
Asked about such accusations against Depardieu, French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed in the presumption of innocence and the judicial process.
‘You are the father!’ Talk show host Maury Povich declares to Denver Zoo orangutan
Sumatran orangutans are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with a rapidly declining wild population due to habitat loss, illegal hunting and the black-market pet trade, the zoo said.
Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes
The Globes are recovering after scandal and several troubled years, including one without a broadcast.