Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and “Scream” star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic.
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Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that
From “Reservation Dogs,” “Dark Winds” and “Rutherford Falls” on TV to “Prey” on the big screen and Larissa FastHorse becoming the first Indigenous female playwright on Broadway, barriers are being broken.
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A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules
The rapper has pleaded not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic.
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Pop star Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on first day of tax fraud trial
She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and pay a fine of $8 million, plus the $15.8 million in previously unpaid taxes and interest.
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Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses
Without naming Brand, the Metropolitan Police Force said that “a man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle suit alleging abuse the day after it was filed
Cassie’s attorney released a statement saying they had reached a deal “to their mutual satisfaction” Friday evening, but no terms of the agreement were disclosed and no further statements would be issued.
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Snoop Dogg says he’s giving up ‘smoke.’ It caught some of his fans off guard
The rapper has been candid about his love for marijuana and launched several business ventures in the pot industry over the years – including his own cannabis brand, Leafs by Snoop.
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British writer A.S. Byatt, author of the novel ‘Possession,’ dies at 87
‘Possession,’ published in 1990, follows 2 modern-day academics investigating the lives of a pair of Victorian poets. It won the prestigious Booker Prize that year and was adapted as a 2002 film.
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He started playing Dungeons & Dragons as a kid in Portland. Now he does it professionally
Ned Donovan is starring in a new streaming series, called ‘Encounter Party,’ on which actors play Dungeons & Dragons. It debuted this month and is based on a podcast he helped create.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of years of rape, abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit
Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, said Combs began the pattern of abuse as soon as their relationship did.