Tag: Entertainment

Jury Decides 2014 Document Found in Aretha Franklin’s Couch Is a Valid Will

July 12, 2023
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PONTIAC, Mich.—A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other. It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin whose lawyers had argued that papers…

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Hollywood Studios, Actors Agree to Last-Minute Federal Mediation to Avoid Strike

July 12, 2023
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Hollywood actors and major film and television studios were scrambling to avoid a possible strike July 12 by meeting with federal mediators for last-minute contract talks. Negotiations between the actors, represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and an alliance of studios have been ongoing since June 7 and…

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‘The Sound of Freedom’ Is a Thunderclap Call to Action

July 12, 2023
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Commentary “Sound of Freedom,” the Jim Caviezel film about Homeland Security agent Tim “Timoteo” Ballard’s relentless pursuit of a child who was trafficked in Colombia, has stunned Hollywood, both critically and financially. Variety, the industry trade paper, reports the Angel Studio production earned an average of $11,368 at each of the 2,850 theaters at which it…

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Hollywood Actors Agree to Mediation, but Strike May Be Unavoidable

July 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however…

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Luxury Automaker Packard Motors Sponsors Miss NTD Beauty Pageant

July 12, 2023
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Packard Motors, the historic luxury automaker, is sponsoring the Miss New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Global Chinese Beauty Pageant, highlighting shared values between the company and the pageant. “Packard comes across as that American gentleman, that American lady with respect, with focus on good, truthful, and righteous values,” Packard Motor Company owner Scott Andrews told NTD…

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Russell’s Birthday | Russell the Red Panda Ep. 1

July 12, 2023
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Mama and Papa arrange a surprise birthday party for Russell. Russell is sad because he thinks everyone has forgotten him. Then everyone comes out of hiding and sings happy birthday to Russell. He is delighted: He loves surprises. …

New Court Filing Has Angelina Jolie’s Former Company Claiming Brad Pitt Is ‘Looting’ Wine Business

July 11, 2023
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A new court filing involving a French estate and winery that actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina formerly owned together has escalated after Jolie’s former company made negative claims about Pitt. Specifically, Jolie’s former investment firm Nouvel claims in the filing obtained by both CNN and People magazine that Pitt, 59, “has been engaged in a vindictive campaign to…

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Ticketmaster Halts Taylor Swift Ticket Sales in France, Cites Issue With Third-Party Provider

July 11, 2023
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NEW YORK—The trouble between Ticketmaster and Taylor Swift’s“Eras” tour isn’t over—with the latest snafu impacting fans hoping to score tickets in France. On Tuesday, after some fans reported issues with accessing Ticketmaster’s site, sales for six of Ms. Swift’s upcoming shows in Paris and Lyon were abruptly postponed. An explanation wasn’t immediately clear, but in…

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Celebs Come Out to Support ‘Sound of Freedom,’ Encourage Fans to See Film

July 11, 2023
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Singer Jewel and actor/director Mel Gibson are among the latest celebrities to publicly embrace the anti-child trafficking film “Sound of Freedom” and encourage fans to go see it. That’s despite some of the mainstream media’s efforts to paint the movie in a negative light. Sharing a video on TikTok and Twitter, the singer/songwriter spoke to…

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The Latest vs. the Greatest: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (2023) and ‘Hong Kong’ (1952)

July 11, 2023
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Commentary The fifth and (supposedly) final “Indiana Jones” film was released in theaters on June 30, just in time for the long Independence Day weekend. The film has been discussed since 2008, and it has been delayed many times over the years. Despite rumors to the contrary, Harrison Ford reprised his title role in “Indiana…

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