Entertainment News
Andrew McCabe, franchise shows give CBS weekly ratings win
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:21pm
A "60 Minutes" interview with fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe helped make the CBS news magazine one of TV's top-rated programs.
Police official says lawyers for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are meeting with investigators
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:00pm
Police official says lawyers for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are meeting with investigators.
What will win best picture? It's a maddeningly close race
Jake Coyle, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 1:44pm
On a year where one of the lead Oscar contenders is titled "The Favourite," the 91st Academy Awards lack a clear front runner.
Met Opera to hire all-black chorus for 'Porgy and Bess'
Ronald Blum, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 11:04am
The Metropolitan Opera will hire an all-black outside chorus next season for its first presentation in nearly three decades of the Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess," which opens the season on Sept. 23.
Oscars: A record year for women, but is it progress?
Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 11:04am
At the glad-handy Oscar nominees luncheon earlier this month, film academy president John Bailey proudly told the 171 nominees in the room that there were a record number of women nominated for Academy Awards this year. The statement seemed to take everyone a moment to process, or calculate, but soon Lady Gaga, Amy Adams, "Black Panther" costumer Ruth E. Carter and others were applauding.
Gwyneth Paltrow: Skier sued me to exploit my fame, wealth
Brady McCombs, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 9:26am
Gwyneth Paltrow said Wednesday in a court filing that a man who accused her in a lawsuit of crashing into him at a Utah ski resort was actually the culprit in the collision and is trying to exploit her celebrity and wealth.
Travelers can retrace 'Green Book' path with some research
Russell Contreras and Jay Reeves, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 9:18am
The Oscar-nominated interracial road trip movie "Green Book" has spurred interest in the real guidebook that helped black travelers navigate segregated America. With a little research, travelers can find copies of "The Negro Motorist Green Book" online and retrace the route in the movie or develop their own tours of sites that once provided refuge to African-Americans.
Rhode Island marks 16th anniversary of nightclub fire
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 8:56am
Rhode Island is marking the 16th anniversary of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured more than 200.
Ego, publicity at stake when stars and TV critics meet
Lynn Elber and David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 8:38am
Jerrod Carmichael, lamenting what he called the "terrible" state of TV comedy, asked his audience if they'd seen some of it. Staring back at the comedian was a hotel ballroom filled with journalists whose job it is to cover television.
Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations
Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 7:14am
Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of the year winner Kacey Musgraves comes in with five nominations.
Legal hurdles would look familiar in any new R. Kelly case
Michael Tarm, Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 5:24pm
Prosecutors will have to clear a series of high legal hurdles if they intend to charge R. Kelly and convict him, even if there's video evidence.
The Latest: Smollett gave false information in 2007 case
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 3:54pm
The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local):
A look at rival Branson vs Maduro concerts for Venezuela
Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 3:14pm
Dueling concerts are being staged this week on both sides of Venezuela's border with Colombia. After billionaire Richard Branson announced an aid concert in Colombia on Friday to benefit Venezuelans suffering food and medicine shortages amid their country's economic crisis, Nicolas Maduro's government ordered up a rival concert of its own.
Burberry apologizes for hoodie with noose knot
Leanne Italie, Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 3:04pm
The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway.
Lady Gaga, fiance Christian Carino no longer together
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 2:52pm
Lady Gaga and her fiance, talent agent Christian Carino, have split up.
Meghan Markle spotted in New York for rumored baby shower
Mark Kennedy, Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 2:42pm
Meghan Markle has been spotted at several swanky venues in New York City, cradling her baby bump as she visited friends for what is rumored to be a baby shower.
Michael B. Jordan, Michelle Yeoh added to Oscars presenters
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 11:34am
Michael B. Jordan, Brian Tyree Henry, Michelle Yeoh and Elsie Fisher may have missed out on Oscar nominations this year, but they will be on stage at the Dolby Theatre during Sunday's ceremony.
Police: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers together in elevator
Don Babwin, Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 11:04am
Chicago police are investigating a tip that on the night "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men he was in an elevator of his apartment building with two brothers later arrested and released from custody in the probe.
New Mitch Albom book, 'Chika,' coming in November
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 19th - 9:01am
The tragic, but inspiring story of a young Haitian orphan led Mitch Albom to write his first nonfiction book in over a decade.
