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What to stream: 'Mufasa: The Lion King,' Timothée Chalamet, Will Smith, Seth Rogen and Atomfall
Will Smith releasing his first new album in 20 years and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also… Read
French actor Depardieu goes on trial on sexual assault charges
French actor Gerard Depardieu went on trial at a Paris court Monday charged with sexually assaulting two women during a 2021 film shoot, as his lawyer vowed to show all the accusations were "false". Depardieu, 76, who has acted in more than 200 films and television series, has been accused… Read
Conan O'Brien decries 'bullies' while receiving Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize
Conan O'Brien accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday with a not-so-subtle broadside against President Donald Trump, whose takeover of the Kennedy Center, which awarded the prize, has shaken the arts world. A host of comedians including David Letterman, Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman and Stephen Colbert celebrated… Read
Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France
Gérard Depardieu won’t just be facing two women who accuse him of sexual assault when he walks into a Paris courtroom on Monday. The renowned actor will also be confronting a nation long criticized for failing to address sexual violence — particularly when committed by its most powerful figures. Depardieu,… Read
'Snow White' opens with sleepy $43 million at North American box office
The Walt Disney Co’s live-action, controversy-bedeviled “Snow White” opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. With a budget above $250 million, “Snow White” had set out with higher ambitions, particularly since it returns Disney to its very origins. The 1937 original… Read
Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center
Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize on Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where the backstage drama of the host institution may hang over the celebration. O'Brien, 61, was named the latest recipient of the award for lifetime achievement in… Read
Netflix hit 'Adolescence' about 13-year-old killer stokes UK parents' anxiety
"Adolescence", the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influences young people are exposed to online. In living rooms up and down the country or over a cup of tea or… Read
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s romance 'I Said I Love You First' is more than syrup
A lot can go wrong when a couple teams up for a collaborative album. The myopia of romance could make for unrelatable, navel-gazing music — the kind that should stay between partners instead of being shared with the world. But from the get-go, recently engaged pairSelena Gomez and Benny Blanco… Read
Forbidden K-pop to center stage: North Koreans set for music debut
Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk's childhood was about survival. He never listened to banned K-pop music but, after defecting to the South, he's about to debut as an idol. Hyuk is one of two young North Koreans in a new K-pop band called 1Verse -- the first time that… Read
A judge says Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You" from other songwriters. Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey's request for summary judgment, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a victory without going to… Read
