Category: Entertainment News

Atlanta Rapper Suspected of Role in Fatal Shooting Arrested, Charged With Murder

ATLANTA—An Atlanta rapper signed to Young Thug’s record label has been arrested and charged with murder for his suspected role in the fatal shooting of a man outside an apartment complex. Atlanta Police on Saturday said 20-year-old Jakobe Moody, who goes by FN DaDealer, was taken into custody and charged with felony murder and possession…


‘We Cherish Freedom’: Residents Celebrate America the Beautiful Festival in Upstate NY

The local festival in upstate New York, running through Independence Day weekend, July 1 to July 2, is a unique celebration of the Fourth of July. Artists like Billboard Top Ten Recording Artist Danny Griego, Zach Myers of Shinedown, and Platinum Country Singer Julie Roberts, are headlining the America the Beautiful Festival—The Sound of Liberty…


IN-DEPTH: More TV, Film Cancellations, Delays in the Balance as Hollywood Actors, Studios Extend Negotiations

The contract between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), representing 160,000 actors and personalities, and major television and film studios and streamers represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) was set to expire at midnight of June 30, but the parties have agreed to an extension….


Here Are the TV Shows Put on Hold as Writers’ Strike Continue

Multiple popular shows from major networks and streaming platforms have been put on pause due to an ongoing strike by writers who are demanding better pay and benefits. On Netflix, popular shows like Stranger Things, Cobra Kai, and Big Mouth have been paused. HBO has halted work on “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The…


Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Actor, Dies at 89

LOS ANGELES—Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. He was 89. His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed their father’s death through the actor’s publicist…


Veteran and Oscar-Winning Actor Alan Arkin Dies at 89

Alan Arkin, whose acting career spans seven decades on both the screen and stage and includes some of Hollywood’s most popular films, has died. He was 89. Perhaps best known for his ability to project a characteristically dry repartee in his roles as well as his penchant for playing dramatic parts, Arkin had earned two…


Rapper Travis Scott Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Deadly Crowd Surge at Texas Festival

HOUSTON—A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could not move their arms or even breathe, his attorney and prosecutors said Thursday. Lawyer Kent Schaffer confirmed that the Harris County…


Country Star Kelsea Ballerini the Latest Performer to Have Object Hurled at Her on Stage

While trends come and go, musical artists are hoping the latest one involving fans hurling objects at them while performing on stage isn’t one that sticks around. That’s as country star Kelsea Ballerini is the latest musician to be hit by a flying object thrown by a concert-goer during a show. The incident occurred Wednesday…


Hong Kong Filmmakers Say Censorship Law Spooks Investors, Actors

HONG KONG—Two years after screening an internationally acclaimed documentary on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, director Kiwi Chow has been forced to complete a new movie with fresh financing after political concerns scared off some investors. The fears spiked after Hong Kong adopted a new censorship law in October 2021 to bar films that…


Publisher Adds Warnings to Hemingway Works, to Dismay of Biographers and Scholars

Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway is the latest literary target of a politically correct publisher who feels compelled to qualify the writings of one of the nation’s most influential authors for readers. Publisher Penguin Random House recently reissued his works with warnings on “language and attitudes,” a move which is drawing criticism from both Hemingway…