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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors said Wednesday that a Mississippi man who harassed Jennifer Aniston for two years before crashing his vehicle through the front gate of the “Friends” star’s Los Angeles home has been charged with felony stalking and vandalism. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, of New Albany, Mississippi,

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Days into Harvey Weinstein ‘s first sexual assault trial in 2020, prosecutors privately spoke for the first time with a former model who alleged that he had forced oral sex on her. But that jury was never told about Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola’s

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration, which has fought to dismantle or hollow out government-run outlets that provide news to other countries, has agreed to use the conservative media network OAN’s feed on Voice of America and other services. Voice of America hasn’t operated since mid-March because of

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, choking her, and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of lumber at his New York City home, according to a grand jury indictment. Pitt, 44, whose

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has warned a lawyer for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to tame his public comments now that the rapper’s sex trafficking trial is underway, saying it was “outrageous” that he referred to prosecutors during a podcast as a “six-pack of white women.” A

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — William Christie, a conductor renowned for Baroque performances, thought back to a 2014 phone call from Nikolaus Lehnhoff, a year before the German director’s death. “‘I think a ‘Tristan’ with Christie would be really a great thing,’” Christie recalled Lehnhoff referencing Wagner’s opera. “I said: `That’s

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At age 87, Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o hopes he can summon the strength for at least one more book. He would call it “Normalized Abnormality,” about the lasting scars of colonialism, whether in Africa, Europe or North America, that are widely accepted today. “I

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and “Super Fly” became style prototypes, the teenager felt unrepresented. But a previous trip to the

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies. The case has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, with most documents

By BEATRICE DUPUY and LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pinstripes. All Ways. Hats galore. Pantsuits. Gown suits. Zoot suits. Canes. A single cigar (looking at you Madonna) — and expert displays of tailoring. The Met Gala crowd, for the most part, did the Black dandy menswear theme proud at fashion’s biggest party

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks at least $50 million in damages over the

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kerry Kennedy is working on a book about her late mother, Ethel Kennedy. “Ethel: Faith, Hope, Family, and an Extraordinary American Life” is scheduled to come out in the fall of 2026. “This intimate portrait of Ethel Skakel Kennedy offers a unique window into the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was arrested after crashing a car into the front gate at Jennifer Aniston’s home in Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday. Police told KABC-TV that the “Friends” star was home at the time of the crash. The incident occurred around 12:20 p.m. Monday on the 900 Block of Airole Way

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to be in place sometime Wednesday, lawyers told a federal judge after dozens of prospective jurors were questioned over two days to see if they can judge the music mogul fairly. The lawyers

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzy McAlpine is surrounded by music these days. She’s making her Broadway debut in a daring stage musical, and when she retreats to her dressing room, her own songs demand attention. “When the inspiration hits, I’ve got to write. I’ve got to have a guitar

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, filling a key management position of a company she has been associated with since her debut there in 1993. General Director Andrew Jorgensen said Tuesday that she will take over on Oct. 1 from James Robinson,

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Responding to coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation, the Trump administration has called journalists “despicable,” questioned CNN’s patriotism, scolded Fox News and even admitted to a mistake — in admitting to a mistake in the first place. The vigorous reaction was noteworthy even in service

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Well, it took a minute,” said Spike Lee, surveying the glittering Met Gala crowd during cocktail hour through bright orange glasses that matched his New York Knicks cap. “But we’re here now, that’s the most important thing.” Lee was referring to the fact that for

NEW YORK (AP) — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the biggest music moguls and cultural figures of the past four decades, began Monday in New York with jury selection. Twelve jurors along with six alternates will be chosen, with opening statements expected to begin May 12. The trial is expected

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer André Leon Talley’s presence could be felt everywhere at the Met Gala on Monday. The late creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, who died in 2022 at age 73, heavily influenced the spirit of the costume exhibit, where one of his suits was featured, and the

NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion’s biggest night got underway Monday at the Met Gala in a rainy Manhattan. This is the first Met Gala to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. This year’s theme is based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a historic edition of the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show. The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky revealed. “It feels amazing, you know,” gala co-chair A$AP Rocky told

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in protest early this year after editors killed her sketch criticizing the Post owner and other media chief executives working to curry favor with Trump has won the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary. Ann

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer Janelle Monáe embraced Black dandyism’s elegance at the Met Gala in an all-star collaboration with Oscar winner Paul Tazewell and designer Thom Browne, completing her look with a sparkling ethical diamond brooch from 1800 Tequila for a finishing touch. Known for turning heads with her gala looks, Monáe

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Over the weekend, Trump accused other countries of “stealing the movie-making capabilities” of the U.S. and said that

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in an alleged plot to place explosives at a concert by singer Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro. Judge Fabiana Pagel of the Rio Grande do Sul state court did not name the suspect in

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the U.S. military and last summer’s assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The Pulitzers’ prestigious public service medal

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family destroying itself from within, won for drama.

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the document lists many of the hip-hop mogul’s aliases. Most people, especially music fans, probably already know them. From “Puff Daddy” to “P. Diddy” and even the obscure “Brother Love,” here’s a look back at Combs’

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind such landmark hits as “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Hamilton,” didn’t initially write a memoir for us. He wrote it for himself. “I really felt a personal existential need to write my story. I had to make sense of where