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CANNES, France (AP) — Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, a culmination for the 81-year-old actor whose history with the French film festival stretches back half a century. In 1976, De Niro starred in two films — Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and Bernardo Bertolucci’s “1900″ — that

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was not treated differently because of his race by prosecutors who brought racketeering and sex trafficking charges against him, a judge ruled Friday as he rejected a request to dismiss some charges three days before opening statements in the hip-hop mogul’s trial. Judge

By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Author Mo Willems has sold millions of books and won many awards, but the accolade that means most to him is when a parent says their child read aloud for the first time from one of his books. The author, illustrator and animator, 57, is best

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, cohosts

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered that a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s home must go through mental-health court to determine whether he is competent to face felony stalking and vandalism charges. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, appeared

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Four years later, she said, Weinstein assaulted her again. Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Joe Biden says he’s responsible for Donald Trump’s victory last fall, but he attributes Kamala Harris’ loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism. Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats’ disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman went on a motorcycle adventure, they rode cutting-edge, electric Harley-Davidsons. For their latest trip, they took a trip back in time. The British best friends and actors chose to use vintage bikes this time as they ride

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kali Uchis wrote the album she knew her future self would need to listen to. The Grammy-winning artist unknowingly was crafting her own audible remedy. “I really did make the music that I needed for my grieving process, for just the place that I’m at in

By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Schlosberg remembers the day 11 years ago when his upstart opera company put on its first performance — in a yoga studio before an audience of 30 people. “We did Kurt Weill’s ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ accompanied by an upright piano that we got for

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The BET Awards will celebrate its 25th anniversary by honoring four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin. Carey, Snoop, Foxx and Franklin will receive the Ultimate Icon Award at next month’s awards show, where Kendrick Lamar is the

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smokey Robinson’s lawyer said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.” Attorney Christopher Frost said in a statement Wednesday that the evidence “will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was her night once again. Lainey Wilson took home the top prize at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards — the title of entertainer of the year — for a second year in a row. And that was after she cleaned house,

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,