NEW YORK – Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters. He’s played Colin Powell, a Dominican drug kingpin, Batman’s Commissioner Gordon and a longtime inmate nearing release. He’s played Bill Murray’s neighbor, a Civil War-era former slave, James Bond’s Felix Leiter, the nurse Belize in “Angels in America” and … Read more
NEW YORK – Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a two-week trial that the actor hoped would salvage his damaged reputation and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star. A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, guilty of assault and harassment. He was also acquitted of a different assault charge … Read more
PARIS – The wax figure of actor Gerard Depardieu has been removed from Paris’ most famous wax museum, following negative reactions from visitors over allegations about his conduct with women, the museum said Monday. The decision to remove the figure from the Grevin Museum, the so-called “Pantheon of wax celebrities,” followed a recent report on … Read more
NEW YORK – For the last few years of its life, HBO’s “Real Sports” taped its episodes on the same Manhattan block where CBS’ “60 Minutes” resides. They shared a sensibility along with a neighborhood. But while “60 Minutes” rolls along in its sixth decade, the monthly sports magazine helmed by Bryant Gumbel is calling … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A show produced by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has won a Daytime Emmy. “Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism” won for outstanding daytime special at the Creative Arts and Lifestyle ceremony Saturday in Los Angeles. The YouTube Originals special was executive produced by James and his business partner Maverick … Read more
NEW YORK – “Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it a strong start for the Timothée Chalamet -starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored the young star’s draw. Musicals have been tough sells in theaters in recent years, … Read more
Morgan, whose legal name is Gionna Daddio, was charged with marijuana possession not more than 20 grams and possession of a synthetic cannabinoid. THE VILLAGES, Fla. — WWE wrestler Liv Morgan was arrested Thursday in Central Florida after deputies said she had marijuana in her car during a traffic stop. Morgan, whose legal name is … Read more