NEW YORK – Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Tuesday that the actor was prone to fits of explosive rage, an escalating pattern that she said ultimately led to her assault in the backseat of a car and his career-halting arrest this past spring. During hours of tearful testimony, Grace Jabbari traced the downfall of her … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Ten of the best songs of the year, as determined by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman, in no particular order. Dive in. “On My Mama,” Victoria Monét Buckle up for some positive affirmations! The 10-time Grammy-nominated Victoria Monét, once best known as a hit-maker for Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony and Chloe … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” is one of our greatest institutions, and within the famed show is another famed institution: The Five-Timers Club. It’s a special club reserved for the celebrity guests who have hosted “Saturday Night Live” at least five times. It may not seem like that many celebs host the show that often, but over … Read more
NEW YORK – By airing the fourth Republican presidential primary debate scheduled for Wednesday — again, minus Donald Trump — the young NewsNation television network will almost certainly reach the largest audience in its history. Yet with two of the three debate moderators associated with conservative media and not NewsNation, including podcast star Megyn Kelly, … Read more
NEW YORK – Jonathan Majors listened silently, head-cocked and eyes down, as a Manhattan prosecutor and his defense attorney offered competing accounts of a violent confrontation in the backseat of a car that led to assault charges against the film star and put his rapid Hollywood ascent on pause. The opening statements Monday in the … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. It was a blockbuster year across genres, but only a few could make AP’s list. (SZA’s “SOS” released in December 2022, Ice Spice’s “Like…?” isn’t a full-length release, and the 11 Grammy nominations for “Barbie … Read more
NEW YORK – When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the hills of Napa Valley around him. Giamatti was then a respected character actor, but this … Read more