ENTERTAINMENT

NEW YORK – Julia Ormond, who starred in films alongside the likes of Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s before her spotlight faded, filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career. Ormond, who also accuses The Walt Disney Co., Miramax … Read more

NEW YORK – Live from New York … it’s the return of ‘Saturday Night Live’ after last season was cut short because of the writers strike. The long-running sketch comedy show will premiere Season 49 on Oct. 14, NBC announced Wednesday. Former cast member Pete Davidson will host, making good on a plan to have … Read more

NEW YORK – “Star Trek” actor and political activist George Takei has a picture book scheduled for next spring that draws upon his early childhood years spent in internment camps for Japanese Americans. Crown Books for Young Readers announced Wednesday that Takei’s “My Lost Freedom,” illustrated by Michelle Lee, will be published April 30, 2024. … Read more

SAN ANTONIO – Funnyman Chris Tucker is coming to San Antonio this fall for “The Legend Tour 2023″ — his first major stand-up comedy tour in more than a decade. The “Friday” and “Rush Hour” star will perform on Nov. 2 at the Majestic Theatre, the venue announced on Monday. Tickets are on sale now … Read more

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood actors have restarted talks with studios, opening up the possibility that their part in the industry’s double strike could end with the same kind of deal the writers reached to end their pickets last week. Actors and their employers have been divided on issues of pay, the use of artificial intelligence … Read more

PARIS – As Chanel’s models took their sashay down the Paris runway, guests could practically hear the faint splashes from the pools of the villa Noailles. This historic cubist space in the south of France, once graced by luminaries like Luis Buñuel, Man Ray, Dalí — and also Karl Lagerfeld — has for almost a … Read more