‘Major shift’ may have affected renewal of ‘NCIS: Hawai‘i’
As television fans were counting down the days to the official announcement of CBS Entertainment’s fall 2024 season, a fourth season for “NCIS: Hawai‘i” seemed like a slam dunk. Read more
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Taylor Swift, Drake, Gaga return to TikTok with new pact
TikTok began removing Universal’s content from its app after their licensing deal expired in January and the two sides failed to reach agreement on royalties, AI and online safety for TikTok’s users. Read more
Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson reportedly had ‘huge fight’ on set
With the chatter spreading on Tuesday, a representative for Amazon MGM Studios released a statement vouching for Johnson and his production company, Seven Bucks, which produced both “Red Notice” and the upcoming film “Red One.” Read more
Weinstein faces retrial in New York after conviction overturned
Weinstein, 72, had been serving a 23-year sentence in a prison in upstate Rome, New York. Read more
Stagecoach, Coachella fans abandon tons of camping gear, clothes
Charitable organizations turn the discarded clutter — more than 24 tons of it strewn throughout the 642-acre property — into a benefit for the local needy. Read more
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ breaks records with blockbuster debut
“The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift’s 11th studio album, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with historic numbers, including huge results in streaming and vinyl sales. Read more
Documentary reveals bizarre 1990s Japanese reality show
The comedian nicknamed Nasubi is forced to survive on whatever he can redeem from mail-in coupons, as he is denied contact with the outside world. Read more
CBS cancels ‘NCIS: Hawai‘i’ after 3 seasons
The series finale is set to air May 6. Read more
Appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence
Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer on three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex. Read more
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Royal Hawaiian Hotel to host Ballet Hawaii fundraiser
The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails on the Ocean Lawn followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Read more
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned
Weinstein, 72, will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. Read more
A portrait by Gustav Klimt is sold for $32M at a Vienna auction
The Austrian modernist artist started work on the “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917, the year before he died, and it is one of his last works. Read more
Defense: Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac killing is fiction
“He himself is giving different stories,” attorney Carl Arnold told reporters outside a courtroom following a brief status check with his client, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, in front of a Nevada judge. His trial is scheduled for Nov. 4. Read more
Taylor Swift has given fans a lot. Is it finally too much?
For some, the constant deluge that has peaked in the past year is starting to add up to a new (and previously unthinkable) feeling: Taylor Swift fatigue. Read more
Yoko Ono to receive lifetime achievement award
The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others. Read more
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ arrives with promotional blitz
About the only thing Swift didn’t do was an interview with a journalist. Read more
Long-lost first USS Enterprise model from ‘Star Trek’ goes home
Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, said he’s thrilled to have the model that had graced the desk of his father, who died in 1991 at age 70. Read more
New attorney joins ‘Rust’ prosecution team against Alec Baldwin
The district attorney for Santa Fe has appointed Erlinda Johnson as special prosecutor to the Baldwin case, which is scheduled for trail in July. She was sworn in Tuesday. Read more
Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts dies at 80
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts’ manager of 20 years, confirmed. Read more
Hugh Grant settles suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun
Hugh Grant says he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him. Read more
Travis Kelce hosts ‘Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?’ on Prime
The Super Bowl LVIII-winning tight end is the host of a new game show called “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video, the streaming service confirmed Tuesday. Read more
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