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
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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
Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison
Gutierrez-Reed was unsuccessful in her plea for a lesser sentencing, telling the judge she was not the monster that people have made her out to be. Read more
‘Civil War’ wins at box office, toppling ‘Godzilla x Kong’
It’s the biggest R-rated opening of the year to date and a record for A24, the studio behind films like “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “The Iron Claw.” Read more
Caitlin Clark makes surprise appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’
The Iowa star is in New York for the WNBA draft on Monday night, when she is expected to be the top pick by the Indiana Fever. Read more
Lawsuits against Drake dismissed over deadly Astroworld concert
The families of the 10 people who died during the concert, as well as hundreds who were injured, sued Drake, Scott and Live Nation — the festival’s promoter — as well as dozens of other individuals and entities. Read more
K-Pop group asks U.S. court for help finding YouTuber in defamation case
The group said that a YouTube user with the handle @Middle7 made the statements in dozens of videos that were viewed more than 13 million times, according to the court filing. Read more
Warner Bros. teases ‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Beetlejuice 2’ at CinemaCon
The studio was first up Tuesday night to dazzle theater owners who are gathered this week in Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon convention and trade show. Read more
Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles-themed Las Vegas show is set to end
The entertainment company on Tuesday announced that the show housed at the Mirage will end on July 7, as part of the iconic hotel-casino’s major renovation plan to rebrand itself into the Hard Rock Las Vegas. Read more
A new version of Scrabble aims to make game more accessible
Mattel has unveiled a double-sided board that features both the classic word-building game and Scrabble Together, a new rendition designed to be accessible “for anyone who finds word games intimidating.” Read more
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