By HILLEL ITALIE and CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press MAYVILLE, NY (AP) – Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York.… Read More »Salman Rushdie ‘On the Road to Recovery,’ Agent Says
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Italian rockers Maneskin to launch first US, Canada tour Italian rockers Maneskin, winners of the 2021 Eurovision song contest, will tour North America for the first time starting in October. The musicians ‘hit singles include “Beggin’”,… Read More »Entertainment News Roundup: ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ takes off in Hollywood; Netflix sues creators of alleged ‘Bridgerton’ knockoff and more
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press CHAUTAUQUA, NY (AP) – Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about… Read More »Author Salman Rushdie on Ventilator After New York Stabbing
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – The US Justice Department has weighed in on a civil lawsuit against two conservative political operatives accused of using robocalls to dissuade Black voters from taking part in the 2020 election. The department said Friday that… Read More »Justice Dept. Weighs in on 2020 Election Robocall Suit
NEW YORK (AP) – There’s a moment in Post Malone’s new concert film when its star confesses to how surreal his life has become: “Sometimes I feel like I’m not a real person.” Fans will get no clarity on that astounding statement after watching Amazon’s… Read More »Review: Post Malone concert doc is all flash, no substance
By AARON MORRISON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Spider-Man fandom is in Tyler Scott Hoover’s blood – but not because he was bitten by an irradiated arachnid. His father di lui had collected Marvel comic books featuring the character since the 1970s. “He passed… Read More »As Spider-Man Turns 60, Fans Reflect on Diverse Appeal
NEW YORK (AP) – Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at… Read More »Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Even in hindsight, Nichole Schmidt can’t be sure if anything could have been done to save her daughter Gabby Petito from a messy and violent relationship that ended in murder nearly a year ago in… Read More »$ 100K Gift to Domestic Abuse Hotline
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) – When the Cannes Film Festival audience stood to applaud James Gray’s richly observed autobiographical drama “Armageddon Time,” about the director’s own 1980s childhood in Queens, Gray’s voice quivered as he addressed the crowd. “It’s my… Read More »‘Armageddon Time,’ Portrait of White Privilege, Stirs Cannes
Two New York residents were arrested Monday on a federal criminal complaint accusing them of a nearly decadelong $ 27 million investment fraud scheme that leveraged their attendance at a 2017 fundraiser with then-President Donald Trump to dupe their victims. Prosecutors said Sherry Xue Li… Read More »Trump election fundraiser, photo used investment fraud scheme