(Reuters) – Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Beyonce kicked off a global special of music, comedy and personal stories in what Gaga called a “love letter” to frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala – Met Gala – Camp: Notes on Fashion- Arrivals –
Entertainment
(Reuters) – AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, the world’s largest movie theater operator, said on Friday it has enough cash to withstand a global suspension of operations until a possible partial reopening of its locations in July. FILE PHOTO: Deckchairs sit stacked outside a closed movie theater during the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Santa
FILE PHOTO: Attendees pose for a picture as they arrive in costumes to enjoy Comic Con International in San Diego, California, U.S., July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – San Diego Comic-Con, an annual celebrity-studded showcase of superhero films and pop culture, has been canceled for the first time in its 50-year history
(Reuters) – AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, the world’s largest theater operator, said on Friday it had enough cash balance to withstand a global suspension of operations until a partial reopening in July, as the U.S. government plans to reopen the country’s economy. FILE PHOTO: The AMC Theatres in the Georgetown neighborhood is closed due to
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Singer R. Kelly’s sexual abuse trial in New York has been postponed to Sept. 27 as a judge ruled on Thursday that the previously scheduled July 7 date was not realistic in light of the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: R. Kelly appears for a hearing at Leighton Criminal Court Building in
FILE PHOTO: Leonardo DiCaprio looks on as he attends the Governors Ball following the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Leonardo DiCaprio is offering a walk-on role in his next movie, Justin Bieber says he will serenade the winner in their hometown, and Ellen
(Reuters) – NBCUniversal’s long awaited streaming service Peacock will launch free to some Comcast Corp customers on Wednesday with a limited slate of new content, as productions for its original programming have been halted amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Peacock will promote its library of existing TV shows and movies like “30 Rock” and “Jurassic
FILE PHOTO: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton attends the taping of “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon in New York, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend and Eli Manning are among more than two dozen personalities who will offer words of wisdom via podcast to high school and
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past photos of the Cannes Film festival on the Croisette in Cannes as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – The Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in “its original
FILE PHOTO: Quibi CEO Meg Whitman speaks during a Quibi keynote address at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – About 1.7 million people downloaded the new entertainment streaming app Quibi during its first week on the market, Chief Executive Meg Whitman told CNBC television
TOKYO (Reuters) – Fans of Japanese reality TV show “Terrace House” will have to find new ways to pass the time in self-isolation after staff said on its Twitter account here that production of the latest season on Netflix was being halted due to the coronavirus outbreak. “We are suspending the current production of Terrace
A sheet of paper with partial “Hey Jude” lyrics, written by Paul McCartney for a recording session in 1968, is displayed in a Julien’s Auctions warehouse in Torrence, California, U.S. March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jane Ross NEW YORK (Reuters) – Artist Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ hit song “Hey Jude” sold for $910,000 on
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Friday with a third sexual assault case, and prosecutors there said they have started the process of seeking his extradition from New York, where the former film producer is serving prison time for rape. FILE PHOTO – Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs Criminal
CHIPPING CAMDEN, England (Reuters) – Costume makers in Britain who normally dress actors in shows from Downton Abbey to Game of Thrones and Batman have joined forces to make scrubs for medics fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Dulcie Scott from Mickleton, Gloucestershire works from home packing and organising scrubs to be made and then distributed. Costume
(Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for rape, has no symptoms of the coronavirus, his spokesman said on Thursday, more than two weeks after a union official for corrections officers said the former movie producer had tested positive. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sketch show “Saturday Night Live” is returning to U.S. television with a new, remotely produced show this weekend, broadcaster NBC said on Thursday. The network said the satirical show, which shut down production in mid-March because of the coronavirus outbreak, would feature original content from “Saturday Night Live” cast members, including