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Entertainment Disney has dropped its request for a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit. Disney had argued that the case should be dismissed because the husband of the woman who died had previously agreed to settle any lawsuit our of court when signing up for a one-month trialContinue Reading

Entertainment Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. Tackled contemporary topics, including same-sex parenting, civil rights, abortionThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 19, 2024 10:49 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Entertainment Though people who work with those experiencing intimate partner violence say the movie It Ends With Us may help draw attention to the issue, they also worry that its marketing campaign is missing the point and glossing over the complexities of abusive relationships. Promotion for Blake Lively’s new filmContinue Reading

Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. “These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said ThursdayContinue Reading

Entertainment Jack Russell, whose success fronting hard rock band Great White was overshadowed by a pyrotechnics display at a nightclub performance that led to one of the deadliest indoor fires in U.S. history, has died. He was 63. 2003 Station nightclub fire, sparked by band’s pyro display, killed Great WhiteContinue Reading

Entertainment A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors.  Friends star was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in 2023The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 15, 2024 2:14 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Entertainment Does signing up for Disney’s popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment giant over anything, forever? That is what Disney argues in a wrongful death lawsuit involving a 42-year-old New York doctor. Terms of use include binding arbitration clause, says Disney in allergy-related deathContinue Reading

At the Paris Olympics, breaking entered as arguably the most exciting new event in decades: an art form sprung from the hip-hop culture of the Bronx, set to take the biggest international sports stage in the world.  One Canadian gold medal, more than a few headspins and seemingly millions ofContinue Reading

Entertainment Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, has died at age 94. A guiding light in independent cinema, starring in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, from the late ’50s through the 1980s, she later charmed younger audiences in herContinue Reading