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Actor Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian'
Read full article: Actor Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian'Actor Gina Carano has sued Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from the TV series “The Mandalorian,” saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media.
Woman alleges Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at New York bar, actors says it 'never happened'
Read full article: Woman alleges Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at New York bar, actors says it 'never happened'A woman alleges in a new lawsuit that Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a New York bar in 2015.
‘The Hunger Games’ starts fresh, without Katniss, in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’
Read full article: ‘The Hunger Games’ starts fresh, without Katniss, in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” arrives in theaters nationwide Friday at another transitional moment in Hollywood.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to enhance the state's protections for LGBTQ+ people
Read full article: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to enhance the state's protections for LGBTQ+ peopleCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ people.
Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina star in 'Based on a True Story,' a tale of a killer idea that goes awry
Read full article: Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina star in 'Based on a True Story,' a tale of a killer idea that goes awryIn the new Peacock series “Based on a True Story,” Kaley Cuoco plays a woman obsessed with true crime.
Los Angeles Dodgers remove gay 'nun' group from Pride Night
Read full article: Los Angeles Dodgers remove gay 'nun' group from Pride NightThe Los Angeles Dodgers have removed a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups.
Job vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for cooling
Read full article: Job vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for coolingThe number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite slowing economic growth and high inflation.
US weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a month
Read full article: US weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a monthFewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases economists blamed on the surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Jennifer Garner named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Read full article: Jennifer Garner named Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearJennifer Garner has been named Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, based not just on her career as an actor, but also because of her record as a philanthropist and entrepreneur.
A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November
Read full article: A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in NovemberA record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S. job market is bouncing back strongly from last year’s coronavirus recession.
US jobless claims unchanged at 205,000
Read full article: US jobless claims unchanged at 205,000The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, remaining at a historically low level that reflects the job market’s strong recovery from the coronavirus recession last year.
US business advertise near-record 11 million open jobs
Read full article: US business advertise near-record 11 million open jobsU.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high reached in July and a sign that companies were confident enough in the economy to expand.
For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace
Read full article: For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record paceAmericans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs.
Unemployment claims drop to 269,000, another pandemic low
Read full article: Unemployment claims drop to 269,000, another pandemic lowThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh pandemic low last week, another sign the job market is healing after last year’s coronavirus recession.
Wages jump by the most on records dating back 20 years
Read full article: Wages jump by the most on records dating back 20 yearsWages and salaries jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records that date back 20 years as companies are forced to offer higher pay to fill a near-record number of available jobs.
US jobless claims fall to 326,000, first drop in four weeks
Read full article: US jobless claims fall to 326,000, first drop in four weeksThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year’s coronavirus recession.
US unemployment claims rise third straight week to 362,000
Read full article: US unemployment claims rise third straight week to 362,000The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be slowing the job market’s recovery.
Police eye Marilyn Manson in domestic violence investigation
Read full article: Police eye Marilyn Manson in domestic violence investigationDetectives are investigating Manson for allegations of domestic violence that reportedly occurred about a decade ago in West Hollywood, authorities said. The domestic violence is believed to have occurred between 2009 and 2011, when Manson lived in the city of West Hollywood. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Detectives are investigating allegations of domestic violence against rocker Marilyn Manson involving incidents that occurred about a decade ago in West Hollywood, authorities said Friday. Adams declined to identify the woman who contacted the Sheriff's Department, as is typical in domestic violence cases. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Wood said.
Gina Carano fired from 'Mandalorian' after social media post
Read full article: Gina Carano fired from 'Mandalorian' after social media postFILE - This Oct. 19, 2019, file photo shows Gina Carano at the Disney Plus launch event promoting "The Mandalorian" at the London West Hollywood hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. In a statement Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, Lucasfilm said Carano is no longer a part of The Mandalorian cast after many online called for her firing over a social media post that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Lucasfilm says Gina Carano is no longer a part of “The Mandalorian” cast after many online called for her firing over a social media post that likened the experience of Jews during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable," the statement read. She also mocked the use of gender pronouns, listing “beep/bop/boop" in her social media bio.
High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court
Read full article: High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court“He was very, very proud to have acquired the Guelph Treasure, and then was forced to sell it to the Nazis,” she told him. It's a pursuit that has now landed him at the Supreme Court, in a case to be argued Monday. Germany and the foundation asked the trial-level court to dismiss the suit, but the court declined. “Our view is that Germany is the proper jurisdiction for a case which involves a sale of a collection of medieval German art by German art dealers to a German state,” Parzinger said. The suit's claim that the Guelph Treasure was sold under Nazi pressure was also diligently investigated in Germany, he said.
BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music Awards
Read full article: BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music AwardsFILE - Korean pop band BTS attends the 2019 Variety's Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2019. The South Korean boy band BTS HAS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 while Lady Gaga took home the best artist prize. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music Awards
Read full article: BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music AwardsThe South Korean boy band BTS HAS won a leading four awards including best song for Dynamite and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 while Lady Gaga took home the best artist prize. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)The South Korean pop group BTS won a leading four awards including best song for “Dynamite” and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday night, while Lady Gaga took the best artist prize. Coldplay won best rock, Haley Williams got best alternative and Little Mix was named best pop. And the best Latin award went to Karol G, who also won best collaboration for “Tusa” featuring Nicki Minaj. David Guetta, who won best electronic, also performed at the show from a stage in Budapest.
COVID-19: 'The Bitter End' for nation's live music venues?
Read full article: COVID-19: 'The Bitter End' for nation's live music venues?In this Oct. 26, 2020, photo, production engineers record the band Galactic for a video stream concert, inside an empty Tipitina's music club, which the band owns, in New Orleans. Music clubs all over the nation pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village are shuttered due to the coronavirus. And owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
20 new sexual assault counts filed against adult film actor
Read full article: 20 new sexual assault counts filed against adult film actorLOS ANGELES Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged Monday with 20 new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage girl, authorities said. The charges came two months after the 67-year-old Jeremy was charged with the rape of three women and the sexual assault of a fourth. Jeremy pleaded not guilty to the new charges in Los Angeles Superior Court and previously denied the earlier allegations. The charges include five counts of forcible rape and six counts of sexual battery by restraint. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department put out a call for more possible victims to come forward when the initial charges were filed in June.
Megan Thee Stallion describes her shooting in tearful video
Read full article: Megan Thee Stallion describes her shooting in tearful videoFILE - Megan Thee Stallion attends Variety's Hitmakers Brunch on Dec. 7, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif. The rapper says she was shot in both feet and gave new details about what she called "the worst experience of my life" in an emotional online video. She once again declined to name who shot her. Police say that rapper Tory Lanez, who was with Megan Thee Stallion on the morning of the shooting, was arrested on suspicion of having a concealed weapon. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Megan Thee Stallion describes her shooting in tearful video
Read full article: Megan Thee Stallion describes her shooting in tearful videoFILE - Megan Thee Stallion attends Variety's Hitmakers Brunch on Dec. 7, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif. Police say that rapper Tory Lanez, who was with Megan Thee Stallion on the morning of the shooting, was arrested on suspicion of having a concealed weapon. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES Rapper Megan Thee Stallion said Monday that she had gunshot wounds in both feet and gave new details about the shooting earlier this month that she called "the worst experience of my life" in an emotional online video. Lanez, a 27-year-old Canadian rapper and singer whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, has not been charged in relation to the shooting. Megan Thee Stallion has seen a major recent rise on the rap and pop music scene, topping the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart this year with her remix of Savage" featuring Beyonc.
'Glee' star Naya Rivera believed drowned in California lake
Read full article: 'Glee' star Naya Rivera believed drowned in California lakeFILE - Actress Naya Rivera arrives at Logo's NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles on April 13, 2013. Authorities say former Glee star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)LES ANGLES – Authorities said Thursday that they believe “Glee” star Naya Rivera drowned in a Southern California lake but they are continuing the search for her a day after her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat. “She had experience boating out here at the lake,” Donoghue said. The boy, Rivera's son from her marriage to actor Ryan Dorsey, was safe and healthy and with family members, authorities said.
Streams for Nickelback's 'Photograph' rose after Trump tweet
Read full article: Streams for Nickelback's 'Photograph' rose after Trump tweet(CNN) - Nickelback's music is often the stuff of memes, so it's fitting that a viral tweet briefly revived the band's popularity. On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump tweeted a meme targeting former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, set to Nickelback's 2005 hit "Photograph." Listeners streamed the song more than 772,000 times in the immediate aftermath of Trump's tweet, Billboard reported, citing Nielsen Music. Though the text of Trump's tweet remains, Twitter ultimately removed the video after Warner Music Inc. made a copyright complaint. (Warner Music Inc. is not connected to WarnerMedia, CNN's parent company.)