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Mo'Nique sues CBS, Paramount over 'Parkers' royalties

Mo'Nique sues CBS, Paramount over 'Parkers' royalties

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo'Nique sued Paramount and CBS on Wednesday, seeking what the Oscar-winning actor and comedian says are unpaid royalties from her sitcom “The Parkers.
Makers of 'Elemental' explore family, tolerance and movement

Makers of 'Elemental' explore family, tolerance and movement

MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Elemental’’ director Peter Sohn says his parents ignited the spark for the upcoming Disney and Pixar animated film. Sohn invited his parents — who both had emigrated from Korea to the U.S. — to an event.
Indigenous Screen Office worries for its future after federal budget exclusion

Indigenous Screen Office worries for its future after federal budget exclusion

TORONTO — An organization that supports Indigenous filmmakers and storytellers through funding, training and advocacy says its future is in jeopardyafter being excluded from the federal budget.
Weinstein returns to NY prison system after LA conviction

Weinstein returns to NY prison system after LA conviction

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has returned to the New York prison system after spending nearly two years in California, where he was tried and convicted of raping an Italian actor and model.
French investigative site claims Depardieu groped extras

French investigative site claims Depardieu groped extras

PARIS (AP) — A French investigative news website claims that actor Gérard Depardieu has been accused of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting 13 young women, mainly extras.
For BLM's Patrisse Cullors, art is both vocation, salvation

For BLM's Patrisse Cullors, art is both vocation, salvation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrisse Cullors was sitting at a table outside the Crenshaw Dairy Mart, the art collective she co-founded in Inglewood, California, taking advantage of a rare break in the March rains when her phone buzzed with a text message a fe
Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney

Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to Disney World's governing board have launched a fresh salvo in the fight to control the resort, seeking to expand their authority after their Disney-controlled predecessors abdicated most powers to the company.
Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for 2nd consecutive year

Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for 2nd consecutive year

NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana DeBose's stint as host of last year's Tony Awards went so well that she's been asked to return this year.

Alicia Keys reimagines iconic hit for 'Bridgerton' prequel

LONDON (AP) — At the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to present a special selection of songs recorded in spatial audio for Apple Music, Alicia Keys revealed another upcoming project: a reimagining of an iconic hit for Netflix's upcoming “Bridgert
Met premieres Blanchard's `Champion,' an `opera in jazz'

Met premieres Blanchard's `Champion,' an `opera in jazz'

NEW YORK (AP) — When Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” proved a sell-out hit at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021, general manager Peter Gelb wasted no time lining up the composer’s other opera for the current season.
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