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Actor Kevin Spacey, right, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The Jury continues deliberations in the trial of Spacey, the Hollywood star, 63, denies nine charges including sexual assault, which are alleged to have been committed between 2001 and 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Jury acquits Kevin Spacey in London on sexual assault charges

Actor was charged in connection to multiple allegations dating back to 2001

Actor Kevin Spacey, right, arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The Jury continues deliberations in the trial of Spacey, the Hollywood star, 63, denies nine charges including sexual assault, which are alleged to have been committed between 2001 and 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Actor Christian Slater speaks during the SAG-AFTRA “Rock the City for a Fair Contract” rally in Times Square on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in New York. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Star-studded Times Square rally held for striking actors and writers

Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join many others as union reps took turns giving fiery speeches

Actor Christian Slater speaks during the SAG-AFTRA “Rock the City for a Fair Contract” rally in Times Square on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in New York. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Margot Robbie, left, and writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig arrive at the premiere of “Barbie” on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors

Film collected $162 million in ticket sales from North American theatres

Margot Robbie, left, and writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig arrive at the premiere of “Barbie” on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from “Barbie.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

‘Barbie’ takes box office crown, ‘Oppenheimer’ soars in a historic weekend

1st time one movie opened to more than $100 million and another to more than $80 million

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from “Barbie.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Advertisements for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” appear at AMC Theaters at The Grove on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud ‘Barbenheimer’ double feature

2 touted movie opposites brought together by cross-marketing fate land in theatres

Advertisements for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” appear at AMC Theaters at The Grove on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
This combination of images shows promotional art for the Apple TV+ documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” left, and the Paramount+ series “Special Ops: Lioness.” (Apple TV+/Paramount+ via AP)

What to stream: Steph Curry doc, Greta Van Fleet, ‘Justified,’ ‘Minx’ and Pikmin

Some fresh entertainment offerings for your streaming pleasure

This combination of images shows promotional art for the Apple TV+ documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” left, and the Paramount+ series “Special Ops: Lioness.” (Apple TV+/Paramount+ via AP)
Actor Anson Mount carries a sign on a picket line outside Paramount in Times Square on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in New York. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions and have clear guidelines around the use of AI in film and television productions. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Doubled Hollywood strike enters second week with no signs of a deal

Actors and writers seeking better pay and AI, residual payment protection

Actor Anson Mount carries a sign on a picket line outside Paramount in Times Square on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in New York. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions and have clear guidelines around the use of AI in film and television productions. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Britney Spears and will.i.am set to release new single

The two artists are releasing their new collaboration on July 21

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FILE - Singer Tony Bennett performs during the 58th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 6, 2004, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American…

FILE - Singer Tony Bennett performs during the 58th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 6, 2004, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
A practitioner trains in front of a photo of Bruce Lee during a Jeet Kune Do class in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Bruce Lee fondly remembered for his life philosophy 50 years after his death

Martial arts legend fought hard against racist stereotypes to become worldwide star

A practitioner trains in front of a photo of Bruce Lee during a Jeet Kune Do class in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
An outfit that is part of the Balmain x Barbie collection is seen on display at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The store launched its exclusive Barbie collaboration with Balmain last year and sold out of many items in the first few days. Based on the success of last year’s collaboration and the current Barbiecore cultural phenomenon, it has reissued the collection on Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Awash in pink, everyone wants a piece of the ‘Barbie’ movie marketing mania

Pink sauce on that Burger King burger? What about “Barbie-fying” your pet…

An outfit that is part of the Balmain x Barbie collection is seen on display at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The store launched its exclusive Barbie collaboration with Balmain last year and sold out of many items in the first few days. Based on the success of last year’s collaboration and the current Barbiecore cultural phenomenon, it has reissued the collection on Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. S(AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Home searched in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing is tied to uncle of long-dead suspect

A home Las Vegas police searched this week in connection with the…

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. S(AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)
This mage released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Issa Rae, from left, Scott Evans, Simu Liu and Emma Mackey in a scene from “Barbie.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: Barbie’s life in plastic looks fantastic

Robbie’s a perfect Barbie, Gosling’s a scene-stealing Ken

This mage released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Issa Rae, from left, Scott Evans, Simu Liu and Emma Mackey in a scene from “Barbie.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Striking writers and actors chant as they walk a picket line, Friday July 14, 2023, at NBC Universal Studios in New York. The picketing comes a day after the main actors union voted to join screenwriters in a double-barreled strike for the first time in more than six decades. The dispute immediately shut down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Canadian cinemas brace for slowdown as Hollywood strikes continue

Theatre-owners just getting over the pandemic concerned flow of content could dry up soon

Striking writers and actors chant as they walk a picket line, Friday July 14, 2023, at NBC Universal Studios in New York. The picketing comes a day after the main actors union voted to join screenwriters in a double-barreled strike for the first time in more than six decades. The dispute immediately shut down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
FILE - Lindsay Lohan appears the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show in New York, Feb. 9, 2023. Lohan has given birth to a boy, her first child. The “Parent Trap” star and her husband, financier Bader Shammas, are the parents of a “beautiful, healthy son” named Luai, the rep told The Associated Press in a statement Monday, July 17. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Lindsay Lohan gives birth to her first child, a boy

Lindsay Lohan has given birth to her first child. The “Parent Trap”…

FILE - Lindsay Lohan appears the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show in New York, Feb. 9, 2023. Lohan has given birth to a boy, her first child. The “Parent Trap” star and her husband, financier Bader Shammas, are the parents of a “beautiful, healthy son” named Luai, the rep told The Associated Press in a statement Monday, July 17. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The pop star has officially earned more No. 1 albums than any other woman in history. Swift’s re-recording of her 2010 album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” the third in her effort to re-record her first six albums, has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

It’s official: Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history

Previously, Barbra Streisand held the record, with 11 No. 1 albums

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The pop star has officially earned more No. 1 albums than any other woman in history. Swift’s re-recording of her 2010 album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” the third in her effort to re-record her first six albums, has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Actor Tom Cruise poses for photographers on the red carpet of the world premiere for the movie “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning” at the Spanish Steps in Rome Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

‘Mission: Impossible’ debuts with $80M over five days

Tom Cruise blockbuster ignites box office but falls short of expectations

Actor Tom Cruise poses for photographers on the red carpet of the world premiere for the movie “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning” at the Spanish Steps in Rome Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
FILE - Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Jane By Charlotte' at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, July 8, 2021. France's Culture Ministry and French media say singer and actress Jane Birkin has died at age 76. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Actor, singer and style icon Jane Birkin dies in Paris at age 76

Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed…

FILE - Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Jane By Charlotte' at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, July 8, 2021. France's Culture Ministry and French media say singer and actress Jane Birkin has died at age 76. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Paramount studios in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello

Canadian film, TV workers feel sting of twin Hollywood strikes

Job action south of the border by writers and actors affecting work in Canada

Striking writers and actors take part in a rally outside Paramount studios in Los Angeles on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello
Greta Gerwig arrives at a photo call for “Barbie,” Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The story behind Barbenheimer, the summer’s most online movie showdown

Radically different blockbusters releasing at the same time sparking lots of conversation

Greta Gerwig arrives at a photo call for “Barbie,” Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)