Entertainment

Britney Spears was 'confrontational' and 'flamboyant' but tested low for alcohol during DUI stop

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears refused to get out of her BMW for about 10 minutes before her driving under the influence arrest in March. When she did, the singing superstar smelled of booze and appeared...

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Motion Picture Association slams CRTC rules on Canadian content investment

OTTAWA — The industry lobby group representing big American streaming services slammed new revenue rules on Friday forcing them to invest in Canadian content while some Canadian industry organizations...

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Bruce Dern takes a bow at the Cannes Film Festival with a new documentary on his life

CANNES, France (AP) — When Bruce Dern was leaving the Actors Studio to try to make it in Los Angeles, Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg warned him that he wasn’t going to be landing leading man parts. He...

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Matthew Perry's family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose

Matthew Perry paid Kenneth Iwamasa $150,000 a year to be his live-in personal assistant. His role for the “Friends” star would expand to drug messenger, addiction enabler and de facto doctor, according...

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Hudson's Bay painting with mysterious past sells for $217,250 in auction

A Prince Rupert painting with a mysterious backstory has sold for $217,250 in an auction. The 361-year-old portrait was once owned by collapsed department store Hudson's Bay Co., which has hired Heffel...

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CRTC triples streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content

OTTAWA — Large TV streaming services like Netflix must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the federal broadcast regulator said Thursday. That’s three times the five-per-cent...

May 21, 2026 5:56 pm EST EST

Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs' Cannes entry 'The Man I Love'

CANNES, France (AP) — In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” ...

May 21, 2026 9:58 am EST EST

Queen Elizabeth II was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy, documents show

LONDON (AP) — The late Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for former Prince Andrew to be named Britain’s trade envoy in 2001, according to documents released Thursday that showed his appointment...

May 21, 2026 11:26 pm EST EST

Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, agrees to pay $930K to nine accusers: lawyers

The lawyers for nine women who sued Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon for sexual assault say the media mogul has agreed to pay the complainants $930,000. The settlement comes after Quebec Superior...

May 21, 2026 8:19 am EST EST

Owner of 'Peanuts' music sues 3 companies and US government alleging illegal use of its catchy tunes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S. Department...

May 20, 2026 9:26 pm EST EST