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FILE PHOTO: 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 19, 2020 – Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. REUTERS/Monica Almeida LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing positive

FILE PHOTO: Actor Matt Damon (R), cast member of the movie “Contagion”, waves as he arrives on the red carpet at Cinema Palace during the 68th Venice Film Festival September 3, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The stars of the movie “Contagion,” which has seen a surge in popularity as the coronavirus has

FILE PHOTO: Bob Dylan performs during the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, U.S. June 17, 2017. Picture taken June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bob Dylan on Friday released a 17-minute song inspired by the assassination more than five decades ago of U.S. President John F. Kennedy – the influential

FILE PHOTO: 62nd Grammy Awards – Show – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020 – Lil’ Nas X and Billy Rae Cyrus perform with South Korea’s BTS. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s boy band BTS will postpone its North America tour by two months to June due to concerns over the coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry meets Jon Bon Jovi outside Abbey Road Studios in London, Britain February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi teamed up with Britain’s Prince Harry and a military choir to release the single “Unbroken” on Friday to raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The prince

FILE PHOTO: Billie Eilish receives the award for International Female Solo Artist at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Hannah Mckay LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish and Tim McGraw will headline a benefit concert on Sunday, playing from their homes, to raise money to help

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – From family drama “This Is Us” to crime series “NCIS,” audiences are flocking to television shows in numbers unseen for up to a year as coronavirus shutdowns and social distancing keeps millions of Americans at home. FILE PHOTO: Chrissy Metz attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills during the

KAMPALA (Reuters) – A Ugandan musician and political challenger to the country’s aging leader released a song here on Wednesday to help efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus in the east African nation. FILE PHOTO: Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine sits in the dock at the Buganda Road

FILE PHOTO: A man in a surgical mask walks through Manhattan’s Broadway Theatre district after Broadway shows announced they will cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – The annual Tony Awards ceremony celebrating the best in Broadway theater was postponed

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans are employing humor as a balm to soothe nerves during the coronavirus pandemic, flocking to new Instagram stars like Quentin Quarantino and sharing Facebook memes about taking off bras and pants and putting on weight in self-quarantine. Jonathan Jaffe poses for a photograph in his “man cave” at his Scotch

A model of a small-town railway station called Cheadle Hill, an OO gauge layout made by Paul Willard in his garage in Stockport, Britain, in this undated handout photo. PAUL WILLARD/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – The trains of Britain have been known to grind to a halt due to such minor hazards as leaves

FILE PHOTO: The Comcast NBC logo is shown on a building in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) on Tuesday warned of a hit to its results from the coronavirus outbreak as it shut all its theme parks and delayed distribution of films in theaters worldwide. The

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An independent publisher released a memoir by movie director Woody Allen on Monday after it was dropped by another outlet following protests over a decades-old allegation that Allen molested his daughter. FILE PHOTO: Director Woody Allen arrives for a screening of the film “Wonder Wheel” in New York, U.S., November 14,

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court’s ruling that had given the green light to comedian-turned-media entrepreneur Byron Allen’s $20 billion racial bias lawsuit against Comcast Corp that accused the cable television operator of discriminating against black-owned channels. FILE PHOTO: Comedian and producer Byron Allen leaves the Supreme Court

FILE PHOTO: Christina Burnham holds pirate-themed flags in front of the Supreme Court in Washington November 5, 2019 in support of her uncle, Frederick Allen, a filmmaker whose appeal in a copyright lawsuit over the use of his footage of Blackbeard’s shipwreck is being heard by the justices. REUTERS/Andrew Chung/File Photo (Reuters) – The U.S.

FILE PHOTO: A company sign is displayed outside an ITV studio in London, Britain July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall LONDON (Reuters) – ITV ditched forecasts for annual advertising sales and results on Monday as the coronavirus forced Britain’s biggest commercial free-to-air broadcaster to suspend production of top shows including “Coronation Street” and “Emmerdale”. Advertisers across

(Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the head of the state corrections officers union. FILE PHOTO – Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs Criminal Court on the first day of a sexual assault trial in the

FILE PHOTO: Kenny Rogers poses backstage after accepting the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement award at the 47th Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee November 6, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Henderson (Reuters) – Grammy-winning country singer Kenny Rogers died late on Friday night at the age of 81, his family said on Saturday. The American singer “passed

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Members of the Bagby family have operated movie theaters in small U.S. towns for four generations. With the coronavirus outbreak forcing their 400 screens to go dark indefinitely, some of them worry that run could come to an end. FILE PHOTO: A man cycles past a shuttered movie theater in Times

SEOUL (Reuters) – From tutorials on how to wear makeup with a face mask, to hats that incorporate a protective plastic face shield, South Koreans are seeking to make sure the coronavirus outbreak doesn’t damage their reputation for style. FILE PHOTO: SSUNZY, a beauty content YouTuber, records YouTube video clips on makeup tutorials catered to

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Walt Disney Company is displayed above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: 72nd Cannes Film Festival – Closing ceremony and screening of the film “Hors normes” (The Specials) out of competition – Red Carpet Arrivals – Cannes, France, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (Reuters) – The Cannes Film Festival has been postponed from May to the end of June, organizers said on Thursday. The annual

FILE PHOTO: Actor Daniel Dae Kim arrives for the American Theatre Wing’s 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, U.S., June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Daniel Dae Kim, best known for the television series “Hawaii 5-0,” said on Thursday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Kim, speaking from his

(Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday was transferred to a maximum security prison in upstate New York to serve a 23-year sentence for sexual assault and rape. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during his ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New

FILE PHOTO: The marquee of the Grand Lake Theater is seen during the opening of the final chapter of the Skywalker saga ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ in Oakland, California, U.S. December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A trade group representing U.S. movie theater owners on Wednesday called on the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jimmy Kimmel is streaming nightly monologues from home, Willie Nelson and John Legend are playing music online, and Broadway stars like Idina Menzel are singing and chatting from their homes. FILE PHOTO: Idina Menzel attends the European premiere of “Frozen 2” in London, Britain, November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Movie

FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is seen on their office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo (Reuters) – A prosecutor of the men known as the “Central Park Five” sued Netflix on Wednesday for defamation over her portrayal in “When They See Us,” claiming the miniseries fabricated both her

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s BTS may have canceled their April concert in Seoul over coronavirus fears, but the K-pop group’s fervent fans are rallying in small groups and emulating their idols in donating money for coronavirus relief. Im Yu-mi, fan of K-pop boy band BTS, takes a selfie at a cafe decorated with photos

FILE PHOTO: The closed Shubert Theater where the play “To Kill A Mockingbird” plays after it was announced that Broadway shows will cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York, U.S., March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar NEW YORK (Reuters) – A week after the bright lights of Broadway theaters in New York City

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will postpone the May 1 theatrical release of Marvel movie “Black Widow” to a future date because of the coronavirus outbreak, the company said