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Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs pushed back against a woman's lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault, filing a motion on Friday to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred.
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Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

NEW YORK (AP) — The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once wowed Hollywood — won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to the case said
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The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

“ Barbenheimer ” is a hard act to follow.
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Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial

Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial

Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
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#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again.
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Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — A Mexican film has won the top prize Friday at the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds into its third year.
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Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass

(RNS) — One song has stuck with Julio Cuellar Gonzales for practically his entire life.
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PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK (AP) — PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival, as the literary and free expression organization continues to face widespread unhappiness with its response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence

CHICAGO (AP) — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago , a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends.
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