AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Dec. 28, 2020
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years, 8 months AGO
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MONDAY, Dec. 28
UPDATES with COLLEGE ADMISSION-BRIBERY, THEATER-RATATOUILLE MUSICAL and MEXICO-OBIT-MANZANERO
TV-RYAN SEACREST — Most of us have found ourselves slowing down during the past nine months but Ryan Seacrest says he’s busier than ever thanks to various projects and his charity work. This week Seacrest will once again host the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve special, albeit without the usual crowd in Times Square. By Alicia Rancilio. SENT: 670 words, photos and video.
COLLEGE ADMISSION-BRIBERY — “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. By Alanna Durkin Richer. SENT: 380 words, photos.
THEATER-RATATOUILLE MUSICAL — TikTok’s crowdsourced “Ratatouille” musical has cooked up some serious talent for its one-night-only benefit concert, including roles for Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert, André De Shields and Ashley Park. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 320 words, photo.
FOOD-TV-BEST LEFTOVERS EVER! — On the new Netflix food game show “Best Leftovers Ever!,” three skilled cooks make new dishes out of leftover food, hoping to walk away with $10,000. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 600 words, photos.
MEXICO-OBIT-MANZANERO — Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero died at the age of 85, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday. By Berenice Bautista. SENT: 250 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 3-9 include actor Florence Pugh, R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe and actor Diane Keaton. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
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FILM REVIEW-PINOCCHIO. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.