US-Entertainment Digest

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FRIDAY, JAN. 17

UPDATES WITH MUSIC-GRAMMYS CEO, WEINSTEIN, TV-HILLARY CLINTON, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN, TV-MERYL STREEP, MEDIA-MADDOW, FRANCE-STRIKES, BRAZIL-CULTURE WARS, MEXICO-ACTORS DEAD, ITALY-STOLEN KLIMT

MUSIC-GRAMMYS CEO - Recording Academy President CEO Deborah Dugan, who the company announced Thursday was placed on adminstrative leave, has fired back in a statement through her lawyer, saying: “What has been reported is not nearly the story that needs to be told.” By AP Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 560 words, photo.

MEDIA-BILL HEMMER - Bill Hemmer is not Shepard Smith, and no one should expect him to be. On Monday he replaces the departed Smith in Fox News Channel's lineup. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING.

EMINEM-SURPRISE ALBUM - Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing “Music to Be Murdered By” on Friday — along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws. The follow-up to 2018's “Kamikaze” — also released without warning — was announced on Twitter just after midnight. SENT: 300 words, photos.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN - A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday for Harvey Weinstein's rape trial after an arduous two-week process, setting the stage for testimony to begin in the next week. By Tom Hays and Michael R. Sisak. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

MUSIC-GRAMMYWATCH-NASHVILLE – Nashville’s songwriters are showing up at the Grammy Awards this year, but not just in the country categories. Songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Natalie Hemby are nominated for their work with Lady Gaga for the “A Star Is Born” soundtrack, including song of the year. By Kristin M. Hall. UPCOMING.

TV-HILLARY CLINTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton has advice for Democratic voters faced with an unsettled field of presidential contenders: pick a winner. Clinton, who won a majority of vote in 2016 election but lost to GOP candidate Donald Trump in the electoral tally, made her comments Friday during a Q&A session with TV critics about a new Hulu documentary on her life and career, “Hillary.” By AP Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 210 words, photos.

MEDIA-MADDOW - There's no apparent impeachment fatigue among viewers of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Her prime-time show, which has been on the air for more than 11 years, had its largest audience ever when 4.5 million people watched her interview Wednesday with Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer. SENT: 115 words, photos.

TV-STEVE MARTIN-MARTIN SHORT - Steve Martin and Martin Short are taking their touring act to television with a new Hulu comedy. SENT: 150 words, photos.

SAG AWARDS-PRESENTERS - Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday’s ceremony. They’re part of a new batch of SAG Awards presenters announced Friday. SENT: 170 words, photo.

TV-MERYL STREEP - Meryl Streep is getting animated: The Oscar winner will lend her voice to a short illustrated film celebrating Earth. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 130 words, photos.

BRITAIN-ROYAL RIFT-SHRINKING MONARCHY - Prince Charles, the future king, has long been seen as a potential modernizer who wants a more modest monarchy in line with other European royal households. But the changes have come at a terrible cost for Charles, who has seen his brother Prince Andrew disgraced and his once close sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, become estranged. By Gregory Katz. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.

BRITAIN-OBIT-CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN - Christopher Tolkien, who played a major role protecting the legacy of his father's “The Lord of the Rings” series, has died. He was 95. The Centre Hospitalier de la Dracenie, a hospital in southern France, said the son of author J.R.R. Tolkien died there Thursday. SENT: 335 words.

BRAZIL-CULTURE WARS - Brazilian culture secretary Roberto Alvim was fired Friday after using phrases similar to some used by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. Alvim made the comments while discussing a new art prize in Latin America’s largest democracy. By Diane Jeantet and Maurico Savarese. SENT: 1,280 words, photos.

FRANCE-STRIKES - Paris' Louvre museum was closed Friday as dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to denounce the French government's plans to overhaul the pension system. Also closed, therefore, was the Louvre's Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit marking the 500th anniversary of the Italian master’s death, the museum said. SENT: 475 words, photos.

ART-ITALY-STOLEN KLIMT - Art experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls last month is Gustav Klimt's “Portrait of a Lady,” which was reported stolen from the gallery nearly 23 years ago. By Charlene Pele and Frances D'Emilio. SENT: 510 words, photos.

BRITAIN-MISTAKEN IDENTITY - During a live telephone interview on "PM," an evening public affairs program, BBC radio presenter Evan Davis thought producers had called Robert Shapiro, a Los Angeles-based attorney who represented ex-football star O.J. Simpson in one of the most famous televised trials in U.S. history. Instead, Davis found himself speaking to another American with the same name but who made his mark by advising Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on economic policy. SENT: 285 words.

MEXICO-ACTORS DEAD - Two actors fell from a bridge and died while rehearsing a scene on location for the Mexican TV series “Sin Miedo a la Verdad,” broadcaster Televisa said Friday. SENT: 125 words.

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REVIEWS:

FILM REVIEW-DOLITTLE. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 730 words, photos..

FILM REVIEW-BAD BOYS FOR LIFE. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Wednesday: 870 words, photos.

MUSIC REVIEW-MARCUS KING. Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Wednesday: 425 words, photos.

MUSIC REVIEW-MAC MILLER. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Thursday: 440 words, photos.

MUSIC REVIEW-BAD BOYS FOR LIFE. Reviewed by Melanie J. Sims. SENT Thursday: 300 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE HOLLOWS BY JESS MONTGOMERY. Reviewed by Genine Babkian. SENT Monday: 405 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE BETTER LIAR: A NOVEL BY TANEN JONES. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. SENT Monday: 200 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE PRIZED GIRL BY AMY K. GREEN. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 415 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-HOW QUICKLY SHE DISAPPEARS BY RAYMOND FLEISHCHMANN. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Tuesday: 370 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-BETWEEN TWO FIRES BY JOSHUA YAFFA. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 350 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE POISON GARDEN BY ALEX MARWOOD. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 370 words, photos.