AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, July 24, 2020
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FRIDAY, July 24
UPDATES with MEDIA-CNN-COSTAS, ACTRESS-FATAL ACCIDENT, VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEL GIBSON
EMMY NOMINATIONS — TV has been America’s constant companion amid the coronavirus and a whirlwind of racial reckoning. But will the Emmy nominations arriving Tuesday reflect the times or retreat to the familiar? By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 740 words, photos.
BRITAIN-DEPP — Amber Heard’s sister has denied that she lied to a London court after Johnny Depp’s lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid presented video footage they claim showed his ex-wife had been violent toward her. The lawyers said they received the video from an “anonymous source” Thursday after Heard’s sister testified that she had never been attacked by Heard. By Pan Pylas. SENT: 645 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEL GIBSON — A representative for Mel Gibson says the actor spent a week in a Los Angeles hospital in April after testing positive for COVID-19. The 64-year-old actor and director has completely recovered, is doing “great″ and has since tested negative “numerous times.” SENT: 145 words, photo.
PEOPLE-MICHELLE-BARACK OBAMA — The first guest of Michelle Obama’s new podcast will have a familiar face: Barack Obama. The former president will appear on “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on Spotify when it debuts Wednesday. By Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 331 words, photo.
MEDIA-CNN-COSTAS — Bob Costas has signed a contributor deal with CNN to offer commentary on the intersection between sports and news. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 457 words, photo.
ACTRESS-FATAL ACCIDENT — A former “Melrose Place” actress could go back to prison even though she’s already served a sentence for a fatal drunken driving crash. The case involving Amy Locane has bounced around the New Jersey court system for several years as prosecutors have sought a longer sentence than the one imposed by a judge in 2013. By David Porter. SENT: 505 words, photo.
CHINA-MOVIES RETURN — Beijing has partially reopened movie theaters as the threat from the coronavirus continues to recede in China’s capital. Cinemas in parts of the city deemed at low risk of infection began admitting moviegoers Friday under social distancing rules along the lines of those enforced in most public spaces. SENT: 319 words, photos.
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REVIEWS
MUSIC REVIEW-TAYLOR SWIFT. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. UPCOMING Friday: 400 words, photos by 4:15 p.m.
FILM REVIEW-RADIOACTIVE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 737 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE RENTAL. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 684 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE KISSING BOOTH 2. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Friday: 700 words, film stills.
BOOK REVIEW- ALEX TREBEK: THE ANSWER IS ... By ALEX TREBEK. Reviewed by Lynn Elber. SENT Tuesday, 420 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-LORI McKENNA. By Scott Stroud. SENT Wednesday: 295 words, cover image.