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Entertainment Bang Si-Hyuk, a chairman of HYBE answers reporters' question upon his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Kim Keun-soo/Newsis via AP)

South Korean Police Seek to Arrest K-pop Mogul Behind BTS

South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an…

Entertainment Actor Luis Brandoni attends a photocall for the film "Mi Obra Maestra" (My Masterpiece) presented out of competition on August 30, 2018 during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. (AFP)

Argentine Film and Theater Great Luis Brandoni Dies at 86

Argentine cinema, theater and television legend Luis Brandoni has died at the age of 86, his friend and producer Carlos Rottemberg announced Monday on X. …

Entertainment  Edward Norton arrives at the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP)

Hollywood, Silicon Valley Turn out for the 'Oscars of Science'

Big names from the worlds of film, technology, music and sports gathered on Saturday in Santa Monica, California for the Breakthrough Prizes, popularly known…

Entertainment A festivalgoer looks on during day two of weekend two at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, USA, 18 April 2026. (EPA)

From Armin Van Buuren to Mochakk, Electronic Music Dominates Coachella

From established stalwarts like Fatboy Slim to rising artists like Australia's Ninajirachi, this year's edition of the annual Coachella music festival…

Entertainment FILE PHOTO: Steven Spielberg, winner of the MPA America250 Award, speaks during the Universal Pictures and Focus Features presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman/File Photo

Spielberg Teases New Alien Film 'Disclosure Day' as 'More Truth Than Fiction'

Steven Spielberg described his 1977 UFO film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" as his own "speculation" about intelligent life on other planets. His new…

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Entertainment  Cast member Tom Cruise and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu of the upcoming film "Digger" react during the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)

Tom Cruise Touts ‘Wild’ Dark Comedy ‘Digger’ to Theater Owners

Tom Cruise said he took four decades of acting to get to a place where he could play the eccentric oil tycoon at the center of an upcoming dark comedy, "Digger…

Entertainment Billy Crystal arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2, 2025, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)

Billy Crystal Will Return to Broadway in One-Man Show About the House He Lost to LA Wildfires

Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a very intimate one-man show that will take the audience into his family's longtime Los Angeles home that…

Entertainment Nitrate Film vault Leader George Willeman explains how the different functions of the vault work at the Packard Campus of the Library of Congress' National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, on April 2, 2026. (AFP)

Inside the Fireproof Vault Housing US Movie History

Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were filmed on was, well, explosive. …

Entertainment Liam Gallagher, left, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis appear during their reunion tour in Toronto on Aug. 24, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Oasis, Phil Collins and Luther Vandross Among Rock Hall Inductees

Dad rocker Phil Collins and reformed Britpop princes Oasis led the 2026 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees who were announced on live US television…

Entertainment Tom Holland. (AFP)

Tom Holland Says New ‘Spider-Man’ Is the Most Emotional, Most Mature, Yet

Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making his friends forget his identity in the upcoming “Spider-Man” movie. Sony Pictures unveiled…

Entertainment Britney Spears. (Getty Images/AFP)

Britney Spears Enters Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Weeks After Her Arrest on Suspicion of DUI

Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol…

Entertainment (FILES) (L-R) American actors Chris Meledandri, Jack Black, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, Brie Larson and Shigeru Miyamoto attend the world premiere of 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' at Minamiza Theater in Kyoto on March 28, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Rockets to $629 Million Worldwide at the Box Office

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and Illumination sequel…

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Entertainment Family members including (L-R) US filmmaker and son of Michael Jackson Bigi Jackson, US singer and son of Michael Jackson Prince Jackson, US singer Jackie Jackson, US singer Jermaine Jackson, US singer Marlon Jackson pose for photographers as they arrive on the red carpet for the world premiere of the Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" at the Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin on April 10, 2026. (AFP)

Jackson Family Joins Fans in Berlin for Premiere of Michael Jackson Biopic

Thousands of Michael Jackson fans, many in military jackets or aviator sunglasses inspired by the pop icon's many famous looks, gathered in Berlin on Friday…

Entertainment Ryan Gosling attends the premiere of "Project Hail Mary" at Lincoln Center Plaza on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in New York. (AP)

US Box Office Looking Good as Cinema Owners Gather, Says Industry Chief

The mustachioed brothers of "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" and Ryan Gosling's unassuming teacher-turned-astronaut in "Project Hail Mary" are civilization…

Entertainment BTS fans arrive at a stadium where K-pop boy band BTS will perform in Goyang on April 9, 2026. (AFP)

BTS Opens World Tour in South Korea After Hiatus for Military Service

Tens of thousands of BTS fans packed into a South Korean stadium Thursday to see the K-pop supergroup kick off their long-awaited world tour after a nearly…

Entertainment Festivalgoers are seen during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (AP)

Coachella Kicks off With Headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Bieber and Karol G

Thousands of fans have gathered in the California desert for the hotly anticipated Coachella Festival, which kicks off Friday with pop princess Sabrina…

Entertainment Bowie was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Raph GATTI / AFP

Home Where Young Bowie Dreamt of 'Fame' to Open to Public

With its grey front door and battered picket fence, No. 4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one…

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Entertainment Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston and Frankie Muniz attend Hulu's "Malcolm in The Middle: Life's Still Unfair" New York Premiere at DGA Theater on April 07, 2026 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Returns After 20 Years with Questions of Legacy and Its Trademark Craziness

A very grown-up Malcolm turns to the camera at the beginning of the new “Malcolm in the Middle” revival and, weirdly, has nothing to complain about. “Yeah, I…

Entertainment FILE - A Sony PlayStation 5 video game console is for sale in Fairfield, Connecticut, on December 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Source: Sony Pictures to Trim Workforce by a Few Hundreds in Strategic Reset

Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off a few hundred employees, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the company restructures parts of its…

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Entertainment  (From L) Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, US actor Matt Bomer, US actress Cameron Diaz and US actor Jonah Hill attends the premiere of Apple TV's "Outcome" in New York, on April 6, 2026. (AFP)

‘Outcome’ Film Captures Keanu Reeves’ Character at Center of Image Crisis

In the dark comedy film “Outcome,” Keanu Reeves plays a Hollywood movie star whose carefully crafted public image begins to unravel when he is blackmailed with…

Entertainment The Beatles in New York in 1968. (AFP)

Now It’s All Come Together: Forgotten Beatles Photos Released

The venue that hosted The Beatles' only concerts in Japan has released long-forgotten photos of the legendary British band six decades after the gigs. At the…

Entertainment "Whiskey & Water," a song by Cain Walker featuring Cade Winslow, is one of many AI-generated country music tunes. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP

AI-generated Artists Break Through in Country Music

AI-generated singers routinely rank among the top-streamed country music artists in the United States -- a trend that for now is limited to a genre that…

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Entertainment Aired over five seasons between 1976 and 1981, 'Charlie's Angels' became a cultural phenomenon. VALERIE MACON / AFP

'Charlie's Angels' Stars Reunite for Show's 50th Anniversary

The stars of legendary American crime drama "Charlie's Angels" reunited Monday at Los Angeles' PaleyFest to celebrate 50 years since the show catapulted the…

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Entertainment Kanye West is due to play three nights at the Wireless festival in London. JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX / AFP/File

Major Sponsors Drop Kanye West London Gigs as PM Voices Concern

Drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo on Sunday pulled out of sponsoring a music festival in London headlined by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of …

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