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Hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion has asked a court to issue a restraining order against rapper Tory Lanez

“Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy says he is determined to make meaningful changes after an arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled shortlists in 10 categories, including for documentary, international feature and best song and score

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Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on Tuesday in Paris

“Mufasa: The Lion King,” in theaters Thursday, takes audiences back to Mufasa's days as a cub and explains how he and Scar came to be brothers

The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices

Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India

Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies

“Bluey” is heading to the big screen

Here are some of The Associated Press’ favorite music documentaries of the year — in no particular order — along with where to find them

Who are the top reggaeton musicians in the world

The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero

The Broadway revival of “Chicago” has lasted for decades, in part thanks to casting celebrities in the top spots of a show about the venality of celebrity

Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry

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Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times

An attorney defending Jay-Z against a rape allegation says the unnamed accuser's account is “provably, demonstrably false.”

Former talk show host Carlos Watson has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in the federal financial conspiracy case surrounding his once-buzzy Ozy Media

Former TV host Carlos Watson is sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in a case about his failed startup Ozy Media

Kristen Bell will return as host of next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, streaming live on Netflix for a second consecutive year

”The Rivals” is Jane Pek’s latest mystery novel featuring the online dating detective Claudia Lin

Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee

At Wisconsin’s Mukwonago Community Library, director Abby Armour isn’t only committed to providing books and other media for local residents

The sports movie, like any genre, can easily fall victim to overly familiar story beats

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Dec. 22-28 include actor Timothée Chalamet, comedian Seth Meyers and guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits

A lot of theater companies dust off chestnuts like “A Christmas Carol” or “White Christmas” this time of year

When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work

Popeye the Sailor and the Belgian boy reporter Tintin lead the class of characters and works of art becoming public domain in 2025

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died

Kane Brown's fourth studio album, “The High Road,” is his favorite to date, the country superstar tells The Associated Press in an exclusive interview

A representative for Jamie Foxx says the actor required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California

The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend

Inclement weather has plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow, a major ice storm and unusual tornado activity

ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E

ABC News agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation suit filed by president-elect

Ryan Reynolds has treated Wrexham’s locals to an early Christmas present on his latest trip to north Wales and he brought another Hollywood celebrity along for the ride

The Dutch city of Deventer has been transformed into a 19th-century English city where 950 people in costumes brought characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life

A woman who has accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged inconsistencies in her story

A popular actor in southern India has been released from jail on bail, a day after he was arrested by police in connection with a stampede that led to the death of a woman at the premiere of his movie earlier this month

Donald Trump got something this year that no other person designated Time magazine's Person of the Year had ever received

“My Driver and I” was supposed to be made in 2016, but was scuttled amid Saudi Arabia’s decades-long cinema ban

Taylor Swift has made a surprise stop at a Kansas City children’s hospital, shocking parents and patients alike as she laughed with them, posed for photos and exchanged gifts

AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of Dec. 16

Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show

Paula Abdul and 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe settle her lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her

Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are reuniting for a new four-episode run of “Malcolm in the Middle” for Disney+ — 25 years after the beloved sitcom first launched