LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Burnett expected filmmaking to be a hobby, a way for him to tell the stories of the people he knew growing up in south central Los Angeles. FILE – In this Sept. 10, 2008, file photo, director Charles Burnett arrives for the screening of the movie “Miracle At St. Anna […]
Author Archives: Anthony McCartney
AP Entertainment Writer
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Appeals Court Reinstates Terrence Howard’s Divorce Judgment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Wednesday reinstated Terrence Howard’s divorce judgment involving his second wife after finding the actor was not coerced into signing it. FILE – In this Sept. 18, 2016 file photo, Terrence Howard arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. A California appeals court ruled […]
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Judge Sets Date for “Suge” Knight Murder Trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge on Thursday said the murder trial of former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight will begin in January without any further delays, a move that was welcomed by Knight. FILE – In this July 7, 2015, file photo, Marion Hugh “Suge” Knight sits for a hearing in his murder […]
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Judge Finalizes Khloe Kardashian’s Divorce from Lamar Odom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khlomar is officially no more. A Los Angeles judge on Friday finalized Khloe Kardashian’s divorce from former NBA player Lamar Odom, more than three years after the reality TV star first sought to end their marriage. FILE – In this April 30, 2012, file photo, Khloe Kardashian Odom and Lamar Odom […]
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Suge Knight Sues Chris Brown over Club Shooting
Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight (left) and R&B singer Chris Brown (right). (AP Photos/Kevork Djansezian and Andrew Estey/Invision) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight sued Chris Brown and the owners of a popular nightclub on Monday after he was shot seven times at a 2014 party hosted by […]
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Casey Kasem, King of the Top 40 Countdown, Dead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82. Casey Kasem poses for photographers after receiving the Radio Icon award. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, file) […]
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‘Shield’ Actor Michael Jace Charged with Murder-Bail Set at $2M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Michael Jace, who played a police officer in the TV series “The Shield,” was charged with murder on Thursday in the shooting death of his wife in their Los Angeles home. Jace, 51, appeared in court briefly and spoke just once to confirm that he wanted his arraignment delayed until […]
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Police Dig into Fatal Shooting of Jace’s Wife
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jace projected the image of a doting, hands-on father and husband to neighbors, but authorities say they are now trying to determine what prompted the veteran actor to apparently shoot and kill his wife while their young sons were in the home. Jace shot his wife multiple times after she […]
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Chris Brown Admits Probation Violation, Sentenced to Jail
(Updated-5/9/2014) LOS ANGELES (AP) —Chris Brown was ordered to remain in a Los Angeles jail Friday after the R&B singer admitted he violated his probation by getting into an altercation outside a hotel in Washington, D.C., last year. Superior Court Judge James R. Brandlin sentenced the singer to serve an additional 131 days in jail, […]
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U.S. Marshals Take Custody of Chris Brown for Transport to Washington D.C.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown has been taken into custody by U.S. marshals and will be transported to Washington, D.C., for an upcoming misdemeanor assault trial, an official said Thursday. Brown, 24, was turned over to marshals Wednesday at a Los Angeles jail, marshals’ spokeswoman Laura Vega said. She declined to say when the […]
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‘Scandal’ Actor Columbus Short Charged with Felony
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Columbus Short, a lead actor on the television series “Scandal,” was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge that he seriously injured a man during an altercation at a restaurant earlier this month. Short was arrested by police in Claremont on a warrant issued in a case that alleges he committed a battery […]
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A ‘Bad Day’ in Rehab Costs Chris Brown His Freedom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a roll of his eyes and a comment that he was good at using guns and knives, Chris Brown may have cost himself weeks of freedom and his chance to get back to making music anytime soon. The reasons for Brown’s dismissal from a Malibu rehab facility were detailed in […]