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Ex-employee testifies he now doubts R. Kelly abuse denials

CHICAGO (AP) — An ex-business manager for R. Kelly and his co-defendant at the singer's federal trial in Chicago expressed doubts on the witness stand Thursday about Kelly's insistence in the 2000s that he never sexually abused minors — testifying a day after the former employee told jurors ...

‘CoComelon’ grows to include speaking characters, live tour

One of Netflix's most popular children's series, "CoComelon," a giggly, musical series with repetitive lyrics, dropped a new special on Monday., providing many parents, like Arinze Odira, of Windsor, Ontario, a reprieve. "I had a lot of stuff I wanted to do and my my wife was sleeping," ...

Movie chain Cineworld files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Movie theater operator Cineworld Group LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. as it deals with billions of dollars in debt and lower-than-expected attendance at screenings. "The pandemic was an incredibly difficult time for our business, with the enforced closure of ...

Sundance Film Festival names Eugene Hernandez director

NEW YORK (AP) — After three years as the festival director of the New York Film Festival, Eugene Hernandez has been tapped to lead the Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that Hernandez will become the festival's fourth director in its nearly four-decade ...

Prosecutors review ‘voluminous’ evidence in Rushdie attack

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The criminal case against the man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie involves so much potential evidence that prosecutors need more time to review it, the chief prosecutor said Wednesday. District Attorney Jason Schmidt of Chautauqua County in western New York ...

R. Kelly ex-manager tells jurors boss never abused minors

CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly's former business manager told jurors Wednesday he never believed allegations of sexual misconduct that emerged against his boss, saying he came to understand that fending off false claims was a cost of doing business for a superstar. Derrell McDavid, a ...