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A lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000 has been dismissed by the lawyer representing the Jane Doe, according to court filings. In December, the unidentified woman added Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, to a lawsuit she had filed against Combs…
The video game tie-in is going to be a while (Credits: JoJo Whilden/Prime Video) The Tuesday letters page explores the oldest online games that are still running, as a reader asks what improvements Saros should make over Returnal. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Low impactLooking at Microsoft’s line-up for this year…
Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated Sunday as the variety show celebrates its landmark anniversary. The pop culture juggernaut has launched the careers of generations of comedians, from Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and many Canadians, including Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short and Norm Macdonald….
Popcorn buckets are pictured during the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images For decades, popcorn has been a staple of the movie theater experience and exhibitors’ bottom lines. Now, the receptacle it comes in…
Artificial intelligence is rightly viewed as a potential threat to music. Models are being trained (illegally, in most cases) on copyrighted music created by flesh-and-blood humans without permission or compensation. AI compositions are being passed off as real human composers on streaming music platforms, taking away streams and income from proper artists. Beyond all the…
Shares of Roku surged 14% Friday, notching a new 52-week high, on earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” CEO Anthony Wood said more than half of U.S. broadband households now watch TV with Roku. Wood said the company added more than four million new streaming households during its…
Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing NBCUniversal over a documentary that he says falsely accuses him of being a serial murderer who had sex with underage girls as he awaits trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court says the documentary, Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy, included statements…
Firewater BBQ, which has a Geneva restaurant at this spot at 524 W. State St., wants to expand the suburban chain to Roselle. Susan Sarkauskas/ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com, 2018 The Firewater BBQ chain is cooking up plans for a new restaurant that would anchor the proposed redevelopment of a parking lot in Roselle. The developer wants to…
A viral AI-generated video made it appear that Hollywood had turned against Kanye West, showcasing A-list stars banding together to protest the rapper after his recent antisemitic remarks. The video shows AI-generated versions of Jewish celebrities like David Schwimmer, Drake, Steven Spielberg, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Zuckerberg, Mila Kunis…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Brendan Carr, his intended pick for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as he attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission has alerted Comcast…
