AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Aug. 10

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MONDAY, Aug. 10

DELETES FILM REVIEW-THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN for this week.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ANTONIO BANDERAS — Antonio Banderas says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is celebrating his 60th birthday in quarantine. The Spanish actor announced his positive test on Instagram on Monday. SENT: 139 words, photo.

RACHAEL RAY-HOUSE FIRE — Authorities say a massive fire engulfed cooking show star Rachael Ray’s New York home. The fire coordinator for Warren County says firefighters responded to Ray’s home in Lake Luzerne, New York on Sunday. A representative says Ray, her husband and dog are safe. By Thalia Beaty. SENT:437 words, photo.

THEATER FOR ONE — The coronavirus hasn’t stopped the world’s smallest theater. “Theatre for One,” where one audience member sees one short play performed by a single actor in a portable theater, has now gone online. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 613 words, photos.

HONG KONG-JIMMY LAI — Hong Kong authorities broadened their enforcement of a new national security law on Monday, arresting media tycoon Jimmy Lai, searching the headquarters of his Next Digital group and carting away boxes of what they said was evidence. By Zen Soo. SENT: 950 words, photos.

JOLIE-PITT DIVORCE — Angelina Jolie asked Monday that the private judge overseeing her divorce from Brad Pitt be disqualified from the case because of insufficient disclosures of his business relationships with one of Pitt’s attorneys. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 406 words, photos

TIGER KING-MISSING HUSBAND — The family of a Florida man who disappeared in 1997 and who appeared on the hit TV series “Tiger King,” has hired a lawyer and is offering $100,000 in exchange for information to help solve the case. by Tamara Lush. SENT: 458 words.

TV-PEACOCK-COMEDY SHOWS — New streamer Peacock is launching a pair of weekly late-night comedy series with Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin. SENT: 154 words, photos.

TV-PEACOCK-SARA BAREILLES — Sara Bareilles will be acting against type in her next role: She’ll be playing a washed-up musician. The NBCUniversal streaming platform Peacock said Monday that Grammy-winning artist and Broadway songwriter Bareilles will star in “Girls5eva,” co-produced by Tina Fey. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 198 words, photo.

TV-PEACOCK-MACGRUBER — “MacGruber,” a parody skit on “Saturday Night Live” that became a movie, is coming back to the small screen. The NBCUniversal streaming platform Peacock said Monday that Will Forte will once again play the mullet-haired hero for a new half-hour series. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 129 words, photo.

OBIT-KAMALA THE UGANDAN GIANT — Former professional wrestler James Harris has died at the age of 70. The Mississippi-born sharecropper gained international fame as “Kamala the Ugandan Giant.” By Russell Contreras. SENT: 264 words.

MLB-PETITTI LEAVES — Tony Petitti is leaving Major League Baseball after 12 years to become president of sports and entertainment for the video game and esports company Activision Blizzard Inc. SENT: 204 words.

BOOKS-CONSENT — A French publisher’s jarring memoir about her abusive relationship as a teenager with a prominent writer in his 50s will be released in English next year. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Monday that Vanessa Springora’s “Consent” will be released in the U.S. on Feb. 16. SENT: 186 words.

THE STREAM — This week’s new entertainment releases include the Netflix sci-fi thriller “Project Power” and Selena Gomez in the kitchen for a 10-episode cooking series that debuts Thursday on the HBO Max streaming service. SENT: 700 words, photos.

CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 16-22 include Angela Bassett, Sean Penn, Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg. SENT: 1,441 words, photos.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-BOYS STATE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-PROJECT POWER. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. Upcoming: 700 words by 9 p.m. Thursday, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-RUMER. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-MATT ROLLINGS. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING: Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-KOLBY COOPER. By Scott Stroud. UPCOMING: Wednesday: 350 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-SYLVIE SIMMONS. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Thursday: 350 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-AFTER THE LAST BORDER by Jessica Goudeau. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Monday: 432 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THEN SHE VANISHED by T. Jefferson Parker. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 302 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THE STORY OF GARDENING. Reviewed by Julie Rubin. UPCOMING: Tuesday, 350 words, cover image.