AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, Aug. 21, 2020
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FRIDAY, Aug. 21
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COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BRIBERY — “Full House” star Lori Loughlin will be sentenced to two months in prison after a judge accepted her plea deal with prosecutors for paying $500,000 in bribes to cheat the college admissions process. Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was sentenced earlier Friday to five months behind bars for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. By Alanna Durkin Richer. SENT: 966 words, photos.
NIGERIAN BALLET BOY — A talented 11-year-old Nigerian boy says he is pleasantly surprised after a cellphone video of him dancing in the rain has drawn so much attention. went viral. The footage of Anthony Mmesoma Madu shows him performing the pirouette without shoes on unevenly wet concrete. Madu’s practice dance session was so impressive that it earned him a ballet scholarship with the American Ballet Theater in the U.S. By Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 600 words, photos.
MEGAN THEE STALLION-SHOOTING — More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion is saying for the first time that fellow rapper Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger. Megan angrily said “Tory shot me” in an Instagram Live video Thursday night. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 452 words, photo.
MURDER PLOT-SWEETIE PIE'S — An investigation into the 2016 killing of a man whose grandmother’s St. Louis-area soul food restaurant was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has led to fraud charges against his uncle and a man who helped produce a hit Nelly album. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that James Timothy Norman and Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam are charged with with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. By Jim Salter. SENT: 511 words.
BROADWAY-TONY AWARDS — Despite being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the shortened Broadway season will nonetheless have a Tony Awards. Tony Award Productions said Friday that the celebration of live theater will be digital but offered no date or streaming platform. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 255 words, photos.
FILM-THEATER-SAFETY PROTOCOLS — The National Association of Theater Owners is helping to take the guess work out of safe operating practices for movie theaters in the era of COVID-19. The trade organization is announcing a set of health and safety protocols Friday based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 502 words, photos.
DOLLY PARTON-MURAL — Tourists are flocking to Nashville to see a new mural of Dolly Parton that celebrates her position on Black Lives Matter. Mural artist Kim Radford has added a quote from Parton to the mural that she was working on. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos, video.
ELECTION 2020-LOUIS-DREYFUS — The star of “Veep” brought some bite to her role at the Democrats’ virtual convention. Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus took several shots at President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in her role as the celebrity host for the final night of the convention. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 356 words, photos.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-THE 24TH. By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 678 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-TESLA. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Monday: 552 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-UNHINGED. By National Writer Jocylyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Tuesday: 525 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE WATERBOYS. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Thursday: 200 words, cover image
MUSIC REVIEW-JOSH TURNER. Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Thursday: 312 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-CHUCK PROPHET. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Tuesday: 182 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-SNOW PATROL. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Wednesday: 342 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-TROYE SIVAN. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 319 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE KILLERS. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 330 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-JUNI ATA. Reviewed by Scott Stroud. SENT Wednesday: 296 words, cover image.