AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, July 9, 2020
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THURSDAY, July 9
UPDATES with RAPPER-KILLING- ARRESTS, CHARLIE DANIELS-MEMORIAL SERVICE, BRITAIN-MEGHAN, REAL HOUSEWIVES-ASSAULT CHARGES
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TV-GETTING CLOSE — Soap operas are very carefully resuming production amid the pandemic, accepting a new normal that includes real-life partners standing in for fictional romantic partners. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 900 words, photos.
TV-BABY SITTERS CLUB-ASIAN AMERICANS — Of the five core members of the “Baby-Sitters Club” books, Claudia Kishi may be the one with the greatest legacy. Netflix’s new TV adaptation of Ann M. Martin’s girl-powered series has revived a wave of nostalgia among Asian American women who grew up reading the books in the ’80s and ’90s. By Terry Tang. SENT: 900 words, photos and video.
BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP — Johnny Depp has called his relationship with Amber Heard “a crime scene waiting to happen,” but denied in a London court that he assaulted his ex-wife during a drug-fueled rampage in Australia. Depp is back in the witness box for a third day Thursday at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a “wife-beater.” By Jill Lawless. SENT: 958 words, photos.
PEOPLE-NAYA-RIVERA — Authorities are searching for a second day for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, whose 4-year-old son was found alone on a boat they had rented together on a lake near Los Angeles. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office says divers, drones and helicopters are being used to search the lake. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 463 words, photos, video.
RAPPER-KILLING-ARRESTS — Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting. Police arrested the suspects Thursday morning in Los Angeles. By Stefanie Dazio. SENT: 580 words, photos.
CHARLIE DANIELS-MEMORIAL SERVICE — Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday. The writer of the hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” died at the age of 83 on Monday. SENT: 218 words, photos.
BRITAIN-MEGHAN — The Duchess of Sussex has asked a British court to prevent a newspaper from publishing the names of five friends who defended her while speaking to an American magazine under the shield of anonymity. The former Meghan Markle made the request in a witness statement for her lawsuit against the Daily Mail and its parent company over excerpts from a “private and confidential″ letter she wrote to her father that the newspaper published last year. By Danica Kirka. SENT: 484 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-THEME PARKS — Forget about up-close “meet-and-greet” sessions with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck when Walt Disney World parks reopen. There will be no firework shows or parades — those would draw too many people together — and both visitors and employees will be getting temperature checks when they enter. By Mike Schneider. SENT: 974 words, photos.
MUSIC-CANNONBALL ADDERLEY-RECORDING — A small jazz label is set to digitally released a rare recording by jazz legend Cannonball Adderley from 1966 concerts in Seattle. By Russell Contreras. AP Photos. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 424 words, photo.
REAL HOUSEWIVES-ASSAULT CHARGES — The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member and a reputed mobster have pleaded not guilty to charges that they conspired to assault the woman’s current husband. Thomas Manzo is the ex-husband of Dina Manzo. SENT: 228 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-GREYHOUND. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 814 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE OLD GUARD. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 846 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-PALM SPRINGS. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 630 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-FIRST COW. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 800 words, film stills. (Note, this is a re-send of a review sent in March for the film’s limited release.)
MUSIC REVIEW-BTS. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING Friday: 300 words, album cover
BOOK REVIEW-WICKED CONSPIRACY BY PAUL STAROBIN. Reviewed by Michael Hill. SENT Tuesday: 350 words, cover image.