AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, July 13, 2020
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MONDAY, July 13
UPDATES with OBIT-NAYA RIVERA, MISSING TV STAR, RAPPER KILLING-ARRESTS and VIRUS OUTBREAK-HONG KONG DISNEYLAND
OBIT-NAYA RIVERA — Naya Rivera, a singer and actor who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy “Glee,” was found dead Monday in a Southern California lake. “Rest sweet, Naya. What a force you were,” wrote “Glee” co-star Jane Lynch on Twitter. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 900 words, photo and video
With: MISSING TV STAR — “Glee” star Naya Rivera’s 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother boosted him back on to the deck of their rented boat before he looked back and saw her disappearing under the water, authorities said. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 590 words, photos.
TV-PEACOCK-VIEWER GUIDE — Peacock, the latest streaming service to join the fray, debuts July 15 with a pandemic-depleted schedule of new shows bolstered by a rich library of movies. Among the highlights of new offerings is “Brave New World,” a series based on Aldous Huxley’s enduring 1932 novel. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 785 words, photos.
RAPPER KILLING-ARRESTS — Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney’s office said Monday. By AP Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 500 words, photo.
OBIT-KELLY PRESTON — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said. She was 57. SENT: 705 words, photos.
BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP — Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of hitting him with a “haymaker” punch during an altercation near the end of their volatile marriage, as the star wrapped up testimony in his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that accused him of domestic abuse. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 897 words, photos.
BOOKS-WHITEHEAD-LIBRARY OF CONGRESS — Colson Whitehead has been named the winner of the Library of Congress' Prize for American Fiction, the youngest recipient of the lifetime achievement prize. SENT: 371 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-HONG KONG DISNEYLAND — Hong Kong Disneyland Park is closing temporarily following the city’s decision to ban public gatherings of more than four people because of the coronavirus pandemic. Disney officials posted on the resort’s website that the Hong Kong park was closing Wednesday until further notice. SENT: 259 words.
MEDIA-TUCKER CARLSON — Tucker Carlson, recently the top-rated political host on prime-time television, returns and has promised to address the firing of a writer on his show who posted numerous racist messages on an online forum. By Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 500 words, photo, expected after Carlson's show airs on Fox at 8 p.m.
BOOKS-MUELLER — A lead prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller has a book coming about the two-year investigation into the alleged ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. By National Writer Hillel Italie. UPCOMING: 375 words, photos.
THE STREAM — This week’s new entertainment releases include a return of two favorite casts, the men from “Psych” and joksters from “30 Rock.” James Roday and Dulé Hill reunite for new a mystery in the movie “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home” and Tina Fey and Co. meet again for an hour-long special. After changing their name and recording their first album in 14 years, Grammy-winning country trio The Chicks will release their new album, “Gaslighter.” SENT: 900 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 19-25. SENT: 1,500 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-DIRT MUSIC. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM-REVIEW-THE PAINTED BIRD. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-FATAL AFFAIR. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE CHICKS. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING Tuesday: 300 words, album cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE PRETENDERS. By Wayne Parry. UPCOMING Tuesday; 300 words, album cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-U.D.O. By Wayne Parry. UPCOMING Tuesday: 300 words, album cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-S.G GOODMAN. By Scott Stroud. UPCOMING Wednesday: 300 words, album cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-BTS. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING Friday: 300 words, album cover image.