AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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WEDNESDAY, July 22
UPDATES with FILM REVIEW-KISSING BOOTH 2 review moving Friday. ADDS CLINT EASTWOOD-CBD LAWSUITS.
PEOPLE-KANYE WEST-KIM K — Kim Kardashian West is asking the public to show compassion and empathy to husband Kanye West, who caused a stir this week after fulminating in a series of social media posts. She says he is bipolar. SENT: 428 words, photos.
BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP — Amber Heard alleged in a British court on Wednesday that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threw “30 or so bottles” at her as if they were “grenades or bombs” while they were in Australia in March 2015 and that he accidentally severed part of his finger during the assault. By Pan Pylas. SENT: 900 words, photos.
CLINT EASTWOOD-CBD LAWSUITS — Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. The suits include allegations that companies have spread phony articles reporting that the 90-year-old actor-director is quitting the movie business to focus on a CBD business. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 363 words, photos.
TRUMPETS FOR GUNS — A New Orleans trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader is offering kids trumpets in exchange for guns. SENT: 85 words, photo.
BRITAIN-PRINCE PHILIP — Britain’s Prince Philip has made a rare public appearance in attending a military ceremony at Windsor Castle to transfer a long-held ceremonial role to his daughter-in-law Camilla. The 99-year-old Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has been Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles since 2007. SENT: 131 words, photos.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-RADIOACTIVE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE RENTAL. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 684 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE KISSING BOOTH 2. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING Friday: 700 words by 6 a.m., film stills.
BOOK REVIEW- ALEX TREBEK: THE ANSWER IS ... By ALEX TREBEK. Reviewed by Lynn Elber. SENT Tuesday, 420 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-LORI McKENNA. By Scott Stroud. SENT Wednesday: 295 words, cover image.