AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, Oct. 9, 2020

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FRIDAY, Oct. 9

UPDATES with TIGER KING-CRUELTY CHARGES, JOHN OLIVER-SEWAGE PLANT, BOOKS-EMILY RATAJKOWSKI, TV-SNL-MUSICAL GUEST REPLACEMENT, TIKTOK-STAR

MUSIC-JOHN LENNON — Sean Ono Lennon talks about putting together a new collection of his father’s most vital and best known songs for an album being released on what would be the Beatle’s 80th birthday. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 1,364 words, photos and video.

BROADWAY REOPEN — Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume — until at least late May. Although an exact date for various performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through May 30. By Mark Kennedy. SENT: 409 words, photo.

MUSIC-MARVIN SAPP — Even though Marvin Sapp finished recording his new album before the coronavirus rocked the world, the gospel singer believes his prophetic message of enduring transition and change still resonates during the pandemic. His new album “Chosen Vessel” releases Friday. By Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 847 words, photos.

BOOKS-DEAN KOONTZ — Q&A with Dean Koontz who has released his latest book, “Elsewhere.” By Alicia Rancilio. SENT: 599 words, photos, video.

TV-SNL-MUSICAL GUEST REPLACEMENT — Jack White will be the last-minute replacement musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” after country singer Morgan Wallen was dropped for breaking COVID-19 protocols. SENT: 176 words, photo.

TIKTOK STAR — Warehouse worker Nathan Apodaca is enjoying the ride of online fame from a 22-second TikTok video in which he chugs cranberry juice and sings along to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” while cruising down an Idaho highway atop a longboard. By Sian Watson. SENT: 403 words.

EDDIE VAN HALEN-HOMETOWN TRIBUTE — From his childhood home to the cement curb where he and brother Alex inscribed the family name in wet cement as kids, the late Eddie Van Halen is being remembered in his adopted hometown of Pasadena. By Beth Harris. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos by 9 p.m.

PARIS HILTON-BOARDING SCHOOL — Socialite Paris Hilton is scheduled to be in Utah Friday to lead a protest outside a boarding school where she alleges she was abused physically and mentally by staff when she was a teenager. By Brady McCombs and Lindsay Whitehurst. UPCOMING: 350 words, photo.

JOHN OLIVER-SEWAGE PLANT — It’s official. It’s now the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant in Danbury, Connecticut. The City Council voted 18-1 Thursday night to rename the plant after the comedian, who began a tongue-in-cheek battle with Danbury when he went on a rant against the city on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” in August. By Dave Collins. SENT: 433 words, photo.

TIGER KING-CRUELTY CHARGES — A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has been indicted in Virginia on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges. Attorney General Mark Herring said Friday that an investigation found that Bhagavan “Doc” Antle and the owner of a roadside zoo in Virginia trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and South Carolina. By Denise Lavoie. SENT: 296 words.

BOOKS-EMILY RATAJKOWSKI — Model and activist Emily Ratajkowski has a book deal. “EmRata,” as her millions of online followers know her, is working on an essay collection called “My Body.” SENT: 165 words.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 609 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-TIME. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Monday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-HUBIE HALLOWEEN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, photos.

FILM REVIEW-YELLOW ROSE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Thursday: 465 words, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-LOUDON WAINWRIGHT. By Steven Wine. SENT Wednesday: 218 words, photo.

MUSIC REVIEW-ADAM WRIGHT. By Steven Wine. SENT Thursday: 250 words, album cover

BOOK REVIEW-HUSH by Dylan Farrow. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Monday: 390 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THE SEARCHER by Tana French. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT: Monday: 325 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-MISSIONARIES by Phil Klay. Reviewed by Frank Bajak. SENT Monday: 425 words, cover image.