Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Entertainment News (Master Feed)
Actor Matthew Perry died from ‘acute effects of ketamine’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Matthew Perry died from the "acute effects of ketamine," a sedative sometimes used to treat depression, with drowning and heart disease found to be contributing factors, ...
Dec 15, 2023
New York’s Met museum returns Southeast Asian artifacts tied to looting
(Reuters) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City said on Friday that it would return 14 sculptures to Cambodia and two to Thailand that were associated with an art dealer who was charged wi...
Dec 15, 2023
France to review actor Depardieu’s Legion d’Honneur medal following allegations
PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu's Legion d'Honneur medal is under review following a string of allegations about sexual aggression and a TV documentary in which he was heard making lew...
Dec 15, 2023
Activist investor Peltz reignites proxy battle with Disney
(Reuters) - Activist investor Nelson Peltz nominated himself and former Walt Disney executive James "Jay" Rasulo to the board of the 100-year-old media company on Thursday, his second attempt this yea...
Dec 15, 2023
Actor Andre Braugher had been diagnosed with lung cancer months before death -publicist
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, best known for two television roles playing cops - one dramatic, the other comedic - was diagnosed with lung cancer months be...
Dec 14, 2023
Royalty, stars pay tribute to comedian Barry Humphries in Sydney ceremony
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elton John, Rupert Murdoch and King Charles III paid tribute to Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose character Dame Edna Everage earned him plaudits as one of the world's funn...
Dec 14, 2023
Netflix takes ‘Stranger Things’ to the stage in London
By Edward Baran LONDON (Reuters) - The unusual world of Hawkins, Indiana, came alive in London on Thursday as Netflix debuted a stage play based on its hit sci-fi series "Stranger Things." Called "Str...
Dec 14, 2023
Film ‘Poor Things’ inspires curiosity, says star Emma Stone
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winner Emma Stone says her sex-charged gothic comedy-drama "Poor Things" is a lesson in embracing change and diversity. Directed by Greece's Yorgos Lanthimos,...
Dec 14, 2023
Activist investor Peltz seeks two Disney board seats
(Reuters) -Activist investor Nelson Peltz is seeking two board seats at Disney, his fund said on Thursday, less than a year after abandoning an earlier bid as the media conglomerate outlined plans tha...
Dec 14, 2023
‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig to head Cannes Film Festival jury
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. director Greta Gerwig, who packed theatres this summer with the pink-themed movie phenomenon "Barbie", was named as jury president for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on Thursday...
Dec 14, 2023
