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  • Monday, Feb. 19, 2024
TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook
The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, Sept. 28, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. The European Union is looking into whether TikTok has broken the bloc’s strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
By Kelvin Chan, Business Writer
LONDON (AP) -- 

The European Union said Monday it is investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc's strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe.

The European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said it has "opened formal proceedings to assess" whether TikTok has breached the Digital Services Act, which took effect last year.

The DSA is a sweeping set of regulations designed to keep internet users safe online, including requirements to make it easier to flag harmful or illegal content like hate speech, give users alternatives to algorithmic recommendations and ban ads targeted at children.

The commission is focusing on whether TikTok is doing enough to curb "systemic risks" stemming from its design, including "algorithmic systems" that might stimulate "behavioral addictions." It said measures including age verification tools to stop minors from finding "inappropriate content" might not be "reasonable More

  • Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024
"Bob Marley: One Love" stirs up $27.7M weekend
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Kingsley Ben-Adir in "Bob Marley: One Love." (Chiabella James/Paramount Pictures via AP)
By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Paramount Pictures' Bob Marley biopic "Bob Marley: One Love" outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend, while Sony's "Madame Web" flopped with one of the lowest debuts for a movie centered on a Marvel character.

Both films launched in theaters on Tuesday to rope in Valentine's Day moviegoers. But on a weekend that was once expected to go to "Madame Web," "One Love" emerged as the much-preferred option in theaters, despite largely poor reviews.

Instead, "One Love," starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and produced with the involvement of the Marley estate, performed roughly on par with previous hit musical biopics like "Rocketman" and "Elvis." Paramount is forecasting that "One Love" will gross $51 million over its first six days, including estimates for President's Day on Monday. It added $29 million from 47 international territories.

Chris Aronson, distribution chief for Paramount, More

  • Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
Former CBS chief exec Les Moonves to pay L.A. ethics fine for interference in police probe
Then-CBS president Leslie Moonves attends the CBS Network 2015 Programming Upfront at The Tent at Lincoln Center on May 13, 2015, in New York. Moonves has agreed to pay a $11,250 fine to settle a complaint that he interfered with a police investigation of a sexual assault case, the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission says. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Former CBS chief executive and president Les Moonves has agreed to pay a $11,250 fine to settle a complaint accusing him of interfering with a police investigation of a sexual assault case, according to documents released Friday by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.

According to the documents, Moonves acknowledged working closely with then-Capt. Cory Palka of the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017 to obtain information about a sexual assault victim's confidential police report against him.

Palka, who had provided private security for Moonves between 2008 and 2014 at the Grammy Awards, which CBS produced, notified network officials about the complaint against the executive in November 2017, the documents show.

Through Palka, they say, Moonves obtained an unredacted copy of the police report, which also included personal information such as the home address and phone number of the accuser. Moonves also met with Palka for an More

  • Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
Niecy Nash-Betts to host Casting Society's Artios Awards in L.A.; Alex Edelman to emcee NY ceremony
Niecy Nash-Betts
LOS ANGELES -- 

Emmy® Award winner Niecy Nash-Betts has been named the host of the Casting Society’s (CSA) 39th Artios Awards in Los Angeles. In addition, award-winning comedian Alex Edelman will host the New York ceremony.  The ceremonies will be taking place in their respective locations on Thursday, March 7, in addition to the London ceremony, with a host for the location to be named later. The annual awards celebration honors the contributions of casting professionals in film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theatre. 

Nash-Betts recently won an Emmy® for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her portrayal of Glenda Cleveland in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix limited series, Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, based on the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Her unforgettable role has also garnered her Critics Choice and NAACP Image Awards, as well as Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. More

  • Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
In a first, Oscar-nominated short "The Last Repair Shop" to air on broadcast television
This image shows a scene from the Oscar-nominated documentary short “The Last Repair Shop." The short film will air Saturday on ABC owned television stations and select affiliates, the studios announced Thursday. (Searchlight Pictures/L.A. Times Studios/Breakwater Studios via AP)
By Lindsey Bahr

The Oscar-nominated documentary short "The Last Repair Shop" is coming to broadcast television this weekend. The 40-minute film will air Saturday on ABC owned television stations and select affiliates, the studios announced Thursday. It's also currently available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.

From co-directors Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, "The Last Repair Shop" is about a unique service in the Los Angeles Unified School District which has provided free and freely repaired musical instruments to public school students since 1959. It is one of the last in the country of its kind and the film takes viewers inside the downtown warehouse where it happens.

Bowers, an acclaimed composer whose has scored many films and television shows including "King Richard" and "The Color Purple," said he found out that one of the main subjects in the film, Steve Bagmanyan, "personally tuned the school pianos that I grew up playing and learning on." As a kid More

  • Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024
Jay Pharoah to host the 22nd Annual VES Awards
Jay Pharoah
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced that actor-comedian Jay Pharoah is serving as host of the 22nd Annual VES Awards on February 21 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. After lending his comedic talents to last year’s VES Awards as a presenter, Pharoah marks his first hosting engagement of the annual celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation from around the world.

“Being a part of last year’s VES Awards honoring amazing VFX and animation talent was a huge thrill...with the Lord of the Rings team to the left of me and James Cameron and team Avatar to the right of me,” said Pharoah. “I’m excited to serve as this year’s host and I can’t wait to celebrate with this community of creative geniuses!”

“With his magnetic comic presence, sharp wit and iconic impressions, Jay Pharoah will be an energizing master of ceremonies for our showcase of visual effects excellence, and we’re thrilled he’s at the More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024
Proposed TikTok ban for kids fails in Virginia's Legislature
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the popular video-sharing app TikTok — an idea backed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin — died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
By Sarah Rankin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- 

A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the popular video-sharing app TikTok — an idea backed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin — died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

The bill, sponsored by Republican Del. Jay Leftwich of Chesapeake, was left in a House of Delegates committee after concerns were raised about how the ban would be enforced. Lawmakers also questioned whether singling out just one company was the right approach at a time of broad and rising concern from parents and lawmakers about the effect of social media on youth.

The bill's lack of movement effectively killed the measure because of a procedural deadline Tuesday for most legislation to clear its chamber of origin. No comparable bill was introduced in the state Senate.

Youngkin framed his call for a ban on kids using the app, issued in a December speech, as a tool to help protect children's mental health, part of a broader More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024
Next stop Hollywood? Travis Kelce gets first producer credit on SXSW movie
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs won 25-22 against the San Francisco 49ers. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- 

Travis Kelce is already making moves in Hollywood. The Super Bowl champ has his first executive producer credit on a new film that will have its world premiere in March at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

"My Dead Friend Zoe" is described as a darkly comedic drama about a U.S. Army veteran, the dead best friend she can't let go and her estranged grandfather. The film stars Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales, who are all credited as executive producers alongside Kelce. Directed and co-written by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, "My Dead Friend Zoe" will debut on March 9 at the festival. It does not yet have a distributor in place for wider release.

Kelce, whose high-profile romance with Taylor Swift has sparked a frenzy, has hinted about plans to dip his toes into entertainment following his "Saturday Night Live" appearance last year. Last week before the Super Bowl, he told the Los Angeles Times that he's been More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024
Sony's profit rises on growing sales of music, games, pictures, sensors
A logo of Sony is seen at the headquarters of Sony Corp. on May 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony’s profit rose 13% in October-December on growing growing sales of music, image sensors and video games, the company said Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
By Yuri Kageyama, Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) -- 

Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony's profit rose 13% in October-December on growing sales of music, image sensors and video games, the company said Wednesday.

Tokyo-based Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit totaled 363.9 billion yen, or $2.4 billion, up from 321.5 billion yen the year before.

Quarterly sales for the maker of the PlayStation game machines and Bravia TV sets rose 22% to 3.7 trillion yen ($24.7 billion).

Sales were robust across its diverse business lines, which include financial services, games and networking operations and entertainment businesses including music and movies. An increase in sales of image sensors for mobile products also helped boost the company's bottom line.

Like other Japanese companies, Sony has benefited from recent exchange rate trends. The yen has weakened against the dollar, boosting the value of overseas earnings when they are converted into yen. The U.S. dollar has been More

  • Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024
One actor won't be nervous at the BAFTA Film Awards. That's David Tennant, the host
David Tennant appears at The Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London, on Nov. 19, 2023. Tennant is hosting the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
By Hilary Fox
LONDON (AP) -- 

One actor won't be nervous as the camera comes in for a close-up at the British Academy Film Awards.

David Tennant is hosting Sunday's ceremony in London and says it's more relaxing to be the master of ceremonies than a nominee.

"I reserve the right to get back to you on the night of Feb. 18, when I'm quivering at a corner having some sort of panic attack," he says say. "It feels like a very privileged position to be in, but without the nervousness of wondering if you've won one or not. You don't have to prepare a little hastily scribbled speech in the back of an envelope. What larks."

And while comedians come under intense scrutiny when they host an awards ceremony, Tennant says there's less pressure on actors.

"This not being my day job is something of an advantage," he admits. "There's not that much expectation because this is not what I do. So if I do it terribly, then what's the harm?"

He won't have to walk the More

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