Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant

NEW YORK (AP) – An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.

'The Devil Wears Prada 2' puts a spotlight on Italy's fashion capital

MILAN (AP) – Prada may have a title role in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which premieres in Italy’s fashion capital on Thursday, but fashion at large gets a spotlight and Milan a supporting role.

What a combined Paramount-Warner would mean

NEW YORK (AP) – HBO Max, “Harry Potter” and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount. That’s because shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday voted to sell the entire business to the company that owns CBS, along with blockbusters like “Top Gun.”

Beyoncé, Bezos, baubles and bustiers: What to know about the 2026 Met Gala

NEW YORK (AP) – Fashionistas knew this already: “Fashion is Art.” But how will Met Gala guests interpret that dress code at this year’s extravaganza? Last year’s theme, “Tailored For You,” led to a lot of great suits; this year’s promises to produce some truly flamboyant attire as guests mount the famous carpeted steps on May 4.

In 'Michael,' the King of Pop is resurrected, sans complications

“Michael” slides a sequin glove over the pop star’s tarnished legacy, shrouding Michael Jackson’s complications with a conventional biopic that, if you cover your ears, sounds great.

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died at 76

NEW YORK (AP) – Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the chart-topping family act The Osmonds, died Monday after decades with multiple sclerosis. He was 76. According to a family spokesperson, Alan’s wife, Suzanne Osmond, and their eight sons were with him at his home in Lehi, Utah, at the time of his death.

Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York

NEW YORK (AP) – Prosecutors once again portrayed Harvey Weinstein as a onetime Hollywood power player who used his sway as a tool of sexual assault, painting a now-familiar picture Tuesday at a rape retrial nearly eight years after the former movie tycoon’s arrest.

South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.

Eddie Murphy receives life achievement award by AFI

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Eddie Murphy took a moment to look out at the star-studded room at the American Film Institute ceremony – at his family, his peers, the people who have shared his journey – and let it all sink in.