Entertainment

Huma Abedin steps out, brings her memoir to Abu Dhabi Huma Abedin is bringing her voice to an international stage in the United Arab Emirates and speaking about her recently published memoir. For more than two decades, Abedin, 46, has been the ever-loyal aide to Hillary Clinton, starting as a young intern to the First Lady in 1996 and rising to become her advisor and trusted confidante as Clinton became senator, secretary of state and, ultimately, the Democratic presidential nominee.

Cumberbatch responds to ‘very odd’ criticism of ‘Power of the Dog’ Benedict Cumberbatch has responded to criticism against Jane Campion’s Western “The Power of the Dog” and his own Oscar-nominated portrayal of rancher Phil Burbank. Speaking as part of BAFTA’s Film Sessions on Friday, Cumberbatch did not give specific names, but alluded to viral criticism of the movie’s portrayal of the West made by “1883” star Sam Elliott on a Feb.

‘Lost Daughter’ wins top prizes at Independent Spirit Awards Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” “Drive My Car” and “Summer of Soul” were among the big winners at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday. The ceremony hosted by Nick OffCerman and Megan Mullally was held in a tent by the beach in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast on AMC and IFC.

Melinda French Gates details ‘painful’ divorce with Bill Gates Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates may appear to have it all, but that didn’t make her divorce from Bill Gates any less painful. In an interview with “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King that aired Thursday, Gates talked about splitting from the Microsoft co-founder after 27 years of marriage in the highly publicized divorce finalized in August.

Broadway theater will be renamed after James Earl Jones The Shubert Organization’s Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a promise by the theater giant to honor a Black artist in such a way. The James Earl Jones Theatre renaming is “in recognition of Mr.

Costner narrates series on Yellowstone for Fox Nation “Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner agreed to narrate a four-part series on the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park for the Fox Nation streaming service. “Yellowstone: One-Fifty” is expected to debut on Fox Nation this fall.

Celebrities voice support for Ukraine amid Russia invasion Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has the world’s attention, including celebrities from Angelina Jolie to Mark Ruffalo who are weighing in on the ongoing crisis. Some stars have taken the opportunity to use their platforms to voice their support of Ukraine and condemn Russia.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

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‘CODA’ takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins In an upset, the deaf family drama “CODA” took top honors at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of “Squid Game,” the cast of “Ted Lasso” and Will Smith. The ceremony, held Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, was notably border-breaking, with historic wins for deaf actors, Korean stars and some of Hollywood’s biggest names.