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US artists lead effort to restore Nina Simone's childhood home
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Hollywood stance on writers strike is obscene: Sean Penn
Actor Sean Penn gave his full support to the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood on Friday, saying it was a "human obscenity" that studios were not taking seriously concerns over artificial intelligence.
'I love being older', says Harrison Ford as he retires Indiana Jones
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New Indiana Jones draws mixed reviews at Cannes
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The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, whose pounding rhythms underscored some of the most influential albums in British music history, has died at the age of 59, band-mate Johnny Marr announced Friday.
Kitano returns to Cannes, 'indifferent' to success
Takeshi Kitano makes his comeback at Cannes next week with a new samurai epic, but the cult Japanese filmmaker told AFP that he strives to remain "indifferent" to success.
Twitter says Microsoft broke its rules for developers
Twitter on Thursday accused Microsoft of breaking the social network's rules for developers who access the platform's data, according to a copy of a letter seen by AFP.
Cannes honours Ford at Indiana Jones premiere
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US top court backs Big Tech over terror claims
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US top court: photographer cheated over Warhol print of Prince
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a photographer was denied fair payment over the publication of an Andy Warhol print of the singer Prince, in a case with major implications for copyright law and the art world.
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Rival claims over Prince Harry, Meghan NY 'car chase'
Competing claims surfaced Thursday over Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's purported involvement in a "near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York.
Scandal-mired French film warms hearts at Cannes
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Steve McQueen's marathon documentary divides Cannes
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Almodovar's 'queer' Western heats up rainy Cannes
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Stories on me 'horrifically written fiction': Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp dismissed years of negative press over his tumultuous marriage to Amber Heard, telling the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday that most of the stories about him were "fantastically, horrifically written fiction".
Johnny Depp: stories on me 'horrifically written fiction'
Johnny Depp hit back on Wednesday against years of negative press, telling the Cannes Film Festival that most of the stories about him were "fantastically, horrifically written fiction".