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Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The music agency Sound Talent Group says three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday. The music agency says the dead include Dave Shapiro, the agency’s co-founder. Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot’s license. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton. The agency didn’t share the names of the other two employees who were killed. The private jet crashed early Thursday into a neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing in San Diego during foggy weather, igniting at least one home and numerous vehicles parked on the street.

Scarlett Johansson debuts as a director in Cannes with a comic tale of grief and empathy

CANNES, France (AP) — In an interview, Scarlett Johansson says there's “a lack of empathy in the zeitgeist.” Her directorial debut, “Eleanor the Great,” stars June Squibb in a funny and tender tale about a woman who adopts her late friend's stories of Holocaust survival. Days after hosting the season finale of “Saturday Night Live,” Johansson debuted “Eleanor the Great” at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. In just over a month’s time, Johansson will be back in a big summer movie, “Jurassic World Rebirth.” Following her own instincts has been a regular feature of her career recently.

Stars convene for amfAR gala to raise millions for AIDS research

ANTIBES, France (AP) — Artwork by Adrien Brody and James Franco and a chance to sit courtside at a Knicks game with director Spike Lee were among the starry offerings at the annual amfAR Gala to raise money for AIDS research. Held at the famous Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes on Thursday, the evening attracted scores of celebrities in the area for the Cannes Film Festival. Guests included Brody, Lee, Colman Domingo, Michelle Rodriguez and Heidi Klum. The Brody and Franco artwork included lunch with the actors, while Lee sold a walk-on part in his next film. The Foundation for AIDS Research, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and advocacy.

Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean 'Diddy' Combs broke into his home

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi has testified that he was sure Sean “Diddy” Combs broke into his home in 2011 after learning he was dating Combs' ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. Speaking Thursday at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York, Cudi also said that a few weeks after the break-in, someone set fire to his car in his driveway. Cassie testified last week that Combs threatened to blow up Cudi's car. The Grammy-winning Cudi said Combs denied involvement in the car fire at the time. Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering. Cudi left the courthouse without commenting after his testimony.

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's presence in Cannes speaks volumes

CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. One of the leading international directors, Panahi was banned from traveling out of Iran in 2009. But even when placed under house arrest, he kept making movies. When his last film debuted in 2022, he was in jail. Three years later, Panahi arrived at the Cannes Film Festival with “It Was Just an Accident,” riven with the fury and pain of incarceration by the Islamic Republic. Panahi’s appearance in Cannes carries tremendous meaning and risk for a filmmaker who has played such a massive role in international cinema in absentia.

A wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling

NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a store like Banned Wagon Books. She's a lifelong reader who cares deeply about the world and felt angered to the core as she learned of bans around the country. Salazar is a among a wave of new owners who have helped the independent book community dramatically expand. In 2016, there were 1,244 members in the American Booksellers Association, at 1,749 locations. As of this month, the ABA has 2,863 individual members, at 3,281 locations. More than 200 other stores are in the process of opening.

Man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston found mentally incompetent for trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston and crashing his car through the front gate of her home has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, but he has demanded a second opinion at a court hearing. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle a 48-year-old from Mississippi, appeared at a Hollywood courthouse that specializes in mental health cases on Thursday. He had a long, gray beard and wore blue suicide-prevention jail clothing. He has pleaded not guilty to felony stalking and vandalism. His attorney told a judge that one psychiatrist found Carwyle incompetent, but he's exercising his right to an evaluation from another doctor.

Movie Review: 'Pee-wee as Himself' unmasks Paul Reubens

Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself,” nothing is more compelling than when Paul Reubens is simply sitting before the camera. Reubens participated in the documentary before his death in 2023. And he's delightfully resistant to playing the part of documentary subject.  And Wolf’s film, with that winking title, makes for a compelling and revealing portrait of a performer who so often put persona in front of personhood, writes Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.

What to know about Kid Cudi, the rapper testifying at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs′ sex trafficking trial. The popular melodic rapper told jurors Thursday about a 2012 firebombing of his car that prosecutors say was connected to Cudi's brief relationship with Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. She testified that the relationship sent Combs into a rage, and he beat her when he learned of it. The Cleveland born-and-raised, Grammy-award-winning rapper has long been celebrated for his alternative hip-hop. His game-changing single “Day ‘n’ Nite (Nightmare)" is easily one of the most influential rap records of the last two decades.