John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died.

Celebrities are increasingly lending their star power to President Joe Biden, hoping to energize their fans to vote for him in November and entice donors to pony up for his campaign.

The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes to the judge.

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been sitting for hours a day in a Manhattan courtroom, where his hush money trial is nearing its end.

President Joe Biden’s campaign has shown up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.

Roger Corman, Hollywood’s “King of the Bs,” has died.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture by quoting “Star Trek” at Wednesday’s state dinner.

Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar.

In Hollywood, the night before the Oscars isn’t a time to rest.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album by Colombian-American musician Kali Uchis, Seth MacFarlane revives his filthy teddy bear character Ted in a new series for Peacock and Martin Scorsese’s true-crime epic “The Killers of the Flower Moon” begins streaming on Apple TV+.

Celine Song’s wistful romance “Past Lives” has earned top honors at the Gotham Awards at an award-season kickoff where the night’s biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited.

A jury has awarded over $1.2 million to Robert De Niro's former personal assistant after finding his production company engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation.

Robert De Niro looked on as a lawyer for a woman who worked for him for over a decade urged a jury in closing arguments to award damages because the actor discriminated and retaliated against her.

Robert De Niro's former top executive assistant says she found it “creepy” when the actor insisted she scratch his back.

A woman who was Robert De Niro's chief personal assistant for over a decade has cited his angry outburst at her during his testimony in a New York courtroom as an example of his mistreatment of her.

Robert De Niro lashed out in a New York courtroom against a former executive assistant and vice president who is seeking millions of dollars after accusing her former boss of being abusive.

Actor Robert De Niro says the legal claims by a former personal assistant who worked for him are nonsense.

One of the many impacts of Hollywood's lengthy actors strike has been that most performers haven't been able to promote their work.

In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an audacious big swing by Martin Scorsese to continue his kind of ambitious, personal filmmaking on the largest scale at a time when such grand, big-screen statements are increasingly a rarity.

Authorities say a woman has been arrested on federal narcotics charges for allegedly selling the drugs that led to the death of actor Robert De Niro's 19-year-old grandson.

Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, a grandson of Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott, has died at 19.

A representative for Al Pacino confirms the 83-year-old actor and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah have welcomed a baby, Pacino's fourth.

A representative for Al Pacino confirms that the 83-year-old actor and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah are expecting a baby.

The attention at the Cannes Film Festival turns Thursday to the glitzy amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS research.

It was well into the process of making “Killers of the Flower Moon” that Martin Scorsese realized it wasn’t a detective story.

Martin Scorsese unveiled “Killers of the Flower Moon” in Cannes on Saturday, debuting a sweeping American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma.

The 76th Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with the premiere of “Jeanne du Barry,” a historical drama starring Johnny Depp.

When Martin Scorsese premieres his latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20th, it will return Scorsese to a festival where he remains a part of its fabled history.

Robert De Niro has welcomed another child.

Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, has died at age 61.

Sally Field will be honored at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards with the SAG lifetime achievement award.

Police say a serial burglar has been caught attempting to poach Christmas presents from actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan home.

“Scream Queen” Jamie Lee Curtis is this year’s recipient of AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards career achievement honor.

The “heart and soul” of a film is an often-overused term, but it’s practically unavoidable when it comes to Anthony Hopkins in James Gray’s “Armageddon Time.”.

President Joe Biden is picking up the pace of his high-dollar fundraisers for Democratic candidates and party committees in the closing weeks before Election Day in November.

Veteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph, an ageless stalwart of the industry who won an Emmy as a first-time nominee at the age of 66, relished in her victory by singing powerful lyrics about being an “Endangered Species.”.

Decades after the release of Michael Mann’s “Heat,” the classic crime thriller has endured in the minds of fans, critics, peers and the director himself.

India’s film industry is one of the most vast and varied in the world.

Co-stars and admirers are reacting to the death of “Godfather” star James Caan.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Imagine Dragons, the reuniting of “Home Improvement” sitcom buddies Tim Allen and Richard Karn for “More Power” and the return of Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as unlikely crime-solving New York City neighbors in Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.”.

On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close with the Rev_ Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.”.

Robert De Niro was the honored guest at the 28th annual amfAR Gala Cannes, where one lucky guest won an auction to have lunch with the actor and a piece of his family history.

Tributes are pouring in for actor Ray Liotta, who died at age 67 in the Dominican Republic.

After two years of plague and social disruption, many New Yorkers just want their city to feel orderly again.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID-19.

Jason Bateman has been named the 2022 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day.

In a story published July 11, 2021, about Sean Penn and the premiere of his latest film, “Flag Day,” The Associated Press erroneously reported the film's release date.

In the first two days of Cannes, one thing everyone can agree on is that Jodie Foster really speaks terrific French.

The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after a 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic, but to help revitalize its hometown.

Charles Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who scored as a newlywed cad in “The Heartbreak Kid” and the father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died.

A leg injury may keep Robert De Niro from celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival in person.

The Tribeca Film Festival said Monday, March 29, 2021, it plans to hold its 20th edition in-person and with outdoor screenings in June. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)NEW YORK – The Tribeca Film Festival said Monday that it plans to hold its 20th edition in-person this June and with outdoor screenings spread throughout New York's five boroughs. “The Tribeca Film Festival was born out of our mission to bring people together in the aftermath of 9/11. Major film festivals — the Berlin International Film Festival and the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas — have thus far turned to virtual editions. France's Cannes Film Festival, usually held in May, is aiming for an in-person festival in July.

FILE - Actor Yaphet Kotto appears on his wedding day in Baltimore, Md. Kotto, the commanding actor of the James Bond film Live and Let Die and as Lt. Al Giardello on the 90's NBC police drama "Homicide: Life on the Street, died Monday, March 15, 2021 at age 81. Kottos wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death Monday in a Facebook post. (AP Photo/John Gillis, File)NEW YORK – Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien," has died. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death Monday in a Facebook post.

(AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year. He reassigned his 10 seamstresses in New York to produce thousands daily for health care workers on the frontlines. The singer and husband Emilio Estefan's restaurant Estefan Kitchen served up homemade meals for health care workers in Miami. The challenge coordinated offers by celebrities and athletes to raise funds to feed those in need during the pandemic.

LOS ANGELES – Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” stole the top spot at the box office in yet another quiet weekend of moviegoing. The film, starring Neeson as a notorious bank robber who turns himself in but was double crossed by two FBI agents, opened in Canada last week. “Honest Thief” overtook “The War with Grandpa,” which claimed No. Despite coming in second, the comedy starring Robert De Niro earned $2.5 million. The action-thriller starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson has totaled $50.6 million in the U.S.

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Timothee Chalamet, left, and Rebecca Ferguson in a scene from "Dune." Warner Bros. said late Monday that its sci-fi pic Dune will now open in October 2021, instead of this December. The studio also pushed back its Matrix sequel by 8 months to late 2021 and The Batman to 2022. Warner Bros. said late Monday that its sci-fi pic “Dune” will now open in October 2021, instead of this December. When Warner Bros. moved “Dune” to Oct. 1, 2021, it took “The Batman” release date, pushing that film to March 2022.

Law enforcement groups successfully argued that the proposed system would be biased and lack basic due process protections. Removing California from that list was a top priority of the California Legislative Black Caucus and had support from hundreds of entertainers, including Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Robert De Niro. Law enforcement organizations and unions insist they also want a way to permanently remove troubled officers so they can't simply move from one department to another. Six of the nine members would be required to have backgrounds opposing police misconduct, while the remaining three would represent law enforcement. Rejecting some compromise language from the governor, but accepting 40 amendments that drove a wedge further with law enforcement, we think thats what derailed the measure, he said.

Jaws, Black Panther and Back to the Future are just a few of the modern popcorn classics coming to the drive-in this summer. Its in Tribecas DNA to bring people together in times of need, said Jane Rosenthal, Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Film Festival co-founder and CEO. We dont want to lose going to the movies, Tribeca CCO Paula Weinstein added. Other forms of mass entertainment have been jumping on the drive-in bandwagon too: Live Nation on Monday announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July. The Tribeca Drive-In series is not exclusively for movies either.

(AP Photo/John Locher)LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell are standing on the Oscars stage performing some hilarious material for a few dozen people who are in stitches watching the two comedians. Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell are just a few of the stars who circulated in and out of the Dolby Theatre to rehearse Saturday, including Tom Hanks, Salma Hayek, Jane Fonda and Mahershala Ali. But the stars weren’t always confined to the stage, especially if they arrived a little early. Makeup artists Antonio Rael has been standing in for big stars for 34 years. Rael was talking about the stand-ins but that doesn’t mean some of the stars aren’t anxious as well.

This image released by Netflix shows Robert De Niro, kneeling center, on the set of "The Irishman" as movement coach Gary Tacon, right, looks on. Tacon had to help the film's aged stars move like they were decades younger. (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows Robert De Niro, kneeling center, on the set of "The Irishman" as movement coach Gary Tacon, right, looks on. (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)NEW YORK, N.Y. – Would you have the gumption to tell Al Pacino to act his age? Scorsese, who had waited decades to direct Pacino, wasn’t inclined to start off by telling Pacino to get younger, fast. At the film’s premiere at the New York Film Festival, Scorsese told the same story about Tacon and Pacino. After that film, Tacon fell in with famed stunt director Victor Magnotta.

This image released by Netflix shows Al Pacino portraying Jimmy Hoffa, left, and Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran in a scene from "The Irishman." The New York Film Critics Circle named The Irishman the year's best film on Wednesday, handing Martin Scorsese's mob epic its second such honor in two days. (Netflix via AP)

The New York Film Critics Circle named The Irishman the year's best film on Wednesday, handing Martin Scorsese's mob epic its second such honor in two days. (Netflix via AP)NEW YORK, NY – The New York Film Critics Circle named “The Irishman” the year's best film on Wednesday, handing Martin Scorsese's mob epic its second such honor in two days. The New York critics additionally bestowed best supporting actor on Joe Pesci's performance in the film. The New York critics last year chose another Netflix title, Alfonso Cuaron's “Roma," as its best film. The New York Film Critics Circle, founded in 1935, will hand out the awards for their 85th ceremony on Jan. 7.