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Marty Balin, a co-founder of the legendary rock band Jefferson Airplane whose soulful tenor gave the band its distinctive sound, has died at the age of 76, his representative said on Friday. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2DFBtxj

Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of cable news channel CNN, says he is suffering from a form of dementia that leaves him exhausted and forgetful. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2OnW2SY

A new movie featuring drunk, fornicating and child-abusing priests has outraged some conservative politicians in Poland and fueled debate about the Catholic Church's influence in one of Europe's most devout nations. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2IoAQH5

Led Zeppelin was ordered by a U.S. appeals court to face a new trial over whether it stole the opening guitar riff for its 1971 anthem "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure instrumental written four years earlier. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2OXUQTk

U.S. video streaming company Netflix Inc plans to double its investment in France and produce 14 local shows, twice as many as first planned, Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings said on Friday. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2OXzJRl

Featuring voice-overs from veteran soldiers and transformed 100-year-old archive footage from the battlefield, Peter Jackson offered a first look at his upcoming World War One film "They Shall Not Grow Old". from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2zD7q5k

Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen says he was nervous at first about playing a burly Italian-American bouncer from the Bronx in comedy-drama "Green Book", unsure whether he could portray the character convincingly. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2xVVMQY

Inside a dimly lit bar in Shanghai, amazed spectators held their smartphones high as artist Wei Yilaien suspended a couple in mid-air from hooks piercing their bodies. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2DzxQsN

TOKYO - Japan's graying population is changing the character of its beloved manga comics, spawning a new genre in which the elderly aren't pitiable oldsters but protagonists making discoveries, finding friends and sometimes even having hot sex. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2NMFuVd

Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance on the revival of television comedy "Murphy Brown" on Thursday, joking about her experience with emails in an episode that took jabs at President Donald Trump and the media. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2DCTmgp

Lady Gaga's performance as an aspiring singer who makes it big in "A Star is Born" might seem to be modeled on her own rise to fame, but Gaga says nothing could be further from the truth. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2R576ms

U.S. broadcaster HBO said on Thursday it will be dropping live boxing from its programming schedule from 2019 due to dwindling ratings, ending a 45-year association with the sport. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2OkvlP9

Paul McCartney has written a children's book called "Hey Grandude!", a name the 76-year-old former member of The Beatles says came from one of his grandchildren. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2OgH7Kd