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FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. Newly released video Friday, May 17, 2024, appears to show Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he’s sorry, calls his actions ‘inexcusable’

Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.”

Selena Gomez, from left, Zoe Saldana, director Jacques Audiard and Karla Sofia Gascon pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Emilia Perez' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical ‘Emilia Perez’ lights up Cannes

Kevin Costner poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'Horizon: An American Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga ‘Horizon’ at Cannes

Cailey Fleming, left, and John Krasinski pose with the character "Blue" at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "IF" at the SVA Theatre on Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ hits a box office nerve with $35 million debut

FILE - Visitors follow Mickey Mouse for photos at Disneyland, Jan. 22, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day vote culminating on Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union

Emma Stone on feminism and working in Hollywood

At the press conference in Cannes for her latest film “Kinds of Kindness,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone states she is a feminist and believes people are trying to change the system for women in Hollywood. (May 18)

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Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana at Cannes premiere of ‘Emilia Perez’

MOVIE REVIEWS

‘IF,’ imperfect but charming, may have us all checking under beds for our old friends

Amy Winehouse story flattened in frustrating biopic ‘Back to Black’

‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendship

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ finds a new hero and will blow your mind

Bold, audacious ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ explores fandom, identity and the way we remember

Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt are great fun in ‘The Fall Guy’

Prepare to get hot and bothered with stylish, synthy tennis drama ‘Challengers’

‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ announces an exciting new voice

A heist movie that gleefully collides with a monster movie in ‘Abigail’

Movies

Director Francis Ford Coppola poses for portrait photographs for the film 'Megalopolis', at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The stuff that Coppola’s dreams are made of: The director on building ‘Megalopolis’

Books

FILE - President and Rector of the Central European University, CEU, Michael Ignatieff, left, speaks during a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his “critical reflections on the major conflicts of our time,” prize organizers said Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP, File)

Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences

Music

FILE - Billie Eilish arrives at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Music Review: Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ is zealous outsider pop in a league of her own

Television

FILE - Dabney Coleman appears on the set of "Courting Alex" at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2006. Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," died Thursday, May 16, 2024, his daughter, Quincy Coleman, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 92. No other details were immediately available. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

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FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of "The Dead Don't Die" at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. A person wanted in connection with the random assault on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was taken into custody Friday, May 17, 2024 police said. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi is held on $50,000 bond

The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi is being held in New York on $50,000 in bond. Police say the actor known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Fargo” was walking in Midtown Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face.

FILE - Paul McCartney performs at Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, on June 25, 2022. With an assist from Paul McCartney, the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to opening ceremony in Paris

With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games is starting its 100-day race to the opening ceremony in Paris on Aug. 28.

Meryl Streep poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Second Act' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Invision/AP)

See the cinematic glamour of the first days of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France (AP) — Hollywood royalty is back at the Cannes Film Festival for its annual celebration of cinema along the French Riviera.

FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. Newly released video Friday, May 17, 2024, appears to show Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs abuse allegations: A timeline of key events

Video aired by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of "The Dead Don't Die" at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. A person wanted in connection with the random assault on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month was taken into custody Friday, May 17, 2024 police said. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Man charged in random assault on actor Steve Buscemi in New York

A man wanted in connection with the random assault on actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month has been arrested on an assault charge.

Georgia's Republican Party chairman Joshua McKoon speaks at the Georgia GOP Convention at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center in Columbus, Ga., on Friday, May 17, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Conservative media personality appointed to seat on Georgia State Election Board

A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board.

FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs appears at the premiere of "Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story" on June 21, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016

Security video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.

Director Francis Ford Coppola poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Megalopolis' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing ‘Megalopolis’ and why he has no regrets

Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic “Megalopolis.”

Pennsylvania school district’s decision to cut song from student concert raises concerns

A Pennsylvania school district’s decision to remove a song from a recent student choral concert has divided the community and spurred a review by a civil rights group.

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of 05/20/24

FILE - Paul McCartney performs at Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Saturday, June 25, 2022. Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. The former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion), according to figures released Friday, May 17, 2024. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain’s first billionaire musician

Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. The annual Sunday Times Rich List says McCartney is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion).

FILE - Alec Baldwin attends the Roundabout Theatre Company's annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, March 6, 2023, in New York. A New Mexico judge is considering whether to dismiss a grand jury indictment against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the set of a Western movie, at a scheduled court hearing on Friday. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Judge pushes decision to next week on Alec Baldwin’s indictment in fatal 2021 shooting

A New Mexico judge plans to rule next week on a grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

Joint streaming venture involving ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Venu Sports

The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be called Venu Sports.

Bad Bunny performs on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)

Bad Bunny sports agency sues baseball players’ union over ban, announces Ronald Acuña Jr. as client

Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, asking for a restraining order against the union that would allow it to keep working with the company’s clients.

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday, May 15, 2024. to stream games on Christmas Day, which includes the Chiefs taking on Steelers on Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Travis Heying, File)

NFL schedule makers didn’t seek out a Chiefs game close to a Taylor Swift concert

Creating the NFL schedule is a complicated process that requires tens of thousands of computers coming up with countless possibilities over a process that lasts about four months.

This combo of images provided by EA Sports, shows the video game covers for the new standard edition College Football 25, left, and Deluxe Edition College Football 25, featuring Texas' Quinn Ewers, Colorado's Travis Hunter, and Michigan's Donovan Edwards. (EA Sports via AP)

EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover

EA Sports has revealed an image of the College Football 25 cover that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter.

FILE - Drake, an executive producer of the HBO drama series "Euphoria," poses at the premiere in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. Drake is the leading nominee for next month’s BET Awards. The Canadian rapper received seven nominations Thursday, including an album of the year nod for “For All the Dogs.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Drake leads the 2024 BET Awards nominations with 7, followed closely by Nicki Minaj

Drake is the leading nominee for next month’s BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj. The Canadian rapper received seven nominations Thursday, including an album of the year nod for “For All the Dogs.”

Marisa Abela poses for portraits photographs at the Dublin Castle pub during promotion of the film "Back to Black" on Friday, March 22, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Chasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for ‘Back to Black’

There’s no point asking Marisa Abela to sing Amy Winehouse songs at karaoke. Her friends have already tried and failed.

In this image provided by the Office of Governor Josh Green, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green crowns Savannah Gankiewicz Miss USA 2023 on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Honolulu. Gankiewicz was crowned on Wednesday, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health. (Office of Governor Josh Green, M.D. via AP)

Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii crowned Miss USA after previous winner resigned, citing mental health

Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii has been crowned Miss USA 2023, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned for mental health reasons.

From left to right, Leo Greenberg, Suzanne Nossel, Eliza Greenberg and David Greenberg attend the PEN America Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all.