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Director Francis Ford Coppola hospitalized in Rome, Italian media report

Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," was hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday morning, according to local media. The 86-year-old filmmaker was admitted to the Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital in the Italian capital, news agency ANSA reported.

'Freakier Friday' goes bolder with family bonds and body swaps

Stepping into the body of a British teenage girl trying to hide her emotional pain was tricky for actor Jamie Lee Curtis, who reprised her role from the movie "Freaky Friday," along with Lindsay Lohan, for the sequel "Freakier Friday." "We labored to make sure that we came up with tics and behaviors and words that would help you know that we have switched into each other," Curtis told Reuters, referring to the body switch Tess has with her future step-granddaughter named Lily, played by Sophia Hammons.

David Ellison to lead combined company after Paramount-Skydance merger closes

Skydance Media CEO David Ellison will lead the new company as chief executive after its merger with Paramount Global is completed by August 7, the independent studio said on Monday. After the deal closes, the company is expected to be structured into three primary business segments - studios, direct-to-consumer and TV media.

Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars lead nominees for MTV's Video Music Awards

Pop singer Lady Gaga and her "Die with a Smile" collaborator Bruno Mars landed at the top of the list of nominees announced on Tuesday for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Gaga scored 12 nominations, including artist of the year and best album for "Mayhem". Mars received 11 nods for "Die with a Smile", his Grammy-winning song with Gaga, and for "APT.", a duet with K-pop sensation Rose.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs loses bid to get out of jail prior to sentencing

Sean "Diddy" Combs on Monday lost his bid to be released from jail ahead of his October 3 sentencing, despite a jury having found the hip-hop mogul not guilty of the most serious charges at his sex crimes trial. Combs' lawyers had asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian on July 29 to release Combs on $50 million bond, saying conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn were dangerous and other defendants convicted of prostitution-related charges similar to Combs' were usually released before sentencing.

Loni Anderson, who played smart against stereotype on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dead at 79

Actress Loni Anderson, who won acclaim for her U.S. television sitcom role as the brainy, glamorous radio station receptionist defying workplace sexual stereotypes on "WKRP in Cincinnati," died on Sunday at age 79, according to her publicist. Anderson, also remembered for her much-publicized storybook marriage to actor Burt Reynolds in 1988 and their tabloid-fixated divorce six years later, died at a Los Angeles hospital "following an acute prolonged illness," her family said.

TV series 'Wednesday' returns with family and female-focused Season Two

Actress Jenna Ortega and the creators of the hit Netflix series "Wednesday" are hoping to surpass expectations as the show returns to screens after almost three years. The dark fantasy series' first season, which premiered in November 2022, ranks as Netflix's most popular English-language show of all time, with more than 252 million views in the first 91 days of release.

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