Television WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 FFeatureseatures a newlyfi has beenscheduledforJune15on being convictedin NewYorkCity locked upsincelast springafter the Hollywoodproducer hasbeen tional Facilitynear Buffalo,where week fromtheWendeCorrec- to betransferredasearlynext attorney confi issues raisedbyhislawyer,the further delaysoverpaperwork and sexualassaultchargesfaces York stein statement said. fairly affectedtheband,”EBU the outcomeofeventandun- has overshadowedthespiritand speculation leadingtofakenews popular votesweretallied. came insecondplaceafterthe tender fortheEurovisionvictory, France echo inmainstreamFrenchmedia. broken aglass. over becausehisguitaristhad uses drugsandthathewasleaning rejected theclaim,sayinghenever broadcast. 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Union, whichproducestheannual closed,” theEuropeanBrodcasting band’s victory. speculation thathadtarnishedthe for druguse,puttingtoanend song contestsbegan.(AP) back totheplacewhereEuropean will bringnextyear’scompetition worst hitbythecoronavirusand ful yearasoneofthecountries sorely neededboostafteradread- band lead singerofItalianglamrock organizers saidMondaythatthe BUFFALO, NY: ROME: needs deeply,”hesaid.“It’sareleasethathasbeenpentupinthena- in theenthusiasmofthoseonscene,”Cartersaid. regular programming,buttotheaudienceathomewhocanshareabit ebrated —notjustforhimandtheotherhostswhocannowresume their material,hesaid. formers, whodependupontherhythmofaudience’sresponseto current documentaryseries,“TheStoryofLateNight.” ference forperformers,saidBillCarter,executiveproducerofCNN’s aren’t justwatching,theyareparticipantsineventsthatmakeabigdif- audiences thispastweekendwasareminderthatthoseinattendance watching. executive producer,stagemanagerandoccasionallyColbert’swife studio attheSullivanTheateroffi the bathtubofhisSouthCarolinahome.InAugust,hemovedtoasmall 205 episodeswithoutaliveaudience,tapinghisfi Ed SullivanTheater.Facemaskswillbeoptional. vaccinated againstCOVID-19beforeattendingshowsatNewYork’s show willreturnonJune14toepisodeswithafullstudioaudience. tertainment world,CBSsaidMondaythatStephenColbert’slate-night NEW YORK,May25,(AP):Inonemoresteptowardareopeneden- sayshe’sStephen Colbert goingbackbefore liveaudiences Weinstein hadbeenscheduled Norman Effman Maneskin’s wingave “We arealarmedthatinaccurate The claimsfoundaparticular Rumors hadswirledonsocial EBU saiditcametothe “We considerthematter The returnofentertainmentaudiences“issomethingthecountry “Colbert bringingbackarealliveaudienceismomenttobecel- Telling jokesintoavoidhasbeenespeciallyhardforlate-nightper- Watching NBAplayoffgamesand“SaturdayNightLive”before Since theCOVIDshutdowninMarch2020,Colberthasproduced Audience memberswillhavetoprovideproofthattheybeen ’s extraditionfrom to Maneskin Damiano David , whichwasaleadingcon- EurovisionSongContest California ❑ led challenge. rmed Monday. testednegative Harvey Wein- tofacerape saidahearing ’s voluntar- New Italy a ces, usuallyonlywiththeshow’s activity wasconsensual. cence andcontends thatanysexual erly Hills women inLosAngelesand tried onchargesofassaultingfi to bringhimCaliforniabe degree rape. of acriminalsexactandthird- Weinstein maintains hisinno- Los Angelesprosecutorswant release forafi Asians” directorknowstheimportanceofaglobal streaming platformlastsummer.The“CrazyRich a theatricalreleaseinsteadofpushingitouton convince Mirandathatitwasworthtowaitfor boot (Aug.27). “Jungle Cruise”(July30)andthe“Candyman”re- Emily BluntandDwayneJohnsonactionadventure Widow” (July9)starringScarlettJohansson,the rious” movie,“F9”(June25),Marvel’s“Black “In theHeights”(June11),ninth“Fast&Fu- (May 28),Lin-ManuelMiranda’sTony-winning cluding JohnKrasinski’s“AQuietPlacePartII” leases weresupposedtocomeoutayearago,in- of lastsummer.Manythemostanticipatedre- demic. habits havechangedirrevocablyduringthepan- this summerwillbeanimportantgaugeonwhether Theaters havebeengearingupforthismomentand ings were$176million,down96%from2019. 40% oftheyear’sgrosses.Lastyear,summerearn- for over$4billioninrevenueandmakesuparound from MaythroughLaborDay,regularlyaccounts ment toosoon. living room. the-art soundcouldbeawelcomerespitefromthe corn, sodafountains,60-footscreensandstate-of- audiences, thepromiseofairconditioning,pop- the fi stream ofblockbusterspopulatingmultiplexesfor Squad” and“BlackWidow,”therewillbeasteady A Blockbuster moviemakesacomeback “In theHeights”directorJonM.Chuhadto In someways,thecalendarlookslikeado-over The modernsummermovieseason,whichruns For beleagueredmovietheaters,it’snotamo- From “F9”and“IntheHeights”to“TheSuicide “We hadbigdreamsforthis,”Chusaid. Variety rst timesincelastMarch.Forstreaming-weary spectacles, Hollywoodisreadytodazzleagain. fter morethanayearofbenchingitsbiggest This imagereleasedbyUniversalPicturesshowsJohnCena,(left),andCharlizeTheroninascenefrom‘F9.’(AP) from 2004to2013. rstmonologuefrom Disney Juniorseriesaimstogiveakid’s-eye viewofrace lm ledbyanunderrepresented group. By LindseyBahr Bev- ve ers, iscomingtoDisneyJunior. senting theconceptsofrace,racismandsocialjusticetoyoungview- Film LOS ANGELES: enti David Weinstein and touch,”Colbertsaid. Monday sendsaclearmessage. during theepidemic,withasmallaudienceofabout15people. home whenitreturnsonJune7,aspokeswomansaid. Currently onhiatus,theshowplanstokeepoperatingfromNoah’s versions of“TheDailyShow”fromhishomewithoutanaudience. many andwhotheyare. studio, andatleastsomepeoplearewatchinghim,butitisn’tclearhow fully vaccinated,inearlyJune. 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