‘Green Book' producers thrilled by win, downplay controversy

Members of the team behind "Green Book" were amazed and thrilled it was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards despite the controversy that has dogged the segregation-era road-trip drama.

The Latest: Rami Malek falls, but recovers, after Oscar win

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all times local): 10:20 p.m. Rami Malek may have had a brief fall from the heights of his best-actor Oscar victory for "Bohemian Rhapsody" but he recovered in time to visit reporters in time to deliver emotional remarks on how much it meant to him to...

R. Kelly charged with criminal sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois

R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, appeared in court Saturday after being charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.

'Surviving R. Kelly' producer, activists react to singer's indictment

R&B singer R. Kelly was indicted Friday on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges before surrendering to police in Cook County, Illinois. And many people are crediting Lifetime Network's bombshell "Surviving R. Kelly" documentary series for setting the stage for recent legal developments.

OSCARS 2019: Spike Lee, Marvel, Gaga notch first Oscars at Academy Awards

Spike Lee won his first competitive Oscar while the motion picture academy spread around awards for Ryan Coogler's superhero sensation "Black Panther," Alfonso Cuaron's black-and-white personal epic "Roma," and the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" at a brisk, hostless Oscars awash in historic wins for diversity.

Stanley Donen, co-director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

Filmmaker Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" and "Funny Face" helped give us some of the most joyous sounds and images in movie history, has died. He was 94.

Atlanta filmed 'Black Panther' takes 2 awards early in Oscars, Regina King wins first-ever Oscar

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others who ridicule it as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy."

Rami Malek falls, but recovers, after Oscar win

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rami Malek may have had a brief fall from the heights of his best-actor Oscar victory for "Bohemian Rhapsody" but he recovered in time to visit reporters in time to deliver emotional remarks on how much it meant to him to win his award.

Trump goes after Spike Lee after Oscars speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilization for the 2020 election. Trump tweeted Monday that Lee did a "racist hit on your President." Trump claimed that he had "done more for African Americans" than "almost" any other president.

US Latinas rally around 'Roma' actress Yalitza Aparicio

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in "Roma," is finding strong support among Mexican-American women who identify with her indigenous roots despite backlash she is receiving in Mexico.

'Empire' producers cut Smollett from season's last episodes

Actor Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire" will be removed from the final two episodes of this season in the wake of his arrest on charges that he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself last month in downtown Chicago, producers of the Fox TV show announced Friday.

Cyclorama unveiled again amid diverging views of past

At a time when counties, cities and states across the South are removing or covering up Confederate monuments, one of the world's largest paintings of the American Civil War will reopen to the public Friday.

Police say Jussie Smollett faked attack to 'promote his career'

"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career, Chicago's police superintendent said Thursday.

'Monkees' guitarist Peter Tork dies at 77

Peter Tork, the popular 1960s singer and guitarist for The Monkees, has passed away at the age of 77.