Newz Monkey

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has reached a deal with Swedish music streaming company Spotify Technology SA to host a podcast related to criminal justice reform, a representative for West said on Wednesday. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-podcast-kim-kardashian/kim-kardashian-west-to-host-criminal-justice-podcast-for-spotify-idUSKBN23O3LW?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Television series, movies and documentaries about the experience of black people in the United States have seen a surge in viewership amid public demonstrations that focused new attention on racial discrimination, according to industry data. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-television/tv-viewers-seek-out-13th-and-other-stories-about-race-amid-protests-idUSKBN23O00G?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Walt Disney Co plans to reopen the Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure park on July 17, pending approval from state and local authorities. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-walt-disney-califo/disney-eyes-july-reopen-for-california-theme-parks-idUSKBN23H3KT?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

New Zealand's capital has had an extra buzz of excitement over the past week since Hollywood director James Cameron and his crew flew in to film the much-anticipated sequel of the epic science-fiction film "Avatar". from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-newzealand-movies/action-film-makers-back-to-work-in-new-zealand-after-coronavirus-idUSKBN23E0XA?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Film and TV cameras can start rolling in California as soon as June 12, state officials said on Friday as they approved new guidelines to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus on sets. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hollywood/california-says-film-and-tv-production-can-resume-as-early-as-june-12-idUSKBN23C367?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Hollywood studios and labor unions on Monday proposed extensive coronavirus testing and other safeguards to allow actors and crew members to resume movie and TV show production in the United States. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hollywood/frequent-testing-less-contact-recommended-to-get-hollywood-cameras-rolling-again-idUSKBN2383W6?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Spotify Technology SA said on Tuesday comedian Joe Rogan's podcast will be available on the music streaming platform starting Sept. 1 and will become an exclusive later this year. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-tech-podcast/spotify-new-home-for-joe-rogans-podcast-shares-jump-idUSKBN22V30W?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

The Broadway family musical "Frozen" is closing permanently, producers announced on Thursday, the first big casualty of the coronavirus shutdown in New York's theatre industry. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-frozen/frozen-musical-becomes-biggest-victim-of-broadway-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN22Q3O4?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Whitney Houston is headed back to the big screen in a feature film about the singer's life that took her to the heights of fame but ended in drug addiction and tragedy. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-whitney-houston/whitney-houstons-life-to-be-made-into-feature-film-idUSKCN2243K5?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Actress Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson and baby granddaughter Rani Rose Fujikawa graced the cover of "People" magazine's annual Beautiful issue on Tuesday. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-beautiful/goldie-hawn-kate-hudson-and-daughter-lead-peoples-30th-beautiful-issue-idUSKCN22400K?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for rape, has no symptoms of the coronavirus, his spokesman said on Thursday, more than two weeks after a union official for corrections officers said the former movie producer had tested positive. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein/harvey-weinstein-free-of-coronavirus-symptoms-spokesman-idUSKCN21S00A?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

South Korea's boy band BTS will postpone its North America tour by two months to June due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, its management said on Friday. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bts/south-korea-boy-band-bts-postpones-u-s-canada-tour-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E022?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

The planned "Friends" reunion has been delayed due to disruptions in Hollywood caused by the coronavirus, an industry source said on Wednesday. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hbo-friends/friends-reunion-special-latest-victim-of-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN215423?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews