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Get ready to hug Mickey Mouse again at Disney

As soon as mid-April, personal interaction between visitors and costumed characters will be allowed again at Disneyland in California.

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R. Kelly faces 2 new charges in 2001 Minnesota allegation

Kelly remains jailed in New York after pleading not guilty last week to charges that he sexually abused women and girls who attended his concerts there.

Christopher Lawford, actor and Kennedy scion, dead at 63

Author and actor Christopher Kennedy Lawford, who was born into political and Hollywood royalty, sank into substance abuse and addiction and rose to become a well-known advocate for sobriety and recovery, has died.

Miss America no longer will include bathing suit competition

The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.

Animation pioneer Isao Takahata dies at 82

Isao Takahata, co-founder of the prestigious Japanese animator Studio Ghibli that stuck to a hand-drawn “manga” look in the face of digital filmmaking, has died. He was 82.

 
Bill Cosby returns to Pennsylvania court

A day after Hollywood’s first Oscars of the #MeToo era, Bill Cosby is going to court on Monday to stop some of his dozens of accusers from testifying at his April 2 sexual assault retrial.

 
Ex-‘Bachelor’ star’s motion to dismiss charges in fatal crash case denied

Chris Soules, who became known as “Prince Farming” during his 2015 appearance on “The Bachelor” and also appeared on “The Bachelorette” and “Dancing With The Stars,” lost a legal battle Friday in the felony case against him.

 
Met told in 2016 of famed director’s alleged sexual misconduct

A big question remains after renowned conductor James Levine was suspended from the Metropolitan Opera amid accusations of sexual abuse: Why did it take so long for the company to act after it was informed by police that he had been accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy?

John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman over sex harassment allegation

HBO host John Oliver hammered Dustin Hoffman on an allegation of sexual harassment and the actor fired back with a ferocious defense as a seemingly benign screening became an explosive conversation about Hollywood sexual misconduct on Monday night.

 
Kevin Spacey’s swift downfall took less than a week

It took less than a week for two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey to go from admired stage, TV and film star to a pariah, under investigation by the police and fired from his Emmy-winning role in “House of Cards.”

Radiohead, Simone and Moody Blues are Rock Hall nominees

British rockers Radiohead, singer Nina Simone and The Moody Blues are among first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.