Exclusive: Writer Stefanie Preissner ‘delighted’ to be engaged

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge handed a significant win to Nicki Minaj on Wednesday, finding that she did not commit copyright infringement when she created a song based on Tracey Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You.”The ruling protects the industry practice of developing a new song based on existing material, and then seeking a license from the original artist prior to release. U.S.

Afterlife, Fast & Furious 9, In the Heights, Jungle Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick. (Hey, at least we got Hamilton and Kissing Booth 2.)But hope springs eternal in the form of a fall movie season.

Ray J is still processing his decision to file for divorce from wife Princess Love. The 39-year-old singer filed for divorce on Monday, and in an interview with ET's Melicia Johnson on Tuesday, he admitted he hasn't «had a chance to sit back and think about it.» «You know, I love her and I love my babies and it's just personal, but she knows how I feel about her,» Ray J shared.

Alissa Simon Film CriticThe Moomins, with their hippo-like silhouettes, are beloved cartoon characters familiar to readers around the globe. But less is known about their creator, the bisexual, Swedish-speaking, Finnish visual artist and author Tove Jansson and her surprisingly unconventional life.

If you didn’t want to be woken by the flash of a camera and the sparkle of a ring then you shouldn’t have proposed Noel. But he did. ❤️

vaccines, begins this one in 2014, when she bought her first house in a historically Black Chicago neighborhood where whites were starting to move in.She kept a diary and when the time came to write the book, gave herself a set of rules. Each section had to start in the present tense, include an exchange with another person, etc.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: ABC has put in development Big Wishes, a half-hour single camera comedy from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee co-head writer Kristen Bartlett, director James Griffiths and his Fee-Fi-Fo Films, 2 Dope Queens co-creator Phoebe Robinson and ABC Signature, where Griffiths is under a deal.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Bartlett and directed by Griffiths, in Big Wishes, plenty of charities make wishes come true for

Healthy hair is beautiful hair. And for Black women, wash day is often a sacred act of self-care, since our kinks, coils, and curls require a little more TLC.

Shaun King has responded after being accused of trying to capitalise on the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman by promoting his book. The writer and activist trended on Twitter after the account @VeryWhiteGuy shared screenshots of an email from King.In the message, King expressed his sadness at Boseman’s death then asked his followers to buy his book, Make Change.

We have yet another nail in the coffin of Guillermo del Toro‘s dream “Haunted Mansion” movie. Despite years of arduous dedication and devotion shown towards making a movie based on the popular Disney attraction for years, the House of Mouse is reportedly moving ahead with a new take of the story, only without the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

was attached to direct and Ryan Gosling was in talks to star.Dippold first broke out as a writer on “Parks and Recreation” and soon made the jump to features penning 2013’s “The Heat,” which starred Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.

Big Mouth has found its new Missy.

Halo franchise is returning to aid in the completion of Halo Infinite’s campaign.343 Industries broke the news of Staten’s return to the franchise via the Halo Waypoint blog, revealing that Staten would be assuming the role of Project Lead for campaign, and will support the “campaign team’s existing, talented, creative leaders and ensuring they have everything they need to create an awesome Halo game”.The blog post also highlighted some of Staten’s contributions to the franchise, assuring fans

LONDON -- A 29-year-old Dutch writer has become the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize.Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s “The Discomfort of Evening,” a dark story about a devout farming family in a strict Christian community in the rural Netherlands, was announced as the winner Wednesday.Under the rules of the prize, the 50,000-pound ($66,000) award will be split between the author and translator Michele Hutchison, giving both equal recognition.Ted Hodgkinson, who chaired a panel of

Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) wasn’t the only woman romanced by the show’s leading men — Candace Bushnell was once taken out by one of Carrie’s loves.Bushnell, 61, who wrote the 1997 book the HBO series is based on, recalled going out on one date with John Corbett, who played Aidan Shaw.

Candace Bushnell, a.k.a. “the real life Carrie Bradshaw,” is sharing some behind-the-scenes tea about “Sex and the City“.

.While on  podcast, the author (whose book was the basis for the hit HBO series and two movies) revealed she once went on a dinner date with one of the show's leading men. And yes, that would be one of the guys Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) dated on the show!«I'm never gonna be Team Aidan for Carrie,» she confessed, referencing John Corbett, who played the beloved Aidan Shaw.

NEW YORK -- Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling “Passages” helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83.