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Louis C.K. is emerging with a new standup comedy special, his first since he acknowledged that disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct made by several female comedians in a 2017 New York Times story were true.

NEW YORK -- The Walt Disney Co. on Friday overhauled its release schedule by moving the dates of half a dozen Marvel movies, announcing a new one for the live-action adaption of “Mulan” and pushing one movie, “Artemis Fowl,” to Disney Plus, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

6ix9ine just caught a huge break. As confirmed in court documents obtained by Billboard, the rapper, née Daniel Hernandez, will be a free man after a New York judge granted him a compassionate release in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

Rapper Tekashi 6Ix9Ine is out of prison after a New York judge granted his request to serve the remainder of his sentence under home confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tekashi 6ix9ine has been granted release from prison earlier than expected, as court documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. The New York rapper, who was serving time after pleading guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, multiple firearms offenses, and narcotics trafficking, will serve the four-month remainder of his term from home confinement under government surveillance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is being released from prison ahead of time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was released from a New York prison on Thursday, April 2 his lawyers confirm to HollywoodLife. The 23-year-old rapper was granted early release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Tekashi, who suffers from asthma, was deemed a heightened risk for contracting COVID-19. His initial release date was scheduled for July 31.

6ix9ine just caught a huge break. As confirmed in court documents obtained by Billboard, the rapper born Daniel Hernandez will be a free man after a New York judge granted him a compassionate release in light of the coronavirus outbreak. His discharge will be effective immediately.

He could serve the rest of his sentence at home

Incarcerated rapper Tekashi 6ix9Ine is on track to potentially be released on Wednesday evening if New York prosecutors do not object to the judge’s recommendation over coronavirus concerns.

After years of silence, Fiona Apple emerged from the wilderness last month with news that she's finished her fifth album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters. She told The New Yorker that the LP's title was directly inspired by a line from British crime drama The Fall, when Gillian Anderson's lead detective calls for the said bolt cutters to unlock the door to a room where a young girl has been tortured. "Really, what it’s about is not being afraid to speak," she told writer Emily Nussbaum.

Paris Hilton has delayed the release of her new documentary, This Is Paris, amid the “brutal” coronavirus pandemic.

Including a set from New York's CBGB's in 1989

6ix9ine's shot at an early prison release was denied by a New York judge on Wednesday (March 25).

In today’s tv news roundup, Variety obtained an exclusive clip of “Torn From the Headlines: New York Post Reports” and AMC released a new promo for “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” Season 2. 

By Anthony D'Alessandro

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered movie theaters in New York to close starting Tuesday at 9 a.m. in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tupac Estate and Soundgarden have pulled out of a lawsuit against Universal Music Group that was filed by five artists last year over damage the artists’ musical recordings suffered in a 2008 fire that destroyed many assets in the company’s vaults.

By Dino-Ray Ramos