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FILE - Britney Spears, left, and Justin Timberlake arrive at the 28th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2001. Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” releases Oct. 24. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File, File)

Britney Spears writes of abortion while dating Justin Timberlake in excerpts from upcoming memoir

Britney Spears wrote that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake…

FILE - Britney Spears, left, and Justin Timberlake arrive at the 28th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2001. Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” releases Oct. 24. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File, File)
FILE - Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019, in New York. Madonna kicked off her career-spanning Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night, Oct. 14, 2023, marking her first performance since suffering what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” that led to hospitalization in an intensive care unit for several days back in June. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Live Review: Madonna’s Celebration Tour kicks off in London after health scare

Madonna kicked off her career-spanning Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arena on…

FILE - Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019, in New York. Madonna kicked off her career-spanning Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night, Oct. 14, 2023, marking her first performance since suffering what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” that led to hospitalization in an intensive care unit for several days back in June. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Jeremy Dutcher is photographed in Toronto on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Jeremy Dutcher worried about getting ‘stuck’ in his archival past before 2nd album

Artist known for recording songs in the language of the Wolastoqiyik people

Jeremy Dutcher is photographed in Toronto on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Movie Review: In the elated ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,’ every seat is the best seat in the house

It opens with a clock counting down until show time — the…

Taylor Swift arrives at the world premiere of the concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn., on May 5, 2023. Swift is releasing her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film on Oct. 13. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster – and might shake up the movie business

Greg Marcus has been in the movie business for years but he…

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn., on May 5, 2023. Swift is releasing her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film on Oct. 13. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown during a 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. Kelce’s fledgling romance with pop superstar Taylor Swift has ‘Swifties’ becoming fans of Kelce and the Chiefs. Andrew Mather, Kansas City Chiefs

Shake it off: Travis Kelce hip to Taylor Swift’s lyrics as he slips free from injury, Rodgers insult

Need another sign that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are simply meant…

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown during a 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. Kelce’s fledgling romance with pop superstar Taylor Swift has ‘Swifties’ becoming fans of Kelce and the Chiefs. Andrew Mather, Kansas City Chiefs
In this July 19, 2014, file photo, Chef Michael Chiarello is shown at the Far Niente winery in Oakville, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Chef and TV personality Michael Chiarello dies from allergic reaction

61-year-old is survived by his wife and 4 children

In this July 19, 2014, file photo, Chef Michael Chiarello is shown at the Far Niente winery in Oakville, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
This combination of photos shows promotional art for the documentary “Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices,” premiering Oct. 4 on Paramount+, left, “Haunted Mansion,” premiering Oct. 4 on Disney+, center, and “Fair Play,” a Netflix film streaming on Oct. 6. (Paramount+/Disney+/Netflix via AP)

What’s streaming now: Drake, ‘Fair Play,’ Assassin’s Creed Mirage and William Friedkin’s last film

Drake’s latest album, the corporate movie thriller “Fair Play” starring Phoebe Dynevor,…

This combination of photos shows promotional art for the documentary “Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices,” premiering Oct. 4 on Paramount+, left, “Haunted Mansion,” premiering Oct. 4 on Disney+, center, and “Fair Play,” a Netflix film streaming on Oct. 6. (Paramount+/Disney+/Netflix via AP)
FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night, Sept 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour is over. But it’s coming to movie theaters soon

A documentary chronicling Beyoncé’s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in…

FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night, Sept 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
This combination of images shows, from left, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert. The late-night hosts are scheduled to return to the air on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, the first time in five months that they’ll have new shows due the writers strike, which concluded last week. (AP Photo)

Late-night shows return after writers strike

Actors resume talks that could end their standoff

This combination of images shows, from left, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert. The late-night hosts are scheduled to return to the air on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, the first time in five months that they’ll have new shows due the writers strike, which concluded last week. (AP Photo)
Taylor Swift, left, watches play between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium

Swift attended with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman

Taylor Swift, left, watches play between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Billie Joe Armstrong performs with Green Day at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in New York. The festival aims to end extreme poverty through the collective actions of Global Citizens by 2030. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)

American band Green Day to headline Grey Cup halftime show

Carrie Underwood will also perform, during the Grey Cup Music Festival

Billie Joe Armstrong performs with Green Day at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in New York. The festival aims to end extreme poverty through the collective actions of Global Citizens by 2030. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)
Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Bruce Springsteen postpones remainder of tour due to peptic ulcer disease

Remaining shows will run in 2024 instead

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Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Taylor Swift, right, watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Taylor Swift turns out to see Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs play Chicago Bears

Travis Kelce put the ball in Taylor Swift’s court, and she wound…

Taylor Swift, right, watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Greater Victoria singer and pianist Michael Kaeshammer opens his kitchen door to celebrity musical guests in a new television cooking show. (Courtesy Michael Kaeshammer)

Peninsula pianist takin’ care of business in the kitchen with Randy Bachman

Michael Kaeshammer kicks off fall tour with Salt Spring, Victoria shows

Greater Victoria singer and pianist Michael Kaeshammer opens his kitchen door to celebrity musical guests in a new television cooking show. (Courtesy Michael Kaeshammer)
In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait. The author’s clash with a Georgia school district over a mention of someone’s homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives’ push for what what they call parents’ rights. Nobleman at first complied with a request not to mention that the son of Batman’s co-creator was gay but then rebelled. He and LGBTQ+ advocates say the Forsyth County district in suburban Atlanta was wrong. The district says schools shouldn’t engage in such discussions without parents knowing in advance. (Rebecca Hale via AP)

A Batman researcher said ‘gay’ in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit

Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret…

In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait. The author’s clash with a Georgia school district over a mention of someone’s homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives’ push for what what they call parents’ rights. Nobleman at first complied with a request not to mention that the son of Batman’s co-creator was gay but then rebelled. He and LGBTQ+ advocates say the Forsyth County district in suburban Atlanta was wrong. The district says schools shouldn’t engage in such discussions without parents knowing in advance. (Rebecca Hale via AP)
FILE - Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. The rap superstar was questioned on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned for several hours on Monday in…

FILE - Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. The rap superstar was questioned on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)

UK police urged to investigate sex assault allegations against comedian Russell Brand

Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations…

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)
Rose (Rebbekah Ogden), left, comes face-to-face with Lucy (Jasmine Case) at the kitchen table. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Lucy leads a complicated love life in The Fiancee

Three men will need to sort out who’s her intended in Chemainus Theatre production

Rose (Rebbekah Ogden), left, comes face-to-face with Lucy (Jasmine Case) at the kitchen table. (Photo by Don Bodger)
FILE - Drew Barrymore attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 26, 2023, in New York. The National Book Awards dropped Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Drew Barrymore postpones her show’s new season launch until after strikes

Host received backlash for taping new episodes without union writers

FILE - Drew Barrymore attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 26, 2023, in New York. The National Book Awards dropped Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)