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Katy Perry made a joke about contestant Sara Beth during her audition on American Idol this season and it didn’t go over well.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America has proposed allowing artificial intelligence to write scripts, as long as it does not affect writers’ credits or residuals. The guild had previously indicated that it would propose regulating the use of AI in the writing process, which has recently surfaced as a concern for writers who fear losing out on jobs. But contrary to some expectations, the guild is not proposing an outright ban on the use of AI technology. Instead, the proposal would allow a writer to use ChatGPT to help write a script without having to share writing credit or divide residuals. Or, a studio executive could hand the writer an AI-generated script to rewrite or polish and the writer would still be considered the first writer on the project.

Blake Shelton said he wasn't going to get emotional about his last season of — but he surprised even himself by getting «shook up» over the last night of Blind Auditions.Tuesday's episode of the NBC singing competition was the final night of the Blinds, which meant it was time for Blake to press his button one last time and select Team Blake's final performer.And it was a serendipitous selection, as 19-year-old Grace West took the stage with a perfect rendition of Pam Tillis' «Maybe It Was Memphis» that had both Blake and his doppelganger for the night, Niall Horan, turning their chairs for the impressive performance.Grace's decision seemed to be an easy one from the beginning, with even Blake's best frenemy, Kelly Clarkson, throwing down a super-rare endorsement of The Cowboy.«He’s the guy that really does help artists out,» she admitted. «That is my gift to Blake Shelton!»And it did pay off, as Grace became the last-ever singer to join Team Blake, which made the country star more emotional than he expected.«I gotta tell you, I’m sitting here talking about Grace right now, but my heart swells up, thinking about my journey on this show,” Blake told the cameras backstage after the selection.

Bad Bunny is currently going through legal trouble. The Puerto Rican singer has all eyes on him, now that his ex-girlfriend Carliz De La Cruz Hernández has sued him for at least $40 million, after she heard her voice in one of his hit songs.De La Cruz says the artist used her voice without her permission, which can be heard in two of his songs, ‘Pa Ti’ and ‘Dos Mil 16.’ The lawsuit was filed in a Puerto Rico court, and it details that the singer used a voice recording of her, with the words ‘Bad Bunny, baby.’‘Pa Ti’ has over 355 million views on YouTube and more than 235 million reproductions on Spotify, while ‘Dos Mil 16’ has over 60 million views on YouTube and 280 million reproductions on the popular streaming platform.She also states that Bad Bunny used her voice in promotions, live shows, television, radio, social media, streaming platforms, and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Crunchyroll has tapped Nichole Sakura (Superstore) for the title role in the English-language dub of their acclaimed animated feature Suzume, which in addition to the original subtitled version, debuts in theaters in Australia and New Zealand on April 13, coming to the U.S., Canada, the UK and Ireland the following day.

In the wake of the closure of the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Atlanta arts organizations like Voices of Note are urging the community to support the arts with a five-pronged plan.

Soon Muslims across the world will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan. For 30 days, Muslims will not be eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset and will be breaking their fast during the evening.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent U.K. producer Nicola Shindler received on Tuesday the third Women in Series Award at Series Mania, Europe biggest TV festival.  Few awards seem such just reward. From serving as a script editor on “Cracker” (1993), Jimmy McGovern’s breakout, to producing his “Hillsborough” (1995) and executive producing “Queer as Folk” (1999) which heralded Russell T. Davies as a major writing talent, very few producers have been so consistently successful down the decades.  Shows produced by Shindler in just the last 10 years take in Sally Wainwright’s “Happy Valley” (2014), Harlan Coben’s “The Five” (2016) and “Safe” (2018), Davies’ “Years and Years and It’s a Sin, his consecration, and now “Nolly,” made by Shindler out of Quay Street Productions, her new label launched in 2021 as part of ITV Studios.

Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, the former partner of Bad Bunny, is suing the Puerto Rican artist over the rights to voice recordings used in his music. Assosciated Press reports that De La Cruz is mounting legal action over her “Bad Bunny, baby” voice memo, which has appeared on numerous songs by the hugely popular star. She is seeking $40 million in damages.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Stoops has been elevated to Partner at management and production co. Good Fear Content, Partners Chris Bender and Jake Weiner announced on Tuesday.

Bad Bunny has got some grandes problemas on his hands!

Jen Psaki’s new MSNBC show scored an impressive debut Sunday with 1.1 million viewers, nearly doubling CNN’s audience in the time slot.“Inside with Jen Psaki,” which launched Sunday, March 19 at 12 p.m. ET, also nabbed the No.

Jack Keating has shared a sweet new photograph of his baby daughter, after announcing her surprise arrival on Instagram in March. The 24 year old, who appeared on Love Island 2022, took fans by surprise earlier this month as he revealed he'd welcomed his first child. New dad Jack, who is the eldest son of Boyzone star Ronan Keating, has now shared a second glimpse of his adorable baby girl and posted a snap of him cradling her while enjoying a day at home with his family.

Bad Bunny is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for the alleged unauthorised use of one of her voice recordings in his music, it has been reported.Per Pitchfork, the audio clip in question appears on the Puerto Rican artist’s 2016 single ‘Pa Ti’, as well as the song ‘Dos Mil 16’ from his fourth and latest studio album, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ (2022).The message hears Bunny’s former partner Carliz De La Cruz Hernández saying “Bad Bunny, baby”.De La Cruz reportedly filed a lawsuit against the rapper/singer this month in a Puerto Rico court. She claims that both her voice and the phrase – which she allegedly came up with – were being used without her permission.According to Pitchfork, De La Cruz is seeking $40million (£33m) in compensation.A translation of the lawsuit reads: “Thousands of people have commented directly on Carliz’s social media networks, as well as every time she goes to a public place, about ‘Bad Bunny, baby’.“This has caused, and currently causes, De La Cruz to feel worried, anguished, intimidated, overwhelmed and anxious.”Also being sued are Bad Bunny’s label Rimas Entertainment and his manager, Noah Kamil Assad Byrne.Bad Bunny and De La Cruz are said to have been together between 2011 and 2017.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Toronto’s Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, has added 12 films to its Special Presentations program. The first tranche of titles was announced March 14. The festival runs April 27 to May 7. World premieres include Canadian journalist Michelle Shephard’s “The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain,” the uncovering of the story behind the pathologist who stole the genius’ brain in 1955; “The Rise of Wagner,” a chilling exposé on the collusion between Wagner Group mercenaries and the Kremlin, which has resulted in secret killings and countless human rights violations; “We Are Guardians,” the story of the Indigenous guardians of the Brazilian Amazon, struggling to protect their territories from the ravages of extractive industries, deforestation, corrupt politicians and profit hungry global corporations; “Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?,” a chronicle of dissident Hong Kong politician and activist Nathan Law’s fight for democracy; and director Barry Avrich’s “Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella,” a portrait of Canada’s first Jewish Supreme Court judge, a passionate advocate for the disabled community and visible minorities.

The court of public opinion has spoken and "Jeopardy!" fans are rife with fury. After Monday night's episode of the game show, viewers voiced their disdain on social media for what they believe was an allowed incorrect answer, altering the outcome of the show. Contestant and professor Melissa Klapper narrowly defeated teacher and football coach Jake Garrett as well as Kelly Barry, a marketing communications specialist.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Yes Studios, the Israeli producer and distributor behind “Fauda” and “Shtisel,” has boarded “Unsilenced,” a six-part series about sexual violence which is inspired by Odelia Carmon’s novel “The Confidante.” The multi-layered series stars Yaakov Zada Daniel (“Fauda”), Avraham Shalom Levi (“Shtisel”), Nelly Mira Rubin (“Fire Dance”), Dana Meinrath and Irit Nathan Benedek. Loosely inspired by actual events, “Unsilenced” is set pre-#MeToo, in the early 2000’s, when powerful men could readily mask and perpetuate abhorrent behaviors with the help of people they installed around themselves.

Bad Bunny is being sued by an ex-girlfriend over a voice recording she provided to the singer before his rise to fame which, she says, he has now used on two of his tracks without permission.Carliz De La Cruz Hernández and Bad Bunny, real name Benito Martínez Ocasio, became a couple in 2011. At one point they planned to marry, but they ultimately parted ways as his music career started to take off and she began studying at the University Of Puerto Rico’s law school.In the short recording at the heart of this legal battle De La Cruz says “Bad Bunny, baby”.

A member of Uganda’s Nyege Nyege experimental music collective, Pö – real name Pauline Bedarida – has just released her debut solo album ‘Cociage’.A wildly experimental collection of electronic tracks, all held together by her distinct voice, she described the record to Dazed as sounding like “fishing into a worldwide mycorrhizal-electrical network of sounds crawling in the collective consciousness and fructifying in my mouth as heavily twisted-out-of-shape yet somewhat audible edibles”.Now, that last sentence may not have made any sense to you, but if you listen to the album (which I’m telling you that you should), it will start to become clearer.

The Only Way is Essex star Junaid Ahmed, 28, said he feels like a "brand new person" following a nose job, hair transplant and chin liposuction. "I did it all in a week," he said, adding, "My hair was really receding.The transplant was the most horrendous pain of my whole life - eight hours of it.The nose job and chin liposuction I had together in Turkey and the hair transplant was five days before. "I'm still in recovery now - it takes six months and it's only three months since I had it all done.

READ MORE: Denise Van Outen opens up about 'strange' relationship with ex-husband Lee MeadThe family were given antibiotics and steroids and sent on their way, none-the-wiser to the actual health condition Maude was battling. Her condition continued to worsen and the family returned to A&E twice in the 48 hours before Maude's death, this time being told their little girl had croup, a childhood condition that affects the windpipe, airways and voice box. The parents were also told that her condition was improving and so returned home, but hours later they were awoken on New Year's Day 2011 by three-year-old Bessie who was concerned that she couldn't wake up her little sister.

Bad Bunny is facing a lawsuit from one of his ex-girlfriends.

Bad Bunny's ex-girlfriend is taking the artist to court over a recording of her voice, which he's used in past songs, according to multiple reports.Bad Bunny's ex, Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, filed a $40 million lawsuit in a Puerto Rico court earlier this month, claiming that the bestselling singer used a recording of her voice, saying «Bad Bunny, baby,» in at least two songs without permission.As first reported by Puerto Rico news outlet NotiCel, as well as , De La Cruz's lawsuit claims her «distinguishable voice» has been used in Bad Bunny songs — including 2016's «Pa Ti» and 2022's «Dos Mil 16» — as well as in promotional material, in concerts and on different music platforms.«Since then, thousands of people have commented directly on Carliz’s social media networks, as well as every time she goes to a public place, about the 'Bad Bunny, baby,'» the lawsuit alleges. «This has caused, and currently causes, that De La Cruz feels worried, anguished, intimidated, overwhelmed and anxious.»De La Cruz and Bad Bunny — whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio — began dating in 2011, and in her lawsuit she claims that the singer asked her to record herself saying the now-famous phrase, «Bad Bunny baby,» for him to use while mixing his songs.The lawsuit states that the pair broke up in 2016, then briefly reconciled in 2017 before splitting up for good.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from this week’s episode of All American: Homecoming.

Charna Flam Prime Video has released the first official trailer for its Emmy-winning comedy series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The upcoming fifth and final season will have a total of eight episodes. The season will premiere with three episodes on April 14, followed by one new episode each Friday, until the May 26 series finale. The fifth season plot has been kept under wraps, but according to Prime Video, “Midge finds herself closer than ever to the success she’s dreamed of, only to discover that closer than ever is still so far away.” Created, written, directed and executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the series stars Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Michael Zegen, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Reid Scott, Alfie Fuller and Jason Ralph.

Blake Shelton and Niall Horan's bromance may have ended on Monday's episode of The pair have been tight all season as Niall joined the show as a first-time coach and Blake prepares to sign off after his last season on the NBC singing competition — even joking about their «father-son» dynamic — but that all changed during the latest round of Blind Auditions.Niall was going up against Kelly Clarkson for soft-spoken but mega-talented singer Gina Miles, when Blake passed him a note written on his notepad.«Kelly can't coach nerves, she admits it,» Niall read aloud, but that was a major faux pas for Shelton.«I am never helping you again!» he exclaimed. «I wrote [that] down on the pad in privacy.»«I don't know if in Ireland it's common practice to be passed a note about somebody and then read the note aloud to the person,» he added to the cameras, shaking his head.Later, backstage, Blake told Chance the Rapper that he was his new heir apparent. «Forget him, remember you,» he joked with the rapper. A SHOCKING amount of talent is coming from Gina Miles pic.twitter.com/juPsWpSj4nET spoke with the season 23 coaches ahead of the premiere, who all shared how excited they were to be on the show for The Cowboy's last go-round.«I texted him,» Kelly shared.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Bad Bunny’s ex–girlfriend is suing the superstar for at least $40 million over a well-known voice recording she provided the singer before he became famous. Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, whose breathy “Bad Bunny, baby” recording was included in two of the artist’s songs, claimed in a lawsuit filed this month in a Puerto Rico court that her voice and the phrase she came up with are being used without her permission. The lawsuit, which was first reported by online Puerto Rico news site Noticel, notes that the phrase was used in the “Pa Ti,” song, which has more than 355 million views on YouTube and more than 235 million reproductions on Spotify.

Prime Video is taking audiences to Africa with “Gangs of Lagos”.

Naman Ramachandran Lizzie Francke, editor-at-large, Fiona Morham, head of production and Natascha Wharton, head of editorial will leave the BFI Film Fund later this year. The three senior team members have led the BFI’s national lottery funding for the development and production of U.K. films. Acclaimed titles supported by them include “Rye Lane,” “Aftersun,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Blue Jean” and “After Love,” among many others. Francke, Morham and Wharton will depart in late spring/early summer. They will continue to support their slate of projects, working with the filmmaking fund team as it transitions to a new structure. The news comes on the eve of details of the new fund, which will be revealed on March 21.