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Public Theater stands by its controversial “Julius Caesar” with Trump lookalike

(L-R) Attendee Alec Baldwin, and Artistic director of the Public Theater Oskar Eustis - Getty Images/Ilya S. SavenokAfter two companies dropped their sponsorship of the production, New York’s Public Theater is standing by its controversial production of Julius Caesar, in which the title character, a Donald Trump lookalike, is assassinated on stage."We stand completely behind our production of Julius Caesar," the nonprofit theater company wrote in a statement obtained by ABC News. "We recognize […]

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Bill Cosby sexual assault trial: Jury hears 30 minutes of graphic past depositions

iStock/Thinkstock   (NORRISTOWN, Penn.) -- The judge in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial read parts of the comedian's decade-old deposition from a civil suit for more than 30 minutes on Tuesday, after jurors requested additional "context" as part of their deliberations. They will decide if the comedian sexually assaulted accuser Andrea Constand in 2004. According to depositions Cosby made in 2005 and 2006, he gave Constand Benadryl and admitted to having two sexual […]

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Is Chris Evans’ time as Captain America coming to an end?

Marvel - 2016(LOS ANGELES) -- Chris Evans has spent a lot of his career as a superhero.  First he played Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, in Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.  Now of course he's been Captain America in three Captain America films and two Avengers pictures.  But the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel may be Evans' last hurrah. “I had six films in my Marvel contract, so I […]

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“Frozen” follow-up first look: “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”

Walt Disney Studios(LOS ANGELES) -- Frozen, the Disney animated film about two royal sisters, Anna and Elsa from the fictional land of Arendelle, had fans around the world belting out the infectious hit, “Let It Go.” Now there's new reason to sing. The next chapter in the Frozen story, a "holiday featurette" called Olaf's Frozen Adventure, is coming this November, and Good Morning America debuted the first look today. The 21-minute feature takes place during the […]

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Cosby trial jury begins first full day of deliberations today

iStock/Thinkstock(NORRISTOWN, Penn.) -- Following six days of testimony, the jurors in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial began formal deliberations Monday in Norristown, PA, to determine the comedian's fate.  Tuesday begins the first full day of jury deliberations. The defense rested their case Monday after calling but a single witness, a police officer, after which both sides delivered closing statements.  The jury went home around 9:30 p.m. ET Monday without […]

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“Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night” returns for Game 5 with Karl Malone and Charlize Theron

ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- Before the Golden State Warriors took the series on with a 129-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Five of the NBA Finals Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel returned with his prime-time special, Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night, now in its tenth straight year.  Before the big game, Jimmy shared a video of his awkward chat with his basketball idol, called “All Alone with Karl Malone.” The conversation never really went […]

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Two armed inmates on the run after killing 2 correctional officers in Georgia

iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) -- Two Georgia inmates are armed and on the run after one of them shot and killed two Georgia State Correctional Officers, officials said.Two state prisoners overpowered the correctional officers who were driving a transport bus along Georgia State Route 16 between Eatonton and Sparta in Putnam County at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, about 80 miles southeast of Atlanta, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.One corrections officer had […]

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Disgraced former journalist Juan Thompson pleads guilty to cyberstalking, anti-Semitic threats in revenge against ex

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- St. Louis native and disgraced former journalist Juan Thompson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of cyber stalking and one count of making hoax bomb threats as part of his campaign to harass and intimidate a woman with whom he had a past relationship, according to the United States Attorney's Office Southern District of New York.Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim announced in a statement that […]

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University of Virginia fraternity settles with Rolling Stone over retracted campus rape story

Jay Paul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A University of Virginia fraternity has agreed to settle a defamation lawsuit it filed against Rolling Stone magazine after the publication of a now-debunked and retracted story about an alleged on-campus rape, the fraternity announced."The Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has agreed to settle and dismiss its defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone and Sabrina Erdely arising from the magazine’s publication of the […]

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