Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

‘L Word’ TV present forged go to White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week

The forged of American TV present “The L Word: Generation Q” visited the White House Tuesday to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, touting the function the long-running present has performed for homosexual girls and women throughout the nation. Karin Jean-Pierre, the primary overtly homosexual White House press secretary, welcomed the forged, saying it was “incredibly important” for younger individuals to see characters in books and on tv whose life tales and identities encourage them “to reach their highest potential.”

No dancing, choose tells jury at Ed Sheeran copyright trial

With Ed Sheeran on the witness stand in Manhattan federal courtroom on Tuesday throughout a copyright trial, jurors had been warned to maintain their composure whereas watching a video of the British pop star performing a medley of his hit music “Thinking Out Loud” and the basic Marvin Gaye tune “Let’s Get it On.” “We don’t allow dancing,” U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton instructed the seven-member jury.

Harry Belafonte, who blended music, performing, and activism, dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who began his leisure profession belting “Day O” in his Fifties hit music “Banana Boat” earlier than turning to political activism, has died on the age of 96. Belafonte died of congestive coronary heart failure at his residence in New York on Tuesday along with his spouse Pamela by his facet, the agency of his longtime spokesperson Ken Sunshine stated in a press release.

Trevor Noah wins Webby for ‘Daily Show’ phase supporting gun management

Months after his departure from “The Daily Show” in late 2022, comic Trevor Noah received a Webby Award for comedy within the “America’s Door Problem” phase of the late-night speak present, by which he pushes for gun management and criticizes policymakers’ response to mass shootings. The twenty seventh Annual Webby Awards – which will likely be handed out on May 15 in what is called the web’s greatest night time – additionally honor work that includes singers Rihanna, Lizzo and Doja Cat, former President Barack Obama and the forged of Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Super-sized screens, rumble seats draw moviegoers again to blockbusters

Jason Stark’s two younger sons talked excitedly for months about seeing the “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” When the movie debuted this month, he determined to make the expertise a particular outing. Stark took a day without work from work and drove his boys, ages 9 and 6, a couple of half-hour from their Connecticut residence to observe the film at an AMC theater on a 50-foot-high IMAX display screen.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Strictly’ choose Len Goodman dies aged 78

Len Goodman, the pinnacle choose on British tv dancing competitors “Strictly Come Dancing” and its U.S. model “Dancing with the Stars”, has died aged 78, the BBC stated on Monday. Goodman was a profitable skilled ballroom dancer, profitable the British championships in his late twenties earlier than retiring from the game and opening a dance college.

FACTBOX-Facts about actor-activist Harry Belafonte

* Belafonte was born in New York’s Harlem neighborhood however his mom took him to her Jamaican homeland at an early age for a couple of years earlier than returning to New York.

Comic and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ common Richard Lewis identified with Parkinson’s

Comic actor Richard Lewis, a longtime common on the HBO sequence “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” says he’s underneath a physician’s look after Parkinson’s illness however that regardless of giving up his standup act “everything is cool” as he focuses on writing and performing. Lewis, 75, disclosed his analysis in a quick video posted to Twitter on Sunday, saying he discovered he had Parkinson’s, a power degenerative dysfunction of the central nervous system, two years in the past after he started strolling stiffly and shuffling his ft.

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