AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, June 2
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TUESDAY, June 2
UPDATES with AMERICA PROTESTS-JUST MERCY, JOE EXOTIC-ZOO
AMERICA PROTESTS-BLACK OUT TUESDAY — Musicians and celebrities join Black Out Tuesday, the music industry’s day of silence to reflect and implement change in response to the death of George Floyd and the killings of other black people. Instagram and Twitter accounts, from record labels to everyday people, were full of black squares posted in response to the deaths of Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 570 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE FUNNY PAPERS — The funny papers this Sunday will have more than laughs. More than 70 strips — ranging from Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” to Jim Toomey’s “Sherman’s Lagoon” and Jeff Keane’s “Family Circus” — will each have six symbols hidden to honor frontline workers dealing with the pandemic. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 712 words, photos.
AMERICA PROTESTS-SPLIT SCREEN — Is President Donald Trump a thug, or a heroic defender of the constitution? It depends where you watch television. Following the president’s law-and-order speech and walk to nearby church through streets forcibly cleared of protesters, the rhetoric was only hotter on Monday. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 475 words, photos.
AMERICA PROTESTS-JUST MERCY — The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms in the wake of George Floyd’s death. In the film, Michael B. Jordan plays attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. SENT: 203 words, photo.
AMERICA PROTESTS-BESTSELLING BOOKS — Books on race and criminal justice top bestseller lists. SENT: 235 words.
AMERICA PROTESTS-BRANDS REACT — As thousands of protesters take to the street in response to police killings of black people, companies are wading into the national conversation but taking care to get their messaging right. By Lindsay Bahr and Anne D’Innocenzio. SENT, 900 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING DALLAS RESTAURATEUR — Chef Chad Houser opened his downtown Dallas restaurant five years ago to help give teens coming out of juvenile detention stability and a push toward success. When the coronavirus pandemic threatened that mission, he found a way to not only keep the teens working but also give them a chance to help others. By JAIME STENGEL. UPCOMING: 560 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE-CAFES REOPEN — Paris cafes, the lifeblood of the French capital and central to its tourist appeal and global image, inch open their doors for the first time in nearly three months. SENT, 390 words, photos.
JOE EXOTIC-ZOO — A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” docuseries to Joe Exotic’s chief rival. U.S. District Judge Scott Palk on Monday granted control of the Oklahoma zoo that was previously run by Joseph Maldonado-Passage — also known as Joe Exotic — to Big Cat Rescue Corp. SENT: 189 words, photos.
NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs from the week of May 25-31. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 450 words, photo if available.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-SHIRLEY. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: Wednesday by 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: Wednesday by 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-AND WE GO GREEN. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday: 700 words, photo still.
BOOK REVIEW-THE VANISHING HALF BY BRIT BENNETT. Reviewed by Rasha Madkour. UPCOMING Wednesday: 400 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-THE BOOK OF ROSY BY ROSAYRA PABLO CRUZ AND JULIE SCHWIETERT. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Monday: 530 words, cover image.