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Golden Globes group gives $300,000 to wildfire victims IN THE SPOTLIGHT
LOS ANGELES >> The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving $300,000 to help the victims of California’s deadly wildfires.
The organization best known for creating and organizing the Golden Globe Awards on Thursday announced the donation to four organizations that also include money for victims and families of last week’s mass shooting in Southern California.
The funds will go to the victims of the fires in Northern and Southern California. The fires started last week and together have killed at least 59 people, destroyed thousands of homes and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.
The association formed in 1943 and started the Golden Globes a year later.
Amy Schumer cancels Dallas show, hospitalized for nausea
Amy Schumer says she’s been hospitalized for severe, second-trimester nausea and apologized to fans in Dallas for canceling a stand-up show.
She said Thursday on Instagram she and the baby are fine. The post accompanied a photo of herself in a hospital bed. The “Trainwreck” and “I Feel Pretty” star said she’s been suffering from a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, which can cause severe morning sickness.
Schumer said she’s been more ill during her second trimester than her first. She thanked the doctors and nurses caring for her and promised to reschedule Thursday’s show at Winspear Opera House.
John Lennon’s killer says he feels more shame every year
ALBANY, N.Y. >> The man who gunned down John Lennon in 1980 says he feels “more and more shame” every year for his crime.
Mark David Chapman told a parole board in August about his remorse during his 10th unsuccessful attempt to win release. A transcript of the hearing was released Thursday by New York prison officials.
The now 63-year-old Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in the Wende (WEHN’-dee) Correctional Facility in New York. He shot and killed the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment on Dec. 8, 1980.
Chapman told parole board members that Lennon was “incredible” to him earlier that day when he autographed an album. Chapman says he thinks about that every day.
Apple signs multiyear deal with film studio A24
NEW YORK >> Apple has signed a multiyear film production deal with A24, the acclaimed New York-based studio behind “Moonlight” and “Lady Bird.”
People close to the deal who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment confirmed the agreement Thursday. Apple is investing in scripted content with the intention of competing with the likes of Netflix and Amazon. The deal connects Apple with one of the most respected makers of prestige and arthouse titles in film.
Neither Apple nor A24 commented Thursday. Unclear is how many films the deal includes, or if the movies will be released theatrically.
A24 was previously rumored to potentially be an acquisition target for Apple. This deal leaves the distributor of films like “The Witch,” “Mid90s,” “Hereditary” and “Eighth Grade” with its independence.