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Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV.
In music, Glastonbury has been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Singer Duffy returns with a new song after almost a decade away from the industry.
Film and TV, Netflix is set to cut the streaming quality for Europe for 30 days to ease the strain on internet providers. Find out what Hollywood film studios are planning to do with their postponed film releases.
Celebrity and other news, we take a look at a bizarre Twitter trend claiming Oprah Winfrey had been arrested for sex trafficking. And Daniel Radcliffe has opened up about Harry Potter fame, substance abuse and why growing up in London helped during the height of fame.
ALL in today’s ENTERTAINMENT briefing – A weekly roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.
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Duffy offers up first new music since shocking rape reveal
Music-News says Duffy returns with a new song after almost a decade away from the industry. She offered up her first song since revealing she was raped and held captive during a now-deleted Instagram post.
The 35-year-old Welsh singer uploaded ‘Something Beautiful’ for the attention of BBC Radio’s Jo Whiley, suggesting she play it on her daily show.
In a candid Instagram post, she said she had intended to offer up a spoken-word interview, detailing the ordeal that forced her away from music a decade ago. But she found it too difficult.
“Hi Jo,” her note began. “Hope you are well and keeping safe. Wanted to send you this to play on the radio, if you want. You may have read the words I wrote a few weeks back, I do feel freer. Tried to follow up with a spoken interview, but it’s harder than I thought, I will follow up in writing soon.”
Read the full story on Music-News
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Glastonbury 50 cancelled over coronavirus
Sky News says Glastonbury Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest have both been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.
A 50th anniversary Glastonbury event was being planned, and the cancellation is being described as a “terrible blow to our incredible crew and volunteers”.
The music festival’s organisers have sent their “sincere apologies” to the 135,000 who had paid deposits.
They also announced 2020 will now be an “enforced fallow year” for the world-famous event.
Read the full story on Sky News
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What Hollywood is planning to do with its delayed movie releases
Screen-Rant says a new report examines what film studios are planning to do with movies that have seen their release date delayed by Covid-19. The outbreak has had a massive impact on the entertainment industry. Cinemas are shutting across the globe and several films have been indefinitely postponed.
Films such as Fast & Furious 9 and No Time to Die have seen new release dates scheduled as far as a year away from now. However, the vast majority of them are waiting to receive one at a later point in time.
Given the fluid nature of the pandemic, studios are hesitant to reschedule their films until they have a better understanding of when life will go back to normal.
Because studios schedule their films years in advance, the release calendar is already full for the rest of 2020. But there are a few ways for Hollywood to work around it.
Read the full story on Screen-Rant
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Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe to reduce internet strain
WTX News says Netflix will reduce its video quality in Europe for the next 30 days, to reduce the strain on internet service providers.
Since large parts of Europe has been asked to self-isolate, Netflix has seen the demand for streaming increase.
They will lower the picture quality which will reduce Netflix data consumption by 25%. But they said viewers will still have good picture quality.
The change appears to include the UK, although it has not yet been confirmed.
Read the full story on WTX News
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No, Oprah Winfrey wasn’t arrested for sex trafficking
WTX News reports No, Oprah was not arrested for sex trafficking. Barely a few days into global lockdown and everyone appears to have lost their minds.
The bizarre – and completely untrue – posts about Winfrey appeared late Tuesday night on Twitter.
Blame it on Coronavirus-isolation cabin fever but the internet is keeping itself entertained by the rumour. The media mogul took to Twitter on Tuesday, saying the rumour was “an awful FAKE thing” and “NOT TRUE”.
Read the full story on WTX News
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Daniel Radcliffe praises his parents, talks substance abuse
WTX News says Daniel Radcliffe hit the big screen at the tender age of 11 in the title role in the Harry Potter film series.
There was, of course, a risk of the child actor going off-the-rails. But Radcliffe says staying in the UK and his supportive parents helped him stay grounded after he became famous.
Radcliffe says he understands why other child actors have had substance issues in the years following their youthful stardom.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Radcliffe said: “I think a huge problem for a lot of people is they get into a situation where they start doing something when they’re 10,” he told presenter Lauren Laverne.
Read the full story WTX News
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