The success of the African American Film Critics Association didn’t happen overnight.

For a year, New York’s Adult Survivors Act gave adults claiming they had been sexually assaulted a chance to file civil lawsuits, no matter how long ago the assaults occurred.

A woman alleges in a new lawsuit that Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a New York bar in 2015.

One of the many impacts of Hollywood's lengthy actors strike has been that most performers haven't been able to promote their work.

This week’s new entertainment releases include Offset’s sophomore solo album, the return of “Frasier” starring Kelsey Grammer, and Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones leading the crowd-pleasing courtroom drama “The Burial."

There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home.

“Rap City.”.

Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it.

Viola Davis has achieved EGOT status.

There are legions of fans of Spider-Man, who this month marks 60 years in the vast, imaginative world of comic books, movies and merch.

This week’s new entertainment releases include music from the union of The Roots’ Black Thought and super-producer Danger Mouse, a PBS “Frontline” investigation into women’s rights in Afghanistan a year after the U_S_ withdrawal and Jamie Foxx playing a vampire hunter in “Day Shift.”.

During a week in mid-May, broadcast television networks traditionally unveil their fall plans in flashy presentations before advertisers in New York.

Los Angeles County prosecutors say the man arrested on suspicion of tackling comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl will not be charged with any felonies.

Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night and a man was later arrested.

“The Wendy Williams Show” is ending because of Williams’ prolonged health-related absence and will be replaced this fall with a show hosted by Sherri Shepherd.

The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan Franzen, Sally Rooney and Colson Whitehead.

“Soul” has won the heart of Oscar voters.

Foxx will play the boxing great in the project that also counts Foxx and filmmaker Martin Scorsese as producers. (Photos by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES – Mike Tyson is getting in the TV drama ring against himself. On the heels of Hulu's announcement of a Tyson miniseries to be made without his involvement, the boxing great said he's producing a limited series starring Jamie Foxx. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Foxx also are among the producers. Last month, Hulu said it had ordered the eight-episode series “Iron Mike,” saying it would explore the “the wild, tragic and controversial life and career” of a polarizing athlete.

This image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar’s jazz themed “Soul” and two of Chadwick Boseman’s final films: the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods,” both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.’ Black Panther Party film “Judas and the Black Messiah” which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” the Disney+ phenomenon “The Mandalorian” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.”The selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for “Hamilton.”In lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot, left, and Chris Pine in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)In its second weekend in U.S. theaters, “Wonder Woman 1984” earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. “Wonder Woman 1984” has made $28.5 million to date from the U.S., where about 39% of theaters are open and most major markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco, are closed. Internationally, it added $10.1 million, bringing its global total to $118.5 million. While $5.5 million would be a terrible second weekend for a $200 million movie in a pre-pandemic world, under the unique circumstances it was enough to top the domestic charts.

This image released by Disney-Pixar shows the character 22, voiced by Tina Fey, left, and Joe Gardner, voiced by Jamie Foxx, in a scene from the animated film "Soul." But with more than half of U.S. theaters closed, two of the biggest movies of the year — “Soul” and “Wonder Woman 1984” — will be going straight to streaming. — Also arriving Christmas Day is “Wonder Woman 1984,” Patty Jenkins' sequel to her barrier-breaking 2017 film. With Gal Gadot returning, “Wonder Woman 1984” fast-forwards from 1918 to the “greed is good” decade. — AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy___Catch up on AP’s entertainment coverage here: https://apnews.com/apf-entertainment.

1 hit on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, Drake has bested a record previously held by icons Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. Drake's “Laugh Now Cry Later," featuring rapper Lil Durk, reached the No. Wonder and Franklin, who died in 2018, each have had 20 songs top the chart. 1 hits on the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, 12 include him in the leading role, including “God’s Plan,” “In My Feelings,” “Hotline Bling,” “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Best I Ever Had,” his first major hit released in 2009. Earlier this year, 34-year-old Drake made Billboard chart history when he set a new record for most songs on the Hot 100 chart — Billboard's main songs chart that includes all music genres.

NEW YORK – The Pixar film “Soul” will skip theaters and instead premiere on Disney+ on Christmas, the Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday, sending one of the fall's last big movies straight to streaming. The successive delays of the film industry's would-be blockbusters has only made the dire circumstances of movie theaters more acute. Without aid, the organization said, 69% of small and mid-sized movie theater companies will close or go bankrupt. “The stark reality is that many movie theaters will not be able to open again if they don’t receive government help,” says Esther Baruh, director of government relations for the association. It recently announced that it would lay off 28,000 workers, most of them at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— “Enola Holmes”: It’s somewhat fitting that “Stranger Things” breakout Millie Bobby Brown gets her first starring role in a Netflix film, “Enola Holmes,” coming to the streamer Wednesday. — The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in June in Tennessee but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, though, the festival is launching Virtual ROO-ALITY, a three-night live broadcast featuring new performances as well as content from the Bonnaroo archive. The two-hour film will be available at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday at pbs.org/frontline and on YouTube at 9 p.m. EDT.

FILE - This Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 file photo shows the Instagram app icon on the screen of a mobile device in New York. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are taking part in a 24-hour freeze Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on Instagram to protest against the failure of the social media platform's parent company, Facebook, to tackle misinformation and hateful content. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 file photo, Kim Kardashian West speaks at the "Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project" panel during the Oxygen TCA 2020 Winter Press Tour at the Langham Huntington, in Pasadena, Calif. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are taking part in a 24-hour freeze Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 on Instagram to protest against the failure of the social media platform's parent company, Facebook, to tackle misinformation and hateful content. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)LONDON – Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio are among celebrities taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” on Wednesday to protest against what they say is parent company Facebook's failure to tackle violent and hateful content and election misinformation. The movement asks people to put up a message highlighting what they called the damage Facebook does but otherwise refrain from posting on Instagram for a day. With 188 million followers, Kardashian West is one of the most influential people on Instagram and support from her and other big names for the boycott saw Facebook shares slide in aftermarket trading late Tuesday.

Heres a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment journalists of whats arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Project Power: Missing new superhero pics? Netflix has one up its sleeve in Project Power, hitting the streamer Friday. Selena Gomez is on new turf the kitchen in Selena + Chef, a 10-episode cooking series that debuts Thursday on the HBO Max streaming service. The answer may be found in Ted Lasso, a new Apple TV+ series starring Jason Sudeikis as the character he played in NBC Sports promotions for the Premier League.

FILE - In this July, 26, 2019 photo, actor and producer Michael B. Jordan poses for a portrait during the 2019 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jordan has partnered with Amazon Studios for A Night at the Drive-In that will bring diverse films to drive-in theaters for free screenings. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK For Michael B. Jordan, timing is everything. So when the SAG award winner marched in a Los Angeles Black Lives Matter protest last month demanding that Hollywood drastically increase its diversity in the executive ranks, it was a moment he felt prepared for. Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said the partnership falls into the companys efforts to support social justice initiatives. What were doing right now while we have the energy and the momentum, lets continue to keep the conversation pushing forward, Jordan said.

FILE - This May 28, 2019 file photo shows Singer Harry Connick Jr. with his daughter Georgia at a special screening of "Pavarotti" in New York. The special will air June 21 and will follow host Connick Jr. and his filmmaker-daughter Georgia on road trip celebrating and thanking essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. With the help of his daughter, Georgia Connick, who is a filmmaker, and a bunch of GoPro cameras, he embarked on a pandemic road trip to meet essential workers around the country who were risking their lives during the pandemic. I just want to reach out and meet some of these folks, sanitation workers or elementary school teachers or people that are working at food banks, said Harry Connick. It was highly emotional, said Harry Connick.

NEW YORK The 2019 film Just Mercy, which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd's death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. In the film, Michael B. Jordan plays attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, who helps a character played by Jamie Foxx. We believe in the power of story, Warner Bros. said. The rider was initiated as a way to change long-term under-representation of people of color and women in Hollywood. Recent studies have shown that films like Just Mercy are starting to reshape the film industry.

Across the U.S., many celebrities have been doing far more than tweeting supportive words or issuing carefully prepared statements. They took to the streets alongside thousands of people to condemn the killings of black people at the hands of police and to demand reform. The video shows Sampson step in front of his assistant and an officer hit him at least twice with a baton. Then an officer aims straight at me, no ricochet, and shoots (rubber bullets) Sampson wrote. Everyone is angry but there is a way to direct that anger, actor/director Taika Waititi wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

FILE - This May 28, 2019 file photo shows Singer Harry Connick Jr. with his daughter Georgia at a special screening of "Pavarotti" in New York. The Grammys is putting together an event featuring Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Herbie Hancock and Harry Connick, Jr. to honor essential workers across America. It will follow host Connick Jr. and his filmmaker-daughter Georgia on road trip celebrating and thanking essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK The Grammys is putting together an event featuring Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Herbie Hancock and Harry Connick, Jr. to honor essential workers across America. Winfrey, Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Queen Latifah, Rene Zellweger and Drew Brees will also deliver special messages to workers.

NEW YORK A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean Diddy Combs and died earlier this month, will air Sunday. It will air commercial free on BET, BET Jams, BET Soul and REVOLT TV, where Harrell served as vice chairman. Diddy often credits Harrell with giving him the tools to find success in music and life, even saying Harrell was like a father figure to him. In 1993, Harrell let go of Diddy, who then launched his uber-successful Bad Boy Records. Diddy posted multiple tributes to Harrell on social media following his death.

(Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Jamie Foxx tricked an A-list crowd at a pre-Super Bowl show Saturday, telling them Beyoncé was about to perform. 2001 Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Famer Ray Lewis honored fellow Hall of Famer Jim Brown with a philanthropic award. Foxx was playful all night, salsa dancing with the crowd, practicing his Spanish and telling everyone to get close because he smelled especially good that evening. “We want the original Whitney," he said, before getting the audience to chant her name. The event raised money for several charities, auctioning off sports memorabilia, last-minute Super Bowl tickets and a retreat on a private island in Belize.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Sean “Diddy” Combs called out the Grammy Awards for dissing rap and R&B stars in its major categories in a blazing speech that earned him a standing ovation from Beyoncé, Jay-Z and several other music industry players. “So I say this with love to the Grammys, because you really need to know this, every year y’all be killing us man. “In the great words of Erykah Badu, ‘We are artists and we are sensitive about our (expletive).’ We are passionate. Last year’s Grammys marked the first time a hip-hop song was awarded song and record of the year when Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” achieved the feat. “You’re in the music industry.

"Soul" follows middle school band teacher Joe Gardner, voiced by Jamie Foxx, whose real passion is playing jazz. The studio released the trailer for "Soul" on Thursday. ), it's also the first Pixar movie featuring a black lead. "Soul" follows middle school band teacher Joe Gardner, voiced by Jamie Foxx, whose real passion is playing jazz. Meanwhile, characters Pixar featured before a black person: a French rat that cooks, literal talking monsters, ants and a toy cowboy.

Kevin Hart is getting plenty of love from fellow celebs following a car crash on Sunday morning, which resulted in some "major back injuries" for the leading man, according to a previous press release. Mindy Kaling also shared her best wishes for Hart, writing on Twitter, "Prayers up @KevinHart4real ." Both Hart and Black were taken to nearby hospitals as a result of "major back injuries," according to the release. My friend Rebecca who's my trainer & an endless source of inspiration in my life, was in a horrific accident with her fianc Jared & Kevin Hart. RELATED CONTENT:Kevin Hart Transported to Hospital After Car CrashWatch Kevin Hart Hilariously Attempt to Give a Puppy a Bath (Exclusive)Dwayne Johnson Jokes That His Relationship With Kevin Hart Has Sunk to 'Jealousy and Envy' (Exclusive)

"Hobbs & Shaw" sets a record in China, Leonardo DiCaprio tries to help the Amazon and Jamie Foxx gets "Soul" with Pixar.

The 51-year-old actor enjoyed some quality time with his guy friends on Thursday evening, just three days after news broke that he and Katie Holmes had split up. The source notes that singer Sela Vave did not attend with Foxx, as it was a guys night out. However, a source told ET that while the two actors "appear to have broken up," there's still a chance of reconciliation. However, another source told ET at the time that Vave is simply a singer/songwriter that Foxx is helping to mentor. RELATED CONTENT:Jamie Foxx Shuts Down Sela Vave Dating Rumors Following Split From Katie Holmes: 'That's Absolutely Not True'Jamie Foxx Shares Photo With Daughters Following Split From Katie HolmesKatie Holmes Steps Out in NYC in First Sighting Since Jamie Foxx Split News

"People are saying I'm dating the girl, let me just say this, that's absolutely not true," he stated, via iHeartRadio. The 51-year-old actor took it a step further by explaining that Vave is close friends with his daughters, Corinne, 25, and Annalise, 10. Foxx later clarified that he and Vave have a business relationship only; he's trying to help her build a singing career. Just one day later, a source told ET that Foxx and his longtime girlfriend, Katie Holmes, "appear to have broken" after six years together. RELATED CONTENT:Jamie Foxx Shares Photo With Daughters Following Split From Katie HolmesJamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Break Up After 6 Years of DatingJamie Foxx Holds Hands With Singer Sela Vave During Night Out in L.A.

Jamie Foxx is focusing on his family and his career as his breakup from Katie Holmes makes headlines. "#Daddydaughtertime on @beatshazamfox," Foxx captioned the picture, before giving a shout-out to a contestant on the show that died after appearing on the program. However, a source told ET at the time that Vave is a singer/songwriter Foxx is helping to mentor. As for Foxx and Holmes, another source told ET on Monday that while the two actors "appear to have broken up," there's still a chance of reconciliation. For more on Foxx and Holmes' breakup, watch the video below:RELATED CONTENT:Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Split: A Timeline of Their RomanceJamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Break Up After 6 Years of DatingJamie Foxx's Daughter Addresses His Relationship With Katie Holmes

After six years of dating, Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have called it quits. ET has reached out to Foxx and Holmes' reps.News of the actors' split comes after Foxx was spotted holding hands with singer Sela Vave while out in Los Angeles over the weekend. While the photos spurred relationship rumors, a source tells ET that Vave is a singer-songwriter Foxx is helping. Foxx and Holmes were first romantically linked in 2013, a year after Holmes divorced Tom Cruise. RELATED CONTENT:Jamie Foxx Holds Hands With Singer Sela Vave During Night Out in L.A.Jamie Foxx's Daughter Addresses His Relationship With Katie HolmesJamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Have Night Out With His Daughter

Jamie Foxx hit the town Friday night, and spent some time with singer Sela Vave. The Oscar winner and the beautiful brunette were spotted leaving Bootsy Bellows nightclub in West Hollywood, sparking romance rumors and questions about the status of his reported relationship with Katie Holmes. The pair reportedly attended Lil Pump's 19th birthday party at the L.A. hot spot, and were photographed holding hands as they walked past paparazzi and over to Foxx's white Lamborghini SUV. Foxx was rocking a white Balenciaga sweater hoody, black jeans and white Fendi sneakers while Vave stunned in a champagne metallic mini-dress and matching heels. RELATED CONTENT:Proud Dads Jamie Foxx and Sylvester Stallone Support Daughters at THEIR Movie PremiereKatie Holmes and Jamie Foxx Pose Together in Matching Met Gala LooksJamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Have Night Out With His DaughterKatie Holmes Trades PDA-Filled Miami Weekend With Jamie Foxx for Snowy New Year's With Suri

Though Foxx and Stallone have decades of experience (and plenty of awards) behind them, the upcoming horror film marks their daughters' first big roles. In 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Corinne Foxx and Sistine Stallone's characters, alongside their friends (Sophie Nlisse and Brianne Tju), explore a submerged Mayan City on a diving adventure. "He's a big crier, so I think he's gonna tear up when he sees me too. "I think bringing home a date is scarier than filming these scenes because my dad, he's unpredictable," Corinne shared. RELATED CONTENT:Sistine Stallone Recalls FaceTiming Dad Sylvester for Tips While Filming '47 Meters Down: Uncaged' (Exclusive)Sylvester Stallone Says He Has 'Zero Ownership' of 'Rocky' Despite Creating the FranchiseSylvester Stallone Says Dolph Lundgren Nearly Killed Him While Filming 'Rocky IV'