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Hollywood stars Stone, Hill turned to the TV in Netflix's 'Maniac'

Actors Emma Stone and Jonah Hill join the list of Hollywood stars turning to television with Netflix's "Maniac", a dark comedy mini-series looking at human connection. Oscar winner Stone and "The Wolf on Wolf Street" star Hill play Annie and Owen, two strangers with personal problems who take part in a pharmaceutical drug trial.

Netflix reaches for Emmy's milestone, but can it outpace HBO?

The next battle in the streaming TV wars will unfold on Monday's Emmys stage, where Netflix Inc aims to end HBO's 16-year streak as the night's biggest winner and earn bragging rights for its marketing. For the first time, Netflix will head to the ceremony with more nominations than any other network, with 112. AT&T-owned HBO, however, will bring its formidable "Game of Thrones," which scored 22 of the premium cable network's 108 nods.

Tour of Ibsen play cut short in China amid cries for freedom

A tour of a 136-year-old political drama by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen was cut short in China after some members of the audience in Beijing shouted out at the performers and called for freedom of speech. Berlin-based theater company Schaubühne was to kick off two performances of "An Enemy of the People", which deals with issues including corruption and manipulation of the masses, in Nanjing in Jiangsu province starting Thursday.

K-pop label faces fan, investor fury after firing dating artists

A South Korean record label's move to dump two K-pop artists who had declared their romantic relationship has sparked a major fan backlash on social media and knocked its share price lower. Cube Entertainment Inc announced in a statement on Thursday that it had fired female singer Hyun Ah, 26, from the group Triple H, and E'Dawn, 24, from the 10-member boy band Pentagon, citing broken trust in the artists.

Ariana Grande sorry she 'couldn't fix' Mac Miller's pain

Singer Ariana Grande on Friday spoke publicly for the first time about the death of her former boyfriend Mac Miller, writing on social media that he was "the kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved." Miller was found unresponsive at his home in Studio City, California, and pronounced dead there at age 26, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said in a statement on Sept. 7.

Escapism or realism? Top Emmy races pose a choice

Fantasy or realism? That's the question at the Emmy Awards this year as voters choose whether to reward television dramas and comedies that provide comfort and escapism, or bleaker fare that echoes troubled times. Dragons and castles saga "Game of Thrones" and heart-tugging family drama "This is Us" square off against chilling series "The Handmaid's Tale" and Cold War spy show "The Americans" for the highest honors in television on Monday.

A lady vanishes: In China, a movie star disappears amid culture crackdown

Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared. The star's vanishing act - she dropped off the radar in June when reports started to swirl that she was involved in a probe into tax evasion in the film industry - has sparked wild speculation in China about her fate, including reports the actress had been detained.

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