Know about Irish sexual abuse crisis, Judd's lawsuit, Emmy awards

Bono, frontman for Irish rock band U2, met Pope Francis on Wednesday and said afterward he is an extraordinary man who is sincere in his pain over a sexual abuse crisis in Ireland.

U2's Bono and Pope discuss Irish sexual abuse crisis

Bono, frontman for Irish rock band U2, met Pope Francis on Wednesday and said afterward he is an extraordinary man who is sincere in his pain over a sexual abuse crisis in Ireland. Bono and the pope spoke for more than 30 minutes at a meeting to team up the rock star's ONE organization, a global campaign, and advocacy organization that aims to end extreme poverty, with a papal group named Scholas Occurrentes, which helps foster cooperation among schools worldwide.

Lawyer says director Peter Jackson might testify against Weinstein in Judd's lawsuit

"The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson has spoken with actor Ashley Judd's legal team and could furnish "powerful" testimony supporting her defamation and sexual harassment suit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, her attorney said on Tuesday. Judd's civil suit, filed in April, accused Weinstein of discouraging Jackson in 1998 from casting her in the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" movie franchise in retaliation for her refusing Weinstein's sexual advances.

Sunny yellows shine on gold carpet at TV's Emmy awards

Hollywood's top TV talent stepped out in bright yellow and sparkling white gowns, jumpsuits and tuxedo jackets that complemented a gold carpet as they arrived for a too-close-to-call Emmys race on Monday. Actresses Alison Brie, Judith Light, and Tatiana Maslany all chose sunny yellow for the television industry's highest honors, which were being handed out in a downtown Los Angeles theater on a hot late-summer day.

Maroon 5 reportedly tapped for 2019 Super Bowl halftime show

Pop band Maroon 5 will provide the halftime entertainment at the 2019 Super Bowl, Hollywood publication Variety reported on Wednesday. Variety said that two unidentified sources had confirmed that the band, led by Adam Levine, will headline the National Football League's (NFL) championship game on Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

'Mrs. Maisel,' 'Game of Thrones' win on the night of Emmy upsets

"Game of Thrones" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Monday on a night of upsets for the highest honors in television and a triumph for streaming services. The dystopian female show "The Handmaid's Tale" and FX's surreal hip-hop comedy "Atlanta" were the biggest losers, taking none of the most prestigious awards and making a disappointing night for stars Elisabeth Moss and Donald Glover.

All-star Mary Poppins sequel flies into view

A view across the grimy rooftops of London? Is a nanny descending to earth with a flying umbrella? Dick Van Dyke? All are present and correct in the trailer for the "Mary Poppins" reboot that was released on Tuesday. Julie Andrews, who won the 1965 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the original, is replaced in "Mary Poppins Returns" by Emily Blunt as the unconventional governess who arrives as if by magic to heal a family in need of love.

Alberta Ferretti's soft-toned urban explorers open Milan Fashion Week

The curtain went up on Milan's fashion week on Wednesday with a soft-toned and feminine collection designed by Italy's Alberta Ferretti with urban safari-inspired looks. For the next six days, the Italian capital of fashion will host more than 140 catwalks and presentations for the spring-summer 2019 collections, attracting buyers, designers, influencers and fashion addicts.

U.S. audience for Emmy Awards show hits a record low

The U.S. television audience for the Emmy Awards slumped about 11 percent to a new all-time low, according to Nielsen rating data on Tuesday, drawing just 10.2 million American viewers. Last year's Emmy Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of television, was seen by 11.4 million U.S. viewers, which itself tied the previous record-low figure, reached in 2016.

SeaWorld, ex-CEO settle SEC charges they hid 'Blackfish' impact

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc and former Chief Executive James Atchison will pay more than $5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they misled investors about the negative impact of the documentary "Blackfish" on the company. "Blackfish," released in July 2013, had depicted as cruel the captivity and exhibition of orcas, or killer whales, including by SeaWorld.

(With inputs from Reuters)