Entertainment News Roundup: British Library looks at evolution of fantasy genre in new exhibition; 'Friends' star Matthew Perry, who struggled with substance abuse, dead at 54 and more

Negotiators for the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the group representing Walt Disney Netflix and other major media companies, meet again on Friday, the actors union said. After 100 years of innovating entertainment, Disney is at a crossroads As Walt Disney turns 100, investors worry it's beginning to show its age.

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British Library looks at evolution of fantasy genre in new exhibition

From "Beowulf" and George R.R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones" to live-action role play costumes and Gandalf's staff from "The Lord of the Rings" films, a new London exhibition opening on Friday delves into the fantasy genre. "Fantasy: Realms of Imagination", running at the British Library, features more than 100 items from around the world including manuscripts, first editions, games, film props and costumes.

Rolling Stones top UK charts with new album 'Hackney Diamonds'

The Rolling Stones topped the British music charts on Friday, securing their 14th UK No. 1 album with new record "Hackney Diamonds". Rockers Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, who released the record last week, outsold the rest of the top 5 of the Official Albums Chart, the Official Charts Company said in a statement. The band, which formed in 1962, join The Beatles, Robbie Williams and Bruce Springsteen as acts with the most studio albums - 11 - to reach No. 1 on the UK's Official Albums Chart, it added.

'Friends' star Matthew Perry, who struggled with substance abuse, dead at 54

Actor Matthew Perry, who gained fame in the 1990s as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing in the top-rated U.S. television comedy "Friends" and chronicled his decades-long battle with substance abuse in a memoir last year, died on Saturday at age 54. His death was confirmed in a statement posted by NBC, the broadcast network that aired "Friends" for 10 years, on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Striking Hollywood actors pass counteroffer ahead of further talks with studios

Striking Hollywood actors have made a comprehensive counteroffer to the major studios, the SAG-AFTRA performers' union said in a post on social media platform X. Negotiators for the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the group representing Walt Disney Netflix and other major media companies, meet again on Friday, the actors union said.

After 100 years of innovating entertainment, Disney is at a crossroads

As Walt Disney turns 100, investors worry it's beginning to show its age. The share price dropped to its lowest level in nearly nine years as the company stumbles in the age of streaming. But adapting to the times is not a new challenge for Disney, rather it's been a point of survival throughout the company's history.

'Venus of the Rags' to rise from ashes in Italy's Naples

A giant open-air art installation by Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, destroyed in an arson attack in July in Naples, will be given new life in the city, local authorities said on Friday. The new version of the "Venus of the Rags" will be unveiled in January and set up again in Piazza del Municipio, a monumental square in the heart of the southern Italian city, for four months.