Entertainment News Roundup: Robbie Williams relives his highs and lows in new Netflix show; Vivid blue diamond could sell for $50 million at Christie's auction and more

Nine pairs of participants, including nurses, retired police officers, siblings, friends and a married couple, seek to scoop the prize by answering 10 questions set by "The Controller", portrayed by Scottish actor and "Succession" star Brian Cox, and hidden around the world. The Beatles to release AI-powered new song with Lennon's voice The last Beatles song featuring the voice of late member John Lennon and developed using artificial intelligence will be released on Thursday at 1400 GMT alongside the band's first track, record label Universal Music said.

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Robbie Williams relives his highs and lows in new Netflix show

British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams looks back at his life in a new Netflix documentary series that tracks his journey from a 16-year-old boy band member to a 49-year-old entertainer and father of four. In "Robbie Williams", filmed over several days and set inside his Los Angeles home, the "Angels" and "Rock DJ" singer is shown behind-the-scenes footage of himself, shot over several decades, for the first time. Watching the videos on his laptop, often in his bed, Williams shares his observations and emotions.

Vivid blue diamond could sell for $50 million at Christie's auction

The largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever put up for auction could sell for up to $50 million at a Christie's sale of rare jewels in Geneva on Nov. 7, the auctioneer said on Thursday. Known as "Bleu Royal," this vivid blue diamond - which is set in a ring - is among the rarest ever to be unearthed.

Actors, Hollywood studios still at odds on AI and other issues, union says

Negotiators for Hollywood actors and major studios have not resolved concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues in talks aimed at ending an 111-day strike, the SAG-AFTRA union said late Wednesday. The union said it had presented a revised proposal on the use of artificial intelligence to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Netflix, Walt Disney and other media companies.

Striking US actors union says major issues still unresolved with studios

Striking Hollywood actors and studios remain far apart on key issues and will meet on Tuesday, the actors union said late on Monday. "While talks over the past week have been productive, we remain far apart on key issues, the union said in an update to its members.

New TV show '007: Road To A Million' brings Bond-like tasks to screens

From scaling mountains and cranes to coming face-to-face with crocodiles and snakes, contestants travel the world tackling James Bond-inspired challenges in new TV adventure series "007: Road To A Million" in the hope of winning 1 million pounds ($1.2 million). Nine pairs of participants, including nurses, retired police officers, siblings, friends and a married couple, seek to scoop the prize by answering 10 questions set by "The Controller", portrayed by Scottish actor and "Succession" star Brian Cox, and hidden around the world.

The Beatles to release AI-powered new song with Lennon's voice

The last Beatles song featuring the voice of late member John Lennon and developed using artificial intelligence will be released on Thursday at 1400 GMT alongside the band's first track, record label Universal Music said. Called "Now and Then", the song - billed as the last Beatles song - will be released in a double A-side single which pairs the track with the band's 1962 debut UK single "Love Me Do", Universal Music Group said in a statement.

South Korea, U.S. mark alliance with rap song, fashion and beer

South Korea is marking the 70th anniversary of its U.S. alliance with much fanfare, including a public information campaign featuring a K-pop-inspired rap song, with the partners extolling closer ties as global tensions rise. The alliance was forged in the 1950-53 Korean War and some 28,000 U.S. troops remain in South Korea, to the fury of North Korea, which defends its development of nuclear weapons citing the danger of what it says is a U.S.-South Korea plan to invade.

British Somali women's theatre gives the 'Side eYe' to exclusion

Members of Britain's community of Somali women have cast aside the conventional roles they say are expected of them for the ones they really want with the help of a theatre company set up to combat exclusion in performing arts. Artistic director Hannah Abdule, a civil servant, co-founded Side eYe Productions in 2019 to create opportunities she felt were denied to people like her.