Entertainment News Roundup: Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss, dies at age 97; Prosecutors close Steven Seagal sex assault inquiry without charges

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Inside the elephant at the heart of 'Circus 1903'

A roll-call of acrobats, contortionists, jugglers and trapeze artistes will be captivating London audiences this Christmas season in a show that celebrates the golden age of circus acts. But some of the performers at the heart of "Circus 1903" will be largely hidden from view, inside the life-size - and eerily lifelike - puppet elephants that give the spectacle a decidedly 21st-century twist.

Rock and sausage roll: blogger dad's novelty song is UK Christmas no.1

Perennial chart-topper Ariana Grande has lost the race to top the British singles chart at Christmas - to a blogger who posts about fatherhood and sings about sausage rolls. LadBaby, whose real name is Mark Hoyle, recorded his version of Starship's 1985 hit "We Built This City" with his wife and two sons, changing the lyrics to pay tribute to the British snack, a puff pastry roll filled with sausage meat.

Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss, dies at age 97

Audrey Geisel, the widow of beloved children's book author Dr. Seuss and an avid promoter of his legacy, died this week at her California home at age 97, a representative confirmed on Friday. Geisel married the writer, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, in 1968. After his death in 1991, she founded Dr. Seuss Enterprises to license the characters he created and protect their use outside of his books.

Prosecutors close Steven Seagal sex assault inquiry without charges

Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday they were declining to bring a criminal case against actor Steven Seagal stemming from an allegation that he sexually assaulted a minor in 2002, citing California's statute of limitations. The decision marked the second time this year the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office decided against charging Seagal with a crime in connection with an accusation of sexual assault from more than a decade in the past.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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