Reuters Entertainment News Summary

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. New York parking squabble lands Alec Baldwin in anger-management class

Actor Alec Baldwin on Wednesday agreed to take anger-management training, as he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to a harassment charge for a November confrontation in which he was accused of punching someone over a parking spot. The 60-year-old actor, currently known for his impersonation of U.S. President Donald Trump on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment before a judge ordered him to pay a $120 fine and to return to court in March to show that he had completed the anger-management class. History-making Oscar nominations leave top prize up for grabs

Netflix movie "Roma" and British historical romp "The Favourite" from Fox Searchlight led nominations for the Oscars on Tuesday in a history-making lineup that left the best picture race wide open. The lists for the highest honors in the movie industry were packed with people of color, including nominees from Mexico, Greece and Poland, as well as films featuring the stories of women and gay and black people. 'Black Panther' leads popular films in Oscars best picture pack

Marvel Studios film "Black Panther" made Oscars history on Tuesday, landing the first best picture nomination for a superhero movie, as crowd-pleasing blockbusters muscled into a contest recently dominated by art-house fare. Other box-office hits among the eight nominees for the movie industry's top prize included musical remake "A Star is Born" and rock biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody." Popular Zimbabwean musician Mtukudzi dies

Zimbabwe's most successful and internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi died on Wednesday after suffering from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums. The 66-year-old singer, affectionately known as "Tuku", died at a local clinic on Wednesday afternoon, the Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa said. Viacom will buy Pluto TV streaming service for $340 million

Viacom Inc said on Tuesday it will buy Pluto TV, a free video streaming TV service, for $340 million in cash to expand its advanced advertising business. The owner of MTV Networks and Nickelodeon sees the purchase of the six-year-old company as another way to build a so-called direct-to-consumer business, Viacom said, while avoiding the capital intensive task of competing directly against subscription video services owned or to be built by Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co and AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia. Netflix in the running for top Oscars prize with 'Roma'

Netflix Inc scored its first nomination for the prestigious best picture Oscar on Tuesday for "Roma," a milestone that will test whether Hollywood's film establishment is ready to award its top prize to a streaming service. "Roma" received 10 Academy Award nominations in total, tying "The Favourite" as the year's most-nominated film. Oscars snub Bradley Cooper as director, 'Beale Street' as best picture

Academy awards voters lauded musical drama "A Star is Born" with eight nominations on Tuesday but surprisingly failed to recognize Bradley Cooper in the best director category for his retelling of the classic story about an up-and-coming performer. Cooper was nominated for best actor for his portrayal of tormented country star Jackson Maine, and also for adapted screenplay as a co-writer and in the best picture category as a producer. Celebrities to keep social media posts 'clean', UK watchdog says

Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and other celebrities have agreed to spell out in social media posts if they are being paid to promote a brand, Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday. The agency said it has secured formal commitments from 16 celebrities, who also include models Alexa Chung and Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley, to change how they label social media posts to their millions of followers. American singer Chris Brown denies rape allegation in Paris

Singer Chris Brown said on Tuesday that a rape allegation against him was false, a day after the French prosecutor's office said that he had been arrested in Paris with two other suspects. Brown, who is a U.S. citizen, has been released from police custody as authorities were still investigating the case, the French prosecutor's office added. Colman, Bale lead British talent charge in Oscar race

Actors Olivia Colman and Christian Bale lead the British charge in the race for this year's Oscars, with a horde of UK talent nominated on Tuesday for their work in front of and behind the camera in the film industry's top honors. British stars will contend for prizes in all four acting categories at the glitzy Feb. 24 awards, which in the past have seen UK films like "The King's Speech" triumph.

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