Reuters Entertainment News Summary

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Country star Kenny Rogers dismisses 'wild misinformation' about his health

Country singer Kenny Rogers on Friday dismissed "wild misinformation and speculation" about his health and said he planned on "sticking around" for years to come. A statement issued on his behalf by his representatives was published after a U.S. tabloid report claimed the "Lucille" singer had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and was dying. Mars invades: Jeff Wayne's 'The War of the Worlds' goes interactive

Twenty-first-century Londoners will be transported back to the late 19th century of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" to join a fight for survival after a Martian invasion in an interactive experience featuring theater and virtual reality and holograms. "The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience", which opens in London on Friday, is based on composer Jeff Wayne's multi-million selling double-album musical version of the Victorian novel that has terrified generations. Elton John slams Russian cuts to 'Rocketman' gay scenes

Elton John on Friday criticized Russia's reported censorship of gay sex scenes in the new movie musical based on his life, "Rocketman," calling the decision "cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people." John and the makers of "Rocketman," which depicts the warts-and-all rise to fame of the gay British musician, issued a statement after Russian media reported that scenes involving gay sex and drug taking had been cut from a screening in Russia.