Reuters Entertainment News Summary
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.
J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleads not guilty to indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong courtroom on Tuesday to a charge of indecent assault of a woman at a Hong Kong restaurant in March. Kamimura, 25, formerly a member of the six-member boy group ONE N´ ONLY, was fired by his management agency Stardust Promotion in March over "the discovery of a serious compliance violation," the company said at the time.
Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on Monday, marking the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years. The crew lifted off from West Texas at 9:31 a.m. ET (1331 GMT) and traveled to the edge of space, where they experienced a brief period of weightlessness before returning to Earth in a flight lasting around 11 minutes, according to a live broadcast by Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos.
Jury selection opens in Harvey Weinstein's new sex crimes trial in NY
Jury selection began on Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's new trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan, a year after a state appeals court overturned the former movie mogul's 2020 conviction. Weinstein, 73, faces one rape count and two criminal sexual act counts in the jury trial, with Superior Court justice Curtis Farber presiding. Weinstein, who co-founded the Miramax studio and was once one of Hollywood's most influential producers, has pleaded not guilty and has denied ever assaulting anyone or having non-consensual sex.
Michael B. Jordan steps out of his comfort zone for 'Sinners' dual role
Actor Michael B. Jordan says he needed no convincing to tackle two lead roles in supernatural action thriller "Sinners", which reunites him with "Creed" and "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler. Set in Mississippi in 1932, "Sinners" sees identical twins Smoke and Stack (Jordan), return to their rural hometown after a seven-year stint in Chicago.
US game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91
Wink Martindale, a longtime fixture on U.S. television as the host of "Tic-Tac-Dough," "High Rollers" and other game shows, died on Tuesday at age 91, his manager said. Martindale died in Rancho Mirage, California, his manager, Dolores Cantu, said. No cause of death was provided.
