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LOS ANGELES — Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Glenn Close have a message for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get well soon.
They and three dozen Hollywood A-listers, from Bradley Cooper to Quincy Jones, have signed a card that was being overnighted to Ginsburg Thursday. The 85-year-old has missed a month of Supreme Court arguments as she recovers from the lung cancer surgery.
The card was spearheaded by “RBG” filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West, who have been collecting signatures at various awards season events over the past few weeks. Their film is up for best documentary at the Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
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NEW YORK — A New York Times report says seven women have claimed singer-songwriter Ryan Adams offered to help them with their music careers but then turned things sexual, and he sometimes became emotional and verbally abusive.
In the story published Wednesday, a 20-year-old female musician said Adams, 44, had inappropriate conversations with her while she was 15 and 16. Identified by her middle name Ava, she said that Adams exposed himself during a video call.
Adams' ex-wife, actress and singer Mandy Moore, said he was psychologically abusive toward her throughout their marriage. Their divorce was official in 2016.
The Times said the accounts have been corroborated by family members or friends who were present at the time. Adams' lawyer denied the claims to the Times.
Adams tweeted Wednesday that “I am not a perfect man and I have made many mistakes.”
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LONDON — When Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry, the American TV star seemed to charm everyone she met.But nine months after her wedding extravaganza and now formally known as the Duchess of Sussex, the 37-year-old is pregnant — and finding that life in the royal fishbowl carries not just glamour and great charitable opportunities but liabilities as well.Meghan is engaged in a painful, public rift with her father — played out in the nation's tabloids — and dealing with speculation that she is feuding with Prince William's wife, Kate.Her half-sister Samantha has been sniping at her in public, and the once-fawning press has criticized for everything from being hard on her household staff to spending too much time cradling her “baby bump.”
