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NEW YORK — Samira Wiley has some advice for us all: “Find something that you love to do and get somebody to pay you for it.”
Before that happened to the “Orange is the New Black” co-star, there was little more than her “tortured love” of the craft. She told The Associated Press that acting is like an addiction, but it wasn't until she attended The Juilliard School that she realized it could be a living
Wiley's character on “Orange,” Poussey Washington, died under a prison guard's knee in Season 4. The groundbreaking Netflix show ended in July with the seventh season. Wiley says she'll never forget Poussey, the role that launched her career.
Wiley went on to win an Emmy for her work as Moira on “The Handmaid's Tale.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cyntoia Brown, an inmate who was recently released on clemency after being given a life sentence at the age of 16, has married recording artist J. Long, formerly of the band Pretty Ricky.Wes Yoder, a representative for Brown-Long, the name she now goes by, confirmed Monday that they had married, but declined to provide more details, only saying that more would be revealed in the fall. Brown's book, “Free Cyntoia,” is scheduled for release Oct. 15 through Atria Books.Brown-Long was released on probation last week after getting clemency and her case drew the attention of celebrities like Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna, who lobbied on her behalf.Brown-Long has said she was a sex trafficking victim at the time she killed a man in 2004.
NEW YORK — The audio edition of Ann Patchett's new novel has a voice that listeners should find familiar: Tom Hanks.HarperAudio announced Monday that the Oscar-winning actor is narrating Patchett's “The Dutch House,” which comes out Sept. 24. The book is a multigenerational story centered on siblings.Patchett told The Associated Press in a recent email that she and Hanks have become friendly over the past few years. She interviewed him in Washington, D.C., when he was promoting his book of stories, “Uncommon Type.” He and his wife, Rita Wilson, have also met with Patchett in Nashville, where she runs Parnassus Books.Hanks has narrated audiobooks before, including “Uncommon Type” and Stephen Colbert's “I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)”
