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Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left and Festival president Pierre Lescure during the presentation of the official selection of the 74th International Cannes Film Festival, in Paris, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

By Jake Coyle Jun. 03, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

FILE - Marc Maron arrives at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 8, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. The podcast Maron started in his garage 12 years ago with producer Brendan McDonald will receive the Governors Award at the Podcast Academy's first-ever Ambies awards, which will stream Sunday, May 16, 2021, on YouTube and Twitch from Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Marc Maron says Ambies honor long overdue for 'WTF' podcast

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 14, 2021 10:11 AM EDT

The Foo Fighters perform at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Vax Live concert raises $302 million, exceeds vaccine goal

May. 09, 2021 01:23 AM EDT

David Letterman speaks at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
What to expect from the star-studded Vax Live fundraiser

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 07, 2021 07:14 PM EDT

Ben Affleck and Jimmy Kimmel speak at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez make voices heard at Vax Live

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 03, 2021 05:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear at the Creative Industries and Business Reception at the British High Commissioner's residence in Johannesburg. Their first Netflix series will center on the Invictus Games, which gives sick and injured military personnel and veterans the opportunity to compete in sports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions announced Tuesday its first series to hit the streaming service. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP, File)
Harry and Meghan to lead 'Vax Live' fundraising concert

By Glenn Gamboa Apr. 27, 2021 09:05 AM EDT

Actor Sean Penn, founder of Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), is interviewed at a CORE coronavirus testing site at Crenshaw Christian Center, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Los Angeles. Penn says his organization CORE has made some strides against the coronavirus and he's keeping its mission going by expanding testing and other relief services. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Sean Penn ups fight against COVID-19 with relief expansion

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Aug. 27, 2020 10:05 AM EDT

FILE - Jennifer Aniston arrives at the fourth annual InStyle Awards on Oct. 22, 2018, in Los Angeles. Aniston is among the celebrities taking part in an Aug. 20 virtual reading of the script for 1982's “Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as an online fundraiser. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Spicoli to the rescue with 'Fast Times' virtual benefit

Aug. 13, 2020 07:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2020 file photo, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces an extension of the stay at home order for Illinois as well as a mandatory face covering order at his daily Illinois coronavirus update at the Thompson Center. Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia filed suit against the order, and a judge in southern Illinois ruled Monday, April 27, 2020, that the Illinois governor's order to stem the spread of the coronavirus exceeds his emergency authority and violates individual civil rights. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP File)
Senior aide to Illinois governor tests positive for COVID-19

By Sophia Tareen May. 11, 2020 03:03 PM EDT

In this April 8, 2020 photo, actor and activist Sean Penn, founder of the nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort, speaks during an interview at his home in Malibu, Calif. The Oscar winner's disaster relief organization called CORE has teamed up with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the city’s fire department to safely distribute free drive-through COVID-19 test sites for those with qualifying symptoms. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Sean Penn wants to 'save lives' with free COVID-19 testing

By Marcela Isaza Apr. 10, 2020 10:49 AM EDT

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Apr. 10, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
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