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Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff's records show, though charge is not clear

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County, California, and booked early the following morning, though the charge was not clear. A message seeking comment was left with her representative as well as the California Highway Patrol, which was identified as the arresting agency. Spears was arrested around 9:30 p.m. and released on Thursday, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s office site. Her next court date is scheduled for May 4. Spears, born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the ’90s and 2000s.

Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to 'Today' show, first since her mother went missing

NEW YORK (AP) — Savannah Guthrie made an off-camera appearance at offices of NBC's “Today” show, her first time back since her mother Nancy went missing from her Arizona home. Guthrie made the appearance Thursday morning. “Today” said Guthrie plans to return to the air eventually but remains focused now on supporting her family. Nancy Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31 and reported missing the next day, in what authorities believe was an abduction. The Guthrie family has posted a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of the 84-year-old matriarch. “Today” has been covering the story intently, and former anchor Hoda Kotb has returned to fill in for Guthrie.

VistaVision, a vintage format left for dead, is revived in 'One Battle After Another' and more

NEW YORK (AP) — VistaVision, the large-scale film format used largely in the 1950s, is enjoying a big-screen revival. At the Academy Awards on March 15, a movie made largely with decades-old antique film equipment is poised to win best picture. “One Battle After Another” is the first film in more than 60 years largely shot with and projected in VistaVision. Another best-picture nominee, “Bugonia,” was also shot on VistaVision. Even in 2026, when most films are shot digitally and AI has begun filtering into moviemaking, the films have showed that a vintage, analog film system can still astonish moviegoers.

Oprah and Gayle King hobnob at Chloe's boho blouse-focused Paris fashion show

PARIS (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and her longtime friend Gayle King are among celebrities on the front row at Chloé fashion show at Paris Fashion Week. It was the kind of celebrity moment that can swallow a ready-to-wear runway before the first look appears. But designer Chemena Kamali made sure the clothes had the last word. Kamali sent out a collection that praised “irregularities” and showed “human care” over machined perfection. The runway showed off Chloé’s signature bohemian ease, sharpened by structure.

Movie Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' is a Frankenstein riff with a pulse

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But it’s alive, writes AP Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review. Just months after Guillermo del Toro presented his lavish “Frankenstein,” Gyllenhaal has set her sights on reimagining 1935’s “The Bride of Frankenstein.” But in “The Bride of Frankenstein,” the shock-haired Bride is only on screen for a handful of minutes. Gyllenhaal has refashioned the story from the Bride’s perspective and concocted a protagonist of unfiltered feminist fury. As played by Jessie Buckley, she's both a victim of male control and a reanimated avenging angel.

Rachael Ray is harder to find but hardly slowing down

MIAMI (AP) — Rachael Ray knows she's harder to find these days, but she's not slowing down. Ray famously walked away three years ago from the Food Network and her syndicated daytime talk show. She wanted to do food her own way. And she says she's still happily doing that. Ray drew crowds at the recent South Beach Wine and Food Festival. She has a production company, Free Food Studios, and is in several new shows on platforms like YouTube, A&E and Disney. She does miss the interaction with a live audience. Ray says her message has always been that people shouldn't be scared to cook. If it doesn’t come out all right, she says, who cares? It’s just dinner.

War Child UK looks to 'Help' again with a new benefit album, 30 years after its first success

Thirty years after the success of its star-studded “Help” benefit compilation, War Child UK is releasing its follow-up called “Help(2)."  The project features Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Wet Leg and others. The album, out Friday, is meant to raise money and attention for the charity's initiatives supporting children living through war. War Child UK’s Rich Clarke says the timing felt right because musicians now feel they need to act. Pulp's Jarvis Cocker said the band finished a long-stalled song for the album and even allowed children to film him in the studio for the companion documentary.

Denmark is set to explore if gastronomy can be recognized as an art form

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is debating whether top-level cooking counts as art, and the country’s most theatrical restaurants sit at the center of it. The culture ministry is exploring formal recognition for gastronomy. Some chefs say food can carry ideas, emotion, and social messages, like modern performance art. They also say art status could unlock public funding and private grants. But others say food has a different purpose which must be consumed. Art voices say chefs could start competing for the same cultural money.

The to-do list of Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo includes Othello and a memoir

LONDON (AP) — Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo has decades of performances on screen, stage and television under his belt. And he still has a to-do list with four roles he’d like to tackle. Lindo says he plans to make a film about the spirituality of Jamaica, as well as a project about his mom’s journey from the Caribbean to London. He’d also like to play a prominent Black activist, someone like Marcus Garvey. And to revisit Othello on film, after inhabiting the Shakespearean hero twice on stage.