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'Solo' Box Office Disappointment is Wake Up Call for 'Star Wars'

'Solo' Box Office Disappointment is Wake Up Call for 'Star Wars'

"Solo: A Star Wars Story" has earned the ignominious distinction of premiering to the lowest opening for a Disney "Star Wars" film yet -- bowing with $103 million over the four-day holiday …

By Rebecca Rubin
Morgan Freeman Lawyer Hits Back at CNN, Demands Retraction on Sexual Harassment Story

Morgan Freeman Lawyer Hits Back at CNN, Demands Retraction on Sexual Harassment Story

A lawyer for Morgan Freeman has issued a statement demanding CNN apologize and retract its May 24 story accusing the actor of multiple instances of sexual harassment. In a letter to CNN preside …
Roseanne Barr Apologizes for Obama Aide 'Joke,' Says She's 'Leaving' Twitter

Roseanne Barr Apologizes for Obama Aide 'Joke,' Says She's 'Leaving' Twitter

WASHINGTON -- Roseanne Barr has apologized for targeting one of President Barack Obama's senior advisers as the offspring of the "Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes," as she responded …
Box Office: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Stumbles With $103 Million Holiday Opening

Box Office: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Stumbles With $103 Million Holiday Opening

The force was not with "Solo: A Star Wars Story" at the box office. The latest installment struggled over the Memorial Day weekend, securing $103 million in 4,381 North American locat …

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