Entertainment News Roundup: 'L Word' TV show cast visit White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week; No dancing, judge tells jury at Ed Sheeran copyright trial and more

Stark took a day off from work and drove his boys, ages 9 and 6, about a half-hour from their Connecticut home to watch the movie at an AMC theater on a 50-foot-high IMAX screen. 'Dancing with the Stars' and 'Strictly' judge Len Goodman dies aged 78 Len Goodman, the head judge on British television dancing competition "Strictly Come Dancing" and its U.S. version "Dancing with the Stars", has died aged 78, the BBC said on Monday.

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'L Word' TV show cast visit White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week

The cast of American TV show "The L Word: Generation Q" visited the White House Tuesday to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, touting the role the long-running show has played for gay women and girls across the country. Karin Jean-Pierre, the first openly gay White House press secretary, welcomed the cast, saying it was "incredibly important" for young people to see characters in books and on television whose life stories and identities inspire them "to reach their highest potential."

No dancing, judge tells jury at Ed Sheeran copyright trial

With Ed Sheeran on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday during a copyright trial, jurors were warned to keep their composure while watching a video of the British pop star performing a medley of his hit song "Thinking Out Loud" and the classic Marvin Gaye tune "Let's Get it On." "We don't allow dancing," U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton instructed the seven-member jury.

Harry Belafonte, who mixed music, acting, and activism, dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting "Day O" in his 1950s hit song "Banana Boat" before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96. Belafonte died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York on Tuesday with his wife Pamela by his side, the firm of his longtime spokesperson Ken Sunshine said in a statement.

Trevor Noah wins Webby for 'Daily Show' segment supporting gun control

Months after his departure from “The Daily Show" in late 2022, comedian Trevor Noah won a Webby Award for comedy in the “America’s Door Problem” segment of the late-night talk show, in which he pushes for gun control and criticizes policymakers’ response to mass shootings. The 27th Annual Webby Awards - which will be handed out on May 15 in what is known as the internet's biggest night - also honor work featuring singers Rihanna, Lizzo and Doja Cat, former President Barack Obama and the cast of Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Super-sized screens, rumble seats draw moviegoers back to blockbusters

Jason Stark's two young sons talked excitedly for months about seeing the "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." When the film debuted this month, he decided to make the experience a special outing. Stark took a day off from work and drove his boys, ages 9 and 6, about a half-hour from their Connecticut home to watch the movie at an AMC theater on a 50-foot-high IMAX screen.

'Dancing with the Stars' and 'Strictly' judge Len Goodman dies aged 78

Len Goodman, the head judge on British television dancing competition "Strictly Come Dancing" and its U.S. version "Dancing with the Stars", has died aged 78, the BBC said on Monday. Goodman was a successful professional ballroom dancer, winning the British championships in his late twenties before retiring from the sport and opening a dance school.

FACTBOX-Facts about actor-activist Harry Belafonte

* Belafonte was born in New York's Harlem neighborhood but his mother took him to her Jamaican homeland at an early age for a few years before returning to New York.

Comic and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' regular Richard Lewis diagnosed with Parkinson's

Comic actor Richard Lewis, a longtime regular on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," says he is under a doctor's care for Parkinson's disease but that despite giving up his standup act "everything is cool" as he focuses on writing and acting. Lewis, 75, disclosed his diagnosis in a brief video posted to Twitter on Sunday, saying he learned he had Parkinson's, a chronic degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, two years ago after he began walking stiffly and shuffling his feet.