Reuters Entertainment News Summary

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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Cosby could face multiple accusers at June assault trial

Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania has been scheduled for June next year, and if prosecutors have their way, more than a dozen accusers will take the stand to detail what they claim is a decades-long pattern of attacks. During a hearing on Tuesday, Court of Common Pleas Judge Steven O'Neill in Norristown, Pennsylvania, set Cosby's trial for June 5, 2017, setting up what will likely be months of fiercely fought legal battles over the scope of evidence allowed at trial.

Arrest made in $3 million jewelry theft from rapper Drake's tour bus

An Arizona stagehand was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing about $3 million in jewelry from a bus used by Grammy-winning rapper Drake on his latest concert tour, Phoenix police said. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Travion King, snatched the briefcase after boarding the bus at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday at the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, police spokesman Vince Lewis said.

'Jackie' paints mystery of First Lady after assassination

Film director Pablo Larrain said his portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of her husband's assassination is not a biopic but rather a chance to look at an intriguing and painful story from the point of view of the former first lady. Larrain was speaking at the Venice film festival where "Jackie," starring Natalie Portman, will premier later on Wednesday and is competing against 19 other movies for the coveted Golden Lion that will be awarded on Saturday.

Madonna, Guy Ritchie settle child custody dispute: court official

Singer Madonna and her ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie, have settled a custody dispute over their 16-year-old son Rocco, a court official in New York said on Wednesday. It was not immediately announced with which parent the teenager would live.

Marilyn Monroe's dress from JFK birthday performance up for auction

The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala will go on sale at an auction in November, the company behind the event said on Wednesday. Jean Louis designed the dress covered in sequins that Monroe, one of the 20th century's most famous sex symbols, wore when she shed her fur coat in a splashy entrance at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Comedian Eddie Murphy gets serious in 'Mr. Church'

Eddie Murphy swaps his usual comedy for drama in new movie "Mr. Church" as he makes his return to Hollywood after a break. The "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop" actor plays a cook who develops a long-lasting friendship with a young girl he helps raise after her mother becomes sick.

Tom Hanks explores the drama and trauma of being a hero in 'Sully'

When a US Airways pilot landed a damaged plane in the Hudson River in the middle of winter, saving all 155 people on board, he was immediately hailed a hero - but even heroes can be crumbling on the inside. "Sully," directed by Clint Eastwood and out in theaters on Friday, follows the immediate aftermath of the extraordinary events on Jan. 15, 2009 that saw Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger land the plane on the Hudson after the Airbus A320-214's two engines were destroyed by a flock of birds.

Drama about North Ireland peace talks to inspire others, director says

Film director Nick Hamm hopes his comedy-drama about two sworn enemies in the Northern Ireland conflict who agree to share power will resonate elsewhere and motivate others to take leaps of faith and change the course of history. "The Journey," which premiered at the Venice film festival on Wednesday, is a fictional account of a turning point in the political process to end decades of conflict in Northern Ireland.

Summer romance ends for Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston: reports

After spawning the hybrid name "Hiddleswift," pop singer Taylor Swift and British actor Tom Hiddleston have called it quits, according to numerous media reports. The three-month relationship was sparked shortly after Swift and Scottish singer and DJ Calvin Harris split.

Hanks, Eastwood team up for Hudson emergency landing drama 'Sully'

Clint Eastwood directs Oscar winner Tom Hanks in "Sully," a biographical drama about the pilot behind the 2009 successful emergency plane landing in the Hudson River. On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the river after both engines lost thrust after the aircraft struck a flock of geese following take-off from New York's LaGuardia airport.

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