Reuters Entertainment News Summary

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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Courteney Cox regrets 'horrible' bids to fight aging

Former "Friends" star Courteney Cox says she is now reconciled to looking older and regrets some procedures she had in the past to keep the wrinkles at bay. Cox, 52, spoke out during an expedition with outdoor adventurer Bear Grylls in the Irish highlands, in which the pair abseiled down sheer cliffs and shared maggots found in a rotting sheep.

EU may require YouTube, DailyMotion to seek deals with music industry

Websites such as Google's YouTube, DailyMotion and Pinterest could be required to seek licenses or revenue-sharing deals with artists for content that is uploaded by their users as part of the European Union's planned copyright overhaul. The music industry has long complained services such as YouTube do not pay artists enough for their music and has urged regulators to close what it calls the "value gap."

Home, studio of late U.S. rocker Prince to be opened to public

Paisley Park, the suburban Minneapolis estate and studio of late rock musician Prince, will be opened for public tours starting on Oct. 6, the administrator of the singer's estate said. Prince, 57, collapsed and died at the 65,000-square-foot (6,040-square-meter) estate in April after an accidental overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl.

Netflix drug drama 'Narcos' returns for second series

Netflix Inc drama "Narcos" returns for a second season next week, continuing the real life story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his reign over the Medellin cartel. The dark crime show, which first aired last summer, follows the cartel's cocaine smuggling to the United States in the 1980s. Escobar was killed in 1993.

Jetpack pilot rockets out of Colorado Lake in stunt

Jetpack pilot Eric Scott shot out of the water and navigated his jet pack above a remote Colorado lake before landing safely, all the while strapped to an 800-horsepower rocket. Scott, also known as "Rocket Man," performed the 21-second-long feat at Lake San Cristobal in southern Colorado on Tuesday.

Exclusive: Accidental mogul - China property billionaire's route to Hollywood

Wang Jianlin, the billionaire Chinese property tycoon turned entertainment mogul, says his push into movies was entirely accidental. "We didn't have a choice, we were forced into it," Wang, whose Dalian Wanda Group controls Hollywood studio Legendary Pictures and U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, told Reuters in an exclusive interview this week.

Horror-thriller 'Don't Breathe' set to trump 'Suicide Squad' at the U.S. box office

"Don't Breathe," a tense psychological horror-thriller, is expected to topple DC antiheroes "Suicide Squad" at the U.S. box office this weekend. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, "Don't Breathe," about a group of friends who plan to rob a blind man's house with terrifying consequences and made for less than $10 million, is predicted to take between $11 million and $14 million in its first three days.

U.S. Homeland Security probes hacking of actress Leslie Jones' website

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a new incident involving actress Leslie Jones, who has been targeted by online abusers, after hackers posted nude photos and personal information on the "Ghostbusters" star's website. "The investigation is currently ongoing. In order to protect the integrity of the case, no further details are available at this time," Rachel Yong You, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said on Thursday in an email to Reuters.

Rihanna, Ariana Grande set to perform at MTV Video Music awards

It's empty now, but in four days New York's Madison Square Garden will be filled with some of the world's biggest music stars for the annual MTV Video Music Awards show. Beyonce leads the nominations with a career-high 11 nods, Adele has notched seven and Rihanna has multiple nods for her collaborations with DJ Calvin Harris on "This is What You Came For," and with Drake on "Work."

Dwayne Johnson dethrones Robert Downey Jr. as highest paid actor

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson topped a Forbes magazine list of the world's highest paid actors on Thursday with an estimated 2016 payday of $64.5 million. Johnson, 44, knocked Robert Downey Jr. off the top spot and more than doubled his 2015 earnings, largely thanks to his action comedy "Central Intelligence." Johnson, known as "The Rock" during his wrestling career, also collected advance fees from the eighth installment of the popular "Fast and Furious" racing movie franchise.

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