Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Hollywood, Bollywood groups lobby Indian panel to protect content from AI models Hollywood and Bollywood groups are lobbying an Indian panel for stricter copyright protection that will prevent artificial intelligence firms from using their intellectual property to train AI models, letters show. AI companies remain at loggerheads with content owners globally and governments are fast developing regulations that lay down rules for the new technology. While Japan gives broad exemptions to AI firms in using copyrighted content, the European Union has stricter rules that allow content owners to opt-out of such use. London Film Festival launches with Daniel Craig's third 'Knives Out' movie Daniel Craig's third outing as the charismatic detective Benoit Blanc in "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, kicking off 12 days of red carpets, screenings and talks with the likes of Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Chloe Zhao. Craig led co-stars including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis on the red carpet for the latest "Knives Out" whodunit, which has a more gothic and darker tone than 2019's "Knives Out" and "Glass Onion" released in 2022. Drake's defamation suit against UMG over Lamar's 'Not Like Us' dismissed A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed superstar rapper Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” against Universal Music Group, which releases both artists' music. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas said Lamar's lyrics accusing Drake of being a pedophile were not defamatory because they were "nonactionable opinion." Film aims to show how King Charles' once-mocked views on nature became mainstream Britain's King Charles has said he was considered "rather dotty" for voicing concern about damage to the environment in the past. An upcoming documentary film aims to chart the spread of views once seen as eccentric, and bring them to new audiences. The 76-year-old monarch first spoke of the dangers of "indestructible plastic containers" and the pollution from "endless cars and aeroplanes" in the early 1970s, well before protecting the planet became a mainstream topic. Disney raises admission prices for its theme parks during key holidays Disney said on Wednesday it will raise prices for certain tickets to its theme parks in the U.S. during key holidays such as the Thanksgiving week and New Year's Eve. Prices for one-day tickets to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, will exceed the current $199 top price point, beginning with the holidays in 2026, the company said in a statement to Reuters. Dolly Parton says 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparked alarm Country singer Dolly Parton sought to reassure fans about her health on Wednesday after comments by her sister stoked concern that the Grammy winner was near death. "I ain't dead yet," Parton, 79, said in the caption to an Instagram video. Jimmy Kimmel says critics 'maliciously mischaracterized' his Kirk remarks Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said on Wednesday he believed his comments about the reaction to the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk were "intentionally and maliciously mischaracterized" by critics before his show was suspended. Kimmel drew outrage from conservatives for saying on his September 17 show that President Donald Trump's supporters were desperate to characterize Kirk's accused assassin "as anything other than one of them" and for trying to "score political points" from his murder. ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman' has new spin on classic queer love story Singer and actor Jennifer Lopez had multiple roles in the movie musical adaptation of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and she was determined to make all of them her own while following in the footsteps of acclaimed Latina actors Sonia Braga and Chita Rivera. "You really do have to kind of let that go and make it your own," Lopez said about her approach to taking on her roles as the Spider Woman, the Hollywood actress named Aurora, and the film star, Ingrid Luna, for the film. Hollywood talent agency CAA says OpenAI's Sora poses risk to creators' rights Hollywood's premier talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, said on Thursday OpenAI is exposing artists to "significant risk" through its new AI video-generating tool Sora. The Los Angeles-based CAA, founded in 1975, represents thousands of actors, directors and music artists and athletes. Three Bollywood films to be made in UK from 2026, PM says Three new Bollywood films will be made in Britain from next year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced during a trip to India on Wednesday. Yash Raj, India's leading film production and distribution company, will bring major productions to Britain from early 2026 after an eight-year break from filming in the country, the government said, expecting 3,000 jobs to be created as a result.
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