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CAMDEN, Maine -- Don McLean's former wife has launched a photo exhibition about domestic abuse that includes a copy of the protection order issued against him, and the "American Pie" singer is threatening to sue a weekly newspaper that wrote about it. Source

LOS ANGELES -- The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to Sunday's 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" as the film most likely to triumph at the end of the night. Source

Another Celine Dion biopic is in the works. A publicist has confirmed that Quebec director Marc-Andre Lavoie is set to oversee the English-language film, "Celine Before Celine," tracking Dion's rise to musical superstardom. The feature, slated for a 2020 production, has been sanctioned by Dion's family, according to the Hollywood Reporter, who first revealed the plans. Source

NASHVILLE -- Jackie Shane, a black transgender soul singer who became a pioneering musician in Toronto where she packed out nightclubs in the 1960s, has died. She was 78. Record label Numero Group, which produced a Grammy-nominated album about Shane that brought her back out into the spotlight, confirmed Friday that she died in Nashville, Tennessee. Source

More than just bragging rights will be on the line come July for Fortnite players. Epic games -- the software developer behind the battle royale game – has announced its “Fortnite World Cup.” The tournament will see players go head to head and compete for approximately $130 million in prize money. Source

More than just bragging rights will be on the line come July for Fortnite players. Epic games -- the software developer behind the battle royale game – has announced its “Fortnite World Cup.” The tournament will see players go head to head and compete for approximately $130 million in prize money. Source

The gender equality initiative Time's Up says its president and CEO resigned because of sexual misconduct allegations against her son. The group on Friday issued a statement explaining why Lisa Borders stepped down from the organization that was formed last year in response to sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. Source

CHICAGO -- Attorney Michael Avenatti says he has evidence R. Kelly and his "enablers" paid witnesses and others to "rig" the outcome of the R&B star's 2008 trial, when he was acquitted on child pornography charges. Source

CHICAGO -- R. Kelly was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, after decades of lurid rumours and allegations that the R&B star was sexually abusing women and underage girls. Tandra Simonton, spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, confirmed to The Associated Press the charges had been filed against the 52-year-old Grammy winner but declined to say the specific number. Source

PARK CITY, Utah -- Believe it or not, Hollywood executives told Dwayne Johnson "no thanks" when he pitched his latest movie.PARK CITY, Utah -- Believe it or not, Hollywood executives told Dwayne Johnson "no thanks" when he pitched his latest movie. Source