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Splash Mountain, one of Disney’s most beloved theme park rides, is getting “reimagined” to distance itself from a film many have decried as racist. The company announced Thursday that the ride will now highlight the 2009 animated hit “The Princess and the Frog,” which features Disney’s first black princess. Both …

Harold Reid, who sang bass for the Grammy-winning country group the Statler Brothers, has died after a long battle with kidney failure. He was 80. Reid died Friday in his hometown of Staunton, Virginia, his nephew Debo Reid said. The Statler Brothers frequently sang backup for country icon Johnny Cash. …

Scandal-hit opera star Placido Domingo on Thursday said his apology over sexual harassment allegations had given a “false impression” but cancelled his appearance in an upcoming performance in Madrid. “I feel I have to issue another statement to correct the false impression generated by my apology,” he said in a …