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Monday, June 15

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Below are the latest entertainment news stories.

James Barker, the executive producer of “Love Island USA,” has died, according to ITV America and Peacock.

The networks released a statement saying his death happened in Fiji without specifying a cause of death.

“ITV America and Peacock will honor in Tuesday’s episode of Love Island USA series Executive Producer James Barker, who passed away last week in Fiji after suffering an unexpected medical emergency,” the networks said.

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Ye, the hip-hop artist formerly known as Kanye West, is set to perform in a handful of U.S. cities this summer — including at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Eight shows were on the tour page on Ye’s website as of Monday morning, including one in San Antonio, two in Chicago and two in Tampa, Florida. He will also perform in Albania, Spain and Portugal, according to the website.

Ye’s return to Soldier Field will likely be an emotional one, as he was raised in the Midwestern city and much of his music is a love letter to Chicago. His last show in the city was for his “Donda” listening party in 2021.

Former Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the United States’ World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday at Inglewood, California, rather than his own nation’s game vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto.

Trudeau said he made the decision because his girlfriend, Katy Perry, performed in the pregame show before the match at SoFi Stadium.

“Sometimes supportive boyfriend duties call. But you know who I’m rooting for to take the Cup,” he wrote on X on Saturday.

Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said.

Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed on the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished.

Officials said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the collision.

Tyra Banks filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix on Saturday, accusing the streaming giant of manipulating her into participating in a bombshell documentary about her former reality show “America’s Next Top Model.”

Netflix’s “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” chronicles both the show’s historic successes and its controversies, including an early contestant claiming she was sexually assaulted on camera, another undergoing cosmetic surgery to remain in the competition, and a challenge that required contestants to wear blackface.

Banks participated in the three-part documentary, which drew significant attention for examining the exploitative nature of early reality television. She now alleges that her confessionals were “stripped of context and reassembled to support a false and defamatory narrative unrelated to what she actually expressed.”

Gene Shalit, a film critic for NBC’s “TODAY” show for four decades who was instantly recognizable for his walrus mustache and fondness for lively wordplay, died Friday, his family said.

Shalit “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life,” his family told NBC News in a statement.

Shalit started as a part-time “TODAY” show contributor in 1970 before moving to a full-time role three years later. He earned national fame as the program’s go-to movie reviewer, offering his take on summer blockbusters, awards contenders and other big-screen projects until his retirement in 2010.