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Monday, March 9

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A 35-year-old Florida woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shots were fired Sunday at the Los Angeles home of singer Rihanna, hip-hop star A$AP Rocky and the couple’s children.

Ivanna Ortiz was identified by the Los Angeles Police Department as the woman under arrest. She remained in custody after police responded Sunday afternoon to a report of shots fired from a car at the nine-time Grammy winner’s home in Los Angeles’ Beverly Crest neighborhood.

Justice Department lawyers announced Monday that they’d reached a settlement in their antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in America. But it remained possible that some states might continue a trial on their own.

The announcement by the Justice Department at the start of the trial in federal court in Manhattan was greeted angrily by Judge Arun Subramanian, who said no one informed him of the tentative deal until late Sunday even though a term sheet for a possible settlement was signed on Thursday.

“It’s entirely unacceptable,” he said.

A woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly firing multiple shots at the Los Angeles home of singer Rihanna, who was inside the residence at the time of the shooting, police said.

The incident occurred around 1:21 p.m. at the Beverly Crest neighborhood home Rihanna shares with hip-hop star A$AP Rocky and the couple’s three children. It was not immediately known whether A$AP Rocky or the couple’s children were home at the time. No injuries were reported.

The Los Angeles Police Department said a woman, who was identified Monday as 35-year-old Ivanna Ortiz, drove up to the property and fired between seven and nine rounds with what police described as an AR-15-style rifle. At least four rounds struck the house.

“Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.

McDonald, who performed with his band, Country Joe and the Fish, died in Berkeley, California. His death from complications of Parkinson’s disease was reported by Kathy McDonald, his wife of 43 years, in a statement issued by his publicist.

McDonald was a longtime presence in the Bay Area music scene, where peers included the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane and his onetime girlfriend, Janis Joplin. He wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, from psychedelic jams to soul-influenced rockers, and released dozens of albums. But he was known best for a talking blues he completed in less than an hour in 1965 — the year President Lyndon Johnson began sending ground forces to Vietnam — and recorded in the Berkeley home of Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz.

Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

After adding another $42 million from international showings, the film celebrated an $88 million global launch in total, the biggest for an original animated film since “Coco” came out in 2017.

But it wasn’t all good news for big studio fare at the multiplex: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s R-rated reimagining of the Bride of Frankenstein story is flailing. A Warner Bros. release, “The Bride!” starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, debuted to an estimated $7.3 million from 3,304 domestic locations. It cost around $80 million to produce, not including marketing and promotion expenses.

The 98th annual Academy Awards is fast approaching.

The Oscars honor the top films from the past year and will bring together 230 nominees across 24 categories for a mix of cinematic celebration, memorable fashion moments and major star power.

The event is mix of cinematic celebration, memorable fashion moments, and major star power.