After more than 125 performances in "The Nutcracker" in Rhode Island, a 19-year-old Yorkshire terrier named Archie is leaving the stage.
Festival Ballet Providence announced this week that its beloved "Nutcracker" dog is retiring. The ballet said Archie achieved stardom in his annual romp across the Providence Performing Arts Center stage and is ready for the next chapter.
Misha Djuric, the ballet's artistic director and Archie's owner, said her beloved pet is "settling down to a life of luxury and long naps on pillows."
The ballet, which will be holding auditions for the next "Nutcracker" dog at the Festival Ballet Providence studios on Dec. 2, is looking for a pup with an elegant prance, regal coat of fur and charming smile.
Lawsuit over Satanic statue is settled
The Satanic Temple said that it has settled its lawsuit accusing Warner Bros. and Netflix of copying the temple's goat-headed statue in their new "Sabrina" series. The lawsuit was "amicably settled," Lucien Greaves, a co-founder of the temple, wrote in a blog post on the Patheos religion-themed website. The temple will be acknowledged in the credits for episodes of "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," which have already been filmed, Greaves wrote. The rest of the settlement, including details on what will happen in future episodes, is confidential, according to Bruce Lederman, the temple's lawyer. The Satanic Temple's lawsuit, filed Nov. 9 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, asked for at least $50 million for the alleged copyright infringement and injury to the temple's reputation.
Podcast to TV: Eric Bana is bringing the popular true crime podcast "Dirty John" to TV with a weekly series on Bravo. Bana plays John Meehan and Connie Britton plays Debra Newell, a couple in California who met online and fell in love. John claimed to be a doctor, just back from volunteering his services for Doctors Without Borders in Iraq. A Los Angeles Times reporter, Christopher Goffard, covered the story and turned it into a wildly successful, addictive podcast. "I downloaded and listened to all six very quickly and loved it," Bana said. "There were parts that I couldn't quite believe really happened."
Thankful family: A Georgia rapper served Thanksgiving dinner to a Marietta family who lost their home to a fire and then he promised to help them with housing. Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Jenkins, offered to pay the Natt family's hotel bill for the rest of the year. Victoria Natt says her family woke up one night last week to their home engulfed in flames. She said she escaped unharmed along with her husband, Tavares Natt, and their 14 children. They're staying in a hotel until they can find another home.
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