AP Top Entertainment News at 3:32 a.m. EDT

Stars advocate for progress at honorary Oscars event For an encore, ‘Joker’ is No. 1 again at the box office Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at 71 Boundary-pushing Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain award Obayashi’s 40-film career defined by warning of war’s horror ‘Seinfeld’ star Alexander, Southside Johnny in NJ fame hall Masterpiece found in French woman’s kitchen sells for $26.6M Activists ask NBC to release NDAs, hold independent probe Prince’s anticipated, posthumous memoir is ready for fans Actresses cite lack of Hollywood stylists who get black hair