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FILE - This March 23, 2019 file photo shows Chris Pratt after getting slimed as he accepts the award for favorite butt-kicker for "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. The dawning awareness of the coronavirus' reach has forced the cancellation or postponement of all major imminent events on the calendar, including the South by Southwest conference and festival in Austin, Texas; Hollywood's annual movie expo CinemaCon, in Las Vegas; this month's Kids Choice Awards in Los Angeles; and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., which was put off until October. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - This March 23, 2019 file photo shows Chris Pratt after getting slimed as he accepts the award for favorite butt-kicker for "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. The dawning awareness of the coronavirus' reach has forced the cancellation or postponement of all major imminent events on the calendar, including the South by Southwest conference and festival in Austin, Texas; Hollywood's annual movie expo CinemaCo…

March 12, 2020

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Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
March 12, 2020 8:06 p.m.

Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill

NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttling concert tours until it's safe to welcome crowds back.