PARIS (AP) — With his hulking frame and volcanic charisma, Gérard Depardieu reigned over French cinema for half a century, a national icon as familiar as the baguette.

But this week, the actor who once inspired writer John Updike to lament that “I think that I shall never view a French film without Depardieu” sat slumped in a Paris courtroom.

He faces two counts of sexual assault. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros ($81,000).

But more than Depardieu is on trial.

The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.

“We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a joint statement. “The Academy has always been a unifying force within the film industry, and we are committed to standing together in the face of hardship.”

With fires still active in the Los Angeles area, the film academy also extended the nominations voting period for its members through Friday. Originally, nominations were to be announced that morning.

The organization that puts on the Oscars has also made the decision to cancel its annual nominees luncheon, an untelevised event best known for the “class photos” it produces annually. The Scientific and Technical Awards, previously set for Feb. 18, will be rescheduled later.

The cover of PGA Tour 2K25 will feature Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tiger Woods, 2K announced Monday.

The three golfers are on the cover of the game's standard and deluxe editions together. Woods alone is on the legend edition.

Homa is making his franchise debut in the game, which typically features some of the Tour's top golfers as well as LPGA Tour golfers.

A release date for the game has not been announced. Its last installment, PGA Tour 2K23, hit the market three years ago in October.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Step aside, Oprah.

Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown could launch a book club of his own after a little sideline reading skyrocketed self-help author Jim Murphy to the hottest seller on Amazon overnight.

The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action in Philadelphia's playoff game and flipped through the pages of Murphy's book, “Inner Excellence.”

The little-known book by the mental skills coach was listed No. 1 on Amazon’s best-sellers list as of Monday morning. It took the top spot on the trending list after previously being ranked 523,497th. That jump earned it another top spot on the marketplace's movers & shakers list.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Step aside, Oprah.

Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown could launch a book club of his own after a little sideline reading skyrocketed self-help author Jim Murphy to the hottest seller on Amazon overnight.

The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action in Philadelphia's playoff game and flipped through the pages of Murphy's book, “Inner Excellence.”

The little-known book by the mental skills coach was listed No. 1 on Amazon’s best-sellers list as of Monday morning. It took the top spot on the trending list after previously being ranked 523,497th. That jump earned it another top spot on the marketplace's movers & shakers list.

Rachel Maddow is returning to her nightly perch on MSNBC — at least for the first few months of the second Trump administration.

The network announced on Monday that Maddow will lead its coverage of Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 and, starting that night, begin airing her prime-time show five nights a week at 9 p.m. Eastern.

Maddow's new schedule will last until April 30, at which time she'll revert to her current Monday-only routine with Alex Wagner occupying the time slot on Tuesdays through Fridays. Wagner will go on the road for various reporting assignments during the first 100 days of the new administration.

Maddow stepped back from her five-night-a-week television schedule in 2022 under a new contract that has allowed her more flexibility to pursue other projects. She has launched a successful round of podcasts.

During a time when many are complaining about divisiveness in politics and in society, it seems counterintuitive for a book to make the case that we need to argue more.

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn't just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and admitting mistakes.

Callard offers a roadmap for using the ancient Greek philosopher for approaching knotty discussion on topics such as love, politics and death.

Callard's book is intellectually challenging and hardly a simple crash course on Socrates, but the payoff is worth the time and effort put into rethinking approaches to philosophy and life.

Traci Beller was 13 when her father — co-owner of a heating and air conditioning company — went out on some service calls and never returned home. The police, who found no trace of him, concluded that he had simply abandoned his family.

The family then turned to Jessica Byers, a Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office investigator turned private eye — and a darned good one. But she also turned up nothing.

Ten years later, the missing man has been officially declared dead, but Traci, now a known as “the muffin girl,” a celebrity chef with a huge following, never believed her sweet daddy had walked out on her without a word. The people managing her career urge Traci to let it go and get on with her life — but she can’t. Instead, she turns to Elvis Cole, the self-declared world’s greatest detective.

So begins “The Big Empty,” Robert Crais’ 20th novel featuring Cole and his partner, Joe Pike.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died. He was 84.

The charismatic figure known as Coach Mac died Friday night “after a courageous journey with dementia,” according to a family statement. His family announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's.

“Coach Mac touched countless lives with his unwavering faith, boundless compassion, and enduring legacy as a leader, mentor and advocate for family, community and faith,” the family said in its statement. “As a trailblazer and visionary, his impact was felt both on and off the field, and his spirit will forever remain in the hearts of those he inspired.”

McCartney remains the winningest coach in Colorado history, with a record of 93-55-5. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue.

Several projects and awards shows have been delayed, with the Producers Guild opting not to announce its nominations Sunday due to ongoing effects of the fire. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, also announced she would not launch a Netflix lifestyles program until March.

Celebrities and entertainment organizations are pledging millions to help those who have been displaced or lost their homes, with Beyoncé directly millions to help families in the Eaton fire area.

While firefighters over the weekend were able to push the flames away from several populated areas, strong winds are expected to resume this week and last through Wednesday.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25:

Jan. 19: Actor Tippi Hedren is 95. Director Richard Lester (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Superman II and III”) is 93. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 83. Actor Shelley Fabares is 81. Country singer Dolly Parton is 79. TV chef Paula Deen is 78. Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 73. Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 73. Actor Desi Arnaz Junior is 72. Actor Katey Sagal (“Sons of Anarchy,” ″Married... With Children”) is 71. Comedian Paul Rodriguez (“a.k.a. Pablo”) is 70. Keyboardist Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 68. Actor Paul McCrane (“ER”) is 64. Actor William Ragsdale (film’s “Fright Night,” TV’s “Herman’s Head”) is 64. Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 57. Singer Trey Lorenz is 56. Actor Shawn Wayans (“White Chicks,” ″Scary Movie”) is 54. Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 54. Actor Drea de Matteo (“Joey,” ″The Sopranos”) is 53. Comedian Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV,” ″Mad TV”) is 51. Actor Drew Powell (“Gotham”) is 49. Actor Marsha Thomason (“Las Vegas”) is 49. Actor Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 44. Actor Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) is 43. Director Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) is 40. Actor Shaunette Renee Wilson (“The Resident”) is 35. Actor Briana Henry (“General Hospital”) is 33. Actor Logan Lerman (“Percy Jackson” films) is 33. Rapper Taylor Bennett is 29. Actor Lidya Jewett (“Hidden Figures”) is 18.

Jan. 20: Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 80. Director David Lynch is 79. Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 78. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 73. Guitarist Paul Stanley of Kiss is 73. TV host Bill Maher (“Politically Incorrect”) is 69. Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 67. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 62. Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 60. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 60. Actor Rainn Wilson (“The Office”) is 59. Actor Stacey Dash (“Clueless”) is 58. Actor Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly”) is 56. Singer Edwin McCain is 55. Actor Skeet Ulrich is 55. Drummer Questlove of The Roots is 54. Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 46. Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 41. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 40. Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 39. Actor Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”) is 38.

Jan. 21: Opera singer Placido Domingo is 84. Actor Jill Eikenberry is 78. Guitarist Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 78. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 75. Actor Robby Benson is 69. Actor Geena Davis is 69. Actor Charlotte Ross (“NYPD Blue”) is 57. Singer Marc Gay of Shai is 56. Actor Karina Lombard (“The L Word”) is 56. Actor Ken Leung (“Marvel’s Inhumans,” ″Lost”) is 55. Rapper Levirt of B-Rock and the Bizz is 55. Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 55. Singer Cat Power is 53. DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus is 52. Singer Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) of the Spice Girls is 49. Actor Jerry Trainor (“Wendell & Vinnie,” ″iCarly”) is 48. Singer Nokio of Dru Hill is 46. Actor Izabella Miko (“Coyote Ugly”) is 44. Actor Luke Grimes (TV’s “Yellowstone,” film’s “Fifty Shades”) is 41. Actor Feliz Ramirez (TV’s “Grand Hotel”) is 33.

LONDON (AP) — A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription “Big Brother is watching you" is being released to pay tribute to “Nineteen Eighty-four” author George Orwell and mark his death 75 years ago.

The 2-pound ($2.40) coin depicts what appears to be an eye but is a camera lens, and the coin's edge is inscribed with another quote from Orwell's dystopian novel: “There was truth and there was untruth.”

Coinage artist Henry Gray said the theme of totalitarianism was central to his design.

“With phones and cameras being everywhere in your house, and being listened to by advertisers on your phone, you are really aware of how you’re being surveyed — and that’s what ‘1984’ is all about," he said.

MILAN (AP) — Oliviero Toscani, the photographer behind Benetton’s provocative ad campaigns of the 1980s and 1990s who later broke with the Italian knitwear brand amid controversy, died Monday at age 82.

Toscani disclosed last year he had a rare disease. “It is with immense pain that we announce that our beloved Oliviero has undertaken his next journey,″ his wife, Kirsti, and their three children said in a statement. He died at a hospital in Livorno, Tuscany, the news agency ANSA reported.

Toscani had amyloidosis, a disease characterized by a buildup of abnormal protein deposits in the body. He told Corriere della Sera in August he lost had 40 kilograms (nearly 90 pounds) in a year, adding, “I don’t know how long I have left to live, but I’m not interested in living like this anyway.”

Toscani also said he would like to be remembered “not for any one photo but for my whole work, for the commitment.”