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European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn said the spread between French and German borrowing costs has widened 'somewhat'. The comment highlights growing market concern about France's fiscal and political situation, as investors demand a bigger premium to hold French debt compared with Germany's benchmark bonds. The ECB official acknowledged the gap but did not signal alarm, according to Bloomberg. Markets are watching whether eurozone institutions will respond to the divergence in sovereign bond yields.

A West Hollywood property once owned by Dolly Parton has been withdrawn from the rental market, according to Realtor.com. The retreat, which the country music legend previously owned, had been listed for prospective tenants before the listing was pulled. The news has drawn interest from fans of the singer and observers of the Los Angeles real estate market, curious about the change in the home's status.

Tilda Swinton will star in a solo Off-Broadway production of 'Man to Man', according to The Hollywood Reporter. The one-woman show marks a notable New York stage engagement for the Oscar-winning British actress, and theater watchers are taking interest in the casting and the choice of an intimate Off-Broadway venue rather than a Broadway house.

Molly Neuman, a longtime figure in the independent music world, looks back at how the independent music business has changed from the 1990s to today, telling Billboard it was once 'a high-risk business'. Her remarks touch on the challenges of running independent labels and releasing music outside the major-label system, and how the landscape for artists and small labels has shifted over three decades.

The Los Angeles Times profiles a woman who arrived in Los Angeles just as the entertainment industry was contracting, with productions leaving the city. She developed a one-woman show that could be adapted into a television pilot, but its fate is uncertain as studios cut back. The piece frames her struggle against the broader decline of Hollywood as a production hub.

Snap has hired Robert Downey Jr. as the face of a new advertising campaign for its Specs augmented reality glasses. The Hollywood Reporter says the actor will help push the company's wearable device to a mainstream audience as Snap tries to build consumer interest in its virtual reality hardware.