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A worker died after an accident while assembling the stage for Shakira’s upcoming concert in Brazil

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• The event, Todo Mundo no Rio, is a major public concert held on Copacabana Beach and attracts millions of tourists

• Organizers and first responders provided support, but the worker passed away after being transported to the hospital

A construction worker helping with the setup forShakira’s upcoming Brazil show was killed during a tragic accident, concert organizers have confirmed.

In a statement on Instagram translated from the original Portuguese, the "Todo Mundo No Rio" concert shared, “The event organizers confirm that an accident this Sunday afternoon (April 26th) tragically claimed the life of a professional who was working on assembling the structures for the show.”

The statement continued: “First responders provided initial care at the scene, and the Fire Department was immediately called to transport the patient. Unfortunately, the professional passed away at the hospital.”

“At this time, we are providing all support, comfort, and solidarity to the responsible company, its team, and the victim's family,” it concluded.

"Unfortunately, the technician passed away in [the] hospital," concert organizer Bonus Track said in another statement, perYahoo News.

The state fire brigade (CBMERJ) confirmed to PEOPLE, "A worker suffered crushing injuries to his lower limbs in a lifting system. Before the arrival of emergency teams, the victim had already been removed from the equipment by other employees present."

The statement added, "Military personnel from the ambulance service of the 3rd Maritime Group (GMAR-Copacabana) immediately began pre-hospital care on the victim, who was then transported to the Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital. Despite the efforts of the rescue teams, death was confirmed."

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PerReuters, the brigade confirmed the man had been working on the assembly of a stage for a ​public concert featuring Shakira.

Witness Antonio Marcos Ferreira dos Santos, 51, who was on the beach at the time, told news agency AFP that “out of nowhere [he] saw people running. And when we looked the structure was on the ground.” He added, perFrance24, that "a man has gotten tapped underneath,” and people were rushing to “pull him out.”

The Mayor of Brazil confirmedon social mediathat Shakira was the headliner at this year’s public concert, called "Todo Mundo no Rio," on Copacabana Beach. Per Reuters, he also shared a picture of the Colombian popstar with the caption, "confirmed."

According to Reuters, the concert has previously ⁠attracted millions of tourists to watch famous performers ⁠at the iconic setting.

PEOPLE has reached out to Bonus Track for updates, but didn't immediately receive a response.

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At age 18, Carol Burnett worked as an usherette at a Warner Brothers theater while attending UCLA

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• Speaking to PEOPLE, the actress recalled being fired after a dispute with customers when films ran on continuous loops and audiences came and went mid-screening

• Years later, Burnett saw the story come full circle when her Hollywood Walk of Fame star was placed in front of that same theater in 1975

Long before she became a television icon, Carol Burnett spent a summer working inside a movie theater while she was a college student at UCLA. The job put her right inside the film world she already loved, and only a short walk from the neighborhood where she grew up.

Speaking with PEOPLE exclusively ahead of her appearance at the TCM Classic Film Festival, Burnett looks back on those days in detail, noting it was also where she began to realize just how deeply she cared about the craft of filmmaking.

“I was an usherette, as they call it, when I was 18 during the summer, a hiatus when I was at UCLA…at the Warner Brothers theater on Hollywood and Wilcox,” she recalls. “And we lived just on Wilcox and Yucca. So it was a block away.”

Working at the theater gave Burnett an up-close education in moviegoing culture at the time.

She remembers being completely captivated by films like Alfred Hitchcock’sStrangers on a Train, which happened to be screening during her shifts. Burnett was especially struck by Robert Walker’s performance and Hitchcock’s storytelling style, which she admired even as a young usher.

But the job also revealed the chaotic reality of theaters in that era, where films played continuously and audiences would come and go mid-story without much concern for where they landed in the plot.

“So people would come in, buy a ticket and come in in the middle of a movie and sit down and watch it till the end. And then when it started again, they would watch the beginning and they'd say, ‘Oh, this is where we came in,’ and they would leave,” Burnett explains. “I mean, it was insane! It never made any sense.”

That tension between her love of movies and the rules of her job eventually led to an unforgettable moment.

“I remember I was in front of the aisle two door this one night, and this couple came in and wanted to be seated the last five minutes ofStrangers on a Train. And I said, ‘Are you crazy? Please, no!...it'll ruin it for you if you see the ending before you see the whole beginning,’” Burnett remembers saying to the couple.

Despite the couple being “adamant” that she show them to their seats, Burnett argued her case, determined to preserve the audience experience. That, however, is when management intervened.

“So the manager came up — Mr. Batten, I'll never forget his name — and he said, ‘What's going on here?’ And this woman said, ‘She won't let us sit down,’” Burnett recalls. “[Mr. Batten] looked at me, literally he drew his index finger across his neck like he was chopping off my head, ripped off my epaulets and fired me on the spot.”

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Looking back now, Burnett can laugh at how it all unfolded — and in a way, the story has come full circle.

Years later, when she was being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she knew exactly where she wanted it.

"The lovely ending to this story is that years later, when they said, 'Where do you want your star on Hollywood Boulevard?' It's right in front of that theater," she says.

When the building was later gutted after an earthquake,her husband, Brian Miller,even managed to rescue a piece of its history — and his wife's backstory.

"My husband went and said, 'What are you going to do with some of these doors and stuff?' And they said, 'Well, we're just going to dump them,'" she recalls.

But Miller had another idea, and ultimately brought home the door from the aisle where she was fired.

"So now we have the aisle two door that I was fired in front of. I'm looking at it right now in my office," she shares.

At the upcoming festival running April 30 through May 3 in Hollywood, Burnett says she will revisit that chapter when she introducesStrangers on a Train.

“I'm going to tell this story before they show the movie, of course,” she reveals. “It's one of Hitchcock's best.”

When asked if she ever got to share the incident with Hitchcock himself, Burnett clarified that while they never spoke directly about it, the story reached him through her press agent.

“So in my home now, I have the original poster ofStrangers on a Trainthat Alfred Hitchcock autographed to me: ‘To Carol – Alfred Hitchcock,’” she tells PEOPLE. “And he even drew — he was kind of like a cartoonist, and he drew a little cartoon of himself, and I have that on my wall.”

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Jimmy Jam says Michael Jackson and Prince had contrasting creative processes, but influenced and admired each other

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• At the premiere for the movie Michael, the songwriter and producer talked about their legacy and competition

• Jackson died in 2009 at age 50, while Prince died in 2016 at age 57

Michael JacksonandPrincemay have been in competition with each other on the charts, but ultimately, they respected each other. That is, according to Jimmy Jam, who worked with both of them.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the Hollywood premiere ofMichaelon April 20, the songwriter and producer, 66, shares that he thinks they “probably were both competitive, but they also were very respectful of each other.”

“The way they went about doing what they do is totally different. I always say Prince would start a record at the beginning of the day, and at the end of the day, the record would be totally done, mixed, ready to go. Very spontaneous. That's the way Prince did it," he shares.

On the other hand, Jimmy Jam notes that “Michael was very meticulous.”

“I remember, on ‘Scream,’ we literally spent three days changing one line, and he just said, ‘We have to challenge ourselves.’ And we finally were like, ‘Okay, we're done challenging that. It sounds great. It sounds great.’ "

Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009. He suffered cardiac arrest at home. Meanwhile, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at Paisley Park, his home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minn., at age 57 on April 21, 2016.

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In Jimmy Jam’s mind, they were “two different individuals in the way they create,” but he insists “they both admired each other," even if they seemingly feuded during their careers, so much so that it's rumored thatPrince skipped out on the supergroup recordingof "We Are the World" in 1985 due to Jackson's involvement.

“Which doesn't mean they necessarily would have got along in the studio creating, because they did it in a different way, but Prince was definitely influenced by Michael, and I think Michael was definitely influenced by Prince,” Jimmy Jam adds.

About Prince, Jimmy Jam tells PEOPLE, “There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about him or think about what would he do in a certain situation.”

Michaelhit theaters on April 24.

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Charlize Theron bonded with her daughter August while rock climbing for her new movie Apex

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• Theron recently joked about parenting challenges, calling her daughters "hormonal nightmares" on the New Heights podcast

• The actress has been open about her decision to adopt her two daughters, inspired by her South African upbringing

Charlize Theron found a new way to bond with her daughter while training for her latest movie.

The actress, 50, spoke withE! Newsat the premiere of her filmApexon Wednesday, April 22, and shared that her 11-year-old daughter, August, came with her for a lot of the rock climbing training she did alongside professional climber Beth Rodden.

"She's a bit of a daredevil," Theron said of her younger daughter. "Beth and I would be working on one side, and whenever I got tired, I would just look over, and the two of them were just going up these walls."

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The mom of two said it was "really good" for her to see that.

"Sometimes, as an adult, you get so caught up in the mechanics of it," said Theron. "And then you just look over and these kids who know nothing, they're just like, 'Gotta get to the top.'"

"And you're like, 'Okay, that's all I have to do. Just get to the top,' " she continued. "It was fun to share that with her."

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Theron is mom to daughters August and Jackson, 14.

Earlier this month, Theron joked that her daughters arebecoming "hormonal nightmares"while appearing on an episode of theNew Heightspodcast.

“They just turn into hormonal nightmares," she jokingly told host Jason Kelce when he asked for parenting advice. "Like, I'm getting my ass handed to me from the moment that I walk into the house. And all these things are gonna serve them so well in life, but I might not make it.”

Theron went on to speak about the difference between parenting older and younger kids, saying, “Nature does this beautiful thing where you think you're in your worst place right now, so that you can cope with what you have. But from where I am, I can tell you that you're in a lovely place and they're still lovely and sweet," she said of Jason's young family.

"And then one day, you're gonna walk into their room around eleven, and they're gonna just be like, ‘Why did you turn the lights on?!’” she warned.

The star opened up to PEOPLE in 2018 about herdecision to adopther two daughters and shared that adoption was always a top priority for her. She explained that she was largely inspired by her own upbringing in South Africa, which exposed her to orphanages and children in need in her community at a young age.

"Even when I was in relationships, I was always honest with my partners, that adoption was how my family would look one day," Theron said. "This was definitely not a second option for me. It was always my first."

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Peacockfans need to hold tight because the streamer is getting a fresh lineup of movies in just under a week.

In the meantime, there are still a few days to enjoy a handful of Peacock's most entertaining movies before they head into a company vault.

To make it easier for you,Watch With Ushas selected the three Peacock movies you need to binge-watch this weekend.

This week's picks include a tense thriller, a real-life legal drama and a comedy with a slightly sci-fi premise.

What’s New on Peacock in April 2025

'Red Eye' (2005)

The lateWes CravenhelmedRed Eye, a thriller that helped propelRachel McAdamsforward as a leading actress. Lisa is a hotel manager who finds herself increasingly attracted to Jackson Rippner (Cillian Murphy), a charming man she met at the airport before they were seated together on the plane.

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Lisa's dreams of rom-com happiness are quickly thwarted when Jackson reveals his true agenda during their red-eye flight. He intends to force Lisa to help him assassinate a government official. And if she refuses, her father, Joe Reisert (Brian Cox), will be murdered. Lisa's a resourceful woman and fights back, but Jackson seems to have thought of every contingency.

Red Eyeis streaming onPeacock.

'Dark Waters' (2019)

If you've ever seenErin Brockovich, you'll recognize a lot of the themes inDark Waters, which is also based on a true story about a class action lawsuit against one of the most powerful companies in America. In this case, it's DuPont that stands accused by residents of Parkersburg, West Virginia, of dumping a chemical that caused cancer in the town's residents and deformed livestock.

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AttorneyRob Bilott(Mark Ruffalo) is brought into the case by a farmer, Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), and Tennant's findings are critical to the case against DuPont. But unlike some other biopic legal dramas, DuPont drags out the case for years, leaving Rob's marriage toSarah Barlage Bilott(Anne Hathaway) in a very vulnerable state. DuPont's legal strategy appears to be designed to avoid the company being taken to task for its actions. But as long as Rob can stand up in court, he's not going to let that happen.

Dark Watersis streaming onPeacock.

'Hot Tub Time Machine' (2010)

It seems like films with on-the-nose titles likeHot Tub Time Machineare rarities among modern theatrical movies. In this case, the high concept helped sell the film and made it a hit.John Cusackstars as Adam Yates, a recently dumped middle-aged guy who reunites with his childhood friends, Lou Dorchen (Rob Corddry) and Nick Webber-Agnew (Craig Robinson), for a vacation at their favorite winter resort so they can forget their unhappy lives. Even Adam's nephew, Jacob Yates (Clark Duke), comes along for the trip.

One ill-advised hot tub accident later, the four men wake up in 1986. Aside from Jacob, the guys are back in their childhood bodies and ready to make up for lost time. But if they don't maintain the shape of their personal history, they run the risk of entirely erasing the future they came from.

Hot Tub Time Machineis streaming onPeacock.