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Simon Cowell Invests in Large Alcohol Brand After Retiring
Simon Cowell is putting a lot of money into a big US liquor brand. The 63-year-old music mogul has changed course after giving up fame, selling his £45 million home in Holland Park, and shrinking his record label, Syco. He is now a co-owner of Harry Blu, which was started by Harry Blustein and is…
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Strikers Protest Paramount Studios’ AI Use and Low Residual Checks
Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members held a rally outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Friday. Even though it was a hot summer day, a lot of actors and writers came together to talk about their problems with Hollywood companies and…
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Matty Healy Protests Against Strict LGBT Legislation in Kuala Lumpur Concert
Matty Healy, an English singer, is worried about the anti-LGBT laws in Malaysia. During a live show in Kuala Lumpur, Healy recorded his protest against the laws. Matty Healy kissed his male bandmate Ross MacDonald during his live show to record his protest against the country’s rules about LGBT people. The kiss between two characters…
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Roald Dahl Museum Condemns Late Children’s Author’s ‘Undeniable Racism’
In a recent statement, the Roald Dahl museum said, “It condemns all racism against any group or individual.” The July 19 statement said, “Roald Dahl’s racism is undeniable and indelible but what we hope can also endure is the potential of Dahl’s creative legacy to do some good.” The Roald Dahl Museum said in a…
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SAG-AFTRA Officials Criticize Hollywood Studios’ AI Idea During Actors Strike
Leaders of the actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, have criticized Hollywood companies for putting forward an AI plan that would let them replace background actors with digital copies of them forever for the price of one day’s pay. After the actors’ strike started, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which is made up of…
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Strike Looms As SAG-AFTRA Contract Negotiations Ended with No Agreement
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) talks with companies have ended without a deal or an extension, which means a strike is coming soon. Variety says that the union’s contract finished at midnight, and the negotiating committee has all agreed that a strike should happen. The union’s national board is likely…
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CNN’s Former Anchor Don Lemon Gets Unexpected Job Offer
Don Lemon was fired from his job at CNN but has been offered an unusual job. As soon as Rick Ross heard that Lemon had been fired, he offered the former reporter a job at one of his WingStop restaurants. Ross was clearly making a joke for the people who follow him on Instagram, but…
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Human Remains Recovered near Mount Baldy’s Missing Actor Julian Sands
Officials have confirmed that human remains were found near where Julian Sands went missing while climbing Mount Baldy in California. The San Fernando Police Department said in a statement on Saturday, “At about 10:00 a.m., civilian hikers contacted the Fontana Sheriff’s Station after they discovered human remains in the Mt. Baldy wilderness.” “Fontana Station deputies,…
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Sharks in Hawaii Attack the Netflix Crew
A team in Hawaii working on the Netflix documentary series “Our Planet II” has run into “incredibly hungry” sharks twice in a row. Reports say that tiger sharks attacked the team several times while they were filming a documentary near the Hawaiian island, causing the boat to explode and the crew to have to make…
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The TV Academy and Fox Have Postponed the ‘Emmys’ as the Writers Strike Continues
The strike by the Writers Guild of America has given the Television Academy a lot to think about as they prepare for the Emmys. Academy members who are qualified to vote have been working hard on the nomination round for almost a week. However, because of the ongoing labor dispute, it’s not clear if the…