R. Kelly Found Guilty
►Convicted sex offender. R&B superstar R. Kelly was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. Kelly, 54, was found guilty of all nine counts, including racketeering, on their second day of deliberations.
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New unit. WME has launched a new division to handle domestic and international film sales and film financing consulting services. The newly titled WME Independent division will be headed by Deborah McIntosh and Alex Walton.
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Fire in Babylon. The CW is teaming up with
Babylon 5's original creator J. Michael Straczynski for a reboot of the cult sci-fi series. Described as a "from-the-ground-up reboot," Straczynski will pen the script for a new potential version revolving around John Sheridan, an Earthforce officer with a mysterious background.
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Con heir. A Hollywood unscripted producer’s story of befriending an Irish “heiress” and eventually loaning her nearly $70,000 before learning she wasn’t the royal she claimed to be is becoming a multi-part podcast. On Thursday, iHeartMedia and AYR Media are releasing
Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress, a new, eight-part take on a story chronicled in
THR in Feb. 2020.
The story. In other news... —Fantastic Fest film review: Scott Derrickson’s
The Black Phone.
—TIFF film review: Eric Warin and Tahir Rana's
Charlotte.
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Kevin Durant unimpressed with David Letterman crashing Brooklyn Nets media day.
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William Shatner on how he came to collaborate with Joe Jonas on spoken word album: "It’s still a mystery."
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Fremantle promotes Andrea Scrosati to added role of continental Europe CEO.
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FaZe Clan reveals new member: Gamer and musician FaZe Kaysan.
—Steve McQueen to
receive Cologne Film Prize.
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The View hosts
recall dramatic COVID-19 false positive experience.
—Microsoft CEO says
failed TikTok deal was "strangest thing" he’s worked on.
—Macao Film Festival artistic director
Mike Goodridge to step down.
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Melissa Yandell Smith,
Nomadland actress and acting teacher, dies at 64.
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Jean Hale, actress in
In Like Flint and
Batman, dies at 82.
What else we're reading... —"How Do You Follow
The Sopranos?" [
Vulture]
—"For a Broadway Torn by a Pandemic, a Split-Personalities Tonys" [
New York Times]
—"Cures For A Patriarchal Hangover On
Y: The Last Man" [
Salon]
—"Doctors Are Being Forced Off Clubhouse by Anti-Vax Harassment" [
Vice]
—"Activision Blizzard Strikes $18 Million Settlement With Us Employment Watchdog" [
The Verge]
Today... ...in 2001, what could have been a forgettable comedy became a pop-culture staple, when Ben Stiller’s
Zoolander hit theaters. Featuring memorable turns from Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell, as well as iconic cameos from the likes of David Bowie, Billy Zane and David Duchovny, the movie would spawn a sequel in 2016.
The original review. Today's birthdays: Hilary Duff (34), Ranbir Kapoor (39), Naomi Watts (53), Mira Sorvino (54), Dita Von Teese (49),
Janeane Garofalo (57), Sarah Wright (38), Brigitte Bardot (87), Sabina Gadecki (38), St. Vincent (39), John Sayles (71), Moon Unit Zappa (54), Bam Margera (42)
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