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Actors’ Equity Secretary-Treasurer Sandra Karas Doubts That Donald Trump’s $70,000 In ‘Apprentice’ Haircuts Were Tax Deductible

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Actors’ Equity Secretary-Treasurer Sandra Karas Doubts That Donald Trump’s $70,000 In ‘Apprentice’ Haircuts Were Tax Deductible Sandra Karas, secretary-treasurer of Actors’ Equity, was surprised Monday morning when she read The New York Times’ article about President Trump’s income taxes – and the $70,000 that he reportedly wrote off as a business expense for hair styling in connection with his TV show The Apprentice. “It made me laugh when I saw it […] Go to Source

18 California State Legislators Ask Governor Newsom To Allow Disneyland, Universal Studios, Other Parks To Reopen

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18 California State Legislators Ask Governor Newsom To Allow Disneyland, Universal Studios, Other Parks To Reopen A large group of California state senators and assemblymembers sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday requesting that Newsom issue guidelines for parks such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and Knott’s Berry Farm to reopen. This comes one week after Newsom promised he would issue such guidelines “very soon.” From the letter: Many indoor […] Go to Source

Disney Loses Bid To Keep Secret 2017 Compensation Study Out Of Pay-Equity Class Action, For Now

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Disney Loses Bid To Keep Secret 2017 Compensation Study Out Of Pay-Equity Class Action, For Now The Walt Disney Company may be losing some of its privilege, at least when it comes to a potential pay-equity class action lawsuit against the House of Mouse, what they knew and when they knew it. As part of the ongoing action first filed back in April 2019 by two long time female employees of […] Go to Source

Mickey Rourke & Taye Diggs Board Horror Thriller ‘Mammon’

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Mickey Rourke & Taye Diggs Board Horror Thriller ‘Mammon’ EXCLUSIVE: Mickey Rourke, Taye Diggs and Jessica Uberuaga have join the horror thriller Mammon which Isaac Walsh will make his feature directorial debut with. The movie, penned by Walsh and Tyler Clair Smith, follows a struggling young couple who are chasing the American dream, and soon realize that their worst nightmare is the demonic spirit in their […] Go to Source

Seth MacFarlane Gives Fans Update On ‘The Orville’ Season 3: “We’re Working On It Very Hard”

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Seth MacFarlane Gives Fans Update On ‘The Orville’ Season 3: “We’re Working On It Very Hard” More than a year after season two of sci-fi adventure series The Orville came to an end, leading man and executive producer Seth MacFarlane finally has an update for season three. “All I can say is we are working on it. We’re working on it very hard, we got hit by this just like everyone […] Go to Source

The Gurin Company Teams With Relaunched Action Time To Revive Classic Format ‘Game For A Laugh’

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The Gurin Company Teams With Relaunched Action Time To Revive Classic Format ‘Game For A Laugh’ The Gurin Company, run by Phil Gurin, whose credits include exec producing ABC’s Shark Tank, has teamed with Jeremy Fox’s format firm Action Time to bring back British entertainment format Game for a Laugh. This comes after Fox relaunched Action Time, the formats firm that he ran after creating The Krypton Factor. Fox left DRG, the […] Go to Source

Tory rebellion over Covid laws set to be thwarted despite rising anger

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Tory rebellion over Covid laws set to be thwarted despite rising anger Commons Speaker not expected to allow vote on amendment that would give MPs say on future lawsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Tory rebellion over coronavirus laws is set to be thwarted this week despite mounting anger over fines and rules brought in with minimal notice and a lack of parliamentary scrutiny.New measures for England came into force on Monday including a ban on mass singing in pubs, £1,000 fines for falsely reporting that someone must quarantine, and a £4,000 first-time fine for those deemed “reckless” for coming into contact with large numbers of people when they should be self-isolating, for example by going to an office. They were published on Sunday evening, hours before...

‘Genius: Aretha’: Nat Geo Series To Resume Production

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‘Genius: Aretha’: Nat Geo Series To Resume Production EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic’s Genius: Aretha is set to resume filming Oct. 1 in Atlanta. The cast, led by star Cynthia Erivo, have already arrived in Georgia as the crew is wrapping up pre-production. Genius: Aretha, about the legendary singer Aretha Franklin, had filmed 5 1/2 episodes of its eight-episode order when production shut down mid-March […] Go to Source

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Winery Among Those Threatened By New, Rapidly Growing Napa Wildfire

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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Winery Among Those Threatened By New, Rapidly Growing Napa Wildfire A wildfire with a “dangerous rate of spread” broke out in Napa County Sunday morning, with the area facing extreme wildfire conditions including dry, hot winds from the east/northeast. California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the winds are expected to die down overnight. But Much of Northern California is under a red flag […] Go to Source

Amazon Studios And Echo Lake Entertainment To Adapt NY Times Best-Seller ‘I’ve Got Your Number’

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Amazon Studios And Echo Lake Entertainment To Adapt NY Times Best-Seller ‘I’ve Got Your Number’ EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios and Echo Lake Entertainment are adapting the NY Times’ bestseller I’ve Got Your Number by author Sophie Kinsella. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Jessica O’Toole are attached to pen the adaption. Dakota Fanning will produce along with Brittany Kahan Ward & Mary Jane Skalski of Echo Lake Entertainment as well as Joey Plager and […] Go to Source

Chadwick Boseman Raised Sienna Miller’s Pay On ‘21 Bridges’ From His Own Salary

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Chadwick Boseman Raised Sienna Miller’s Pay On ‘21 Bridges’ From His Own Salary In a recent interview remembering the generosity and great soul of late actor Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, who starred with him in last summer’s cop action pic 21 Bridges, tells UK’s Empire magazine that the actor-producer of the movie gave up part of his salary so that the actress could get paid her asking price on the $33M […] Go to Source

Kevin Burns Dies: ‘Ancient Aliens’ Creator, ‘Lost In Space’ Reboot Co-Producer Was 65

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Kevin Burns Dies: ‘Ancient Aliens’ Creator, ‘Lost In Space’ Reboot Co-Producer Was 65 Kevin Burns, president and creator of Prometheus Entertainment and a producer of Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot, died Sunday of cardiac arrest at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 65. Burns’ death was confirmed by Derek Thielges, vice president marketing and development at Prometheus. The company has produced such non-fiction series as Ancient […] Go to Source

Sherri Shepherd To Recur on ABC’s Kari Lizer Comedy Series ‘Call Your Mother’

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Sherri Shepherd To Recur on ABC’s Kari Lizer Comedy Series ‘Call Your Mother’ EXCLUSIVE: Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias) is set to recur opposite Kyra Sedgwick in ABC’s Kari Lizer comedy series Call Your Mother. Written and executive produced by The New Adventures of Old Christine creator Lizer, Call Your Mother centers on an empty-nester mom, Jean Raines (Sedgwick), who wonders how she ended up alone while her children […] Go to Source

‘No Sudden Move’: Steven Soderbergh Sets All-Star Cast For HBO Max Crime Thriller

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‘No Sudden Move’: Steven Soderbergh Sets All-Star Cast For HBO Max Crime Thriller Steven Soderbergh has commenced production on his latest film No Sudden Move (f.k.a Kill Switch), a crime thriller that is being produced under his recently formed overall deal with HBO Max.  The starry cast ensemble includes Don Cheadle (Black Monday), Benicio Del Toro (Sicario), David Harbour (Stranger Things), Amy Seimetz (The Comey Rule), Jon Hamm […] Go to Source

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Rule Out Netflix Reality Show Spotlighting Their Philanthropy Work

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Rule Out Netflix Reality Show Spotlighting Their Philanthropy Work Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have knocked down a report in British tabloid The Sun claiming that they are preparing to take part in a reality show as part of their blockbuster deal with Netflix. The Sun reported that the couple will participate in a “tasteful” fly-on-the-wall program spotlighting their philanthropy work, but in a […] Go to Source

Sony Pictures TV Lands Ray Parker Jr. Documentary ‘Who You Gonna Call?’

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Sony Pictures TV Lands Ray Parker Jr. Documentary ‘Who You Gonna Call?’ Sony Pictures Television has acquired global distribution rights to the documentary Who You Gonna Call? chronicling the life of Grammy-winner Ray Parker Jr., who penned the smash hit song “Ghostbusters”. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Fran Strine (Hired Gun), the documentary follows Parker’s struggles growing up on the racially charged streets of Detroit in the 1960’s […] Go to Source

‘Sunday Night Football’ Steady With Last Week In Early Ratings As Green Bay Packers Beat New Orleans Saints

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‘Sunday Night Football’ Steady With Last Week In Early Ratings As Green Bay Packers Beat New Orleans Saints It was a good win for the Green Bay Packers, but maybe even a bigger win for Sunday Night Football last night – at least compared to last week. As well as breaking news from the New York Times of the long hidden reality of Donald Trump’s taxes and finances, Green Bay’s match up with […] Go to Source

Lockdown tightened in north-east England as Covid-19 infections rise

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Lockdown tightened in north-east England as Covid-19 infections rise For first time since pandemic began it will be illegal for people from different households to mix in pubs and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNearly 2 million people in north-east England face being fined up to £6,400 if they mix with other households indoors in a significant extension of the government’s lockdown powers.For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, it will be illegal for people in part of the UK to meet people they do not live with in pubs, bars or restaurants. Continue reading... Go to Source

Covid-19 tests that give results in minutes to be rolled out across world

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Covid-19 tests that give results in minutes to be rolled out across world Global initiative will supply 120m rapid antigen tests to low- and middle-income countriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTests for Covid-19 that show on-the-spot results in 15 to 30 minutes are about to be rolled out across the world, potentially saving many thousands of lives and slowing the pandemic in both poor and rich countries. In a triumph for a global initiative to get vital drugs and vaccines to fight the virus, 120m rapid antigen tests from two companies will be supplied to low- and middle-income countries for $5 (£3.90) each or even less. Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump 2016 campaign ‘targeted 3.5m black Americans to deter them from voting’

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Trump 2016 campaign 'targeted 3.5m black Americans to deter them from voting' Secret effort allegedly focused on 16 swing states, several narrowly won by Trump after the black Democrat vote collapsedDonald Trump’s 2016 US presidential election campaign has been accused of actively seeking to deter 3.5 million black Americans in battleground states from voting by deliberately targeting them with negative Hillary Clinton ads on Facebook.The secret effort concentrated on 16 swing states, several narrowly won by Trump after the black Democrat vote collapsed. Continue reading... Go to Source

‘My gentle giant’: Matiu Ratana’s partner says policeman shot dead touched many lives

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'My gentle giant': Matiu Ratana's partner says policeman shot dead touched many lives Su Bushy paid tribute to Met Police sergeant who was ‘my partner, friend, confidant, and soul mate’. The partner of Matiu Ratana, the police officer who was killed at a south London station, has paid tribute to the man she described as a “gentle giant” who had touched many lives.“There aren’t really any words for how I am feeling right now about the loss of Matt; about losing someone I loved and was so close to in such a tragic manner,” said Su Bushy, who was with the Metropolitan Police sergeant for five years. Continue reading... Go to Source

Labour MP Claudia Webbe charged with harassment

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Labour MP Claudia Webbe charged with harassment CPS says MP for Leicester East has been charged with offence of harassment against a femaleThe Labour MP Claudia Webbe has been suspended from the Labour party after being charged with harassment of a woman over a period of nearly two years.The MP for Leicester East insisted she was innocent after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said she was accused of carrying out the offence between September 2018 and April 26 this year. Continue reading... Go to Source

BET+ Movie ‘Sacrifice’ Starring Paula Patton Picked Up To Series

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BET+ Movie ‘Sacrifice’ Starring Paula Patton Picked Up To Series EXCLUSIVE: BET has handed a 10-episode series order to legal thriller Sacrifice, headlined by Paula Patton. The project, from Footage Films, originated as a movie written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, which served as a back-door pilot. It debuted in December 2019 on BET+ as the streaming service’s first original film. Sacrifice takes […] Go to Source

AGC Inks TIFF Deals On Donnie Yen Starrer ‘The Father’

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AGC Inks TIFF Deals On Donnie Yen Starrer ‘The Father’ AGC International inked key territory deals during the virtual TIFF market on Donnie Yen action pic The Father. Pacts have gone down with Leonine in Germany and Switzerland; Metropolitan in France; DeAPlaneta in Spain; Nordisk in Scandinavia; Rialto Distribution & Vertigo Releasing in Australia & New Zealand; and Signature Entertainment in the U.K. and Ireland. […] Go to Source

Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Next

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Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Resumes Production In New Zealand, Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Next EXCLUSIVE: Filming has just resumed in New Zealand on Amazon’s sprawling The Lord Of The Rings TV series, an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels, I have learned. Production on Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop is slated to restart on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the island country where Netflix’s Sweet Tooth has been shooting since Sept. 14, […] Go to Source
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