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 Issue Date: 05/15/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Cannes Film Festival Bars Actor From “Case 137” Premiere Over Sexual Assault Allegations
The Cannes Film Festival barred French actor Théo Navarro-Mussy from attending the premiere of the competition entry “Case 137,” in what’s believed to be a first for the festival in the #MeToo era. Festival director Thierry Fremaux confirmed to the French magazine Télérama that Navarro-Mussy would not be allowed to attend the red carpet premiere
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Review: Director Trey Edward Shults’ “Hurry Up Tomorrow” Starring The Weeknd
It’s the final night of tour. SoFi Stadium, just outside Los Angeles, is packed. 80,000 fans stand before The Weeknd, an endless sea of blinding lights. The bestselling artist born Abel Tesfaye emerges onstage. He launches into the first song. Less than a minute goes by, and the unthinkable happens: His voice cracks. And then
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Review: “Final Destination Bloodlines” From Directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein
A blender. A lawn mower. A ceiling fan. A garden rake. A vending machine. An MRI scanner. These mundane items are supposed to ease us through life, helping us eat, clean, keep cool, stay healthy. They’re not supposed to be evil. But in “Final Destination Bloodlines,” as in the entire 25-year franchise, ordinary objects become
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FCB New York Leads The One Show 2025 Tally With 35 Gold Pencils
FCB New York led the list of winners from 55 countries in The One Show 2025, taking home 35 Gold Pencils. Announcement of Pencil and Merit winners was made in advance of tomorrow night’s conclusion of Creative Week 2025 at The One Show 2025 gala awards ceremony in New York hosted by comedian and actor
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European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads
European Union regulators accused TikTok on Thursday of breaching digital content rules because it’s not being transparent enough about ads shown to users of the video sharing app. TikTok’s ad repository isn’t up to the standards required by the bloc’s Digital Services Act, known as the DSA, the 27-nation EU’s executive Commission said in preliminary
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Cassie Forced To Read Aloud In Court Explicit Messages She Sent To Sean “Diddy” Combs
R&B singer Cassie was pressed to read aloud her own explicit messages to ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs in federal court Thursday, including texts that showed her expressing desire for the drug-fueled group sex she previously testified left her traumatized. Lawyers for Combs sought to portray Cassie to the jury as a willing and eager participant
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Weinstein’s office kept a list of women “friends of Harvey,” an ex-aide testifies
Harvey Weinstein ‘s assistants kept a list of female “friends of Harvey” to invite to events and sometimes considered them a special category for guest lists, an ex-aide testified Thursday at the former movie mogul’s sex crimes retrial. “A ‘friend of Harvey’ was a woman that he’d meet at events or parties or festivals or
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Sesame Workshop receives Elevate Prize Catalyst Award as it charts a new path for “Sesame Street”
Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the “Sesame Street” gang will get some high-profile help as they travel down a new road. The Sesame Workshop – founded in 1969 and currently working on its 56th season, but its first not distributed by recent partner HBO – received the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award Wednesday, which
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CBS Renews “Beyond the Gates” For 2nd Season As Veteran Black Soap Opera Actors Cheer The Show’s Success
When CBS’ soap opera “Beyond the Gates” premiered in February, soap opera fans and veterans alike hailed it as a win for Black history and culture. On Monday, the first soap to feature a majority Black cast was renewed for a second season. Its creation was both a savvy business move and an acknowledgment of
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Issue Date: 05/15/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
DWA Presents Ultimate Events, May 2025 Edition (Hybrid Special)
Over the past few years, we have adapted together; now, our ships are coming in. Comparatively, we may go less often, stay closer to home, and spend more time phoning things in … but new days are growing heavy with promise. In our refined order, learning opportunities beckon, inviting us to build and fortify relationships,
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