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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Maiwenn’s “Jeanne Du Barry,” a costume drama starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV, has been acquired by Vertical for North America following its world premiere on opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, Variety has learned. The movie, which was greeted with a seven-minute standing ovation, marks Depp’s first leading role in three years. The movie has been having a strong run at the French box office, where it’s been handled by Le Pacte and grossed nearly $4.1 million from more than 550,000 tickets sold in its first two weeks in theaters. “Jeanne du Barry” stars Maiwenn as Jeanne Vaubernier, a working class woman in 18th century France who rises the social ranks and becomes King Louis XV’s lover. Her working class roots make her a social pariah at the Versailles Palace. The movie’s acclaimed supporting cast includes Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard and Melvil Poupaud.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Pablo Larraín is in Italy where the prolific Chilean auteur – whose body of work comprises “Spencer” with Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and “Jackie,” in which Natalie Portman portrayed Jackie Kennedy, as well as scathing criticisms of the Chilean dictatorship “Post Mortem,” “No,” and “Neruda” – is being honored by Italy’s National Museum of Cinema with a lifetime achievement award. Prior to his masterclass conducted on Tuesday by museum president Domenico De Gaetano, Larraín spoke to Variety about his two latest projects: Netflix movie “El Conde” which is tipped to launch from Venice, and “Maria,” the biopic of late great soprano Maria Callas, to be played by Angelina Jolie, which is now in prep.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Some people only get one chance to run CNN. Amy Entelis is about to embark on her second. The veteran news executive was one of three who took the reins at the Warner Bros. Discovery news outlet when Jeff Zucker, the previous chief, was forced out in February of last year after acknowledging a romantic relationship with Allison Gollust, once CNN’s chief marketing officer. Now Entelis will be part of a new trio leading the news giant after the Wednesday departure of former CEO Chris Licht. The challenges facing CNN have not diminished. Entelis will guide CNN’s news operations along with Virginia Moseley, recently named to oversee editorial operations, and Eric Sherling, recently appointed head of U.S. programming. David Leavy, a longtime Zaslav lieutenant who was named chief operating officer at CNN last week, will oversee business activities. The entire group must keep CNN moving forward as the 2024 presidential election cycle draws near, even as the outlet’s ratings have fallen and its staff has been buffeted by job cuts, programming changes and a seemingly endless cycle of senior executives coming and going.

Ricki Lake is embracing her body – literally. The actress and talk show host shared a photo of herself sitting naked in a bathtub in the woods, covering her chest by hugging her arms across it.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA began negotiations with the major studios on Wednesday, and the two sides have already agreed on one thing: they won’t be talking to the media about it. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and SAG-AFTRA said they will adhere to a media blackout for the duration of talks. “Today, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP began formal negotiations for a new contract, and with the agreement that neither organization will comment to the media about the negotiations during the process,” they said in a joint statement.

Charna Flam Argentina soccer star Lionel Messi will reportedly join the American soccer club Inter Miami; according to ESPN. The anticipated move follows the conclusion of Messi’s two-year contract with French soccer club, Paris St-Germain. Ahead of accepting the Miami deal, Messi was also offered a deal from Saudi Arabian soccer club Al-Hilal, which would have brought him into the league with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. It was speculated by the BBC, that Messi gravitated toward Miami due to reasons unrelated to soccer, including the lifestyle and the brand deals he would receive, including Adidas and Apple.

High Court heard his claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror. Harry left the witness box on Wednesday afternoon after nearly eight hours of questioning as part of his legal action against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering. Near the end of his evidence – which made him the first senior royal in more than two decades to appear personally in court proceedings – he appeared to show some emotion as he was asked how the court process had made him feel.

country’s new progressive transgender laws. “It is easier to change your legal gender than to get a driving licence,” said Alberto Núñez Feijóo, tipped to become Spain’s next prime minister after his Popular Party (PP) scored a series of victories in last month’s local and regional elections. The results prompted Left-wing prime minister Pedro Sánchez to dissolve parliament.

Amy Dowden opened up to HELLO! last month about her breast cancer diagnosis and on Wednesday, she shared with fans that she'd started her treatment.  The professional dancer took to Instagram to post an image of herself in hospital, and it showed the optimistic star sitting up in bed while wearing a hospital gown, beaming and holding her thumbs up.

Prince Harry started the day cheerfully enough, clutching a wad of notes nervously like a GCSE student rolling out of bed for finals. By the end, he looked as pale and limp as his lime green tie. As his lawyer, the nasal silk David Sherbourne KC, asked him how he was holding up, the eyes of the world on him, Prince Harry choked and looked hard at his shoelaces.

continued to give evidence in the High Court on Wednesday, his royal relatives appeared to be the embodiment of that mentality. Few could have overlooked the irony of the Princess of Wales picking up some stress management tips at a royal engagement on Tuesday, as her estranged brother-in-law was in the witness box arguing that Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) had illegally obtained the information in such stories as “Harry’s cocaine ecstasy and GHB parties” and “Harry’s girl ‘to dump him’”.

Rebecca Ferguson has brought a private complaint about The X Factor she lodged with broadcast watchdog Ofcom to public attention. The Liverpool-born soul singer finished in second place on the seventh season of the ITV singing competition in 2010. In recent years, she has been vocal about her negative experiences as a contestant on the programme, as well as her frustrations with the wider music industry.

Tom Holland has said he’s taking a year off from acting following his new Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room.The actor stars in the psychological thriller series as Danny Sullivan, who is arrested for his involvement in a New York City shooting in 1979. Following his arrest, his past is uncovered through a series of interviews by interrogator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried).Speaking to ExtraTV about taking on the role and serving as an executive producer, Holland explained that the show made him hit a breaking point.“I loved the learning curve of becoming a producer,” Holland said. “I’m no stranger to hard work, I’ve always lived by this idea that hard work is good work.

Princess of Wales have offered to replace all the food stolen from a foodbank based at a church in South Wales. In September 2022, Kate, 41, and Prince William, 40, visited St Thomas Church in Swansea. They hailed the church-run foodbank as a 'lifeline' for struggling people.

Jordan Banjo has shared an emotional message with his Instagram fans, updating them on his baby boy's health scare. The Diversity star and his wife Naomi have had a traumatic week as their six-week-old son Atreus was admitted to hospital with sepsis and suspected meningitis. The couple are also parents to son, Cassius, four, and daughter Mayowa, three.

Gogglebox episode after she left fans speculating for weeks. The new mum had been uncharacteristically silent on social media in recent weeks, but flooded her page with baby snaps after making the announcement on the Channel 4 show alongside her sister Izzi.

The French Connection have taken to social media to express their anger at a scene from the film being censored without warning.Those familiar with William Friedkin’s 1971 drama, which can currently be streamed via the Criterion Channel, were surprised when a new edit approximately ten minutes into the film appeared.The scene in question involves a conversation between characters “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy “Cloudy” Russo (Roy Scheider) and a racial slur is uttered.The sequence has been removed without a trace from the film, with the edited version cutting to the pair’s conversation mid-way through.Disney, who owns the rights to the film following its takeover of Fox in 2019, have been accused of censoring the scene in the US. On Disney+ in the UK and Canada, the film remains unedited.NME has reached out to representatives of Disney and the Criterion Channel for comment.Fans online are unhappy at the news.

Gerard Piqué and Clara Chia are taking a stand against the Spanish press. The couple arrived at court holding hands and wearing sunglasses, ready to argue their case requesting a restraining order from photographer Jordi Martin.

Juno, Elliot Page and co-star Olivia Thirlby were apparently hooking up…a lot. And Page just revealed how joyful the relationship was during a formative time in his life.Thirlby was the "first woman I had a suitably consensual sexual relationship with," the Oscar nominee writes in his just-released memoir Pageboy, per . Both actors would have been around 19 or 20 at the time of filming, but, writes Page, "she seemed so much older, capable and centered.

Olivia Attwood is yet another celebrity to look flawless on her wedding day, including her picture-perfect eyebrows we can't stop obsessing over.The former Love Island star, 32, said 'I do' to footballer Bradley Dack at the luxury five-star hotel Bulgari in London on Saturday 3 June and looked stunning as she donned a £30,000 wedding dress by designer Galia Lahav. Making sure she was wedding ready ahead of the big day, Olivia underwent a brow lamination along with an ombré brow treatment and it's all the range.The ombré brow treatment helps create a "soft, shaded pencil look and is the best treatment to achieve fluffy brows that look natural", celebrity makeup artist Sarah Amelia Fogg shares.

#PayUpHollywood, the organization founded in 2019 to promote pay equity for Hollywood’s assistants, said Wednesday that it has relaunched its Hollywood Support Staff Relief Fund as a permanent emergency fund to aid film and TV support staff impacted by the ongoing Writers Guild strike and any other industry work stoppages in the future.

A familiar character will be returning to Doctor Who. Bonnie Langford will once again reprise her legendary role as Melanie Bush, joining Ncuti Gatwa who plays the Fifteenth Doctor in the new series, the BBC revealed today.

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021, Christina Applegate’s future as an actress remains uncertain.

Elle Fanning opened up about the time she failed to get a part at age just 16 because she was “unf**kable.”

AI isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.

Jennifer Aniston is showing off her grays! Last week, the alum sparked buzz when she posted a video promoting her latest LolaVie haircare product.In the clip, the 54-year-old actress peeks through a door as she promotes the product. Aniston puts her gray tresses front and center as she has her hair pushed back in a half-up, half-down style.Aniston's hair isn't completely gray, though, as it only seems limited to one section of the actress' signature brownish-blonde tresses.A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston)In the comments of the video — which has over eight million views — fans celebrated how the star is embracing her natural locks.«You are so beautiful with your gray hair,» one user wrote.«Jennifer you are so gorgeous with and without grey.

Jill Duggar shared her story in the bombshell docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — and more of her relatives have begun to chime in.

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in the email. “Collectively, we have done a vast amount of work as a company to meet the budget and revenue challenges head on. But that work will need acceleration and we will need more radical transformation in the newsroom for us to become a self-sustaining enterprise.”The company restructuring will get rid of 74 roles, with 500 people remaining according to spokeswoman Hillary Manning, who told the New York Times.Reporting positions will remain intact, but other full-time and temporary workers will be cut.

William Earl Within 30 seconds of meeting JD, better known as titanicfan97 on TikTok, he’ll introduce you to Jack Dawson, i.e. a large dummy with head of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character of the same name from the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic.” “We got Jack Dawson,” he says over Zoom, pointing to an enormous shrine of the movie behind him. “And ‘Titanic,’ and Captain Smith. You know what’s going on.” JD, a video editor who lives in Florida, is best known for his energetic love of the movie “Titanic” on VHS, and his collection is approaching 1,600 copies of the two-tape set. Although he’s picked up about 300 himself, mostly from thrift stories and yard sales, the rest come from enthusiastic fans mailing him copies over the last year, as he’s documented his growing collection on TikTok to over 108,000 followers.

The Savannah Bananas have turned America’s past time on its head since their inaugural season in 2016 by introducing trick pitchers, catchers on bean bags, dancing umpires, players driving tractors/introducing themselves when they come up to bat along with special appearances from baseball legends like Barry Zito and Bill Lee.That’s not to mention goofy banana ball rules like fans catching foul balls counting as outs.There’s only problem — tickets aren’t exactly cheap to catch this endlessly entertaining exhibition team.Whether you want to see them at their home Grayson Stadium or on the road, this team demands top dollar for all upcoming games against teams with great names like the Drop Bears, Party Animals and the Milkmen.In fact, at the time of publication, the cheapest ticket we could find to see the potassium-based squad this 2023 season was $175 before fees on Vivid Seats.Meanwhile, $5 Yankees tickets are available.Still, it’s hard to put a price on the most fun you’ll have at the ballpark this year (or next).Want to see the Savannah Bananas live?Keep on reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about baseball’s wildest, goofiest and exciting club that everyone wants to see (even if they’re below .500!).All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all upcoming Bananas home games dates and start times at Savannah, GA’s Grayson Stadium as well as lowest ticket prices available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Stay on strike, but stay inside.

The Cure put on a career-spanning 2.5-hour concert.That’s a Taylor Swift length show.However, tickets don’t cost nearly as much to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers live this summer.While prices to see Swift typically hover above $1000, we found tickets to see Robert Smith and co. going for as low as $8 before fees (!) on Vivid Seats this summer.While that price tag is an outlier — tickets for most remaining shows on the run start in the $20 to $200 range — it does demonstrate that great deals to see the band live are out there.You just have to keep an eye out.Especially when the “Just Like Heaven” rockers drop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden from June 20-22.Over the course of the three-night MSG stay, prices start at $97 before fees but as we get closer to the mini-residency, things could certainly change.Who knows?You just might get to hear “Friday, I’m In Love,” “Close To Me,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “In Between Days,” “Pictures of You” and so many more live for less than a beer.Want to know more about The Cure’s ‘Songs of a Lost World Tour?’Keep reading — we’ve got everything you need to know and more below.All prices listed above were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar of all remaining Cure tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

The month of May was the first full month without cable news’ top primetime host, Tucker Carlson, and it showed.

TheWrap reported Wednesday, DeSantis’ anticipated campaign launch with an assist from Musk went from stuttering along to going completely offline before the politician even had a chance to speak. At its height, the Space held 650,000 listeners who were left in the dark while moderator David Sacks could be heard saying, “It just keeps crashing, huh?” in the background.

the report continued. “MSNBC more than doubled CNN’s daily audience, drawing 976,000 total viewers, while Fox News averaged 1.4 million.” (Fox News, meanwhile, was down 24% in total viewers year to year, a ratings plummet itself credited to the unceremonious ouster of Tucker Carlson.)“It’s a true existential crisis,” Kelly said of CNN’s cratering ratings. “This is why Jeff Zucker was the grim reaper of CNN.