Japanese Director Sion Sono Accused Of Sexual Harassment – Reports

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Twitter has been going OFF all Thursday afternoon after rumors rumbled on the social media app that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky supposedly broke up!

Cardi B just gave fans a heavy dose of cuteness overload with a first-look at her and Offset‘s baby boy!

Making his debut! Cardi B and Offset gave fans a look at their son’s face for the first time since welcoming him in September 2021.

Weekend one of the 2022 Coachella Music Festival kicks off this weekend and there are so many incredible performers appearing throughout the three days.

Gilbert Gottfried has been laid to rest.

Drag Race All-Stars winner had her hand in a number of different industries and projects before the world shut down, and now that people can travel again and attend large in-person events once more (relatively safely, that is), the drag queen otherwise known as Brian Firkus is working overtime.In 2022 alone, Mattel has all of the following projects coming up or currently in progress: a drag tour with best friend Katya that extends into the end of the year; a musical tour of Europe that will see Trixie performing her signature blend of country, pop, and Americana; her two web series UNHhhh and Netflix’s I Like to Watch (both with Katya), each of which have new episodes on the horizon; a new book (again with Katya) about God and drag, publishing in October; running her company Trixie Cosmetics; her weekly newsletter GOOPED (once again, with Katya); the summer release of her double CD The Blonde & Pink Albums, which have already launched several singles; and the opening of her Palm Springs motel, the creation of which will be chronicled in her upcoming docuseries Trixie Motel, scheduled to begin airing on Discovery+ on June 1.Just one of those projects would be enough to keep anyone busy, but somehow, Mattel has the energy, time, and talent to not only keep them all going, but to ensure they’re all going to be incredibly successful.Her track record as one of the hardest-working and potentially one of the wealthiest queens to emerge from Drag Race (though Mattel is shy about touting her own financial prowess) suggests that her empire will only keep expanding, and at a surprisingly rapid rate.

Atlanta rapper Arthur "Archie" Eversole has been killed, and Dekalb County, Georgia police have charged his brother Alexander Kraus with his murder, multiple outlets report. Eversole was shot on March 25 near Golf Vista Circle in Decatur, according to local ABC affiliate WSB-TV2, and died of his injuries at a nearby hospital on April 3.

Stars from all corners of the industry gathered to pay their respects to Gilbert Gottfried.

The verdict is in for the father on trial for murdering his wife, three children, and their dog in 2020.

Sienna Miller has all eyes on her as she stepped out on the red carpet at the world premiere of Anatomy of a Scandal. The 40-year-old actress put on a glamorous display in an elegant black number as she joined her co-stars at Curzon Mayfair this Thursday.

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Hustlers star made the honest comment during an appearance on Andy Cohen's show where guests play the Plead the Fifth segment. That's when JLo said that she would have no problems voicing her true feelings about Affleck's back tattoo to his face. See on Instagram"It's awful.

The hunt for the nation’s biggest talent is back on our screens on Saturday, as Britain’s Got Talent returns after a two-year hiatus. Also making their grand return are hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, and the four famous face judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon. BGT will be returning for its 15th series and this year marks a momentus 10th year of all four judges together hovering over those buzzers.

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Jude Law) past entanglements with the dangerous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen taking over for Johnny Depp) in a new adventure you won't want to miss. Die hard and new fans alike will love the slew of new terrifying and awe-inspiring beasts in this epic film, as Dumbledore enlists the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his intrepid team of wizards and witches.Directed by David Yates in his seventh film in the franchise, and co-written by J.K.

Offset understood Cardi’s fears, as  he had his own when he first became a father at the age of 17. “I was scared because I was a kid,” he recalls. “I was still living with my mama.”After his first son, Jordan, was born, Offset welcomed his second child, Kody, when he was 23.

adding 200 new non-member voters and turning the nonprofit into a private, for-profit company that he himself would run. The purpose of these proposals would be to end near-endless criticism of the scandal-ridden HFPA, accused of corruption, self-dealing and lack of diversity, and to share the profits of the organization with the freelance journalists who are its members.

Lizzo isn’t going to let anxiety get to her in the new music video for “About Damn Time”.

A person was shot and wounded outside the North Carolina home of rapper DaBaby, authorities said Thursday, but it was unclear if he himself was involved or hurt. DaBaby and at least one other person were at the home when the shooting happened Wednesday evening, Troutman Police Chief Josh Watson told The Associated Press.  But he wouldn't say who was shot or who did the shooting, citing an ongoing investigation. He said the injuries of the unidentified wounded person were not life-threatening.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid Queen Elizabeth a visit at Windsor Castle while on their way to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games.  This is the royal couple’s first joint visit back to the U.K. since they decided to move to Montecito, California, in March 2020 after stepping back as senior members of the royal family. A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed their visit to People on Thursday.  Although this is the first time the royal couple has made their return together to the U.K., Harry has been back for two occasions.

EXCLUSIVE: Multi-hyphenate and Empire alum Tasha Smith is returning to work with Lee Daniels on his Netflix untiled exorcism thriller.

A phenomenon that I will never get tired of is people who look kinda sorta like rappers getting mistaken for the real deal. One of the new stars of that league is Shmurkio, a Florida resident who got dressed like Lil Durk for a YouTube video, fake tattoos and all, and successfully tricked shoppers at a mall.

Lizzo has returned with "About Damn Time," her first song of 2022. She teased "About Damn Time" on Instagram earlier this week with a post declaring it "SONG OF THE SUMMER." To that end, the Chic-inspired disco pop sound might accomplish her goal.

Mark Ronson, the hyper-successful English musician, producer, and songwriter — and the host of The FADER Uncovered podcast has announced that he'll publish his first book, 93 'Til Infinity, next year via Grand Central Publishing. Named for an iconic Souls of Mischief track and album, the book will take us back to downtown New York in the '90s, where — according to Ronson's statement to the Associated Press, "people stayed all night in the same place to dance, hustle, politic, and party like no one was watching — ascending hip hop moguls, artists, hustlers, models, posers, dancers and hard-working 9 to 5’ers all rubbing shoulders with each other." Read Next: Rick Ross on Miami, “Hustlin’,” and the art of beat selection The book will be part-memoir, detailing Ronson's experience as a DJ in the aforementioned scene, but it will also serve as a culture history of what he called (in the same press release) "the center of the music game and...

Arcade Fire have favored the element of surprise on the release cycle of their sixth studio album, WE. In mid-March, they played a Ukraine benefit concert in their adopted hometown of New Orleans on one night's notice and followed it up the same week with news of their forthcoming record — due out May 6 via Columbia — and the release of "Lightning I, II," their first official single in nearly five years.

EXCLUSIVE: Sebastián Zurita is set to recur in Prime Video‘s , based on the novel of the same name by Holly Ringland.

The WGA West will host a panel discussion on April 30 with film and TV writers from Ukraine, whose lives and careers have been upended by the Russian invasion.

Architects frontman Sam Carter has revealed that he and his fiancé Abby Kirk have written a children’s book about their fox dog Sophia.Sophia Fox Dog Gets Adopted aims to educate children on what foster dogs go through before they find their forever homes, while also giving a voice to young people who may have been through adoption and foster care themselves.“I’m so extremely excited to announce that myself and my fiancé have written a children’s book starring none other than Sophia,” Carter said in a statement. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do and I’m so stoked that we’re doing it!”He continued: “Sophia Fox Dog Gets Adopted was written by Sam Carter and Abby Kirk when Abby was working in a school with many children who had been in foster care or through the adoption process.

Former American Idol contestant Kenedi Anderson seemingly gave fans a hint as to why she quit the show the best way she knows how — through music!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorLeslie Grace is home in the U.S. after spending months overseas shooting “Batgirl,” the upcoming HBO Max film adaptation of the iconic crime fighter. She takes on the role of Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the film, co-directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, with a cast that includes J.K.

Emmerdale's Meena Jutla, Manpreet Sharma, Charles Anderson and Liam Cavanagh stars have shared behind-the-scenes secrets from the ITV soap's explosive court hostage scenes on Thursday. In a video released after the explosive episode, Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena, Rebecca Sarker, who plays Manpreet, Kevin Mathurin, who plays Charles, and Jonny McPherson, who plays Liam, gave fans an inside look at the episode.

purchased a 9.2% stake in the company to become its biggest shareholder – offered to buy the rest of Twitter for $54.20 per share, or $43 billion in total. In a letter to Twitter chairman Bret Taylor, he expressed a desire to take the company private in order to “unlock” its “extraordinary potential.”“I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk wrote.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterJapanese film producer Umekawa Haruo has been accused of sexual harassment by Bunshun Online, a sister site of the Shukan Bunshun weekly tabloid publication.According to a shortened web version of a longer story that is set to appear in print, Umekawa has pressured actresses for sexual favors in exchange for being cast in his films.The veteran producer has been active since the 1990s and is an associate of cult director Sono Sion. On Monday, Sono was accused of being a sex predator by the Shukan Josei PRIME entertainment news and gossip site.Umekawa’s credits include the 1990 indie drama “Swimming Upstream,” Sono’s 2008 international festival hit “Love Exposure” and his 2011 drama “Themis.” Umekawa’s most recent credit is Netflix’s lesbian-themed road movie “Ride or Die.” The multiple accusations against prominent figures appear to suggest that the #MeToo movement has belatedly arrived in Japan, where the entertainment industry has previously succeeded in sweeping many such matters under the carpet.On Wednesday, Sono issued a handwritten statement on his company’s website apologizing for the “inconvenience and disturbance” caused by the Shukan Josei report.

Shukan Josei link his alleged predatory behavior to his acting workshops, and in addition to the two unnamed women, the piece also includes a quote from a Japanese film executive who accused Sono of misconduct. “Even now, there is a director who has no qualms about saying ‘If you screw me, I’ll give you work’. His films are acclaimed and many actresses want to appear in them.

Sion Sono, the self-proclaimed maverick Japanese film director known for raunchy indie movies including “Love Exposure” and “Antiporno,” has been accused of sexual harassment by several actresses in Japan’s film industry.The accusations were published Monday by the Shukan Josei PRIME entertainment news and gossip site. In a lengthy article, several actresses made accusations against Sono under the protection of anonymity.