Joey King Explains Why She Deleted Tweet About Ex Jacob Elordi Watching ‘The Kissing Booth 2’

Council chiefs in South Ayrshire insist they won't levy extra parking charges on workplaces.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentUndeterred by the pandemic, the wheels of Switzerland’s film production machine kept on spinning in 2021, churning out the meticulously made multicultural co-productions the country is known for that scored slots at top festivals.Works by young directors such as Elie Grappe, whose coming-of-age drama “Olga” launched at Cannes; Niccolò Castelli’s terrorism-themed “Atlas,” which bowed at Locarno; and also the VR project “Caves” by Carlos Isabel Garcìa, which premiered at Venice; provided a preamble to the exceptionally strong Swiss presence at this year’s Berlinale.Berlin sees a record-breaking two competition slots filled by new works from established Swiss directors, Ursula Meier’s “The Line” and Michael Koch’s “A Piece of Sky,” plus several more Swiss titles in other sections. “In the worst year ever we shot three productions back-to-back during the pandemic; somehow we got used to it,” says Oscar-nominated Max Karli (“My Life as a Zucchini”), who is among the producers of “The Line” via his Geneva-based Bandita Productions, in tandem with Pauline Gygax.In Switzerland, the film and TV industry held firm last year as one of the few sectors where camera crews and actors continued to work, unlike advertising, which shuttered completely for many months.“It was quite hard because we were shooting without insurance pertaining to anything linked to the pandemic,” Karli says, though some government subsidies were made available for physical productions struck by COVID infections.But, as Karli and other Swiss producers point out, Switzerland is a confederation.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLola Arabia, the United Arab Emirates label of Oscar-winning Spanish producer Andrés Vicente Gómez (“Belle Epoque”), has struck a 12-movie co-production deal with Dubai-based Charisma Group.The alliance will take in a range of titles, from $2 million-budgeted contemporary comedies to banner productions budgeted at $40 million, revolving around contemporary and historic stories of West Asia.The partners aim to produce an average of four films a year, said Charisma Group co-president Ayham Al Ziyoud.Development has begun on the whole slate. “Although in principle we plan projects with modest budgets, these will be increased in the following year once we find the rights partners outside the Gulf States,” Gómez said.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAt 81, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento is busier than ever.The director of a string of cult chiller classics starting in the 1970s, including “The Bird With the Crystal Plumage,” “Suspiria” and “Deep Red,” was at Cannes last July with his acting debut in Gaspar Noe’s “Vortex,” about a pair of old lovers. Argento was also celebrated last year with a new book by Italian critic Steve Della Casa and a retro at New York’s Lincoln Center.

Coldplay have reacted to BLACKPINK member Rosé‘s recent cover of their 2008 song ‘Viva La Vida’.The K-pop idol shared a new stripped-down, live studio cover of Coldplay’s seminal 2008 track earlier today (February 11) in celebration of her birthday, accompanied by The Black Label producer LØREN on guitar.The British band have since taken notice of her cover, sharing a link to the video on their Instagram Story, while wishing the Korean-Australian singer a happy birthday. “Love this.

BLACKPINK’s Rosé has unveiled three new live studio covers in commemoration of her 25th birthday.The Korean-Australian vocalist surprised fans with three new “live studio” acoustic covers of songs by Coldplay, Neck Deep and Oasis on her personal YouTube channel today (February 11), in celebration of her 25th birthday.The first, which dropped in the early hours of February 11, was a cover of Coldplay’s 2008 hit ‘Viva La Vida’. “I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing / Roman Cavalry choirs are singing / Be my mirror, my sword and shield / My missionaries in a foreign field,” the K-pop idol sings, while reading the lyrics off her phone.It was followed by a truncated version of Neckdeep’s 2015 single ‘December’, as well as a tender and slowed-down rendition of Oasis’ 1995 classic ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’.

Ashley Graham has shared the first photograph of her newborn twins and revealed their sweet names with a breastfeeding snap. The model, 34, who took to Instagram to announce the exciting news that she has given birth to twin boys in January following a home birth, posted the photo to her 16.4million followers and revealed that the couple had named their sons Malachi and Roman. Ashley was photographed by her husband and film director Justin Ervin, 41, and was seen holding one baby on her shoulder while breastfeeding her second little one.

Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic language and violence, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Street had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm over the incident dating back to February 25, 2021.Street, a security guard was partying at a night club with his friends at Airlie Beach on his day off. Airlie Beach is a coastal town in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland in Australia.Street had worn a glow stick through his ear. A man yelled out homophobic slurs at Street from across the room, calling him a “poofter” and “fa#%ot”.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFollowing its recent launch in the U.S., Viaplay has acquired domestic rights to Erik Poppe’s “The Emigrants” from REinvent International Sales.Produced by SF Studios, “The Emigrants” is a big-budget epic drama based on Vilhelm Moberg’s story about Swedes who left misery behind for a new life on the other side of the Atlantic in the mid-19th century. The film’s cast includes Lisa Carlehed (“In Your Arms”) and Gustaf Skarsgård (“438 days”), who star opposite Sofia Helin, Lena Strömdahl and Swedish pop sensation Tove Lo.REinvent International Sales has also closed deals for former Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Hungary (Vertigo).Helene Aurø, REinvent sales and marketing director, pointed out that “The Emigrants” will be one of the first films shown by Viaplay’s newly launched US platform.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBlackOps Studios Asia from the Philippines, Story Arch Pictures from the U.S. and Agog Film from Hong Kong have joined forces to develop, produce and finance a slate of genre movies that target the streaming marketplace.The 16-title slate comprises nine films and seven series in the action, horror and sci-fi genres, with 11 flowing from BlackOps, two from Story Arch and three from Agog.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorGlobal Screen has closed a raft of presales for 3D-animated feature film “My Fairy Troublemaker,” and will present new scenes to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market.The film has been sold to U.K. and Ireland (Signature Entertainment), Australia and New Zealand (Rialto), Spain and Portugal (Big Picture Films), Italy (Koch), Scandinavia (Selmer Media), Poland (Kino Swiat), CIS (Silver Box), Ukraine (UFD), Baltics (Garsu Pasaulio), former Yugoslavia (Karantanija), Bulgaria (Pro Films), Middle East (Gulf Film), South Korea (Big Film), Malaysia (Suraya) and Vietnam (Lightening McQueen).In the film, Violetta, a cheeky fairy, smuggles herself into the human world.

Elle Driver has acquired world sales rights outside Spain and France to “La Maternal,” the second film from Pilar Palomero.Palomero’s 2019 film “Schoolgirls” (“Las niñas”) made her only the fifth first-feature director to win a Spanish Academy best picture Goya.BTeam Pictures is handling distribution in Spain.“Schoolgirls” also won Goyas for director, original screenplay and cinematography (Daniela Maciela), establishing Palomero as a leading light of Catalonia’s newest — and often female — generation of cineastes, making movies that are grounded in authentic local realities, but alert to broader social trends.Produced by Spain’s Inicia Films (“Schoolgirls,” Carla Simon’s “Summer 1993”) and BTeam Prods., “La Maternal” sees Palomero once more explore the borders between child and adulthood. Billed as a “sensitive and heartbreaking journey into teenage parenthood,” the film follows a pregnant Carla, fleeing social ostracism, eventually arriving at La Maternal shelter.There, she’ll learn to live with her teen classmates and prepare to be a mother.

Jacob Elordi may be ready for madness to die down. The 23-year-old actor stars as Noah Flynn in Netflix's franchise — the first film was released in 2018, the second last month, and the third's due out next year — but his comments appear to suggest that he wants to move on from the teen flicks.ET spoke with Elordi before Netflix revealed that the third movie in the franchise had already been shot and was due out next year.

Playing onscreen love interests opposite your ex isn’t anyone’s idea of a good time, but Joey King took one for the team when filming The Kissing Booth 2 with Jacob Elordi!

Joey King is grateful for her past relationship with her Kissing Booth costar Jacob Elordi because she learned valuable life lessons from her ex-boyfriend.The Act star, 21, opened up about her previous romance with Elordi, 23, during the Tuesday, August 11, episode of The Howard Stern Show.“I think it’s a good thing we dated in the first place,” King said. “I learned the most I’ve ever learned in my life from him.”She added that the relationship helped her to realize that she isn’t interested in pursuing someone with the same career path.“No.

Joey King took one for the team as she romanced her real-life ex, Jacob Elordi, for Netflix sequel The Kissing Booth 2 because she knew fans wanted to see their characters back together.The stars met and fell in love while filming the original movie in 2017, but the pair split the following year only to reunite as Elle and Noah for the follow-up.King admits it wasn’t easy pretending to be besotted by her ex, but she did what she had to do.“No one’s thinking to themselves, ‘That was easy’, because it wasn’t,” she tells Cosmopolitan, adding, “I’m sure people will analyze every movement and every detail and you know what? Let them.

Joey King is speaking out after deleting a tweet about her ex, Jacob Elordi. The 21-year-old actress appeared on on Tuesday and revealed why she deleted a tweet about her co-star.The controversy began after Elordi said he hadn't seen the Netflix sequel, a claim that King shot down in a since-deleted tweet.«Jacob watched it.

Joey King is opening up about that viral tweet she posted last week in response to her The Kissing Booth co-star and ex-boyfriend Jacob Elordi saying he didn’t watch the sequel.

Joey King is opening up about working with her ex. In Netflix's ,the 21-year-old actress reprises her role of Elle Evans, while her real-life ex, Jacob Elordi, returns as Noah Flynn. King covers the September issue of and explains why she wasn't going to let her personal life get in the way of her job.«No one’s thinking to themselves, 'That was easy,' because it wasn’t,» King says of filming the sequel with Elordi. «I’m sure people will analyze every movement and every detail.

Joey King plays with her hair on the September 2020 cover Cosmopolitan magazine.

Joey King spoke candidly about the initial awkwardness of working with her ex-boyfriend Jacob Elordi on The Kissing Booth 2 in a new interview.“No one’s thinking to themselves, ‘That was easy,’ because it wasn’t,” the actress, 21, told Cosmopolitan in her September 2020 cover story, published on Tuesday, August 11. “I’m sure people will analyze every moment and every detail.

2020 has been a total drag, but actress Joey King is still “hoping that there’s hope” for the future. The 21-year-old actress opened up to Cosmopolitan Magazineand graced the cover of the outlet’s September issue, where she chatted about all things Netflix and more! Most notably, the acting phenom got very candid about acting with her former boyfriend and on-screen love interest Jacob Elordi, 23. The former couple filmed both The Kissing Booth 2 and the third installment back-to-back and, according to Joey, the process was not that easy.

Kissing Booth movie. King opened up to about how their relationship began. "Was it love at first sight? Well, I thought he was very cute when we first met, but it started as a friendship," she admitted in 2018.

Joey King completely rejected claims made by her ex Jacob Elordi that he has yet to see The Kissing Booth 2.In an interview for Variety posted on Thursday, August 6, Elordi opened up about reprising his role in the popular Netflix teen flick. When asked about the newly released sequel’s ending, the 23-year-old Euphoria actor claimed that he has not watched the movie.“I haven’t seen it,” he admitted, adding, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that, but I haven’t.”King, 21, caught wind of her former beau’s comment and subsequently responded via Twitter later that day.

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas met on the set of the upcoming movie Deep Water, which also features The Kissing Booth actor Jacob Elordi.

Joey King isn’t having it. The actress is calling out co-star Jacob Elordi after he claimed to have never watched their movie “The Kissing Booth 2″.

Joey King isn't having it. The actress is calling out co-star Jacob Elordi after he claimed to have never watched their movie  During a recent interview with, Elordi — who has starred alongside King as her on-screen love interest in both installments of Netflix's rom-com series — said he hasn't actually watched the second film, which debuted last month.«I haven’t seen it.

Jacob Elordi claims that he hasn’t watched the new movie The Kissing Booth 2 and his co-star Joey King says that’s not true!

Jacob Elordi has admitted something that may or may not surprise fans of The Kissing Booth film series.

It feels like Zendaya and Jacob Elordi’s relationship timeline is missing one major element: An update! It’s all but confirmed that the Euphoria co-stars had *something* going on together, but fans of this pair have been patiently waiting for months for any indication that they’re still an item. It’s been crickets from both of them, for the most part.

Taylor Zakhar Perez is singing Joey King's praises! ET spoke with the 28-year-old actor amid speculation that he and his co-star are dating. While Zakhar Perez had nothing but kind words for the 21-year-old actress, he denied romance rumors between the pair.«We just kind of hit it off.