Vanessa Bryant Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Island Express Helicopters

Carole Horst While the Korean film business faces challenges, 2022 does offer a bumper crop of Korean movies from big-name filmmakers. Here are some of the best:The Apartment With Two Women(Finecut)Kim-se In’s debut drama unspools in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section.Broker (CJ Entertainment)“Shoplifters” director Kore-eda Hirokazu examines the trade in children in his Korean-language film debut.

Alissa Simon Film CriticVeteran Swedish documentary maker Magnus Gertten’s “Nelly & Nadine,” a love story that begins in the hell of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, world-premieres in Berlin. Rise and Shine World Sales reps this Panorama title“Nelly & Nadine” is the third film you have made inspired by archival footage showing survivors from German concentration camps arriving in Malmö, Sweden. What motivated you to start this project?  It all started out of curiosity.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAlmost two years since “Parasite” won a handful of Oscars, the impact of COVID has meant that the Korean theatrical sector has been largely unable to capitalize on the trickle-down effect of those wins. Its current malaise stands in contrast to the pandemic windfalls enjoyed by other parts of the Korean entertainment biz — think BTS, Blackpink, “Squid Game” and the latest streaming phenomenon “All of Us Are Dead.”The current year potentially holds great things for Korean film, with nearly all of the country’s top-name directors having completed works, but the prospect remains tantalizingly out of reach.And the longer the hard times continue, the less likely a return to the old normal becomes.

webtoon 7Fates: CHAKHO.‘Stay Alive’, performed by vocalist Jungkook and produced by rapper Suga, dropped alongside a dramatic promotional video, which mixes animation from the webtoon and live-action scenes featuring the boyband.Despite being performed solely by Jungkook, the video for ‘Stay Alive’ features in-person appearances from all seven members of BTS. The video also notably uses a truncated, two-and-a-half minute version of the song.

Lucy Dacus suffered two herniated discs. Rather than cancel the show, however, she performed the entire set while lying down on a couch.She clued fans in on the situation just hours before the show begun, sharing a photo of herself lying down with the caption, “Sup, I have two herniated discs and the only way I’m not in pain is laying down SO tonight’s show I will be singing from a couch, I am both sorry and also pleased to offer this most humiliating and hilarious moment to you good people of Detroit.”“I am telling myself I am punk for this,” she joked in a Tweet, to many responses agreeing earnestly.I am telling myself I am punk for this please do not say otherwise I'm fragile pic.twitter.com/qpdu6rOUCq— Lucy Dacus (@lucydacus) February 10, 2022Despite being forced to deviate from her usual performance style, Dacus gave the sold-out crowd a riveting performance, with her vocal skills as sharp as ever.

Bob Saget, the "Full House" alum who died after being found unresponsive in an Orlando hotel room last month, suffered multiple fractures prior to his death, according to a report. The New York Post’s Page Six, citing the Orange County Medical Examiner’s office, reported that his skull had several fractures and concluded that it is likely that he fell backward and hit the "posterior aspect of his head." He had bleeding and contusions to his brain, the paper said.  Bob Saget attends the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Annual Gala at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on November 03, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California.

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”.

Tropical trip! Vanessa Bryant has been vacationing in Jamaica with her three children and her late husband Kobe Bryant’s family.

Vanessa Bryant is enjoying some family time! The 39-year-old widow of Kobe Bryant took to Instagram this week to share pics from her vacation to Jamaica, which she took with her kids and her late husband's family.In one photo, Vanessa and her daughters, Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, and Capri, 2, posed with Kobe's sister and brother-in-law, Sharia and Jerrod Washington, along with their kids, Tayah, Sydney and Jett.«Family,» Vanessa captioned her post.A post shared by Vanessa Bryant

“Family,” wrote Vanessa Bryant, captioning a photo she posted to Instagram on Tuesday (June 29.) In the pic, the widow of Kobe Bryant posed with their three daughters — Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, and Capri, 2 – and other members of the family, including Kobe’s sister Sharia Washington, Sharia’s husband Jerrod, and their kids. In two additional photos, Vanessa posed first with Jerrod, and then with her nephew, Jett.

Vanessa Bryant and her daughters headed to Jamaica for a family trip and it looks like they are having a blast despite the hilarious video she shared of all the vacationers saying who they thought would “ruin” the trip. In the video posted Sunday Natalie Bryant joked, “Hi I’m Natalia and I think my mom‘s gonna ruin the trip because she gets really irritated really fast.” Kobe Bryant’s sister Sharia Washington joked that she would ruin the trip if she had too many Piña Coladas.

Vanessa Bryant and her daughters are living their best vacation lives in Jamaica this week. The former model, 39, and daughters Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, and Capri, 2, have been tubing, swimming, and soaking up the Caribbean sun. Vanessa has been documenting the tropical festivities on her Instagram, starting with a delightful June 27 clip of various family members predicting who will ruin the trip. (“I think my mom’s gonna ruin the trip because she gets really irritated really fast,” Natalia said in the clip.)

 Vanessa Bryant is looking to move on from the tragic helicopter crash that killed her husband,  Kobe Bryant, and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, last year.The mother of four--along with the other families affected by the tragedy--has reportedly settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters, the company that operated the aircraft involved in the deaths of Kobe, Gianna, and seven others on January 26, 2020.Vanessa Bryant and her daughter Natalia lovingly honored Kobe this Father’s DayNatalia Bryant honors dad Kobe Bryant at her graduation with touching tributeVanessa Bryant calls out Nike after ‘Mambacita’ tribute sneakers surface onlineAccording to reports from ABC 7, Bryant and her co-plaintiffs reached a

Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others.

Vanessa Bryant and other plaintiffs have reached a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company involved in the fatal crash that killed Kobe and Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. The basketball player, 41, and his daughter, 13, died in a helicopter crash last January — one that killed a total of nine people in Calabasas. According to NBC Los Angeles, Vanessa and co.’s terms of agreement with Island Express Helicopters have been kept confidential and still need to be finalized by the court.

Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others, is nearing settlement.Vanessa Bryant — along with the families of the other passengers on board the flight — reached a confidential settlement agreement with Island Express, the company that owned and operated the helicopter that crashed, ET confirms.The retired Los Angeles Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter were on board the helicopter along with Gianna's 14-year-old teammate Alyssa Altobelli, her parents John and Keri, 13-year-old teammate Payton Chester, her mother Sarah, as well as the assistant coach of the team, Christina Mauser.Pilot Ara Zobayan — whose estate wasnamed as a defendant in the lawsuit — was also killed in the crash, which occurred in the hills of Calabasas,

Vanessa Bryant has settled her lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters and the estate of pilot Ara Zobayan, over the wrongful death of husband Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash last January.

Vanessa Bryant and her loved ones looked like they had a wonderful day celebrating her youngest daughter’s birthday on June 20. Vanessa, 39, shared a slew of posts on Instagram following daughter Capri Kobe Bryant‘s birthday party at the beach. Capri is the youngest of Vanessa’s daughters with late husband Kobe Bryant. The couple also shared daughters Natalia Diamante Bryant, 18, Bianka Bella Bryant, 4, and the late Gianna Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant and her daughter Natalia both honored their beloved Kobe Bryant on Father’s Day with special Instagram posts. Both mother and daughter, posted the cutest photos of Kobe with the sweetest captions.This Sunday, Vanessa shared a photo of her late husband with their four daughters Natalia, Gianna, Bianka and Capri.

The late athlete Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant recently honoured the fallen star on Father’s Day, the second one she and their kids have spent since his tragic death. Paying tribute to "the best girl dad" to their four daughters the 39-year-old shared a photograph of the proud dad sitting beside his four daughters, Vanessa captioned the post, writing, "To the best girl dad~ Happy Father's Day, Papi." "We love you forever and always, always and forever," she continued, adding, "Love you always, Nani, Gigi, B.B, Koko and VB." She also posted a series of tributes to celebrate daughter Capri's second birthday.

Vanessa Bryant is honoring «the best girl dad.» On her second Father's Day without Kobe, Vanessa took to Instagram to pay tribute to her late husband and the loving father he was to their girls.«To the best girl dad~ Happy Father’s Day, Papi. We love you forever and always, always and forever.

Vanessa Bryant and her daughter, Natalia, had a sweet family outing.The late Kobe Bryant's wife and 18-year-old daughter stylishly stepped out to attend the premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Friday. Vanessa, 39, looked stunning in a neon green long-sleeve dress by Mimi Plangem, which she paired with matching Le Silla shoes, Le Vian jewelry and a Dolce & Gabbana clutch.As for Natalia — who recently graduated from high school — she rocked a red suit with a Dolce & Gabbana top and Le Silla shoes.

Natalia Bryant, 39, and Vanessa Bryant, 18, enjoyed a night out on the night of June 18 when they attended the premiere of F9 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The look-alike mother and daughter stopped on the red carpet to pose for photos while showing of stylish outfits. Natalia’s included a bright red blazer over a red, yellow, and blue patterned Dolce and Gabbana top and matching red pants, and Vanessa’s included a neon green long-sleeved fitted long turtleneck dress.

Vanessa Bryant stuns in a neon Dolce and Gabbana dress at the world premiere of F9 at TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday night (June 18) in Los Angeles.

Vanessa Bryant's daughters are all out of the potty-training phase! The proud mom took to her Instagram Story Tuesday to share that her youngest daughter, Capri «Koko» Bryant, is officially potty-trained.«4 for 4 potty training,» she declared in the post. «Before age 2.»Bryant is a mom to four girls, who she welcomed her late husband, Kobe Bryant: Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, Capri, 1 and Gianna, who tragically died last year in a helicopter crash along with the basketball legend.