Author Alice Sebold’s memoir ‘Lucky’ pulled from shelves following exoneration of man convicted of 1981 rape

Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis have apparently moved on with their lives in different directions.A source tells ET that the star and the English actress «have broken up and haven't been together for a few months.»The pair have both kept their relationship almost entirely out of the public eye. The pair were first romantically linked in 2018, and in July they confirmed the dating rumors when they rocked color-matching ensembles and walked hand-in-hand while strolling through London, while Pine was filming his role in.Throughout their time together, however, the pair never made their romance red carpet official, and never confirmed their relationship on Instagram or social media. Pine, however, doesn't have an Instagram account and stays largely off social media, and Wallis seems to keep her online presence directed toward professional projects.Wallis formerly dated Coldplay frontman Chris Martin from 2014-2016.

Jesse Williams and his ex-wife, Aryn Drake-Lee, have settled their child custody dispute.According to court documents obtained by ET, Williams and Drake-Lee will continue to share custody of their daughter Sadie, 8, and son Maceo, 6, but Williams will have «tie breaking authority» when it comes to issues like «COVID-19» protocols for their kids.Williams' request to modify his custodial schedule was granted by a Los Angeles Super Court judge, allowing the The  star to be able to spend time with his kids will working on the Broadway production of, later this spring.Per the judge's ruling, Williams will now have four consecutive days per month with his children in New York, with two of those days being weekends. This comes after Drake-Lee's initial request to reduce Williams' custodial time was denied.But the judge did approve her request to set a strict cancellation policy when it comes time to spending time with their kids.According to the docs, if Williams «cancels some parenting time, he cannot later 'uncancel'» unless there is a mutual agreement in writing.The two parents must also «meet and confer» in regard to planning extracurricular activities for their children, and if an agreement cannot be reached, that's when «tie breaking authority» will go to Drake-Lee to make the final decision.«Mother should appreciate that father cannot share with her certain schedules as far in advance as she would like, and that he may not always want his time with the children to be filled up with extracurriculars, and father should appreciate that mother is adapting her own schedule to meet his needs, and the children deserve to have extracurricular activities that they engage in on a regular basis, not just when mom is in charge,» the

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley says he "couldn't give a stuff" about the many complaints he received during his morning hosting slot.Richard, 65, was slapped with more than 800 Ofcom complaints over his comments about death threats.During an episode of GMB on February 16, Richard and his then co-host Ranvir Singh spoke about the death threats which had reportedly been sent to the Labour leader Keir Starmer.This led Richard to say: "Well I was going to say, actually, is it that big a deal?" The ITV presenter insists he isn't worried about sparking a backlash with the comments he makes on the programme.Speaking about the backlash, he told the Express: "I really, genuinely, couldn't give a stuff because I know that it doesn't matter."I'm still here and I'm still being asked to work and nobody spits on me in the street, there is no impact in the real world." He added: "Virtually any day that I do Good Morning Britain, you can go on Twitter an hour later and there will be some Twitter storm kicking off over something I've said or done."Asked if the criticism matters to him, he replied: "It doesn't have any effect at all."I've never had a contract withdrawn or altered. It doesn't cross over into real life.

The Chicks are coming to a city near you as the multiple-time platinum-selling female trio are set to return to the major touring circuit for the first time since 2017.The 13-time Grammy-winning group announced on Monday that The Chicks Tour will be hitting 27 North American locations come June and will run through August. Tickets go on sale Friday.“While we were recording the ‘Gaslighter’ album, I was constantly picturing performing all of those songs on tour,” band member Martie Maguire said in a statement.

J. Kim Murphy After several shifts around the release calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “The Batman” finally rolled out the red carpet for its world premiere at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday evening. Though Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz and other stars in attendance, the evening was missing one key contributor.

Like his mentor JAY-Z and his infamous Roc Nation brunch, Kanye West has started his own post-breakfast, pre-lunch industry gathering. “The Future Brunch: Controlling Our Narratives” was announced on Monday evening on West's Instagram page and it's streaming on Facebook right now (Tuesday, March 1 at 1pm EST.) West premiered his new album Donda 2 last week in Miami and livestreamed the event on YouTube.

Sam Heughan steps out to promote the brand new season of Outlander during a panel discussion at 92nd Street Y on Tuesday night (March 1) in New York City.

Mira Sorvino is opening up about a possible sequel to Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion.

Kim Kardashian is showing off some recent quality time she spent with two of her four kids! The 41-year-old doting mom shared a new Instagram pic of her daughter Chicago West, 4, and son Psalm West, 2, smiling and posing while sitting on a mini bike with a headlight in the front on March 1. “Morning ride,” she captioned the cute snapshot.

Sam Elliot is none too pleased with the recognition "The Power of the Dog" is receiving ahead of the Oscars. The actor slammed the film, which is nominated for 12 Academy Awards. During an episode of "WTF With Marc Maron," Elliot, 77, was asked if he had seen the film yet, to which Elliot replied: "You want to talk about that piece of s---?" Elliot referenced a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times that featured a review blurb that described the film as "an evisceration of the American myth." "I thought, what the f---?" Elliott said of the adaptation from the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer had a pretty awkward moment during the State of the Union on Tuesday March 1. The Democratic politician was excited to praise President Joe Biden for his American Rescue Plan, but he didn’t expect for a series of boos to follow. The camera hilariously cut to Schumer standing up and getting ready to applaud, before he heard the booing and sat back down.

Jamie Lee Curtis isn’t focused on how she is aging.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterA new documentary will chronicle the wrongful rape conviction of Anthony Broadwater.From Red Badge Films and Red Hawk Films, “Unlucky” will follow the story about a Syracuse man who spent more than 16 years in prison, and another 20 being labeled as a registered sex offender, before being exonerated of the 1981 rape of best-selling author Alice Sebold.Sebold wrote about the rape in her 1999 novel “Lucky,” based on her sexual assault as a freshman at Syracuse University. In the book, she details her experiences in overcoming trauma by helping convict the man she believed attacked her.Broadwater was absolved of his rape conviction last week.

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Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAlice Sebold, the author of bestselling book “The Lovely Bones” and memoir “Lucky,” has apologized to Anthony Broadwater, the man she misidentified as her rapist 40 years ago.In a Medium post, she wrote, “First, I want to say that I am truly sorry to Anthony Broadwater and I deeply regret what you have been through. I am sorry most of all for the fact that the life you could have led was unjustly robbed from you, and I know that no apology can change what happened to you and never will.”Broadwater was exonerated of his rape conviction last week after an executive producer on the movie adaptation of “Lucky” left the project when he began to raise concerns about the events surrounding the trial.

Alice Sebold is apologizing.

Netflix will not be moving forward with its adaptation of Alice Sebold’s book Lucky, it has been reported.The book, which centred on Sebold’s rape as an 18-year-old and the consequent trauma that it cast over her life, was being made into a film for the streaming giant. However, the conviction was overturned last week, with convicted attacker Anthony Broadwater cleared of the charge.Netflix had begun the development process for the film, with You star Victoria Pedretti signed on to play Sebold.However Variety has now said that Lucky has been abandoned.

Victoria Pedretti, one of the stars of the Netflix series You, was set to star in an exciting new movie, but it unfortunately has been dropped.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Lucky,” the film project adapted from Alice Sebold’s 1999 memoir toplined by “You” star Victoria Pedretti, has been abandoned, Variety has learned.The movie was dropped after losing its financing months ago, according to a source close to the production. Pedretti is also no longer involved.In “Lucky,” Sebold depicts being viciously beaten and raped by a stranger during her freshman year at Syracuse University in 1981, and explores how this trauma shaped the rest of her life.

A rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the 1982 prosecution and concerns the wrong man had been sent to jail.

The man convicted in the 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold, a crime chronicled in Sebold’s 1999 memoir Lucky, was exonerated of the charges Monday in New York State Supreme Court.