Director Ciro Guerra Denies “Completely False” Sexual Assault Allegations

When it was announced that Amazon was developing a live-action TV series based on “The Lord of the Rings,” fans were elated. But there were a ton of questions.

The streaming wars have seen both ups and downs, with Disney+ and HBO Max making significant strides by adding subscribers in the shadow of Netflix that looms large. Peacock and other budding streaming services are still trying to grow their audience, and that means putting together more exclusive original content to get eyeballs with compelling television shows.

Taking action. The family of Halyna Hutchins, who died in the shooting on the set of Rust, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and other individuals involved in the movie’s production.

Helen Hunt was seen getting into character at a park in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.The 58-year-old actress was in a bold outfit, as she paired a bright red tunic with blue snakeskin leggings. She was seen walking through the park with balloons in her hand.In between takes, Helen lounged around with her fellow crew members as she wore a protective face shield, following the local mandates.

An unexpected reunion. Lala Kent and Randall Emmett may have celebrated Super Bowl Sunday separately, but the exes ended up crossing paths for the first time publicly since their split.

Italian Studies actress Maya Hawke celebrated Valentine's Day by packing on the PDA with her new musician boyfriend Spencer Barnett in Manhattan on Monday.The 23-year-old native New Yorker passionately kissed the New York-born, San Francisco-raised 20-year-old, who was carrying a shopping bag from independent bookstore McNally Jackson.And while Maya is well known as the daughter of Oscar-nominated actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, Spencer is the son of Shaklee Corporation CEO Roger Barnett and former Manhattan district attorney Sloan Barnett. Valentines: Italian Studies actress Maya Hawke celebrated Valentine's Day by packing on the PDA with her new musician boyfriend Spencer Barnett in Manhattan on Monday Hawke - wearing an old-school camera around her neck - looked eccentric in a blue-and-gold brocade jacket with matching cape, black cargo pants, and patent leather boots.Barnett - who began playing music as a child - wore a blue jacket over a grey turtleneck, brown slacks, and darker brown boots.The Dancing singer also happens to be friends with the Blue Hippo songstress' 20-year-old brother Levon Hawke, so perhaps that's how the couple met.

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Partners in and out of the ring! Cody Rhodes and his wife, Brandi Rhodes, became wrestling royalty after tying the knot in 2013 — and they later teamed up as fighters.

Whitney Port revealed that she has started in vitro fertilization (IVF)after experiencing her third miscarriage in November of last year.On Tuesday, the 36-year-old reality star, who shares son Sonny, four, with her husband Tim Rosenman, updated her fans as she uploaded a black and white photo of herself taken during the couple's Valentine's Day dinner.'I was exhausted. Had been a long weekend mixed with day 5 of hormone therapy for [egg emoji] retrieval,' she wrote on the photo that she shared to her Instagram Story.

Members of the jury on the Harvey Weinstein trial have opened up about their experience in court and the gruelling 26 hours of deliberation that led to the disgraced Hollywood producer being found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

Ronan Farrow is severing ties with his publisher after they confirmed they would be publishing his father Woody Allen’s autobiography.

Harvey Weinstein is sitting under guard in a cinderblock room at a New York City hospital days after his conviction for sexual assault and rape, and at times “can go stir crazy just staring at the emptiness,” according to a spokesman.

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In a statement from the State of New York, it was reported that women who have encountered a hostile work environment, sexual assault and gender-based discrimination while working at The Weinstein Company or women who have endured Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct are entitled to restitution awaiting a judge's approval. The to-be-determined sum that these individuals will receive will come from USD 18,875,000 victims' compensation fund. Additionally, according to the agreement signed by N.Y.

A proposed 19 million dollar (€17m) settlement for Harvey Weinstein’s accusers has been slammed as a “complete sellout”.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Director Ciro Guerra has denied allegations of sexual misconduct leveled by eight women against one of Colombia’s most prominent filmmakers.Accusations of harassment and abuse were raised in a June 24 report by Volcanicas, a Latin American feminist journal. The publication does not name the women but says it conducted direct interviews with each accuser and viewed text message exchanges and recordings that detail the alleged harassment and one instance of alleged assault.None of the women intend to press charges, the Volcanicas article said.

Dominic Patten, Nellie Andreeva Embrace of the Serpent director Ciro Guerra is vehemently denying the sexual harassment and assault allegations made against him earlier this week. Seven women are claiming the Oscar nominated filmmaker harassed them and an eighth is asserting that Guerra raped her, according to an article published on June 24 in the online magazine Volcanicas.

Rebecca Davis editorRelaxed yet armed with a steely ambition, up-and-coming Chinese helmer Wei Shujun is thrilled to be back at Cannes this year in the First Feature section with his road trip film “Striding Into the Wind,” after his short “On the Border” won the Special Jury Distinction award in 2018.“Cannes has been my school, my teacher,” he told Variety, saying that he’s carefully watched and studied the festival’s selections from the past four years. (He confesses a particular fondness for last year’s competition title “The Traitor,” as well as for Hou Hsiao Hsien, the Dardenne brothers and, slightly incongruously, Woody Allen).

Iconic 'Batman' Writer Denny O'Neil Dies at 81Schumacher was born in New York City on August 29, 1939. He first studied at Parsons The New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology, but after working in the fashion industry, he realized he loved filmmaking.

JOEL Schumacher acclaimed film director of such hit movies such as The Lost Boys and Batman Forever has died, aged 80. The director died on Monday morning in New York City after battling cancer for the past year.

Over the past several years, the #MeToo movement has been going strong, allowing for people to come forward with their tales of sexual harassment and assault. This has resulted in folks Hollywood figures such as Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein getting convicted of crimes.