Florida Legislature Votes to Abolish Disney’s Self-Governing Orlando District

Emmerdale fans have slammed Noah Dingle for "playing the victim" in a tense verbal argument with Charity.Wednesday's episode (May 18) of the ITV soap saw the youngster confronted by his mother over wasting time and siting on the sofa instead of helping her.The row followed Charity contacting the police after Noah was caught spying on and stalking his ex Chloe Harris.Replying venomously to his mother's suggestion that he won't face jail time, Noah said: "If I could see that it could happen, and them out there could too, why the hell couldn't you?"He later sarcastically added: "When they lock me up, make yourself feel better with the fact that [you thought you were doing the right thing] and the fact you won't have a son anymore because I'll be done with you."Quick to rally around Charity and slam Noah were Emmerdale fans.Posting to Twitter, they pleaded with Noah to "take responsibility" and "stop playing the victim".One fan wrote: "Take responsibility fgs Noah you put yourself in this position I'm proud of Charity."Another commented: "Stop playing the victim, Noah."A third said: "The way Noah is going on you’d think he is the victim in this storyline and not Chloe."Meanwhile, a fourth commented: "Sorry Noah, but you need to deal with what you done.

ITV writer Simon Sansome to revive the beloved TV show one more time.Now, UKTV is in its infancy of developing a new spin-off of the cop drama which could hit out screens as early as next year. A TV insider has since revealed to The Sun that the fan-favourite show is ready to be rebooted and attract a new wave of fans to the show.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe planned “Wonder Twins” live-action movie at HBO Max is no longer going forward, Variety has learned.The news comes just over a month after it was announced that KJ Apa and Isabel May had been cast in the lead roles in the DC film as the titular twins. It also arrives in the wake of the Warner Bros.-Discovery merger and Discovery boss David Zaslav’s pledge to cut approximately $3 billion in costs at the newly merged company.

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Antonio Conte is set to receive a mammoth £2.5million bonus from Daniel Levy if Tottenham qualify for the Champions League.The north Londoners need just a point to claim a place in Europe's most prestigious tournament with Conte having masterminded a second-half season fightback. Spurs flattered to deceive under previous boss Nuno Espirito Santo and their Champions League prospects looked bleak at best when the Portuguese was axed in November, after just four months at the helm.Now though, Tottenham need just a point to secure a spot in the continent's primary competition, for the first time in three seasons, following arch-rivals Arsenal's dismal collapse.Just last week the Gunners held a four-point lead over Spurs but defeat in the north London derby and a 2-0 loss against Newcastle has seen the old enemy leapfrog them ahead of Sunday's end of season finale - and Tottenham's new-found position is of double benefit to Conte.The Times report the Italian is set to pocket a staggering £2.5m bonus should he lead Spurs back to the promised land, a task he looks destined to achieve.

Sheffield United forward Oli McBurnie appeared to stamp on a Nottingham Forest supporter following their Championship play-off semi-final second leg at the City Ground. The Scotland international forward, who has been on the sidelines since April with a foot injury, was on the playing surface alongside Forest fans who had invaded the pitch following their win on penalties.A viral video appears to show the 25-year-old thrust his leg towards the ground, where a supporter was lying on his back after falling over - but it is not clear if he made contact.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney is anticipating that over the long term, the majority of Disney+ customers will pick the lower-cost, ad-supported plan, which is set to launch later this year.“Based on our Hulu experience, we actually have more AVOD [ad-supported video-on-demand] than SVOD [subscription VOD] subscribers,” Disney CFO Christine McCarthy said, speaking Wednesday at the 9th Annual MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit. “We expect about the same percentage for both Disney+ and Hulu, just based on the experience curve we’ve witnessed.”A few years ago, Hulu revealed that 70% of its viewers were on ad-supported plans with the remainder on the pricier ad-free version.Since announcing plans to roll out Disney+ with ads in March, the company has mostly been mum on details about Disney+ with ads, saying only that it will be less expensive than the ad-free version (currently $7.99/month in the U.S.) and will debut first in the U.S.

Rebekah Vardy to her agent were released as part of the Wagatha Christie trial.The WAG was accused of leaking information from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account to the press in October 2019, which she denies.Now Vardy, 40, is suing Coleen for libel at London’s High Court.As the trial comes to an end, we look back at nine key exchanges between Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt.Giving evidence, Rebekah was asked about the so-called ‘Photoshop girl’ conversation with Caroline where they discuss edited photos.An image appears to have been sent to Caroline by Rebekah, but the trial heard that, due to issues with uploading Whatsapp data, all the image files have been lost.Rebekah says to Watt that the pictures “made her fume” as the editing software Photoshop can make you look “five sizes smaller”.Giving evidence, Rebekah said that, when she told Caroline to “leak a story”, she was talking about a report on “body positivity”.‘Lads are fuming’The court saw messages between Rebekah and Caroline in which they discuss Jamie Vardy’s former Leicester City team mate Riyad Mahrez “not turning up to training”.Vardy tells Watt: “Lads are fuming”.An article in The Sun was later published stating Mahrez’s teammates had “turned on him” which David Sherborne, for Coleen, said no other media outlet had.Vardy said this had nothing to do with her.She told the court the story was based on information already in the public domain. A photograph of a number of WAGs at a restaurant in Russia during the 2018 World Cup was discussed at the trial.

The Walt Disney Co. has remained publicly silent since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law last week dissolving a special district set up 55-years ago to let the company self-govern much of the area around Walt Disney World.

Tampa Bay Times the guidance is not enforced by the state, but offers and explains recommendations to families and health care providers.“Physicians may use guidance from different authoritative sources, including government entities and professional associations, in determining the best course of treatment for their patients,” she said in a statement.In March, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an “information memorandum” urging states to use their child welfare systems to protect and support LGBTQI+ youth, and informing agencies that gender-affirming care is a valid form of medically necessary treatment for transgender youth suffering from gender dysphoria. HHS also released guidance making clear that denials of medically necessary health care based on a person’s gender identity are illegal under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, as is restricting doctors from providing such care or prescribing gender-affirming treatments for youth struggling with gender dysphoria.Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo accused HHS of publishing its guidance for political and not medical reasons.

NBC News. To handle other matters, such as policing or the courts, Disney has partnered with other local governments to share some of the burden.But DeSantis became fixated on the special status granted to Disney after the company spoke out against and called for the repeal of a so-called “parental rights” measure he signed into law limiting LGBTQ content or discussions in schools.The law, which goes into effect July 1, has been dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed legislation on Friday that regulates the teaching of race and gender. The “Stop WOKE Act” or Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (WOKE) Act restricts any workplace and school instruction that teaches people are “inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.” After signing the bill, DeSantis said, “In Florida, we will not let the far-left woke agenda take over our schools and workplaces. There is no place for indoctrination or discrimination in Florida.”The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned the bill for “censoring honest dialogue about systemic racism, gender, and race discrimination.”Cathryn M.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday to abolish Disney’s self-governing district in Orlando, punishing the company for its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.The bill would dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which covers nearly 40 square miles of Orange and Osceola counties and encompasses the Disney theme parks and resorts.

The Walt Disney Co. is poised to lose the 55-year-old special district that covers Walt Disney World, as Florida lawmakers moved to punish the company for its opposition to the state’s new parental rights law, which detractors have dubbed the “don’t say gay” law.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is one-third of the way to punishing Disney for opposing his anti-LGBTQ legislation, the widely-discredited, potentially unconstitutional “Don’t Say Gay” law, but some Florida taxpayers are in for a reportedly multi-billion dollar shock if he signs on the dotted line.On Wednesday the Florida Senate, succumbing to DeSantis’ worst instincts, passed a bill that would eliminate a 1967 law that essentially created a 39-square mile area, now almost entirely occupied by Disney World, that enables it to act as its own government – including providing all the services, like power, water, sewers, police, and fire, that local governments do.Called the Reedy Creek Improvement District, DeSantis now wants to essentially void that law. The House is expected to pass that bill Thursday, putting DeSantis’ temper tantrum at his feet.But according to the Orange County Tax Collector, Orange County would be on the hook for “all debt and obligations with no extra funds,” meaning “Orange County would take on $163 million [in debt obligations] per year.”It gets worse for Florida taxpayers.“If Reedy Creek is dissolved, Orange and Osceola counties would assume responsibilities handled by the district like sewer and road maintenance, meaning taxpayers in those counties would pay, The Miami Herald reports.

Zack Sharf Seth Meyers dragged Ted Cruz for discussing Mickey Mouse and Pluto having sex in reaction to the escalating fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Does it ever feel like those of us in and around Hollywood are at war with the world?

Florida’s state senate voted to strip The Walt Disney Co. of a 55-year-old special district that has allowed Walt Disney World to largely self govern its Walt Disney World theme park property.

Governor Ron DeSantis after his Dept. of Health issued a statement labeled “guidance” Wednesday in opposition to the U.S.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis escalated his attack on The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday, as he called on the state legislature to end a self-governing special district covering Walt Disney World.