Harvey Weinstein $19M Settlement Quickly Crashes & Burns As Judge Refuses To Approve

Dancing on Ice viewers thought they could see a little bit of tension between the judges during Sunday's episode on February 13.The remaining nine celebrities took to the ice during the fifth episode of the series to perform skate routines inspired by their favourite things.As Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Torvill and Christopher Dean sat on the judging panel during the episode, fans thought Jayne didn't seem happy.They took to social media to comment on her facial expressions when the camera was on her, with many saying she looked tense.One posted: "Jayne doesn’t look in a very good mood tonight."Another added: "JAYNE LOOKS PROPER P****D OFF TONIGHT."A third chipped in: "Jayne does not look happy tonight! When the camera isn't directly on her she looks really peed off."A fourth replied: "I thought the same. She doesn’t seem at all happy and seems really abrupt too."Fans were also left unhappy as Liberty Poole and Joe Johnson found themselves in the bottom two against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard.The Love Island star became the fourth celebrity to be axed from the competition as the judges decided to send her home.Viewers were left seriously disappointed by the decision, despite Liberty falling over during her routine.Liberty, 22, fell into Joe's arms during the performance, with members of the audience heard gasping at the unfortunate tumble, but she soon recovered and managed to get 28 out of 40 from the judges before finding herself in the bottom two.As Liberty said her goodbyes, she told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: "Even though we had that fall tonight, these things happen on ice."I've honestly enjoyed every second and I'm proud of myself because I pushed myself this week.

We're officially halfway through Dancing On Ice and the stakes have never been higher as there's no telling who will make it to the top after Liberty Poole's shock exit from the show following her fall in the rink. Bez and Regan Gascoigne both suffered a few stumbles and tumbles during their performances too, while Connor Ball shared his fear of going back on the ice after splitting his chin and suffering a shoulder injury. Now OK!'s columnist, Associate Creative Director Dan Whiston, has given us the insider scoop on each contestant's routine and shared his thoughts on who might come out on top.

Princess Eugenie is “breaking ranks” from other members of her family by being pictured with Prince Harry, a royal expert has claimed.The claim has been made after Eugenie, 31, and the Duke of Sussex, 37, were seen sitting side by side as they watched the Super Bowl in Inglewood California on Sunday. And though the pair have always been close, royal expert Duncan Larcombe says that, following Harry’s departure to the US, the public outing shows Eugenie’s endorsement of her cousin.

We've all done it: heard an old song and thought to ourselves: "That must've been a Number 1!" 

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorStudio Hamburg Enterprises has signed its first-ever co-production deal with Germany’s Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion to produce high-end documentary series “Reeperbahn Special Unit 65.” The show is the first non-fiction series to receive an invitation to present at the Berlinale Series Market showcase Up Next: Germany, which runs from Feb. 14-16.Now in production, “Reeperbahn Special Unit 65” is a cop series that tells the story of FD65, Germany’s first-ever police unit dedicated to fighting organized crime.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian multi-hyphenate Nicolò Bassetti is an urban planner and director, whose doc “Into My Name,” screening in Berlin’s Panorama Documentary section, provides an eye-opening look at the universal challenges of gender transition.The doc features Nico, Leo, Andrea, and Raff, whose ages span from their mid-20s to mid-30s, and come from different parts of Italy. They start their gender transition at different times in their lives within a tight-knit group of friends in the central Italian city of Bologna.“Into My Name,” which is being supported by Elliot Page, stems from Bassetti’s personal experience with the gender transition of his child, Matteo.

K.J. Yossman Left Bank Pictures’ CEO Andy Harries will take over as the new chair of the Film London Executive Task Force this month.Harries, whose company produces “The Crown” among other high-end dramas, succeeds the inaugural chair, Lord David Puttnam, who has been in the role since 2004.Harries established Left Bank Pictures in 2007; Sony Pictures Television acquired the company in 2012.The Film London Executive Task Force is comprised of stakeholders from both the screen industry, including Netflix, Channel 4 and The Production Guild, and the public sector, such as the Metropoliton Police.

March 21–April 19You may be busy with your adoring public or at least career commitments this week. The grind is actually a joy as long as you can balance it with spontaneity. Set regular goals as pitstops with rewards along the way so you don't go off road or lose sight of your bigger picture.

Larry David may not be a fan of much, but he loved being a part of the cryptocurrency platform FTX’s Super Bowl 2022 ad.

Alexandra Burke has revealed she is expecting her first child.

Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the 'very strong and disruptive winds' brought by Storm Dudley later this week - but will be hit by Storm Eunice on Friday.

Dancing On Ice fans think they've figured out the reason for numerous falls during the latest trip to the rink.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticFirst it was Twitter VIPs getting hacked earlier this week and today large swaths of the Internet itself went down for a while. An outage of the Cloudflare DNS service saw websites and connections all over the globe DOA for almost an hour this afternoon.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticUPDATED, 3:10 PM: A California judge has denied Netflix’s second motion to dismiss Mo’Nique’s racial and gender bias against the streamer in which she alleges gender and racial discrimination over pay for a potential comedy special.The comic and Precious Oscar winner, real name Monique Hicks, says the $500,000 offered by Netflix in 2017 for a stand-up special was not just an insult but illegal.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterCaitlin Dulany is one of the nine named plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. On Tuesday morning, she was listening to the court hearing, expecting that the judge would give his preliminary blessing to a settlement that would send $18.9 million to Weinstein’s accusers in the class action case.Instead, in a surprise move, Judge Alvin Hellerstein torpedoed the deal, leaving Dulany shocked and in a state of grief.“I was stunned,” she told Variety on Tuesday afternoon.The ruling puts an end to nearly two years of meticulous and hard-fought negotiations.

A settlement to the tune of $19 million between Harvey Weinstein and a number of his accusers was rebuffed by a judge on Tuesday. U.S.

NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a proposed $18.9 million civil settlement for women who claimed they were subjected to sexual abuse and workplace harassment by the disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.U.S.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge has rejected a $46.8 million settlement of the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct cases, saying some of its terms are “obnoxious” and it is not suitable for a class action.In a 20-minute hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the settlement improperly nullifies claims of non-participating parties, and delegates his responsibilities as a judge to a special master.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticExpected to soon launch his long-anticipated appeal over being sentenced earlier this year to 23 years behind bars for a plethora of sex crimes, Harvey Weinstein now will also be facing confrontation over a proposed multi-million-dollar settlement for more women the producer sexually assaulted.“The class settlement, filed in the name of class representatives who deserve better, will provide little relief for most of Harvey Weinstein’s victims,” says an opposition filed today in federal court to the proposed $19 million dollar deal, made public on June 30 “Although the deal speaks about individual awards up to $750,000 and the New York State Attorney General has bragged about a ‘win’ for

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThree women who have sued Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault argued on Monday that the proposed $46.8 million settlement is nothing more than a “cruel hoax.”Attorneys for Dominique Huett, Kaja Sokola and Wedil David filed an opposition to the deal, in which they contend that $15 million will go to Weinstein and the other directors and officers of the Weinstein Co., while the typical Weinstein accuser will receive $10,000 to $20,000.If approved, argue attorneys Douglas Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer, the deal “would result in one of the most one-sided and unfair class settlements in history.”The settlement aims to resolve most of the litigation surrounding the Weinstein Co., which declared bankruptcy in 2018.

Funnyman Jeff Garlin isn’t laughing anymore when fans call him Harvey Weinstein after he was mistaken for the disgraced movie boss in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.The actor, who portrays a version of himself on Larry David’s riotous show, thought the idea of people mixing him and Weinstein up was hilarious at first – but the joke is wearing thin.“I’m blessed to have Larry writing scenarios that I get to act out,” Garlin tells WENN. “It doesn’t get any better than that.