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International Insider: UK Riots Reckoning; Disney Splashes Cash; Olympics Closes Out

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Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here as the week draws to a close. Read on for all the insight. Sign up here. UK Riots Reckoning Being kind: We’re supposed to be in the midst of the sleepy summer months, yet a combination of the Paris Olympics and wild unrest in London have made this week feel anything but in Europe.

Here in London, riots have shown off the worst of humanity, and the best, and have given us an opportunity to reflect on how the latter can overcome the former while the ripple effects, as ever, touch the sides of the TV and film industry.

The riots were triggered by the tragic Southport stabbings, which left three young girls dead, and the wave of misinformation that followed, which incorrectly pinned the blame on a Muslim person acting for Islamist purposes.

In fact, the perpetrator was not Muslim and there was no connection. Elon Musk has been central to all this, tweeting misinformation incessantly on his own platform and emboldening others, leading to this angry reaction from Armando Iannucci.

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