Lucy Spraggan praises Rylan for being 'pivotal' in her rapist getting convicted

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor It’s been a long and winding road so far for Hollywood during its summer of strikes, and the path forward is anything but clear. As the Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reach the 100-day milestone of the work stoppage, here is a timeline of the key events, pivotal moments and snapshots of an industry in turmoil.

Emily Longeretta Three days after “Big Brother” Season 25 premiered, a controversy has hit the house. On Tuesday night, houseguest Luke Valentine casually dropped the N-word in a conversation captured on the Paramount+ live feed — and now, he has been removed. “Luke violated the ‘Big Brother’ code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Megan Fox would like to have a word.

Kaitlynn Carter and Kristopher Brock are set to tie the knot.

Ethan Shanfeld Claire Hope, the Canadian pre-teen internet rapper known as Lil Tay, has died, her management confirmed in a statement to Variety. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire’s sudden and tragic passing,” Hope’s family announced on Lil Tay’s Instagram page, which has 3.3 million followers. “We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lisa Cloud, the mother of late “Euphoria” actor Angus Cloud, recently shared to Facebook a link to her son’s first casting tapes, which helped nab him a formal audition for the role of Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the Emmy-winning HBO drama (via Rolling Stone). Angus was just 19-year-old when he was discovered on the street and offered a chance to enter the “Euphoria” audition process. “This was just sent to me by Jennifer Venditti, who scouted Angus in Brooklyn,” Lisa Cloud wrote on Facebook.

McKinley Franklin editor Sydney Sweeney would rather play Cassie from “Euphoria” over Olivia from “The White Lotus” because of the character’s “challenging, crazy, deep” nature, she revealed in a game of This or That for Variety Cover Stars presented by Ford. “Olivia is a fun, snarky character,” Sweeney said.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LOCARNO — Brazil’s Pandora Filmes, one of the country’s premier independent distributors, has secured Brazilian distribution rights to “Tomorrow’s Rain”(“Amanhã Já Não Chove”), a Portuguese portrait of bourgeois malaise which was brought onto the market last weekend at the Locarno Festival’s Match Me! Pandora Filmes’ distribution slate takes in “Parasite,” “The Man Who Sold His Skin,” and “R.M.N.” Set up at Lisbon’s Omaja and Brazil’s Capuri, which cut the deal with Pandora, “Tomorrow Rain” marks the fiction feature debut of Portuguese director-producer Bernardo Lopes at Omaja, a 2021 Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Award winner for his short “Moço.” Produced by Lopes and Eduardo Rezende, “Tomorrow’s Rain”will star José Pimentão, who played Ramiro in Netflix’s “1899,” and João Nunes Monteiro, a Portuguese Film Academy Sophia Award winner best actor award winner for “Mosquito” in 2021 and best supporting actor winner last year for “The Tsugua Diaries.” Written by Lopes and Francisco Mira Godinho, who together co-wrote and co-directed TV mini-series “Lugar 54,” an Omaja production for Portuguese public broadcaster RTP, “Tomorrow’s Rain” depicts one summer day in the life of a crumbling family at the peak of the Portuguese financial crisis of 2012. “‘Tomorrow’s Rain’ is a feature fiction family drama that makes an urgent portrayal of a marginalized southern Portuguese region during the 2012 financial crisis, from the POV of a decadent bourgeois family that suffers from a tumor in the form of a secret, consuming them until the day of their inevitable end,” Lopes told Variety.

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Despina Athanassiadis, France Born in France and with Greek roots, Athanassiadis is currently focusing on her Alliance4Development project “The Young One,” about female truck drivers – “It’s a story of transmission, from older to younger generation” – which was awarded script consultancy residency at DreamAgo. “As a filmmaker, I’m interested in people who struggle. I find it fascinating, watching how they find ways to fix their problems.

is in desperate need of an upgrade, an evolution, a pivot, and in her latest campaign, Gisele Bündchen makes a strong case for swapping gowns for bodysuits. The sheer catsuit is just as sexy but slightly more powerful, a superhero (or supervillain?) spin on nighttime see-through.The posed in what amounts to an allover stocking for the latest Arezzo campaign, which you can check out . She also rocked an opaque bodysuit with tons of cutouts while posing in a giant fish tank, which, yes, sounds very much like a challenge on America's Next Top Model, but Tyra would've made the girls wear fish-eye contacts or something equally dubious, while Bündchen gets to just look great.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Maybe that's why there's a ? We love a theme, don't we, folks?Almost a year out from her divorce from NFL superstar Tom Brady, the Brazilian legend is staying booked and busy, not only starring in ads but also covering Vogue Brazil.

Dan Wootton’s MailOnline column has been paused while the publication commissions an independent investigation into allegations he used a pseudonym and offered colleagues money for sexual material.The GB News presenter has written a regular column for the online outlet since 2021, with his last article published on June 29. Last month, the TV presenter and columnist used his self-titled GB News programme to admit he had made “errors of judgment” in the past but branded the “allegations” as “simply untrue”.

Leanne Cheung first shot to fame back in 1999, after appearing on the reality TV show, Airline.The ITV show ran from 1998 to 2007 and followed the daily life of passengers, ground workers and flight crew of both Britannia Airways and EasyJet. But after her stint on the show, by all accounts, she hasn't been on TV since.

Rylan Clark has said he's 'in love' as he responded to his former on-screen partner's latest baby update. Janette Manrara delighted her fans over the weekend when she confirmed the arrival of her and her husband Aljaz Skorjanec's first child.

Andi Peters snapped 'you're so rude' at Ben Shephard on Good Morning Britain before later suffering an epic fall live on Lorraine. The TV star was back on both ITV shows in his usual energetic fashion as he brought viewers details of the latest competition which could see them win cash and a car.

Emmerdale actor Bhasker Patel has broken his silence after fans were gutted following Thursday night's episode after his much-loved character, Rishi Sharma, passed away after 12 years in the village.

Fans have begged Rylan Clark to 'look after himself' as he shared some fresh career news days after posting a 'man down' message. Earlier this week, the BBC Radio 2 host was flooded with support as he appeared to suggest he was unwell after facing a busy schedule.

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has revealed that her elderly mother is in hospital.The worried ITV star told her followers that her 81-year-old mother, Anne, was admitted to University Hospital Monklands in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The 63-year-old took to Twitter to express her gratitude to the NHS for caring for her mother, writing: “Having spent a lot of time over the past few days with my mum in @UHMonklands hospital, I’ve seen again just how kind, caring, hardworking, funny, and downright fabulous our NHS workers are.Thank you doesn’t begin to cover it.” The hospital was thankful for Lorraine's 'kind' tribute and responded to her post, saying: "Thank you Lorraine for your kind words.

Rylan Clark had a three-word, or should we say three-letter, response to his TV star pal who shared a public plea on his behalf. Last week, the BBC Radio 2 host told Thomas Skinner to 'shut up' as he had a cheeky response to pondering whether he had in fact been chatted up at a petrol station.

Rylan Clark has been flooded with support from his fans after he told them 'man down' before sharing a plea as he suffered 'FOMO', which is slang for 'fear of missing out'.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Lewis Capaldi stepped away from performing after an emotional show on the Pyramid Stage at this summer's Glastonbury, and has been making the most of his time off. The 26-year-old Glaswegian was spotted on Thursday night at a Wild Youth gig at London's Electric Ballroom dancing and singing with none other than This Morning 's Rylan Clark. The popular Essex-born presenter has also been enjoying some time away from the spotlight, and last night enjoyed a happy singalong to the Irish band's We Are One hit track with Lewis.