NBCUniversal executive Ron Meyer steps down over affair drama

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Magnolia Network's Joanna Gaines has shared an adorable video of her youngest son wishing his plants "good night".MORE: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's lavish Nashville home could rival a palace"Before the sun sets, he tells his little plants good night and to not let the (bed) bugs bite!" she captioned the post which had fans fawning over the "gentle" way he treated the plants.WATCH: Magnolia Network's Joanna Gaines shares adorable video of youngest son saying 'good night' to his plants"This is the sweetest, cutest thing ever!!!! He's so gentle with his little plants," commented one fan as another added: "No wonder they’re so beautiful.""We need more love like this in the world right now," shared another.MORE: Inside Gayle King's jaw-dropping $7.1m Manhattan penthouseJoanna and her husband Chip have five children, Drake, 17, 15-year-old Ella, 13-year-old son Duke, Emmie, 11, and three-year-old Crew. Crew is often featured on her social channels, and last month she posted an adorable family video that had fans all calling her youngest son the spitting image of her husband Chip."Snow days at the farm are the best days," Joanna captioned the video that saw Crew wrapped up warm against the snowstorm that had hit Texas.

The co-founder of Factory Records, Alan Erasmus, has arrived in the Ukraine to make good on a promise to help in the fight against Vladimir Putin's Russian forces.

Gary Neville has likened in-demand Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland to Manchester United icon Eric Cantona.

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Ron Meyer, the deposed NBCUniversal vice chairman who alleges that he was the victim of an extortion plot, two sources tell Variety.Meyer’s camp reached out to the FBI some time ago, after Meyer was initially threatened with exposure of his relationship with actress Charlotte Kirk. The FBI has followed up with key players over the last two days, indicating that the agency has taken at least some interest in the case.

On Aug. 13, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer sat at a quiet table at CityWalk Hollywood for a regularly scheduled lunch. In a moment that came out of the blue for Shell, Meyer confessed that he had an affair with actress Charlotte Kirk in 2013 and had reached a $2  million settlement with her last year.

It was a case of deja vu. One of Hollywood’s most powerful executives exiting in shame, with actress Charlotte Kirk at the center of the drama.

If you’re a film fan that has followed the career of Neil Marshall, you are, no doubt, familiar with the up and down nature of his filmography. With a strong start thanks to horror films “Dog Soldiers” and “The Descent,” Marshall would later stumble a bit with films like “Doomsday” and last year’s horrendous “Hellboy” reboot.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Refresh for updates Filmmaker Neil Marshall has provided Deadline with a statement which he made today, refuting and smashing the alleged reports out there that he was involved in attempting to extort NBC Universal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer on behalf of fiance, Charlotte Kirk, whom the executive had a reported consensual affair with eight years ago.You can read Marshall’s statement below:I am a filmmaker, lucky enough to have had moderate success and keep working for almost 20 years now.

Normally, when a panel or discussion is pulled from a festival schedule, it’s due to the project not being completed or maybe some sort of filmmaker squabble with officials from the event. But I would go out on a limb and say the situation that forced Fantasia Fest to pull Neil Marshall’s upcoming Q&A from the event is a first for any festival.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterDirector Neil Marshall has canceled a Q&A that was scheduled to take place Thursday evening after the screening of his film “The Reckoning,” as the film’s star has found herself in the middle of the Ron Meyer sex scandal.“The Reckoning” is still set to screen virtually as the opener of the 24th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. The fest is based in Montreal, and is being held solely online this year, and only for viewers in Canada.Marshall and Charlotte Kirk were initially set to do a Zoom Q&A after the screening.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorLeading genre festival Fantasia has pulled a Q&A with director Neil Marshall and actress Charlotte Kirk amid intense media scrutiny concerning their alleged involvement in Ron Meyer’s sudden exit from Universal.The zoom Q&A for the Canadian festival’s opening film The Reckoning was due to take place tonight but the festival told us it has nixed the session in a “mutually agreed” decision with Marshall so as not to distract from the film. We are told there was no discussion over pulling the movie, which will go ahead.Hellboy and The Descent filmmaker Marshall directed and co-wrote the horror film, which Kirk co-wrote, executive-produced and stars in.

Ron Meyer, one of the longest-tenured top executives in Hollywood, had been fired from NBCUniversal due to fallout from an extramarital affair was big enough to rock the industry. But then the news broke that the woman Meyer had the relationship with was none other than Charlotte Kirk, whose extramarital affair with former Warner Bros.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEnding a tumultuous Tuesday for NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer, the executive is exiting his role as the chair of the Film Academy Museum’s board, a post he’s held since 2017.Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, the museum’s vice-chair of the board, will step in as acting chair. The next board meeting is Sept.

Jordan Moreau Following his shocking resignation from NBCUniversal on Tuesday, Ron Meyer has stepped down as chair of the Film Academy Museum’s board, Variety has confirmed.The former Universal executive held the position since 2017. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer and vice-chair of the museum’s board, will serve as acting chair.

The woman at the center of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer’s abrupt exit is the same actress whose involvement with Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara led to the executive's ouster last year.

Ron Meyer, NBCUniversal's vice chairman, is out after 25 years. "I am writing to share some unfortunate news.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has confirmed from two sources with knowledge of Ron Meyer’s departure today that the woman who the NBCUniversal Vice Chairman had a consensual affair with was actress Charlotte Kirk. She was also involved with Warner Bros.

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer was involved in an affair with actress Charlotte Kirk that ultimately led to his ouster at the entertainment company on Tuesday, according to two individuals with knowledge of the situation. Meyer was forced out from his post after a 25-year run after failing to disclose that he had reached a private settlement with Kirk.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThis is a bombshell. Veteran NBCUniversal executive Ron Meyer is leaving the company after quarter of a century.NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell just announced the news in a company memo.“I am writing to share some unfortunate news.