Sony Pictures Television-Backed Independent Film Trust Launches Second U.S.-U.K. Co-Production Diversity Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)

Korean actor Song Kang-ho, who starred in Parasite and won best actor at this year’s Cannes film festival for his role in Broker, is set to make his debut in a Korean series with Uncle Sam Shik for Seoul-based production company Slingshot Studio.

Robin Roberts has made sure to step back for a few days and enjoy the slower pace of life - all with a breathtaking view.SEE: Robin Roberts looks unrecognizable with long hair - but it's not what you think!The GMA star took to Instagram over the weekend to share some stunning photos of herself on vacation in Italy with her partner Amber Laign.The 61-year-old posted footage of her current location, complete with a stunning ocean backdrop.

John Lennon, one of the most famous musicians of the 20th century, was brutally shot and killed on December 8, 1980 by Mark David Chapman.The world was shaken and silenced after such an iconic and influential figure’s life was cut short at the age of 40 years old.The impact was felt across the world as fans mourned the loss of such a creative mind and were robbed of the chance to see him perform live once more.READ MORE: Austin Butler now 'embodies' Elvis Presley after 'dedicated research', claims expertJohn and his wife Yoko Ono had performed his final full concert performance back in 1972 in Madison Square Garden and as the 50th anniversary approaches, keep reading to take a look back at John’s untimely death.Mark David Chapman, a Hawaii-born security guard, was 25 years old at the time of the crime and was an avid Beatles fan.He had no prior convictions.One of his main inspirations in life was Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in JD Salinger’s 1951 novel The Catcher In The Rye who repeatedly comments on the “phonies” of the world.Mark became infatuated by Lennon’s lifestyle and an infamous statement he made in 1966.John had said that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”, which caused controversy across the world and, along with the lyrics to his songs God and Imagine, riled Mark to the point of murder.He flew from Honolulu to New York City and when he arrived, made his way to John’s NYC residence.

People really want to see Carol Burnett host “Saturday Night Live”.

It was a romantic affair when Jordan Banjo married the love of his life Naomi Courts in a stunning ceremony in Hertfordshire's Ashridge House.The couple said their vows surrounded by their friends, family and his Diversity pals as best men. Talking to us after their nuptials, the couple are clearly on cloud nine while holidaying in South Africa as they take us back to their wedding day. KISS FM DJ Jordan told us: “Without sounding cringey, people say, ‘It was the best day of my life’ and you’re like, ‘Really I’m sure it was quite stressful.’ But it’s like your slice of your own personal little fairy tale." Naomi, 30, who he fondly calls Nay throughout our interview, added: “It was beautiful from start to finish.

After getting engaged in January 2020, Jordan Banjo and his long-term partner Naomi Courts finally tied the knot surrounded by their friends, family and his Diversity co-stars. The pair were joined on their special day by children Cassius and Mayowa, who also had the best day of their lives.

Meghan Markle has sent a clear message to the Royal Family after she warned she has never signed a document "to stop me from talking".The Duchess of Sussex sat down for a new interview with US magazine The Cut in which she said she "never had to sign anything” that restricts her from talking about royal life. She said: "It’s interesting, I’ve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking.

Gogglebox star Jenny Newby paid tribute to her TV co-star Lee Riley after she missed a large part of the last series due to an unconfirmed medical condition. During her time away from the show, the rest of the cast of the Channel 4 series scored a BAFTA back in May in the Best Reality and Constructive Factual. After having to miss the awards show due to surgery, Jenny had now paid tribute to her friend Lee and their BAFTA win with a sweet video shared from her garden via the pair’s joint Instagram account.

A look behind the curtain. Former bodyguard Lee Sansum shared stories about his time working for Princess Diana in his new book, Protecting Diana: A Bodyguard’s Story.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian director Emanuele Crialese broke out with 2002 Cannes Critics Week winner “Respiro,” followed by “Nuovomondo” and “Terraferma,” which both scooped prizes in Venice. He’s back on the Lido with his ambitious, boldly personal drama “L’immensità.” Set in 1970s Rome, the film features Penélope Cruz as the mother of two children, one of whom is a 12-year-old named Adriana who wants to change her name and gender identity and convince everyone that she is male. In his director’s note, Crialese calls “L’immensità” a memory-based film for which he needed the necessary time, distance and self-awareness to make. Though not strictly autobiographical, it is based on the director’s personal experience transitioning. As Crialese tells Variety, Adriana’s character is a representation of himself.

Two more women took to the witness stand yesterday to talk about their relationships with R Kelly as teenagers, including sexual encounters that involved Jane, the star witness in the latest criminal proceedings against the one time musician.This is the second trial in a year putting the spotlight on the allegations of abuse that previously followed Kelly around for decades. In last year’s court case in New York we heard from a long line of Kelly’s victims, who each described how he had groomed and then abused them.However, the current trial in Chicago has focused much more on the specific abuse of Jane – which began when she was about fourteen – and efforts by Kelly and his team to cover up that abuse after the leaking of a video tape in the early 2000s.The leaking of the tape that seemed to show Kelly sexually abusing Jane led to the earlier criminal proceedings against the star in the mid-2000s.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has denied allegations of sexual misconduct that have been made against him by four people. Three women say that he engaged in “inappropriate” relationships with them, while a fourth person, who is gender fluid, alleges that he sexually assaulted them twice.The accusations were made in a detailed report published by Pitchfork last week, with the three women – all of whom met Butler though being fans of Arcade Fire – saying that they had sexual interactions with him during various periods between 2016 and 2020, while they were aged between eighteen and 23 and he was in his late 30s.Subsequently, says Pitchfork, “they came to feel” that those interactions “were inappropriate given the gaps in age, power dynamics, and context in which they occurred”.The fourth person says that Butler assaulted them twice in 2015, once while travelling in a car and a second time at their home, when they were 21 and he was 34.Pitchfork says that it has viewed screenshots of text and Instagram messages confirming the relationships, and interviewed family members of the accusers who recalled being told about the incidents at the time they occurred.In a statement, issued through a crisis PR rep, Butler did not deny that any of the relationships had occurred, but said that all had been “consensual”, and that his wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne had been aware of them.

After more than a decade with Sony Music, Olly Murs has announced that he’s signed a new deal with Universal Music’s EMI Records. He is currently in the studio working on the follow-up to his 2018 album ‘You Know I Know’.“I’m absolutely delighted to be signing with EMI, a super label with a great roster of talent”, says Murs.

Management firm TaP Music last week confirmed that Larry Heard and Robert Owens – prominent players from the 1980s Chicago house scene and two thirds of Fingers Inc – have settled their legal dispute with Trax Records, the label they worked with in the mid-80s. The deal confirms that the duo own all the rights in the music they released with the label.Chicago-based Trax Records was co-founded in 1984 by Larry Sherman, who died in April 2020.

Jayde Adams has accused Meghan Markle of "copying" her. The Duchess of Sussex released a striking new image as part of her cover of The Cut magazine's fall fashion Issue where she made bombshell claims about Prince Harry's and her relationship with the Royal Family.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief After more than a decade of losses, Chinese video streamer iQiyi Tuesday unveiled another improved quarter. But its problems are scarcely in the rear-mirror and it simultaneously announced that it will raise a further $500 million of capital. Revenues in the April to June 2022 period, the second quarter of iQiyi’s financial year, dropped by 13% to RMB 6.66 billion. Net losses for the quarter weighed in at RMB214 million. That was a massive reduction compared with the RMB1.40 deficit recorded in the equivalent quarter in 2021. But it also represented a return to loss after recording a maiden first quarter profit – RMB169 million – in the January to March period.

know by now that what happens in Cabo, never stays in Cabo. The spring break episodes of the popular MTV reality series that chronicled the lives of Laguna Beach, California, teenagers were certainly some of the show's most notorious. In their Dear Media podcast,, exes and co-stars Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti have been rewatching and recapping the series that skyrocketed them to fame, and this week's episode was all about their first on-camera Cabo trip in season 1. The duo admitted that they'd been dreading covering the Cabo trip, which they split into two episodes of the podcast.

"Growing Pains" actor Jeremy Miller shared one of his rock bottom points of his battle with alcoholism from years ago when he was pulled over for driving under the influence after drinking a "half pint of vodka" and getting behind the wheel. The 45-year-old television star exclusively told Fox News Digital that while he is "totally sober for over seven years now," he will not forget being a "mean drunk" in the past who was "blacking out every single day" after traumatic alcohol binges when he "broke lamps and punched holes in walls" while inebriated.

READ MORE: Porn star recalls '18 hour shoots' and shares how long performers actually have sex forThe mum has since had to balance shooting porn with taking care of her daughter. But, speaking on Ariel Helwani’s YouTube channel, the 43 year-old described how dealing with judgemental parents in her suburban neighbourhood had been more difficult than explaining her career to her child.

Geordie Shore girls before and after their glamorous transformations.The first snap showed Charlotte Crosby laying down on the pavement wearing blue skinny jeans, a grey hoodie, white Converse trainers and her blonde hair up in a bun.A brown satchel laid beside her as she used her hands as a cushion against the pavement.READ MORE: Holly Hagan shares unearthed Geordie Shore photo ‘before cast welfare was in place’Holly was behind her wearing a pair of burgundy tracksuit bottoms, a grey top and white trainers.She laid her head on her handbag and her bright red hair cascaded out behind her as she smoked a cigarette.Sophie Kasaei could also be seen in the background in complete despair, her head in her hands as she crouched against the wall.She wore a pair of orange skinny jeans, a white top and white trainers.Holly wrote: “How many of you are in this state this bank holiday Monday? This was us 10 years ago today filming a TV show prior to cast welfare, clearly. We’d probably had a heavy night in Bijoux, unlimited alcohol, a few arguments and one hour sleep before Anna called and sent us to do someone’s spray tan.

Ex-footballer Ryan Giggs was spotted walking his dog in Scotland while he waits the verdict on his trial.Giggs, 48, was seen with a golden Labrador near a service station in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, on Monday.The former Manchester United star denies assaulting his former girlfriend Kate Greville, 36, causing her actual bodily harm on November 1, 2020. The Welshman also denied common assault of her younger sister, Emma Greville, on the same day.An onlooker said: "We just spotted him when we were driving down to Manchester.