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Mandy Moore has criticised Amazon for delivering a package to her mother’s home, despite the residence having been destroyed in the LA wildfires.The devastating fires spread through Southern California throughout January, causing the deaths of 29 people, injuring at least 22 others and destroying over 16,000 structures in the Greater Los Angeles area.On Thursday (February 13), the This Is Us actor posted an image on Instagram of an Amazon parcel sitting among the rubble, with a caption reading: “Do better, Amazon. Can we not have better discretion than to leave a package at a residence that no longer exists? This is my mother and father in law’s home.

by the LA fires.The “This Is Us” alum, 40, slammed the company over the delivery, taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday to air out her frustration.“Do better Amazon,” Moore wrote across what appeared to be a delivery confirmation photo seemingly taken by an Amazon driver showing a package on the front steps of her in-laws’ burned-down home.The “Candy” singer added, “Can we not have better discretion than to leave a package at a residence that no longer exists? This is my mother and father-in-law’s home. SMH.”Moore’s Altadena, Calif., home, which she shares with husband Taylor Goldsmith and their three children, was also damaged by flames from the Eaton Fire.The Post has reached out to Amazon for comment.

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The Tom Green Show, followed by the 2001 film Freddy Got Fingered.He also appeared in Charlie’s Angels alongside Drew Barrymore, who he was married to between 2001-2002. Their relationship briefly made Green a tabloid celebrity.Now, he’s opened up about his decision to leave Hollywood behind.

The Washington Post.Prior to late December, Amazon’s website said that the company stood “in solidarity” with Black employees and customers, and supported “legislation to combat misconduct and racial bias in policing, efforts to protect and expand voting rights, and initiatives that provide better health and educational outcomes for Black people.”The paragraph containing those statements has been removed.Also gone from the website are statements expressing support for federal and state-level laws guaranteeing legal protections for transgender people and bragging about the company’s health benefits for transgender employees.One since-deleted statement noted that Amazon provided “gender transition benefits based on the Standards of Care published by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).”Amazon’s removal of the section on gender-affirming health care benefits has led some employees to fret about possibly losing insurance coverage for any form of gender-affirming care in the future as the company appears to be distancing itself from pro-LGBTQ workplace policies.

YouTube personality MrBeast’s new reality show Beast Games has become the most-watched unscripted series ever on Amazon’s Prime Video platform, becoming their biggest show since Fallout.According to figures from the company, the first series reached 50million viewers in the 25 days since its premiere on December 19, making it the second biggest series debut since Fallout in April 2024, which achieved 65million viewers in its first 16 days.The worldwide reach of MrBeast’s content was also evident in the figures, as Amazon reported that 50 per cent of the show’s audience came from outside the US. MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, co-created and hosts the show where 1,000 participants compete in various tasks for the chance to win a $5million prize.Despite this success, Beast Games has attracted some controversy through a lawsuit brought against Amazon and MrBeast from contestants on the show on September 16 last year.

Reacher is based on the books by Lee Childs, and has become one of the streaming service’s most popular titles. Ritchson plays the title role, a former US military operative who became a drifter, travelling town to town righting wrongs and trying to escape his past.Season three is based on Persuader, the seventh Jack Reacher novel, and sees the character entering the dark underbelly of a criminal organisation when he attempts to rescue a DEA informant.

Axios.Cook, who is gay, joins several other tech CEOs who have contributed to Trump’s inaugural fund, including Sam Altman, the gay CEO of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, who is similarly donating $1 million of his personal fortune to the fund. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg are also donating $1 million, but through their respective companies.Cook believes the presidential inauguration is an important American tradition and is donating in the spirit of unity.

Universal Music Group and Amazon have announced an expanded global relationship.The two companies have said that they will be working together closely to “explore new and enhanced product opportunities” that will benefit artists and create better experiences for fans. UMG will also be collaborating with Amazon as they expand in audio, including further innovation in audiobooks, audio and visual programming as well as livestreamed content.In addition, they will be working to address, among other things, unlawful AI-generated content and means of protecting against fraud and misattribution.“We are very excited to advance our long-standing, excellent partnership with Amazon Music that marks a new era in streaming—Streaming 2.0,” said UMG’s chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge.

Calvin Harris has shared a new remix of his 2016 Rihanna collaboration ‘This Is What You Came For’ – check it out below.The new version is an exclusive for Amazon Music and was released on Friday (November 15), a tightened, streamlined version of the chart hit with a faster BPM and extra effects on Rihanna’s vocal take.Dubbed the ‘Calvin Harris VIP Mix – Amazon Music Original’, it is a new lease of life for the song that originally reached Number Two on the UK Singles Chart and Number Three in the US. The original track was co-written by Taylor Swift, under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg, during the period that she was dating Harris.‘This Is What You Came For’ was the third collaboration between Harris and Rihanna, after the colossal hit ‘We Found Love’ and 2012’s ‘Where Have You Been’.Listen to the new mix here: This is Harris’ first significant release since July’s Ellie Goulding collab ‘Free’, a rousing summer anthem with stabs of house piano and a euphoric chorus.The Scottish DJ also picked up the Best Electronic prize at last weekend’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, defeating the likes of David Guetta, Disclosure and Fred Again...Rihanna, meanwhile, recently addressed her future in music while launching her latest Fenty beauty products.“Music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me,” she said.

Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner is reportedly in negotiations to lead Amazon Prime Video‘s upcoming Tomb Raider series.In May, Amazon Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios announced that a new Tomb Raider series was in development with video game developer Crystal Dynamics. Phoebe Waller-Bridge will write and executive produce for the series.Now, per a Deadline report, Turner is in active negotiations to lead the series as the titular hero Lara Croft.

Stephen King‘s Carrie.According to reports from Variety, Flanagan will lead the eight-episode series for Amazon Prime Video, which has yet to receive a release date. Flanagan – who has in the past worked on several other King adaptations – will also co-write and executive produce.Deadline Hollywood has also reported that a writer’s room has already been opened for the adaptation, suggesting that production could begin soon.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced a new documentary film, In Her Words.A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion) “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words offers unprecedented access to the multi-faceted woman behind the persona,” a synopsis for the film reads. “Follow the Houston native’s journey on the road to stardom as she tenaciously navigates fame, grief, pressure, and success.

Henry Cavill is set to star in a live-action Voltron film for Amazon Studios.The forthcoming movie will be an adaptation of the American animated TV franchise, which itself was originally adapted from several Japanese anime series by Toei Animation.Plot details are currently being kept under wraps, but the main concept of the franchise centres around a team of space explorers who pilot a giant super robot.Cavill will join previously announced star Daniel Quinn-Toye, a film newcomer who appeared on the TV series Badults and served as Tom Holland’s understudy in Romeo & Juliet on the West End this earlier this year.The film will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who previously helmed the 2021 Netflix action film Red Notice, starring Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson, and 2018’s Skyscraper, which also starred Johnson.Cavill most recently made a cameo appearance as the Wolverine variant “Cavillrine” in Marvel‘s Deadpool and Wolverine. His other 2024 credits include Matthew Vaughan’s spy comedy Argylle and Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.The actor is next set to star in Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot and Ritchie’s action adventure film In The Grey.

The Boys, will open in Los Angeles next week.The fast-food establishment will be open between October 11 and 13, with food on the menu including a ‘Big Homie’ burger, ‘Golden Godolkin’ nuggets, the ‘Seven Tower’ burger, ‘Homelander’s Freedom Fries’ and more, as well as programming, merchandise and Easter eggs from the series.“Well well, real life Vought A Burger opening next month in LA,” read a post on the show’s official Instagram account. “Hit the link in our story if ya want to put a Big Homie Burger in yer mouth.

76th Emmy Awards are finally here – check out the full list of winners below.The 76th Emmys took place on September 15 in the United States (September 16 in the UK) – it technically marks the second round of the Emmys to take place this year; the 2023 Emmys took place in January this year, after a postponement due to the Hollywood strikes.For this year’s Emmys (76th edition), FX’s Shōgun leads the way with the most nods. The Bear (with 23 nominations), Only Murders In The Building (21), True Detective: Night Country (19) and The Crown (18) round out the top five nominees, behind Shōgun’s impressive 25.The 2023 Emmys took place in January this year, after a postponement due to the Hollywood strikes.

The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim has arrived – you can watch it above.From New Line and Warner Bros., The War Of The Rohirrim is an anime film set 183 years before the events of the live-action Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and is likewise based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien.Starring Succession‘s Brian Cox, Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods), Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer), LOTR franchise veteran Miranda Otto and more, the film will be released internationally on December 11 and will arrive in the US on December 13.Directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus), the film “tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.

Step Up Fund, with Amazon Music. Check them out below.Established in 2022 to counteract the growing financial and structural challenges facing upcoming, independent artists in the UK, the Step Up Fund has so far helped 31 artists through grants and mentorships.Among previous awardees are Amie Blu, Chalk, Cherise, Declan Welsh & The Decadent West, Elkka, Friedberg, Jalen Ngonda, Joel Culpepper and VUKOVI.This year’s awardees, who were selected by a panel of industry professionals, span a range of genres including pop, metal, hip-hop and R&B, and are drawn from across the UK.

The Boys star Valorie Curry has admitted that she wants her character to die in the final season.The actress joined the satirical superhero series in season four as the far-right extremist Misty Tucker Gray aka Firecracker, who has since emerged as a major rival of Starlight and a new source of milk for Homelander (with the help of hormone-altering medication).Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at San Diego Comic-Con, Curry shared her hopes for the fifth season, saying she’s keen for her character to be killed off before the final episode.“I hope she dies. She has it coming from many people.

Amazon’s decision to release his film Thirteen Lives straight to streaming, describing it as “shameful”.The 2022 film told the story of the heroic rescue of 12 members of a Thai youth football team and their coach from an underground cave system. Mortensen played Richard Stanton, one of the cavers who proved pivotal in the operation.It received a limited theatrical release before being fast-tracked to Amazon Prime Video, despite a cast that also included Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, and generally positive reviews.Speaking to Vanity Fair, Mortensen gave his clear view on that decision, noting that studio MGM had intended to release it in “many, many, many thousands of theatres” due to its positive test screenings.Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with [director] Ron Howard, and then they went back on that.

“The Boys” features a shape-shifting supervillain trying to kill president-elect Robert Singer (Jim Beaver).The episode came out Thursday — five days after the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump, 78, at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Amazon retitled the episode from “Assassination Run” to “Season Four Finale” and added a “viewer discretion advised” warning that appears on-screen at the start.The network and the show also released a statement addressing the similarities between the storyline of the finale and the Trump shooting.“The season finale of ‘The Boys’contains scenes of fictional political violence, which some viewers may find disturbing, especially in light of the injuries and tragic loss of life sustained during the assassination attempt on former President Trump,” the statement read.“’The Boys’ is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023, and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional.”“Amazon, Sony Pictures Television and the producers of ‘The Boys’ reject, in the strongest terms, real-world violence of any kind,” the statement concluded.Trump was shot in the ear while speaking to supporters at the rally on Saturday.