'To Kill a Mockingbird' Broadway Return Canceled, Playwright Aaron Sorkin Blames Disgraced Producer Scott Rudin

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Senior Twitter executives deceived regulators — and the company’s own board — about lax security standards and its efforts to fight spam bots, according to an SEC complaint filed by the social network’s former head of security. Twitter fired Peiter “Mudge” Zatko in January 2022, a little more than a year after he was hired in November 2020 as head of security. The exec claims his termination was in retaliation for his refusal to stay quiet about the company’s vulnerabilities. Last month, Zatko filed a complaint with the SEC accusing Twitter of misleading shareholders, alleging it failed to disclose “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its security practices to investors. He also alleged in an FTC complaint that the company violated a 2010 agreement with the agency to protect user data.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBefore the iPhone, there was the mighty BlackBerry — the world’s first smartphone, which enjoyed a meteoric rise in the early 2000s only to meet a catastrophic demise.A new movie from “The Dirties” and “Operation Avalanche” director Matt Johnson, simply entitled “BlackBerry,” will detail the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung. At the heart of the story is the business relationship between co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.The film’s cast is led by Jay Baruchel (“This Is The End,” “Knocked Up”) and Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “A.P.

Will Tizard Contributor Following outrage from Czech and international producers, the Czech Republic is bringing back its film production incentives – but at a reduced rate that’s being called a stop-gap measure until a new law can fully restore them. Czech President Milos Zeman has signed a new act to keep the incentives at 20% of rebate on cash spent – lagging behind the 30% rate now in play in Hungary and Poland and also trailing Slovakia and Germany, who each offer 25%. The new law also caps the fund available for rebates at about $6 million per project, a limit that the head of the Czech Film Commission, Pavlina Zipkova, says “is going against the pure sense of production incentives, which is to attract inward investment.”

Jennifer Lopez is finally ready to share all the details.MORE: Ben Affleck's brother Casey surprises fans with heartfelt tribute to Jennifer LopezThe star has been absent from social media for the month of August, having spent July enjoying her honeymoon alongside Ben Affleck and their five children, traveling to Paris, France and Capri, Italy.Now, just days after her second wedding celebrations in her husband's Savannah, Georgia property, she is finally sharing all the details that fans have been itching to know.WATCH: JLo releases new beauty productsMORE: Alex Rodriguez raises eyebrows as he breaks silence on Jennifer Lopez wedding dayThe star took to Instagram to reveal a first glimpse into all of her wedding looks, and fans went wild with excitement about finally getting to hear all about her special day.The first photo is as bridal as it gets, and captures a close-up look at the songstress' make-up and veil for the wedding.The snapshot sees Jennifer looking head on to the camera, and she is truly glowing with a sun-kissed tan, a frosty silver eye make-up look, and nude lipstick.A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)The fabulous first glimpseOther details revealed by the post are the pearl and diamond earrings she accessorized with, a high neckline with a feather trim, and she has a white tulle veil covering her face.MORE: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's private beach at $8million wedding venue revealedMORE: Jennifer Lopez's recent night out with brother-in-law Casey Affleck revealedFans immediately rushed to compliment her and express their excitement of finally getting to see a better look into every little bridal detail.

Barrels and barrels of beer made by the celebrated indie craft beer makers Beatnikz Republic are to be sold off for a fraction of their retail price, after the brewer folded earlier this year. The company dealing with the liquidation of the brewery’s stock is looking for as little as £1 a pint for the beer, which would usually sell for £6 in pubs and bars.

Sergio Gomez could make his Manchester City debut at his former club Barcelona this week.

A drug dealer who was caught in possession of class A and B drugs has been jailed as part of a county lines drug operation.

Vintage fashion lovers in Manchester will soon be able to get their hands on secondhand treasures in none other than their local Primark. The high street chain is teaming up with the Vintage Wholesale Company to allow customers to shop vintage and high street gems all under one roof.

Bianca Gascoigne announced that she's pregnant with a cheeky Instagram post referencing the comedy film Knocked Up. The reality TV star, 35, and partner Aaron Wright shared the news on Tuesday (August 23), with a little bit of help from Bianca's younger brother, Regan Gascoigne.

Disney fans have been left furious by a decision to remove James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar from its streaming service, Disney+. The film has been available thanks to the studio's acquisition of Fox in 2020.

Once described by celebrity chef James Martin as "the best food festival in the world", Bolton's annual celebration of food, drink and live music returns to the town centre this bank holiday weekend.

Another day, another list of programming that was originally set to arrive on HBO Max but has been prematurely canceled. It’s happening so often, that it’s hard to feign surprise, right? Well, this time the list of cuts includes an animated project that superhero fans had been dying to see— “Batman: Caped Crusader.” According to Variety, HBO Max is continuing to cut children’s and family programming as the streaming service seemingly moves into a new phase of its existence before it combines with Discovery+ in 2023.

In the year 2000, the late literary critic Robin Wood put forth the concept of “hysterical realism,” a then-emergent micro-genre in which the delirious overstimulation of modern life is expressed through a hoarder-caliber accumulation of detail. At the time, he was talking about the likes of Thomas Pynchon, David Foster Wallace, and Zadie Smith, and their doorstopper works’ endless minutiae on land surveying or tennis strategy or the ethics of lab rat usage.

are another step closer to being able to renew their passports online: The first 25,000 online U.S. passport renewal applications were recently accepted as part of a pilot of the new program, and the State Department estimates the process will fully open to the public early next year.The hope is the new system will save money, time, and effort, making the U.S.

another wildlife safari for the eyes: In this animal-based optical illusion, viewers are challenged to spot the camel within the spectrum of colors. “What is it?” reads the caption to the visual jigsaw, which was posted to TikTok Monday by Magic Eye, which is apparently inspired by the circa-1990s optical-illusion books of the same name.On its face, this brain teaser appears to depict a kaleidoscope of random pigments, like some abstract subway tile mural, with the dromedary seemingly nowhere in sight.

Rolling Stone UK, former One Direction member Styles, 28, was described as the new Monarch of Popular Music — and the notion has since received backlash from fans and even MJ’s nephew, Taj.“There is no new King of Pop. You don’t own the title @RollingStone, and you didn’t earn it, my uncle did.” Taj tweeted yesterday. “Decades of dedication and sacrifice.

Anthony Fauci, a leading epidemiologist who advised seven presidents and had a major role in the HIV/AIDS and COVID epidemics, has confirmed plans to retire from his role in the U.S. government.

Meghan Markle is said to still be “p***ed off” about her exit from the clan – and it could lead to a new crisis.The claim came from the latest episode of explosive Channel 4 documentary The Real Windsors, which looks at what future the Royal Family might have. During the third and final episode, claims were made about how Meghan perceived her own self-imposed exile from the family, alongside husband Prince Harry.

Aaron Sorkin has revealed that his To Kill A Mockingbird play will not return to Broadway and has cited disgraced producer Scott Rudin as the main cause.The Academy Award winner, 61, opened up about the play's untimely end in an email shared by The New York Times.In the message that Sorkin and directorBartlett Sher sent out to the show's cast and crew, they wrote, 'At the last moment, Scott [Rudin] reinserted himself as producer and for reasons which are, frankly, incomprehensible to us both, he stopped the play from reopening.' Blame:Aaron Sorkin said his To Kill a Mockingbird play will not return to Broadway, citing disgraced producer Scott Rudin as a main cause of its end (pictured 2021)Rudin, who started facing abuse allegations back in 2021 by a number of past employees, responded to the Molly's Game director's comments with a statement of his own. 'The reason I opted not to bring back TKAM has to do with my lack of confidence in the climate for plays next winter.

Wilson Chapman editor“To Kill A Mockingbird,” Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved coming-of-age novel, will not return to Broadway as previously announced, The New York Times reported.A spokesperson for the production declined to comment on the cancellation to Variety.The stage play, which opened on Broadway in 2018, played its final performance at the Shubert Theatre on Jan. 16.

To Kill A Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin’s hit stage adaptation of the Harper Lee novel currently on a lengthy Covid-prompted hiatus, will not return to Broadway after all, and both Sorkin and director Bartlett Sher are blaming the original lead producer Scott Rudin.