L.A.-based Outsider Pictures, a U.S. distribution hub for Spanish-language cinema, has snagged North American rights to three International Oscar entries to the 97th Academy Awards: Costa Ricas Memories of a Burning Body, Spains Saturn Return and Switzerlands Reinas, directed by Peruvian-born helmer, Klaudia Reynicke. In addition, it has picked up Cannes Directors For...

It’s a Friday afternoon in Middleburg, Virginia. Clarence Maclin has just flown in to participate in a conversation celebrating the following day, during which he will receive the Impact Award along with his co-star Colman Domingo. Immediately after, he’s flying to L.A. to attend the exclusive Academy Museum gala. As a person who grew up […]

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The World Aquatics governing body of swimming has eased rules that now allow approved athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in team events at international meetings. World Aquatics says athletes who have been competing as neutrals in individual events during the invasion of Ukraine can team up and compete in swim relays, artistic swimming and synchronized di...

Jeff Bezos pushed back on Elon Musk’s claim that the Amazon founder predicted a Trump loss in the 2024 election and that shareholders should sell their Tesla and SpaceX stock. Musk, CEO of those companies, posted early this morning that he “just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that Donald Trump […]

DALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic has a right wrist sprain that will sideline the Dallas Mavericks star on a three-game road trip starting Friday night in Denver.The Mavericks said Thursday their five-time All-Star will be re-evaluated in a week. The defending Western Conference champions also visit Miami and Atlanta on the trip, and the timeline for Doncic suggests he will miss a home gam...

After an unreleased album from Mac Miller was teased during Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles this past weekend, his lost project “Balloonerism” has been officially announced, with a release date set for Jan. 17, 2025. The two-and-a-half minute trailer, which showed on screens at Flog Gnaw between sets from Sampha […]

Variety has announced the next round of honorees for its eighth annual Hitmakers celebration, presented by AFEELA. All recipients are being recognized either for their breakthroughs as rising stars or for their contributions to the Grammy Awards Best New Artist nominees. Jack Antonoff, who has worked extensively with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Sabrina […]

EXCLUSIVE: Dorit Kemsley has signed with MVE. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star joins the talent roster of Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee’s IMG-backed digital agency in its LA office. Kemsley will be managed by SVP Claudia Parrinello, Senior Talent Manager Emma Rudd and UK talent boss Minnie Harding, who will head up her […]

MANILA >> The U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea via a special task force, a U.S. embassy official said on Thursday, an initiative Manila said involves intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Civically involved Los Angeles County citizens who voted for or against incoming District Attorney Nathan Hochman this should be wishing him precisely the same thing as he prepares to take office in the biggest county in the nation: Great good luck in seeking justice for all Angelenos.

VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIEN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING LAKEN RILEY... Jose Ibarra Found Guilty Of Killing Laken RileyJose Ibarra, an illegal migrant from Venezuela, was found guilty on Wednesday of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard found Ibarra guilty on all counts Wednesday following the conclusion of his murder trial that spa...

A post on X claimed that a Romanian court dismissed all criminal charges against social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate. FREE MEN EVERYONE LIED CASE DISMISSED CONGRATULATIONS @Cobratate @TateTheTalisman pic.twitter.com/CTGkjK5YBO Jackson Hinkle (@jacksonhinklle) November 19, 2024 Verdict: False The full case against the two was not dismissed. There will be a new […]