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Russell Brand has admitted that he slept with a 16-year-old when he was 30 and said he now considers the encounter to have been “exploitative”. The 50-year-old, who has been battling multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault in British courts since 2023, spoke about the encounter on “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Wednesday. “The plain fact is that in Europe and in the UK, where I’m from, the age of consent is 16. And I slept with a 16-year-old when I was 30,” he said. Russell Brand says he now considers his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old when he…
Mekas returns to Las Palmas this year with a lineup that reinforces its penchant for author-driven projects that traverse the realms of fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid. The 9th edition of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival brings together 14 titles from Europe, Africa and Latin America, divided into eight projects from Cine Casi Hecho and six projects from Terrero Lab. MECAS stands for Mercado del Cine Casi Hecho and is literally a market for almost finished films. New selection logic The main change this year is in the way Mecas chooses projects. Rather than holding a standard…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is about to induct two of Britain’s most influential artists, but don’t expect a feel-good reunion when the lights come on. As Joy Division and New Order prepare to be honored together, both groups’ founding bassist Peter Hook has made it clear that he won’t even be able to match his former bandmates on stage. “No, no, not after what they did to me and my family, no,” Hook, 70, told Rolling Stone when asked if he would perform with Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert. Joy Division and New Order founding…
The TikTok trend of “Ring By Spring” (girls hoping to get engaged before they graduate college) is coming to fruition with Hulu’s upcoming dating show “Ring By Spring Break.” According to the official logline, the series is “a daring date series that drops single Christian college students on a steamy spring break in Cabo. Finding ‘The One’ there is no dream…it’s a deadline. As Faith battles temptation in paradise, will they stay engaged or graduate alone?” Ring by Spring Break is executive produced by Fremantle natives Jimmy Foxx and Emily Bong. Sam Dean will serve as showrunner. The streaming service…
Mike Vrabel will undergo counseling after being photographed with NFL reporter Deanna Russini at an Arizona resort. The New England Patriots head coach (50) announced that he will not be with the team on the third day of the NFL Draft on Saturday to focus on family and personal matters. “As I said the other day, I made a promise to my family, this organization and this team that I would give them the best version of myself that I can be,” Vrabel told ESPN Wednesday night. “In order to do so, I have committed to counseling starting this weekend.…
Luxbox has been brought on board to handle global sales for Diego Luna’s Ashes (Ceniza en la boca), which will make its world premiere in the special screening section of the Cannes Film Festival. The center of the drama is Lucilla. She leaves Mexico with her brother and is reunited in Madrid with her mother, who had left several years earlier in search of a better future. What awaited them when they finally arrived was a reality far harsher than Lucilla had imagined. Still, she is determined to make the most of this fragile new life. The film stars Anna…
It’s been 15 years since the Producers Guild introduced its Green Production Guide, but convincing film and TV productions to think about the lifecycle of sets and props is still being developed. “A lot of these pieces don’t have a plan,” says Reece Medefesser, reuse coordinator at Ecoset in Northeast L.A.’s Glassell Park neighborhood. “They have to leave the stage. So what’s the easiest thing to do? Just throw them in the trash,” he says, and everything goes in the landfill. The PGA’s sustainability guidelines encourage producers to “prepare sustainable wraps at the end of production” and warn that “landfill…
‘Storage Wars’ star Mary Padian has mourned the loss of former castmate Darrell Sheets following his shocking death. “Some people become part of a chapter in their lives they will never forget,” Padian, 45, wrote on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday. “I’m going to miss Darrell,” she added. Storage Wars star Mary Padian (pictured center) mourned the tragic death of castmate Darrell Sheets (pictured far left). Marypadian/Instagram “Some people become part of a chapter in their lives they will never forget,” Padian (smiling above) wrote on her Instagram Story on Wednesday. Mary Padian/Facebook The former reality star shared a smiling…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum Kim Zolciak’s ex-girlfriend Lee “Big Poppa” Najjar has died at the age of 68. The real estate investor’s death was confirmed via his daughter Caitlin’s Instagram Story on Tuesday. She shared a video of herself and Najjar dancing in a car with the caption, “I love you,” along with dove and red heartbreak emojis. “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum Kim Zolciak’s ex-boyfriend Lee “Big Poppa” Najjar (pictured here) has passed away. wire image The businessman (pictured in 2009) was 68 years old. Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images Caitlyn paired the clip with Dani and Lizzy’s…
It’s “speak-up season” in “Noah Kahan: Out of Body,” the new Netflix documentary from director Nick Sweeney about the celebrated musician. Kahan has been frank about the ups and downs in his emotional life, which was part of the essential appeal of “Stick Season,” one of the most unexpected and wildly successful breakout albums of the 2010s. But for Kahan there was still the slightest of removes in presenting those feelings to an audience through the filter of songwriting, as opposed to appearing completely unfiltered over a period of months of filming in which some old mental health concerns and…