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What to stream: Jelly Roll, 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,' Cate Blanchett and Charli XCX remixes
Read full article: What to stream: Jelly Roll, 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,' Cate Blanchett and Charli XCX remixesSean Wang’s semi-autobiographical feature debut “Dìdi” and Jelly Roll's 22-track album “Beautifully Broken” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend
Read full article: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” drummed up $110 million in its premiere weekend, becoming the second biggest September opening of all time.
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ stars Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton attend Venice Film Festival opening
Read full article: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ stars Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton attend Venice Film Festival openingThe 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival kicked off in Hollywood style with the world premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Wednesday.
Amazon, Cadillac score with Super Bowl ads
Read full article: Amazon, Cadillac score with Super Bowl adsNEW YORK – During this year's Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reigned supreme on the field. Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads focused on light humor that strove to entertain and connect. Bud Light Seltzer LemonadeBud Light used lemons as a metaphor for everything that went wrong in 2020 to introduce its new Seltzer Lemonade. Michelob was likely hoping to drive people to repeat views online with the celebrity lookalikes, but during the fast-moving Super Bowl the conceit was confusing. With its first-ever Super Bowl ad, Scott's was looking to keep that momentum going, but the overstuffed ad ended up being distracting.
A sexy Alexa, Dan Levy's M&M habit: Super Bowl ads to watch
Read full article: A sexy Alexa, Dan Levy's M&M habit: Super Bowl ads to watchIt might not have seemed likely early in the pandemic, but the 55th Super Bowl Sunday is upon us yet again. Amazon shows off a sexy new body for its Alexa assistant, Dan Levy apologizes for eating M&M's and Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade makes a downpour of lemons a metaphor for 2020's troubles. AdInspiration4 “ Join Us "In what is surely a first in Super Bowl history, an ad for Inspiration4, a SpaceX supported all-civilian space mission touts a chance for viewers to join the mission. Dan Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” apologizes to the M&M anthropomorphic characters that are Super Bowl mainstays and says he promises not to “eat any more of their friends." And E-Trade, famous for the talking baby ads it ran in the Super Bowl from 2008 until they “retired" in 2014, is back in the big game with an undisclosed ad.
Lawyers summing up at Depp's libel trial against UK tabloid
Read full article: Lawyers summing up at Depp's libel trial against UK tabloidActor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court for a hearing in his libel case, in London, Friday, July 24, 2020. The Sun's defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard of Depp's violence. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)LONDON Lawyers began their closing arguments Monday at Johnny Depps libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard a high-stakes celebrity trial in which the reputations of both former spouses are at stake. The former spouses have both been in court during three weeks of testimony at the grand neo-Gothic court building. The case is due to end Tuesday, but judge Andrew Nicol is not expected to deliver his ruling for several weeks.
US MeToo activist says Sun misquoted her in Depp abuse story
Read full article: US MeToo activist says Sun misquoted her in Depp abuse storyThe Sun's defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard of Depp's violence. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON A #MeToo activist said in a court document released Friday that she was misquoted and misused by a British tabloid newspaper in an article that accused Johnny Depp of physically abusing his ex-wife, Amber Heard. I was not going public on behalf of #MeToo or myself, to criticize J.K. Rowlings decision to cast Mr. Depp, nor did I accuse Mr. Depp of hurting Amber Heard, about which I have no first-hand knowledge.Kendall also said she had heard several times that Heard was abusive to Depp. Depp, 57, and Heard, 34, met on the set of the 2011 comedy The Rum Diary and married in Los Angeles in February 2015. Romero said a friend of his was a big fan of Mr Depp and he was concerned about him not being able to play the guitar.
Paradis, Ryder no longer appearing at Depp's libel case
Read full article: Paradis, Ryder no longer appearing at Depp's libel caseActor Johnny Depp, centre, is surrounded by fans as he arrives at the High Court in London, Thursday, July 16, 2020. The Suns defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard of Depps violence. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON Johnny Depps former partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will no longer be appearing as witnesses in the stars libel suit against a British tabloid newspaper that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard, a lawyer said Thursday. Paradis and Ryder had been scheduled to testify as witnesses on Depps behalf in the U.K. High Court case. Depps lawyer, David Sherborne, said Thursday that he no longer needed to call them because The Sun does not contest Depps claim that he never hit them.
Hollywood comes to UK High Court as Depp takes on The Sun
Read full article: Hollywood comes to UK High Court as Depp takes on The SunFILE - In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, actor Johnny Depp arrives for the screening of the film Minamata during the 70th International Film Festival, Berlinale in Berlin, Germany. Heard alleges that Depp subjected her to a three-day ordeal of physical assaults while they were in the country after drinking and taking drugs. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million for allegedly defaming him in a Washington Post article about domestic abuse. Last week, judge Andrew Nicol ruled that Depp had breached the court order, but said it would not be just to throw out the actors claim. They argued that her testimony would be more reliable if she weren't present in court when Depp was being cross-examined.
UK judge says Amber Heard can be in court for Depp testimony
Read full article: UK judge says Amber Heard can be in court for Depp testimonyLONDON Johnny Depp's lawyers have failed to stop the American actor's ex-wife, Amber Heard, from attending his libel trial against the British tabloid newspaper The Sun until she is called to give evidence. In a court order published on Saturday, trial judge Andrew Nicol said that excluding Heard from the London courtroom before she testifies in the case would inhibit the defendants in the conduct of their defense." Depp, 57, is suing The Suns publisher, News Group Newspapers, and Executive Editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming the actor was violent and abusive to Heard. Depp's lawyers had asked the judge to keep Heard from attending the trial until the 34-year-old actress and model appears to give evidence, arguing that her testimony would be more reliable if she were not present in court when Depp was being cross-examined. The judge noted it is News Group and Wootton, and not Heard, that are defending the claim, while conceding they will be relying heavily on what Heard says.
Tabloid's lawyers seek to get Johnny Depp lawsuit thrown out
Read full article: Tabloid's lawyers seek to get Johnny Depp lawsuit thrown outLONDON Lawyers for British tabloid The Sun urged a U.K. judge on Thursday to throw out Johnny Depps libel claim against the paper because the film star allegedly failed to disclose evidence relating to his drug use. Depp is suing the newspapers publisher, News Group Newspapers, and Executive Editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming the actor was violent and abusive to his ex-wife Amber Heard. Each accuses the other of being abusive, and Depp is also suing Heard for libel in the United States. Depp and Heard are both expected to give evidence in person at the London trial, which was postponed from March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses could include Depps ex-partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder, who have both submitted statements supporting the Pirates of the Caribbean star.
Winona Ryder Says Keanu Reeves Refused Direction to Yell at Her on 'Dracula' Set
Read full article: Winona Ryder Says Keanu Reeves Refused Direction to Yell at Her on 'Dracula' SetWinona Ryder is opening up about a problematic exchange she had on the set of Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Literally, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu [Reeves] Francis was trying to get all of them to yell things that would make me cry. But Keanu wouldnt, Anthony wouldnt the more it happened, I was like [she crosses her arms like a sulky teenager and frowns] It just didnt work. As for Reeves, Ryder gushes once again about her longtime friendship with her frequent co-star. Reeves added, Theyre still there.For more from the friends, watch the clip below:RELATED CONTENT:Mel Gibson Claims Winona Ryder 'Lied' About His Alleged Anti-SemitismKeanu Reeves Says Winona Ryder Calls Him 'Husband'Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves Reveal Their 'Healthy Crushes' on Each Other (Exclusive)
Mel Gibson Claims Winona Ryder 'Lied' About His Alleged Anti-Gay and Anti-Semitic Remarks
Read full article: Mel Gibson Claims Winona Ryder 'Lied' About His Alleged Anti-Gay and Anti-Semitic RemarksMel Gibson is denying Winona Ryder's claim that he made anti-gay and anti-Semitic remarks at a party they attended decades earlier. "And Mel Gibson was smoking a cigar, and we're all talking and he said to my friend, who's gay, 'Oh wait, am I gonna get AIDS?' I was with my friend, who's gay. Gibson's career saw a huge fallout over a decade ago, after a police report from his 2006 DUI arrest revealed he had made a number of anti-Semitic remarks. RELATED CONTENT:Mel Gibson on the Fallout From His 2006 Anti-Semitic Remarks: It 'Is Really Unfair'Mel Gibson Earns First Oscar Nomination in 21 Years While Holding His Newborn SonMel Gibson Reveals Advice He'd Give To His Younger Self: 'Shut the F**k Up'