Category Archives: Variety

Unifrance Managing Director Daniela Elstner Files Police Complaint Against Singer and Actor Patrick Bruel for Attempted Rape and Sexual Assault
Daniela Elstner, managing director of Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against French singer-songwriter and actor Patrick Bruel over alleged attempted rape and sexual assault. The exec’s ...
Alex Ritman Mar 19, 2026

Piers Morgan Walks Out of Explosive Interview With HSTikkyTokky, Influencer Featured in Louis Theroux’s ‘Inside the Manosphere’: ‘I Think You’re a F—ing Idiot’
Piers Morgan walked out of a heated interview with controversial influencer Harrison Sullivan, aka HSTikkyTokky, whose inflammatory rhetoric was spotlighted in Louis Theroux's Netflix documentary R...
Elskes Mar 19, 2026

‘A Ghost in the Market,’ ‘Somewhere in the South’ and ‘38.83’ Share Honors at Evenly Spread Hong Kong Project Awards
The honors were evenly distributed at the 2026 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) awards with three film projects winning two prizes each and several others picking up one award apiece. The eve...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 19, 2026

Tiwa Savage, Earl Sweatshirt, Rachel Chinouriri and More Lead SXSW London Music Lineup
SXSW London has unveiled the first music acts for its 2026 edition, including Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage, rapper Earl Sweatshirt and singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri. After its inaugural editi...
Ellise Shafer Mar 19, 2026

Doha Film Institute Unveils Projects Set for Qumra Event That Has Moved Online Due to Iran War
The Doha Film Institute's Qumra Arab film industry incubator - which has been scrapped as a physical event and moved online due to the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war - has unveiled the 49 projects from ...
Nvivarelli Mar 19, 2026

Kevin Spacey Settles With Sexual Assault Accusers Before London Civil Trial
Kevin Spacey has reached a settlement with three men who sued him over sexual assault claims, according to BBC News, avoiding a civil trial in London that was set for October. The men alleged that Spa...
Ellise Shafer Mar 19, 2026

Russell T Davies’ ‘It’s a Sin’ Is Getting a Theatrical Dance Adaptation
Russell T Davies' award-winning drama "It's a Sin" is set to be adapted as a dance by leading U.K. dance company Rambert. Davies will exec produce the project alongside pop duo Pet Shop Boys and Glyn ...
K.J. Yossman Mar 19, 2026

Santiago Segura and Sony, Plus a Little Help From Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey, Smash Spanish Cinema Records With ‘Torrente for President’
Who would have thought that Kevin Spacey, after his Hollywood career ended amid various sexual assault allegations, would feature in a blockbuster? Well, it's happened, at least in Spain. "Torre...
John Hopewell Mar 19, 2026

‘Drag Race’ Producer World of Wonder, N8 Unveil Trailer for Pangina Heals Documentary ‘Heals’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bangkok-based production company N8 and “Drag Race” producer World of Wonder have released the official trailer for “Heals,” a feature documentary on Thai drag star Pangina Hea...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 19, 2026

The Open Reel Swoops on Málaga WIP Winner ‘Little Tragedies’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Italy's The Open Reel has picked up international sales rights to Daniel Nolasco's Brazilian hybrid feature "Little Tragedies" ("Pequenas tragdias"), winner last week of the Malaga Festival’s WI...
Emiliano de Pablos Mar 19, 2026